Blueadventures

I thought that way and spent about 85% of the cost of a new engine, for a professional rebuild.....The only new thing I got was a headache and a few engine failure for real landings.....oh the Headache followed the landings not the other way around..... There was exactly zero professional interest in the job once the Credit Card had been invoked first time around......I sure saved the 15%, but only got to 2% of the expected engine life before it was game over........which to me clarified the when is a saving not a saving conundrum......

 

Andy

And people may be able to reduce the 15% amount by sell off the old engine or some of its parts??

Great job fitting the spats mike!

Cheers

Mike

Didn't fly this weekend so did some more fitup of the main wheel spats and sized up the templetes for the stowage bin behind the seats were the fuel tank is sometimes placed if not fitting the wing tanks. The front of the bin is made perspex and the other sides and bottom in aluminium (first made in carboard to get the right sizes and clearance). Just need to fabricate up the outside brackets for the spats off the axles and they are ready for fitting when needed. Also fitted a USB outlet in the panel.

Cheers

Mike

From the look of how the cloud shadows were moving, did he land with a bit of a tail wind? As said before, there were a whole lot of other options, but we can only say that in hindsight. I don't know if I'd do any better when the adrenaline starts pumping. I remember in my emergency training selecting what looked like a very smooth field to land in from 2000ft, only to find at about 500ft that it was a bit rough, but I was committed. You can't go changing your mind when you have no altitude, so you have to see it through. I'm glad he is ok.The video is priceless, watching it got me thinking of my emergency training.

I see there are two power lines showing the direction of the wires (pause the video near its end) that would account for the veer to left at the end to avoid the power lines that ended up bowling over the low scrub.

The comments re airspeed in other threads should alow fr the lag in the AIS indicated reading.

Certinaly an acceptable outcome.

Cheers

Mike

Yes they do fold olny takes minutes then ready to fly. This is the tail wheel version (an earlier model) that I used to own. The gazelle wings are the same and fold exactly the same.

Also the sky ranger models have a folding wing option but can not trailer any distance as only OK to hangar.

Cheers

Mike

Wings dont fold?

food for thought...thinking of buying a plane...I live close to bankstown, camden, the oaks and wedderburn airfields;

 

Bankstown\Camden - Can fly out using my GFPT and I'm assumin aircraft hangarage is scarce

 

The Oaks - Private Airfield and no longer accepts aircraft hangerage

 

Wedderburn - need to be a member and unsure of the hangerage costs.

 

This leaves me to think to purchase a plane with foldable wings or detachable wings and trailer it from home.

 

Options:

 

Aeropup - 2 seat, tail dragging, fabric covered aircraft.

 

Onex - single seat tail/tri gear all alloy aircraft folding wing.

 

Saphire - single seat, tail dragger detachable wings.

 

not much of a choice I know....

 

perhaps just get a mosquito helicopter.

 

I rarely fly with a passenger these days. But I love taking my kids along. Yes its 's' = kids which will force me to

 

at the very least use my gfpt/rpl if I want to take both of them.

 

buy a 2 seater, hire a a 4 seater if both kids want to come. :)

I find it incredible that a radio has to be re aligned ( if in fact that is what is required in this case) as I have never known this situation to happen on any radio, maybe the few 100 or so I've installed were all good. If it was an early cavity type transponder then I would understand.Reminds me of another brand Radio, the faults were always blamed on the installation, never the factory's fault - yeah right.

Most of the others work well & I see that Trig also have a new one, haven't seen one & don't know the price.

 

3 things I suggest are important for the enjoyment of flying.

 

1. Engine keeps running when you want it to.

 

2. Radio works.

 

3. Good audio - ie headsets & intercom

 

In the above 3 YGWYPF generally. ( you get what you pay for)

Hi Jake and Russ May be this was the problem. I got hold of this info when I had a Microair radio from Ian McPhee's site at Byron Bay.

"Microair and Becker 3201 radios have a problem with the pots (adjustor) in the side of the radio. All you need do is note position of the pot and rotate back and forward many times and this cleans the surface of the pot and bingo it works again. I usually add DeoxIT D5 electrical spray/contact cleaner. This certainly goes for above radios but may apply to many other radios including earlier Dittel"

Regards

Mike

The lengths people will go to get a picture ...http://petapixel.com/2016/04/11/video-tourist-nearly-decapitated-taking-picture-landing-plane/

 

and endanger everyone in the process.

