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  1. skippydiesel
    One useful detail that is missing, from the OzRunways pilot touring guide, is the nearest available 98 RON ULP - other sites like Fuel Guide can be excessed for this , it would be nice if included in OzRunways.😈 .
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    saying there is no quick fix means nothing gets done. You may be correct. Assuming you are an Au Citizen, you can vote for a candidate/party with policies that have been developed using rational, rather than the usual emotive claptrap/vote getters. we need to change bail laws. Why? - On our justice system you are innocent until proven guilty. Only the potentially dangerous should not have bail privileges jails have to be places people don't want to go to. not somewhere to catch up with mates .- Agreed ! but also should have strong rehabilitation programmes, overwise they are just criminal universities. tobacco taxs should be returned to previous levels. if cigarettes cost no more than chop chop the tobacco war would stop overnight. all those taxes do is incite crime and take food off the table in low income households. Prohibition, of any level, has never worked, except for organised crime. Fare better to put the tax payers dollars go into encouraging excessive drug taking (of all sorts) to be seen as socially unacceptable & dangerous to health. i have seen it myself around here. the do gooder judges need to be sacked and get some decent people in there. The problem with this philosophy is that inosents end up in jail - would you like yourself/family member/friend to face a "hanging judge"?
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    saying there is no quick fix means nothing gets done. You may be correct. Assuming you are an Au Citizen, you can vote for a candidate/party with policies that have been developed using rational, rather than the usual emotive claptrap/vote getters. we need to change bail laws. Why? - On our justice system you are innocent until proven guilty. Only the potentially dangerous should not have bail privileges jails have to be places people don't want to go to. not somewhere to catch up with mates .- Agreed ! but also should have strong rehabilitation programmes, overwise they are just criminal universities. tobacco taxs should be returned to previous levels. if cigarettes cost no more than chop chop the tobacco war would stop overnight. all those taxes do is incite crime and take food off the table in low income households. Prohibition, of any level, has never worked, except for organised crime. Fare better to put the tax payers dollars go into encouraging excessive drug taking (of all sorts) to be seen as socially unacceptable & dangerous to health. i have seen it myself around here. the do gooder judges need to be sacked and get some decent people in there. The problem with this philosophy is that inosents end up in jail - would you like yourself/family member/friend to face a "hanging judge"?
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    Be very careful what you wish for - flogings may have worked for a few, for others it just entrenched injustice. Giving the power to administer corporal punishment, to a group of people without adequate checks balances on their mental state/training, is in itself, a crime. To my mind very similar to having general duties/highway patrol cops armed - way too easy to justify summary executions without good cause = State sanctioned crimes. As long as it happens to those with little / no voice we just shrug and let it happen.😈
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    There is no second guessing/logic in some bureaucratic decisions but I can't see making your own wood prop being okay and the fitting of a good quality/well tested composite ground adjust, being not okay😈
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    Al true Spacesailer and I am all for artistry, cost savings & personal achievement/satisfaction HOWEVER this should be weighed against the benefits of a ground adjust composite propellers weather resistance, consistency, weight and ability to be optimise for the airframe/mission. 😈
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    Just wondering - why the fixation on a wooden propeller?? There are so many very nice ground adjust props on the market. I wonder would not one of these fit your purpose & achieve a more optimised/durable & weather resistant, fan at the same time? 😈
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    "Do as I say - Not as I do" Aside from that - Publishing your law breaking seems to go hand in hand with the behaviour. Had a similar aircraft crash & fatality at The Oaks, a few years back - his naughty videos were all over the net. I believe CFI had words with him on several occasions.
