Old Koreelah

Despite my best efforts to design my fuel system so that it could not trap air bubbles, there just isn't the space to set up a constantly-rising fuel line like I had hoped. Yesterday I found the filter half full of air and it can't get out because the line travels downhill from there to the Mizer sensor.

Needless to say I removed it, but it can happen any time a tank runs out of fuel. Despite the air bubble, fuel seems to happily travel thru the system, but perhaps there will come a situation, such as during severe turbulence where the bubble starves the engine of fuel. Has anyone else had experience of this?

I was just wondering: is it possible to wire these into the aircraft's electrical supply rather than rely on batteries?

80kt- electronic detectors use so little juice and there are advantages in not wiring them into the a/c power system.

I fitted a domestic unit, which has run continuously for well over a year on a 9v battery.

Our blood has an amazing affinity for Carbon Monixide; I have been told that it will absorb up to 400 times more CO than Oxygen, so if there is any CO in the air it gets absorbed quickly.

Thanks for posting this, PD. And thanks to the forward-thinking people who organised to record history as it was made. You can see how the Allies, particularly the USA won WW2 by outproducing the enemy, who could not afford to toss damaged planes over the side.

I was always attracted to naval aviation, after a Korean-War pilot described landing on a carrier as like simultaneously having a car crash and an orgasm.

Taking the advice of dunlopdangler

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pil...Obroforweb.pdf

"a timely thing to remind us all of this danger. As recreational flyers get the nod to fly up to 10,000ft, and we are approaching that cold time of the year, we should be all reminded of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning from poorly maintained/faulty heating systems and also hypoxaemia.

For those that pursue the habit of smoking, hypoxia can start having an affect on the body as low as 6,000ft depending on the individual. There was a case (again in America) where a well known (heavy smoking) actor who was flying his twin ended up making an emergency landing on a highway."

This danger applies on the ground as well. We in the VRA see some inexplicable road crashes; CO may be a more common factor than we realise. The worst was the bloke who drove his van through the night with his family sleeping behind him. To stay awake he apparently had air blowing on his face, but on arrival several of the family were deceased; CO from a leaking exhaust pipe.

Those little CO colour-change cards are a waste of time- they don't last long, and one of the first effects of CO poisoning is loss of colour vision... Good quality digital CO monitors are available; mine has paid for itself.

Amazing! I always assumed military jets stayed up there due to brute force. Perhaps there is some finesse in the way they fly.

A similar case:

http://www.faa.gov/pilots/safety/pilotsafetybrochures/media/CObroforweb.pdf

GPS, OZrunways

see earlier tread:

http://www.recreationalflying.com/showthread.php/141392-ipod-as-a-gps..?highlight=iphone

Yes, Simon the iPhone is readable in full sunlight. The GPS app that I use has a white background with very large, simple numbers-heaps easier to read than my old GPS, and Oz Runways is also quite readable- I do have to do some zooming, though. I also regret the lack of USB on iPad/iPhone; I'm told that you can wirelessly connect a full keyboard and who knows what else.

Hello Simon, thanks for telling us about this- looks like a good solid product- better that my simple belt clip on the side of the cockpit.

I have found my iPhone quite useful aloft- looking up runways, calling ahead, recording the flight track and taking movies of the panel and scenery. The size is a fair compromise, more portable than the iPad.

See an earlier post:

http://www.recreationalflying.com/showthread.php/122903-iPhone-GPS?highlight=iphone

I still like this cheap app; it has fewer features than some of the expensive ($3.66) ones but the display is simple and very clear.

Biggest problem is the same as motorists face- potentially lethal distractions, especially without a co-pilot to keep watch!

"we have a bar owner who believes in the power of prayer, and an entire church congregation that now does not"

-reminds me of when Yuri Gagarin returned in triumph as the first human in space.

He was introduced to the Soviet leader, Krushchev, who eventually asked "Comrade did you see God up there?"

When Yuri replied that he had, Krushchev, leader of atheistic socialism says "Just as I feared- you must tell nobody!"

When later the Pope asked the same question, Gagarin says "No, your Holiness I saw no God."

The Pope says "Just as I feared- you must tell nobody!"

Damned tailwinds! I have had two ground loops, both when taxying in gusty conditions. Finally figured out why hard rudder input made it worse- the deflected rudder picked up heaps of tailwind and carried the beast around in a big loop. Solution: use opposite rudder when tailwind is faster than airspeed.

If you have a FAST aeroplane like a Morgan Sierra and you fly towards the setting sun, you will never run out of daylight:laugh:Alan.

I should blame you, Dex, because on the way up the valley I deviated (does that make me a deviant?) west to check out Denman and your strip.

I see you have a nice house and buildings where Google Earth says there once was lucerne paddock. Was too high and rushed to see the power lines.

