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  1. facthunter
    Not stalled in a vertical dive. Nev
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    Any "UPSET" at cruise level requires about 9,000 ft to sort it out IF you are not right on the Ball anticipating it. Turbulence and control movements add extra drag and you are thrust limited especially if you are at "Coffin Corner" which I made a point of never going. It's where your VMo and MMo come together. Nev
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    It will definitely keep you OFF the streets. Nev
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    A thorough Investigation requires that you don't rule out anything. Nev
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    Gen 4 is Chinese isn't it? IF you know what you are doing you can change the Valve springs without removing the Cylinder on engines like that. Nev
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    It's getting to feel a lot like Christmas. Nev
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    A few reckon they wooden work. Nev
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    There's also a 2 seater COLT with no flaps and a smaller engine. Stalling speed a bit high. Nev
  9. facthunter
    Pusher props are less efficient. Better to operate in clear air. Nev
  10. facthunter
    Plural? Nev
  11. facthunter
    How does it handle gusts and how efficient are those Large props in cruise? Doesn't need much of a landing field or Brakes. Nev
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    Not TALES.? Nev
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    What's the safe manouvering speed, clean? All these planes have alternate means of extending the flaps for a good reason. Also the nose high approach attitude would easily Produce a tail ground strike. Dog knows what runway length would be required and you'd certainly have brake fires likely as even from an abort at V1 at max wt that is a likely outcome. You'd have about double the energy to dissipate. Nev
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    The quicker you die, the Less Pain you will feel. When you go fast you get lost quicker. When you are up high it always feels slow. High TAS and you feel Turbulence harder. Double the speed needs 4 x the energy. nev
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    Even IF you spent weeks on courses with out significant experience on motors you have no more than a bit of an idea how it should be done. Even LAME s muck some things up. Working on YOUR OWN Plane is a good idea as you are the one dependent on it but the job must still be 100% right. It's an AEROPLANE not a Lawnmower, and your LIFE depends on it working. IF you aren't SURE check with someone who knows. Nev
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    I presumed it was a Jet. There's a Massive speed difference with them , flapless. Nev
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    I'd probably be "disappeared" by Don the DICktator Poo Bah. Nev
  18. facthunter
    "Without Flaps" would be dramatically fast (over tire limit speed) with very FLAT approach. There is usually an alternate method of flap extension.. Nev
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    Neither of them use a fin that energises the rudder. Tailwheelers need an effective rudder. Nev
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    It's inevitably going to resemble one but there are differences. U/C may be damped Flaps are hinged and no doubt lots of other little differences in the construction. Nev
  21. facthunter
    Look up under "Jabiru Approved Maintainers". Nev
  22. facthunter
    Pretty crap metal for that to happen and better if it was wound progressive or conical to avoid harmonics. Nev
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    I can't see how "In Command" of an aeroplane is so hard to understand. The buck stops with YOU. Nev
  24. facthunter
    Bit dicey mucking around with Molten lead. Buy a LEAD strip say 3 x 80 MM and fold it to a convenient size and drill holes in it for securing. The damping doesn't work if it's not fixed in one spot . The right mass and the right distance from the Hinge axis with no FLEXING of the structure. Nev
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    I don't think you want STUFF rattling around. A balance weight is Normally a solid thing, firmly attached to function properly. Nev
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