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tecnamdave

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  1. Very well said Dieselten. I could feel the confidence building just by reading your post
  2. Welcome to the nervous pilots club, you are not alone I have the same problem, I started flying around ten years ago. I purchased my own plane but prefer to fly with another pilot or passenger. I have been on about fore or five flights of one or two hours,tho most of the time just short half hour flights to the training area and back Some times changing my mind after climb out and only doing the one circuit. I have just had a three month break from flying so I am about to try again with instructor and to There are a lot of folk that say you would never get me up in one of those things, or if they ever did never ever want to do it again Us nervous pilots are some who are in-between
  3. shafs64 Hmm I wonder if we can find a nervous pilots club. or maybe I should say join the club. You are not alone I have had the same problem since I started flying 10 years ago Almost to the point that I will not go up without company preferably of another pilot. And even then I somehow get out of my comfort zone. some times only doing one circuit and wanting to come back down I have just had three months from flying for different reasons and am about to get back into it with a bit of a refresher course
  4. Methinks being this time of the year, we will be having some pretty hot days for the trip, early starts should give us a 4 hour trip, with a long lunch and afternoon tea, then maybe a couple of hours flying late afternoon before sunset
  5. Thanks Phil I have just contacted Jake, he has got me on the right track Cheers Dave
  6. I am in the course of purchasing a new Tecnam Eaglet, and I am considering in having a I pad mounted in or on the dash with Ozrunways program. Also thinking of having autopilot can any one tell me if they would be compatible. A few have mentioned that a Trutrak Autopilot would be most suitable in a LSA
  7. I am in the course of purchasing a new Tecnam Eaglet, and I am considering in having a I pad mounted in or on the dash with Ozrunways program. Also thinking of having autopilot can any one tell me if they would be compatible. A few have mentioned that a Trutrak Autopilot would be most suitable in a LSA
  8. Whyalla isnt in Darwin its in SA
  9. As stated my friend is flying my Tecnam to Whyalla She has no ASIC and wants to stay leagle without having to pay a fine no one is flying with her with an ASIC so an alternitive airstrip is required in reasonable proximity to Whyalla
  10. I have a friend who intends to fly my Tecnam toWhyalla in SAthis coming weekend Problem she has no ASIC and cannot land at Whyalla Airport can anyone suggest a suitable landing strip in the vicinity
  11. I have a friend who intends to fly my Tecnam toWhyalla this coming weekend Problem she has no ASIC and cannot land at Whyalla Airport can anyone suggest a suitable landing strip in the vicinity
  12. In trying to get my head around in what went wrong. I believe that the pilot and passenger had just departed an airfield at Rowland flat. So I imagine they would have been on climb out and if facing the hi ground they would have had to do a climbing turn at around 500 ft being a very cloudy and fogy morning and have found themselves in cloud and unable to put the nose down. I am terrified just thinking of this
  13. I can understand fuel being left in a carbie for a number of years causing problems. fuel in a drum being around 3 to 4 months or a bit longer is another thing
  14. Ye Still a lot of container handling i know. life aint meant to be easy. that dose not answer the question dose ULP go stale to the extent that it dont work
  15. I often hear others refer to degradation of fuel if stored for long periods of time, can someone please explain the down side of storing ULP in a sealed container, is there a point in time that the fuel becomes un usable or loses its potency. I have had fuel in motor vehicles that have not been used for 12 months that started and ran OK. lawn mowers and two stroke engines I understand leave a bit to be desired when using old fuel
  16. I wonder how many of us were not aware of it, we had a 1 in 4 chance of it going on the right way, from not being aware of it A very big lesson learnt
  17. We have found two restricter one on a T piece just after the outlet from the fuel pump that goes inline with an outlet on one side to return back to the tank, the other one that we had problem with was on the four way, one side being the inlet one either side going to the carbs. and the fourth one going to the fuel pressure gauge being restricted. some how we did not pick up on this one in the manual Dave
  18. There are two restricter the first one is on the side of a T piece on the outlet side of the mechanical fuel pump, that returns fuel back to the fuel tank, the one we had our problem with is a little further along the same fuel line it is a four way section with fuel going in from the line, an outlet on either side going to the carbs and the one going straight on restricted to the fuel pressure gauge. some how we missed this in the manual Dave
  19. There are two restricter the first one is on the side of a T piece on the outlet side of the mechanical fuel pump, that returns fuel back to the fuel tank, the one we had our problem with is a little further along the same fuel line it is a four way section with fuel going in from the line, an outlet on either side going to the carbs and the one going straight on restricted to the fuel pressure gauge. some how we missed this in the manual Dave
  20. We have found two restricter one on a T piece just after the outlet from the fuel pump that goes inline with an outlet on one side to return back to the tank, the other one that we had problem with was on the four way, one side being the inlet one either side going to the carbs. and the fourth one going to the fuel pressure gauge being restricted. some how we did not pick up on this one in the manual Dave
  21. Thank you and every one else for there concern My Mechanic Len checked out the plane this morning upon taking it for a test flight found the same problem, with a bit of vibration and definite lose of power. So back to the hangar and a thorough check of all the fuel system, we found the problem. The fuel line star that's a 4 way section that distributes the fuel to both carburettors and to the fuel pressure gauge had been inadvertently put back the wrong way, with restricted supply to one of the carburettors, instead of to the fuel pressure gauge Once again a lesson learnt one cannot afford to not pay full attention to the smallest of parts This little 4 way piece of junction pipe has a restriction that can be easily overlooked at the best of times Cheers Dave
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