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Jg3 That didn,t happen for Bill Belcher ( a sailor ) two epirbs that didn't work. Cut the drougs ( antidrift lumps ) off his liferaft & set sail for Brisbane. He was picted up within sight if the coast. I took my two obsolete epirbs apart and found one had a loose none- soldered antenna wire, & the other ( older ) one a leaking battery. SO I had two dudes out of two. Yes both had the test signal OKed spacesailor
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" put-a-tiger-in-your-tank ". The old one. spacesailor
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I did try a plastic fantastic battery chainsaw, But the fist time it hit a knotty hard bit a plastic gear stripped. To buy a replacement gear here was over two thirds the price of the chainsaw. I begged people going to Oshkosh to buy it from a local ( huge ) store. No taker,s, & l don,t blame them, even if a shopping trip could be entertaining . LoL spacesailor
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I have an electric hedge trimmer !. ( 240 volt ) BUT l cut its wire accidentally and it died with a pop. Frightened the life out of me. Blew the handle apart. All repaired now & still going well since 1982. spacesailor
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Why the baroque flight school structure in Australia
spacesailor replied to Ian's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
It,s a bit much if your landing Below 1 km, ( as in picture ). Are you guessing the last quarter km. ( Bankstown. 34ft / 10 mtr ) spacesailor -
Why the baroque flight school structure in Australia
spacesailor replied to Ian's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
' Fuel management '. So an ultralite aircraft consuming 5 Lph with a 20 litre tank, HAS to have 30 minutes of reserved fuel to !. Do what ?. ( over-fill the tank ). Carry 22.5 litres. spacesailor -
Don,t forget those BUREAUOCRATES, Sitting in their offices dreaming of more restrictions, for you. spacesailor
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The Sydney ferries-cat,s were powered by two stroke diesel motors. They seem reasonably efficient, l have seen the ' black ' diesel smoke when pushing the throttle too far, making the engine struggle for air. Something diesel drivers have to learn. Heavy foot doesn't excellerate any faster than a light foot. spacesailor
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CASA Consultation Paper (760 kg) Published.
spacesailor replied to walrus's topic in Governing Bodies
All LawyerSpeak, Lots of words, but no sence !. spacesailor -
More PC9's and gliders up for auction
spacesailor replied to Marty_d's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Does your glider have the motor ?. As those ex military ASK21 powered glider. spacesailoe -
More PC9's and gliders up for auction
spacesailor replied to Marty_d's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
That,s a huge problem for any buyer. How can any company expect a reasonable return, with conditions like they have. A pity the seller won,t help either. There seems to be more aircraft in the background, than in the auction. spacesailor -
More PC9's and gliders up for auction
spacesailor replied to Marty_d's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Top bid at the moment is about 1/2 a $million. But, some are less th a 1/4 $ million. The poweredsIlplanes are $ 35,000, and look i good condition. spacesailor -
Jabs magnetic trick should stick !. BUT The compass is much closer on a HumelBird, I,m saying 5 or 6 inches. After all the length is 14' ( feet ). I guess l,ll have to keep screwing away with thoe two 3/32 bolts. It,s just the thought of dropping one ( or both ) in the airfield grass !, never to be found again. spacesailor
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As the ' fuelcap cover is 0.8mm & the base is the same !. ( just went out & measured it ). Then 2 mm thickness of material, is a bit small. The reason, l asked for a couple of the smallest, will give me an idea how Big the smallest is. There are bigger RC models than the HummelBird, And with bigger engines. spacesailor
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Motor oil 15- 40. Syn. ( we are told ), IS thinner when cold and gets thicker when hot. BUT Even my old VW, recommends straight 30 grade. Thick wnen cold, getting thinner when it needs that thicker oil at high loads & tempreture. So, how about an ' oil heater ', at startup. Like we used in those Cold European winters, that saved many from a cracked block !. spaceailor
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Blueadventures, I checked them out !, ( camlocs ) But The same thing aplies. Even in their literature it says ( can,t find that site now, so as l remember it ) " we don,t use size but serial numbers ". So to fasten a ten-thou" inspection door closed l use a couple of nuts & bolts. And some are in French ! The rest American. spacesailor
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What is the best fuel (Mogas) for your engine
spacesailor replied to Cosmick's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Starts between fill !. I, like lots of other car owner,s have Not refueled my Pajero for getting on to a year now. Running a second ( diesel ) car. The Old 95 octane fuel must be due for a change soon. Here,s hoping it Will start when that day eventually arrives, then off for holidays AND breakdowns. I,m going out to check the logbook. I,m back, the last fill was' 15 / 2 / 21 at Orange. Price was $ 131.9 cpl. spacesailor -
Pre Loved Aircraft Wanted
spacesailor replied to skippydiesel's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
In their discription, there is the words after the prop hours, " unserviable " , whether it,s the prop only or the aircraft hard to tell !. Two are up to $ 499.500. spacesailor -
Pre Loved Aircraft Wanted
spacesailor replied to skippydiesel's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
Those Roulette aircraft are now being bid on, with bids ranging from $ 25 to $100,000. The sailplanes are around $35,000. spacesailor -
What is the best fuel (Mogas) for your engine
spacesailor replied to Cosmick's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Iv,e used lots of SYB. Everything from Peter single cylinder diesels to my half VW two pot motor. Much beter than handcranking forever, trying to get the fuel or the spark to work. Used a whole can getting a Ruston diesel motor to run Unassisted, huge thing, with the biggest cranking handle imaginable. So I.m sold on it. The old way of getting those old motors going was a bunch of petrol soaked rags, held infront of the induction pipe. Anyone think they would enjoy holding flaming rags, without letting them get sucked down to the piston ,. spacesailor -
Sounds like you need !. WEEDS. Fast growing & very hardy. LoL spacesailor
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Kinglake West Airfield? - does anyone know about this?
spacesailor replied to SGM's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
There Was one in Toongabbie, belonging to ' Transavia aviation '. I wonder where as the area has a large powner line grid, with a substation on Powers road. Nowdays Trans avia, comes as a European airline company, !, and nill maps of that seven hills erea. spacesailor -
Headset recommendations
spacesailor replied to Lucky01's topic in Instruments, Radios and Electronics
skippy Were do you obtain the curlycord, ( plug to headset ). The outer sheath disintegrated on my Unused set. spacesailor -
Does your ultralight have a transponder?
spacesailor replied to danny_galaga's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Lots of " ultralites " have Weight issues & don,t carry a battery. Simple liteweight aircraft, one step up from a " nanolite ". spacesailor