Old Koreelah

Good topic, Yenn. I'm definitely in the market for better STOL techniques.

The Corby is a fast little beast; what's it's stall and landing run like?

An amazing story. Perhaps the best aircraft doco I have seen. The multinational volunteer nature of this tale cries out to be told in a movie- but I hope Hollywood doesn't get hold of it and stuff up a good story!

Perhaps the Russians have already made movies about their own women pilots- they had several female squadrons who flew Stumoviks and perhaps even fighters in combat in that massive meat grinder we call the Russian Front.

Would mixing an upper cylinder lube (or 2-stroke oil) into the fuel achieve the dame result, by coating internal surfaces with a film of lube?

I fitted a tiny Dekka (120ccA) and when I learned the technique, it actually starts my 2.2 Jab, even on winter mornings. After c.4 years it got cooked due to a crook regulator.

Since it only weighs 3kg and is adequate, I replaced it with the same item.

And tear-drop shaped heads - I mean helmets . . .

Fascinating stuff. We have a lot to thank the early researchers for, especially NACA for sharing their findings. I believe fair dinkum racing cyclists use aerofoil-shaped spokes!

You're right, eightyknots, I was speaking in jest. Even the might Apple is only a fleeting thing in human history, let alone geological time.

I got lucky and found a couple of aerosol dry powder extinguishers made in Tasmania (unfortunately no longer in production). I have one plumbed into the engine bay. Weighs c.800g and makes me feel safer. I regularly shake up the powder, but eventually the pressure will leak out. I have heard of proper aircraft extinguishers which weigh a little more and cost a couple of hundred dollars.

Your best extinguisher is careful design and maintenance of fuel lines and ignition sources.

Mathew you are so right. In my VRA role I have attended a hundred accidents or more, including heaps of fatals; the feet on the dash outcome is always sad. Recovering the deceased is not a happy task, but you can't tell people...

Wow, thanks, Ignition! Perhaps that explains why I've had so much trouble with my damned compass! Even after I spent lots on a rebuild, it's still inaccurate. I'll have to check which hemisphere it was meant for. There are so many factors affecting a magnetic compass: local deviation, migrations of the magnetic poles and metal in the a/c, etc. that I rarely rely on it. To make matters worse, the earth's magnetic field is probably well overdue for a reversal. Any century now it's likely to flip, so I'm using my iPhone instead!

Wife speaking here!!

This is the wife speaking! I have spent years helping to build the wretched thing, using my best asset. Lyle says the best asset is my weight. One night we were very late for a friend's 21st as we had to struggle with the dammmmmmm thing to put it away. It was times like these, I wanted to put a bomb to it. Signed The Wife.

Thanks, sleemanj; On a good day, if I don't stuff it up, it takes about 20mins to load/unload. On a bad day up to 40 minutes. I still haven't come up with a standard procedure. Each time I do it slightly differently, in case I learn a better procedure...

Lyle is a clever fellow hey. I've already posted on his Youtube that I'm going to have to check it out in person.

If the damn monsoon ever ends I hope to cross the range and see your slippery Zephyr. Its homecoming was impressive. Looks like you don't need much of that strip after all.

Lyle

Thanks, horsefeathers. I'd like to think the plane has mobs more innovations than the bloody carrier... it took years!

The reason the fuselage points rearwards is to get the CoG right for transport (towbar load is about 15kg) and to fit the whole lot in a standard shipping container. I did have to build a 1300mm extension to the end of the container to accommodate the wing, but now its secure from weather and vermin, I don't pay hangarage and can wonder up the the back to work on it whenever I like.

I'll tell Robo (even tho I'm a vego)

Say hello to Paul Crowfoot who trained me @ Warnervale

Aircraft carrier prevents divorce:

http://www.recreationalflying.com/vbtube_show.php?tubeid=3

Go to the Phones and Apps forum under Other

er... I must be a little slow...

It claimed that M. Delemotez (Jodel designer) said there are two unnecessary items on aircraft: paint and wiring.

He is also reputed to have advised builders to "add lightness".

Lots of metal planes were never painted, to save many kg of paint.

Perhaps, Major Millard, you mean the Vimy in Adelaide is the one flown from England to Australia by Australian officers Keith and Ross Smith.

Thanks for the suggestion, Greg. It looks like it has far more functions than I am likely to need, but it looks like you have to manually email a report of your track after you've travelled it. I have contacted them to see if there is a breadcrumbs function.

"Free to existing users" is interesting- I couldn't find a price, but I guess it may be more than the $1.19 I paid for my current GPS app!

Hello magcheck, thanks for the link; have you been using instamapper for tracking your own flight-ie leaving a trail of breadcrumbs?

The instamapper forums indicate limitations- the app must be running in the foreground to register.

I need to have mine running in the background- a GPS display is running in the foreground.

I don't have unlimited data; can you turn it off when not flying?

I stand corrected, flying dog. I usually "translate Americanese but let this one thru. (Much as I try to protect our own language, you've got to admit the Yanks have made a few improvements to English, especially to spelling. If you are into Dinkum Lingo, read the column of that name in Australian Geographic. It's written by a bloke I have corresponded with. He's fascinated with our national language and writes his column from Minnesota, USA.

Awesome flying. Was this NYE in Moscow or do flyers always have to cope with a bit a flak?

Is anyone able to share their experience of tracking apps for iPhone.

There are so many available, but most seem to be aimed at jealous spouses. It should be an inexpensive way of leaving a "trail of breadcrumbs" whenever I fly. Ideally I'd like to be able to switch it on only when I'm flying, and control the frequency of position reports. Let's face it, there may be situations where you don't have time to activate the beacon, and when we set off for a leisurely weekend fly around the district we could end up anywhere. A simple and inexpensive way for the family to see where you are...

IDIOT

My daughter and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill. Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.

She said, 'you gave me too much money.'

I said,'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar coin back.'

She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.

I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but

they could not do that kind of thing.'

The clerk then proceeded to give me

back 75 cents in change.

Do not confuse the clerks at MacD's.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

We had to have the garage door repaired.

The repairman told us that

one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the

opener.

I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, 'Lady,

you need a 1/4 horsepower.'

I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said,

'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'

We haven't used that repairman since. Happened in Ipswich, Qld.

IDIOT SIGHTING :

I live in a semi rural area.

We recently had a new neighbour call the local

council P & W office to request the removal of the WOMBAT CROSSING

sign on our road. The reason: 'Too many wombats are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'

Story from Collingwood, Melbourne.

IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE:

My daughter went to a Mexican takeaway and ordered a taco.

She asked the

person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.' He said he was sorry, but

they only had iceberg lettuce.

>From Bankstown, Sydney.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,

'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'

To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'

He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'

This happened in Elizabeth S.A.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it's safe to cross the street.

I was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine. She

asked if I knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals blind

people when the light is red.

Appalled, she responded, 'What on earth are blind people doing driving?!'

She is a government employee in Adelaide P.O.

IDIOT SIGHTING:

When my husband and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our

car after a service, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service

department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the drivers

side door.

As I watched from the

passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that

it was unlocked. 'Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'

His reply,

'I know. I already got that side.'

STAY ALERT!

They walk among us...

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Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it.

A word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after a success.

Yesterday is history,tomorrow is a mystery,and today is a gift, that's why they call it the present.

"Elenor Roosevelt"