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Bruce Please keep us informed how it all turns out. Good luck. JG

I just went through a lot of that data base. Taken a whole lot of lives! This was the 55th deployment of the CAPS chute. All the ones that used the chute resulted in survived occupants, minimal injuries. Of all the attempts to fly the aircraft down, there are many (mostly) fatalities..... Also quite a few fatalities during take-off and other maneuvers. Must be a very unforgiving aircraft.... And a surprising number of engine failures! JG

I should clarify that I still have the 1.2 bar cap on mine, just because I haven't changed it yet..... But I guess I should put the old leaky cap back on to get the advantage of lower pressure, eh.... JG

Very true! I once had total coolant loss of 50/50 from a 912s, due to a faulty radiator cap. At 8500ft over the Pilbara at the time. That was just after we were allowed to go above 5000, so I hadn't spent any time at those higher altitudes. Luckily I was watching the head temps very closely, because they rose very rapidly, within a few minutes to max. Reduced to low power and best glide to get to a landable site. Temps didn't go any higher at such low power. Let it cool off then filled with water and flew out and stayed at lower altitude to Newman. Radiator cap looked OK, but replaced it with a new one and no more problems even at 8500 on the way home. Since gone to Evans and much more satisfied. I hadn't gone to Evans before due to the top-up issue in remote places. Now just carry a spare litre. Another advantage is that Evans doesn't require a high pressure cap, so less pressure on the system, so if a leak developes it's not under pressure. JG

"Ultralights, post: 424842, member: 8"]if you have a cap that doenst hold pressure too well, water will boil at a temp significantly lower than 100Deg C at altitude when not under pressure. Very true! I once had total coolant loss of 50/50 from a 912s, due to a faulty radiator cap. At 8500ft over the Pilbara at the time. That was just after we were allowed to go above 5000, so I hadn't spent any time at those higher altitudes. Luckily I was watching the head temps very closely, because they rose very rapidly, within a few minutes to max. Reduced to low power and best glide to get to a landable site. Temps didn't go any higher at such low power. Let it cool off then filled with water and flew out and stayed at lower altitude to Newman. Radiator cap looked OK, but replaced it with a new one and no more problems even at 8500 on the way home. Since gone to Evans and much more satisfied. I hadn't gone to Evans before due to the top-up issue in remote places. Now just carry a spare litre. Another advantage is that Evans doesn't require a high pressure cap, so less pressure on the system, so if a leak developes it's not under pressure. JG

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Speaking for myself, and several flying friends round about SE Qld, it was the move from Narromine to Temora that killed for us. We found the Narromine gatherings excellent, and I went 9 years in a row. Always looked forward to meeting up with old friends from elsewhere, and hearing some new BS stories. Took all weekend to share all the stories. The atmosphere at Narromine was just right, and the large turn-up was really successful and interesting, so we don't know why there was an attempt to 'improve' it. It was as good as could be already. When it moved to Temora, we quit going. Advertising for "...come and hear the Spitfire...", and "...watch the aerobatics...", made it sound more like an airshow rather than a gathering of the flock. Personally, when I hear warbirds or aerobatics I want to be elsewhere.... Move it back to Narromine and advertise it as, "NARROMINE LIKE IT USED TO BE!", and we'll be back, and I bet quite a few others would as well. (We never did call it Natfly when we spoke of it, it was always 'Narromine'.) JG

A bit too late..... I've already made all aluminium ones, thanks. JG

When I call in to the site as a visitor I see the pictures in both posts. What's happening??

. So you think you're having a bad day... then you step outside of your house... and look up into the beautiful blue sky... and see this !!!!! All of a sudden, that smile comes back to your face and you say to yourself Now that's a big ass balloon !!! and things don't seem quite so bad !!!

One more try then I give up.... The Parahawking link

Oops again. Maybe this will do it..... ParaHawkinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5BMP_41bI%26rel=0%26hl=en_US%26feature=player_embedded%26version=3>

Oops....... Here it is. ParaHawkinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5BMP_41bI&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3>

That sounds good, I was just going to start making hinges...... You reckon Danny has a set?? JG

Here are the cliffs next to the Torrey Pines Golf Course just north of San Diego. These men release their hawks, and then soar with them. This is really spectacular. Click here: ParaHawkinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd5BMP_41bI&rel=0&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3>

Cancel the request. I've just made my own from aluminium. JG

Yeh that's a real shame. Not enough cafes on airfields in this country....... JG

The Lazair is still flying, now electric powered.

Someone already posted a link to this excellent real-time Global Wind Map, but it quickly got buried under some other threads. It's so fascinating and useful that I'm posting it again. Click and drag to tour the globe, use scroll wheel to zoom in, click anywhere for a wind speed. Zoom in on eastern Australia and see the massive SE'r that we're now experiencing, and have a look at South Australia to see where the high temps are coming from. Then go to the north Atlantic and see what Ireland is facing. Fascinating! http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=151.63,0.01,273 JG

I carry No-Doz caffiene tablets in my aircraft, and always take one before an afternoon flight. There's something about droning along in an aircraft at that time of day that really brings on the heavy 'drowsies', and can't just pull over for a quick nap. JG

But then she rang Lauren in Canada, and found out they're spoken for.... Guess I'll have to make them..... JG

Turns out those ailerons are already owned by someone.......... JG

I've been leaving voice and text messages for Wayne's daughter (Laurel?, Lauren?) 0451 109 763 for a week, no reply.... Do you have any other contact?? JG