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    I'm a fan of the Diamond Aircraft engines, Austro Engines. (Diesel ICE, not the Wankel's) I believe they were developed from a Mercedes engine. At one point they had a 3 cyl 120 hp engine.....which (on jeta1 fuel) would have been nice. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro_Engine_E4 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austro_Engine https://www.austroengine.at/ I wish they would release these into the experimental market.....
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    Probably no help, but I reinsured last December. They are normally very good with their communications but I had to prompt them several times, which I thought was strange.
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    Did it yesterday Doug. Tell us about your last flight I did both (looked at special procedures and spoke to a local pilot), however there are very few flying tourists at the moment and had it all to myself...
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    Inbound Kununurra (a bit too high) and Kununurra Diversion dam. 27/06/20
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    The convergence of the Ord (bottom left) and Bow rivers at the southern end of Lake argyle. The old Bow River mine, now abandoned and somewhat rehabilitated centre top for those Cold Chisel fans...
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    The Bungle bungles.........27/06/20.
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    Lake Argyle and the Ord River Dam. Statistically and visually very low in level especially at the south end (not pictured) with large dry mud flats. 27/06/20
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    Android version....I'll look...
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    Wolfe Creek Crater. 27/06/20 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfe_Creek_Crater
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    Reviving a long dead thread.....beware! The ozrunways co-ords are decimal it seems, written as 123° 45.6' (as a way point) Should the minute figure be shown ( ' ) or is it actually not a decimal coordinate? A bit confused. It seems to be neither pure DMS or DD.....a hybrid?
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    I did call into Wyndam airport for a break..... In some ways I wanted to see a croc, and in some ways I did NOT want to see one...... In the end I didn't see one....
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    Nice little beach in Koolama Bay. There's virtually hundreds of these little beaches all along the coast....
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    Two views of Buckle Head....
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    Cape Londonderry......northern most point of mainland WA.
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    Navy ship in Koolama bay....Which leads into King George River and King George falls (now dry) Cat moored near falls. 26/06/20 I made a second pass over the Navy patrol boat at about 1000 for a wave...... Two "fast boats" were setting off somewhere....maybe to the Cat...?
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    Reflections on perspex not making pics look good. Colours are far more vibrant. A cove west of Faraway Bay. A beach with a small river leading to a pool surrounded by cliffs......... Just awsome!
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    Two resorts. Berkeley River lodge and Faraway Bay....(Faraway Bay resort on the edge of the bay in centre. A bit hard to see) $350 landing fee for non guests at berkeley.......lol
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    Lacrosse Island. Lighthouse and helicopter pad on the far, western side. 26/06/20 Looking south west to the western side of Cambridge Gulf
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    Cambridge Gulf looking out to Joseph Bonaparte Gulf....Lacrosse Island centre...26/06/20
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    Isn't there some sort of law against multiple claims for the same accident from different insurance companies ?
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    For a renewal, she needs to be financial and show the RAA her GA bfr....that's it. For a RAA conversion she needs to do time with an Raa instructor.
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    Having been on the receiving end of a "downturn" myself, alot of companies simply use it for an excuse to restructure and make layoffs......under the guise of "current economic conditions"..... That is how the game is played.....
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    My Odyessey (AGM) is 12.85 v fully charged and ideally requires 14.7v charging. There is a special setting on some battery chargers for this. I think alot of problems people have with AGM's are from using "normal" lead acid chargers...... which reduces the life of AGM's. Mine is over 5 yrs old and in perfect health. Load tested etc.... The aircraft system can't charge to 14.7 so it requires regular charging with a dedicated charger. I do this most flights when home hangar based.
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    The customer base is larger but so is the competition for a piece of the pie....... Unfortunately (and it is unfortunate!) no other light aircraft mfg comes anywhere near close to threatening Rotax's stranglehold on the market. When Rotax want to make more money, they just crank the prices up and no-one even blinks....
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    At twilight, flashing landing lights are definately very bright!
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