Pilot Pete

just did a bit more reading on the timber. spruce dry density is kg/m3 430 , hoop pine is 550 and tassie oak is 1050

Scotty, I will be building a Ragwing Rag-a-bond, and Ozzie, tasie oak has been used in the building and joinery industry since noah was a lad.

Just looking at specs of tassie oak, Whats to stop us from building with it? It has a higher rating then spruce:-550 for tassie oak and 430 for spruce and is a class 4 for durability

Unappealing to some, but possum boots are the only way to fly. Not only are they warm but they can be used for stew when you get to your destination. If you are'nt hungry then shove them under the wheels to stop the plane from rolling away. Works better than lizzards as they make a bigger bump on the ground and their tails do'nt fall off, leaving you with an embarassing situation with the RSPCA.

but decided there were more ways skin a rabbit.....or a lizzard as the case maybe.As thoughts tuned to skinning, he looked at his bare and calloused feet and wandered how the old blue tongue hiding amongst the potplants back home would look as a pair of boots.

Which was better than speaking in the 2nd,3rd ,4th or even 5th person as there was only one of him, and if he tried it any other way he wouldnt hear himself speak. But hello to Captain it was, and in the third person no less, and by pronouncing his concern for the Rat Captain was therefore showing to us all what a splendid and caring bloke he really was.(I really need to stop this dribble before I tear up!)

It then dawned on him that the cafe was'nt even open and by mistake had fronted up to the automated teller sticking out the side of the hanger. "Am I daft or what? Of course I can't get a coffee here! Hey mate...... give us a burger,medium fries and a coke with no ice instead. And could I have that to go please, I've already been standing arround for ages."

Seeing what was happening, Tommo decided to go over and put the poor bloke straight."Mate "he said,"mate, just what do you think your doin? What makes you think you think you can just wander up to an ATM and order a meal like that? Are you brain dead or what?

"Of course not, Why would you think that? "Mate"said Tommo,"maaaaaate, for a start, you didn't put your pin number in..........

Join us next episode when we discover .............well what ever it is we normally discover in the next episode

but being punch drunk couldnt do too much about it

And all that is revealed is this:-

The FIs injury will heal over time, meanwhile a large workers comp claim is in progress.

The drivers name is Bob.

What Tommo does is his own business.

And the dog.......he does it because he can.

"But enough of this nonsense" cried Tommo. "Between me and the dog, we've seen some strange things going on here!"

As Nikerless, Tommo, the burly flag flying car driver, and the mangey dog licking his......(well we all know what they lick) that was sitting beside the strip tried to sort out what to do about the plane,Darky, the FIs welt on his head from the elastic, and the fact that Tommo was now in on things, they all failed to notice that:-

1) it was a nice 25deg day

2) there was very little cloud

3)the air traffic was minimal and

4) they should be up there flying instead of doing this.:confused:

Where was all this leading to?

What would happen to the FIs injury?

Who the heck was the burly driver?

Why was Tommo still here?

And why do dogs lick their..........?

Stay tuned folks as all will be reavealed(in Nikerless case-covererd) in the next nail biting episode.

"I'll get Julia Gillard to send me a crate of the stuff. There are elections coming up, and I need to give myself a good chance of getting in." Meanwhile, back at the plane, the young FI was coming to his senses. "Where has that trecherous "dark spirit"gone? This is an outrage! She still has my undies elastic. How am I supposed to fix the plane now?" With all the grace he could muster he spilt from the cockpit(undies arround the ankles?) and made towards the figure in the bright orange boiler suit. "Stop!" he roared. The figure turned, and there in all his glory stood Tomo. "Where is she?" "The Dark One stepped out for a break and asked me to fill in for a bit. She has an election to win. Besides, while Pete is typing any thing could happen. Gobsmacked, the FI could only stand there and dribble. What to do?? Not only had the young lady of his dreams vanished but now he had this young sod buster from Dalby to deal with."Hey mate"said Tomo, " maybe I could do a little typing myself and sort all this out.If I can help build a Wallaby in 4 days then this will be a walk in the park."

