Bryon

Bob

Just another of lifes little hurdles to overcome

Get well soon and back flying sooner

Cheers

Bryon

Thanks JR,

It was busy, but everything worked out OK

I must thank Glen, if he hadnt spotted the strip, the outcome could have been a lot worse

It is ironic that as we came out from under the cloud, I said to him that I was climbing because I didnt like this country and I want some glide height

All the way up from Tooradin, we had been looking out for possible landing places as the trip was a bit of a xc exercise for Glen.

He has just got his pilots certificate and had just done his ground training for his xc endorsement and he was doing the map reading

I hope this hasnt put him off flying....

Bryon

Thanks,

I am starting to feel a little easier about it now

But boy, it does get the old adrenalin pumping

Bryon

Jeez Bryon,Glad to hear you are ok - tell me, did the pucker factor interfere with your piles:laugh: I reckon my pucker would have opened wide if you know what I mean:yuk:

 

How did the aircraft perform with no noise - was it much different to simulated engine failure where the engine is at idle? Did you have enough time from 3000' to select a landing area and do all your checks including radio calls? As a matter of interest, did you make a mayday call?

 

I reckon you'd be much more knowledgable now you have been through a real engine failure.

 

I've asked a lot of questions here Bryon and will understand if you don't want to answer them. It's great that you are here so I can ask them:thumb_up:

 

Cheers,

 

Pud

To tell you the truth, it happened real quick.

We were at 3100, just climbing after dropping to 15-1800 to go under a cloud.

The ground level was about 800, so I did not have the full 3100 to play with.

THe engine gave a bang and continued to run real noisy and shaking the sh*t out of the plane.

"Gosh" I said.

I pulled the throttle and checked ts & ps.

Oil pressure down and motor still shaking and banging. Slight throttle up, more banging and shaking

Looked for somewhere to land to the left or straight ahead - nothing, only trees and scrub with the occasional 50m clearing

Glen (my pax) said "There's a stip to the right"

Turned right and we were exactly lined up with an east west dirt strip in a clearing about 3-4 nm away

Checked speed, checked distance, checked height and knew we couldnt make a downwind and 180 turn into wind

Decided to go with what we had, aimed for strip, keep speed down, changed from the numbers to area frequency and made a Mayday Call

Gave em a rough position and concentrated on flying the plane

Confirmed our rough position and came over the fence on the threshold at about 85 knots and lowered one stage of flap (strip was downhill slope and we had a tailwind)

Bounced twice (bl**dy hell) and she stayed on the deck, brakes on, mags off and roll to stop

Looked at pax and said "Oh jolly gosh" (or a word to that effect)

About the only thing I didnt do was my pax brief, I was too busy flying the plane and my focus was on landing the bl**dy thing

It all happened so quick, I reckon 2-3 minutes from time of initial bang

Yes the training does kick in, so I recommend everyone practice their emergency landings at least once a month

Bryon

PS my pucker is still clamped shut

Why wouldn't you want to be found if you had a bad off-field landing somewhere?QUOTE]

 

After this weekend, my next purchase will be an EPIRB with GPS

 

I had an engine failure 59nm from Broken Hill and luckily managed to get it down in one piece with no further damage or injuries, but, it was isolated rugged country and I would not want to get stuck out there

Two survive ultra-light plane crash - The West Australian[/url]Pud

The engine failed at 3100 feet , my pucker clamped shut at 3099 feet :lol 8: and it was all downhill from there

Bryon

See, it wasnt as hard as you thought it would be.

Lots more fun to come

Congratulations

Bryon

OK, I have looked everywhere and cannot find a definitive answer to the following question:

What is the due date for the compulsory carriage of ELBs in Rec aircraft? i_dunnoi_dunno

My missus is sh*t scared of flying and did the POP seminar by Jill Bailey at the the last Natfly at Narromine

She is still scared of flying but is a lot more confident that she will not fall out of the sky with every bump and takes great delight in telling me what I am doing at any given time

My advice is to get your missus to do the POP course. It may help ease her fears

I dunno which is worse, a scaredy cat who squeals at every bump, or a vicous woman who punches me every time I try a steep turn.lol

"The great Sierra controversy!" screamed an agitator from the peanut gallery. \>

"Dam those agitators, they really like to stir things up" :stirring pot: commented tongueincheekplaney

"They should be taken out the back and given a good flogging with a soggy possum skin" wailed powerin

"Is there a lovely lady from out Dalby way with a spare possum skin bikini that we may borrow" mused lochsly ..............

