diesel

An old but ineresting post. several years ago when building my big Jodel wing I bought an oddessy pc680 ? and made a battery box in front of the spar. This wee battery starts the turbo diesel. The engine has no alternator so the battery just gets hooked up to the sun. Cold start with glow plugs gives it a work out but it always stars. Are these ok with pma charging. Would like an electrstatic solar panel to put inside my canopy for sunshade and charge. Chas

Last oil analysis on low time since oh on 0200 was interesting. Among the results was high silica. First thought was from bead blasting. Asked engineering, they thought dust up exhaust, breather etc as we had big wind for weeks. In short went back to putting an oily sponge up the exhaust pipe after shutdown. Chas

strange things happen when you get behind the drag curve. Tiger moth or glider. Speed has nothing to do with stalling. I do wonder at all the aircraft that need? 30 degrees up elevator. Chas

Yes Bruce they really stuffed up with neo. I found a way in and monitor the flea group. Old Henry was not stupid. I can find a lot of flea in Jodel especially the D18.

There is a strong flea group on yahoo groups. Lots built and even aerobatics. Chas Vive Le Pou James ( Flea_Nut ) z

All assumes the machine is in balance. In reality its probably over ruddered because of a reluctance to bank. Straight wing is now a swept wing? Chas.

MMmmmmmm, gravity rules. I have always pumped aux to the mains. It works fine and if done at half main tanks if something did go wrong you still have a lot of time. KISS Chas.

Landing fees and restrictions will make you go bush. Anything smaller than a B737 is a nusiance. Chas

Hi Guys, an update on the diesel. All ok, wx has stuffed up a lot of flying but seem to average 1.5 hrs when it goes out. Fuel burn is higher than the froggies are getting. Fuel all in at 2000rpm. Cruise 3/3300 rpm engine. Prop 22/2400 and cruise boost 12 lb = 15 litres per hour. So a bit under that in $nz. No issues at this time but dont believe the petrolheads regarding cooling pipe and rad

The BMW is not swinging prop but the centre of the Barvarian flag.

$3 nz at local club. Diesel $1.50 nz so at 10 liters per hour I will fly that one

landable too if she was near the deck and could see. I notice on youtube that a lot of pilots fly in the junk 100 ft below the main cloudbase. blind as and should not be up there. Who really knows? Sad loss for all.

green orange = camouflage

Dropped valve seats in engines has always been there. Not just Jabaru. Its been 40 years since my last one. A Chev corvair in my Vee Dub. Yes the bits sucked all around. Thr heads can be undercut to prevent this. Check William Wynes fly corvair collage for a modern fix. Chas

When I was teaching pilots to fly on the wire they did a loop and a spin for every hour flown. Hill lift is good. One of my students with 12 hrs total time was in the slingsy dart which has a reputation for spinning well had an interesting launch. Xwind to 700 feet, bunged off nose lowered and rolled left to catch a thermal. All looked good but the aileron bit a and it started to rotate. Student who learned to fly in a T31 if anyone knows what that is just got on with the recovery and recovered and had a soaring flight. We treat power planes the same. Chas.

Torsion does strange things to tails and wings. Yes pits pilots have broken feathers off back there. Every time its bent it remembers. Chas

Ouch, who taught the instructor?

Ouch, who taught the instructor?

Why? I have no problem in any seat. However I do know most pilots cannot fly their own aircraft from the right hand seat. Perhaps it would be a good way to sharpin up some basic skills. Chas

Why? I have no problem in any seat. However I do know most pilots cannot fly their own aircraft from the right hand seat. Perhaps it would be a good way to sharpin up some basic skills. Chas

One important thing to not overlook is trim. Will it fly hands off in your nominated attitude , speed. A lot of people do not trim properly. Chas

One important thing to not overlook is trim. Will it fly hands off in your nominated attitude , speed. A lot of people do not trim properly. Chas

Interesting that you found that Pylon. I bet you a milkshake that your feet got you into trouble. Aileron drag. Chas

Interesting that you found that Pylon. I bet you a milkshake that your feet got you into trouble. Aileron drag. Chas

started testing a prototype and homebrewed engine. All great stuff. No book as I write it as I go. The good thing is that the plane does not know if its a Jodel, SE5a, or spamcan. They all work the same way and do not even know where the wheels are. Just get to know there different personalities. Just like people. Sound, touch, vibes etc. You will fly best when everything is covered up. The altimeter wont tell you how high you are if you land at a different place. Fly by angle. Also fly by attitude . Pull the nose up untill it nods at the edge of the stall, lower the nose a few degrees so that it feels and sounds right. Note the attitude and follow that down to your aiming point. When there gently flare and fly level with the ground . Throttle closed of course, just try to stop it landing and you will find the pole slowly comming right back. No wavy stuff on the pole. As said before the plane does not know where its wheels are. All types will now settle properlt if you just keep it straight. Easy as. Chas