Doug Evans

Unfortunate but people will always make bad choices weather in charge of machinery or every day choices there are informed or misinformed choices some don't have a choice someone else take that choice away but good management of the choices we do have will always lesson the chance of things going wrong not eliminating but managing the outcome to with your control

so this old clip is still very inlighting of the way things are today

Doug

Love these old doc thanks for sharing

Over the Joystick which then made for a very sticky landing ....trying not too spill the martini onto .....

If there are any LW1 Lightwing owners still reading these posts, I am looking to get some general empty weights of these early aircraft that have had the old 532 diced and 582 or the now obsolete 618 fitted.We have recently purchased Lightwing serial number 039 that had a 618 fitted in 1996 after a factory rebuild and also 30 litre wing tanks forward of the main spar and have got a bit of a shock with our attempts to weigh it - Even adding 30 kg for the mods it's still miles over the original factory figure of 207 kg. (that's if the factory figures were not understated) If the AUW is still 400kg this makes it a single place!!!

Cheers Ron

my weights where

RH Wheel 124 kg

LH wheel 124 kg

Tail wheel 24 kg

That for me works out at 272 kg guessing that Dry add full fuel 98 lts think that about 70 kg me 107 kg

plus a pax

no way that going to be less then 400 kg Mtow ??

I dont know the formula on how they work out the max empty weight ? Sorry

Don't worry about our Major, he's flexible. He'll give anything a go, once. ;-)

 

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Hey Doug, you'll be pleased to know that real-men can also fly Skyrangers ;-)

Ross the Tail wheel is in the wrong spot for ya ... ... your not going Soft on us are u ...........Going too the Dark side are we ...

Thank you for your efforts in the past Andy and hope you fine a spot in the future too your liking.

All the best for you and your tribe for the future

still look forward to hearing you on the forum

Doug

Hello Ron

I have put a replie on a enother page as i said u could give me a ring if u like and have a chat 0417154415

cheers Doug

If there are any LW1 Lightwing owners still reading these posts, I am looking to get some general empty weights of these early aircraft that have had the old 532 diced and 582 or the now obsolete 618 fitted.We have recently purchased Lightwing serial number 039 that had a 618 fitted in 1996 after a factory rebuild and also 30 litre wing tanks forward of the main spar and have got a bit of a shock with our attempts to weigh it - Even adding 30 kg for the mods it's still miles over the original factory figure of 207 kg. (that's if the factory figures were not understated) If the AUW is still 400kg this makes it a single place!!!

Cheers Ron

I have a Rotax 582 and my empty weight is 205kg with 400 kg mtow has change of late as my plane was register with a tow of 480 for years but now the powers to be have changed that to the said 400kg

if ya like to have a chat my number is 0417154415 call anytime ?

Top Looking work mate she's starting to take shape bet ya pleased with yourself she going to be a sweet machine when ya finished ,,

What they asking for her major ?

my jeep has 275000 break downfree km if ya jab dose that well you be happy!

And welcome a new world of fun & new found freedom almost as good as a Jeep

He He

Bugger, commitment have got me bugger for old st this year so hope you all enjoy and stay safe 0032 be there next year hopefully ,,,

I would have thought that lack of maintenance is a much bigger problem than modifications for all RAA planes.

This is the craft

I was joking Doug! The Journalist had a big chance for a free hit at getting it right with the Cessna tag and she missed it.

:roflmao:aircraft engines stated life in a old ford model T I be-leave ! or VW:scratching head:

you may find a few pic here of early lightwings

http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/lightwing-models.29816/

Go for it Doug, you'd be good to do a lil chat owning and flying the original number 1 LW-1.

http://www.recreationalflying.com/forums/lightwing.48/

thats bad stuff on ya engine i wont even use on a mower rather find why she no go ?

My Lightwing Gr 582

RankAmateur.....I agree with your sentiment entirely...a beacon is probably safer if carried on person, a very tragic inflight. Fire accident highlighted that a few years ago south of Charter Towers. I have my beacon mounted right by the door I would go out of, if I needed to exit rapidly, I leave a bit of lanyard hanging out also for an easy grab.Recently I trialed wearing it on my belt, and did a couple of flights that way, however I found it too uncomfortable and forgot to put it on a couple of times.....so it's now back to the position by the door.......thanks for your imput.

I thought that this was an accidents and incidents forum but I suppose that one can be forgiven for thinking such a thing in view of how the thread got started in the first place.

This is the unit I use