"Never seen a farmer type grin that much Bry...

He is young, he is single...........and the last time I was out near Dalby (well...Oakey way) there were plenty of nervous sheep in the paddocks :lol 8::lol 8::lol 8::lol 8:

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1. complaint to management - there's no smilies that would suit a 'farming type'. :ne_nau:

Use tommo's avatar................:lol 8::lol 8:

...then she walked in.......

.........'How dare you try and tempt my beloved (flashratwithagoldtooth ) out of our lovenest with your talk of possum skin bikinis" she wailed

'You know he is only'............

just match the revs and finger tip it in, you will be surprised how easy it gets, the clutch doesnt wearout and its easy on the driveline.Steve

Congratulations, this is a day you will remember for the rest of your life...

Cheers

Bryon

It's now official folks,That Bryon:stirring pot::stirring pot: did cause a stir among the NES community, many wondering if they'd wind up in one of his pots, unsure whether he had cannibalistic tendencies.

 

However, the show must go on:rilla: :clown: :star::guitarist::ecstatic:Planey insisted.

 

That my friends, is my contribution for now, so i'm eagerly awaiting further early morning movement;)

Its OK folks, I only dropped in to check my new ranking. You are quite safe

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........or are you??????:stirring pot::stirring pot::stirring pot:

said........."Be afraid........be very afraid...........Bryon is back!!!!!:drums:

AAAAAAwwwwwwwhhhhhhh, did I scare all the little NESers........:stirring pot::stirring pot:

Feed me scotch and chocolate and I can be quite nice:augie:

You can all come out now................

or can you.......................................................

"" and this is where ElCapatainRatty took hold of Aki and..............

said........."Be afraid........be very afraid...........Bryon is back!!!!!:drums:

It is easier to ask forgiveness than to ask for permission--tell em nothingTerry

Now steady there Luckylocks, don't splash any of that stuff on the Sportstar. The spam-can variety will not get as much lift with it looking like a Swiss Cheese. You'd then have to invest in the patented Tomo gas-assist JATO's to even get off the ground, and they don't come cheap.The Cecil Planes lad is looking into ways of making a quid on the side (not that there's anything wrong with that). He claims that to benefit from natural-gas assitance on take-off could still prove to be a good market.

 

Heinz tried it years ago when they started marketing baked beans, but with no reference to aviation.

 

The Captain and BigPete both had wry grins on their faces, knowing that their Jabby's were un-effected by this potential problem:big_grin::big_grin:

Who said they were unaffected, SBDs have been around for years, but noone has owned up to them.

Is this an opportunity for Queen-slanders to admit they are full of wind....................

Or are they full of ...................

Congratulations mate, I wish I had had someone to video my first solo

It is a flight you will never forget

Everyone can tell you about their first solo, so enjoy and celebrate

Did I tell you about the time I took my girlfriend out in the fog and mist.......

she said I needed more practice :hittinghead::hittinghead::hittinghead:

Take the wife flying, everyone knows that they come with a hairdryer attached, the perfect cold weather start heater!

Some of the newer sensors are so sensitive that they literally suck photons out of the air. So if the camera is pointed towards the engines, it can create a photon deficiency in the transmogrifier bypass amplifier, leading to turbo encabulator failure at the nofer trunnion and hence compressor stall. So be warned!!

And that is the simple answer, he can get real testicle if needed:hittinghead::hittinghead::hittinghead:

My thoughts...

MTOW to 650-700Kg or we could end up with a whole lot of poorly maintained C150, C152s etc that are flying time bombs with the potential to very quickly give us a bad name and a reason for CASA to take over

limited entry to controlled airspace (VFR lanes) This is a safety issue.

We are getting clearance to 8000ft, how much higher do you want to go?

Apart from that, why should we change? If I want to do anything extra, I can convert to GA to do it. Leave GA to commercial operations and RAA to fun flyers

If everyone is convinced that the existing model is unworkable or needs changing, dont try and re-invent the wheel, look at what is working overseas and use that model

As I said, just my thoughts