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  1. M61A1
    The scooter is much smaller than the original Segway. The legislation permitting their use on roads and footpaths was in December 2018 according to the Road Use Management Act. I only bought mine once the legislation was in place.
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    I sincerely hope that they test Ok, I will be pleasantly surprised if they do. I do think that aircraft used for training should be able to recover from a spin relatively easily. Something difficult to recover is not something to send low hour pilots solo in (or low hour instructors for that matter). I'd rather fly a Max with a busted AoA probe than spin some of these flash eurothingies with tiny rudders and fins.
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    It's not that it doesn't look nice.......I judge that bit on advice from a well known aeronautical engineer while on one of his courses on light aircraft design. The advice is as I posted previously with the image.
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    I don't find that surprising that many might have questionable stall spin recovery and speaking for myself, it's not about enjoying sinking the boot on. I don't. I feel for the importers and those who own them, because I know that usually they will have put all the have into the enterprise, but........When I first saw one, I loved how it looked until I got to the rudder and fin. The Bristell is not alone in being designed for looks, (and they do look great) without proper regard to practicality.
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    Things must be different in WA. Every place I've worked that loaded trucks had a weighbridge and the driver told you when to stop loading and where to put the load, then was checked on the weighbridge on the way out.
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    What would be wrong with putting the responsibility on the driver who overloads? We are genuinely a nation of f*ckwits if we need to penalise someone for not stopping someone else's stupidity.
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    I guess it depends which end of the truck driving spectrum you're at......They seem to be a very broad range. I've met some that can't write their own name, and struggle to breath and walk at the same time, while at the other end, I know draughtsmen, engineers and accountants that gave it up to drive trucks. If you had one truck and no aircraft, you'd still have more trucks than aircraft.
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    On what planet? I've been back in aviation maintenance for the last 16 years with a few different companies and contracts and every safety document is written by a consultant and usually they have a mining background. While they usually comply with legislation, a lot of their ideas are incompatible with aviation. Working at heights requirements, workstands and walkways are particularly atrocious. I would reverse these statements and say that "some" organisations have have good SMS policy and "most" pay lip service....That goes for the construction industry as well.
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    Yes, we all get that, but the SMS is a tool the business uses to ensure that they have met their responsibility in managing their risk. That's why people keep bringing it up. This is what everyone is talking about. The SMS says all the right things, everyone can repeat all the right things when necessary, auditors get to see all the right things, but reality is often different, then occasionally something goes really bad. Investigations happen and people say " We don't know why he did that, it's clearly against company policy"
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    They should only need setting after component replacement. Like floats, float arms or needle and seat. However if you find you have issues that could related to float bowl fuel levels, that's a good place to start.
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    I have a Segway Ninebot scooter. Does 25 Kph for about 12 km. Further if use economy mode. Weighs 12kg and about 1200mm long. Only legal on the road in QLD unfortunately. I don’t know how, but someone here managed to get something right.
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    Agreed....That's why a bit of study of the AC 43 is a worthwhile exercise before even starting. It covers the acceptable methods of just about everything. For the most part a cotter pin installed and vaguely bent will not fall out, but is will catch on other things, like wires, hose and maintainers digits. I saw a guy recently who is building and will require quite a bit of rework because he didn't understand the importance of edge distance in riveted structures. In regard to the carb float, I understand what you mean, but it's largely irrelevant with Rotax stuff and most two strokes. Rotax insist that you buy a $90 gauge to set the float arms in the Bings on the 912. Two stroke stuff is generally a set dimension of the float arms without regard to the actual fuel level.
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    My preferred option is pin 1. If you've ever had a long thin split pin slide up and under the skin on your forearm or the back of you handwhile work on an aircraft in a confined area, you will appreciate it.
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    Don't Jabiru have a manual for their engine?
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    Download a copy of the AC 43 and read on how to safety using split (cotter) pins.........link below https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/advisory_circulars/index.cfm/go/document.information/documentid/99861
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    All good aircraft have bits named after what they look like instead of the technical name....Hockey stick panel, pork chop panel, cookie jar and salad bowl are are few that I've seen.
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    You need to post over in the Jab engine thread....they want to hear from people who had operated them.
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    Same for me...got the KTI now.
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    I think the point is that if you had time in the industry you might actually understand what is being said, because clearly at this time, you don't. Things do not magically change every time someone makes new rules, they might appear to, and sometimes they actually might, but generally there will a perception of change, a change may be documented, but non-existent in reality. I'll bet that even in your road transport world there is a massive disconnect between what the top thinks happens and what really happens at the bottom. Sometimes those at the top get a hint of reality when something goes really bad, but until then, business as usual. In regard to the post above about the report not mentioning pressure....It probably never will, even if it was the case because 1. Anyone that can tell you about is dead and 2. All the recorded official policy and training will say that there's no pressure and crews will be supported in safe decisions.
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    My point was that all the documentation, no matter how irrelevant to reality is the evidence that they carried out their responsibility. It's the undocumented demands and norms that require others to stand up and in that industry in particular are unlikely to because you will become a pariah and just like the trucking industry there will always be someone else who put their hand up to have a go.
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    I don’t think that you understand that there is a disconnect there.... It’s the legislation which requires them to have their management processes. The employees get to sign that they all familiar with policy and they been clearly instructed so that when the excrement hits the fan they have all their records as required, but that doesn’t mean that’s how they actually do business. Any audit gets to see all the right stuff and staff have to answer all the questions right whether or not that’s the reality.
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    They all have their Safety Management System, Quality Systems, Training System etc, etc, and all these things make it quite clear that management will do what they have to , but the buck stops at the guy at the bottom who made the decision. During all the "training" about company policy and such they all get told the company will support them if decisions are made for safety reasons, the reality is a lot more blurry.
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    Compared to how well the govt does it...If you've lived here for more than a couple of years, you will know that those things were very expensive and no more reliable when they were government run....Especially telecommunications. Phone service is better and cheaper than ever, the govt run the NBN and look what we have.
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    While I. Agree that often the private contractors may cost a lot more than they should, the scary but is that they are still cheaper and still usually deliver better service.
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    Yes, but surely it only takes the one looking after that section to observe, all the others don't have to ignore their jobs to "come and check this out", and tracking along the edge is somewhat different to flying directly into airspace.
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