Cheers

Hi Blue adventures, yes it seems to automatically save plans. See the attached image. Past plans can be accessed by tapping the plan button "line with dots".[ATTACH=full]42461[/ATTACH]

I can see now that to find all plans I have to cancel the displayed plan and then when I tap the access plans button the list of saved plans is shown.

What I had been doing was taping the access plans button while a plan was displayed and I would not see the list. Also I was looking in the file by tapping the file button but that would not take me to any saved plan.

Thanks

Mike

I have a Samsung Tab S2. The in built GPS works fine with RWY.

I have two questions you may be able to assist with as I'm new to using the tablet.

1.Does andriod on a tablet allow to save flight plans?

If I set a flight plan, for example Marian to The Old Station via a coastal route and then do another via an inland route I don't seem to be able to find them saved any where. Ideally I like to have a bank of my favourite routes.

2. Is there a list of chart symbol mearnings / definations available in the AIP or elsewhere on the android version.

Best Regards

Mike

[ATTACH=full]42403[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42404[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42405[/ATTACH]I double tripple checked the fuel line assembly mick, looks all correct. This system doesn't have a return line. Here are some pics

It looks like your carby overflow hoses are longer than usual / specified. Is that the length you have been flying with? I'm no expert so my comment is only that you should check with rotax manuals or a rotax service tech. Are you also checking on the Rotax Owner forum threads?

Cheers

Mike

I'm not sure that RWY is all that precient. Just download it again and authenticate via the subscription panel and then download the maps and other stuff you need. I had to replace a nexus 9 and it didn't complain at all. I had a second copy on a samsung 5.

Cheers

Mike

That works like the apple store doesen't it? So you should be able to login to the google play store and download it again.That's my understanding, but then again I don't use android.

Cheers

Mike

Just back from store. Found my tablet faulty. The new one is WiFi and / or GPS only and not cellular and it locate lat and long inside; so all good at last.

Was a bit of a work over to prove that it was faulty and not my fault.

In the end they agreed and another new, same model 8" tablet was turned on and could locate itself inside the store with GPS. (Luckly a mate had SMS'ed me that his 7" $140 Samsung worked Ok as this also helped convince the store IT person that the RWY program was compatable with the Samsung)

Then they had to check OzRunway's webb that RWY did not state it needs cellular ability. Then they tried a factory reboot on my original unit (Purchased last Sunday). That wiped the device of my downloads.

I now have to get onto RWY and get the purchased program off the old and onto the new.

Cheers

Mike

I have a samsung Tab A 8" and in its settings I have selected location by GPS only and it just keeps searching for the GPS. (With WiFi andGPS selected it shows my location and with WiFi only it shows my location.)

I want it to show my location when away from WiFi area.

I'm going to the store today in case it is a fault with my tablet; I'll ask them to try another of the same type and perhaps another model (S 2)

The tablet does not have cellelur ability.

I see that some on the samsungs mention location by GPS and other models by GPS Satellite. I.m begining to think those words describe the actual ability and performance of the units. Did the online tech support chat last night but only partial help and could not answer about GPS function performance only that it may take a long time GPS only.

Any comments appreciated.

Mike

Fantastic Mike, lets hope it is the right one, thanks mate.David

 

Very difficult Geoff as the canopy has a curve in it and the little flap I am looking for has rebated edges and a very slight curve, I just wouldn't have the tools for make it and after talking to Garry Morgan this afternoon and listening to what he had to do to make his I think it would be to much for me to make...

 

David

The one I have has no small vent flap. Must be an older type and is from a glider canopy.

Regards

Mike

Yes thanks Mike, Just called a guy called Joe, he has them but he won't separate the small flap from the whole window vent unfortunately although I can understand that, he wants $500 for the whole thing but I don't need the whole window vent, I also talked to Garry Morgan but he makes his own so no good there, anyway I will keep looking.David

Can't promise anything but I may have a similar slide salvaged in my collection of treasures (wife says its all rubbish) that may suit what your chasing.

I know its a rectangular opening one and also have the two perspex slide rails; but don't remember if its still got the little opening. I recall it was intact. When I get back ashore Friday night. I'll dig it out and let you know.

If its suitable you can have the part FOC.

