Deskpilot

Interesting, very interested in any follow on comments.

Translate button worked fine for me but an interesting side issue. Looked in the right hand column and saw that 6 of us we reading/viewing the article at the same time. Nice touch. Edit, incorrect statement. 6 of us have visited the site, I was the only one currently viewing.

I believe there have been a few GA pilots jump into Jab LSA55 aircraft and found themselves in trouble. There's a huge difference from a docile Cessna 172 type to a high performance "ultralight'. Flight training on type would have to be a necessity to avoid an increased accident rate. Perhaps, this needs to be written into the RAA cert' rules.

"Feeling myself".................you dirty ol man!

Nice one Ian. I'm only in the business of trying to stay alive but I'm sure your guide will be 'most' beneficial to others. Edit: Believe it or not, all businesses, however small, need to incorporate some form of Quality Control, or better still, Quality Assurance. Neither are mentioned in your list. Q.C. is checking the results and making sure they're up to standard . Q.A. is checking the process to make sure that the standard will always be met. Spend some time thinking about it. Could save you a court case.

Just thought you might be interested in a new, ANIMATED model I'm working on. This is done via a combination of Trimble SketchUp (Google sold out) and SketchyPhysics, a third party plugin. Now, whilst I'm fairly familiar with SU, SP is so hard, I went to the author for help. Here is a video of how he added the animation. He mis-understood the intention for the grass pad. It was meant to go down, allowing the over-center lock to free-up, prior to movement of the operating lever. but never mind, it works. Now working on a Grumman Goose type main wheel system.

Thank's for that mate. Tellme, with no interest in flying, how did you come across our forum?

Ah, a local boy. Find that video and post it please. After that, please introduce yourself and tell us your flying history. Back to Orions, a few years back I saw the tops of the tail fin pass by on Commercial Road. That made him about zero feet off the beach (Seaford cliffs.) They sure like to impress folk.

Believe this if you must.

On average, any American man will have sex one to three times a week, whereas a Japanese man will have sex only one or two times a year. This is upsetting news to me, as I had no idea I was Japanese.

Arriving in Heaven All arrivals in heaven have to go through a bureaucratic examination to determine whether admission will be granted. One room has a clerk who inputs computerized records of what each applicant did on his or her last day of life. The first applicant of the day explains that his last day was not a good one. "I came home early and found my wife lying naked in bed. She claimed she had just gotten out of the shower. Well, her hair was dry and I checked the shower and it was completely dry too. I knew she was into some hanky-panky and I began to look for her lover. I went onto the balcony of our 9th floor apartment and found the swine clinging to the rail by his fingertips. I was so angry that I began bashing his fingers with a flower pot. He let go and fell, but his fall was broken by some awnings and bushes. On seeing he was still alive I found super human strength to drag our antique cedar chest to the balcony and throw it over. It hit the man and killed him. At this point the stress got to me and I suffered a massive heart attack and died." The clerk thanked him and sent him on to the waiting room. The second applicant said that his last day was his worst. "I was on the roof of an apartment building working on the AC equipment. I stumbled over my tools and toppled off the building. I managed to grab onto the balcony rail of a 9th floor apartment but some idiot came rushing out on the balcony and bashed my hands with a flower pot. I fell but hit some awnings and bushes and survived, but as I looked up I saw a huge chest falling toward me. I tried to crawl out of the way but failed and was hit and killed by the chest." The clerk couldn't help but chuckle as he directs the man to the waiting room. He is still giggling when his third customer of the day enters. He apologizes and says "I doubt that your last day was as interesting as the two fellows that arrived here just before you." "I don't know" replies the man. "Picture this, I'm bollock naked hiding in this cedar chest......"

Ah, thanks for some positive comments at last.

Said with tongue in cheek FH, but seriously, with a castoring nose-wheel, it should be pointed the right way at all times except when on the ground. SDQDI, sure, little taps of rudder and brake needed to keep on runway BUT, if aligned correctly first, this should be minimal except in high X-wind conditions. Times when I don't fly. The amount of braking required would have very little influence on rolling speed. I do like your idea of some sort of independent pressure relief though. Will look into it. As for landing with brakes on, I'd expect a smashed nose-wheel leg for sure, then a slide on the forward belly. No engine to damage as it's a pusher. Ain't experimentation fun. Keeps me off the streets as they say.

Take your point but I alway try to touch down with no rudder input, that means, sometimes side ways ;-))

When I started this thread, I mentioned "brain fade" Well it's proved to be the case.........this time. It has dawned on me that I don't need a brake lever of any sort as, using independent, twin rudders that operate out-wards only, I can link my brakes direct to the rudder pedal so that the corresponding brake is applied when ever the rudder is activated. This will provide me with the variable brakes needed for taxiing, the only minor short coming is that the bakes will be activated in the air as well. Apart from some potential for brake cable wear, I don't see any problems. I can still operate both rudder together for air-braking, just have to remember to take my feet off the pedals just prior to touch down (assuming landing way too fast) In case you're confused, each rudder is held neutral by bungee cords. It cannot go over center. Pushing a single pedal(the other doesn't come back at you) pulls the cable that's connected to an outside horn only. The brake cable is just joined to the same cable. Some sort of pressure or length of movement compensation will probably be needed as well.

Daza, that's just what I'm looking for. Thanks. Now to make it light enough.

OK, sure I'm working on a rear-ward retract nose wheel but I need main wheels that go sideways without rotating like a pendulum, and tucks themselves into the side of the fuselage. They must also be anchored in the fuselage, not in the wings. Another thread perhaps.

To which DP are you referring OK?

An old idea that could speed up supply delivery, probably reduce long distance freight costs and make our roads safer. http://www.wimp.com/fairchildpackplane/

This vid is better in that it has no music and you can experience sitting behind twin engines.

Brilliant program. That Squadron changed the lives of all modern day African-Americans. The only bit I didn't get was the images of their pilots walking away from Hurricanes.

With regard to heat absorbancy, does the reflectabilty of the finished surface come into play. For instance, a black paint finish with a very high gloss, mirror like.

Yes, Hell actually exists. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell,_Norway As for Heaven being a place on Earth, only in a song.

OKI, let's look at it from a different perspective. Can it take of from the ground? No. Can it perform a go-round/ missed approach maneuver? No. Then it's not an aircraft (IMHO)