Thruster88

I think we can all agree the airport is not a factor in this incident. RAAus pilots, are you being taught takeoff safety speed or "run along with the nosewheel in the air and the aircraft will lift off when it is ready"

Shepperton is a CTAF and each pilot is free to make their own decisions as to which runway they use for takeoff or landing.

Samsung tab s3 since 2017 nil over heating in low wing aircraft.

Your plane will be faster

Just about the only rule that matters in simple day VFR recreational flying is dont stall the xxxxing aircraft.

I built a 1/4 scale R/C Jungmeister from plans. It spun to the ground on about the fourth flight, moved onto ultralights after that heart break.

I see you having a dig at expensive certified aircraft parts however if you search the ATSB data base for in flight engine fires you will see that they are very rare in Australia compared to RAAus types by a huge margin. AN fittings, steel braid oil and fuel lines, fire sleeves, proper fuel drain lines on components that could leak if a fault develops, robust correctly designed electrical systems all cost money. I think it is cheap. Carburetor over flow lines should be routed out of the cowl at least.

This performance charts shows how increasing altitude affects, propeller rpm required for a given % of power, range at a given power setting, true airspeed, fuel flow required for a given power setting. This aircraft runs about half the rpm of the geared 912 but the % changes would be very similar because they fly in the same air. Fixed pitch prop. There is a slight gain in efficiency and maximum range with altitude. Speed has the greatest effect.

There are 16005 VH registrations today out of 17576 combinations. You can only reserve a mark for one year so we must be getting about 1488 new aircraft in the next year, cool. Unprecedented but cool.

They could just reuse the one's that will never fly again. Maybe offer a bounty for owners who relinquish. $1000 should be enough 😂 As for aircraft migrating from VH to RAAus I don't think that will be many. Reforms for private VH pilot medicals could be coming. It will be hard to justify the double standard otherwise.

New Thruster single in 1985 and later the mighty Musketeer which is now the second oldest mouse still flying in oz.

Welcome to the site SuperThruster, let the adventures begin. At this stage Super and I are planning to thruster to Holbrook for the Easter flyin if anyone wants join in.

History of that Mustang http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-FCB.html History of the Musketeer VH-CTV that can be seen in Reds first pic http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austcl/VH-CTV.html

Do you have the reg on that pa28, always curious if the old ones are still flying.

I thought the Mitchell u2 was the coolest thing back in the last century. Total lust.

The maximum speeds are for a fully loaded tyre in continuous operation. A landing aircraft would be a fraction of that. Don't recall any tyre failure in the xxxxxx database.

I think real pilots have to be ready for what ever mother nature may throw at them. Fly the correct approach speed, adjust for sink or not with power, hit the spot on the centre line and keep it straight. Not that difficult if you have the understanding.

Not only a pilot, a real pilot who makes entertaining videos.

Was at Wedderburn today, I believe the twin pioneer will fly again.

If you look there was a stall with a substantial wing drop at only about 50 feet, that is high enough to kill every time.

This airframe with a standard 350hp lycoming is only slightly slower, the tuned up version is considerably quicker than the RR electric. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Nemesis_NXT

I see that Trent Palmer has removed the constant speed propeller from his freedom fox bush plane and gone back to a simple ground adjustable. The downside must have been greater that the benefit in his case.

The engine, which had given plenty of WARNING that it was not in good health failed at 3000 feet over flat farm land with a wind from the north east at 10knots. The late decision to turn down wind while not maintaining adequate airspeed sealed their fate. Even without the wing drop (stall) they would have had a 20 knot higher touch down speed than a landing to the north east. The aircraft crashed in this area. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/06/beechcraft-a36-bonanza-n8014t-fatal.html

It is a complete mystery how PPL's manage without a passenger endorsement with multiple passengers.