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  1. ClintonB
    Has anyone seen the video of them faking “drowning” in Indonesia to trick humans into swimming out.
  2. ClintonB
    It’s a bit like North Queensland, beautiful beaches and creeks, but can’t swim. What a shame, even fishing would be risky. They show jumping crocs all the time at tourist traps. I doubt the side of my tinny would keep you safe. thats why I picked the mid north coast. Green all year, no crocs other than on the feet of yuppies. No frost, no scorching 45c summer days and water everywhere. The creek I fish in near home is almost as big as Chafey dam, the rivers are huge. Not the best flying weather all the time like Tamworth, but that was way less than 0.5% of my life at its peak.
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    Rans S14

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    When I get to workshop I will post spec sheet. 90kg is ideal pilot weight. 100kg allows full fuel, 110kg reduce fuel. I was pushing myself to get back to 100kg, struggling with massive work and moving stress not helping. Should have details in a week before I go away for a fortnight. cheers clint
  4. ClintonB
    My 182 was purely for “hobby use”. If you are not working in it, isn’t that the point of flying, a hobby.
  5. ClintonB
    But the players in the big boys planes should have known better than to rubbish their flying cousins. When you think of the average age of a GA aircraft, versus a lot of newer RAAus aircraft I would hazard a guess a heck of a lot of the GA ones would not pass a real thorough inspection. Factory built or the higher end kit aircraft would have better materials and quality than there would have been 60 plus years ago. at the end of the day we (most pilots) all love aviation and the freedom/joy it gives us.
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    Rans S14

    ClintonB commented on ClintonB's classified in Aircraft

    Will do, I need to get back to my workshop where it is stored to get info and manuals, I know hours are low-under 200, with 400 landings recorded, instruments, tyres, all new and receipts for all the work done 2.5 years ago. 582 Rotax Blue head, 3 blade prop, Radio with Head set adaptors for plugs. factory Tail wheel in package for ground handling easier. Nil accidents listed in logs. I will contact the Lame who did the work for a drop box file of his flights in it, if it is still available. cheers clinton
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    Rans S14

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    More information about "Rans S14"
    I have a Rans S14 in very good order, registration I January and will be paid. Wings are off for transport, full build manual, Poh and all receipts and documents with it. Beautiful aircraft, I am just too heavy for it and nothing is working well enough to drop 25kgs. It was ferried 300km 18 months ago, pilot who did job loved flying it. TTIS 170.3hr in log book. The ferry pilot who flew it last from Gympie to Gatton did not have the log, so that needs to be added. All maintenance recorded in great detail. I have spent more on ferry, hangarage, moving, storage again than I should have $22,000 negotiable . Any interest please contact me on 0429 693305. located in Tamworth at moment. Price drop $20,000 o.n.o if interested.
  8. ClintonB
    with those long prop bolts at least it wont fall off for at least 10 revolutions. 🙂
  9. ClintonB
    I hadn’t seen other thread, I am ok if closed or moved to existing. Video only popped onto my u tube feed last night, motor bikes, jet skis, druggie boyfriends, cars all kill things in great numbers every year, why start picking on recreational aviation all of a sudden, is it to deflect from a couple of airliners biting the dust recently or to feed the sensational news feed related to them?
  10. ClintonB
    https://youtu.be/REGs_gF6wbs?si=qOEN1xX6LgSIZGAM this stinks of the Super car scare of the 70's. My son now drives a sub 900kg sports model i20 N that would outrun any 70s GTHO, charger or Monaro at the top end. All that fear mongering ruined the development of more Australian input, then we lost manufacturing. We don't need this to get in the nostrils of any nanny state polly wanting to make a name for themselves and pander to the morons who pride e this rubbish. Most of us don't set out to crash and kill the public as they would have everyone believe. We want to come home at the end of the day with a big grin on and pack our pride and joy away.
  11. ClintonB
    yesterday afternoon was near perfect weather along here, very sad.
  12. ClintonB
    I have to blow everything up to read it now. Still spot a bug in a tree a hundred yards away, bloody words at 10" and I'm stumped.
  13. ClintonB
    I remember Eugene and Chris in Tassie telling me about using the mattresses in the wings when I first tarted flying in thrusters 30 years ago.
  14. ClintonB
    Bushbaby 500, I would like to get sorted in next few months, nearly finished moving my Business 250km East now and able to live at home instead of workshop. got recover of tailplane to go, change tyres to real ones (lawn mower tyres were straining axles in a SB) , then check SB's and see if any new ones exist. Hopefully a couple of good weekends of assembly and a test run of engine. I need a BFR now 2 years and no flying is bad for the soul. cheers
  15. ClintonB
    will do
  16. ClintonB
    I’m still fixing stuff to make my RAAus plane safe and airworthy even though it had one of these and a 100hr ( we flew it home 15 hrs, but lots of poor bushings, Suss bolts etc when got into it) a totally independent professional will save you money in the long run.
  17. ClintonB
    There is one in Gunnedah, hanging in a guys shed with wings off. just trying to think of his name, I did a job for him. had been out of air for 15 years or so.
  18. ClintonB
    And a longer one, TWM was a pain in the butt to move on your own, tucked under the prop with the short alloy one. i made a steel one long with an acme thread on one ide with hollow tube to wind onto the spigots. Left it in the hanger to use at base and only had the alloy one for trips in the luggage area.
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    hopefully we can find out why a deployed chute did not save this aircraft. Most people would assume that this safety device can get you out of a sticky situation. We wondered why the cirrus near Canberra last year, didn't have its chute deployed i.e. very sudden onset of medical episode. extreme structure failure? it might help someone later if they know limitations in a practical use situation or whether to save the expense and just put more $$ in the church tin on Sunday and accept this is the end.
  20. ClintonB
    On a technically, you should not be draining your system that far. 10.6 v is pretty much 25% left. Most items in a modern caravan will not run below 11.5v like Hot water systems, tvs, fridge control boards etc. 2 panels of 200w and 2 by 120Ah batteries will keep most going satisfactory. It is when they add a few extra batteries on the same charging system, and try to run inverters that it becomes an issue. i have to spend half of my days fixing up these kind of muff ups.
  21. ClintonB
    Working in the caravan industry I see this all the time. People are caught up in the hype. If you are an occasional weekend user I cannot see the sense in spending $8k on a complete lithium change for bugger all gain over lead acid batteries that work well if looked after. Some I look after have had batts for over 10 years and still working fine. if a caravan is that close to its weight limit that a 40kg Saving on 2 batteries is the least of its problems. some have even got the idea that lithium and solar replaces their generator to run the AC on and inverter. This is not good for the batteries lifecycle.
  22. ClintonB
    Were these the aircraft that had an ordinary spin characteristics as a problem for a while?
  23. ClintonB
    The “aviation experts” they had on claimed it was a cirrus on 7 news. regardless a sad day for all involved and their families
  24. ClintonB
    Was that a flat.spin? I didn't see any forward motion. Any idea how a commercial aircraft gets in that condition.
  25. ClintonB
    John Cadogan (everybody’s favourite internet dude) has just done a video about damaged cells causing fires. how many times do we drop something battery powered without any thought if it works still. i do have extreme drop proof cases on iPads and phones, maybe this helps. i have dropped a lot of tools off jobs at different times, I will be more cautious now
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