BigPete

If you're going a fair distance before stopping - just make sure (especially with low hours motor) that your engine doesn't run low on oil. :yuk: just a thought......:) regards

C'mon Mick, don't be shy - show us some pics of your 'plane. Very interesting read mate, what's the deal with the front wheel (when parked?) regards

G'Day Ross, must be starting to get a bit exciting your end - not long to go now! ;) My J160c weighed in at 123kg RHS and 120 LHS (no fuel), sorry I don't have weights with full fuel, but one would assume that it would be only a 3kg difference. This weigh in included engine oil and the POH states the difference must not exceed 0.2% or 10kg which ever is greater. (I think that should say 2%, could be a misprint) hope this is helpfull regards

Hi carumba dude - as Bart might say, ;) congratulations you must be tickled pink to have built and flown your own aircraft - you now join the ranks of a very exclusive group of aviators - started by Orville and Wilbur...... regards

The FLARM is probably the way to go for most of us - I don't fly into many airports that have RPT (2 in the last two years), but I do fly to strips that have gliders in operation. So ADSB for me would be over kill (I don't have a transponder either). :yuk: Here's a plan - RAA design and test a suitable unit (or buy of the shelf (FLARM)) or whatever. ;) AND instead of waiting and being told what to do (by government/CASA/DOTARS whoever) :;)1: we take positive action and beat then to the punch using equipment that works and is affordable and install it NOW. ;) That way we have a system that is in place and working. YES - we would have to get the GA guys on board as well. :big_grin: COST - $499 must be possible - surely. :) regards

If the device that detects another aircraft in close proximity was to give out a steady signal (tone) that would vary in pitch as you got closer or further away, it would give you a chance to "get away" from the other aircraft. Simple but effective. regards

So......... when the close proximity device goes off ..... where is the other aircraft? Do I go left or right, up or down - in other words how do I know which way to go?

Thankyou - I suspected as much. regards

No worries David ;) - and as a matter of fact Geoff - I posted after our 'phone call so its as much your fault as mine. catch you later mate :big_grin: regards

Cobar is Good. Hope to catch up with you next year at the fly in. ;) I'll be the guy flying the Jabiru. :big_grin: :big_grin: :big_grin: regards

Welcome to the forums davyhl ;) (I'm typing s l o w e r 'cause you're from NZ and probably can't read real fast! :big_grin: ) (and you don't know where I live heh, heh) seriously though, you must be OK 'cause you fly a Jabiru - wish I could get my hands on a Pioneer 300 you lucky ...... regards

We need a wall of shame at each airport clubhouse with details of the stuffup and the reporters name and his paper. ;) "Ultralight with 8 passengers bursts into flames when rotor hits pidgeon" :yuk: reported by Ima Dik of the local paper "Makeitupasyougo" :;)1: and we 'phone them and tell them they're the topic of conversation during Friday nights gathering. (laughter in the background) :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: off my soapbox regards

Well said - facthunter - well said. regards

Don't ya just luv it when things start to go your way! ;) regards

;)Works for me, too.

Sounds like damn good advice to me. ;) Listen to your inner self/voice. If you're not comfortable or have any doubts, then walk away and live to fly another day. Sorry to rain on your parade bigglesworth but we've got used to having you around. :) regards

Sometime you just gotta get away from the turkeys and soar like an eagle! well done mate ;) regards

G'day Duke - welcome to the fold. We're a great bunch of guys and gals here (talk about blowing your own trumpet!) and we already envy you for living at mecca. ;) regards

I think you'll find that the J160 will carry as much as the J230. J160 empty weight - 300kg MTOW 540kg = 240kg payload J230 empty weight - 360kg MTOW 600kg = 240kg payload and..... to get 100 knots out of a J160 requires around 3050 rpm regards

OK here we go... When flying around your own airport there should be no problem with having the right radio frequency - if you can't get that right then stop flying and do something else. ;) Everyone must carry and use a radio (flak jacket on) :big_grin: Fit every airport (licensed) with AFRU (couldn't cost that much surely) ;) If you provide a Unicom service - it must have clear view of all runways and final approaches. (I would have thought that most aero clubs could provide a voluntary weekend service on the busier airports) Double check all frequencies for airports you are flying to in your current ERSA and have them noted in your flight plan. :;)3: Maybe we need to enforce the importance of better radio proceedures and use during intial training and x country training. :;)4: thats a start..... regards

Years ago (about 27 in fact) I used to subscribe to "Choice" magazine. It was one of my main decision makers when it came to buying any white goods etc etc. Then they did a review on the new 8 bit computers - of which I was heavily into. There were lots of mistakes in their information. So I 'phoned them to tell them. Guess what - they didn't want to know! No retractions, no "sorry we got it wrong" nothing. I have become a lot more cynical in my older (and wiser) years. (and I no longer read that magazine) regards

Just a footnote........ Another Gyroplane has taken to the air here at Echuca. Owned and operated by the same people as the last one. I may have been mistaken about Paul (the guy who survived) - I thought he was a part owner of the business. Maybe he is.... anyway it looks as if life goes on. regards

G'day Geoff - heard from Andy today. ;) He said the cups worked very well and he only needed to fit them to one side of the mount (as per photo). ;) He also told me he sold his Jabiru three years ago!!! :ah_oh: regards

So .... Dave any luck with the thermostat problem? regards

Emailed Andy Hollitt today - got an automatic responce to say he was on leave - no indication as to when he will return. I'll keep trying..... regards