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Methusala

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  1. For many years I've thought that flying x country exercises, say Bankstown to Bathurst, is unnecessarily risky. I recall a particular case where a well own pilot nearly perished after ditching in Warragamba dam from the Oaks.
  2. Anybody who has the impression they are invulnerable should take a seconds reflection. At the least this person has imposed on genuine people an unwanted insurance cost.
  3. I travel 200k to Tumut to fly the clubJab. I could take a more direct route over the mtns on a very 3rd rate goat track. Why not? I Don't want to die. Flying over unlandable terrain is Russian roulette, a game only played by lunatics. The pilot should be charged with attempted manslauter. IMHO
  4. Why did the (in)competent pilot pull the panic string ( and ruin a perfect plane)?
  5. See how it works in Amerika. So much better than Russia tsk tsk.
  6. Mate of mine with a Tigermoth said,"Rubber is too expensive to land on bitumen."
  7. Early in my time with the Volksplane I landed at Wagga for fuel. It was about 34deg with small thermals popping off the strip. I ve4ry nearly groundlooped with one wing lifting as the bitumen grabbed one tyre. Since then i carried an aversion to bitumen and landed on the grass.
  8. Could this be a result of brakes locked on touchdown?
  9. The great Aussie knockers are in full cry. How many are potential buyers, who knows?
  10. Crosswind - plant the into wind wheel and keep it planted till the wing is done flying then plant the tail. Keep on the rudders.
  11. Never needed to do a 'wheeler' on any Thruster. As Extralite says the flair requires judgement and a conscious pull back on the stick to plant the tail. I was a member of TOSG but found very little good info came from it. Was mainly interested in the Swift pod.
  12. Save us from the Experts! Below are 2 pics of the wood pile constructed within 2m UPWIND of our house. At a time when we were being warned about probable 'CATASTROPHIC' fire conditions to come, we asked the local fire authorities their opinion of the risk. Out they came with a 20 ton fire appliance and 6 men. The grand Poobah, complete with name tag informed us that he saw no possible risk from this pile. Further he said that a car parked in the drive presented far greater hazard than this dry pile of very flammable firewood!!! Almost unbelievably, the owner decided he'd had enough of living with such hysterical neighbors and sold up! We have almost become believers. Best regards Don Ps. Sorry for getting well off topic.
  13. "All things being equal..." My point is valid, no doubt.
  14. My point bring that in order to change airspeed following the addition of thrust (power) a change in stick position is required. Otherwise speed won't cha ge, only altitude.
  15. Back 'in the old days' (late 80's - early 90's) used to fly my Pteradactyl or the club's Robinson B1RD. Both trimmed out naturally to 35mph per the simple ASI. In calm air would add a little power without touching the controls, the aircraft would transition to a gentle, nose up climb with no effect on airspeed. Conversely, a gentle reduction of power would translate to a gentle nose down with again, no change in airspeed. Direct confirmation that power affects ascent/descent and that it is angle of pitch surface that controls airspeed.
  16. Hey Brendan, I'm sentimental about my Thruster, Don
  17. Tumut's 35 runway has an 8m deep erosion gulley on the threshold. No one wants to land short! However we do practice full glide approaches all the time. Judging final turn at around 500ft means that one can hit the piano keys mostly without adding power. You also have the option to add more flap or slip height off. All very character building and it increases the odds of not coming to grief. 😂 Don
  18. Throttle controls rate of climb/descent, stick is for speed. Trim for speed and control landing with throttle. Flare before touchdown.
  19. Landed yesterday on 08 Harden and 10 Cootamundra. Wind was 15kts from 115. Temperature around 30 making the air quiet lively. We were the only ones on the radio. My aim, since transitioning to Jab - 170 is to be as proficient as possible. Thus flying in 'challenging' conditions. Don
  20. Good landings begin with a good approach. Perhaps Nev could say a few things about stabilised approaches in airline flying. Don
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