Riley

Bad form Dazza and I reckon you're treading on very thin ice when, by name, you cast unverified aspersions on the Tech Mgr in a public forum. Were I in his shoes I'd be calling for more than an apology.

Yes, I have been eyeing off some of the bargain prices which items can be obtained for in the US in comparison to Oz. Are you looking at importing a Kit or an previously owned homebuilt? I was interested in a J3 cub at one stage but found the whole importing process too intimidating

Thanks Riley - check back every now and again to see how she is going - Might keep me honest and working on her if I know someone is watching

Thanks Mark You can check out the slow progress at :https://kevstigermoth.wordpress.com

Hey Rat. Whilst it doesn't behoove me to take the piss, I'd be truely amazed at an aircraft (or anything else for that matter) that had 'circumcised' a continent. Large undertaking I'd guess.

Not having got into the Air Force till twelve years after the Germans got dismissed from the War, I'm unqualified to postulate (but I will anyway) that the term would have been utilized to describe those brief periods of time when the military temporarily gave over the responsibility of 'screwing the troops' to the local female civilian population? A good friend is an ex-Lancaster crewman (93 yrs young and still going strong) so I'll attempt to get a proper answer when next we meet.

Having been in the vehicle graphics industry for a few years in the UK, I also figured that a contact number would be handy if it was kosher, but nontheless it IS amusing WHATEVER the reason for posting it I guess . . . .folks post me this sort of stuff due to my connection with the industry I supposee. . . . . and I tend to go sleepytime at around ten / eleven hours after you lot Downunder cobber. I DO hope you were not offended dear friend. . . ?

 

Phil

Wonder how long we'd get away with signwriting like this in the UK or Australia ? ? ?[ATTACH=full]32792[/ATTACH]

Found this on a Signmakers website in the US.

Riley, you are aware that Czechoslovakia doesn't exists for some 20 years now, are you?Anyway that's Hajdúszoboszló in Hungary as someone posted in the youtube comments section:

 

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Airport Wellness Panzio/@47.454747,21.392169,813m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x474719770ff6f9bf:0x70dba67fd2b5eb8c

I couldn't bear to watch more than 4 minutes of it ! Clearly the sort of ' pilot' that gets our type of flying a bad name . Couldn't make out the audio but hope it wasn't in this country .Bob

That makes it about four serious flying car contenders that I know of. The other three are:1. the Pal-TV from the Netherlands; see: http://pal-v.com/

 

2. the USA based Terrafugia; see: http://www.terrafugia.com/

 

3. the South American Maverick; see: http://mavericklsa.com/

 

They have different configurations. I wonder which will work out best in the long run?

I believe the question should be, 'which is the least impractical of them all in the long run?' Compare useability to cost and we'll probably find they all end up a modern version of the 'Amphicar' of the late fifties .....curiousity value only. Could you imagine CASA and the Motor Traffic Authorities ever getting into bed on the concept? cheers

So it raises the question - is the Mr Minute, so-called 'static-proof funnel' actually a conductor or generator of static electricity? If so, must I assume that it too, has to be included in the grounding cable sequence viz, A/C to ground; Mr Minute to A/C; jerry can to Mr Minute; etc? Could it be that I've been luckily living a lie for the past decade despite my begrudging faithfull use of Mr Minute & Co? cheers Riley

Have completed same but feel that Yes/No only choices are too vague & could lead to mis-interpretation. Mission statements looked like they'd been extracted from a Dale Carnegie correspondence course on waffling. (and no, I didn't do his 'How to win friends and influence people' seminar). Riley

Home Safe At Last

I've torn out my residential alarm system, shot my Rottweiller and de-registered from the Neighbourhood Watch. Also I've got two Taliban flags raised in each corner of my front garden and the black flag of ISIS in the middle.

The local police, ASIO, ASIS and all other intelligence agencies are watching my house 24/7.

I've never felt safer or more secure!

A closing statement. Received both the 1/2 wheel parts fm O/S and am happy to relate that the Champ is now back in the air. Should anybody end up in the same situation, there is now a back-up for the needy. Thanks all. Riley

Still looking folks. The best local price I could get for just the necessary tubular stock (no cutting, no shaping, no freight) was in excess of $650. That would double the effective worth of the Gemini if & when it were finished. If anybody has even a few Thruster wing ribs laying around in their hangar/shed with no immediate purpose, I'd be pleased to put them to work. Give us some inspiration gentlemen. Tks Riley

I have just got back from a wedding at the Hunter Valley ,and earlier today spotted this unusual aircraft at Cessnock Airport and needed a little help identifying it.Apparently it is a regular visitor when there is a club BBQ on.

