metalman

Take up instructing in taildraggers. After a while you get to the stage where you can let a student stuff up in the worst conditions and still save it at the last minute with little more than a quick shove on a pedal and a bump on the stick. Instructing can be very personally rewarding too, and some of your students become lifelong friends. Although you lose the sharp edge again when you stop instructing, a lot of it does stay ingrained.

Matty

I wonder about the whole "taildraggers are too hard" thing, I am certainly not anything special as a flyer ,it took me heaps of time to get even slightly north of dangerous when I started flying them. But it seems that some people just don't get the time to learn and develop , either that ,or they don't gradually push their skills, not sure really. I was chatting with a fella who's got wet ink on his logbook TW endo and has bought a Maule, I offered to ferry it home for him till he got more experiance ,his reply was " how will he get experiance if he doesn't fly it" ,,,,,I thought exactly ,,,how does it happen,,I landed at Yarrawonga last year ,the sock was straight up and 90 deg to the strip, I had it so crossed up I thought the wing would touch before the wheel , deadset, it was the toughest landing I'd ever tried ( by the end of the trip I'd had plenty of practice xwinds everywhere) but I did it ,it wasn't pretty ,but I did it . If I'd tried that maybe 100 hours earlier though I doubt it would've been a happy ending, so the questions to some of the high timers, what would be the process ,or the progression ,to being a super human taildragger driver? What kind of conditions do we look for to build expertise? What kind of attitudes can bring us undone? What should we be practicing to build confidence ( as opposed to cockiness) ?

Matty

I use one all the time for refueling at my hangar, very good, I've never had water issues . I have the bigger one but I don't think it matters till you need to take it on a trip and don't have the spare room, I don't bother on trips away I just use AvGas

Matty

If he wants to "make" the numbers look right , bump the idle up a couple of hundred rpm's, that will hold the stall off a tad

Dafydd, you had a fair bit to do with the Skyfoxs development, did they try the drooping flaperons ( like the kitfoxs) in the early stages? If so did it lower the stall much ? And how far did they droop them ( if they did infact try it) , I've flown a few planes with drooping ailerons and the loss in control deflection is more annoying than the higher stall speed,in my opinion.

Matty

I'd be careful with standards of construction comments, there's some pretty yucky photos out there

http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2011/aair/ao-2011-126.aspx

All of us want this plane to be found,true.My point however is we dont have to rely on science only.The world has become a factual one such that if someone out there has a spiritual revelation of where the plane actually is,he /she will be thwarted because its difficult to physically prove spiritually revealed things in a factual world.One question is was the satellite that received the pings stationary/hovering over one place.My understanding is when you are in space the earth tends to take a mirror image sort of perspective.So having the southern and northern arc was accurate but then the question is which way should the arcs have been facing west or east.We have all heard of the Australian Satellite System which is powerful.Did it detect anything in our zone.

Alf the Spiritual side I believe in does not deal with riches as in predicting lotto numbers.I dont intend to make this Forum a pulpit. God would be so kind to point us in the right direction if we sought Him on this one

Matty

I don't know about God,,,but I'll ask my Indian guide about the plane,,,,,and where he gets the snazzy mokasins, not enough snazzy mokasins in this world!

Yeh me neither,,,,should change it to muslim,,,,

Got a leaflet in the mail the other day, said "You too can have sex at 82",,,,,,

I thought , great I'm at 72 , I can walk home afterwards

CASA's transitional arrangement is that as of 4 Sept, GFPTs have the same privileges as RPL.Matty, not quite right. You will need one of the new basic instructor ratings on your PPL which is fairly easy to get plus the relevant training endorsements which have to be renewed every two years or so.

 

I know of one flying school which was sued after a fatal spin accident - how much will your insurance be?

 

And whose aeroplane will you use? Not mine, sorry.

Matty

Isn't their slogan "we're not happy till your not happy"

I agree,,we need spiritual guidance, while I was enjoying my morning trance I happened to receive a message from my Indian guide( and no, he does not make an email sound when he makes contact) the line was a bit crappy and inspite of all the foot stamping and bone jangling I clearly heard him say ,,,,,you need to wake up to your self,,,,,,,of course my wife took the credit for the message,,,,,,but I know better,,,,,,,,now where I put that new apple I-dreamcatcher?

Another interesting point, it looks like you won't need an AOC to teach some design features or activities( aeros, tailwheel) or an instructors rating, just an approved PMI, that was the talk last year when this was "going to be law from 4sept" ,unless of course the law maker couldn't organise a sh1t fight

Matty

I did my conversion in a drifter some time ago. Cheers Mike

Matty

Looks good, I like the gear legs, real keen to have a look now!

Matty

I tried to let this one go thru to the keeper MM, but your assessments are so wrong. Abbott and some of his team drove the wedge. When the independents supported a Gillard minority government he reacted like a spoiled brat, but he had the Murdock press behind him.Through the barrage of negative media coverage, Gillard led a successful government, getting quite a lot of legislation through. She somehow kept her dignity despite the vilification she copped, and even appointed Liberals to important positions and upheld long-held bipartisan agreements. By contrast, Abbott has been a wrecker since being elected. His missionary zeal to tear down anything introduced by Labor (even the the very successful Clean Energy Finance Corporation) is a disgrace. He is bringing shame and ridicule on this country.

 

That's politics. I would still be happy to have a beer or three with you.

Thanks eightyknots great read.Metalman I realise there are huge advantages to a 912 but I have two issues. The difference in price means the difference between flying sooner or waiting a lot longer to purchase and secondly it might be a sick fetish:sorry: but I love 2 strokes.

Matty

Any word if he's heading to Nat Fly,,,,

Pop an email to Kim and Rob at Transaero[email protected]

 

Kaz

Hi all, anyone know if Russell is still operating in maryborough?

Matty

The only successful thing the left has done in the last six years is drive a wedge between our society, we are now either left /green/union/climate believer or right / capitalist/ill informed idiot,,,,,,,,I find it sad that we've allowed a bunch of politicians to divide our country, there are people that I would be embarrassed to see face to face over some of the crap I've seen posted here , yet ,say , ten years ago it would never have been a consideration, and ,regardless of which way you vote , it's a sad state of affairs when we put our political affiliation ahead of the people around us,

Matty, ,,,,,,,LNP voter , anti illegal immigration , not completely sold on the climate thing , really can't stand the Green Party,,,,,,,,but if you want to enjoy a beer and a chat I'm a funny bugger, who loves aeroplanes and doesn't take himself to seriously( sounds like I'm after a date) ,,,,,,,,,and ,,,,did I mention I like beer!

Yes, very impressive, there is a price list on their website for kit plane parts and the Super Sport SLSA is US $95,995 base price. For a STOL type it has good cruise speed. Definitely a plane worth considering but need to add a few pennies for freight and convert to AU $ .

I really can't understand not wanting a 912 , better TBO better power, sure the price is up there but the resale ,if needed will ,be better and the cost over engine life will be way better,

I watched the sim segment and couldn't work out how thar related, agreed pretty bad form