stevron

Is there any good ways to fuel a high wing other than jerrys and a funnel? This seems dangerous

Well, it's arrived, the Brumby 610 is in the hanger, i flew it home on Friday, the 610 is very stable and has plenty of power. the cabin is comfortable with good leg room, vision is very good for tall people , very small rudder inputs are required to keep it flying straight and level, I think this plane would suit pilots of varied experience.

Bendigo flying club is the happiest club of aviators I have ever been involved with. All they need is more like minded people to join and use any of their Raa or Ga planes as this is what they need to survive into the future

your info looks correct, o233 was fitted because the io 233 is not certified.

i believe there is a set up that you hook up to the dip stick tube or filler cap

Look for the Brumby air craft site.

Brumby air craft will have my lycoming powered 610 at the flyin so look out for it, it's new, the first in Australia.

What is the best way to reduce moisture building up in my engine during winter, is there a air drying system?

What is the best proceedure for radio and take off when your taking off from a private strip that is edging ATC but you will be beneath the lower level.

Do you or should you ground call prior to take off? Do you call ATC indicating your intentions, even though you will be under the lower level of ATC and will be clear, of ATC the lower level area within seconds of rotating . It would seem safe to call and notify all pilots/ATC of my intention and location. what's the correct ? Keep in mind I would be in an area lower than ( out side ATC control) ATC .

I am not very computer savvy nor am I able to navigate this site with any ease or for that matter any site, I find I fumble around until I find what I am looking and then I do not know how I got there , so next time I do the fumbling all over again.

In saying this, I find this forum informative and sometimes even funny but all in all, a good relaxing way of finding out info. Sometimes things that effect us in the pocket , like insurance , maintenance, landing fees and air port closures and there costs could be discussed or even people or companies within the aeronautical industry might be invited to have an input into a discussion or even open a forum topic. Not that I want to open pandoras box on advertising but select topics / interest might help. Regards Steve

Hi Steve, if I remember correctly when I looked inside yours, the radios were the same. I've had good results with mine, and am happy with them.

So when is the next Bendigo Fly-In, or possibly Natfly ?Alan.

Lol, you might be right Andrew,the way things have been going , it will keep raining and extend or hamper the hand over . It appears that all is well with the performance and handling . Andrew what radios do you have, are they the same as mine and are they any good?

Looks like another few days before delivery of my new toy, it appears the rego was over looked. Ra Aus said that to register a plane depends on the work load of there staff and a couple of weeks could pass.

Mate, I do hope you enjoy your aircraft. I should never have posted anything about flying it - though it was many hours short of an evaluation. I can assure you that it was in very safe hands. However, what's done - is done, and it's up to you and Phil to sort out any 'difficulties' poteroo

Hi Steve,Glad to hear your getting it soon. I looking forward to a fly in it myself when your in Bendigo sometime.

I wouldn't worry one bit if Brumby are flying it and showing a potential customer some circuits. If there is one thing those guys are very thorough on its putting a freshly built aircraft throu it's pacers and making it safe. To their credit they won't appoligise for any delay in this part of the build process. In the John Deere header factory in the US, once they build a new harvester, they take it to a concrete slab, run it for 30 minutes, then go around and pick up all the nuts and bolts that have rattled loose and replace them. Not the kind of thing you can do with an aircraft! Or at least not from one I want to fly!

 

Andrew I am neither shocked or disappointed that the plane is being flown as long as it right when I finally get my hands it and i do not have to keep returning it for adjustments etc, really , I have faith in Phil that it will be perfect at hand over. Did you approve of the colour scheme? Steve

Just wondering if your plane will be on line with a school somewhere, I'd be keen to check one out?

No I am a private pilot, this plane will make 2 610s based at Bendigo 1x rotax powered and mine the lycoming powered.

Mate, I do hope you enjoy your aircraft. I should never have posted anything about flying it - though it was many hours short of an evaluation. I can assure you that it was in very safe hands. However, what's done - is done, and it's up to you and Phil to sort out any 'difficulties' poteroo

If its as good as you and other say, that will be good enough reward.

Hi poteroo,Mine is the blue and white one, it was probably in the hanger. So you wouldn't have seen it I'm guessing. It will be good to see one of these aust built planes in the west, Albany is a lovely spot. The great thing about this aircraft is that they really are a GA build but can have the less RAA costs. Tough discussion re which way to registrar it for your flying school. If you went GA, it would mean that from a student point of view, they can train in a new GA aircraft and get a ppl cheaper than having to learn in a new 300000 dollar 172. ( training in a 172 at a flying school i was talking to recently cost $325 / hour!)Might make ppl more affordable to those that need to fly into Perth airspace. Maybe just buy 2 aircraft, that way if a student gets a ppl, they can still do a quick raa cert and can cross hire the raa plane and still go into controlled space. Depends on projected demand at the flying club I guess, and got to crawl before you walk, but 2 is still cheaper than one new Cessna !

How's the holiday? I am going to Cowra this week to pick up my plane. I see it's been flown and evaluated by someone . I guess they (Brumby) are excited to get this one finished, so they can have it demo ed to a select few. It will be good to get my hands on it as I have invested time and money for that moment. By the way I hope the weather is kind to me this week, so I can pick it up.

How far have you got on your holiday. Are you there yet. Lol. Regards steve

I spent Friday 10th at Cowra, and got to fly both the Rotax and Lycoming versions of the 610. The Lycoming 610 is a considerable step up from the Rotax - in acceleration, rate of climb and top speed. With 2400 rpm @ 3000ft amsl - the IAS was looking well above 110, but to be honest, I was more interested in the aircrafts' handling qualities and its' suitability as a trainer. The engine is still new, probably a bit stiff, and should perform even better after a few more hrs. The no flaps take-off was sporty - reckon about 150m or less ground run - but it was even better with full flaps, where we were off in 50-75m or so. Now, I tried this a couple times to check a 'student' touch & go - and there's just no need for the flaps to be touched in this exercise - until you're 200 ft or so. So it may be that a short field t/o on soft going might be a full flap job - will wait & see what the test flying reports tho. This is just my 1st impression.

With the aircraft we flew, the Lycoming was turning a fixed pitch McCaulay straight off a Cessna 152. The final version will probably have a GA Sensenich composite propellor to keep the weight lower at the front end.

 

I flew RHS, and from an instructing view - it's an easy and comfortable ship to use. Very stable, and sets up and holds it's trim really well.

 

Lots of pluss's and very few minus's.

 

I'll go through the notes that I made when I've dealt with the last weeks paperwork on my desk.

 

happy days,

It looks like my plane (the lycoming powered 610) is being used as a demo unit for the Brumby factory, I glad that you enjoyed my air craft. I have not had the pleasure of flying my plane yet, but look forward to next week when it's my turn.

Phil , from Brumby said my Lycoming powered 610 has a cruise speed of 115 knots and it's well balanced.

Andrew mine will most likely still be there at the same time as yours . I not sure I can get there for a couple weeks to pick it up .

what brand of ELT is every one using ? where can i buy it? how much?

2 weeks and the 610 high wing Brumby is ready for delivery, yes it's on it's way. Paul from Brumby said it will be flying next week, what great news. Paul said some check hours need to be flown and then it's mine .

It is being held up because of a recall on the ignition. The first lycoming 233 for Brumby is here and it looks gr8.

I viewed the finished paint job last week and phil and Paul had just finished the cowls , move over mr. Cessna

The best LSA is here.

Is it worth the trouble to convert from RA to Ga