Ultralights

Sad.. The last thing i would like to be flying in what could have been severe IFR with thunderstorms in the area is a helicopter.. http://www.borderchronicle.com.au/story/3481689/cessnock-crash-pilots-fight-for-licence/?cs=12

High temps wont worry the Savannah with Mogas, as they have a constant circulating fuel system, vapour lock is unheard of. i have flown my Savannah at 44deg Max, no issues with fuel, but at those temps, density height plays havoc with all aspects of performance.. Best air box temps for most effective fuel vapourization is 21DegC.

some interesting note and comments from people that know him. sounded like an interesting character...

ICP Savannah VG, fun factor 10, very easy to fly, handles great at all speeds, and great to challenge yourself with short field landing, and perfecting a nice short field take off, not to mention great visibility.

the bolt heads should't hit the tyre at all. if they are, the tyre is to tall for the axel location. usually when installing bigger tundra type tyres, the axel has to be moved down a few centimetres.

not if CASA have anything to do with it.. there have already been a few companies trying similar things in oz. CASA shuts them down real quick.

16° AOA = stalled 15°AOA= Unstalled.. so only a 1 degree pitch change is required to unstall the wing. with a bit of practice, and good instructor, you can get stall recovery done in about 10 to 20ft height loss max.

i am aware of the bubble door issues, but were they with a 3 point latching system? or the original single point? dont forget, the doors on the SavannahVG are already bubbled out to some degree.

Just a quick question, does anyone know if the 701 bubble doors will fit onto the Savannah VG?

typing from a phone doesnt help... i know the 170 has a reputation for floating, but i have no issue with the 170 landing as the stall horn sounds... the 170 is a different aircraft to the 160 with that big wing, and so, requires a slightly different technique to land just as well.

if your flaoting down the runawy, then you a little to fast, try losing a know or 2 next time.. as for the engines, im not saying anything...

probably for the same reasons every other airline flew the same route, Singapore, KLM, Air china, Asiana, the list goes on.. If the misslle was fired 5 mins later, it would have been a Singapore Airlines aircraft blow to pieces..

interesting, especially the causes of the low altitude stall situation, EFATO. this is why a good pre take off brief, to yourself is a good thing. when flying, before i call ready to take off, i say out loud, expect take off at 40 kts, climb at 55, if something goes wrong, sufficient runway ahead, drop flap and land, if not, land on golf course to the left, and the road to the right. if higher than 700ft, then turn crosswind and return to the airfield, not the runway.. hopefully, having this course of action in your consciousness prior to take off might help overcome the must get back to airfield thoughts. another thing pilots tend to forget is, that airfield in general is flat, and if you have an emergency in the circuit, and you have flown a wide circuit, (which you shouldnt) there is no requirement for you to land on the runway in an emergency. across the strip will do. grass is better than houses.

flew to fast through a cloud bank... to me, i understand it as, got into cloud, not IMC trained, entered spiral dive of death, pulled ever increasing G forces at sppeds accelerating past VNe, wings failed.

if its a certified or VH registered aircraft, then you can, but require an engineers report and sign off, so $$$$, if its experimental VH, then yes, as long as you log it on the build log, and its there when you fly your test flying hours off. im not sure about Raaus rego

Emmdale roadhouse, airstrip right across the road from the service station... and about 100 km out of Wilcannia. (willcantia)

Im sure a few old Caribou or hercs could do the same job

yep, a nice modern fleet will do that

they are a legit business, and have had stands at Natfly in the past, i have ordered from them in the past, and had no issues, but that was a while ago.

most traders who dont ship overseas do it for reason of free trade agreements, if their product can be sold here, (usually for a lot more) then they will not ship to that country, expecting you to buy it here (for a lot more) as for the speed penalty, i have no idea at the moment, as i have yet to fly with them fitted. havnt worked on the Savvy for a few months now, waiting for the summer uni holidays to get back into it.. but i am pretty sure there wont be a speed penalty, well a negligible one, as the Savvy is overpowered with 100 Hp up front, but im certain it will be a fuel burn penalty. of at least 1 Ltr/hour. if not more. Before the slick dessers, i was planning on 18L/Hr with the 600X6 Condors. at 87 Kts 5100Rpm. with the 850's im assuming 19 to 20 at the same RPM and similar speed. but test flying after all the mods will get the true figures.

mine, Desser 850-6. got them here http://www.desser.com/Aircraft-Tires-and-Tubes/850-6-4-PLY.asp

a drone would do less damage to an aircraft, as its a lot less dense than a bird.. most consumer grade drones are nothing but a circuit board, in a plastic housing, 4 small engines the size of a pile of a few coins stacked up, and a battery, the battery being 90% of its weight. and the battery density is no more than the muscle density of a bird..

Time to spare go by air, if no time to spare, go by car, as i did, and many others, from as far away as Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane. Unfortunately there was a lot of whinging around the place, and its hard not to get caught up in it, but myself, and a lot of others are trying to turn that around, and after this years Ausfly, and the change in attitude from CASA, hopefully, things will only get better. i have bene told by others well more travelled than i, that this negativity in general aviation, and the division between RAA, GA and commercial, only exists in Australia. for things to improve, so must attitudes, and fortunately, CASA has seamed to change, now its up to us.

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yep, CASA was there, so was Mr Skidmoore, and the aviation and transport minister Warren Truss, who gave CASA the mandate to foster and encourage aviation growth, there there might be some light coming up, now all they have to do is break the internal separate empires built inside casa and we might see some change. so, yes, CASA was there, and no ramp checks were done, and CASA didnt cause any problems for anyone.