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Sam the Swiss

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  • Birthday 01/01/1963

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    Tecnam P2008, rented
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    Basel
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    Switzerland

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  1. I am also guessing why you would need a more powerful engine. The 914 maybe to cope with high altitudes in the Alps, but that one has been used already often. An other Italien motor?
  2. It's not yet anywhere on their site. I guess they have just finished it for the most important fair in Europe.
  3. When visiting the Aero Friedrichshafen last week, I found this new evolution model at the booth of I.C.P.. Unhappily I hadn't had the time to look closer at the demo model or talk to the people at the booth. I try to do better next year 🙃. But at least I got the flyer. Uploaded down below. Flyer Savannah SR 1.pdf Flyer Savannah SR 2.pdf Flyer Savannah SR 3.pdf
  4. Luca, maybe have a look at the 912 iS. To this end go to Vans page and compare the service ceiling of the 912 iS to that of the 912 ULS: It's 4300 ft higher! And this is just because the injection can adapt the mixture to low pressure better than the carburetors. This together with about 1/4 less gas consumed, and no balancing of the carbs. Maybe that's exactly what you need to fly over the alps: better efficiency.
  5. Luca, maybe have a look at the 912 iS. To this end go to Vans page and compare the service ceiling of the 912 iS to that of the 912 ULS: It's 4300 ft higher! And this is just because the injection can adapt the mixture to low pressure better than the carburetors. This together with about 1/4 less gas consumed, and no balancing of the carbs. Maybe that's exactly what you need to fly over the alps: better efficiency.
  6. Coming from Europe I am used that in Skydeamon, one of the most used navigation apps, I find most infos about fuel on airfields, and very often also the actual price. All this data is sent in by pilots passing by sending a message to Skydeamon via their app, and they update it rather fast. The data also carry the date, so you can guess how accurate they are. How about your OzRunways, does it have the same feature? If not I guess that would be a very good addition.
  7. I tried a Stratux once. I was always tightly followed by an airplane, just one meter apart: my own ADS-B-out signal… Does anybody know how to filter that out? SkyEcho seems to be a very good in /out solution, very simple.
  8. Nice little plane. Not a beauty, but very versatile. A little error with maximum speed: It is rather fast, but not that fast. About 280 km/h.
  9. Switzerland: English is understood everywhere, but sometimes answered in French in the French speaking part. Landing fees are high, 20.— to 30.— is common. France: On bigger airports English is good, most of the other airfields are French, but if you greet them in French they very often understand a lot of the Englisch phraseology (but only if 🙂 ). Understanding the standard phrases in French provides you with a pictures what the others do. Landing fees are lower or will, as stated above. Germany: English is understood about everywhere, understanding the standard phrases in German helps to get a clear picture of the situation, however. Landing fees are reasonable. Check with each country whether your license / your plane is allowed (except for PPL which is valid everywhere), we are still very far away from United States of Europe…
  10. Sam the Swiss

    Aeros

    Hmm, quite risky to relate to the limit g values to declare that it is alright to perform aerobatic movements… Would you do that with your Savannahs?
  11. What kind of PLB are you using in Australia, and what are the costs for the registration with AMSA?
  12. Great day for flying yesterday, though hot. First flight across the Alps with my son.
  13. That would bring me to Iceland, or Finnland, or Egypt, or even the Sahara starting from my home town...
  14. On my flight on Friday I asked ATC for a transit over Switzerland's biggest airport, Zürich (275'000 aircraft movements). Normally very dependent on the time of the day and often denied, ATC this time gave the permission right away and added: "you can make a low pass over runway 28, if you like." The situation makes things possible which are otherwise unthinkable (and otherwise normal things impossible). But I couldn't pass on this chance. The picture is not a beauty, but at this moment my license would have been in danger under normal cicumstances .
  15. BTW do you have vortex generators installed on your Nynja? Just asking as the higher MTOW will increase your stall speed.
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