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  1. Approaching 150 hours, if I'm being honest, I would say that it took me until about 1oo hours to stop forgetting things. Getting distracted and completing checklists in my head seemed to be the root cause looking back on it, so now I say all the checklist items out loud and start again if I get distracted. Seems to be working OK, but I'm fairly certain that when I start down the path of a new endorsement, I'll probably have a few episodes again. Things I've stuffed up include:

     

    1) Forgetting to advance the throttle while priming the engine with the fuel pump on the fuel injected lycoming. Flat battery resulted.

     

    2) Forgetting to turn the fuel pump off after takeoff.

     

    3) Forgetting to turn off the carb heat on short final...multiple times!

     

    4) Perhaps the biggest lesson, just prior to pass overhead a class D airport for a left downwind, ATC advised to join right downwind right. I didn't expect it and it and it really threw me. By the time I made the turn I was almost over the field and proceeded to totally forget the rest of my downwind checks. Landed with the fuel pump off. If I had my time again, I would have just asked for the left downwind given how close I was to the field.

     

    Anyway, fairly comfortable with what I'm flying now, but all of these experiences tought me to respect what I'm flying. Just because you can land it doesn't mean you can fly it safely. It takes a good number of hours to get comfortable with the ins and outs of each new plane I rekon.

     

    As for forgetting to turn off the master, luckily the vacuum system makes enough noise to prevent that!

     

     

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  2. Hey Nick did you make it down to Palmyra today? I was out there for a couple of hours but I didnt spot you

    Hey mate. No in the end it all got a bit hard. My flight wasn't till 3 but the rental car had to be back by 11 and they wanted to charge me a whole day to take it back 2 hours late. I told my wife that I would take her next time and check out the whitsundays so we'll probably be back in September with a bit more spare time and organisation!

     

     

  3. I'm right handed. Started in a Jab then went to a cub which are both right hand stick. When I bought into the mooney syndicate I thought it was going to be really tough to fly with the other hand but surprisingly it wasn't the case. I'm not sure if it's because I'm not as bad as I thought I was with my left hand or because the mooney is quite heavy and stable and doesn't need as much finesse as the cub and jab. Probably a bit of both. I still would hate to fly a cub with my left hand

     

     

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  4. Hi I'm not flying tomorrow, going fishing at 5am. Back late afternoon. If around then ; i'm building a nynja and your welcome to call over. If your around then send contact detail and i'll call tomorrow.Cheers

     

    Mike

    Bugger I fly out at 3. I would have loved to come and see your build!

     

     

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  5. mackay aero club holds a SAR drop and landing comp tomorrow at Palmyra if you are interested. I'm not sure if i'll be making it this month, but i'm sure you would be welcome.

    Thanks mate. Not doing anything tomorrow morning so may take a drive out there

     

     

  6. I'm always reluctant to post second hand comments, but I spoke to someone who is a very experienced pilot and has flown almost everything from old war birds to jumbo jets and his comment after one flight in a lightning was that he wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole. Take that comment for what it's worth, but for me it was enough.

     

     

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  7. did my conversion at Adelaide Biplanes, they have the process sorted, minimum fuss, accepted all previous Navs etc, sent the paperwork in (including ASIC application) on April 30 and received my License today. Whole process was very easy.Now just have to finish the Onex!

    Peter

    Hi Peter. I did mine at Adelaide Biplanes too. Where are you building / basing your onex?

     

     

  8. Actually come to think of it, I actually sent off the rpl paperwork prior to the mooney training using just my Ra Aus rpl. Did that knowing it would take a while to process. Then did the training while waiting for the paperwork. Once I got the rpl in the mail I was ready to have the endorsements signed off on.

