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If I recall correctly there was some discussion about the original location of the heat exchanges and why that might be problematic.

Trevor is still the wallet salesman king. Can't believe the vid is still up. Just keeping it aviation.

As an RV6a owner I was un aware of this service bulletin. Most likely because it is not listed in the RV6a section of Van's aircraft excellent website. Van's do not recommended this retrofit for RV6a aircraft for various reasons.

I did not fly today however the Freedom to fly RV aircraft formation team have come to Cowra for a visit. 10 RV aircraft lead by a Yak flying beautiful formation with smoke, visual and aural perfection. We're super excited for our next training camp coming up soon. Keep... FB.WATCH We're super excited for our next training camp coming up soon. Keep your eyes peeled for more news! We would also like to welcome Punkin Head Air Sports...

The guy in the vid is Trevor Jacobs cousin.

Marty, I have a genuine rotax square bottle, not used from my last 582 same as 912. Will post at no cost to you, pm address if interested.

All cirrus aircraft have the BRS parachute. The chute has not been deployed in this case, straps not pulled from the fuselage sides. I guess the pilot did not want to hear "shouldn't have pulled the chute, could have done a normal forced landing". Good result.

We won't be able to call it part 103, that is already in use. https://www.casa.gov.au/search-centre/rules/part-103-casr-sport-and-recreation-aircraft The pic on the header of this thread is me living the dream, no license, registration or training. 1984 the year the AUF started.

The 152 will have the same LAME maintenance in RAAus if group g ever gets airborne. The same aircraft logbook will continue on.

It definitely does if th VH aircraft has a MTOW less than 1500kg, that was covered in the first and second email reply.

I may be one of the pilots operating with an expired BFR. On two occasions recently RAAus have emailed me stating my BFR has expired and I have emailed back x2 the proof I would produce if ramp checked that my AFR is current for the VH and RAAus aircraft I fly. The RAAus record is still showing an expired BFR. I guess my crime is doing last BFR in aircraft with instructor not a member of RAAu$

I may be one of the pilots operating with an expired BFR. On two occasions recently RAAus have emailed me stating my BFR has expired and I have emailed back x2 the proof I would produce if ramp checked that my AFR is current for the VH and RAAus aircraft I fly. The RAAus record is still showing an expired BFR. I guess my crime is doing last BFR in aircraft with instructor not a member of RAAu$

Will have to check it out. RFguy and I are going this year, another bucket list item done. The Thruster T500 that I have owned since '90 was demonstrated at oshkosh in '88.

The method of repair depends on how you want your engine bay to look.

Only solution is a new piece. My observation in GA maintenance world is that it is quite durable. Make sure the hard pipes have no sharp edges. Support hose onto any fixed structure with silicone. Don't over tighten the clamps.

Aero clubs are another option. Cowra aero club rents the brumby 610 to members for $140 per hour wet. Forbes Parkes and Bathurst aero clubs have LSA and GA aircraft. Spoilt for choice in this area.

Nice one. Let me know when you are having the next fly, would love to sample the other half of your fleet.

Grade 5 and even grade 8 unc or unf nuts and bolts are easily machined with tungsten carbide tooling, I have done this many times. I guess they could be locked in the same way as most nuts and bolts on any engine.

If you are talking about the 2023 TL ultralight sparker that costs 500k it has the same performance as my RV6a that cost less than a quarter of that. One can never have to much performance. Also no reason a Cirrus cannot be flown for recreational purposes, plenty of people do just that.

Hi Damien, we have a group on Facebook, Thruster Flyers group Down Under. You are welcome to join and ask that question there. I did see one post from WA a while back, unfortunately a bent Thruster.

Anyone with a lathe could part of the thickness you require from the full size nut. Just buy three nuts and find a lathe.

I see there was an unfortunate incident on one of the taxi ways at tooraweena recently. 19/5/2023 OCC3272 Tooraweenah NSW Jabiru J160-D Jabiru 2200B STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was going to go for a short... STATUS: Under review OCCURRENCE DETAILS SUBMITTED TO RAAUS: The pilot was going to go for a short fly around the Tooraweenah area and was using the marked taxiway to enter the runway, there was an old drainage pipe underneath the taxiway which was broken and had formed a hole around 30cms wide and around 15cms deep. Taxiway had been freshly moved and hole was not visible and encountered a propeller strike with the ground. Because of the broken pipe the front wheel went into the hole and front wheel just stopped causing the prop strike. Front of plane was lifted off the ground when the propeller hit the ground.

I have no knowledge of this engine, just experience and knowledge of how hydraulic gear pumps and motors work. Air or oil they are just fluids. The roots supercharger is just a type of gear pump.

As described above if it only has the turbocharger it would not start or even be able to idle. It is a 2 stroke however the crankcase is not used to pump air into the cylinder like a Rotax 582. The other advantage of the turbocharger is to "unload" the crankshaft driven supercharger at high power setting, this fixed displacement pump would become a fixed displacement motor when the turbo comes on boost giving greater fuel efficiency. The supercharger would then drive the crankshaft like the power recovery turbines in a super constellation.

Volvo made some excellent vids about 20 years ago showing what happens to unrestrained drivers in truck crashes. It is a long way to the other side of a truck or bus. Education is the key. A sensor system will just be a PIA for the driver, a new way to have fun on the way home.