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And a great build log it is, your work is awesome, have enjoyed it to date. SrPilot thanks for the Tubemitre proggy, needed something like this for years, no more tears.

I maybe wrong, and will stand corrected if so, but he is basically just cutting to length and popping it together, and overlaying gussets and skins, and it all this goes together like a big kids meccano set, sorry for that analogy, if on the other hand there were welded joints, extreme rolling, or bending happening I'm nor sure how all this stress is introduced. As Pauline once said, Please Explain. Where previously I mentioned ally angle being used in some home builds, vertical and diagonal bracing is pop riveted to the longeron and becomes a fairly rigid connection, in his method that mm or 2 mm as he says is a concern as movement can occur at both ends due to the brace not being connected directly to the longeron, also a smaller TEE gusset top and botton would probably be all that is required and further reduce weight and not subtract strength, but it can be said his top to bottom gusseting does add further strength but a trade off for weight, something I have noticed over the years with home owner builders is that they usually build over strength unnecessarily and maybe the case here.

Coming along nicely Bex, enjoying this thread, have seen a few aircraft using ally angle and I guess that's ok but always thought them a little flimsy looking, yours is looking quite strong compared to the ally angle machines but like others have thoughts on weight issues, when you installed the vertical it seemed to slip in quite nicely but I would have thought you would have clamped it together to take out any gap to insure a very snug fit to take out any possible movement. Await the next installment.

No it's not a waste, your just not seeing the big picture, their actually training them to go to the toilet, then they go on a vacation to the hot springs for a bit of R&R before being presented to you, no one wants to end up with a gob fulla Sh*^%$.

From what I understand once in cloud or loss of all visual cues, this is called spatial disorientation and can happen to even the most skilled pilots. Believe this sadly happened to John F Kennedy Jnr.

RJW, flew gliders some 26 years ago, recently did my second flight in a drifter, went cross country and first two legs were a breeze, last leg home was like being on a crazed rodeo bronco and had similar thoughts, but you get days like that and its best you know how to handle your aircraft when those conditions catch you out, and as the owner/pilot kept saying to me, height is your friend, as others have said to you it will all click into place so keep going and good luck, weatherman may also be your other friend.

Maybe this might help Mike, your PDF info is a take from the first link so guessing they follow suit, Cheers AB Thruster History - Chronological Thruster History - Types Thruster History - Glasshouse Single Seat History

Guess that's where they get that lovely golden aged oak colour, just hope they don't start making Whiskey Barrels

Welcome Peter 74, nice choice of craft, is it a wing folder, always like these aircraft and also the Raven, Avid, Preceptor Pup and J3 Kitten

I concur, sometimes yar just gotta av a larf.

That Sir is a fake, everyone knows that's not the colour of the British roundels of that period, 1916-1920 here are the real bones of a Sopwith Camel

Very plush interior with the obligatory coffee holder, cost wise it could be worse, imagine the price tag if it was painted Lockhaven Yellow

There were two at Gayndah on the weekend, we gave a hand to push them over to the fuel bowser where they dropped the front wheel down, I hear they are very quick and have a long range, not my cup of tea though. Very sleek.

Sorry if slightly off topic. Riley, recently read an article about a chap looking for bits from a Avro Avian, he is a restorer of old aircraft, I am amazed at what clever people can do with a pile of rust, here are some pics of his discovery. full story here. Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - Avro Avian PS: Be respectful of any remains of crashed aircraft as they may be graves

BJ, How about a secret salute, didn't see you but didn't look at Murgon but you were behind in the fuel queue at Gayndah we were in front in the Drifter, some say I need a hair cut lol That is a nice Cub

Be with all the Jacks tonight, Capt Jack Sparrow, Capt Jack Morgan, Jack Flyer and Capt Pegleg Thanks me matey, I have a fist fulla gold, and looks like an interesting adventure

It was indeed, and your Legend had a few admirers at Angelfield, myself being one of them.

HITC sorry mate my humor is sometimes a tad too subtle, recent news, man lost 5 days Mt Tamborine, no signal fires no matches or firelighting equip, even though he was told to stay put on his last known triangulation, walked out 5 days later with only 8 sultanas a day to survive on, police quizz for hours as he was in too good a shape to go 5 days and only few scratch's and abrasions, all looks a bit suss as money spinning con. Being from the gold coast thought you might be up on the yarn. I will endeavour to be more succinct in future ELB (Elastic Load Balancing ????) AB

I think a lot of those things are ok, but high on my list would be a PLB, with that the rest are mostly obsolete, maybe something to light a fire for warmth and signal in case you cant be rescued till next day, and some sultana's or a big mac, seems you can last 5 days in the bush on a snack pack box of sultana's and the big mac will last ten years without decomposing almost as good as a ten year battery life in the PLB's

Bob SVD you maybe right about it not getting off the ground, I think the best thing to do would be drop the 447 off now and I will take it to the dump for you, via my place, move back to SA with less weight to cart and re engine once your there, and if you don't move then you have one less problem to worry about lol I'm taking it that is a Lea Kestrel your talking about. AB

Welcome Liam, great age to start young man, not like IBob who is 159, oops sorry that's his likes lol

Thanks for the photos Graham, Was a great day to be up and about, to all those that dropped in for breakfast at Murgon and a catch up thank you all, huge thanks to Ralph and Deb, Lance, Charlie on tongs, Deb on sink duties and everyone else helping out, great breakfast, great club, great day as always. RAA AFFILIATED FLYING CLUB IN THE BURNETT AB

OMG you can remember who two of them were. shame on you

I was about to say what Kyle just said, seems to be the rule of thumb in Qld anyway, but I think it can be closer to the boundary if it cannot be seen from the road, I know a guy who will do a good deal on fast growing clumping bamboo and if anyone say's Bex there will be trouble lol. Yeah for farm sheds or hangers on rural property, acquaint yourself quietly on your local council ByLaws, no point giving them the heads up, knowledge is power so they say.

All the best for Friday David, damn I have given up smoking so can you hand out my cigar to someone else afterwards, cheers Mate PS: Will accept the Capt Morgan Spiced though lol