The DVD/ Movie the Public needs to see!
Dude65 Agree mate, AF has been hammered ever since the days of MLA Kev Hooper. Looking a little deeper into this, VNY is fighting for it's own survival. It has a very powerful NIMBY group that is seriously trying to curtail useage of VNY. My bet this magnificent film has been produced to balance out the negativity.
When I was living in Morayfield, before the election in '96 we had a couple of idiots trying to get up an anti-aircaft noise group to complain about the noise of aircraft approaching BN. My house was a few nm south of the nominal approach for BURPA arrivals to 19. At this point these plane are in excess of 8000ft AND on descent power. Unless you were outside and it was aquiet morning you could not hear the jets for the ambient noise.
Governments of the day are only interested in keeping their bums warm on nice leather seats. To do this they will bend like reeds in the wind to promote whichever policy will garner the most votes. One guy wrote on another thread GA don't pay so they won't get it...more like GA vote doesn't count say they won't get it!
YMPC was saved, just!
When I was living in Morayfield, before the election in '96 we had a couple of idiots trying to get up an anti-aircaft noise group to complain about the noise of aircraft approaching BN. My house was a few nm south of the nominal approach for BURPA arrivals to 19. At this point these plane are in excess of 8000ft AND on descent power. Unless you were outside and it was aquiet morning you could not hear the jets for the ambient noise.
Governments of the day are only interested in keeping their bums warm on nice leather seats. To do this they will bend like reeds in the wind to promote whichever policy will garner the most votes. One guy wrote on another thread GA don't pay so they won't get it...more like GA vote doesn't count say they won't get it!
YMPC was saved, just!
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RPM gauge was more or less useless at anything other than full throttle - and then you knew more or less it was pegged anyway!
I just used to listen to the purr, and feel the airframe vibration to tell roughly what RPM it was on the ground.
Only thing I HATED with the Tiger was when she was being difficult to start when either cold or hot. Tickle, switches off throttle wide, 2 back pulls. Switches off, throttle closed - position the prop for the pull through - switches ON, throttle set (1/4 inch cracked open), yell contact, and swing the prop. Hope like heck the Gypsy starts by the 3rd pull at least, otherwise you knew you'd have to tickle and prime her AGAIN.
One day I just about gave up (3 full start procedures by memory). But, that Gypsy had a habit of knowing when your arm was getting tired!!!!!
One thing NOT romantic about the Tiger - flying it in winter is bad enough, but flying it in winter through a rain shower is NOT FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cold rain, STINGING your face, with a 70 KIAS wind chill factor! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
I just used to listen to the purr, and feel the airframe vibration to tell roughly what RPM it was on the ground.
Only thing I HATED with the Tiger was when she was being difficult to start when either cold or hot. Tickle, switches off throttle wide, 2 back pulls. Switches off, throttle closed - position the prop for the pull through - switches ON, throttle set (1/4 inch cracked open), yell contact, and swing the prop. Hope like heck the Gypsy starts by the 3rd pull at least, otherwise you knew you'd have to tickle and prime her AGAIN.
One day I just about gave up (3 full start procedures by memory). But, that Gypsy had a habit of knowing when your arm was getting tired!!!!!
One thing NOT romantic about the Tiger - flying it in winter is bad enough, but flying it in winter through a rain shower is NOT FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cold rain, STINGING your face, with a 70 KIAS wind chill factor! BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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Mk V111. Fluctating RPM gauges on Tiger Moths or indeed most other light aircraft are easily rectified if you report the problem in the maintenance release and get it fixed - which very few civilian pilots ever did - the culture of which prevails to this day. Thus the myth perpetuates itself. Hey -Watch for the goddamned RPM needle - it's fluctating all over the place. Cor, thanks matey, it was doing that yesterday and the day before - bloody Tiger Moth RPM gauges - always unreliable. And so the myth is born.
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dunno, Speedo was doing it, Compass was doing it(just kidding, it always read NNE), just about every other guage was doing it, I reckoned that if the RPM was doing it then it must be normal.....................
Turn'n'Slip was always spot on tho'
Turn'n'Slip was always spot on tho'
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When I flew in the States and sometimes went to GA airports such as went to Opa-Locka (OFP) (Miami’s Archerfield), I was amazed at how much government support was still provided. You could even pickup the free telephone and make a free call to the FAA and speak to a real person. Remember the old briefing offices we used to have in Oz?
Its sad that, unlike the States, you get nothing back from the Feds in terms of services. Which is why we could never have such an airport here in Oz. Probably why Biz Aviation is non-exsistant is Oz as well.
Its sad that, unlike the States, you get nothing back from the Feds in terms of services. Which is why we could never have such an airport here in Oz. Probably why Biz Aviation is non-exsistant is Oz as well.
