danny_galaga

On 01/05/2024 at 4:21 PM, turboplanner said:

NOx has been reduced in motor vehicles since the 1976 model year in Australia via the Australian Design Rule system and had been reducing to 1992 when major reductions started because it is one of the causes of Lung Cancers.

Since 1992 in Australia we have reduced NOx in new vehicles by 99.4% on the 1992 figures.

We pay a lot of money for this on new vehicles, and it would be interesting to see if there were any statistics on a parallel reduction in lung cancers.

 

 

In any case, it's not good to breath so having it reduced is a good thing, no?

13 minutes ago, facthunter said:

"If" and "Might" but the prime aim is Aviate. Don't lose control of the plane. #1.    Nev

Damn straight. If there's an emergency, I'm aviating the hell out of that plane. Communicate is third on the list.

Still not sure how it relates to this news story though. Was there a mention of a distress call?

30 minutes ago, Teckair said:

How is a mayday call going to help in this situation? I've had quite a few engine failures never once used the radio just flew the plane. Often that's all you have time for.

I agree with you. But what's this about a mayday call? I didn't see that in the article. 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-29/jandakot-airport-plane-crash-pilot-dies/103782498?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

On 22/04/2024 at 9:12 PM, BrendAn said:

not rare at all.  they were available way back in auf days. lots of xairs have them. we might be on different pages. i am talking about rag and tube ultralights, the true recreational aircraft.

Only just today I noticed a Drifter with one.

ill be there tomorrow.

IT's a shame about the mag. I mean, I appreciate that there is one at all. But it used to be a much more fun mag before the previous editor died. It had a lot more features on aircraft many of us might conceivably fly one day. Perhaps ONE person in the whole of Australia is ever going to fly the Icon (the reviewer), even if it stayed in business. Maybe one or two pages would be enough to tell us prols about it, rather than 8. It might have fitted better in 'Posh Planes Monthly' or something. 

Still, the cover story was more in keeping with what might interest more of us (Ercoupe). Although I have a feeling they've written about it before. And a story about Lawrence Hargreaves was welcome. If any of the magazine editors are reading this- More cheap and cheerful stuff please! I wanna read about Austers and C150s and Zenith 701s and Drifters, as well as the fancier stuff. How about the history of Quicksilver, pretty much the biggest name (I think they have produced over 15,000 aircraft) in 'real' ultralights?

Biogeny recapitulates phylogeny 

(Or is it the other way 'round?)

E=MC²

1 hour ago, Area-51 said:

If the content and copy writing is provided wholly by vendor it will say "paid...."; if copy writing is provided by journalist commissioned by publication then it will not. The publication runs a "story" on the product with the word count proportionally reflecting the advert size and position. If the advert itself is a vendor provided story then "paid..." must be displayed and border added... if you flick through a news paper and see a story with a border around it then its been paid for placement and charged out as advertising, "intentionally politicised propaganda".

Fully understand all that. If I read 'The Economist' for instance there is no doubt. What I'm saying is it looks suspiciously LIKE paid advertising. Especially the estate story. It reads like it was lifted straight out of their sales brochure. I feel there are some grey areas being exploited.

6 hours ago, Area-51 said:

Most of these industry specific publications are paid stories.... purchase advertising, receive editorial story; buy bigger advertising, get bigger editorial... pay enough advertising, get back cover, inside back cover, or inside front cover placement.... generally paid for 12-6 months in advance under contract... Go to a newsagent, open any magazine, same MO for all periodical publications. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Sure, but normally (and I assumed legally) it will say 'paid advertisement ' at the top or bottom of the page 

There is also an article about a flying estate. You know, where you have your house backed onto an airfield.both those articles smelt of paid advertising, but normally a reputable magazine would say that. Sure enough, the website for the estate is down. I wonder if the magazine mostly gets paid advertising from people about to go broke 🤔

13 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

The zongshen clone has the same usefulness as a time expired Rotax for flying schools.

 

The ready supply of good used time expired ex flying school rotax engines will limit the zongshen clones appeal for experimental users.

 

Some of the capital is recovered with a time expired rotax.

Agreed. While I'm coming on board with the ZD engines viability, I am very happy with my nearly time expired flying school engine. Always the same workshop, at the same airfield. And I already have maybe 20 hours experience with this engine from when it was in the plane I hired. Price difference is huge, and I am confident I have a reliable engine.