     

     

  9. Did you do a flight review?

    Well yes and no. I had to get time on a Mooney as I had just bought a share. So I did about 6 hours total to get comfortable in the plane and get all the required endorsements signed off on. I was told that in theory I didn't need to do a flight review but for me it didn't really make a difference I guess. Ultimately its going to come down to your flight school. If you did your rpc at a place that does Ga as well I'm guessing it will be easy. If you have to approach a Ga school I'm guessing it won't be as straightforward as someone will need to sign you off and therefore presumably they will need to fly with you...

     

     

  10. The latest Sports Pilot magazine has an excellent summary of each step required for RPC to RPL conversion - and to be honest it is a LOT of work and looks like a considerable amount of money out of pocket (like getting medicals). Was this your experience Kununurra?

    Wasn't my experience. Send in paperwork and go to the doctor. Pretty simple. More complex if you have to change planes to do a flight test, but most Ga planes are easier to fly than Ra. Lander a cessna will be a piece of cake if you can land a Jabiru! I also did the csu / retract endorsement in about 3 hours and the cta / ctz enforcement in another 3, but you don't need them.

     

     

  11. I will give everyone a hint, go and enrol at University and spend the next 4-6yrs getting a Masters or Phd in law then spend 30 years plus practising law and you may be in a position of knowing a majority of the answers to your queries. One doesn't go to the Butcher to get his hair cut, that of course is not the case if you go to Stephan!

    That doesn't make much sense. Are you saying any time you have a question about anything you should hire a lawyer?

     

     

  12. This is the Moslem's Allah you are referring to - and I agree. It is awful that people commit violence for this reason. Again Jesus foretells this in John 16 "but the hour is coming that every one who kills you will think to render service to God; and these things they will do because they have not known the Father nor me"

     

     

    Please understand that I am not telling you what to think Kasper, quite the opposite - I am suggesting you should think and investigate these issues for yourself. Don't let others think for you or unthinkingly accept what they claim on matters so important! Groupthink and peer pressure is very strong in our society.

    I normally have a blanket rule to not get into arguments with religious people. Not because I don't enjoy it but because you literally can't win. It doesn't matter how much sense or evidence you introduce, you can't compete with comments like 'the lord works in mysterious ways'.

     

    But.... I almost spat out my coffee when I read that last part. You suggest people investigate these issues for themselves?? You do realise that the vast majority of religious people inherit their beliefs from someone else. This is literally the biggest issue and threat the world faces. And it's not just a few 'bad religions'. If you are willing to ignore science and the progression of society because of what was written in a book thousands of years ago, you are part of the problem.

     

     

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  13. I have concertina doors on the hangar at Ycab...they are a huge pain in the bum..they always need adjusting and they bind if you dont do it in a specific order. The hangar owner has tried at least 3 times since I have been in there to fix them...this latest time they are the best they have been ...but are still crap

    Great looking shed! I'm starting to think 100k may not be realistic for a 18 x 36. One of the guys that works on the property used to be a concreter, so the original plan was to get the concrete supplied and get him to take care of it. But reading these posts, I'm starting to question that....

     

     

  14. I can get it done partially or the whole thing done for you here. One of my cities expertise is higher quality steel structures and I'm hooked up with a couple of very good factories - by any World standard, forget the 'Made in China' nonsense.I would be very keen to offer my time as large hangars are something I'm keen to get into, already had a number of inquiries from the US.

    Hi Bex. Interesting. I'll send you a message......

     

     

  15. What sort of money are you looking at for these doors please?

    Well the total project I'm trying to keep under about 100 to 120k. That includes concrete floor. It's actually a 3 purpose hangar so to speak. The whole structure will be 18 x 36 but only the end third ie 18 x 12 will be a hangar. Another 18 x 12 section won't need a floor. So concrete will be 18 x 24.

    Sounds like the horizontal bifold doors are expensive and can create issues, so it's probably going to be easiest to do sliding doors with the bottom rail as others have suggested.

