Jabiru Phil

Police should be tracking phone and iPad through SIM cards if still fitted.Kaz

Apple will not retrieve my backup until later next week. Phone could be anywhere by then.

Phil

If you have good internet I can recommend the "Arlo" units at Harvey Norman. They are exxy but work awesome.They record everything straight to the cloud and you get realtime alerts to your mobile device, you can also watch them live on your device and they have a built in speaker so you can actually talk through them from the other side of the country.

Their only downside is their reliance on power/internet. So while it is mostly a positive (crims can steal the cameras but never the footage!) if you happen to have a blackout you will get nothing so it would be wise to also have a discreet "trailcam" hidden in a bush somewhere to cover every possibility.

 

We do have the trailcam sort as well but I find I don't keep them charged/downloaded as often as I should, the Arlo ones are just so user friendly with no physical interaction required other than a battery charge every six months or so (they let you know their battery strength so you don't miss it.)

I will check out.

Phil.

They cut the fly screen. I was home asleep at the time.

Crimsafe covers ordered.

Camera security firm appointment next week!

Phil

I had a breakin recently at my property at Maroochydore.

My 296 in the case with plane keys and asic card went plus phone and iPad.

The registration on the gps is 24 5135..

Obviously I am keen to get it back as the history of the past 10 or so years will be lost.

Appreciate if members can keep a look out for me.

Cheers,

Phil.

Actually yes.

A mate learning a few years ago used the brake lever in his confusion.

Took off ok.

Hi Bruce,

Best thing I ever did. I was a tad surprised that Jab suggested a finer pitch to the wooden prop when I purchased.

It outperforms the original in climb,cruise,smoothness and noise which surprised me. Performs as stated.

Three years now and very pleased.

Fairly expensive, so wouldn’t be changing over unless the old prop needs replacing or you want the above benefits.

Cheers.

I let my Command flight planner subscription lapse soon after getting Ozrunnways.

I used it for some years and found it excellent for Xcountry.

The return trip was always a pain as you need a printer and PC available.

i mostly got around this by printing out my return plan, leaving the columns blank and filling in later via laptop from BOM.

Took some time which I didn't always have.

Happy with my current OZ subscription which is one up from the basic.

Cheers.

Ok, here's a question.

If I built a plane using the 51% rule, then sell and buy a factory built.

Do I still need to do the L1 course?

Same thoughts here.

Forrest, Ceduna, Pt Augusta, Broken Hill.

There are numerous strips at railway sidings if following the line.

They seem well maintained. Used for rail breakdowns I believe.

Bernie,

Did some of that route a couple of years back.

Looks like you have decided not to take on the water crossing at the bottom.

Port Pirie, Ceduna, forest.is the closed I have been to your plan.

I refuelled at Kalgoolie prior.

Just a thought, if you want a break at all, Renmark has swipe card Avgas at good price.

One thing that is a MUST. Follow the cliffs from Nullabore to Border Village. Sensational.

You may even see some whales.

We spent the night at Nullabore as Border Village strip was u/s. Accomodation and meals ok.

The strip had some surface water in places but easy to avoid.

Wish I was doing that trip again.

Cheers

Acetone and MEK are solvents for application of 2 pack not stripping

Supposed to be good for paint removal of Aluminium.

Wonder whether MEK would do the trick.

Includes another bizarre reporter statement "the glider-like aircraft". It clearly has an engine and a prop and fuel tank visible so I guess it's not a glider so it's not a glider-like aircraft.

Is anyone else dealing with Microair support at the moment? I have an issue with my T2000SFL -Rev7-3465 transponder. It keeps dropping out. I have read some old forums that talk about Rev 5 having this problem and having to upgrade to Rev7 to fix the issue but nothing about Rev7 issues.To add to this Microair are saying there is a 3 month wait and they require an inspection fee of $140.

I will be following this up with them tomorrow but would be keen to know if anyone else has any experience on this. I know of one other at our club with the same issue

Plenty of joins under the panel. Also aerial connection would be worth a look.

