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Don't forget to tell us about the "distant places" you have visited!
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Is that a Tuff Jug?
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On 29/12/2022 at 7:27 PM, Kyle Communications said:
Marty..you can look forward to days like this 🙂
Savannah drivers are a great group
Looks like a great day was had by all ‼️
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On 31/12/2022 at 10:13 AM, Mike Gearon said:
Took daughter 2 for her first flight with me. Tyabb around the bay via coastal route, down to Geelong then back up the coast via Phillip island to French island for a visit with Nic to see the Rans S21 build then back to Tyabb. Combined with building aircraft in the morning it was a big day out.
That looks like a nice flight Mike.
Happy new year.
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That XL looks nice. Enjoy!!
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This sounds like a nice set-up, SAJ.
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On 23/12/2022 at 12:53 AM, SAJ said:
I used to use a JROCPRODUCT fuel transfer pump, it pumped 9 Lt min and had a cutoff switch just like a fuel bouser. I used it for couple of years and it was great, but I didn't like putting 20 Lt jerry cans on my Jabiru wing. So I came up with another refueling system, I mounted a 90 gallon an hour Hollie fuel pump on my firewall connected to a 4-pin plug mounted on left hand side of my dash and then connected back to the battery, I have a 2 m length of 4 wire cable with an ON/OFF switch at one end and the other end plugs into the 4-pin plug, I have 2 quick connect fittings at the bottom of my firewall that go to the IN and OUT on the Hollie fuel pump , I then have two lengths of 12mm clear hose with quick connect fittings, one hose is a meter long and goes from my 20 Lt jerry can near my nose wheel to the IN quick connect on the Hollie pump, the OUT hose is 3m long and I can reach both fuel tank. I can put my Mr. Funnel in my wing tank, put the hose into the bottom of the funnel and it stays there, I turn on the switch and it takes 5 minutes to pump 20 Lt.
Works a treat.
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On 24/11/2022 at 9:58 PM, danny_galaga said:
This forum needs a 😲 smiley
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4 hours ago, BrendAn said:
Maybe they wanted a closeup of the crocs😁
They may have swimming alongside them!
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1 hour ago, turboplanner said:
or making the brumbies run, or scaring campers and nude sunbakers. When you go through the records there's not much people haven't come unstuck on. Saddest I know was the Auster pilot a few years ago who flew in to a Western District airfield, had an enjoyable lunch with friends. They drive him back to the airport and he took off then came screaming around in a banked turn through the space between two hangars....which had a very secure power cable between them. He burnt to death at the feet of the friends.
Very sad. 😢
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28 minutes ago, Carbon Canary said:
A few years ago I got 154 kts out a C172........(well, GS that is !)
You were still safe: C172 VNE (IAS) = 163 kn.
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2 hours ago, 440032 said:
I recently had a T-Rex try sell me a crate of AK47s. I think he was a small arms dealer........
Did you ask if there was a warranty with them?
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Then, when the news organisation has extracted news mileage from this, they decide to hand the fragments over to the Dutch Safety Board so that they can back up the news vendor.
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The news article claims the BUK missiles are owned by various nations including Ukraine.
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23 hours ago, onetrack said:
There was nothing "dreamed up" about the BUK missile "theory". The fragments collected from the scene were identified as coming from a BUK missile, including a part of a BUK missile serial number.
The whole case hinged on finding incontrovertible proof that a Russian BUK missile downed MH17 and that 2 Russians and 1 Ukrainian working for Russias military, downed the plane.
I fail to understand how you continually try to defend the indefensible - the fact that the Russians care not a whit for human life - not Ukrainian, not international aircraft passengers (mostly Dutch), and not even their own soldiers.
It does seem extremely odd that a reporter ("correspondent") aas conducting the investigation:
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🇮🇹 This is an Italian-registered ICP Ventura.
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On 13/11/2022 at 5:31 PM, Blueadventures said:
A Sav hit the water off Conway beach, Proserpine river North Queensland. Both occupants are ok and uninjured.
No further accurate details available for publication. at this time
Any more word on the immersed Savannah❓
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On 03/11/2022 at 9:14 PM, kiwiaviator said:
This fatal incident happened at my local airfield. It still affects our aero club and community. The circuit at uncontrolled aerodromes can be the most dangerous phase of our flights. Please read and hopefully take some learning away. Safe flying.
One of our Aero Club members died in this very sad incident, unnecessarily. 😔
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On 28/10/2022 at 8:23 PM, facthunter said:
Jabiru motors were used for drones. That's where the Lean Burn problems started trying to get endurance. Maybe they went to the GOODIES. , Not hard to grind numbers off and there's probably not a lot left of it either when it's used. Nev
In war, many things operate right on the margin. The engine numbers were probably ground off to enhance the power to weight ratio.
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4 hours ago, kiwiaviator said:
We have just had a wonderful long weekend in NZ with amazing weather. We flew the J230 from Masterton to Christchurch for a family event and there are some photos on the way down. On the way home this morning, I decided to go high and direct controlled VFR to avoid the westerly turbulence off the southern alps. At 7500' we had a very good tailwind (GS averaging 135 k) so our over water time was less than usual. Most people hug the coast until the last minute at low level. Fun factor would have been zero doing that today with 35 knots at 3000' I felt comfortable and happy knowing I was radar tracked and plenty of time to prepare for an unlikely ditching. I'd be interested to see what do others think about this.
