AVOCET

Congrats , it does take a lot of careful work to get them right , getting the majic 20 c cooler over a standard installation has got to be good for the longevity of the engine !

Makes me wonder how many many pefectly good Odyessys have been chucked out due to time maint.

Ive always understood that you should change them at 2/4 years ?

Should offer to buy all the ckucked ones !!

Lets say %10 of p/p after 2 years . Lol

Mike

AAahaar , the posting gremlins have departed !!

On monday my 11 year old Odyssey battery finally gave up the crank ,

I recons that could be a record .???

Mike

who is more Australian than Jeremy Clarkson?

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Wow great looking plane.are they still making them and where?

Made in south australia

Believe me, when you have successfully landed in the sticks after a full engine failure - you don't really care how hard you thumped it down! happy days,

Speaking from experiance , although , im sitting in my armchair !

My thoughts as i crawled out of the recked Avocet , ( distant memory ) , was , any landind you walk away from ,!

Yea , blood dripping and all that ,!

Mike

We have thought about utilising the unused hot water , but even if the waters boiling hot , its still not hot enough , and the capacities not there ,

So , not hot enough , for any worthwhile electric generation ,

Pity though ,

I thought ,as Phill, that having that " spare" capacity , could be used , especially in summer ,

But the "numbers " dont stack up !

I like the idea of pumping water to a head , and , IF , you had the height and dam capacity , well , got me thinking !

Mike

OK bex so what do you suggest they do? You seem to be banging on about what height the recovery chute will successfully deploy from. As I have said over and over. This type of VTOL aircraft is always going to have safety issues near the ground. Mitigate as best you can (which I believe they have) then either get on with it or watch from a safe vantage point (possibly on the ground). If you can think of a better system to provide a greater level of safety I suggest to contact Martin JP directly. Any fool can identify fault it takes genus to find solutions..........

Thanks guys , i was wondering last week how i could work out these figures for the Avocet ,

Flight program has stated for 2015 ( summers over )

Cheers

Mike

I carnt wate for someone else to have a fly of the Avocet ,

Ive had the title of being the only one in the history of the world to have flown her !

Ill wate for a second opinion befor a detailed spec and flight performance announcement .

Im happy with the way it flys , no bad habits.

Mike.

You could refuel at port Pirie , no ASIC and CHEAPER fuel ,

avgas , credid card bowser .

20 min . from Y PAG .

Get caught at y pag without asic could be expensive , security bloke , well ..... Say no more !

Get caught with someone else's card , .... You might be a terooist !!!! Lol

Mike

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Could you please advise the following details so as to consider the ferry:1. What is the T/T of the airframe & engine.

2. Is the plane factory built & 24 rego or is it kit built with 19 rego.

 

3. What city is the plane based in & is it hangared or tied down at an airfield.

 

4. Would the plane fare across to wherever in WA be paid for.

 

5. Would all fuel & accomodation costs be reimbursed on safe delivery of the plane to the Sunshine Coast

 

Cheers John

Your concerns are well founded though.

Good luck .

In reality , pilots should be mentay prepaired for engin failure every take off and landing .

Ive had 3 instances where a below safe height incident has required imediate action .

, and believe me faaar.. Is the last thing on your mind !

Red bull , keep one handy ,

Bex's post , is how ive cooled the Avocet ,

The black holes send cold air to exhaust pipes and is vented before going through the radiator .

Fly Away No MoreTo Pay :

Seems to me that this has resulted in a generation of Pilots , but not nessesarly Aviators ,

Quick walk around , jump in turn key ,

Al this leads to more regulation , this slow, down hill decline in freedoms ,

How far down the hill do we have to go before we're regulated out of the sky altogether ?

Mike

Gee doesn't it want to make you take a few of these idiots out to the countryside and give them 15 minutes head start?

Just in case you miss !

Who ( in the true sence of the word) are the "AVIATORS " in this contry ?

At the moment their all at one anothers throats .

Its has to work ( as id did once ) from the top down .

Mike

Aviators have always been good at finding new and innovative ways of dividing us up into smaller and smaller subgroups....... Pretty much the same way that an alcoholic is good at finding his next drink.......Question is can we solve our differences in a way that doesn't divide us?

 

Andy

Aviators have always been good at finding new and innovative ways of dividing us up into smaller andsmaller subgroups....

In other words , leave us alone to mind our own "bussines"

Mike.

OK, tired of waiting, I haveJetjr 12x

terryc 12x

 

Jabiru Phil 12x

 

Avocet 12x

 

Old Koreelah 8x

 

Only plugs available are NGK Iridium DR9EIX

 

Be aware these ARE resistor type plugs, Cant get Iridiums without it.

 

Ill get pricing and PM each, local post will vary a bit no doubt.

 

Anyone else?

Cumon troops , more people more savings ,

Mike

So from the other thread you do or dont want me to get some for you?Id say thats around the same price as I will end up getting them for.

Ill get 12 , for jab engine .

How are you organising the $$$ ?

Yes , just realised ! Ill delete it