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Actually was a Cessna this time! But not a Challenger or Learjet. FlightRadar24 shows a C421 VH-VPY that tracked east for a while then turning around and gently drifting down to sea level. Well done to the crew for successfully ditching the aeroplane. Robert

Looks like a Piper Tri-Pacer

It is called a dipole antenna. They are used in places where there is no electrical groundplane. Picture a metal Tecnam with an antenna on top. The aeroplane becomes the groundplane for the antenna. A dipole is generally more efficient than a simple antenna. I would leave it alone. Over to you RFguy 😋 Robert See RFguy has just beat me. 🤪

114 is a lovely aeroplane. Many happy hours in VH-UGM years ago.

Paywall

Done.

Two doors. Really nice aeroplane. Not a quick as a Bonza, but very comfortable an roomy.

Yep. My first flight on type. Noice.

DG-200 glider resurrected after 6yrs storage. New panel with Open Vario nav, LX S7 vario, Colibri flight recorder. Yes, I know the yaw string is too far off centre 😏

Thread drift much?

Jonker JS3 Rapture 😎

The one with the red tail is a Fox two seat aerobatic glider.

They did. I have flown a Ventus with one fitted. Never tried IMC, but it looked as though it would have worked OK. Actually, I think a Bohli would not need a North/South version because of the way it works. Google it and you will see what I mean. Robert

Gliders are not permitted to operate in IMC in Australia, not sure about NZ. Usually there is limited space in the panel for extra instruments anyway. Also, limited electrical power available due to having no in-flight charging system. Gliders generally run 1 or 2 small ( 7Ah or so ) batteries. Gliders don’t normally fly in poor weather and a prudent pilot won’t get in a situation like we see in the video. Robert. Glider pilot since 1972, GA since 1984.

A G meter is mandatory for gliders in Australia registered in the Aerobatic category.

Both Lycosaurus powered Pawnees at my club make TBO with not too many issues. Both have CHT monitors and one has cowl flaps. Haven't had a cracked pot since the CHT gauges went in. Tugmaster keeps an eye on cycle times to weed out cowboys.

[ What are you guys on about? Your posts seem to imply that you believe Bert Persson has passed on. I can assure you that, as of last evening ( 21/07/2020), Bert is very much alive and kicking. In fact, he has recently been very involved in re-furbishing Caboolture GC's Pawnee and in the last 12 months has rebuilt a damaged Blanik to flying condition' Please tell me I am wrong about the tone of this thread. Robert

Hoover near the end

Tow gliders with a Pawnee 235

Pilots daughter informs me that pilot is definitely OK.

Pilots daughter informs me pilot definitely OK. AC is a Pawnee Brave

British Matilda IV tank was powered by twin Leyland 6cyl diesel engines. 95 hp each Robert

And yet: https://www.icpaviazione.it/?page_id=1710&lang=en Seems the factory doesn't have an issue with a tailwheel. Robert

Kookaburra two seat glider https://images.app.goo.gl/XmHa1xwuaha3Za579

I owned a 1967 Cherokee 180 for about 10 years in the 90’s and have operated a 1977 Archer II for about the last 10 years. Neither aeroplane gave me an ounce of trouble in all that time. I also flew a Commander 114 for about 5 years before the Archer. The 180 was based in the bush on my farm strip and the Commander and Archer are based on the coast. Plenty of older aeroplanes will give good service if they have been looked after. None of the three were ever used for training and all had/have around 4000 Hrs TTIS. Look for a good airframe first and look at the engine second. You can always replace or overhaul an engine but, if the airframe is a dog, it will eat up money at a huge rate and never be any good. The right aeroplane may be able to run on Mogas with an STC. My Gliding club has run two Pawnee 235’s on Premium 98 for more than 10 years (thousands of hours) with a significant saving in costs. My Cherokee 180 did over 300 hours on mogas. She ran cooler, smoother, and didn’t even look like fouling a spark plug. Something she did a lot of when running on avgas. I wouldn’t go for an Arrow or similar, maintenance costs rise to ridiculous levels when you add retractable undercarriage and constant speed props to the equation. The Archer costs less than half to maintain than the Commander 114 that she replaced doing about the same number of hours each year. I think it is worth owning your own aeroplane if you are going to be doing a fair bit of flying. If you don’t do at least 70 odd hours or more a year, it will probably be cheaper to rent. Piper or Cessna? You say potayto, I say patarto! You can sit under the wing of a 172 in the shade. You can see out of a Cherokee when you are turning. A little of column A, a little of column B. Robert