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About pylon500
- Birthday 15/11/1958
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Foxbat, Lightwing, Stollite, Corby.
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Location
Taree NSW
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Australia
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pylon500 started following Apparently midair at Gympie at 3pm today, 9/11/22 , This was NOT a good idea. , Mid-air collision at Caboolture - 28/07/2023 and 4 others
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This is somewhat akin to painting a target on your back! Unless Yuri has already moved Aeroprakt out of the Ukraine, I would feel nervous turning up to work in the next few weeks... How are the rest of us up for spares?
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Not 100% sure here, but I think the Delta Dart was the one that got the area rule mods done to it (there doesn't seem to be any 'wasting' in the photo of the Dagger there...), the performance comparisons here would indicate the effectiveness of using area rule.
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Mid-air collision at Caboolture - 28/07/2023
pylon500 replied to onetrack's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Photo's only showing one wreckage (Jab), and some Cub parked next to the strip? Wreckage direction is odd, being across the threshold? Did the jab hit a tow rope? -
Light aircraft flips on French Island 21/01/23.
pylon500 replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
And to think that pilots build/buy RV 'As' (with a nose wheel) because they worry about a tail dragger tipping over... -
Worse case scenario could be that 'a' person with an ASIC may be required to be responsible for other people on the field?
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Light aircraft crash - NT - 25/12/2022 - 2 dead
pylon500 replied to onetrack's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Pulling the wings off 210's sounds to be a bit of a habit... -
'Gravity feed...' I used to remember the old two stroke diaphragm pumps could pull fuel up about two feet (at least), in our situation the tanks are about level with the carbi's (they would be above during climb), so I'm assuming the 912 mechanical pump should maintain pressure to the carbi's as a 'level' system. My biggest concern was exposing the fuel pickups in the tanks when the wings are folded, so I've got a slightly more complex fuel system than just a line to the engine. Tank fuel will come into the side tubes and will have to flow down to the T branch where it will then feed to the engine. the lower tube will go to a below fuselage drain point, and the top tube goes to a 'purge' pump, that will scavenge all bubbles in the lines and pump it back to one of the tanks. That's the theory anyway, was initially going to use a header tank, but figured the lines were enough volume to do the job. Made many of my own bits and saved around $200 (if I don't count my time).
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Apparently midair at Gympie at 3pm today, 9/11/22
pylon500 replied to Jase T's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Definitely, driving is FAR more dangerous and taxing on concentration. -
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Just think, there's a world full of aeroplanes flying around the outside of that mess.
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And yet both on the verge of getting flutter😱 (The fins of F-18's are known to flutter at high alfa flight)
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I had a photo somewhere of an F18 formating with a Sopwith Pup replica at Schofields way back when... Ah, found a linked version...