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  1. Jabiru7252
    I'll drink to that...
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    Before quad-copters and drones became well known and widely available to the public, the military was playing about with them, as far back as the fifties. Being able to hover, dart about and move around like nothing known was what made them so special. Flying saucers and men from Mars was a popular theme and as far as the military was concerned, a good thing. They didn't want folks knowing that these 'UFOs' were actually military research vehicles. There has been no evidence in any shape or form that we have been visited by anything made by aliens. I have been on a few military trials which generated ridiculous stories in the press of UFO activity. Any plane that wanders into controlled airspace and is not identified is a UFO. My brother (retired ATC) has seen many, many 'UFOs'. Some folks believe the earth is flat, some think it's only 5000 years old. Others believe aliens walk amongst us. Each to their own I say. But to believe blindly because you 'want it to be true' is just plain silly. And why is it in a time when high resolution cameras have been around for years we still cannot get a good, clear, believable picture of a UFO?
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    I think he's still got $100K to anybody who can prove UFO's are from outer space. The latest rubbish on the news doesn't say anything, as there's nothing to say.
  4. Jabiru7252
    The line that says "FROM 09 292311" means what? Is it 29th September at 2311UTC or what?
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    A lot of old cars we might consider classic and wonderful to own are so common in the states they happily use them as scrap. My mate in L.A. had a few 1977 Cadillac's that would make great wedding cars here but over there, they were everywhere and dirt cheap.
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    If your SWR is below 2 to1 it's not worth dicking about with, unless that dicking about is easily done. Believe me, I have spent a lot of time playing with antennas, from 1.8Mhz through to 470Mhz.
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    reserve plays no part in the calculation. 135L at 15L/hr = 9hrs. The magazine article is flawed.
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    Are all these mods legal? I'd only ever want a fully experienced and qualified mechanic (LAME) doing that sort of work.
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    Generally, when the engine area is that badly crumpled up, you have the engine in your lap and hot exhaust pipes burning your balls. They are very, very lucky people.
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    Yea, I landed at Bourke and Broken Hill. No body asked me for any ID. Thank Heavens!
  11. Jabiru7252
    On page 71 in the latest sport pilot magazine the specs for the Ekolot Sports states that it has an endurance of 6.5 hours. With 135 litres fuel capacity (I'll assume all usable) at 15L per hour I get 9 hours endurance. Please show me where I'm wrong.
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    Quite often just wrapping the wire around a ferrite rod will do the trick.
  13. Jabiru7252
    Has anybody replaced the (panel mounted) throttle cable on their Jab? It seems a hell of a job. Getting behind the panel is extremely difficult. Any help, advice greatly appreciated.
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    Interference can also get in via the power lead to your radio.
  15. Jabiru7252
    Half the problem is that most pilots do not have a deep understanding of radio and electronics, and many (like CBers) thinks they do. The number of times I have had to explain squelch to somebody is huge.
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    Even though the engine is rubber mounted I would be very surprised if it wasn't electrically connected to the airframe. What happens if the throttle shaft is grounded while you're touching it and experiencing the noise?
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    I've been involved (in a small way) with artificial intelligence, neural networks and deep learning. All fancy terms for stuff that is still years away when it comes to terminator style weapons. Even driverless busses are a waste of time. Standard bus with driver is both cheaper to run and safer. Will be for years.
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    Try to narrow down the problem. Occur engine off or running or both? Does it occur with a standard headset (no noise cancelling stuff)?. Does it occur both sides, pilot and passenger connections? Has anything been done to the plane that may have caused this, for instance did the problem start after your last service. And, just a personal note, if I was flying in Afghanistan I'd be worrying about a lot of other stuff rather than my headset...
  19. Jabiru7252
    Lookup 'loyal wingman'...
  20. Jabiru7252
    I think China's military has more people in it than the entire population of Australia. Just learn 'Don't Shoot' in Chinese and hope for the best.
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    Peter Drinkholder came up with the idea of having holes in things where you could put your coffee cup etc.
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    Not long after buying my J170C I had a bad landing, got into PIO (pilot induced oscillation) and so I hit the throttle. There certainly was a strong yaw to the left but maybe the pitch up was masked by the porpoising I had been doing. Thank Heaven I had been taught about PIO during my GA training. Lesson learnt; Don't rush your landings!!!
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    I think this topic should be taken behind the tractor shed at lunch time and sorted out there.
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    If your Jabiru was re-registered as a GA aircraft, you'd be able to fly it under the GA rules as a GA pilot.
  25. Jabiru7252
    Place a pin head equal distance between each object. The one with the greater mass will attract the pin head to itself having more gravity than the object of less mass. Do I get a star stamp on my hand?
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