Thruster88

Very interesting for an Aussie  we are having 10 days + of 37-42C, 172 is a fantastic aircraft. 

Red you left the ID on the bottom, cowl has a Jabiru look rather than the 912 indicated ? 

Always  enjoy your stories Frank, wish I lived just down the road, good luck with the cyclone. 

The bobbies said they can't shoot down the drones because in the case of a miss (or ricochet) the bullet could go on to injure innocent bystanders.  Fair enough - but aren't there focused "drone-killer" weapons that kill the signal to the drone and so cause it to crash?  I seem to remember NSW police spruiking these rifle-looking things a year or two ago.

Can we rule out the Su26, 29, 31 and Juka.

With eight registered it has to be the not so...  Glassic SQ2000

They don’t stand on airfields.

All drone operators should be made to get an ASIC card. Problem solved right ?

T bird II N6011H

Airpot-data.com home page comes up but I am not a subscriber. 

When Electric Aircraft were first mentioned on here, I was skeptical and didn`t think it would happen in my lifetime! Now I`m beginning to get excited that I may be able to go electric on the Drifter in the not too distant future! Here`s hoping!!!

I would stay up there forever if I could but realistically! I`ll be happy with one hour and a bit to spare! at this stage, I`ll even settle for half an hour!!!

 

Franco.

My rough calculations, 30 min flight in your 503 drifter at 60% power (26kw /35hp) would require a 13 kwh battery weighing 

82 kg. The electric motor might be lighter than the 503 but I don't think we are there yet. As you say 30 mins in a Drifter or Thruster is plenty of fun on the farm.

Giles G-202 ?

A spin would look like a death barrel roll to many, it did nose  dive and it ended up on its belly.

Interest must have waned,i can't understand how such a simple plane isn't offered as a put together kit,or is it?

colin

Getting back to the subject of "How long until RAA get a weight increase approved?"

If CASA approves the increase, RA Aus then will have a problem of what Rego Numbers to issue!

 

As RA Aus is currently running out of Rego Numbers, and I believe they are currently re-issuing old expired numbers!

3 hours ago, Garfly said:

 

Colin Furze (in my top 5 Of youtubers) built  one in his shed some time ago so there should be good factory sorted machines available now. 

Harlow PJC-2. Have been harvesting,  "wing with external ribs" got the previous  in one hit.

Emigh Trojan A-2

The choice of wing warping must have been to gain more control than they expected from aeilrons. A reasonable decision at the time.

ENAER t35 pillar.  Similar to a Beech t34, bird's of a feather flock together.

Eathstar Gull 2000

Perhaps the training rates will increase as the instructors are now no longer just teaching rag and tube RAAus but also teaching a higher level of instruction so they will be paid more increasing the training costs to a person that just wants to fly a rag and tube for fun...just a thought!

How many AUF aircraft crashed into the ground, trees or power poles in the days they were limited to 300 ft AGL?

I question the use of aileron in the power on stalling sequence, it may work fine in that aircraft but you might go on to less forgiving types. 

Not sure what type of battery this is but very scary.