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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 According to Raa, But I could be outdated !.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

It Will get worse, when Badgery creek starts up. Their flight is path over Prospect Reservoir area. That's were we sit here & watch the light planes pass over. On their way to Bankstown airport . Lots of houses being sold here since in was shown were the flight path would cover. spacesailor

Check your wing area, just to be certain it fits into A Caturgory., somewhere. spacesailor

Bruce, So too the Hummel Bird. BUT A lot !, l mean A BIG lot cheaper. 6G + or minus without wing extensions. LoL 140 mph VNE wouldn't win many races. Unlike " STRAGA "A very modified mustang. 500 mph, the media quote. spacesailor

red750 In your profile albums, how many of them specify " wing loading ", With all the talk of ' upjust ' isn,t the G actor the test for wing strength !. + 6 & - 6 seems quite strong. It will stall, but the Reno air racer rules are 6 G + or minus. Few winga detach at their meetings. ( BeeGee modle R ) spacesailor

Is it the same datum, for three wheelers, to be in level fight position, I almost bought a plane, that was dropped while undergoing it,s w & b check. ( USA ). In my HB instructions it has to be leveled across the cockpit combing rails, fore & aft !. Wing incidences are taken from there too. spacesailor

Who would alter the designers & aero engineers, plus test pilots input !. I have very little schooling, so no, I think it,s up to the HummelAviation company to to put out a new mod, ( they have made that little plane, wider, taller and sleeker ). The Hummel Co redesigned it as an FAR part 103 ultralight. ( Ultrcruiser ) Then. Made it bigger for a full four cylinder motor, H5 ( 150 MPH VNE ) So if were lucky it Will come with retrofitted wing tanks, & only a small header tank. ( alreadt designed by a builder with a 4 pot two stroke ) spacesailor

One thing l don,t like on the Hummel , is the forward fuel tank. ( pilot sits to the rear to compensate ). On takeoff the plane is nose heavey ( but in W B ), so longer runway required. On landing empty tank means ' tail heavy ', easier to stall on the ' flare ' . OR Am I wrong !. spacesailor

I thought it was the massive leaking fuel , that put the balance out, which then, eventually ignited. HAa, we live & learn. Oops fotgot to sign it. spacesailor

If you took off with ' over fill ' tanks for that ' safety ' margin, what would the fine be when you arrive. . spacesailor

You are thinking BUREAOCRACY. A government law that says, " your plane won,t fly . if over a stipulated weight ". Of course if it doe,s fly, you cop a fine + loss of licence, ' IF ' your caught. spacesailor PS : If your nose heavy put a can of spare fuel in the tail. If tail heavy, put a spare battery in the engine bay !. LoL PPS : IF Hummelbird is nose heavy convert to ' tail dragger '. IF tail heavy, convert to three wheeler.

Max t,o,w, & balance. Some planes have fuel tanks forward of C,G, on take off they,r nose heavy. Great for speed !. But at the end of the day they are tail heavy, Good for stalling, when flaring. Definitely not a good thing. spacesailor

Not many will stop the prop , on a hand cranked engine !, just to see how far their glide range is . spacesailor