Rastus

LADY's don't fart. They pass wind.

So my Grandma used to say.

From the CASA register. Surely it's the same aeroplane? How many T-18's were built in 1972?

VH CMC

Power Driven Aeroplane with TAILWHEEL-FIXED landing gear

Single Piston engine

Manufacturer: AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT

Model: T-18

Serial number: V14

Aircraft first registered in Australia: 20 April 1972

Year of manufacture: 1972

Full Registration

It's listed in the CASA register

Just back from a week at Darling Downs Soaring Club hosting some Kiwis. Plenty of puss taking from both sides, and 6 days of glorious weather.

Bit of gliding, bit of towing, bit of carousing. All good fun.

Robert

Sensitive usually has 2/3 pointers with the longest indicating 1000ft per revolution.

Non-sensitive usually has only 1 pointer and may indicate as much as 10000ft per revolution.

Then there are the ones that have 2 pointers and the long one indicates 3000ft per revolution. Found mostly in Eastern European gliders.

Robert

Tennis balls with an appropriate size hole cut in them

Has any body install one? Yes

if so what one? Airmaster Constant speed http://www.airmasterpropellers.com/

Did it perform as expected? Very well

Issues with it? None

Did you get any performance increase over your original prop? Never flown the aeroplane with any other prop

Other inflight adjustable props you have tried? None

Europa Classic Trigear with 912ULS

Climb at gross wt 1000fpm plus

Cruise 125KIAS @ 25"map 5300rpm

I was taught by a WW2 vintage instructor and his idea was that co-ordinated use of all three controls was what caused an aeroplane to turn. To this day, I use one of his bits of patter when instructing in gliders:

ARE we making a correct turn?

Ailerons to maintain the desired angle of bank.

Rudder to remove slip or skid.

Elevator to maintain the desired pitch attitude/airspeed.

Simple really.

Robert

Geez, I'm glad he wasn't my instructor!

It wasn't released first of April was it?

Robert

Splendid!