Louis Moore

Time to go solar power! Sorry to all those IFR pilots, you're dead of out luck!!!

The tractor looks like five times the size of your plane Tomo!!!!

If the paint is thick enough it will block a good amount of the UV's but would need to see it. Also looks like it is in a hangar (most fabric aircraft are kept that way) so UV damage should not be a major issue. Do not get me wrong though, sanding back a fabric aircraft is a MONUMENTAL job that at the end of the day is nearly worthless compared to re-doing the wing. Alternatively you could just wait until all the paint flaked off, I would only think you would have to wait a month or so!!!!

If you change your mind Ian, I have a friend looking for a hour builder, does not really care for condition as he intends to fly the hours he needs and put it back on the market at a super low cost, so if your not interested pass on the details and I will let him know.

Wise choice. It is hard to determine the condition of any fabric covering even with tests-very subjective. I stayed away from them in my past aircraft-fibreglass is much better, unless one comes up really cheap.

It's not impossible to sand back fabric and re-paint it if automative stuff has been used making the rejuvenators useless! It's just a very slow and easy to stuff up process. Where is the J1?

I am not sure if the term is excited or very very scared Motz!

This really seems to have been a case of "hold my beer and watch this".Such nice planes too.

There's nothing wrong with the original question after all I totally agree that one should know the reasons behind any rules or regs and decide for themselves rather than just follow the rules blindly because "them's the rules".I can see why you're suggesting 50 or 100 miles after all the GPS will show us exactly where we are and how far away from the strip we've gone and which way home etc so there should be no reason to get "lost" in that regard.

The most important part of XC endorsement training should be about interpreting Naips briefings, planning so you are landed before end of daylight and knowing VFR minimas so that a pilot can decide weather to fly either yes or no 20 min before take off if the weather is going to be good enough or not.

 

If you're only planning to fly within 25 miles there's a good chance the weather is very similar at your destintion as it is at your takeoff point so the planning can be just common sense.

That last guy really nailed the whole STOL effect! Bet he pulled up quicker than most other people on the day

It is amazing to think that ended badly, it seem to start on such sensible footing!

I am sure they still kick the tyres before.... most flights at leasts!

Not much room between big prop and backside. Might need some changes to go full size!

I know of a few pilots who had the old restricted license and thought the same thing, say whats an extra 50 or 100nm, how bad can it get. Two of them ended up with PC9's of there wings after busting airspace, one ended up running out of fuel after hitting a head wind and getting lost and another lost his plane after crashing in a field because he got lost. I know 4 guys who thought that way and 100% ended up finding out just WHY there was (and is now for RAA) a cross country endorsement.

I know another 25nm seems innocent but the BIGGEST factor with stretching out that line is how much the chance of simply doing a 180 and hitting something that reminds you of where you took off from is reduced. Within that radius your chances of becoming navigationally disorientated are very slim, the more you extend the large that window becomes, tripplefold!

I would start with some flying lessons

How about a tease? http://members.optusnet.com.au/hartleyfamily/newindexregards Bruce

l havent finished my plane yet but have a cool car/cars.regards Bruce

another one. made me grab my seat a few times

Thanks for the advice, guys, and the story Kaz!All up right now I don't think I can do my training for taildragger locally, but would certainly be up for it sometime in the future. I am reasonably familiar with the operation of a taildragger on takeoff and landing as I'm a bit of a nut for flight sims and also RC models.

 

Thanks again - boingk

That being said I actually did not find the step from nose to tailwheel all that bad, but I had been flying a while by then and had a good number of hours and LOTS of respect for aircraft! As of yet I myself have not been bitten or had a situation where I have had to put on more deodorant after landing! But I have watched a few aircraft try to barrel roll on landing and so I never feel the need to relax at the controls of the Auster!

When I doubt I always watch this video to remind me of the dangers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGOwcnGts4s

My auster used to be spin rated before it was RA reg'd, I also had an old 150 that was spin rated too FUN

meh. Airplane is easier to say.

Obviously being a new trainee pilot, I did think to myself this morning I'm glad I hadn't booked a lesson. I fly from Tyabb where these two set off from and they landed about 5km from my house.The fog was low level and was around from dawn until about 2pm. My question would be, why did Tyabb let a VFR pilot take off in these conditions, as these conditions were across the peninsula. As a VFR pilot why would you take the risk? I am assuming he was a VFR and surely an IFR would have been able to locate the airfield?

As I said, I am a trainee but even my common sense would have suggested cleaning the bird not flying it!

 

Just an opinion...

Do not no where he took off from, might have been a clear day.

It's nice looking highway, maybe he just wanted an excuse to try it out as a runway

AaaarrgggGGHHH...... Louis get your brownie points elsewhere.. I'm choking. Nev

There you go again being that bloke who says all the right things and makes life hard for the rest of us! Looking back on the last 25 years I suppose I could say the same, but I shouldn't, got to "treat em mean and keep em keen".

Looks like fun, you need a transponder for this trek correct?

Mine is this photo because my wife is number one in my life.

A lot more people from Vic that move up to Queensland come back than stay.Alf

Don't laugh Tomo, it comes in handy when you've just had a 'what's it doing now' moment...