The real delay: As I climbed to cross the range the engine sounded different... so after a few too many stutters from in front I turned back to YSCO to check under the cowl.

Using heaps more fuel and running very rich, so some work ahead of me.

I ran out of daylight on a recent flight home. Sun was setting as I departed nearby field and my time assumptions were off the mark. It took almost twice as long to get to home field, and the twilight was much shorter than I expected. (Midsummer twilights are heaps shorter than midwinter) Luckily I knew the area well, still had enough light to land safely, and didn't have to test out my LL's, but it was a sobering experience. Next time I will look up last light times and apply them!

Thanks for the painless lesson, prowse; I'm sure lots of us will rejig our attitude to distractions as a result. Your condour may save a life. Time for me to 'fess up as well...

"I guess (the millions of poor) are not on telly right now, so nobody cares..." Basscheffers is right about this of course. Should we just shut up shop and not get involved in the world?

"The country is rich enough to take care if its own."

We forget the way other countries have rallied to Australia's aid after our own comparatively trivial disasters.

Japan, more than many rich nations, has a commendable record of giving generously, especially in times of emergency. They sure have worked hard for their relative affluence, but their economy is in deep trouble and the scale of this catastrophe demands we all assist if we can. (If for no other reason than Australia needing a strong Japan for our exports and to balance China's influence.)

Thanks, ozzie for putting into words what many of us must feel.

The tyrany of distance and uneven distribution...

We are so lucky here, with a mild climate, plenty of everything, oodles of open space, clean air and even wiildlife!

Perhaps the most we can do is offer free holidays for whole families while the mess is cleaned up.

Remember after Chernobyl? Kids were brought here from Ukraine. I don't know if it helped them or not, but it sure made a lot of Aussies feel like we could do something...

Sign me up!

Keep us posted on this event; I'd like to be there.

hey guysi've flown the route (Archerfield - Lismore) in a Stinson Tri Motor in stormy weather and it is just scary

 

trying to keep visual contact with the ground while the aircraft is being thrown all around the sky...nasty

 

2012 is the 75th anniversary of the crash, i'm going to organise an event including the Stinson Room at the Beaudesert Historical Museum, the Beaudesert Times for copies of the newspaper articles, Bernard O'Reilly's grave and Westray's grave

 

cheers for now

 

BP

Damn! the inexorable march of standardisation! Looks like even "tad", a "touch", "smidge" and "poofteenth" will have to be defined, measured, converted to fractions of the wavelength of krypton and accepted by the ISO!

(Meanwhile, thanks for the idea, turboplanner, I'll have to get a copy of "Civilization One".

Lyle

OK, I've heard of 'Mobs of Kangaroos' but never mobs of anything else. Must be a local area measurement. Care to enlighten us OK. How much/many constitutes a mob ;-))Serious now, what project did you use it on and was it successful?

The project is the Jodel D9 you see on my avatar, and yes it's been successful. Unfortunately I can't advise in more specific terms about it's efficacy.

(A "mob" is 100 times larger than "heaps big", 1000 larger than a "smidgeon" and a million times the size of a "poofteenth")

Very interesting topic. I have mobs of klegecell (PVC foam with 75kg/m3 density) left over from another project and used some of it in a sandwich with 1.5mm hoop pine ply. Mobs of stiffness, and pretty light. but I have no idea of the numbers.

Well done, Win, fortunate is the man who can carry on a family tradition and make his folks proud!

I loved the new aviation expression you coined: "You weigh 300 feet per minute" I'm sure it will come into regular use!

Good idea, Kev. I have am producing a training video for the NSW VRA (Volunteer Rescue Association) on aircraft rescue. There is a section on BRS, which is perhaps the most likely hazard to emergency personnel. If interested let me know.

Good comments; I'm not suggesting RAA spend money on promotion, just facilitate better public knowledge when possible. A larger sign "Morgan Aeroworks" was the first thing I saw from a distance as I approached the hangar...

I have several times been amazed by the utter ignorance of our sector in the general public.

Last week I dropped in to Taree Airport in the hope of having a quick look at a Morgan plane and even speaking to the man himself. I asked directions of a uniformed airport employee (who looked like he'd worked there for years). He said he'd never heard of Gary Morgan or Morgan Aeroworks. Dazed, and fearing I had the wrong town, I wandered off a hundred metres to one of the few hangars and there, under a huge sign, found the hallowed aeroplane factory. The fact that Morgans seem to be the main traffic at Taree seems to have gone un-noticed by my knowledgable guide.

Gary and Tim gave happily gave me lots of their precious time and proudly showed off features of their craft. Tim took me for a test flight which left me amazed at the performance and stability of their creation. A credit to our aviation sector.

A couple of years back I visited Bundaberg. Asking for directions at a servo 1km from the airport, I could not find anyone who had even heard of Jabiru!

Perhaps a central role of the RAA is to improve public awareness and perception of Rec flying.