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Looked like Moonera Station.......... and I know that Van. 
actually, on further inspection...... It doesn't look like Moonera. Maybe Tarcoola?........ I still know that Van though.
actually, on further inspection...... It doesn't look like Moonera. Maybe Tarcoola?........ I still know that Van though.
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Hah, me knows them North/South sand ridges.....lemessee, was that the salt bush where old Spider took a crap before he buggered off with the Afghan camel drivers missis in 1882.......
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The Van is parked at Cowarie station in the pic.
Dr. technically you are correct. The professional "looking" setup with the elaborate sign-writing is at Mungerannie, but the Van isn't depicted there.
Dr. technically you are correct. The professional "looking" setup with the elaborate sign-writing is at Mungerannie, but the Van isn't depicted there.
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Ultralights / Forkie
Back to the Duchess and its temps...... as much as the left was probably hotter by a fair bit, as you should know, the Beech gauges can be incredibly inaccurate
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Ignorance is bliss they say!
Back to the Duchess and its temps...... as much as the left was probably hotter by a fair bit, as you should know, the Beech gauges can be incredibly inaccurate
.Ignorance is bliss they say!
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155-160kts?
Fair go Chuck!
My tired clapped-out [ but rapidly getting better] 1988 M20j 205se comfortably sits on 163kts @70% between 6-9000'....but the book says 173kts @75% at 8000' in ISA....that would be flat chat by the way...firewall the lot!
Haven't tried that but it's good for them occassionally [I'm told],in moderate bursts....helps prevent glazing bores if you've been tooling around in the flight levels ,which I do occassionally [again, so I'm told].
But we did prove 6 pots climb better than 4....
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My tired clapped-out [ but rapidly getting better] 1988 M20j 205se comfortably sits on 163kts @70% between 6-9000'....but the book says 173kts @75% at 8000' in ISA....that would be flat chat by the way...firewall the lot!
Haven't tried that but it's good for them occassionally [I'm told],in moderate bursts....helps prevent glazing bores if you've been tooling around in the flight levels ,which I do occassionally [again, so I'm told].
But we did prove 6 pots climb better than 4....
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...... as much as the left was probably hotter by a fair bit, as you should know, the Beech gauges can be incredibly inaccurate 
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Not always so Forkie. That pic is at 1500' and may be just after takeoff. A CHT of just over 400F on a hot day may well be OK. Oil temp is about 205-210 so lets just say about 97C. Again this is OK and good for getting rid of water content.
Now the other engine........it could be that the instrument connections are not good and its just as hot! or hotter!!!
My point is, now that you have seen how grossly far out the Beech gauges are able to be when you have proper engine monitoring, you really can not judge much at all from that pic. It is quite possible those gauges are all correct and one is genuinely hot, but how sure are you!
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Now the other engine........it could be that the instrument connections are not good and its just as hot! or hotter!!!
My point is, now that you have seen how grossly far out the Beech gauges are able to be when you have proper engine monitoring, you really can not judge much at all from that pic. It is quite possible those gauges are all correct and one is genuinely hot, but how sure are you!
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What are the chances that BOTH the CHT and OIL temps are dodgey?
We don't know the story, the engine might be very tired and on condition, just waiting for the unsuspecting newly endorsed PPL pilot to jump on the controls before it fails spectacularly.
We don't know the story, the engine might be very tired and on condition, just waiting for the unsuspecting newly endorsed PPL pilot to jump on the controls before it fails spectacularly.
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RE IPH - Could also be that the left cowl flap on that particular duchie tends to creep from fully open towards half all on its lonesome. Look - no hands. 
I'm also guessing from the parking position of the exterior photo at Bankstown (outside the old schofields building) it was taken quite some time ago, and the aircraft is now very limited in who flies it, and its nice engines. Owner has spent plenty on it, and its certainly no "flying school aircraft".
I'm also guessing from the parking position of the exterior photo at Bankstown (outside the old schofields building) it was taken quite some time ago, and the aircraft is now very limited in who flies it, and its nice engines. Owner has spent plenty on it, and its certainly no "flying school aircraft".
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What are the chances that BOTH the CHT and OIL temps are dodgey?
We don't know the story, the engine might be very tired and on condition, just waiting for the unsuspecting newly endorsed PPL pilot to jump on the controls before it fails spectacularly.
We don't know the story, the engine might be very tired and on condition, just waiting for the unsuspecting newly endorsed PPL pilot to jump on the controls before it fails spectacularly.