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AND Thats the problem with them, Both Pollies & Bureaucrats, do Not produce anything, it,s the opposite they only strangle Everything they can encompass. If the farmer starts making a Little more money, He is soon engulfed in red tape & petty laws, to bring him to an exceptable level. spacesailor

Many thanks to all fierys, I don,t know how they keep their job , when fighting fires over a number of weeks !. Only a couple left in my family now, & a couple of SES volunteers. Very proud of them. spacesailor

DON,T TELL WIFEY. She hates walking uphill. LoL spacesailor

The tail / nose wheel speed difference IS very noticeable in lower powered aircraft. I,m talking at least 10 knts, just putting a lump of a 5x4 wheel behind your prop will take away the airflow . While the tailwheel is smaller and much further away. Very short coupled aircraft are noticeably twitchy. And the aircraft maker often puts out both configurations. Just my observation. spacesailor

BUT WITH black sticky tape you only need to put it were it,s needed. Not on the ' sunny side ' of the antenna. spacesailor

Cscotthendry Please except that not all ' things ' are equal !. Some are made from uncertifide wood & cotton , made into uncertifide canvass, Some motors are home made to the designer/builders specs ! AND one of the BEST back yard mechanic,s engine, is very sought after, fetching six figures . " SAINTY speed works " motors were made under his house. Now at a designated high tech facility. Hospital blood tubing is ' certifed ' by Two operators, one standing beside the other, each reads the number off the automatic machine, looks at the tubing, then writes that no., on a ' A4 paper ' while the second one does exactly the same !. All stored for many years. Hence that cost blowout. Without cetifying, that machine could make a years product each day, without an operator at all. Should l put certified components on my half VW powered plan built home made plane ?, will half a certified motor be more safe , than the same motor the designer called for. spacesailor

Thruster88 I allways thought it was your ' Expertise in plowing ' that made All those parallel furrows look SO neat !. LoL ( l did hope to have a go on the Oaks tractor, when the strip needed a hair cut ). spacesailor

Try ' black plastic sticky ' " fabulon " . Then if anything is not as expected ' take it Off ' ( the sticky plastic that is ). spacesailor

I had to look it up ! . Remember all those ' screaming fans ', all wanting to touch & be touched by a star , The one l remember most was the girl who climbed a ladder to get into bed with her Idol. When she cried ' statoury rape ' the judge threw her case out, citing her eagerness to be in the position she found herself. He was a ' Tasmanian ' and a ' Hollywood ' filmstar ! ( my wifes favourite actor at that time ) spacesailor

D H Old boy !. ( Lawrence ). spacesailor

The H B, s nose wheel configuration, requires room, between the engine & firewall !. Without moving the motor forward, How would you squeeze it in !, ( we,re talking inches not metres ( lots of connecting bit from rudder-bar )) The pilot,s bum sits behind, the wing spar, the heavier that bum, the more rearward the C B, The tailwheel has more than the wheel weight, ' extension from rudder to T piece, with two springs, two reinforcement plates in the fuselage. ( Hope l havn,t missed something serious ) LoL. spacesailor

Hirth 3202 motor goes well. McCulloch 4 cylider 2 stroke is a little over powered, and very thirsty. The two cylinder HALF VW, is just powerfull enough, & Super thrifty on fuel. The Rotax 503 had to have ' lead weights ' put in the nose for C B. Remember that tail draggers are ' tail heavy ' While, nose draggers have the .motor pushed forward to accommodate the nosegear. Meaning heavier pilot accommodation. ( pilot weight goes to rear CB ). spacesailor

The HummleBird is tricycle OR tailwheel, your choice !. Mains are just reversed onto the opposite wing, & tailwheel converted. OR is it ghe other way about, Morry,s is the tail dragger, And learners opt for that nose-wheel, ease of landing. spacesailor

Possibly too few New members !. Shame as it would Not interfere with Raa being ' VH recreation company '. spacesailor

As a failed airman ! AND. Looking at the ridiculous cost to use any airfied, l may just put my two aircraft out for council cleanup. It will save my sanity & the family ,s ,problem of dumping my junk when my time has expired. Yes l did start a smaller, lighter HB, thinking ' IF ' . BUT An IC engine, or Battery power , is still over Raa,s , 95_10 design parimiters. spacesailor

Only ' crewed ' aircraft. Has any Raa aircraft useing a captain in the left seat. Hard enogh to get a cert., let alone a captains epplauett. spacesailor

Yes But that Pickles , Piper 602B Aerostar, will manage the weather , then if you have a test fight to Parks, Will you give us mortals a ' tiff ', LoL. spacesailor

Club together to get a nice twin Piper ! Pickles auctions. spacesailor

We already know some of the old school Are flying illegally. I only want to join them, Simple word of mouth. To fly on " your own property " , is legal. According to Raa, But I could be outdated !. When not in the system that same system Can catch you out by changing Their rules. spacesailor

" Not all members or Flyers " Over a dozen were were grounded for Bureaucratic reasons. I wonder how many still pay ;Raa dues. I DON,T now were do I find those None members, so l can fly with them, and ' soar like an eagle ' . I did try to join that NEW old A U F . spacesailor

How many shareholders are there in That company? . Certainly Not it,s members. spacesailor

Perhaps a ' half engine ' caturgory Not too many in that category! .LoL. spacesailor

Not just safety ! BUT the noise, the rain of fuel, ( Sydney,s emergency fuel discharge goes over the sea ). A Bigger hole will have to be filled, unlike the DC twin that tried to take ME out in Botany bay.. then said they had to miss my yacht. When any plane falls into water, it naturally fills in the hole. But Who cares about Sydney,s ' westies ' , not this government. ( I hope Blackttown council will impose ' their ' noise laws ) A rant in the wrong place ,!!!! spacesailor

NOT ANOTHER Screw stabiliser malfunction . spacesailor

It,s a Glider !. With weird covering material. spacesailor