     

     

  16. David- The 15 meters of span is better than 18 but its a large span were the goal is to keep the deflection to say 20 mm. Unless very carefully designed opening in Lysaght rolled section is will not man enough particularly the columns at the opening as they proved the restraining moments by having enough bolts to create the necessary clamping force while having enough flange to remain vertical.With regard to shed company's you are dealing with used car salesmen. I have in a previous life been involved in engineering design and was left in the fetal position dealing with these people.

     

    I had to reinforce my door after discovering a 70 mm sag in the middle and a distinct hog at the top of the column and they wanted me to hang another 800 kg's worth of door, what I got was it all your fault and good luck. Luckily they had supplied two doors worth of steel that was reassigned based on my design experience and I still have to resign the doors to run on bottom tracks. I got burnt big time with the doors and its the door that a hangar makes.

     

    Do not use Maxi Sheds the shed is OK the door design would rate a failure at engineering 101.

     

    What I am saying to all is hand them the whole package and stand back and have a good contract and even better lawyers .

    I hear what you're saying re shed companies. I haven't decided the best way to go yet. Option one is Olympic industries shed and then organise the door myself. Option two is a local company that custom make the whole thing. They also do all the engineering and work directly with council. They seem to know what they are doing, but a fair bit more expensive. We're talking about a 18 x 36 x 4.2 shed and trying to keep the whole thing under 100k, so it's looking like Olympic Industries might be the only option.

     

     

  17. The doors don't have to be totally supported by the structure as they can run in tracks but they get full of crud. Your total span has to clear your biggest wingspan comfortably, though for a one off you can manoeuver bigger wingspans through if you are careful. 12 meters might be close to suitable. Wind loads have to be catered for with hangars, so make sure the design is done properly. Nev

    You're probably right Nev. This is at our property which sports enough room for a 750ft strip at a 10% gradient, so it's really only ever going to be suitable for a certain type of plane. Even having to accommodate STOL wings, it looks like the vast majority of designs are under 12m. So maybe 4 3m sliding doors would do the trick and be a lot cheaper.

     

     

  18. Not to be a wet rag but speaking from a bad experience. A set of doors 4 off to cover 18 meters weigh come out at nearly 850 kg the real problem is the structure required to keep the deflection within reasonable limits across the span and support the doors. I had to convert a set of doors to bottom track from top track for this very reason plus beef up the opening with tie bars and collar ties as the company supplying the shed had a engineers certificate that was not worth the paper it was written on.This is why if you look at the photos of this style of door the frame is all structural members not Lysaght C sections IE converted farm sheds.

     

    Gary

    Thanks Gary. I'm starting to think that bifolds or stackers might be the way to go. I don't need the whole 18m to open up. 15m is probably enough. I've seen quite a few good looking options but again not that many in Aus. Although I'm guessing there are plenty of companies that can engineer something like this without too much trouble.

     

     

  19. I'm with TAL and I'm covered. No idea if I pay a loading or not. I'm guessing I do. I only disclosed GA at this point as I'm not flying Ra Aus at the moment. I noticed that in the interview there were a few things I said I didn't do which I'm guessing would have complicated things. They included ultralights, experimental and landing at a non conforming strip. Seeing as I plan on doing the last two in the next year or so I'll have to cross that bridge when I get to it, but for now flying a certified Ga plane I'm covered

     

     

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  20. I agree Ozzie as is the responsibility of every PIC I am just saying he did well to get a jet down at night on the rough ocean in IMC conditions in only 2 pieces and have such a good survival rate

    easy to say when you're flying your jabiru a couple of hundred miles on a sunday afternoon. Probably a little different when you work for a company that has to constantly balance between safety, money and performance and that also has a stack of 100 resumes on file should you not tow the line. I'm sure there is plenty of weather that a weekend PPL wouldn't fly through in a cessna 182 that a regional freight jockey would have no choice other than to suck it up and give it a shot. point is, it's awfully easy to sit here and preach about PIC duties, but out there in the big bad world, things are probably a little more complex than they are for most of us....

     

     

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