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  1. Thruster88
    I would not call any crankshaft breakage normal. As Paul points out in his vid, the front bearing is very short, the standard prop extension is too long. The crank is not properly supported.
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    What we need is Avid+, or Avid premium, $20 extra for the extra button press or two on the security computer back ground check. Good for those who only need occasional access to "secure" regional airports, same 5 year duration or make it 10 like a passport, then I think we would all be happy. If I was a journalist there would be many questions.
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    Weather looking fairly ordinary for Wedderburn over the weekend, fabulous for farming in central nsw, we need it.
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    The fact that two independent sensors, pressure and flow, show a change at the same time and the change goes away with operation of the boost pump suggests that the problem may be real. How old is the pump in calendar from first use? They are supposed to be changed at 5 years so not a total waste of money to do it now. One thing you could do is remove the inlet fitting and inspect the internal filter screen, see the post above by Underwood.
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    Normally there is only a bypass on the electric boost pump. I think this is there because an example the facet pump as fitted to my musketeer has a filter in it that is quite fine and could become blocked so an alternative path is provided to maintain fuel flow. The fuel pressure gauge allows us to continually monitor the health of both pumps during pre start (boost) and flying, EDP.
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    I think we can agree that any fuel pump in a carburetor aircraft will contain two check valves that only allow fuel to flow towards the carburetor. Regardless of the arrangement of the two pumps, in series or parallel, one open check valve in either pump will not cause a loss of fuel flow if the boost pump is on.
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    One defective open valve in the engine pump cannot cause the electric boost pump to fail as well. Where did the fuel it was pumping go? Pilots should be able to draw a schematic of the complete fuel system in the aircraft they are flying from memory.
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    My friend and forumite RFguy did his first landing at my farm strip in his excellent Piper Archer yesterday.
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    Agree, I was wearing a Sony nc headphone, watching a YouTube on the big screen when RFguy landed at the farm recently. Lucky my 6th sense was working.
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    In your case the boost pump is possibly restoring a smooth fuel flow, masking a fault in the engine pump if that makes sense.
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    One possible cause, the engine pump has an intermittent fault in the inlet valve. When the valve acts up the pressure naturally drops. The increase in indicated fuel flow is due to fuel pulsing back and forth in the flow meter. If the flow meter is after the engine pump then the outlet valve could do this. Any time the boost pump is turned on in steady cruise flight the fuel flow INDICATION dramatically rises in my RV6a, has to be due to fuel pulsing. Fuel will pulse with a faulty valve.
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    I met Bryan and had a look through his hangar when I bought a Thruster single from Holbrook in 2021. He was an amazing craftsman, the cars were something else. The ultralight museum, also amazing.
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    Some motivation for you Danny, you may already watch Mark who fly's his bushcat from tassie to the main land on a regular basis.
  15. Thruster88
    Get the paper work amended and fly the remaining hours yourself. It would be a shame to give up now Some buyers might be suspicious, others would understand the situation if you really need to sell the aircraft.
  16. Thruster88
    Tail boom separation about 300mm aft of the bolted join, approximately where a tail rotor drive shaft bearing would be.....
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    The best way to pressure test engine systems is to run the engine. This is what we do on all new or overhauled engine installations, aircooled lycons or liquid rotax. Have a second person double check all connections. First start cowl off have an observer. Stop engine check for leaks, repeat as necessary.
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    The initial rapid yaw appears to be to the right, this would occur due to torque driving the main rotor with a boom failure. Main gearbox jammed would result in a yaw to the left?
  19. Thruster88
    It looks from the vid that the tail boom failed first, the fuselage turns through about 90° very quickly, main rotor with gear box still attached separated after that.
  20. Thruster88
    Let's take a look back at the wonderful moments of the first day at #AEROFriedrichshafen2025! Spotlight: CA550TI, CA510I, CA510 &CA500I engines redefine aviation efficiency with high power-to-weight ratios & ultra-low fuel consumption! Integrated with electronic fuel injection, they dominate the light aviation sector & are trusted across Europe, Americas,and Southeast Asia. Visit B1-403 to explore our high-performance solutions! From their Facebook post today. Something not quite right there, or are they talking about Rotax?
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    Well that answers the question I had at the time, "how did this get approved ". The performance of the responsible casa FOI was somewhat lacking.
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    Perhaps to much reliance on the radio. This is from the report. Visibility was limited for the pilot of VH‑XKQ (departing helicopter) by restrictions on manoeuvring at the park pad and the angles of closure of the helicopters. The pilot of VH‑XH9 had sighted VH‑XKQ on the park pad and discarded that traffic as a threat, expecting to be alerted by the taxi call if that condition changed. Neither pilot had further information to target their search for the other helicopter.
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    Imagine taking a very good and useful aircraft like a Beech Kingair 350 or Cessna SkyCourier and adding batteries and motors to "help" the PT6 engines, the result would be a dog.
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    I know someone who moved a newly purchased 19-xxxx aircraft back to VH. It had previously been registered VH experimental. Not sure on cost but for him with a PPl and access to maintenance it made economic sense to not become a member of RAAus.
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    I think it is a FACT that no member of RAAus individually or in a group will be able to change any legal process that might happen. Life and sport&recreational flying will go on in one form or another. I have two CASA and two RAAus regulated aircraft, not concerned about RAAus future. We could be like New Zealand, just one regulator.
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