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- Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:58 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Govt reconsidered Olympics Security Airspace Restrictions
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13952
The cynic in me says that the unreasonable original proposal was deliberately over the top, so that LAA et al can claim 'victory' in negotiating a less onerous outcome. So the authorities get what they really wanted all along, LAA claims some credit, and flyers generally accept the compromise. Have ...
- Fri May 27, 2011 8:58 pm
- Forum: SSDR
- Topic: What is out there?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13226
After a long time thinking about it, I have invested in a syndicated Dragonfly! A few points I think are interesting about it: - It seems expensive, but you can tell where the money goes - Its definately a powered hanglider (not a microlight), it don't wanna come down - No instruments, no fuselage, ...
- Thu May 26, 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: LAA its th emost boring site !
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16940
- Thu May 26, 2011 12:12 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: LAA its th emost boring site !
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16940
Mike Thanks too for your comments, I am pretty sure nearly everyone on here has an LAA administered machine, and is appreciative of the services it provides to members to further their flying interests. Personally I've just rediscovered the joys of very open cockpit flying in a new SSDR! Please bear...
- Wed May 25, 2011 12:17 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: LAA its th emost boring site !
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16940
...please do throw in any ideas you have on what you want on the new site and we'll do our best to accommodate them. Brian I'm thinking you already have this fully covered but you did ask for input: Back Room: 1) The new site MUST use a proper CMS (Content Management System), and for this there mus...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:04 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Alternative Power Systems
- Replies: 33
- Views: 27971
Okay - time to get this thread back to the top! Lets review where we got to about a year ago: 1)We said that electric motors and controllers were good enough already, it's the energy storage that needs attention. Were we right? Yep - a year on batteries to give decent endurance are still far too exp...
- Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:38 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: EASA Report on MoGas additives increasing serious effects.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12920
- Tue Oct 05, 2010 9:25 pm
- Forum: SSDR
- Topic: What is out there?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13226
- Mon Oct 04, 2010 4:03 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: EASA Report on MoGas additives increasing serious effects.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12920
Okay, so the report is done, I might even have struggled through and read it! What it does not say is if I fly my Mogas Rotax aeroplane legally in the UK with (say) 3% bio-ethanol from my local branded petrol station (of which I have now have no choice). If I need to make an insurance claim, could m...
- Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Single Seat Deregulated.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15910
Are there many (or any) kit-build SSDR flex-wing designs available? (perhaps with the wing bought-in from a hanglider maker).
I quite fancy a Dragonfly, but they are not good value for money.
http://www.flylight.co.uk/flexwing/dragonfly.htm
Don't make me go over to the BMAA!
Simon C
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I quite fancy a Dragonfly, but they are not good value for money.
http://www.flylight.co.uk/flexwing/dragonfly.htm
Don't make me go over to the BMAA!
Simon C
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- Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:19 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Testing an Altitude Encoder on the ground
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5864
- Sat Oct 02, 2010 6:10 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Testing an Altitude Encoder on the ground
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5864
Testing an Altitude Encoder on the ground
We have an Ameriking altitude encoder connected to a Garmin GTX328 transponder. It works extremely well, but there is a problem. Above 6,200 ft (ish from memory), it begins to read 52,000 ft ish (again ish for poor memory reasons). This gives ATC people a bit of a shock, so we want to fix it. I have...
- Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:39 pm
- Forum: Hangar Chat
- Topic: Tresspass on farm strips
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17776
Have you thought about putting up a fence all round the strip/apron area? An electric fence would be cheap and easy to do, and they do stop horses and children, and they are easy to 'open' to let a vehicle in and out. 'Crossing' a fence, even one wire, does have a tangible mental 'trespass' factor a...
- Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:53 am
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Alternative Power Systems
- Replies: 33
- Views: 27971
Just to stop a bit of thread drift, and add my own thread drift instead... Last weeks Flight International mag carried some interesting articles on electric GA stuff, did any one else see it? The reason I am posting this now is that the Printers/Post office messed up the FI mailing, so it only arriv...
- Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:25 pm
- Forum: Aircraft Construction & Maintenance
- Topic: Alternative Power Systems
- Replies: 33
- Views: 27971
The Yuneec proposition is very interesting indeed. It breaks the 'develop a new power plant in an established airframe, or vice versa' old rule by being a new airframe and motive power system. It is also interesting to see what seems like a home-grown Chinese organisation doing development and not j...