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    Especially in Tiger (Crock) Country😈
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    Are you sure you're comparing apples with apples? - RAA rego includes insurance.😈
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    Wanted - Europa

    skippydiesel commented on KING's classified in Aircraft

    The Australian Guru of Europas lives SW Qld somewhere - sorry, I forget his name, someone on the Forum will likly know who I am referring to. Nice bloke, very helpful, knowledgeable about Europas. I think he may have two, one of which may have a Rotax 914😈
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    The USA, supposedly the greatest democracy & economy today, is characterised by appalling poverty AND obscene wealth. Features that few administrations have acknowledged or tried to seriously tackle - a situation unlikly to change under the coming onslaught😈
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    I guess my observation, alludes to generosity with little substance (as in a political offer that fails to be implemented). IF this offer took any RAA time at all, to negotiate, I would also suggest that our Administration might use our time/money to much better effect. 😈
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    Aaaah! Greater specificity - will try & take your advice😈
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    Wow! "Thread drift" usually takes some sort of associated path , however random, from the original topic but this is more like a "Hijack"!😈
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    "We encourage all members to take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the savings on Avgas and Jet A1 fuel. Thank you for being a valued member of RAAus, and we look forward to bringing you more exciting benefits in the future." Hmmmm! I wonder how many RAA Jet A1 users are enjoying this wonderfully generous offer. As a dedicated ULP user the other New Year gift of AvGas is also pretty suss. Is this one of those politically inspired demonstrations of largess, with a zero cost/benefit to the proletariat?😈
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    "We encourage all members to take advantage of this opportunity and enjoy the savings on Avgas and Jet A1 fuel. Thank you for being a valued member of RAAus, and we look forward to bringing you more exciting benefits in the future." Hmmmm! I wonder how many RAA Jet A1 users are enjoying this wonderfully generous offer. As a dedicated ULP user the other New Year gift of AvGas is also pretty suss. Is this one of those politically inspired demonstrations of largess, with a zero cost/benefit to the proletariat?😈
  18. skippydiesel
    This has caught my eye; Ultraflex B14 Engine Control Can see this being linked to a direction reverse lever/pivot, that moves a rod tp push/pull Cowl Flap up/down. Will contact suppliers for full dimensions.😈
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    I am with you all the way - intrigued by Blueadventures pull/push cable - have started looking into it.😈
  20. skippydiesel
    With aircraft, marginal cooling, you really need to be ahead of engine temperature rises - Cowl open for Taxi/TO/Climb-Out. Open again down wind, so engine cooling before even touching down and in case of full power go-round.😈
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    I doubt if it ever got above 60C . This is the max under cowl temp recorded after flight/hot day.
  22. skippydiesel
    FYI; Most suppliers of SCEET & SCAT are now selling in lengths of 3 ft to 11 meters BUT tend to quote in the cost per foot (to suck you in?). This can be quite expensive stuff to buy especially when only a small length is required and you are forced to purchase the minimum? SkyShop would seem to be in a minority of one - they quote & sell per foot SCEET - 8 (2in) @ $25.20/ft 😈
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    Hi Planey, Thank you for your kind & encouraging words. It seems to me that small/compact LA's would have many applications in small experimental aircraft, however this will not happen until they can be made reliable - a few hours of operation (cycles) before giving up the ghost, is not reliable. The reason for my optimise is simple - I find running electrical cables far easier than trying to do the same thing with the traditional levers & pull push cables.😈
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    It would seem that a compact/small linear actuator, with proven reliability, does not exist. There are much larger/heavier units available but then there are questions of space to fit and weight to consider, along with changes to existing bracket, shape, size/location. There have been not so subtle suggestions that I should avoid Chinese suppliers - FYI I have yet to find a single supplier who does not have his LA's made in China. I think I will fall back to a very simple system, that I have used on another aircraft to good effect - a winter & summer fixed flap. This will likely be a single flap with removable/replaceable air flow "chokes" ie more "choke" for winter less/0 for summer opps. Somewhere "down the track" a suitable LA may come on the market.😈
  25. skippydiesel
    Me thinks you take the analogy to literally - so I will answer you in the same vain: If one or more of your control surfaces is jammed, due to the "Home Depot" plug having come loose, no amount of gas monitoring will save you🤣 "Besides, you should have a working CO monitor in any aircraft cabin to ensure you don't get accidentally poisoned by toxic fumes." You betray yourself, in your absolute confidence/dependence on third parties to make decision about your homebuilt aircrafts servisabity - Monitors do not prevent poisoning or anything else. They inform (IF working correctly) & IF the pilot takes note/notices, of a potentially dangerous situaton -IF!!! the pilot is in a condition to ameliorate the situation, they may save themselves. You could inform yourself about the quality of alternative parts but Noooo!, rather delegate this to a (usually) unknown person(s) who will issue you a piece of paper, inferring quality/suitability. As always I support your right to make your own decisions in this area. However find your logic both wanting and now, apparently, inconsistent.🤣😈
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