My old FE Holden had well over 200.000 miles (ex taxi) Woulnt pull your hat off.

A mechanic mate poured about 200 ml of upper cylinder lube (Redex) down the throat of the carby whilst operating the throttle to keep running.

Blew a trail of blue smoke for five miles.

Fantastic result. I kept that car for a few years more.

His decoke method I thought was genius.

Probably wouldn't try on an aircraft engine though.

Many Thanks for all the effort and money you put into this great site Ian.I check in a few times a day. Always something new to follow.

Mike.....

Ian, I regularly donated to your site as I loved logging in at least daily.

No reminder this year re donations!

cheers

If this is what you are planning to do you are better off going GA.RA is better for pottering around, just enjoying flying for an hour or two here and there, going to the odd breakfast in the local area, but when you seriously commit to touring, the GA aircraft have the endurance and reliability, much less downtime ferrying jerry cans from various towns, the ability to fly longer kegs faster, and so make use of larger airports with more facilities, and provide the option of IFR training so you can get the aircraft back home within a weekend.

While RA has a lower cost per hour, when you are flying an hour at a time, the figures come out differently when you are covering touring distances; the faster the aircraft the lower the hours for a given distance, and even within GA, if you are talking about regular touring, the optimum aircraft are up the range from the C172 abd Cherokee Warrior.

 

Also, when you break down the costs per person touring, the more seats, the lower the cost.

 

I did this spreadsheet comparison in 2013, and it more or less shows that if you just want to have a fly around the local area, a Gazelle is fine, but if you want to tour, the Cherokee 6 is a low cost aircraft per person.

 

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Appreciate your posts but have to reply to your comments above

We did a trip ex Victoria, NT centre, west coast WA and home via Kalgoolie, port Lincoln.

I can tell you truly that the Jab 230 out performed fuel wise better than the C206, Warrior and Technam, and C 172.

Fuel stops planning were mainly to satisfy them when we could have cut our flying time by heaps.

I still have the log if interested further.

Regards.

I have seen them doing this for a few years now.

It's a bit like sheep mustering in scubby undulating paddocks.

Get the crows in a mob and escort them a couple of miles away with their tongues hanging out only to return a couple of hours later when rested. Repeat until dark.

The orchard company say it saves them heaps, it's not what they eat but the damage to unripend nuts falling.

I did hear the approximate percentage some time ago and at near $10 kilo its worthwhile.

Four corners.

Have a Jab 230 prop doing nothing since upgraded to newJab Scimitar.

PHIL.

Bruce,

They actually herd them into larger flocks and then escort them a couple of Kms away.

They gradually return after a rest and the operation starts again.

Not sure if a drone would be a scare factor or have the range.

The orchard is somewhat undulating and a drone would be out of sight often.

No sign of damage caused by impacting a wire.

Very low level flying and wing overs.

Great to witness the skill in herding flocks of crows away from the orchard.

Apparently the Warrior is ideal for these manoeuvres.

There is a single swer line nearby, so could have been the cause.

I am interstate at the moment so can't comment further.

Landed in the new plantings only a couple of years old which saved a more serious outcome.

No, it was a genuine question, as when I was training(in a Foxbat) at the "OAKS" my FI said it was very bumpy & too hot for the other flight school to use their Jabiru's.spacesailor

I have heard similar statements from Tecnam pilots justifying their choice of aircraft purchase.

Mostly the Holden V Ford banter.

All good fun.

Someone smart at development would look at the possible returns by leasing out plots for hangers, maintenance

Facilities etc.

Give RAA members a chance to contribute in shares.

RAA office location would be my first thought. $$ rental etc.

My recent post indicated that there maybe a need for a light aircraft stip in close proximity.

Just my thoughts.

PHIL.

Landed there a couple of years ago and stayed overnight.

Avgas ok. Guess premium leaded ex bowser. Best to phone them.

Was alternate airstrip as border was out due water.

They have cross stip both dirt then and some surface water in parts.