TAA Student Pilot

A popular conversion, there are quite a few in this country.

Typical of the yanks with quoted performance figures, no way in the world this thing was doing 90 knots when it flew over. It had a fairly high power setting by the sound of it and it took ages from first sound/sight to out of sight.

A 70 feet wingspan, pure jet bi-plane AG aircraft with two hoppers, thinking outside the box for sure. As an indication of how Eastern block aircraft needed maintenance there's a spot behind the pilot to seat an engineer. PZL Belphegor M-15

Saw this fly over here (South western Vic) a few days ago, wuz goen VERY slow. Must have a cruise speed of about 75 knots by the way it droned past. :D Mr Wilson originally built a twin engine one of these, was even bigger.

Sort of like Thunderbird 8, the one Virgil gets to do Mach 7 in :D

Wuthoot loogin up the net it's an Italian thing something like Caproni. Guido (Towoomba) built a flying 2/3 scale flying one from memory powered by a Rotax. Did fly but not now, I think it's still in Towoomba.

Sort of Swiftish looking Culver

Fleet Fort, designed to train radio operators

Just need a bit of getting used to them K. Sometimes ATC can be intimidating to the point of bullying to light machines, most are good but the one's that make life difficult in control zones bugger it up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_205 Here's anothery. They recon heavy oil engines are a new thing, these things were used in commercial aircraft in the late 1930's. The Commer "Knocker" engine was the same only being 6 piston steado 12.

Yoo joined the ranks of old farts K :D

Haven't been in a Drom since the black Saturday fires, siddin in an 8 now. Here's some Droms doen stuff 8's https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3deuiq2SEXI

What sort of old bomb car were yoo driving K?

From Maffra and as you describe I'm inclined to think Kitten. The one I'm think of was white with red and black trim.

Any piccies?

Enough fuel for one circuit, no loose change in your pocket, oil on the minimum, jockey pilot who has to evacuate his bowels to get down to lowest weight..........................very practical aviating :)

Like most AG machinery. A Beaver for instance after landing on most AG strips if you hold the yoke full back you will get damagae to the mass/aerodynamic balancers on the end of the elevators from rocks. Likes of Thrush are weighted so the stick goes forward, gets very heavy if you hold the stick back all the time, heavy braking being an exception. Using reverse is another, unless the tails planted firmly reverse will exacerbate any movement. Usually you land in right spot so you don't have to brake heavily. Even empty an 802 goes over 3 ton, with an 8 usually once the tailwheels settled there's just no need to hold full back. As I said before, yes "Usually" stick back in most aircraft.

Wheeling on bigger machines you tend not to go full stick back at all, strong crosswinds is another. It's best not to overthink landings or at least that's how a man of my limited intelligence and skill handles it, just land the aircraft :p

Depends on the aircraft and how your landing it as to the stick being right back or not. I'll agree "Usually" you have the stick back.

Ya godda love those fling wing things. What's that site yoo linked like? Any good joining up?

Used to werk with a little Polish fella that went by the name of Ziggy, he said when he was a kid one of these BIG choppers landed near his home town and took everyone who wanted to for a ride. He said the whole village went.

Inneresting

Hi K, I know it seems of little consequence now but Pepper had a pretty good run. Dogs are the greatest pets, they just give uncondtitional love (Along with a bit of mischief too). They can tell when your down and I'm sure Pepper was a big help when you were a bit crook and through your treatment. Hope you have some other Cat/dog/bird/snake to help with the loss, if not put hubby on a lead and take him for a walk every afternoon.

Om up to 39 now, but I'd guess I'm older than yoo :D I'm officially an old fart

Is the thread title "Knocking culture" a pun on the rattle of diesels or because of some questioning posts? If the last I'm not knocking diesels, look at modern motor diesel engines, great engineering. What I was commenting on was the small converted car engine has been hailed as the saviour of GA for about 20 years, we still haven't seen much past the prototype stage. More power to anybody who can develop one for GA. Have you ever ridden a Royal Enfield rattler? :D