PaulN

G'day Jah,

 

I realise Redhead is not exactly a suburb of Sydney but why not make contact with the crew at Airborne to see who they might recommend? After all trikes are their thing. http://www.airborne.com.au/pages/home_n.cfm

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

 

 

Hi Twincom,

 

Welcome, good to see you here.

 

May I ask? It would appear you're a low hours flyer, that is, not logging 100s of hours annually. You've had the twin long enough now to know its costs and you have no doubt projected other expected costs. Just how many hours PA do you fly her and what do you calculate to be your hourly cost?

 

I'm interested in seeing a comparison between your twin and an RA-Aus lightie.

 

Paul

 

 

You may not know that many non-living things have a gender; for example:

 

 

 

 

 

1. Ziploc Bags -- are Male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them.

 

 

 

2. Copiers -- are Female, because once turned off, it takes a while to warm them up again. It's an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed, but can wreak havoc if the wrong buttons are pushed.

 

 

 

3. Tires -- are Male, because they go bald and are often over-inflated.

 

 

 

4. Sponges -- are Female, because they're soft, squeezable and retain water.

 

 

 

5. Hot Air Balloons -- are Male, because, to get them to go anywhere, you have to light a fire under them, and of course, there's the hot air thing.

 

 

 

6. Web Pages -- are Female, because they're always getting hit on.

 

 

 

7. Subways -- are Male, because they use the same old lines to pick people up.

 

 

 

8. Hourglasses -- are Female, because over time, the weight shifts to the bottom.

 

 

 

9. Hammers -- are Male, because they haven't changed much over the last 5,000 years, but are handy to have around.

 

 

 

10. Remote Controls -- are Female...Ha! You thought they'd be male. However, consider this -- it gives a man pleasure, he'd be lost without it, and while he doesn't always know the right buttons to push, he keeps trying.

 

 

Looks huge here :yuk:. I don't have photoshop atm so can't resize it.Mike

Hi Mike,

 

Hope you don't mind, I reworked your photo a little to make it more viewable. I've done my bit, now your turn ... any hints? It looks way too quiet for Shepp :big_grin:.

 

Paul

 

 

Yeah, too easy. How did you get onto it so quickly? I think I'll have to go flying somewhere interesting soon to get some more pics.

 

Paul

 

 

See if you can get this one:

Hey Mike, can you make the picture bigger? I can't make out the strip ;).

 

Paul

 

 

Paul,I recon it's Flinders Island (YFLI)

And I Reckon you're right. Onya Case ;).

 

OK, what's this one?

 

 

 

You learned from the incident too so it's not all lost. Well done.;)

;) for the forum and for contributions like this one ... we all learn from stuff like this. Thanks Motzartmerv for sharing it and to everyone who contributed.

 

Paul

 

 

Oh no, I'm undone. What to do? I don't know 144,000 people. Please fwd me your name and email, quick ... I hate fleas.:confused:

 

 

Love the video Matt, that's a gem to keep ;). I have to ask though, how's having the most fun Molly or Aunty Matilda?

 

Paul

 

 

Just a couple of thoughts Mazda.

 

1. Ian had comms problems in his ex CTsw recently which proved allusive until someone put him onto a very simple fix. Over to you Ian ...

 

2. Do you have a good earth strap on your engine mount frame as well as the engine block? I've heard that if this is missing our inefficient you can get radio noise.

 

Paul

 

 

Thanks to everyone for the tips. I finally got back out to the airport today to fiddle with this problem. As I had already done during our trip while stopped over at Yarram, I removed the pitot line from the AI and blew back with no result. Then applied compressed air (only gentle pressure, thanks for the heads-up J430), still no result. Next I removed the metal pitot tube from the wing and blew through with good air flow. A careful look inside the metal tube revealed a bug had built some kind of web/nest. It appears that on our arrival at Launy a bug must have slipped in before we managed to fit the cover then while parked for that couple of days it built its cosy little home.

 

All is well now and I'm happy again. Thanks ;)

 

Paul

 

 

As expected, fantastic report and top pics guys, thanks. The trip over Bass St is a great experience, isn't it? On our way over I was wishing we had more time so that we might meet up with you while over there (see a "A Special Christmas"). As it turns out it was just as well we came back when we did, no more than an hour after leaving Cooma airport when we got home, I collapsed into a heap with some virus and still struggling to get over it.

 

Cheers,

 

Paul

 

 

Yep, 08/26 with xstrips 01/19 and 13/31.

 

This one should be a lot easier but I bet no-one will get it before next year.

 

Paul

 

 

 

No, I'm not a knowledgable person but I'll stick my neck out.

 

The advice I have been given is that the Rotax gains no start-up benefit from pre-start hand cranking. The only need for hand cranking is during pre-flight checks. For a correct indication of oil level in the tank one should hand crank around 3 to 5 turns until you hear the oil tank gurgle ("burping") to ensure all of the oil is pumped back to the tank before reading the dip stick.

 

From experience I have found the only must do's (must have's) for efficient starting in all conditions is a good sprag clutch, heavy duty starter and a good battery. Until I recently replaced all three of these I used to have all sorts of issues getting the Rotax to wind over and fire up, especially when cold. Now she fires up with just a touch of the start button every time ;).

 

Hope this helps,

 

Paul

 

 

How about Cape `Barron Island just south of Flinders

Technically speaking, no . Cape Barren Island it is ;). Now let's see how good your research is, what are the rwy numbers?

 

 

Santa has indeed been especially kind this year ... you must have been an especially good boy. CONGRATULATIONS and wishing for you many happy hours of safe flying.

 

Paul

 

 

Flinders Island - Lady Barron

No. Further south. Now that should help Terry, it's gotta be in either Tasmania or Antarctica .

 

 

Mallacoota Perhaps?

No. Further south than that.

 

 

Bogus or not, each story is based in the US so all are quite believable ;).

 

Paul

 

 

Terry, at this early stage let's just say this strip is south of Cooma (YCOM), any more and it would be a give-away.

 

Paul

 

 

Paul super glue is essential when traveling:devil::devil::devil:To "Fix" the gate so you can get back to your aircraft:blush:

;);)

 

 

Paul super glue is essential when traveling:devil::devil::devil:

Huh??

 

Your zips not coming apart is it Geoff?

 

 

OK, try this one.

 

 

 

Too easy Phil ;).

 

Gone are the days you could just land, tie down your plane and walk off the field. At Launy the security vehicle rocked up pretty much as soon as we switched off with offers to help us out. He headed away while we refuelled, unpacked and tied down not to be seen again. So we had to walk all the way to the pax terminal and slip in though the RPT entrance ... good thing the ASIC was hanging prominently.

 

Then to get back to the plane we had to find the security guy again to gain access to the field, but not until we left him with our name and address for billing . At least the CT was safe from terrorists .

 

Paul