karcsi18854

G'day, Downunder,I also prefer a four stroke motor.

My Tbird II Rag & Tube plane is powered by a 100 h.p. 912, which is possibilly the most popular choice for hundreds of Tbird II's flying in the U.S.A.

 

But how are we to know this when our recreational aviation magazines rarely mention what's happening with rag & tube.

 

I am pleased to see an article in the latest R.A.aus magazine about the joys of flying rag & tube. Much more fun he say's than flying the 170+kt. twins & Mooneys he used to fly as a living. A man after me own heart!!

 

It was also good to see in the May edition of Kitplanes, the article "Unbreaking the bank, build & fly one of these eight kitbuilt Light Sport-legal planes for less than $40,000. The next two pages went on to list another 79 aircraft kits for the home builder.

 

Why don't the our local mags seek permission to run these stories??

 

Any way, of the soap box, we've got a long weekend coming up, time to enjoy ourselves, as only a pilot can.

 

Roger:wave:

it's been a mth or 2 , me trusty jab has been hangered. ( regularly hand turned ) The other day found time to blow out the cob webs, she just started.....battery low, anyway...I'm receiving perfectly, but several guys were reporting my transmissions were unreadable.So........what's going on, .....radio tech guy, or was just low battery.

In Northeast Pa, carb heat is required to protect against carb icing - I rent a Cessna 150, so I'm sensitive to the process. Also, I bleed off some gas from the wing tank. My gas tank does not have a way to get rid of any setiment on the bottom such as water etc. Any input?? By the way, I'm new to this forum. Thanks Chuck

So I flew a T-bird to it's new home today for the owner...The trip was from Jacobs Well near the Gold Coast to Pittsworth, via Gatton Airpark and Toowoomba. After checking the aircraft off and working out what each button and knob does I went for a quick circuit with the previous owner to make sure I was okay with it - Having never flown one of these ever I liked that idea. It was blowing 22kts apparently so pretty windy and really not a day for joy riding for the fun of it! Anyway it all went well, did a circuit and landed quite gracefully considering the conditions - I'd put it down to the aircrafts easy landing performance more than anything I did! Mind you I was thinking on final this feels pretty wild, the wind was crazy. Tight seat belts are a wonderful thing...

 

While the new owner was finishing off the paper work I got myself finalised, some extra fuel strapped in and a track drawn on my map, also a 20ltr drum of water strapped in the passenger seat for some extra ballast. I set off... Amberley airspace was de-active so I pretty much just followed my nose to Gatton Airpark to visit a mate and top up with fuel for the rest of the flight. Arrived about an hour later, getting tossed around fairly well. Was a good flight though, with the engine performing nicely.

 

Topped up with fuel and had a chat to my mate a G Airpark and then set off for Toowoomba, didn't land there as I figured the least number of landings in this ridiculous wind was a good idea. Turned in the general direction for Pittsworth and arrived a bit later - nothing much fast happens in a 60kt plane with a 30 kt cross wind/slash headwind! (according to Airservices anyway)

 

Landing at Pittsworth was good, but wouldn't want much more of a cross wind as I was pretty much on the control stops. Was quite relieved to be on the ground to be honest!

 

Was a good trip and I enjoyed it, not the nicest of conditions, but at least there wasn't any rain around! Thanks for the experience and for the new friends I've met today.

 

The proud new owner! Adam and Gabby

 

 

Cruising - Amberley in the distance

 

 

 

The instrument panel!

 

 

The beast at G Airpark

 

 

Passing over Toowoomba

 

 

 

Control yoke

 

 

It's new home for the time being.