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    BEER - YOU SHOULD REALLY LIMIT CONSUMPTION TO ONE GLASS PER DAY

    in Aviation Laughter

    Posted

    Looks great Phil.But if you tried feeding it to my kids there'd be world war 3. Sausages have to be served with bread, sauce, and salad. Carrots can only be eaten raw. Cauliflower is treated with deep suspicion and rejected (especially if hidden under a bechemal sauce!), onion cannot be seen anywhere on the dish, and potatoes are only acceptable if in chip form...

    Gotta agee Marty. Probably showing my age.

     

    The fact that I enjoyed and finished the lot puts me well above current generations.

     

    And yes, did post to friends on Facebook, surprised you saw. Red.

     

     

    Flight training

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

    Posted

    Someone once said that the aircraft is a terrible classroom so practice everything you can on the ground first.

     

    Most of all enjoy your flying!

     

    Couldn't agree more.

     

    Practice your radio calls in the car to and from work.

     

    i.e downwind, base final etc . This will save you time and cash opposed to leaning it at $$$ hour in the air.

     

    Good luck with your adventure, it's a great sport and character builder.

     

    Cheers.

     

     

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    AusFly 2015 reports

    in Trips/Events/Seats

    Posted

    These are just my thoughts on who comes to Ausfly and why they come. In thinking of what to change or where to hold it I think that it is useful to break it down logically.There are 4 kinds of audience members at Ausfly:

     

    1. The Entertained

     

    These are the mum and dads with kids and a dog. They come to be entertained, watch the spectacle and marvel at the shiny aircraft. They would come to a car show or a steam tractor day if it was on, it just happens that today is an airshow. This sector is important as it is where in the long term potential builders and pilots come from. They are there for recreation and to get out of the house. They won’t drive 5 hours to get there, they probably won’t drive 2. If they come it is just for 1 day.

     

    2. The Aviation Curious

     

    These are the people who are into aviation but perhaps not this specific sector. They might fly professionally and are about to retire and are looking around. They might be the photography bufts who are there to spot aircraft. Or the Student pilot who is thinking of what to buy when they get their license. They want to try out some of the building techniques to see if it is for them. They will travel a reasonable distance to come to a show but will probably do it only once or twice. They either move into another category or don’t come again because there is “nothing new to see”.

     

    3. Builders Underway

     

    These people have committed to buying a kit and are building. They come to see completed examples of the aircraft they are building. They want information about building techniques, registering their aircraft, test flying... They are also looking to buy an engine or avionics and so are interested in what is available. They are into Aviation and will come a long way to see the show.

     

    4. Flying Builders or buyers.

     

    People who have built an aircraft or bought one flying come to meet up with their friends. People they have met at past events. If they are a recent builder they come to win awards and bask in the glory. Because they have an aircraft they will come a long away to go to the show. The “Journey” is as much part of the attraction as the end result.

     

    So which groups were well looked after?

     

    Ausfly at Narromine doesn’t cater that well to the first category of attendees. It is too far from a major population centre. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the event should be moved .When considering where to move it to there are not too many better options that don’t already have a major aviation event. Events like Wings of Illawarra, Avalon and the Evans Head fly-in cater to this market but it is important that there is a strong SAAA and RAAUS presence at these events to improve the profile of GA Aviation. Dubbo is close enough with access to RPT that Brisbane and Sydney are connected but given the commitment level of this goup it is unlikely that they would come.

     

    The second category was reasonably well catered to at Narromine. There were quite a few sellers of RAAus aircraft. Other than Cirrus there were no GA aircraft manufacturers represented which is a little disappointing. There were displays by Aviation suppliers, airpark land sellers. The SAAA workshops give an introduction to building techniques.

     

    The builders underway had pretty good options too. They could look at garmin, dynon and camit. There were talks that were relevant to them and there was quite a diverse range of aircraft that flew in.