Lovely photos❕
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On 19/09/2022 at 1:24 PM, onetrack said:
The original designer of the aircraft was a German bloke by the name of Stephen Kohl. Perhaps part of the aircrafts problem was the half-dozen different names it was, and still is, known by.
The Sky-Maxx was originally manufactured by German Aircraft GMBH, then Stefan Kohl took the design to Italy, where it was manufactured by S.A.I. Aeronautica.
Kohl renamed the aircraft the Kohl Mythos, with the designation "G97 Spotter" added.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kohl_Mythos
It appears around 30 of the G97 Spotters were constructed before manufacturing in Italy ceased in the early 2000's. Janes last record on the G97 Spotter ends at 2003.
Manufacturing in the early 2000's period appears to have moved from S.A.I., to another Italian company named Officine Mechanicche Mingarelli, who specialise in engineering and aeronautics.
https://janes.migavia.com/ita/sai/g97.html
S.A.I. is now totally defunct, and their website at ultraleggeri.net has been abandoned. The last I could find on S.A.I. they were trying to register the companys logo for use on clothing.
Stefan Kohl is now listed as "Head Engineer" at Kohl and Kohl, but I can find no listing on that company. Perhaps he just has a family company doing small contract work.
https://trademarks.justia.com/791/48/s-a-i-ambrosini-societa-aeronautica-79148061.html
It appears that the Sky-Maxx aircraft design was purchased by Officine Mechanicche Mingarelli in 2007, and they now advertise it as their product, under the name "M7 Servator".
The M7 Servator acquired certification in 2012, and this aircraft was redesigned again, with a totally new wing design, produced by Prof Vincenzo Giordano, of the Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II.
It appears OMM is still seeking sales and a market for their M7 Servator, but it appears that very few have been produced. I can only find one M7 Servator actually flying.
I would guess OMM's other engineering work, such as railways engineering work, is keeping them afloat. I'd have to opine they're not placing great hopes on a huge income from M7 Servator sales.
http://www.flying-directory.com/popup_info.php?action=aircraft&id=59508
http://officinemingarelli.it/homeing.html
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/O-M-M-M7-Servator/2408738
Thanks onetrack: that is very comprehensive.
It is remarkable how many times a good aircraft design has come to the surface, to the point where a few are made and flown, and then it is ultimately abandoned (probably for economic reasons).
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On 06/09/2022 at 10:42 AM, Guy s said:
Many thanks for flying the Nynja up to Dubbo Mike and great meeting you.
It's been a ongoing saga with getting the Skyranger to her new home with weather, work and other factors kicking in but we got there in the end and Mike seems to be a relaxed kinda guy so all good☺
A mate John flew me down from Lismore to Dubbo taking 3hrs in his Piper pacer with a slight tail wind and a smooth flight.
After losing the Blue budgie (Savannah S) to Lismore flood waters (Northern Nsw) and the bottom end of Qld late feb which was devastating on a huge scale.
I've attached some photos of what I saw the first day I was able to get into the hanger and spent the day walking around bewildered and in shock.
I plan on rebuilding the Savannah, which virtually had very little damage surprisingly, except for the leading wing edge. I'm going to de-laminate the whole leading edge so i can clean out the mud properly and put new skins on. I have all new gauges, wiring harness etc but I reckon it will take me a few yrs to do get her flying again.
At 1 stage I thought of giving up flying but maybe that was just a stage I was going through with what happen to our hometown and feeling a bit low.
I then realize if I don't get back in2 flying soon I may lose that confidence and not fly again, so then I started seaching planes for sale and when I saw the Nynja I knew that would suit me down to a T.
I thoroughly enjoyed flying it back home, 3.5hrs from Dubbo to Lismore and about 100kt cruise so quicker than the Budgie but they are similar to fly in some area's but different in others, I know I'll have lot of fun with the Nynja and going to change a few things on it to suit me as well as the 600kg upgrade kit.
Again many thanks for being patient with me Mike and look forward to shaking your hand again.
Cheers Guy.
PS. Photo's of the Skyranger Nynja to come 😀
I am really sorry to hear (and see) what has happened to your Bue Budgie, Guy.
When you rebuild her, hopefully you can find a hangar which is located a bit higher above sea level/flood level.
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On 30/06/2020 at 2:33 PM, onetrack said:
The SkyMaxx is typical of so many "new aircraft designs" that simply fall by the wayside, due to unrealistic expectations of the designer, lack of working capital, and a lack of marketing and buyers lining up to buy it.
The plans are probably gathering dust somewhere, while the designer works at his everyday salaried job to enable him to live.
Hopefully, the designer has saved enough of his/her salary to make the plans become a reality by now.
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On 24/07/2022 at 8:11 PM, JG3 said:
I just got curious and added up all the fuel that I've burned in 30 yrs flying. 1000hrs with a 447 @ 11L/hr, 400hrs with a 503 @ 15L/hr, and 1800hrs with an 912s @ 17 L/hr, totals 47,600 litres!
That is a lot of fuel JG3‼️
One litre of mogas weighs 0.737 kg. Your 544 kg MTOW aircraft (and ultralight predecessors before that) have lifted a total of 35 tons of fuel.
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Fantastic!