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I didn't say $ 300. Oops you changed it . But A ' helicopter ' course from Baurkhamhills was a little less than $ 3000 . Spacesailor

I can beat that excessive price . When ( so long ago ) we flew somewhere in Badgerys Creek . I enquired as-to the flight training on their " autogyro " . Big shock at the reply . $3,000 . That was the same as ' helicopter ' training . crazy. spacesailor

The lower entry price, is even lower , If , you can put your own labour into it , also your pride of workmanship vs the workmanship of a paid to produce Person. Your, dream machine . Why cut corners if a little extra work fills you with pleasure of a job well done . spacesailor

You can rechrome your tube . ( CAUGHT that sneaky A I at-it again ) . spacesailor

Hard to sue , When , DEAD . Just stating a little fact . spacesailor

most of my model aeroplanes crashed . repeatedly. Except one . A fairly big 707 delta-wing , that my big brother had put a large banger inside . Jetex powered it went great , then bang , no plane & no Jetex motor. not happy spacesailor

Not really. Just buy half Finnished homebuilt aircraft . I know a finished Hummel , that will make a smashing drone . There were 16 builders, at the height of the Hummel-Bird Craze . Were are those unfinished drones . spacesailor

Not a lot of ' flying ' , but the cheapest form of ' flying ' . LoL ( a long time ago I asked Mr King to ' test fly ' my bird . NO takers ) . I was taken by surprise when taking my bird for it's inspection . Was told " not registrable " as the rules were changed . I could have had it inspected , a couple of years earlier if I was informed , ( instead of flying the clubs traing aircraft ) About the rule change in time . OR I could have lied & had that " grandfathered " . clause work for me . My years of flight training . didn't pay off for me the way I expected . spacesailor

And I thought those . High Intensity Discharge , lights were brightest. My garden L E D lights , don't last long . But are cheap enough to throw away . Light Emitting Diode headlights don't seem such a good idea , When Halogen 130 watt Is so bright . spacesailor

What do you write in the " Airframe '' Logbook. Would I need to put an " accident " , were , while bolted onto trailer. I pulled back the joystick, ( motor running 3000 rpm ) , which lifted the motor off it's it's rest-bed . Now have rear support to stop the take-off " rotate " . Plus , I have remove the joystick. spacesailor

RAA No longer small ULP powered aircraft. spacesailor

61 mile per gallon us . And can go 100 mph . spacesailor

I have one, I think . Oh .wer's my enthusiasm. I remember , lost it , in those bad blue years . Now I'll have to find those scraps of paper , I wrote the hours on . LoL spacesailor

Health & weight . Plus I don't think I could ever get my certificate . Now ' I'm older ' but healthier. Weight down by 19 klgms & new hip . So, one klgm to go before I could sit in the plane & have fuel in the tank . Shortly I will have My driving licence taken away , without which I cannot have a RAA certificertificate . ( age limits ). spacesailor

' Natural gas ' Must be terrible As the Victorian government wants it banned from all new houses. But ' why ' change ' . The cost of conversion will take any " fuel cost " savings away . Almost anybody can afford three ltrs of super petrol a month . And that biannual oil change , with ' motor oil . As opposed to aviation oil. Is " give-away " cheap . Lets pretend. 4 hours flying a week . 24 ltrs @ $ 2.00 , $ 48 a week fuel cost. Could you fly for less . anywhere. spacesailor

Hand-proping shows. Just how tight a motor is , even before putting the plugs in to fire it up . The poh says 30 revolution's to make certain oil pressure is good . Then put the plugs in to go . ' Hopefully ' It all went to plan . & my weight is getting good. 105 down to 86 kgms. spacesailor

It was trialed in the " NorthSea gas " . Pipeline welding . I almost had a job there . But it wasn't taken up . spacesailor

A very economical motor . Two litrs engine oil . And 3 litrs fuel for 30 minutes flying . ( dreaming of " soaring like an eagle " ). No tyre wear at all , disk brakes hanging along side the undercarriage. No wear there also. And less than 15 hours on the " New " motor .( very tight for the first 5/6 hours ). my dream machine . spacesailor

I have that 205 ltrs drum to go . Any takers . spacesailor

To inhibit the Hummel-Bird motor . IS a huge waste of my enjoyment , as my demise will mean it's trip to the ' scrapyard ' . Such a wast with only one granddaughter ,with a love of flying . Alas , no way to pay those flying lessons cost . With two sons & a nursing career , Just started . spacesailor

what Miss my enjoyment ! . I would rather inhibit my lawnmower . I could, live without starting that work maker . LoL spacesailor

Low heat welding was tried in the sixty's . Tested and discarded. ( Eutectic ) . But I did like their super hard overlay, with a different weld to the base , then the hard weld onto. Tested against a " cold " chisel . the HHS hard-weld . split the chisel a quarter way down it shank . Used to rebuild bulldozer teeth . spacesailor

I'll second your objection. As most on here , fly only one seat filled . Insurance against losing your house & assets . spacesailor

I'll have check !. I have changed the oil twice . First was running in oil. Second was hours . take offs nill. no blooody certificate . Just dreams with that motor running . As per monthly run . spacesailor

But those ' lower ' educated wan-a-be's . Will still have big problems getting through their test's. Not just a safe pilot . Pass that " basic " then more & more ,tests keep coming. Is the ads-b .proficiency test on the cards yet . We can't have uneducated usage. Like radio , must pass a stringent test . Even tho you have other radio transmitting licenses. & still not from ground to air . Like my CFI told me " I'm wasting his time " . ' netflix ' cheaper than a couple of hours gasoline. And I don't upset the CFI .LoL spacesailor