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    You want to visit Australia, better be quick, we're selling it fast. Also, everything is upside down this side of the equator so flying will be a little different at first. Your landing in those conditions was pretty good in my books. I would be choking the stick to death and wildly thrashing it about, a habit I cannot lose when in turbulence.
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    One might ask 'What stupid laws and regulations do we enforce that can drive people to such desperate and crazy actions".
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    Get ambo cover for about $80 a year, covers the entire state in SA.
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    This app will only work if the phone or tablet has a GPS chip installed. It won't be using the phone network or WI-FI for location services so it could be used anywhere.
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    My app will not use a map. Doesn't need one. The user just loads in the way-points and follows the track. Ken, I applied for a 'key' that allows me to use Google maps on Android. The key unlocks the API (code) that programmers access to use the maps. Downunder, this app has a black display as does mine. Looking carefully you can see 'something' other than a black screen. As I said, it's just something to keep the grey cells alive and improve my programming skill.
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    To keep my brain working, I'm currently developing a simple navigation application that will run on Android phones and tablets with GPS capabilities. The display is similar to what you might find in commercial aircraft. Your current location is in the centre and the pre-loaded waypoints and track are displayed. In the example image, you would turn right to take up the track to YGAW. I'm curious as to what sort of interest there is in such an application considering there is Oz-Runways and cheap car GPS units that provide good navigation data. My app would be free! The current development is on my Windows 10 computer using Visual Studio for those that care...
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    Where did you hear that? I heard he lost height due to partial engine failure, hit some wires on final to zero-three left and ended up on his back in a paddock. Also, the radio traffic seems to support that.
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    When I learnt to fly at Parafield, Mawson Lakes was a swamp!
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    Seems a light plane (Cessna) struck some wires while trying to land on 03 at Parafield this evening. Plane is on its back with its legs in the air and the pilot will live to fly again, thank goodness. Was well after sunset when this happened. I'm a few miles away and listening to the airport frequencies. Nothing much to be heard.
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    The therapist suggested writing a bunch of letters (to vent ones frustration) and then burn the letters, trouble is, the person in question thought the therapist meant burn the people who annoyed him.
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    Ah yes, the healthy channeling of aggressive instincts into acts of senseless violence. Love it.
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    Some dozy cow ran to the crash with her little kid in tow!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I suspect that 'unable to start the engine' is more a result of not knowing how to start a Jabiru. Using the choke correctly is most important and perhaps students are not being taught the correct procedure? It's in the manual. Cold mornings are the worst. If the battery cannot crank the engine at 300RPM or better it won't fire. If the battery used by Jab was not up to the task they would have picked up on that long ago.
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    some light reading while waiting for the kettle to boil.... https://dnrme.qld.gov.au/business/mining/safety-and-health/alerts-and-bulletins/mines-safety/exploding-lead-acid-batteries
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    The charger has been tested as working okay since the fire. We will never really know the cause. By the way, if you look at the wiring diagram for the Jab, JTM001-8, page 268 of 301 you will see an error. A relay is permanently wired across the battery!!! Jabiru have confirmed this is a mistake and the connection should be on the bus side of the switch.
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    Spacesailor - I'm having trouble working out what your last post means. (And I've only had two ports so far!)
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    I own my hangar.
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    My plane costs me about $50 a week just sitting in the hangar. That's insurance, hangar costs, rego, licence etc. But, I can afford it because I bought my plane in my mid fifties when all other things were behind me.
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    I still think 90% of hacking is from the inside.
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    The battery chargers are used to keep the battery topped up, although with all the flying the planes do, it does seem a bit pointless. As for the battery removal, it's a pain to get the battery in and out of a Jabiru.
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    Standard Jab battery I believe, Odyssey sealed lead acid, probably PC625 or similar.
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    Destruction was such that I doubt anybody will find out what happened. If a rat chewed the wires, it would have been in the last 24 hours and as far as I know the hangar, being used so much has no rodent problems.
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    A Jabiru, parked in a hangar, master switch off, battery hooked up to a smart charger. Without warning the aircraft catches fire and is totally destroyed. All aircraft are checked at the end of the flying day to be sure they are stowed properly. This aircraft had not flown for a few days. A look at the wiring diagram shows that the battery is pretty much isolated from the aircraft when the master switch is off. No fuel leaks around the plane. So, I'm suspecting either the battery caught alight (standard Jabiru battery fitted) because it was faulty or perhaps the smart charger cooked the battery. I would think being 'smart' that would not happen. Your thoughts....
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    I don't need to show off, I have a pilot licence.
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    Interesting comments. In my Jabiru J170, when I pull the throttle back, I have to hold the nose up to wash off speed. They are 'slippery'.
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