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    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

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    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>

     

     

    Global Wind Map

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    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

     

     

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    Wanted Drifter ailerons

    in Drifter

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    That's a bit of a bugger, I mentioned to Krystal that someone (you) was looking for a set, and she was happy for me to let you know they were there.

    But then she rang Lauren in Canada, and found out they're spoken for....

     

    Guess I'll have to make them.....

     

    JG

     

     

    Wanted Drifter ailerons

    in Drifter

    Posted

    I saw a pair of aileron frames the other day, hanging on the wall at Spectrum. Everything there is for sale.

    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

     

     

    Sunrise 2014

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    Ok, I'll bite:If you are RAA, how are you supposed to get a photo of SUNRISE?

    On New Years morning official first light was 5:24, sunrise was 5:51 NSW time.

     

    I took off at 5:30. As I understand it, we are allowed to fly at first light.

     

    Easy to climb to altitude in that time.

     

    JG

     

     

    Sunrise 2014

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    Good way to start the new year. Better than my way of sitting with a broken leg, can't fly anything for a while.You may have been the first to see the sunrise, but you could have been beaten to it by another location in Australia. It is an incorrect notion that the most Easterly point sees the sun first.

    True, latitude makes a difference, about 13 minutes at Tasmania, but someone does have to be up there. I did my 2011 sunrise flight above the Freycinet Peninsula, Tasmania, that's about as early as you can get.

     

    JG

     

     

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    Sunrise 2014

    in Trips/Events/Seats

    Posted

    Here's a photo seen from my first flight on New Year morning.

     

    From 6,700 ft near Cape Byron, easternmost point of Australia.

     

    So I was probably the first person in the country to see the sun in 2014.

     

    Wishing all of you clear skies and tailwinds for the coming year.

     

    JG

     

    20140101

     

     

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