David2ayo

Belt Pilot Waist Reduction To err is human, to really stuff it up (and make the joke fall flat) use a computer

Dear OME, If it was a simple waist size measurement, wearing a belt such as the one illustrated would reduce your waist size very effectively. For the ladies, you could always try one of these A bit more expensive though. David

Only slightly extreme. Have been bemused by comments of prospective (and existing) pilots over the weight limitations in RAA aircraft, brought home to me fairly severely when Dubbo aero club did a trip to Mudgee. One of the aircraft owners specified a maximum passenger weight of 86 kg, which put me out of contention for a trip in the Taylorcraft (bugger!). The next scare was one of our members didn't pass the BMI for his medical (by a poofteenth of a knats breadth) so his flying got put on hold - fortunately, briefly. So, my 93kg is now 80kg, and the Legend Cub which I am learning on is slightly less stressed, I am slightly less stressed, our food budget is slightly less stressed, etc.. I suppose I am blessed in that I have a supportive moderately skinny family. Can't see how those strap on wings would be much good! (happy to be proved wrong). David

My business runs on the basis of "large opportunistic profits results in less longterm profit and more expense due to having to find more suckers (sorry, customers) to replace the pi**ed-off ones you have just lost ...." There are a few other organisations who follow this ethic, but it seems the bigger they are the the easier to justify the bastardry and stupidity. Mind you, they are supporting a big advertising industry, a big legal industry, a big accounting industry, and a big tax minimisation industry, so I suppose those who can't actually do anything useful are "gainfully" employed ....

The article has a classic statement " "We were lucky that when the plane did stop it was in its final part of slowing down," he said." Now, I'm a bit confused how an aircraft of any size can be taxiing, (which infers slow speed) have a wheel collapse and skid for half a kilometer. The other bit of a gem is the "unrelated" incident mentioned at the end of the article in Moomba SA on Tuesday. Fortunately the final report won't be written by a journalist.

I had the pleasure of being the 'ballboy' for a tennis game near Power Street Melbourne last Sunday morning. There were probably about 10 light aircraft passing by in the hour, none of which (to me) were especially loud, even considering the horrendous reflective design of the apartment buildings. The resident dogs were noisier! A non-issue for a publicity seeking bunch of political wannabees! The scary things? (from the article) "Airservices to be forced to review any flight path if requested to do so by any person effected by the flight path". Now, there's an open opportunity to cause trouble. "According the explanatory memoradum accompanying the exposure draft, the amendment has no financial impact." Except to the reduction of legitimate services by Airservices Australia, the cost of compliance by anyone with a need to overfly the city, loss of revenue to tourist flight operators, etc etc. What planet do these drongos live on? My daughter lives at Newport, where internationals turn final for 34 at Tullamarine. Noise levels there are similar above ambient to the city - not (to me) a problem. David

Hello Billy, had a look on Google Maps, all I can find on the Brookton Hwy is what I presume is the Dale River strip, just east of the forest. Unfortunately its all too far for me to check out personally, as I realised when someone in Kalgoorlie was selling a trailerable aircraft that would probably have been ideal for me. I had firm instructions from the management - get your licence first! She's quite right, of course, although getting training in your own aircraft is a lot cheaper .... There is a nice (I think!) Thruster for sale in QLD at the moment - but its a long way from Jelacobine! That sort of aircraft is almost affordable, lots of fun and can probably land across, as well as along, most regional airport runways - crosswind? what crosswind! Don't ever worry about 'not being up with the tech chat' - it will come (hopefully even for me), just check out this forum, people like Bex and facthunter Nev are well worth reading, in fact most people on this forum have lots of practical knowledge to pass on. The thing is, read the info, check it elsewhere, see what others on the forum have said later, check it again elsewhere, (textbooks, pilot operational handbooks, CASA and Airservices websites) and you too will become an expert! (But never, EVER, think you know it all!). It will only be when I know it all I will figure out how I managed to put a "caution" on your last post - can somebody tell me how to take it off? David