8 hours ago, danny_galaga said:

Yes, because then u can tell my mates 'let me tell you about this guy...'

Christ almighty, Android+ 15 minute edit window = post completely opposite of what I meant 😄

Should say:

Yes, because then i can tell my mates 'let me tell you about this guy...'

31 minutes ago, Flightrite said:

Does it matter? 😂

Yes, because then u can tell my mates 'let me tell you about this guy...'

1 hour ago, Flightrite said:

Chemtrail trials between AD & ML, the general public just accept that the Guvmit do this for their own health and well being👍👍😉

I can't tell if you're being serious or not...

Goddam, this is gonna get the chemtrail nutters going.

Beautiful, no?

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240423.html?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR301oZbYkQulRE2i8FUHQ8yws6P72CyeCmVrfSHdMaVqJQPjnd9hQdD_NQ_aem_AfPYSAOmLxNASaD8o_3C6o08cfZU6ES9r_M_R6FJ1MvRkHfIY9wGyZk3TstFBU1LgKO1Kds8T6YbXi6bZ6JbP7bj

Faux pas 

9 minutes ago, spacesailor said:

' T ' panel. 

Inclinometer ' in the middle ' . I've haven't seen that one .

Usually the Inclinometer is near the bottom of the panel .

spacesailor

 

 

 

I've only seen one of those once, in the Savage Cub I did my tail wheel endorsement in.

Why is it back to front? I can see both in front of me. As well, for the right hand seat, I figure it's more important to have ASI closer to them than ALT. Most importantly though, The chemtrails switch is easily accessible for pilot or co pilot 🙂 

Yep. Been saving a LOT of money 😄

But my plane is nearly ready for test flying, so I do need to find a way to get back in shape so to speak. The flying school I was hiring from are on a bit of a hiatus. 

On 30/03/2024 at 4:30 PM, facthunter said:

I never get asked any. Am I writing in Invisible Ink? Nev

What's the capital of Bulgaria?

On 27/03/2024 at 11:35 AM, RFguy said:

You are right about  luck/skill... The other day I encountered prop wake turb landing right behind a cessna 206 that had done a short fielder (dragging it in at probbaly high thrust) and then  go around (all thrust) .

There was nil wind, and when, in the flare with power off,  I got tossed around--- right at the time I was the most vulnerable (low control authority, low speed) . 

I was like 'WTF ?!  I was tossed around  in roll and yaw. was quite a surprise.

I applied a little bit of power to stabilize, and almost not quite enough as I got lifted up 10 feet in some wierd turb gust and then almost ran out of airspeed . I should have applied full power and turned it into a go around, or at least got airspeed all the way back up and had another go at the landing (there is 1600m of runway ) . I used up a bit of luck..... I've only encountered such turb once before a couple of years ago with some mech turb from a line of hangers downwind somewhere else next to the runway .....

 

Which brings me to this- that it's important to fly regularly- because the more often you fly , the more often you encounter adverse conditions, and the more likely you will have recency -  to competently handle whatever has been thrown at you.

That is to say, if you fly not often enough, you might encounter that prop wake turb once every year, which is not often enough that your brain has recency  to deal with it competently / instinctively. Fly once or twice a week,  and you are more likely to encounter that type of adverse condition  often enough that  it has not been too long since you last dealt with something like that... if that makes sense.

I've actually stopped flying for a while because of this problem. I wasn't flying regularly. Each time I actually felt I was becoming every so slightly less proficient. Really need to fly at least once a fortnight, just to maintain what you have have I reckon. I was often flying less often than that.

Pmccarthy, next time you talk to someone like that, ask why 'they' would go to all that trouble when all 'they' have to do is go to a dam at night and kick a couple of drums of their mind control chemicals in. 

Ive posted my panel here before but it's so in context with the thread imma post it again 😁 

53 minutes ago, Blueadventures said:

I'd wait till needed someone will make them I'm sure; maybe even out of Xlam material. New should last well being hangared.  Could get covers made that will keep them in better condition; by Punkim Head Air Sports.

Oh, I have a cover for it. Although I've been slack while working on it and only covering the fuselage, mainly to keep the windscreen clean. And yes, if I couldn't hanger it, I probably wouldn't even own a plane, except maybe an all metal vh rego