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    New Years flight

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    New Years flight, sort of....I had dreamed of doing my traditional early morning New Years flight over the Trinity Site, in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was exploded. But I couldn't get my visa extended, so had to do the flight in October. Can't fly right over the site because it's inside the restricted White Sands Missile Test Area. So this photo is from the very edge of that restricted area, and the actual site is 20 miles away, just this side of the mountain.

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    Ah heck, the photo doesn't seem to work. I don't know how to do this......

    JG

     

     

    New Years flight

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    New Years flight, sort of....

     

    I had dreamed of doing my traditional early morning New Years flight over the Trinity Site, in New Mexico, where the first atomic bomb was exploded. But I couldn't get my visa extended, so had to do the flight in October. Can't fly right over the site because it's inside the restricted White Sands Missile Test Area. So this photo is from the very edge of that restricted area, and the actual site is 20 miles away, just this side of the mountain.

     

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    Speedy Build

    in Savannah

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    I'm in Denver, Colorado right now, helping friend Tony build a Savannah S kit.

     

    Today we finished the build, and prepped for paint.

     

    Took us 230 hrs over 20 days. Not too bad for a couple of older fellas.....

     

    These ICP kits are great. So many thousands of holes and they all pretty much line up, amazing! ICP really knows how to set up that CNC equipment.

     

    Now waiting on the painter, then install engine, landing gear, and instruments, and it's ready to fly.

     

    JG

     

     

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    Importing from America

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    Bruce

     

    I have ordered a MiniMax kit from the 'States (more accurately, a box of raw materials & a set of plans). It is being shipped by air to Sydney Airport. Apparently this is cheaper than surface carriage.The nice man over there said all I had to do when collecting it is to turn up with i.d., sign for it & pay the customs dues.

     

    Can it really be this simple? Has anyone done it & would let us know how it went? My 'kit' is mostly untreated wood. Will anyone in an Official Hat get excited about importing voracious pests into our fair land?

     

    Any help much appreciated.

     

    Bruce

    Please keep us informed how it all turns out.

     

    Good luck.

     

    JG

     

     

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    Light AC down in Lawson NSW

    in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents

    Posted

    If your interested in stats for the CirrusThe Cirrus models take up a couple of pages for an aircraft type in the safety database since 2002, taken a few lives in the process.

     

    http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?AcType=SR22&page=1

     

    Alf

    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

     

     

    Rotax 912 Best Coolant recommendation

    in Aircraft General Discussion

    Posted

    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

     

     

    Rotax 912 Best Coolant recommendation

    in Aircraft General Discussion

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    "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

     

     

    Natfly 2014

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    ..... in an attempt to improve NatFly.....

    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

     

     

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    Big Ass Balloon

    in Aviation Laughter

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    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 !!!!!

     

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    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 !!!

     

     

    Wanted Drifter ailerons

    in Drifter

    Posted

    Jimbo, the Boorabee ailerons are superior and easier to build than Drifter ones. I have dies and jigs to make the drifter type hinges, I think Danny made a die set. If you need them let me know.

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

     

    JG

     

     

    ParaHawking

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    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>

     

     

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