Geoff_H

Mooneys have an airspeed switch. An air pressure switch in the pitot line. I.had to buy one at +$2k.

Never!

Ceduna has lots of fish spotting cowboys. A delta 3 landing strip's will have them landing in your missed approach area. Not so comfortable. They will make sure that they get to the bowser before you.

Outback flying at 10,000ft can be bumpy. I am told by a reliable source that over 11,000 is often required, even in winter time.

I have done the Warnervale to Jandokot several times both ways 10 or so years ago. Always in same day so no accommodation. Used a week bottle. Having also driven Sydney to Kalgoorlie and lived in Kalgoorlie i can remember that nothing was cheap and most was very rudimentary. Forrest an Port Piri are good avgas fuel stops

We hired cars at Coober, they will pick you.up at airport.

I ca chose not too. Why does this concern you? Did you not understand what it was?

There was a report on the radio this morning that an aircraft had gone into the fence on take-off. Anyone know what happened?

Make sure it's not a cable problem. Most times I have had this problem it was a cable faulty.

I am so envious. A Corby Starlet and a great wife. I am now 11 years retired. 10 years ago she forced me to sell my Mooney (she refused to go anywhere in it) She hassles me whenever I go near work on my aircraft building. I would love your Starlet but she is so against me even looking at it. I hate retirement, tried to get a job but no company has ever replied to my application let alone a job.

Strange that is about wives. So many have the no aircraft, no flying, you are spending too much gene

Yes the speed of load rise depends upon the thermal inertia of the casing and the allowable rate of temperature rise. Derivatives are great for up to around 70MW. A 200MW stationary can get to 70MW around the same as a derivative (most stationary GTs meet the 10 minutes cold to full load). Below 60/70MW derivative makes the most sense from a cost point of view. Stationary GTs can quickly increase the load using water injection etc. Also stationary can immediately alter the set point on first stage inlet temperature, an increase in temperature instantly increases output at the cost of blade life. In a micro grid you always have enough reserve power to immediately replace the loss of the power being generated by the biggest loafed GT.

Yes water cooling of the inlet air is common on stationary GTs. The compressors are density sensitive and produce less powe as the density drops. S&L GE aircraft derivatives are rated at around 60MW, but derated to around 50MW in the Goldfields. Super pure water is often injected just before the combusters. Is converts to steam (a steam turbines effect) and cools the combusted exhaust gas and allows more fuel to burn and a consequential power output. Some aircraft also do this to compensate for air density power loss in hot environments on take off. Super pure water is expensive to make so water injection is only used when an increased power is needed, or in power generation to the grid makes it economic. Walnut shells are often used in the air to clean blades.

The smaller mines use 5MW diesel generators. But most large mines use GTs. Usually S&L GE aircraft derived 50/60MW with gearboxes to generators. A few Trent 70's exist and there redesigned to stationary generation rather poor (Rolls Royce aircraft derived). But most new installations are purposely generation designed GT'S of 100MW and combined cycle with steam turbines using Heat recovery (GT exhaust) steam generators and steam turbines 60%+ efficiency. GE have a steam cooled first stage turbine design that is rumoured to have 60% efficiency. Aircraft derived engines are not favoured for power generation as gearboxes above 60MW don't seem to exist. Power generation GTs run at 3000/3600RPM. However the GT that I worked on had Pratt and Whitney aircraft designed blades made under licence. Power Generation GTs of 400MW are now reasonably common.

I worked on the design of 185MW gas turbine range in Florida in the early 90s. Gas turbines can be very efficient. In stationary situations 60% efficiency is easily obtained. In open cycle transport 35% is easily gained. The problem with gas turbines is that efficiency is directly proportional to installed cost. In another job I worked on with a 30% efficiency and 50MW output the replacement turbine first stage blades cost $5M and the overhaul of the combusters $4M, 15 years ago. OK stage that down to several hundred kW and the costs come much lower but still very expensive. GTs do have a longer life between overhauls. Large expense and long life between overhauls sounds just right to me for big trucks.