Cheers Mike

Yes OzJohn I was going to glue the flap back in permanently but when it broke off again it must fell off to the outside and never to been seen again so I really don't even have the flap to glue back in sorry to say.... David

Cheers

Mike

Mike it sounds like you have location services for the ozrunrays app disallowed.We had a fellow flyer with the exact same problem except it was with an iPad, we ended up going into settings, privacy, location services and that had a list of all the apps and their permission for getting your location, it was just a matter of allowing ozrunways to access location and all came good

Back tomorrow and I'll post the remedy incase its helpful to others.

Cheers

Mike

Hi MikeThere is an Android app called "GPS Test" (free) that you can instal and will show if your inbuilt GPS module is working. start the app and it should give you lat/long. Another screen will give you speed. Great for working out if things are working.

 

"The GPS Test app for Android is a utility that shows GPS information read from your phones internal GPS. Will support GLONASS phones. The app has several colour schemes, which could be used to match other instrumentation, used along side the app. It has a "night mode" colour scheme as well."

 

 

 

If you like this app, please like GPS Test on Facebook: -

 

http://www.facebook.com/gpstest

I'll do that when I can have WiFi.

Thanks

Mike

Not having a go at you mate :)I should have known it would have been something like that :)

 

You can go onto the ozrunways site and actually ask the quistain without emailing them from your account, it will create like a thread to your private conversation and you can bookmark the ticket link and view it :)

 

http://help.ozrunways.com/discussion/new

 

You might also want to check the app permisions under settings as it may have network or location disabled, if location is disabled it will block it from using the gps.

Cheers

Mike

You can't email ozrunways because your at sea yet you can post on this forum?You obviously have internet access, am I missing something?

I did forecast this question may be asked. Thanks and hope following answers the question.

I haven't got my email password with me. Don't want to use another person on boards email account.

I recall someone may have said that when accessing GPS on the android for the first time I may have to be connected with wifi. At home ashore we have a Telstra wifi modem so I'll be trying that when i'm back.

From what I was told a mini ipad needed to be wifi & cellular and androids had GPS.

Mine is just showing the searching for the GPS indicator in its top left of screen. (My nokia basic phone can acquire satellite GPS location from where I am)

I'm learning as I go.

All the FAQ's seem to be 2014 vintage and the one about not acquiring GPS doesn't answer my questions.

Also thought if I can get it to work this is a great forum to have the answer to share with others.

Cheers

Mike

MikeThe tablet needs to have a GPS module in it, most these day do...except in the apple camp where you only get one of those if you pony up for the cellular (3G/4G) models. WiFi is needed at home to install the program and its updates and maps.

 

In the cockpit you just need power and somewhere to put the tablet.

 

However, for myself I would generally always have 3G/4G as well so you don't end up out of map coverage because you didn't add the map you now need before you left home.

 

If you have a smartphone as well then its very possible to pair the tablet to the smartphone and use its data capability. If your phone is apple then I suggest its probably best if your tablet is apple (except to note that you still then have a GPS deficiency to deal with) , similarly if android then so should the tablet because there have in the past been times when one wouldn't play with the other despite them both arguing to be fully standards compliant....

 

In my view (and I own an android Samsung tablet 3 lite, and an ipad mini retina) the apple version is more mature and capable, whether you need that extra capability is a function of your own ability to use it. If I owned neither or just the Samsung then I personally wouldn't pay more for the apple version because at the end of the day if you have a moving map, and that map contains all the airborne info you need then some of the extras while nice to have imho aren't worth eth $hundreds more that they will cost to go the apple route, and in any event im sure that the android version will catch up within 12 to 18 months or so

 

Andy

I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" tablet (Android OS; V5 Lillipop and GPS GLONASS) and signed up for Ozrunway android. I can not get the position to show on the WAC charts or any other charts. I turn on the tablet GPS. I'm a sea at present so cannot connect to wifi to try and set the GPS on the table with WiFi connection. Also cannot email OzRunway with a question until i get on shore late Friday.

Any ideas you have is appreciated.

Regards

Mike

cool thanks mate ill have a look

Cheers

Mike

I really liked your video Mike.. well done mate.. I look forward to seeing you again at Old Station..David

Thanks for the feedback on the video; the Gopro battery was flat on Sunday morning as I wanted to get more images of the other aircraft in attendance as they went for a fly in the morning. The air was reel murky on the way up as can be seen in the video and the next day was perfectly clear.

Good to hear the sportstar is going get and plenty of flying.

Cheers

Mike