I am familiar with the association of Victa Aircraft and Victa Mowers, but have never before seen an aircraft like it it, with a single cylinder engine.

 

Knowing that there are very some knowlegable types on here, I was hoping that someone could identify it, and also advise us on it's performance figures. (Ozzy wasn't around)

 

I can clearly see that it's not a jet, but someone said that it even runs an after-burner?

Perhaps another Furphy gentlemen. A year or so back David Cundall did spend a bunch of money and a lot of sweat digging somewhere not too far from Rangoon looking for these 'Ghost Spitties' (it probably cost him as much to 'grease' the local authorities as it did to conduct the fruitless excavations). Short to say the erstwhile cavalier went home much poorer. It is of much interest however, that over thirty years ago whilst living in Singapore, at a local noggin & natter evening with the local vintage car club, I listened in on discussions relating to a couple of un-assembled crated Spitfires preserved in cosmolene resting in a 'godown' (warehouse) in Rangoon that at the end of the war were struck off register. Burma was a closed 'locked-down' country for many decades after the war but it's been an urban myth for so long that even I (the original disbeliever in all things), wouldn't be too surprised if it came to pass. When you get to the age of three score and ten (plus some more), dreams are more rewarding than reality. I wish them much luck but I ain't gonna donate to the search cause. cheers all.

MattAll the nicest blokes are gay....

 

Dammit!

 

Kaz

Yes I am lightweight (70 kilos), anyone much heavier would probably not be fit enough to pass the test.Alan.

I imagine those Pratt & Whitney PT6A turbines would be considerably lighter to lift into position than the original Wasp radials.Certainly not the sort of working conditions one would normally hope for, freezing spanners can literally stick to your hands. Brrrrr!

Ones left out in the Aussie sun are bad enough.

This was a crew of Canucks from the land of 10 months hard winter and two months poor ice hockey. These guys aren't tough, they just don't ever thaw out enough to sense the cold (although I did observe one 'nancy' wearing gloves). Loved the pilot's statement "I put it in there, I'll drive it out"! All kidding aside, I reckon they did one hell of a job and RKW is probably correct in presuming that it had to come out at any cost. cheers

Does anybody have, or know where I can obtain wing battens to suit either a Thruster Gemini or a T300/T500? Local (Aust) metal suppliers only seem to stock 12mmOD alloy tube which won't accept the plastic duck's bill fitting. I need 24 top and 24 btm but would happily purchase smaller lots. This Gemini will fly again once I round up a few more items. cheers Riley

I went to Swan Hill on Saturday for the Antiquers' Spring Flyin. Beautifully smooth at 6500' on the way up but 35 knot headwind! It was 10 knots less at 4500' but not very comfortable.54 aircraft on the field including one little Jab. Biggest was a Stinson Reliant.

 

Lots of Austers of course, including the beautiful VH-KAZ (damn, I'd love that rego). And 6 C180s would you believe all looking very nice, too.

 

Best news was the $2.067 per litre for avgas which is 16 cents less than what I last paid at home.

 

Going home there was 35 knot tailwind which was really nice.

 

Kaz

We are on the look out for a two seat, tail wheel, certified ultralight…under 15kShould I go the Drifter, or the Thruster? I've always been a Drifter man, but I've never flown a Thruster and I am almost leaning towards them at the moment, due to their cost and availability.

 

Thoughts?

You mentioned 'we' so I assume your lovely lady is to be part of your crew? On that assumption I'd suggest that a Thruster might be a more suitable 'lead-in' to her participation. I cut my tail-dragging teeth on a T300 and it not only taught me so much but it also survived my brutal ignorance (in fact, my marque admiration is such that I acquired a Gemini a few years back which awaits resurrection). Ive flown a 582 Drifter & rode shotgun in a 503 and was suitably impressed on both counts (who wouldn't be) and I'd have one in my hangar in a New York minute if circumstances permitted but if Mrs Tomo is planning to participate in this aviation lark with you then there's a comfy togetherness in a Thruster that you cannot achieve in a Drifter. Happy hunting old son. cheers Riley

Could this situation could be described: Not as an incident; Not as an outlanding; but simply and correctly as an 'In' (the water) landing? Levity aside, it's super good that the pilot suffered no injuries. cheers all.