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Gawd she looks great Warbo -but don't stop there; run the rest of the happy snaps out too!!!
When's your wee project due to be signed off Chuck? You gotta be getting anxious to get her back in the air!
When's your wee project due to be signed off Chuck? You gotta be getting anxious to get her back in the air!
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Anxious to get her flying again?
That would be the understatement of the century!
Next year is about is specific as I am prepared to be...when the fuse is finished there is still the wings to do...although they should be relatively simple and quick.
That would be the understatement of the century!
Next year is about is specific as I am prepared to be...when the fuse is finished there is still the wings to do...although they should be relatively simple and quick.
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Originally Posted by Chimbu Chuckles
Next year is about is specific as I am prepared to be...
Yeah. We'll see.
Anxious to get her flying again?
That would be the understatement of the century!
Next year is about is specific as I am prepared to be...
That would be the understatement of the century!
Next year is about is specific as I am prepared to be...
At which time he will most probably trade it for a V-tail!
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although they should be relatively simple and quick.
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Regarding them action cam thingies... not very good (I have one). Doesn't cope well with vibration and movement. Problem is it uses a rolling shutter (cmos sensor); it's very prone to jelly wobble (skew), and you get nice horizontal bars where the prop should be.
Most effective (cheap) solution is the aforementioned compact cam - most have a CCD sensor which works much better for this sort of thing. My mounting solution is a 'quality' suction mount for an ipaq; something like this: just clip the camera in between the arms and stick it to a smooth surface...
Most effective (cheap) solution is the aforementioned compact cam - most have a CCD sensor which works much better for this sort of thing. My mounting solution is a 'quality' suction mount for an ipaq; something like this: just clip the camera in between the arms and stick it to a smooth surface...
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The VIO vid that FTDKer alludes to is one I took in a mates Stearman a month back...clamped it to the front windscreen and everything was in focus and NO vibration...even through takeoff and some aerobatics...very impressive unit...my mate uses it for filming on his paraglider.
Iceland?
The edge of BIRK is barely visible at the top RHS of pic 1
Home of the Utgilemenn in pic 2
Looks like Þingvellir in pic 3
And I'm guessing but Snæfellsjökull in Pic 4....
The edge of BIRK is barely visible at the top RHS of pic 1
Home of the Utgilemenn in pic 2
Looks like Þingvellir in pic 3
And I'm guessing but Snæfellsjökull in Pic 4....
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Holy COW ultralights! 
that thing should be grounded, its at least 3 GPS short, missing 5 torches, a Tablet PC and apparently 2 x camera's.
New rules by the way........ VFR 1 x GPS, if INTER 2 x GPS and Tempo 3xGPS
And thats before you get to IFR ops!
that thing should be grounded, its at least 3 GPS short, missing 5 torches, a Tablet PC and apparently 2 x camera's.
New rules by the way........ VFR 1 x GPS, if INTER 2 x GPS and Tempo 3xGPS
And thats before you get to IFR ops!
a student of mine owns this..
That really is a golden oldie there Ultralights. Reminds me of the time I dropped a guy off on a farm strip out the back of Lameroo. Said he had an aeroplane in the barn. He did indeed. Was an early 50's V-tail with an immaculate original interior. A real gem.
That really is a golden oldie there Ultralights. Reminds me of the time I dropped a guy off on a farm strip out the back of Lameroo. Said he had an aeroplane in the barn. He did indeed. Was an early 50's V-tail with an immaculate original interior. A real gem.
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Heya Chuck & Jaba..... soon as I kin figure out this technomocological stuff I'll stick some videos on a hosting page somewhere.......gotta get it down from 85+mb though, and Windows Movie Maker aint working on my pc for some reason 
My Canon IXUS 80 works great in movie mode on the glareshield with a coupla bits of blutack.
Great to see the Bonza CC; lookin good.
Gassed Budgie - is that a Debonair? Did my first flight (in control) in a Deb.... -RUG or -RUB I think.... about '75 or thereabouts.
My Canon IXUS 80 works great in movie mode on the glareshield with a coupla bits of blutack.Great to see the Bonza CC; lookin good.
Gassed Budgie - is that a Debonair? Did my first flight (in control) in a Deb.... -RUG or -RUB I think.... about '75 or thereabouts.
Grandpa Aerotart
Mid/late 50s?
A H model...maybe.
Pretty aeroplane...electric prop/E225 engine or IO470?
Is his hangar on one of those aviation communities or a public use airfield....looks very pleasant.
A H model...maybe.
Pretty aeroplane...electric prop/E225 engine or IO470?
Is his hangar on one of those aviation communities or a public use airfield....looks very pleasant.
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Obviously a labour of love Chuck. When do you reckon it'll be back in one piece? What sort of coin have you factored on the whole restoration cost (if thats not too rude a question)? It's certainly going to be a beautiful thing when you're done.
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Hopefully about this time next year....or next year sometime
Well I originally figured on 45k for a strip/repaint/interior/correction of any airframe issues...there were more issues than I thought...That was two years ago and I went past that figure a little while ago...I reckon it will be around double + that by the time I finish..not really thinking about that aspect very much - just a bit at a time until its finished - as the engineers say to me - its like eating an elephant, one mouthful at a time.
She'll be one of the best Bonanzas in Aus when I am finished - structurally as good as ANY Bonanza. The attention to detail, care, elbow grease, sweat...and yes even love going into her beats, hands down, anything going on in the Beechcraft factory in Wichita...even young Pat gets excited by what is happening.
I have no way of knowing but even the engineers think maybe this is the first/only Bonanza in Oz to be restored like this.
And you have to hook in and do as much as you can yourself...you could NOT pay anyone enough to do this, for instance...it took hundreds of hours for me to clean the engine bay like this...it was almost a shame to paint it by the time I finished.
And if you wonder why the re-skinning?
Because of areas like this...and EZU is just average for the fleet in her age bracket...its just quicker and easier to make a new skin than clean the old one.
Labour of love?
Obsession may be more accurate.
Well I originally figured on 45k for a strip/repaint/interior/correction of any airframe issues...there were more issues than I thought
...That was two years ago and I went past that figure a little while ago...I reckon it will be around double + that by the time I finish..not really thinking about that aspect very much - just a bit at a time until its finished - as the engineers say to me - its like eating an elephant, one mouthful at a time.She'll be one of the best Bonanzas in Aus when I am finished - structurally as good as ANY Bonanza. The attention to detail, care, elbow grease, sweat...and yes even love going into her beats, hands down, anything going on in the Beechcraft factory in Wichita...even young Pat gets excited by what is happening.
I have no way of knowing but even the engineers think maybe this is the first/only Bonanza in Oz to be restored like this.
And you have to hook in and do as much as you can yourself...you could NOT pay anyone enough to do this, for instance...it took hundreds of hours for me to clean the engine bay like this...it was almost a shame to paint it by the time I finished.
And if you wonder why the re-skinning?
Because of areas like this...and EZU is just average for the fleet in her age bracket...its just quicker and easier to make a new skin than clean the old one.
Labour of love?
Obsession may be more accurate.
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