     

    Awards were given out for completed aircraft and there was a lot of good fun to be had socially at the event. The weather scared a few people off as getting back to the eastern side of the mountains on the Sunday was hard and the WA mob had some weather getting over. This is the luck of the draw and organizers cant do much about it other than picking the best possible time of the year.

     

    In my way of thinking Ausfly needs to be about the last three groups of people. Making it about the first group is setting the event up for failure.

    Should be another category number 5

     

    Folks who just want to fly, Keep current with navs etc.

     

    PHIL.

     

     

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    CASA changes

    in Governing Bodies

    Posted

    Also.

     

    My reply received from Mark Skidmore on this issue mentioned that he would or had instructed CASA to expedite the investigation.

     

    Probably a copy went to all that submitted a protest.

     

    I see he is attending Ausfly. Hope someone can jog his memory.

     

    PHIL.

     

     

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    CASA changes

    in Governing Bodies

    Posted

    I would like to see the individuals that illegally initiated this action against Jabiru based on no data or definable criteria personally sued. It's simply not acceptable that public servants be free of all consequences and responsibility.

    Used to make my blood pressure rise reading the comments by a forum member of some note.

     

    I would think he posted a couple of hundred anti Jab comments here.

     

    I also note that since the CASA directive his comments have reduced to a dribble!

     

    Perhaps a coincident? I think not.

     

    I'm with GG on this one.

     

    phil

     

     

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    Frozen Carburetor incident

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    Frozen Carburetor Incident:In the fun world of the administration of justice, not all the laughs are in the courtroom. Indeed, giggles and guffaws can erupt at almost any time or place. For example, on a bitterly cold winter's day months ago in Northern British Columbia, a RCMP constable on patrol came across a motorcyclist, who was swathed in protective clothing and helmet, stalled by the roadside."What's the matter?" asked the Policeman."Carburetor's frozen," was the terse reply."Piss on it. That'll thaw it out.""I can't." said the biker."OK, watch me closely and I'll show you." The constable promptly warmed the carburetor as promised. The bike started and the rider drove off, waving.A few days later, the detachment office received a note of thanks from the father of the motorbike rider.It began: "On behalf of my daughter Joanne....."

     

     

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    Fatal Aircraft Accident Deniliquin NSW

    in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents

    Posted

    Mustering sheep with a aircraft sounds weird to me.

    The boss used his C172 to muster sheep in the 60's, well not really mustering as some would imagine.

     

    He was a spotter and radioed back to me on the Honda 125 the location of the mobs.

     

    I mounted a horn from a twin spinner Ford (loud) on the bike. And got the various mobs moving to a fence line where the contract horse musterers were waiting.

     

    This was in 25 sq mile mallee type scrub and Sandhill paddocks.

     

    It cut the mustering time down from weeks to a couple of days per paddock.

     

    seemed pretty safe to me.

     

    PHIL

     

     

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    Jabiru cold start kit

    in Jabiru

    Posted

    I repeat a reply to this cold start problem.

     

    Over two years now and using NO choke, coldest temps not a problem by drilling out the choke jet size to 1.2 mm

     

    She fires up after 6 to 8 revs.

     

    I admit that I haven't seen the cold start kit in any aircraft.

     

    Just saying that, this simple mod fixed my problem, no more hot water over the carb etc.

     

    Happy chappie!

     

    PHIL

     

     

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    Buy one (BRS) save two (aircraft).

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    The whole structure has to be designed to handle the forces.Jabiru still say no.

    Anyone who does it is truely experimenting. Not working properly could make things a lot worse - like going from engine failure to wing removal.

     

    Leave it up to buyers and manufacturers to decide, not mandatory.

    Found this.

     

    A vendre :

     

    30 HEURES DE VOL

     

    PARACHUTE ET TRANSPONDEUR

     

    A VENDRE JABIRU J170VENDU

     

    ULM moteur JABIRU 2.2 85 CV

     

    30 HEURES DE VOL DEPUIS NEUF

     

    EQUIPÉ D'UN PARACHUTE DE SECOURS

     

    VHF/transpondeur

     

    59 500 EUROS

     

     

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