BirdDog

Firstly - I am glad you are OK. Would have been scary as hell. That said, personally, bugger the traffic you can't see. That's their problem - they had power, you didn't. But I guess, like you said, lesson learnt! Can I ask if sideslipping had any affect on getting her sinking?? Anyways... like I said man... Thank goodness you are Ok - of sorts.

Water will take debris everywhere. Even at a slow glide it would be above 70kts or so... so anything is going to be high speed I guess. ? Sad again - just too many.

Oh man... Thats awful.

Now confirmed 3 dead. RIP brothers.

Sad.

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Man... Seems almost one every other week. ? Sad.

Ahh! Gotchya! All good mate. ?

No no! I never expected his insurance to cover my bird - That's what I pay for. He was purely advising that if I left any possessions in the hangar and it was broken into, it's on me. To which I agreed!!

LOL! I love how people go off half baked. FYI - He makes no money from any of it! LOL! He does it as a hobby, in his spare time, so the rest of us can enjoy some history in the very thing we love to do. We are all so quick to judge!! Maybe reach out and talk to the guy - you might make a new friend!

You raise a good point. I had discussions with my hangar owner who advised that there is no contents insurance on the hangar, so if I choose to leave tools etc, and it gets broken into, then it's on me. Of course my plane is covered by its own insurance, so it does not make sense for him to cover contents etc. That would save some coin I guess.

I can agree with some here, as I was, at one point, going to purchase a block at Temora and put up a Hangar. When I got the quote back from the shed guys, I nearly fainted. They wanted more than $120,000 for the Hangar alone. SO... I called another shed mob and asked for a quote on the EXACT same size "shed" for my "property" It was half the price - for the same thing. I think it's like weddings. As you as you mention the word Wedding, the flowers double in price! LOL! I now rent hangar space in a very nice hangar in southern NSW. Great AD, and the hangar I am in is large and very comfortable. Shower, toilet, and even an office space if I want to use it. For what I pay for it, I think it's pretty good value to keep my bird out of the elements, and somewhere to work on her when I need to. I share it with another aircraft, but it's large enough to house both of us, without having to move aircraft to get out - the other is a Bonanza! Would I buy one as an investment - Maybe - If I was to put my own bird in it, and maybe lease some space out to someone else. You can always sell in the future, and you have to put a value on it being yours to do with as you wish.

Thanks mate.

Great post Drew. Plenty of lessons learnt. I am still surprised sometimes in discussions when I hear someone utter the words... "I have been flying for more than 20 years..., and mostly it's to brag how they have been doing this way or that, and never had a problem. I am one of those guys who checks everything, and runs every check list. Like you said, you will always come back down - I just try to make sure it's under my control!

So, this came across my desk today, and I just got off the phone with the curator. What an amazing collection, and well worth a look, and so I thought I would share. http://www.aviationcollection.org/main.htm Cheers J

LOL!

Good looking aircraft man! What's the price point?

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to build my own. Time is my enemy. I could start it, but it would be 2030 before I would finish! LOL!

AHAHAH! Oh yeah - I feel your pain! I added an RPM to my dash, right in front of me, as the stock gauge is right over on the right hand side, and with an inflight adjustable prop, it was pain, as RPM is one I must have my eyes across. Long story short, a lot of money to the manufacturer for the part, then more for the letter of authority... blah blah... and so it was, that my bank account took the hit! LOL! Imagine what I would face to want to install non standard aileron trim! AHAHAHAH! I shudder at the thought!

Yep! My Sporty is like that! It bleeds back into the left tank only. So my manual states (if full) to use the left tank first. Of course, all of that goes out the window in emergency situations of bad fuel etc etc. But under Ops Normal, fuel management is part of the check lists and pilot safety procedures. Even running off each tank on the ground to ensure fuel flow is appropriate from both tanks. If I follow my check lists (Which I do) then I should never take off on an empty tank. The check list will prevent that! But of course, if the pilot does not follow it.... well... Yup!!!

I have electric ELE trim, but manual AIL. I can't change it. Well I can, but because I am LSA, I need to get the pope to do it for me. ?

You beat me to it!! How can you take off on an empty tank, if you have appropriate check lists!! If there is no check list in that bird that confirms to check which tank has more, and which tank is selected, then the school should be investigated.

having a trim tab is an essential part of any airframe. Chances are, your airframe will not fly straight and level without some sort of adjustment. In fact, when I am straight and level, my ailerons are not level. If not for the trim tabs, I would be constantly correcting. It's perfectly normal. Adjust your tabs to get it neutral and enjoy! I know when I take a good buddy of mine flying (he is 45kg heavier than me) I need to adjust my aileron tab, or I will have to lean on the stick, the whole way there.

Hence why I said I am really keen to know why and how he ended up where he did. Maybe we can all learn from it. That's the sad thing... A lot of the time the pilot does not survive, so we never know. But when they do, we rarely here exactly what went down and why. I think it's a goldmine of education right there!

Hmmm.... That's not what I see in the flight path!! If you look at the image below, he is at 1500ft and has a runway right in front of him!! Ok - He is high, but still!! /monthly_2019_12/99ED9AC6-FEE9-4EF3-A87B-213516898C1B.png.4227a7d4aeb41e9588ad9ddede282b90.png