Old Koreelah

I agree about noise, OT. Love wearing my noise-cancelling headset, even when there’s engine noise. Sometimes I just love the silence.

I remember reading about these planes during that war. Let’s keep this aeroplane a secret, lest the anti-noise lobby insist all our little planes have to adopt these innovations.

I bet you’ve had too many such tasks, OME. A huge loss to many of us. I was in regular contact with the deceased in a couple of his roles. This bloke was very talented and innovative. A pioneer in the use of aerial spotting in firefighting, he clocked up enormous hours helping during emergencies. A mate spoke to him not long before the fatal flight; he’d been working hard in his complex, demanding job and said he was just going for a fly to clear his head. An uncharacteristic and momentary lapse in judgement caused this tragedy. It could happen to any of us.

Take a screen shot (or scan) of each document, then up load it when prompted near the end of the application process. They might also want a copy of your RAA membership.

There are some advantages in ditching old email addresses: a bit like cleaning out the shed or moving house.

Nev he was a top bloke, but I never understood a word he said!

The buggers caught me up there in 1972; as builder’s labourers, we were sent to chip formwork imperfections off the blank 18-storey side of 220 Pacific Highway, Crows Nest. All went well until smoko time, when some bast@rd unplugged our platform’s extension cord so he could boil the billy. Fresh-off-the-boat Irish workmate and I were stranded up there for hours until people across the road in the Mater Hospital heard us yelling out.

My wife’s uncle had a fear of spiders. During the Vietnam war a big terantula-type suddenly appeared on the screen of the Iriquois he was flying, so he pulled his pistol and shot it.

I bought a fuel pressure gauge from Maj Millard and it has been useful for fifteen years. About thirty seconds before the fuel runs out, the needle gyrates wildly, giving you enough time to swap tanks.

As I posted on some previous thread, my wife had terrible phobia about flying. Perhaps it was due to her first and only flight, when the d1ckhead pilot tossed his plane around trying to impress her. The result was three decades when I thought we’d never travel. She had already overcome her fear of dogs (I’d twice witnessed her being attacked without provocation). Showing characteristic grit, she adopted a puppy and came to love dogs. Fear of flying was much harder to fix. She enrolled in the FearlessFlying course run by female Qantas pilots. It was a great success and she’s done several jet trips since…but she’ll never get in a little plane, especially if I’m the pilot!

Norton were developing a Favel/Wulf stepped piston engine in the 70s.

Neat work Marty. If security is an issue, is it possible to install a long pin to lock those inspection doors shut? A section of piano hinge can serve as a secure latch, with the release pin accessible from somewhere inside your (lockable) cabin.

Our local Aggies sometimes appear on OzRunways, but sometimes don’t. When asked, one pilot said he turns his off when his phone battery is low. During the last week several helicopters have been passing over my house en route to a fire on the Liverpool Range. None appears to be using ADS-B, but they usually show up on OzRunways.

Nev that’s a point most of us never consider. I once risked a short cut across Lake Liddel. Right over the middle of that wide expanse of water the plurry engine spluttered- just enough to give me a scare. Seems I had flown through the invisible plume of CO2 downwind of Liddel’s chimneys.

Kevin I envy you blokes with an extra pair of eyes to help. Good thing my little one-seater is no speedster, because 85kt keeps me busy enough. Another reason those supersonic warplanes need a sharp yound pilot.

Spot on, IBob. I have 20/20 vision but still find it hard to see other aircraft. The iPad warns me about traffic nearby and where to look. At our monthly club BBQ this morning this topic came up. Very easy for all this technology to keep our eyes inside the cockpit, but a disciplined scanning regime should be about 80% outside, a scan of instruments, then check the iPad screen for nearby aircraft. One of our regulars has registered his aircraft’s nickname on his SkyEcho, so it comes up on people’s screens rather than some boring numbers or letters than hardy anyone will see, remember or use. Much better. In other news, I just this minute finally completed my application for a rebate!

There’s got to be a better way!

It occurs to me that if we have to carry the extra weight of a hammer, perhaps it should have more than one function; mounted in cockpit ready to smash through perspex?

A perennial problem for aircraft; except for rotorcraft, the plurry wing will always be a liability when parked. For low wing aircraft, I like the idea of being able to retract the wheels to allow it to squat on the ground, reducing the wind’s lifting force. Dig a hole for the wheels? Some people mount a lump of timber along the wing to kill lift.

Too late for the screws i used to attach my magnesium salt pool’s outlet window: big rusty blobs. Should have used proper stainless.

The little buggers can work their way out when not fastened. I just discovered I’d lost a Dzuss fastener, so will have to search the whole plurry area.

I turned off autocorrect long ago- tired of American spelling being imposed on me. One advantage is I can use Aussie lingo like arvo, dunno…. but the main reason is to exercise my few remaining grey cells before old timers sets in.

Useful info, OT. Sounds like WA regulations are more stringent than NSW. My wife’s car recently reached the end of it’s life, so she’s looking for a small safe, reliable used car. Checking a couple of likely bargains on REVS revealed they had flood damage. Not interested.

Yes Kaspar, I recall seeing a pic of an early 262 taking off with a prop out front. I presume the new jet engines were far from reliable.

Although a tablet with only GPS might do the job, experts have explained to me that your device makes use of data from mobile towers to help it more quickly locate the most useful satellites.