Birdseye

The lack of airspace is evidenced by the fact they send their air force pilots to WA to be trained. You could probably fit a dozen or more Singapores into just one of their training areas.

Main thing I got from that is if you fly your Drifter across the seas to Indonesia, make sure you carry your radio licence.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I personally think they are much more beautiful than a coal fired power station.

Here's one for you eagle eyed cockpit spotters,. . NOW, I don't recognise this one myself. Looking at the shoulder flash on the pilot's suit, it looks like a Commonwealth style badge, poss RAF.I DID think, looking at the type of very early throttle quadrant that it could be an Avro Shackleton. . .I have actually flown in one of these at the tender age of 14 yrs, out of RAF Kinloss in Scotland.on air cadets annual camp. I was on board for five hours, and was allowed to sit in the Right hand seat for half an hour. . .On closer examination of the throttle quad, it might have two engines, which would rule out the Shack. . .and the overhead panel looks a bit modernish too . . . ..My Shack flight was a night sortie in 1964 and my memory is,. . .er, where was I going with this. . .hello. . do I know you ?. . .

That pretty much sums it up. Pilots have a lot less to worry about them than do local residents, that's according to all the other articles about adverse effects.

Returning to wind and aircraft, I've found one article of interest. Most articles focus on the effects of turbulence on the wind turbine, this article is about aircraft and the effects.

Turbulence caused by wind turbines

I've deliberately flown right behind them to test that. Wasn't blowing really hard, just brisk wind conditions, but only a small ripple of turbulence..... Very visible, and unlike wires or towers easy to judge distance, so can't imagine flying into one.....

Are there any "prop wash" issues with these things? How close can you fly behind them?

Its a small place, so you can see most of it from the top of the hill or in the cable car. Snag is the viz, which is usually lousy and a fair few clouds around. Might be worth saving your cash for somewhere more photogenic.

You could try this one at Seletar: Seletar Flying Club

I know nothing about them, but it might be worth dropping them a question or two through their 'Contact Us'. Hopefully their maintenance is better than their spell checking.

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I've found that often the best option is a TIF with a flying club, particularly in an area with busy airspace. Cheaper than a commercial sight-seeing trip and a much less complicated way to get some hands-on flying.

Lots of reports are saying it has come down including The Australian

By my calcs it may drop around early morning Tuesday AEST

Bedtime for me, hopefully it will still be there when I get up in the morning.

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

1147 154.6 1248 171.0

1314 153.9 1415 170.1

Going down faster now:

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

0853 159.6 0953 177.2

1021 159.0 1120 171.8

1147 154.6

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

0303 161.6 0401 179.7

0430 161.1 0529 179.1

0557 160.6 0657 178.5

0724 160.1 0825 177.8

0853 159.6 0953 177.2

1021 159.0

Figures for the last few passes. The perigee is decreasing 0.5km each orbit, but the apogee decreases by 0.6km

Time (z) Perigee (kms) Time (z) Apogee (kms)

0303 161.6 0401 179.7

0430 161.1 0529 179.1

0557 160.6 0657 178.5

0724 160.1

Apogee was 179.7, but by the next perigee it had lost 0.5 km at 161.1

The demise is getting close, perigee at 0303Z today was 161.6km, now in the region where decay will accelerate rapidly.

A nice live graphic on www.heavens-above.com if anyone wants to follow it.

I shudder at the excesses of the Spanish Inquisition.......I'd love to say what I feel about the Church of Rome.

Uber perpetuates this sham that it is a 'ride-sharing' service. It is not, nor has it ever been, such a thing. I find it astonishing that various governments haven't done more to stop it.

Shhhhh! You'll frighten the Chinese by mentioning tariffs.

I've never bought one myself, its always been an included item. Perhaps once you have the battery try Jaycar (or maybe Batteryworld) to ensure you have the right connector etc. mentioning Batteryworld, they do sell all sorts of proprietary style items, I bought a battery for my Dyson vacuum from them, but its probably a long shot that they do anything for Icom.

Incidentally the repacking option suggested by others is certainly a viable one, just copy the existing connections meticulously.

Thank you for your sound advice Birdseye.Perhaps I might trouble you for a little more.I have been using a generic 240/12 volt charger (or ship power) to charge the battery on my hand held. This seems to have worked quite well, however I am aware that some batteries require/prefer/respond better to certain types of chargers (or is all this just marketing noise?).

 

So my question is - should I invest in some sort of special, charger for my new NiMH battery??

NiMH Battery Charger FAQ