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  1. Red
    As someone who once worked as a motorcycle Courier in the smoke (only did it for 3 months as 2 blokes in the outfit got killed on the job in that short time so I legged it) I'd love to see that very detailed study
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    914 is known to have a substantial rpm drop on switching off one ignition circuit What are your numbers? https://legacy.rotaxowner.com/si_tb_info/serviceinfo/si-914-034.pdf
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    TAS is a calculation, it's can't be directly measured. As far as the aircraft is concerned it always experiences Forces relative to its indicated airspeed.
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    Vne will be an given at indicated airspeed?, 244 knots indicated is over 400knots TAS at 35000'
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    Why are you are holding pieces of paper saying 14 oct 2023 in a post made a day before that date?
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    That's good, over here the last availabe Ethanol free fuel (Esso Super unleaded) started adding ethanol last september, hopefully you guys get to have the good stuff for a while yet.
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    Just a reminder to confirm the compatability of your fuel system when using Mogas containing Ethanol, I believe some Jabirus have Fibreglass tanks
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    Take 5 https://image-prod.iol.co.za/16x9/800/Quantas-747-with-a-fifth-engine-took-to-the-sky-to-deliver-the-engine-in-Johannesburg-according-to-a-twitter-feed-Picture-Twitter?source=https://iol-prod.appspot.com/image/2c6ce01669a6ae35dce8618fad6496fc8461bc93/2000&operation=CROP&offset=0x44&resize=2000x1125&webp=true
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    Its the USAF Nev🤣
  10. Red
    Personal Responsibility used to be a thing, but that was a long long time ago
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    I dont know which one was driving but I see one is wearing flip flops and the other wedge/platform shoes...tbh I think the current state of affairs is more an age thing than what country they come from, not saying that doesnt play a part but it seems to me anyone in the 40ish or below age bracket simply has no clue how to behave in society. This what you get from adopting a culture of "its ok jimmy you're doing fine" told to the kid who just spat at his classmate and can't spell his own name at age 12, been going on a few decades now.
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    Yea apologies for mentioning non Australian procedures, I did say in my posts that I was talking about UK procedures but sorry that you remained confused
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    Yep, The roads or rather the car drivers are terrible these days I'm probably quite capable of killing myself without everyone else trying to do it for me, I find young Ladies particularly dangerous..they simply dont seem to care all safe in their shiny metal boxes. tbh the Instructors seem really poor quality these days too, I had one tell me you don't need to indicate if there is nobody in the vicnity...wtf?? how about the guy you didnt see and just pulled out in front of?..idiot
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    Oil Longevity

    Red replied to Red's topic in Engines and Props

    90C is a good operating temp for a Jab on an XAir, the engine is exposed and the sensor will be under reading actual temperature
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    Oil Longevity

    Red replied to Red's topic in Engines and Props

    A nice temperature then. Is this coming from the breather after the catch tank?, I guess if its very high humidity and there is no sign of the same high water contamination at the dipstick then its not too much or a worry and could be forming in the catch tank. Knowing how prone to bore corrosion the jabs are (unless its a gen 4) then Id want to get to the bottom of it. P.S. I've never had anything near that bad spat out by my Jab or any other air cooled engine
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    Oil Longevity

    Red replied to Red's topic in Engines and Props

    Gordon Bennett!!! what oil temperature do you run at? Or is this a joke?
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    Oil tank hatch

    Red replied to Red's topic in Skyranger

    Thanks Marty, thats's just the sort of thing ...big enough to get yer hand through Col. Another one to ponder, that would give excellent access for a looksie at most of the top half of the engine...hmm
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    Oil tank hatch

    Red replied to Red's topic in Skyranger

    I'm not sure the standard size hatch will work, as the cap to the oil tank is some way below the cowl top surface so may need to get hand through and I'm OK with fabricating my own. This the reason I ask if anyone has done it to a Skyranger. Blueadventures....my cowl is held by plan screws into those captive threaded clips 17 of them and they have worn the holes badly, I may fit camlocks in the winter but it'll need some remedial work on the cowl first
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    Oil tank hatch

    Red posted a topic in Skyranger

    Anyone cut a hatch in the Nynja cowl to allow checking the oil level?, I'm guessing it might have to be large enough to get your hand through as the tank filler cap is gonna be some way below
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    Oil Longevity

    Red replied to Red's topic in Engines and Props

    Cheers Onetrack, I'll have a read of that. These modern Oils are quite amazing but I don't think they're ever gonna smell as good as Castrol R💥
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    There are comments here that imply just that...that this the best way..period. Good point, but at a safe altitude I would still go directly overhead in some circumstances, 5 miles out is almost in the circuit at many fields...its always dependent on factors such as what traffic reports I've heard, knowledge of local procedures, visibility etc blah blah
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    I wonder was this actually a LiPo battery? I know from experience that LiPo cells (the flat cells with a metallized plastic film soft outer case are like little fecking incendiary bombs. I've banged a nail through a small 2ah LiPo cell and the resulting smoke and fire was alarming. (This was a carefully controlled scientific test of course don't try this at home kids)
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    It really depends, if your track is 90 degrees to an airfields Runway then flying directly overhead at an appropriate altitude is far safer than offsetting some miles away where the likelihood of encountering descending traffic becomes a factor. As Nev alluded to, constraining yourself to a single mantra that works for one set of circumstances is never optimal.
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    Have XV105 and XV107 in my Logbook, circuits and bumps at Brize Norton early eighties. wonderful aircraft and I think still amongst the fastest subsonic airliners flown.
  25. Red
    The FRTOL is no longer a requirement for a PPL in Australia?
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