Oh dear, I'm really getting outclassed here. Anyway, welcome again Billy. Noticed the 'local' airstrip for you is Dale River YDVE - it doesn't get its own page in ERSA, so I presume its not the busiest airport in WA. Is there a local club, or bunch of private flyers (GA or RA, doesn't matter) you can meet up with - its a really good way to get enthused and find out what branch of aviation you can afford and enjoy. David

Billy, please ignore such responses as by BEX, we all know it doesn't matter who you voted for so long as it was the right one, and he should know the Jabiru engine position is at the front of the aircraft. Much more important, is how you managed to train the Wedge-tailed eagles to down the drones in the WA goldfields. You must surely have been involved - you live only a few hundred kilometers from there! Also, welcome aboard. Please leave your sanity at home. David

There are some very exotic direction finding machines out there, the irritating thing is they need to hear his transmissions first! Some Amateur radio operators indulge in a sport called foxhunting, where we go hunting a small transmitter hidden away by the contest organiser, it might be up a tree or in a ladies toilet - its surprising how fast these things can be found. When we have been hunting nuisance transmissions, it is harder because they are not continuous, and often mobile. The method - pick his pattern of operation, get to the general area, DON"T let on if you are close, use something like a dopplescan (multi-antenna receiver with electronics that 'rotate' the aerials and the phase tells you instantly the direction) and let the ACMA know any information you get. To get the general area, if anyone hearing it can give the signal strength and their position, it would help, but without calibrated strength meters its accuracy is pretty ordinary. The sooner that deranged peabrain is found and incarcerated in a mental hospital, the better! David

Hello Phil, you have to dredge through the 'back pages' of local news on the Daily Libel site to get to it - 2 reports, dated October 31. Click on "+more local news" and keep hammering the buttons! The Walgett one is sad - we need to ensure the affected people get the support they need. As a member of the Rural Fire Service, I often get called to motor vehicle accidents, and when there is injury or worse, it takes me days to recover, and then it is still a shadow in the background. PLEASE fly safe!

American Legend Cub AL-3, (at least thats what written on the checklist!) 24-8801. I was learning to fly it, beautiful aircraft, vintage appearance with latest glass cockpit. Fortunately Dan also has a Super Cub (its got flaps!) so hopefully that will be my training aircraft - when the poor bugger recovers! There's a story on it on Prime news "Lucky escape in Dubbo crash". David

Ferrite ring a very good start, but first - When you unplugged the GPS did you unplug its power supply or did you disconnect the power supply from the GPS leaving the power supply turned on? I suspect the latter, and moving the lead around will change the coupling to the radio. Put the ferrite next to the PSU, if it works, good, but it may be a good idea to find a better PSU. Unfortunately, radio interference is not high on the list of priorities for consumer electronic design, and even then it may 'pass the requirements' but be a pain when you have a sensitive receiver.

What a reception! OK, as far as the address, the Geographical Names Board decided that Dubbo was too simple, lets give every second paddock its local name. No new postcode, of course, so when you go to postcode 2830 there is now a mutipage list. To important matters, I'm trying not to scare the daylights out of Dan Compton in a Legend Cub, not helped by it being a fore-and-aft seating arrangement so he can't see what I have stuffed up until almost too late. I reckon that if you can taxi a taildragger on a sloping grass strip you can taxi anything anywhere. Dubbo Aero Club is hosting a flying comp June 11, I won't be flying, just a gopher. Definitely heading to Ozkosh again this year, how about I put Nav lights on my top hat so you know who to avoid ...

Suggest you try a portable receiver, a scanner or portable radio, see if it picks up the same interference. A harmonic from other equipment such a charger or GPS can cause such problems, sometimes (rare) instability in the radio. Could also be an 'image' - is there an FM station on 106.6MHz nearby? Google 'superhet image frequency' for an explanation. Best of luck! (and let us know what it is!)

Not only new to flying, but first ever attempt at a forum, so watch out for some serious stuffups! Brainwashed into taildraggers and economical aircraft, but flying to Broken Hill in a Mooney from Dubbo tested the straight and level just a bit, and started a 'need for speed' .... 3 hours (thanks to a headwind) and no toilet break!