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  1. M61A1
    It's very handy when you have a whole bunch of wires disconnected, possibly with the engine out. Makes it very easy to ensure that they go back to the correct place.
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    Yes there was another. It would be considered a bit on the racist side these days. Even more so after recent events. There was one that ended wit "Violet Goes Willingly" or "Virgins Go Wild", but the first bit was the same. I doubt that any of them would be acceptable in today's defence force.
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    We were taught in the RAAF that it was Bitter Beer Rots Our Young Gut But Vodka Goes Well.
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    If money is no object you can get a machine that laser etches the insulation at preset intervals. I use a white heatshrink sleeve and label each end of the cable, then I put a clear heatshrink over it, because I found out that every marker I have tried will wear or rub off eventually. Write the label before shrinking.
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    I really don't know how you arrive at that conclusion. It just means that it's well within it's structural capabilities at MTOW, and as such should be just fine fully loaded to RAAus limits in turbulence. My only question for the OP is: Do you intend to carry consumables for servicing with you, or purchase enroute? Based on my understanding that Jabs require oil changes at 25 hrs. The time of year in certain places may be limiting with an ambient temperature limit of 38°C, but that can be worked around.
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    I agree about the Bolly. RAAus has already approved Bolly on Drifters, but applications still need to be made and while it's not terribly expensive, it's not nothing either which counts if you fly on a tight budget. Mine went way better with the Bolly. Finding the perfect pitch took a bit of time as it's a fine line between too little and too much.
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    That's what I'm talking about
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    I thought for a moment you might have been correct, but I checked and it was definitely a Faeta. I won't go into details, because it's not my place to do so, no there wasn't a lot of damage, but there shouldn't have been any.
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    There are two reasons for my "entrenched position", 1 1. It's about 3-4 times more expensive than I'm willing to spend on an aircraft. 2. It has a nosewheel. (too fragile...I've seen a broken Faeta)) If those things can be fixed, count me in as interested. All I wanted know was what it's actual load factor is at the highest certified MTOW....I think it's useful to know if you are going to load it to the hilt and set of cross country. I have asked the same question of several Euro aircraft and no-one seems to be able to answer.
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    Thanks, but no thanks....I have seen them in the flesh and they do have some very desirable features, but I deem them too fragile for my purpose.
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    Yes, but a what weight? This is what isn't clear. To comply with LSA standards you only need to meet 3.8 at MTOW. What I am asking is....When the Faeta was certified at 600kg was it completely uprated or was the existing 5G at 450kg adequate to comply and meet the 3.8G LSA standard? The POH quotes 5G at 450kg and it would seem unlikely that they would quote that if it was also 5G at 600kg. I'm not really concerned about aerobatic capability, but the ability to cope with turbulence at MTOW without exceeding limit load, and accelerating fatigue. I used the Sonerai as an example because SD has mentioned them many times.
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    The actual stall speed is the least of my concerns (unless RAAus do an audit and decide that it's MTOW gets limited to meet the spec) The LSA standard only has to meet a 3.8G limit load at MTOW, so the design certification doesn't tell me much about which load factor applies to which MTOW...And that's the bit I want to know. If you look at the Sonerai specs they have different MTOW limits for Normal (3.8G) , Utility (4.5G) and Aerobatic (6G). I wouldn't be happy doing a hot summer cross country in something that has a limit load of 3.8G at MTOW.
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    At the risk of sound rude.....Does your wife watch where she's walking now?
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    I have just found the NG POH, however I'm still a bit confused as to what's what...The website shows the type cert for 600kg, but none of the POHs show stall, other speeds and load factors for anything other than 450kg. I am very curious as to the reality...If the quoted 5g & 29kts stall is at 600kg then at 450kg the load factor would be much higher and the stall much lower and conversely, If the 5g & 29kts stall is at 450, then at 600 the limit load will be much less and the stall significantly higher.
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    https://www.atecaircraft.eu/storage/app/media/files/321_FAETA_Flight_manual_2.pdf Right there on page 11
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    Nothing hero about it....I just like flying. I start early and finish late and I want an aircraft that can deal with anything that I can deal with, especially if I were going to spend more than $60k on it.
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    I'm not talking about monetary value, but you know that. What is/was considered "reasonable" has gradually drifted so that thing that have happened more recently have managed to get payouts and wouldn't have 40 years ago. I'm not going digging and wasting more time on it, but I recall a truck driver suing about his bad back because the air steps on his frightliner didn't work properly, a drunk falling off the footpath and getting a payout after being hit by a driver, an idiot on a quad bike in Tassie (you posted), I personally know a guy who got a payout after injuring his ankle on a fishing trip because "It's not his fault that the deck moved " (on a boat in open water mind you) and this thread. None of these pass the "pub test" yet we have lawyers out there finding a way to set new precedents with such incidents and make them someone else's fault and magistrates/judges who happily oblige. l
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    Probably most of my summer flights are like this and I fly close to 200 hours a year. That's why I ask the question. Some people I know refuse to fly after about 8 or 9 because they reckon it's too rough...I'm not one of them. Atec are not alone in this. Yes the "flash" (read expensive) Euro stuff does have some very desirable features, but you pay through the nose for them. An awful lot of flying can be had for the tens of thousands more that some cost. If t's expensive, but not "flash", then why would you buy it? I'm not knocking Atec or other brands, just suggesting that one needs to look carefully at the numbers when purchasing, as one can end up with a very expensive machine that doesn't do anything more than cheaper ones at a practical level
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    We've been through this time and time again.....While the law may not have changed, the precedents for what you might might get you a payout have been getting gradually more and more ridiculous. Again, you need to understand that I get how it works....I just think how it works is utterly wrong and in many ways, very unfair, and that this is a difference of opinion as you feel that it works just fine.
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    “No free lunch” was pretty much what I was getting at...Dealers always tell you how fast it goes, but they go quiet when asked about turbulence speeds. You pay an awful lot of money to go fast and then find you are effectively limited to much lower speeds or risk folding your wings. there are many cheaper aircraft that have a lower cruise speed , but similar turbulence penetration speeds to the flash Euro stuff.
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    That may be the case, but sooner or later someone has to call this kind of rubbish out. It's blatantly bullsh1t and it's costs us all monetarily and with added regs/restrictions. More people should be objecting instead of jumping on the bandwagon. I know that you believe that it's all perfectly fine, but it's steadily taking us down a very sh1tty road to a very bad place.
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    How do you get on in an Australian summer with a quoted (from the Faeta manual) Va of 89 knots, and how do they arrive at Vra (rough air) of 97 knots? Much of the flying I've done in the last few weeks, I would consider very rough and those speeds are considerably less than normal cruise, which would pretty much negate the speed advantage.
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    f you remove the flywheel and stator, you may find the cables in similar condition underneath to what you found further up. If you pick away the potting where the cables terminate at the stator end you will find that the leads are soldered into small holes in tabs. I used silicone insulated high temp cable. I de-soldered the old ones ad re-soldered in new ones, then repotted with a good quality silicone. I It's not much more difficult than replacing the stator and it's waaaaaaay cheaper. Just make sure that you apply fresh heatshrink and braid then ensure correct routing on assembly so as not to be crushed under the stator plate and good clearance on the flywheel.
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    Flightline work/maintenance under running helicopters. Try again....mic quality makes a big difference, I couldn't tell you the difference (in use) between electret or dynamic. ( I know the difference in construction)
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    We use them at work. I would rather a set of DCs any day. I have a small head and find the Peltors uncomfortably small, as in little to no undercut for your ears. Noise attenuation is average and comms barely acceptable.
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