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  1. derekliston
    That was the name I couldn’t remember, thought I remembered Collegiate but couldn’t recall Porterfield. Must be getting old!!!
  2. derekliston
    How about Piper PA15 Vagabond? Except the rudder might be wrong.
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    I’ve an idea that it might be French. There was one a lot like it at White Waltham when I lived nearby but I’m stuffed if I can remember what it was called.
  4. derekliston
    Bugger! How much wind?
  5. derekliston
    That could have been me. I managed to collapse the nose leg but fortunately it didn’t turn over.
  6. derekliston
    Yes, I forgot that there is a control rod from the stick to the bell crank. If you have a look at the video on fb of what I think is a Savannah, they claim the control rod detached.
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    I have previously uploaded pictures, only this time, first time ever, it gives that message?
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    Just looking at an Aeronaves video on fb of what looks like a Savannah doing a bad bounce landing, then nose gear collapses and it overturns. Thing is that in the comments it states that the elevator control rod became disconnected. I thought, perhaps wrongly, that the Savannah had elevator cables like the Zenith CH701. Could you Savannah drivers please a) have a look at the video and confirm that it is a Savannah and b) tell me whether or not they have elevator cables?
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    Yes mate, that is what I did, I-pad! Never seen that message before.”The uploaded file does not have an allowed extension”?
  10. derekliston
    Since I can’t seem to post the screenshots, numbers are as follows:- CHT @ WOT 115, 110, 125, 139 and EGT 621, 609, 685, 611. Cruise, ie downwind CHT, 110, 106, 117, 125 and EGT 679, 692, 658, 710. All in Celsius, Oil temp 96 and Ambient 27 also Celsius of course.
  11. derekliston
    Couple of screenshots of my temps. Only circuit flight but one at, as you put it WOT and one on downwind. Tried to load them, but it says ‘uploaded files do not have agreed extension’ Computer geniuses, what the hell does that mean? One day I’ll end up in the nuthouse and it will be due to computers!
  12. derekliston
    After I posted my query I realised that might be the answer. I don’t have too many temperature problems, only oil temp on a sustained climb, but I’m hoping that goes away when I change from straight oil next oil change.
  13. derekliston
    No idea, but it looks nice!
  14. derekliston
    Probably just being a bit obtuse and I’ll kick myself for asking, but what is WOT? (Was going to just say Wot’s Wot, but figured I might get some funny responses!)
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    I’m a bit like that country song about the car with different bits from different years. I had my first lesson at 21 in 1968 and with gaps for mainly financial reasons, got my British PPL around 1980 or so, more gaps with a move to Australia in 1984 and still more gaps before I converted to Australian PPL, still flying but again for financial reasons, not sure for how much longer.
  16. derekliston
    Ah well, as much as my engine cost anyway!
  17. derekliston
    Go for it mate, I’ll hope that you never have to prove the point! Just as an aside, my son’s father-in-law had a Cirrus and it cost him almost as much (probably) as my aeroplane is worth to have the parachute system inspection, repack, whatever redone!
  18. derekliston
    Just a thought, if that ‘knob’ as you put it, takes your wing or tail feathers off in the circuit area then I doubt whether, between reaction and actuation time that it would save you!
  19. derekliston
    True Mark, won’t argue with you on that one, but for the little flying I do I try to avoid unlandable country. Like I said, I hope fate doesn’t prove me wrong!
  20. derekliston
    Probably, but he shouldn’t. I believe more than 1 example of one of his designs have come apart in the air.
  21. derekliston
    I built a two seater because I liked the idea of company, but most of my flying is solo, my wife doesn’t like flying and there aren’t too many friends around who want to fly with me apparently! As far as recovery parachutes go, Chris Heintz says it shows a lack of faith in the airframe. Also, once you pull that handle you have no control over where the aeroplane goes, powerlines, farm dam, highway, trees etc. While I accept that there may be times that I wished I had one, I am happy to fly without one, especially in my CH701 that only needs about 60 metres to get down safely. (Please fate, don’t prove me wrong)
  22. derekliston
    Sort of has the look of a Robin Regent, but doesn’t have the cranked wing!
  23. derekliston
    Mmm, I know, twas just a comment because I don’t have a clue!
  24. derekliston
    Prop looks very small diameter with not a lot of ground clearance allowing for nose strut movement?
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    Flew in one a couple of times at Booker in England. Pilot used to commence take-off from one extreme side of the runway to allow for the aeroplane swinging until it had enough rudder authority.
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