Neil_S

Hey Mike - top stuff, mate! Well done Let us know how the rest goes.....

Cheers

Neil

Hi Evan,

I found the same, so now when I have 2 up I add a small touch of power just to arrest that final bit of descent and the landing is smoother (no flaps in the Gazelle). Close it right down when the mains have touched.

Cheers

Neil

Hi Sam,

to this site and the forums - hopefully you will find some useful info here.

Cheers

Neil

Excellent stuff!!

Yep - extra useful info eg dew point & humidity, and gusts

Hi Solomon,

Just wanted to add my along with everyone else's. Best of luck with both the plane and the lessons. Keep us all posted with how you get on.

And good onya to Motz, Liz and Howard - you are very generous and exemplify one of the reasons we all joined RA-Aus - for the mateship as well as the flying!

Cheers

Neil

Hi Grant,

Couldn't agree more! Great plan!! And to you.

Cheers

Neil

If we are going to get pedantic then if we refer to Roget's Thesaurus and look up "sport" and "recreation" they both point to "Amusement", and all the definitions associated with that. IMO the words are frequently used interchangeably, so debating the "correct" name of the magazine based on the meaning of the words does not really serve a useful purpose.

I think the design of the new cover is more eye-catching than the old one, which is the first contact with the mag that would make me look at it in a newsagent. Once the mag is picked up and browsed it is the content that will keep attention, or not. Within the first few pages, opposite the Contents page, there is a load of info about RA-Aus. This and the Contents will allow most people to decide if they are interested or not.

Let's give the new guys a chance on the content of the next few editions - it has been pretty good so far IMO......

My 2 cents

Neil

Virago! Keep us posted on your progress with building your Sierra, anddon't be shy about telling us all a bit more about yourself!

Cheers

Neil

Well done, Tomo! Keep us posted how you go from here....

Cheers

Neil

Hi Scott,

Welcome, and good luck with the training. I also fly a Gazelle, and have flown over to Ballarat a few times from Penfield (Sunbury). I saw the Gazelle in the hangar there.

Hope you will come over to Penfield in the Karatoo when you have finished building it and got your Nav endorsement :big_grin:

Cheers

Neil

Hi Ballpoint,

Really sorry to hear about the break-in, and your job. There are some real scum around sadly, but if they are too stupid to realize the ELB is useless to anyone but the registered owner then, like has been said, I hope they are stupid enough to activate it!

Hope the items get returned.

Cheers

Neil

Been in IT for decades, first as a programmer on mainframes, then database technical manager for a UK airline, but more recently as a specialist database support engineer.

Duly signed. Good luck, mate!!

I wonder how many of the complainants bought a house in the area AFTER the airfield was already in operation. I would wager a good proportion!

Cheers

Neil

Hi Skypup,

What an amazing little plane! Looks heaps of fun.

I fly out of Penfield, so am looking forward to seeing you and the pup flying there one day. Keep us posted on your progress.

Cheers

Neil

Well done, Jerra, nothing like the first flight as PIC!

Happy Landings

Neil

Thanks guys, especially Vev, appreciate your inputs.

I was basically going to keep the fuel for up to a couple of months, then put it into my car if not used, so you have pretty much confirmed that would be a reasonable approach.

I use the 10 & 20 litre containers sold at Auto stores specifically for petrol storage (Australian Standard nnnnn), so I assume they are okay.

Cheers! :big_grin:

Neil

Hi guys,

I think this may have been touched on before in some other threads, but I have a specific question that perhaps someone can answer. At what rate does unleaded petrol's octane rating degrade? Is it just based on time, or do other factors come into play (eg temperature)?

I usually buy 98 octane PULP for our plane, but sometimes it sits in my garage for weeks before I refuel with it. Basically I would just like to have a comfort factor wrt how long I could theoretically store it before it became unsuitable for use in our Rotax 912.

Thanks in advance,

Neil

Hi Jay,

Welcome to the site! How about telling us a bit about yourself - where do you fly from, how long have you been flying etc etc. I see you fly a Petrel Amphibian - looks like an interesting aircraft - what area of water do you fly that from?

Hope to hear some more details from you!

Cheers

Neil

Hi Sloper,

I use multifocals (ie graduated) all the time - driving, flying, working on the PC - just need to tell the optician what you need and they sort out the appropriate details for close work, distance work etc.

Cheers

Neil

Hi Tomo,

Great pix! Some interesting planes there.

Cheers

Neil

Hey Kaz,

I also planned to go to Kyneton for the Biggest Morning Tea, but flying from Penfield. Looking at the forecast a NW of up to 40 knots coming over Mt Macedon simply meant "Don't Go". Milder north-westerlies still mean turbulence when taking off or landing on RW 36, as I had found out previously, so with that strength and a forecast of medium to severe turbulence made it an easy, albeit unwelcome, decision. So I went to the web site and donated what I would have spent on fuel via credit card instead.

Cheers

Neil

Hi Bubbleboy,

Being from the UK it makes perfect sense to me!

Cheers

Neil

Hi all. I'm sure I will find many here, as aircraft owners, to share my news of finally being able to join that club with the purchase of a Savannah VG. Happy, happy, joy, joy!!! Now the journey really begins flying all over this great country, in something I can call my own! Hope to see many of you over the coming years! Rod.:big_grin::clap2:

Congratulations! Hope you plan to come over to Penfield in it so we can have a look!

Cheers

Neil

Hi Damono,

I have flown there a few times from Penfield and have always had a friendly reception and chat to whoever was hanging around! Also some interesting planes in the hangars. Runways are grass.

Why don't you give them a call? The number in ERSA is 0429 354717 (owner Garry Baum), or Country Airstrip Guide has CFI Bruce Vickers on 0400 849031 - I'm sure they would like to hear from you....

Cheers

Neil