So as Pete relinquished the keyboard in the hope that Tomo could save the day..........

Even though I'm a queenslander, best of luck and it would be great to see the next generation of pilots representing todays aviators.

and said"do about it.... what do ya mean do about it? your the PIC!!!! What are you gonna do about it". Darky sat back,polished her glasses and marvelled at the fact that she now held in her hand a bit of paper that allowed her to take control of her own destiny. Calmly she reached accross ,turned of the engine and with the agility of a cat stepped down from the cockpit. A small smile spread across her lips as she felt for the little can of halucinagenic spray in the pocket of the bright orange boiler suit. "Damn I'm good" she thought to herself. "Next time I .............

I brought up this discussion a few weeks back on this very same subject.This little ship is supposed to climb out at 150ft per min on one engine. If the wings were made a little larger it would be possible to get the wing loading to an exceptable level.The wings were made the size they are mainly because they can be made out of a standard size sheet in France.

"you broke it". "ere..hold yhe joystick while I grab a spare elastic band from my undies".With a snap and a twang the elastic came free. "This should do the job"the FI cried in a voice many octives higher than before."Whack this in and wind like crazy and this time don't over do it". Darky adjusted the sunnies, put one end of the elastic in her teeth and..........

with a sound like fingernails on a chalkboard, the carby tore itself through the instrument panel and

Ok.....it seems all I have to do is stretch the wings a little and get the sq meter from 3.2 to 5.7 or keep the all up weight bellow 170 kg and stretch the wings a small amount. Im sure that with a little bit of design work we could get the wing loading down to the required 30 kg sq meter.

CAO 95.10 continues to provide the only means by which an enthusiastic individual or small group (maximum of four persons — who are not required to have any aeronautical or engineering experience) can design and build a low-cost single-place aeroplane, whether the design is conventional or unconventional, with no restrictions, except that:

• take off weight must not exceed 300 kg
   
   
  
• wing loading must not exceed 30 kg/m² (about 6 lb/ft²)
   
   
  
• a placard must be placed in the cockpit warning that neither the CASA nor RA-Aus guarantee the airworthiness of the aeroplane and pilots operate it at their own risk.
   
   
  

There is no restriction on the flight control system (i.e. three-axis, weight-shift or hybrid), the number of engines, the type of propulsion, the type of propeller system (or even the existence of such — it could be a rocket engine) or type of undercarriage; i.e. it could be retractable. Of course the 300 kg MTOW and maximum 30 kg/m² wing loading tends to limit choices. The provisions of CAO 95.10 are planned to be maintained in CASR Part 103 in a new classification of 'low momentum ultralight aeroplanes'.

Does this still apply?

What is the allowable stall speed? The stall speed for the Cricri flaps down is 72 klm

Was just looking at the Raaus site andthe CAO 95.10 in particular and it seems the Cricri woud fall in this catagory. It seems multiple engines, retracts etc is fine along with any comercialy available building material. The aircraft must be no more than 300kg empty weight and the Cricri is only about 70-80kg. Am I interpreting this all wrong?

If you like Warbirds, I've managed to put some clips together from the 2010 Air and Land Spectacular. There is a Spitfire and FW190 owned by Terry Kronk. The clip is in the Warbirds section in the video library.

• These machines are owned by Terry Kronk and were flown by himself and Bryce Wolf
   
  

• http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=436&name=air-land-spectacular-2010#watch
   
  

:score 010:Exceptional photo for a phone. Colours are amazing

When I was plumbing a mate held down a couple of lengths of sewer pipe on his work ute with duct tape (100mph tape ) and took it up to the ton. The sewer pipe stayed in place and did'nt move a bit. All this was just to test the 100 mph therory.

Maybe everyone should keep a roll or two handy for that next recover job. A pity it only comes in grey as you would'nt need to paint it otherwise. All the same, would'nt it tear your heart out to see this when you show up at the airfield first thing in the morning.