Geoff_H

If I understand it correctly the way a permanent magnet generator works is the same as a switch mode power supply. The AC voltage from the generator that will be speed dependent. This voltage is rectified and a large capacitor charged. A control circuit will turn a power transistor on and off through a transformer at a rate that will give an output at the aircraft system charging voltage the rectify this ac voltage and connect the rectified output to the system. Well in a similar way to this.

I was thinking about buying an 80% complete Starlet, this would be like buying an advanced kit phone. Only 80% to go lol. So I looked at what needed to be purchased, cowling, fabric props fuel system radios paint, the 80% to go looked good. Then I priced these components, including freight, it would be cheaper to buy an already flying one.

I have a Chinese lathe. A dead copy of an American lathe. However it needed adjusting of the lathe from new. The Chinese However did not know the material composition of the critical parts. A high tensile steel part was copied as mild steel, the zero backlash devise is now useless. Sorry I don't share your acceptance of the Chinese propaganda that they can make good things. Look at their NPT threads are NP no T.

I would never put my life in the trust of a Chinese made product. I have too much crap that was made in China. Bought carbide tool system to curt thread on lathe. It broke 10 tips without a single pass ( some at only a few thou deep) in steel. Dis cut a thread in aluminium

30 years ago I got mild co poisoning. I was the commissioning manager on a boiler plant that burnt CO to make it into CO2. The resultant heat was used to produce steam for a separate process. The plant was in the open, I wore a CO monitor. One day the CO alarm on the monitor went off, I was around 5 metres from the plant. I immediately ran in a direction away from the plant. I noticed that the reading was 100ppm. I ignored the event and continued my job. Two hours later I felt tired and decided to go home. I got more and more tired. When I got home I immediately went to sleep, I did not stir and woke up at 7am the next morning, with a headache. I was told that on the CO alarm I should have gone to first aid and sat on oxygen for several hours. So what is the flying take from this. The characteristic that one should look for is starting to get tired with muddled thinking, the get on the ground and out of the craft ASAP.

An RCD, an RCCB and Earth leakage circuit Breaker are all the same device. They measure the current to the load, and the current from the load, if they are not equal the current that is different will magnetically open the circuit Breaker. Regularly test them by pressing the test button. If the current goes through you and returns through the earth there will be a residual current and trip, BUT if it goes back through the path leakage Breakers there is no residual then there is no trip. You are electrocuted.

Electrocution active to neutral is not protected by an earth leakage circuit Breaker

If you use an "electrician screwdriver " make sure that you test it prior to and after identifying potential on a conductor

Are you saying Brown is earth? I hope that you are being facetious. Better not write that herr for fear someone may use it.

Already happened at Cessnock.....well that was 10 years ago. For the way they charge it probably still is happening. Some pilots would report "Aircraft turning Base etc" no callsign. I moved my aircraft to Maitland because of the unsafe acts. I was on final when an unannounced ultralight turned onto base in front of me, no radio call. I had announce turning base.

Always make a radio call, use a Qantas &^& call sign, just say "Cessna xxx" in front of it. All around know what type of aircraft, but identification is uncertain. Switch off aircraft ID before, it worked in the old days before aircraft identity systems. I believe that it happened a lot at Cessnock where landing fees were exuberant.

Reports are coming in of an aircraft that landed on a Wedderburn roof, apparently at the airstrip. Ambulance rescued an occupant.

No it seems to have just vanished. Good luck with the restoration. You should have fun flying her.

Under Experimental rules you can maintain an aircraft if you built it AND you do a maintenance course every so often, and pay money for the course of course. Seems a rip off if you ask me.

That would be great. But I live in Sydney, nearest airport 40 minutes away. Cowra would be great to join. If I lived closer I would join Cowra. Often thought of having a few days every so often. I would like to tinler, the facebook aircraft does not show with wings on...possible hard landing twisting main spar, that is a total rebuild in that aircraft.