Roscoe

I agree, and endorse an earlier post which recommends reading “178 seconds to live”.

Great! Enjoy it.

Congratulations Shajen. What model is it?

Well said. Agree completely.

Reply just posted.

It showed cockpit video of a Glider, being flown very close to extensive cloud. On the left was large buildups, on the right was large areas of cloud free sky. A voice behind the Student (or Pilot) was giving track guidance and suggested a left turn which took the aircraft into cloud. Control was lost shortly after and panic seemed to take over. The Camera fell upside down and i think recovery was made shortly after exiting cloud. Thats my recollection.

Noticed video has been deleted

Yes I saw plenty of opportunities for a right turn into clear air! Unbelievable lack of judgement i reckon.

This was a very active flight school trainer. I heard it on the Radio at Bankstown regularly.

I seem to be having some finger trouble with my reply, however suffice to say I agree with OME,s thoughts on this matter

Forgot to ask, is this your first Aircraft purchase? Do you have any Engineer/Maint people that can help and advise?

Shajen, you need to get someone totally unfamiliar with the aircraft like i said before, to do the condition report, otherwise its not at arms length! Ring around, google Engineers at local Airports and get quotes. Be prepared to pay for this service, the logbooks will take some time to scrutinise. Get a PPSR Report to check for encumbrances like buying a car. I dont see the need for Solicitor involvement here. When you are happy, just transfer into sellers account. Dont rush. A reasonable seller should fully appreciate you researching the transaction.

Shajen you MUST get a pre purchase inspection done by an independant person not associated with the Aircraft, and a thorough examination of the logbooks. Sounds like you are organising this now. As regards payment, a Bank transfer if done early in the day, will often hit the payees account same day, so thats how I would do it. When i first read your Post, I became uncomfortable about the perceived pressure you were being put under, and my advice would be to take it slow, listen to what SSCBD says, and get it test flown before paying. Let us know how you go

I find that the normal Jab start procedure per the POH works fine for me. However unless i slowly push the choke in immediately after the engine starts, it runs rough but smooths out as soon as the choke is in

The EAA Presenter said their is absolutely no value in a ground run unless the oil temp is brought up to operating level and kept their for a while to dissipate any moisture and or sludge

Yes I am aware of the compression check which i do before every flight. The EAA Presenter was in the USA and probably referring to Cold weather and Pilots pulling thru their Engines once a week to scatter the oil around.

I watched an EAA Webinar a couple of days ago and asked a question about the practice of pulling the Prop through a few revolutions to move the oil around if the Aircraft had been idle for a few weeks. I quote part of his reply and am interested to hear what you think. IT ACTUALLY MAKES THINGS WORSE BY ACCELERATING THE MIGRATION OF OIL FROM THE TOP OF THE CYLINDER TO THE BOTTOM. WHEN CYLINDERS DEVELOP RUST PITTING, IT TENDS TO BE MOSTLY ALONG THE TOP BECAUSE THATS WHERE THE OIL FILM IS LOST FIRST. I know its far better to fly the Aircraft and get the oil up to operating temp. Any comments?

No offence taken Skippy, was just expressing my opinion and my views after reading about the pros and cons. But your suggestion about DOING A DONALD ?..... bit harsh.

Glen, it will take a long time to recoup your money if you spend $4k on a test gadget for mogas. Jabiru say Mogas is ok but recommend avgas due to quality control issues. My recommendation...... go with the Manufacturers advice, Avgas is readily available, change oil every 25 hours, examine spark plugs which are cheap to replace, and save the hassle of lugging around jerry cans of mogas which should be used within 30 days or put into your lawn mower. I know you will come across owners who swear by Mogas and say their engine runs smoother and cleaner, but for me, Not being Mechanically astute, I prefer to take advice from the Engine Builder and fill up with Avgas and plan my flights where I know Avgas is available

I have the D2, superceded by the D3. Great display, easy to interpret. Mine is attached to the Panel with the included hardware, I use a remote Antenna sitting on the Dash as i found the internal Antenna unreliable.

Thats what i said when this post was originally put up. As I said then, some people are very clever at altering things. Still looks like models to me, the way they move about!

Just re read my Policy and I have $2mill combined pax and property coverage, on my QBE Policy. Aircraft is RAA registered.

And also it depends on how many times you take a passenger! 95% of my flying is solo. How many of you guys add extra coverage for your pax? Agree that $250K is not nearly enough.

This has got me thinking, how many RAAUS reg airplanes just fly around and rely on the RAA 3rd party coverage provided to members. My LSA will be 7 yrs old when next Ins renewal is due, in the past I have insured the Hull and added a bit more 3rd party to the RAA coverage as well, but will really give it serious thought next renewal