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  1. Thruster88
    CASA schedule 5, the most common system of maintenance for light general aviation says something like, inspect the fuel lines, vents and drains of the fuel system. The drains do not have a life that I am aware of.
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    There is always the possibility of a fuel leak. Cap left off in the dark, leaking drain, cracked fuel line etc. Forced landing due to leaking fuel drain In a twin such a problem would be isolated to one side, left fuel tanks feed left engine unless cross feed is selected.
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    I see MDX is alive and well. They should not have reissued that registration.
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    I don't see 760kg happening for RAAus unless or until RPL and PPL cssa license holders get the same medical standard as RAAus certificate pilots. Will be impossible to justify a double standard for a Cessna 150,152.
  5. Thruster88
    Flightradar24 shows the SkyEcho2 equipped Musketeer arrived at cootamundra at about 2304052110 utc or 7.10am local time. Would you expect the runway to be closed according to the notam?
  6. Thruster88
    I stopped watching the news and everything else on free TV about 7 years ago never been happier.
  7. Thruster88
    I viewed this notam this morning before flying to said location. The times for the closed runway did not seem to make sense, however I am easily confused by UTC. So answer in local time, what times was the runway closed. Central NSW.
  8. Thruster88
    Was the media coverage of this accident, including the factual video of the passengers experience, a help or a hindrance in RAAus campaign for a pilot in every home?
  9. Thruster88
    The ATSB produced a very comprehensive report on this "accident" https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2019/aair/ao-2019-027
  10. Thruster88
    I bought myself a plane before I learned to fly . My bad.
  11. Thruster88
    The cooling system sounds like it just needs a little more capacity if you have been able to climb to 6500. Could you duct cool air to the radiator in it's current location? Electric fans as required?
  12. Thruster88
    Perhaps go to a motorcycle wrecker and see if they have the size you require. Inlet/ outlets could be changed to suit by a competent tig welder.
  13. Thruster88
    I believe the current delay is 6-8 weeks. With a class2 casa will email a copy that we print and add to our license book.
  14. Thruster88
    Correction, flow is parallel in the Rotax twin radiators.
  15. Thruster88
    Rotax 582 with engine mounted radiators as used on Thrusters and trikes etc have twin radiators. Flow is in series. Twins are used by Rotax in this situation because it makes a better package, reliable mounting etc. There are two sizes of radiators used on 582, standard and tropical. The small sizes cools 65hp on very hot days at low airspeed, 35-40knots. The tropical may have enough area for a 100hp 912, they are supplied by Rotax. We recently had a Sling tsi at the shop. The way the coolers were mounted was pretty neat. They just clip to the cowling, no air leaks, reduced vibration on the radiator. To get maximum efficiency you will need cowl flaps. It is a simple way to reduce cooling drag when you don't need maximum cooling.
  16. Thruster88
    The hole is 47 feet and the wing span of an A-4 is 28 feet. It could have been done with a high power telephoto lens, aircraft is behind pulling up over the rock. No photo shop required.
  17. Thruster88
    https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2023/report/ao-2022-067 In flight structural overload failure.
  18. Thruster88
    A diagram of the complete fuel system would be helpful.
  19. Thruster88
    Is that a crack in the top right corner?
  20. Thruster88
    I wonder if Mike may have tuned that Rotax 582 2 stroke to produce a lot more than the stock 65hp @6500rpm. There were plenty of knowledgeable 2 stroke tuners at that time.
  21. Thruster88
    Most Van's aircraft do not have wing root fillets including the later models like the RV14. Have seen some on a RV4, if they made any difference they would be more common. If they made a 5 knot difference they would be on every RV.
  22. Thruster88
    Rotax make all the engines for BRP products plus kart, aircraft and some OEM motorcycles.
  23. Thruster88
    We all thought covid would tank the used aircraft market. Quite the opposite happened. One thing to remember, they are not making anymore used aircraft, the used supply declines each year due accidents, maintenance issues etc. New prices regardless of the category are very high. Go to the Van's store and price all the components for a RV7, the already flying RVs are excellent value. Supply and demand. Current high prices may bring more used aircraft to the market, plane sales Australia has increased from the usual 24 pages to around 32 in recent times.
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    I have always watched the aircraft market, there are no good cheap aircraft. In 1996 I really wanted a Cessna 172M, they were then about 40k, I settled for a 25k Musketeer that I still have. Today that same 172M is worth 100k.
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    One wing has detached. I think it would be difficult to do this after landing a Cirrus without hitting anything. Perhaps a pre landing stall.
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