boleropilot

aha - where were you flying back to?

BP

thank god, I thought no one was reading my posts....and yeah Pete, I reckon it's a great idea, not sure it will affect the aerodynamics of the Drifter but...

considering the Drifter has the aerodynamic properties of a brick with a spare tractor tyre attached, probably not much?

btw, do you think that cable ties for the easy entry system will be OK?

BP

yeah I'm with you Pete, what a crock - there is no will on the part of the pleece to do anything about this blight on humanity.  They should be pulled over, booked for Undue Noise, and sent for roadworthy check for noise

so they will go home, put the standard mufflers on, do the test, pass, go home, put the straight through pipes on, and go for a ride

and then Mr Plod should book them again (and again) until they get the god damn message - I live 6km from a major road (betwixt Boonah and Ipswich) and we can hear these dills as plain as day every weekend...

there endeth the rant (for the time being)

BP

going over my old posts - apologies to HITC and M61 for not thanking ya's for your responses - thanks guys, much appreciated

BP

I had four un-mufflered Massey Davidsons come up behind me this afternoon - they couldn't overtake because there was oncoming traffic (they take no notice of double lines)

the closest one was about one metre behind me - the others weren't far behind - if I'd hit the brakes I would have got all four of them, easy peasy....

I thought about it for a moment, then thought "ah far kit, let the morons go - twood be nice to rid the planet of four oxygen thieves, but I don't want to go to jail for such a treat"

and these quarter wits are actually trying to tell us that they take the mufflers off their Harley Fergusons as a safety measure because motorists can hear them coming...what's that noise I hear overhead?

oink oink oink

BP

wow 57 views and not a single reply - have I upset some people by my weird sense of humour?

g'day Sandy, yeah I did get in contact with Glen but my emails went nowhere, finally got an answer, not sure if I'll go with the quote of around $250...

hey Peter, I always get that mixed up - stick back, trees get bigger - no, smaller - ah bugger, too late....

But just remember, you weren't the first to think of elevator music:[ATTACH]38254.IPB[/ATTACH]

 

Sorry the pic is small. Can't figure out how to enlarge it.

 

BTW:  Real men ARE taildraggers.

youse guys n gals might want to slip over to the silly aviation pix - ah what the hell, I'll post them here too - my Drifter modifications are in response to a female friend who stated she would not fly in my Drifter because it was too 'basic"

she complained that it would be hard to get into, and that when she flies quaintarse she has a entertainment unit on the headrest in front of her - but she did mention it was a pain not being able to use her phone mid flight - ha!  fixed that didn't I....

can't wait to hear what Kiwi thinks of my modifications...

hey thanks Garfly - I've been giggling like a girl all day thinking about this....

3 out of 4....crikey.....sad really

mein gott, I did it:

and as you can see, my grasp of computer stuff is limited - can some kind soul (anyone between the ages of 2 and 6 should be able to do it) put these around the right way for me?

thanks!

BP

hello, I'm from CASA, and I'm here to help....anyway, here are the promised pix, with titles - can't wait to hear what you think:

showed a picture of my Drifter to a non-aviation person the other day - she said "oh that's way too basic for me, you won't catch me in that"

I'm going to the hangar this morning to do a few little installations so the back seat area is a little less "basic"

watch this space..........especially you, Farri, considering the number of passengers you take aloft - you can't fool us, ya know, we know how you get them to smile - you do an unannounced barrel roll then say "smile for the camera, or I'll do it again"

BP

thanks m8, much appreciated.  the quote I got from an "aircraft engineering" company is $250, of which $110 is "engineer" labour.  my initial thought was that it was a bit high but in all fairness it's probably about right (with the bonus of being "aircraft" quality...)

BP

well a set from my point of view is a pair of cables, for a 582 fitted with the oil injection pump (I have one but it's not on this motor) there would be another cable for that

I'll talk to the guys at the motorcycle shops in Ipswich, they might be able to help

cheers

BP

G'day youse mob,

during the inspections during refurb the throttle cables were found to have worn inners and a couple of broken threads on the inners, so a complete new set is required - does anybody know of a set available, or a builder who can make up a set for me?

BP

I was at Amberley when the RAAF was flying these beasties (while waiting for the F-111s to arrive) - imagine what the Canberra pilots felt when they strapped one of these machines on....check out the records achieved by Phantoms (bottom of page - aviation history website)

yep:

 F-4A (F4H-1F) changes were a leading edge flap boundary layer air control system first used on the 5th preproduction aircraft and blown flaps introduced on the 7th preproduction aircraft.11 The wing leading edges and trailing edge flaps were blown by high-pressure bleed air from the engine compressors, which produced a thin layer of air which helped keep airflow attached at high angles of attack.

from website:

http://www.aviation-history.com/mcdonnell/f4.html

BP

I agree. Once I did a simulated engine failure some distance from an airfield and could have made it but ruined things by doing a circuit when I got there. Turning from downwind to base I saw that I was too low.So now I reckon the thing to do is to get to base leg high and do S turns on base leg till its time to go to finals.

One of the big things both my paraglider and ultralight instructors drummed into me was to never turn your back on your intended landing point - not much fun when you're committed and stressed, then after a 360 you can't see your chosen spot

My little airfield at Woolooman has hills all around and is a bit short, so Kiwi suggested I approach from overhead and then spiral down - that way I will always be within glide of the 'field

Great thing about Drifters of course is they sideslip like a demon and drop like a brick in the process - seriously thinking about installing disc brakes for a better chance of avoiding the fence at the South end of the 'field - I'd ground loop before I got too close anyway...

On the subject of getting from the end of Downwind to touchdown, there has been quite a lot of discussion on this forum about the 'military' style turn = one big 180 degree descending turn - pros and cons with this option but more pros than cons I think

btw, re the air blown over the flaps on the jap seaplane, if I remember correctly the F4 Phantoms had a similar system to maintain boundary layer over the flaps?

BP

G'day Greg, how's the resto going m8?  I'm close to getting my refurbed prop back, still trying to source a set of throttle cables.  Hoping to be in the air again by the end of June?

BP

Heard then saw a Drifter climbing just South of Flinders Peak this morning, about 1100, going West to East - anybody I know?

BP

hey Bill, have you heard of Pastafarians?  We (I'm a member of that religious group) believe (it's in our Bible) that the increase in global warming has been caused by a reduction in the number of pirates (real pirates, not those modern wanna bees). 

In our Bible there is a graph - one line shows (over the past 200 years) the decrease in the number of pirates - the other line shows the increase in global warming over the same period - irrefutable proof!!!!!

BP