rankamateur

Bring it on, Bring your mates! We will call it the Savannah Muster. Have I heard of that before?

What about the linkages from the rudder pedals to the front wheel? The front wheel is a long way below the axis of the fuselage. I would think if it was just a little off straight at neutral rudder, it has more potential to be the culprit and also the cure.

Unless of course you twist it after installation!

Sport pilot at a new RRP of $8.80? What is the point of printing, let alone changing the recommended retail price of a magazine that isn't offered at retail? Could it only be to pull the wool over the eyes of the subscribers, to give the impression that they are getting even better value for their subscription? Could it be that I am just getting old and cynical?

Following your logic, a slide rule would be a better choice than an abacus.

You can't get a twist in a Savannah wing, all the holes are computer cut full size, you could build a straight wing on the front lawn. Unless of course you twist it after installation!

http://www.sambailey.com.au/helifirst Sam has no use of his legs and only partial use of his hands, and it is a long term project, but hopefully he will eventually crawl through all the hoops and satisfy the regulators to achieve his dream. Anything is possible!

Just out of interest have a look across the top of the wings to see if the rivet lines on one wing line up with those on the opposite wing. Being 6'3" tall I check every one I approach and have only seen two where the lines don't line up by about 20mm. The one with the trimtab I referred to above was one of them. I have no idea how you could build one with one wing effectively in front of the other by 20mm if you wanted to try, but at least two builders have succeeded

Ian Ellis, former NSW distributor, also had a small trim tab on the aileron of his VG.

It would make it hard, the right arm bit, I mean.

I used Vista 64 for years without issue, I have always wondered why all the bad press. I recently updated to Windows 7 because one web site, this one, kept giving me messages that my web browser was not up to date. Apart from getting rid of the nag message I also find it boots up about twice as fast but other than that, no noticeable improvement.

What happened to A and B? That is nearly as silly as launching the new iphone 2 all those years ago, would have made so much sense to launch the first one before the second one.

Hope Jim intends to continue.

He got in the May 2013 Sport Pilot for his trouble! Which I could quickly check because I have the PAPER copies close at hand, took less than 1 minute!

Was it that long ago? Well Ross time sure flies by while you aren't paying enough attention. A shame you feel so alone, I agree with nearly everything you have said right down to the pleasure the lowly member like me used to get from my paper magazine, and what other value if any I glean from my membership. You just mis-cued when you targeted the current board members, they have done a fair job representing the majority of the members, just a great shame more of them don't use stone-age internet access.

Tony King dropped in at my place for an overnighter and fuel stop (one of many no doubt) on his flight to Natfly in his Fisher Koala the year before last. I think the board are well versed in basic flying, but representing the majority of members whose beards are too sparse for wind in the face flying. He tried for a big turn out of light types at Natfly that year and got very little response even though he led by an outstanding example.

Do sims have any inherent stability at all? I use(used to use, pilot certificate spoilt it!) FSX and have never detected any. Spot-on Nightmare!

That to boil the condensation off?

His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight. He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport. Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger. He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, 'Let's go'. The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off. Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, 'Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.' 'Why?' asked the pilot. 'Because I'm a photographer for CNN' , he responded, 'and I need to get some close up shots.' The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, 'So, what you're telling me, is . . . You're NOT my flight instructor?' Life is short. Drink the good wine first" This may have been on before, but for those that missed it....just too good.

Remember my take-off on my TIF. Just after the rotation I started landing again. The instructor fully understood why I am Rankamateur.

Follow the money? Look after your mates? The possibilities are .... numerous.

My most unnerving solo, was my first to the training area, had just done a full refuel with a syphon hose and jerry cans. about five minutes in I had a head full petrol and got short of breath. Didn't take long to realise I had to keep it together or die, so I turned the door vents full forward and stuck my nose in the one on the pilots door, sucked in 8 or 10 big ones and the fog began to clear. All my refuelling happened the night before from then on.

My father was standing next to my instructor when I pulled in from my first solo. He would never have the courage to fly himself, but I did my training off my own strip and he was never far away on his quad bike when I was doing my pre-flights each day, kept a good eye on what was going on.

First solo nav felt like the real achievement. First solo doesn't last long enough to really enjoy. Blink and you would miss it. My CFI was keen to get me back on the ground before the euphoria kicked in and my hands and voice started to shake, so it was just one quick circuit. Thinking back I should have thrown in a go around just to drag it out!

Mine is the little grey tadpole halfway between Inverell and Goondiwindi! Where is yours?