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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2019, 15:48
Replies: 50
Views: 36,757
Posted By rutan around

Any idea how many carry through spars were found...

Any idea how many carry through spars were found to be unserviceable in all those years? I would think approx none unless the aircraft had an unusual operational history like 6,000 hours of fast low...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st May 2019, 00:43
Replies: 21
Views: 6,409
Posted By rutan around

The proposed new rules about avoiding certain...

The proposed new rules about avoiding certain areas at certain times should only apply to places where current owners purchased their property before the airport was built. If they purchased after...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jan 2019, 02:58
Replies: 19
Views: 6,297
Posted By rutan around

If that's the case perhaps we'll see the crew at...

If that's the case perhaps we'll see the crew at Jabba's ENGINE MANAGEMENT SEMINAR in Redcliffe in early March.:E
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Dec 2018, 19:49
Replies: 4
Views: 2,110
Posted By rutan around

WTF is Ergon doing getting involved in micro...

WTF is Ergon doing getting involved in micro managing aviation. They can't even run a power company without bleeding their customers dry.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2018, 05:53
Replies: 33
Views: 7,136
Posted By rutan around

I don't think it would bother too many on this...

I don't think it would bother too many on this forum. Who has ever bought a brand new aircraft? Luxury taxes don't apply to 2nd hand (or 23rd hand) goods.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2018, 05:46
Replies: 33
Views: 7,136
Posted By rutan around

Goodness me Sunny!!! It sounds like you've been...

Goodness me Sunny!!! It sounds like you've been to a recent LNP think tank to discuss how "No Dough Sco Mo" can come up with some big bucks so he can say that for the first time in 6 years that his...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2018, 08:43
Replies: 43
Views: 8,948
Posted By rutan around

The voice just audible above the engine told...

The voice just audible above the engine told everyone to hold cameras on the right window sill. I just selected camera on my (proper flash) mobile phone and watched the picture as I rocked it about...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2018, 05:28
Replies: 43
Views: 8,948
Posted By rutan around

Jeez Squawk Team Prune is lucky to have such an...

Jeez Squawk Team Prune is lucky to have such an expert on aircraft attitudes based on one camera in an unknown position. Were you the one that worked out the various supposedly dangerous attitudes of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2018, 02:03
Replies: 43
Views: 8,948
Posted By rutan around

The pilot was between a rock and a hard place. IF...

The pilot was between a rock and a hard place. IF he landed straight ahead almost certainly the plane would have flipped and all would drown. He elected to to do everything in his power to get the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2018, 07:39
Replies: 43
Views: 8,948
Posted By rutan around

I call BS on that statement. I saw the plastic...

I call BS on that statement. I saw the plastic coke bottle float slowly up and kiss the roof. The aircraft would have been pulling just a tad over 0 negative gs. I have seen much higher gs negative...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Oct 2018, 07:59
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

Bendy asks:- My answer is "I don't know"...

Bendy asks:-


My answer is "I don't know" However if you supply all the factors listed below and shout me a weekend in the USA with George Braly I'll have a stab.:E
I will guess it wouldn't take...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Oct 2018, 20:45
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

Bendy, My post wasn't about rich or lean...

Bendy,


My post wasn't about rich or lean mixtures. It was about incorrect timing for a particular fuel and how the head could get hot enough to cause valve recession. Without good data relating...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Oct 2018, 08:59
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

AEFR Not necessarily. If the octane...

AEFR


Not necessarily. If the octane rating of the fuel is high enough it won't detonate. However if the timing is too far advanced ie the fire is lit too early all the fuel will be burnt at or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Oct 2018, 06:20
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

AEFR posted: I'm not disputing that valve...

AEFR posted:


I'm not disputing that valve recession was a problem. I am disputing why. In the 1970s LPG conversions were not very sophisticated .While I can't vouch for it's accuracy the article...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2018, 21:33
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

What Lead Balloon said.:D The cylinders and...

What Lead Balloon said.:D
The cylinders and valves are not hurt by natural gas or propane because their octane rating is above 100
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2018, 14:29
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

A.E.F.R says: Really? If the lead salt...

A.E.F.R says:


Really? If the lead salt deposit you're talking about is lead oxybromide how does it deposit on those mating surfaces? Lead oxybromide melts at 703.4*F. The engine exhaust is...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Oct 2018, 06:38
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

Machtuk says, Where did you get that...

Machtuk says,


Where did you get that idea? Just for starters if it's such a good lubricant why do bores wear if you run far too rich or in a car with the choke on.

As to the current problem...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Oct 2018, 10:01
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

I totally agree. It is a nonsense to think that...

I totally agree. It is a nonsense to think that suddenly a whole bunch of chopper pilots adopted new SOPs that were damaging their engines. If the lead content of their fuel has changed it's a likely...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Oct 2018, 08:51
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

A squared says You forgot the reason lead...

A squared says


You forgot the reason lead is added to fuel. It's to stop detonation during the normal power range of a properly timed engine. You could certainly correct the timing BUT at high...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Oct 2018, 02:33
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

This sounds like too much heat to me and lends...

This sounds like too much heat to me and lends strength to the idea that the fuel doesn't have enough lead in it. An often misunderstood area of spark ignition combustion is how lead works to prevent...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Sep 2018, 19:41
Replies: 99
Views: 11,998
Posted By rutan around

[/left][/left]I,m just guessing here but aren't...

[/left][/left]I,m just guessing here but aren't helicopters run pretty hard particularly when mustering. The lead in the fuel is to prevent detonation which is most likely to occur in hot conditions...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Sep 2018, 21:12
Replies: 27
Views: 5,432
Posted By rutan around

Lead Balloon wrote: Old mate works in...

Lead Balloon wrote:



Old mate works in this Power Station and sent this news report. Perhaps the Power Station safety management should replace CASA. The highlighting in the article is mine.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Sep 2018, 06:41
Replies: 20
Views: 5,674
Posted By rutan around

Oh dear. What's the world coming to when Captain...

Oh dear. What's the world coming to when Captain Dart would rather base his opinions on the uninformed opinion of a right wing cartoonist than climate scientists who can show how they arrive at their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Sep 2018, 22:17
Replies: 20
Views: 5,674
Posted By rutan around

There are a few ways we directly measure sea...

There are a few ways we directly measure sea level. One is tide gauge observations—simply measuring the height of a tide on a fixed marker. As the tide marker is attached to land, this provides a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Aug 2018, 00:27
Replies: 30
Views: 7,222
Posted By rutan around

I don't see where anyone mentioned Main Roads and...

I don't see where anyone mentioned Main Roads and I don't regard an isolated strip of bitumen less than 1 km long as a main road. Main roads are state and federally funded.[/left][/left][/left]

...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Aug 2018, 13:48
Replies: 30
Views: 7,222
Posted By rutan around

Vag277 I think you may be right that the...

Vag277 I think you may be right that the ratepayers (or more accurately the otherwise unemployable lowlife councilors that local councils seem to attract) do seem to ignore the benefits an airport...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Aug 2018, 04:11
Replies: 30
Views: 7,222
Posted By rutan around

I don't believe in my case that someone is using...

I don't believe in my case that someone is using my rego because when I phone Avdata they have me standby while they have a listen to the recording. Every time it turns out that the call sign has...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Aug 2018, 02:55
Replies: 30
Views: 7,222
Posted By rutan around

Avdata Scam

Can any Pruner with legal knowledge advise me as to whether or not I have to respond to an invoice sent to me by Avdata for use of an airfield my aircraft has never been closer to than 400 NM. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jul 2018, 05:09
Replies: 3
Views: 3,152
Posted By rutan around

C'mon Pruners someone must know something. I'll...

C'mon Pruners someone must know something. I'll add to Ozgrade3's questions. Can the CD-155 run on diesel without modification. ie can you chop and change between Avtur and diesel?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jul 2018, 08:28
Replies: 28
Views: 5,413
Posted By rutan around

It may have been the 2 large glasses of red...

It may have been the 2 large glasses of red before I opened Pprune but this post made me laugh out loud.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2018, 19:24
Replies: 28
Views: 7,034
Posted By rutan around

Maybe the corrosion was caused due to lack of use...

Maybe the corrosion was caused due to lack of use but there other causes. Recently I had an IO520 with just one lifter worn way down. This was discovered at 1,400 hours. The aircraft is always flown...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jun 2018, 22:56
Replies: 32
Views: 10,339
Posted By rutan around

Many years ago when discussing TBOs with my LAME...

Many years ago when discussing TBOs with my LAME he simply stated "All engines from brand new are ' on condition' When I looked surprised he asked if I would continue to fly if my engine threw a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Jun 2018, 22:29
Replies: 78
Views: 27,095
Posted By rutan around

No mention was made about altitude or...

No mention was made about altitude or turbocharging regarding the Cessna 310. 2 Dogs did say IAS. What IAS do you think you would see at say FL120 in a normally aspirated 310 ?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jun 2018, 21:44
Replies: 558
Views: 200,924
Posted By rutan around

Greg ,if, in the fullness of time David happened...

Greg ,if, in the fullness of time David happened to be proved correct by finding the aircraft somewhere near where he thinks it may lie, will you assure everyone on Prune that you will then offer a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2018, 02:58
Replies: 47
Views: 7,604
Posted By rutan around

Sunny says "What a quaint idea" said the...

Sunny says


"What a quaint idea" said the banks. "How yesterday. Royal Commission? Why? Nothing to see here"
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