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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st May 2010, 12:04
Replies: 44
Views: 19,319
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

McNaught Pumps are rubbish, they seize up if not...

McNaught Pumps are rubbish, they seize up if not used for a couple of weeks.. get a Tecalamit pump of similar design. Attach a McNaught filter with the amber filter bowl so you can see straight away...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2010, 00:22
Replies: 58
Views: 22,205
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Best Ag Aircraft for when you have some big work...

Best Ag Aircraft for when you have some big work and some small work?.. The Air Tractor 402. Take a ride...

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Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
3rd Apr 2007, 21:20
Replies: 12
Views: 2,008
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Nothing at all hard about it. Use your feet to...

Nothing at all hard about it.
Use your feet to keep the nose straight, thats it. Taking off and landing use lots of little corrections instead of an occasional large correction.
Be smooth.....
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
25th Mar 2007, 10:01
Replies: 95
Views: 15,179
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Im no Instructor and definatley not one for the...

Im no Instructor and definatley not one for the theory, but I thought this one was simple.. or am I missing something. You roll.. the wing that goes up produces more lift, lift = induced drag. Thus...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Apr 2006, 04:24
Replies: 7
Views: 1,391
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Im talking wind shear, thats a variation in wind...

Im talking wind shear, thats a variation in wind strength as you climb or descend. Not airmass that is moving down or up as in a thermal or a microburst. So at ground level the wind speed is say 10...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
22nd Apr 2006, 12:38
Replies: 7
Views: 1,391
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

A level turn, and let me emphasise LEVEL turn,...

A level turn, and let me emphasise LEVEL turn, over flat terrain in any wind conditions produces zero performance loss during the downwind portion of the turn. In a Level turn you dont lose airspeed...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Apr 2006, 19:17
Replies: 6
Views: 1,052
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

The most informative and productive pattern check...

The most informative and productive pattern check and adjustment we have ever done was performed by CPASS. The information and the actuall presentation of data obtained from each pass is excellent....
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
28th Jan 2006, 09:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,121
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Thats a little vague Longruns. Im assuming that,...

Thats a little vague Longruns. Im assuming that, somewhere in QLD, Someone, using regent, killed some bees.. am I close?? :}
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
24th Nov 2005, 22:40
Replies: 13
Views: 1,061
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

What else do you want for $110 ??.. A pencil...

What else do you want for $110 ??.. A pencil case and a lunch box?



Only if you dont want our industry to be legislated out of existance..

You might feel that you are not getting value for...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
15th Nov 2005, 00:19
Replies: 15
Views: 1,056
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Yeah but.. keep in mind, when you have 30...

Yeah but..

keep in mind, when you have 30 lights (60 total) to play with. You can still have that "narrow part of the funnel" effect as well as the wider part of the funnel visually represented...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Nov 2005, 23:50
Replies: 6
Views: 1,777
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

WISHSTANDE is a long winded and mostly useless...

WISHSTANDE is a long winded and mostly useless checklist that is used in the Ag Pilot training curriculum in Australia. It covers a few of the essentials and many of the pointless or blaringly...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Nov 2005, 22:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,056
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

I only tried working with a linear light bar...

I only tried working with a linear light bar once. Didnt like it much. With the non linear setup, I have a better feeling for how quickly i am closing in on the line. With the Del Norte light bar we...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
17th Oct 2005, 23:16
Replies: 50
Views: 9,654
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

From that I would say there isn't a whole lot we...

From that I would say there isn't a whole lot we can do about our PT6's going into beta or reverse all by themselves. None of those guys were selecting beta/reverse in flight. They were reducing...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
14th Oct 2005, 11:01
Replies: 50
Views: 9,654
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

.. so why not just operate the thing in flight...

.. so why not just operate the thing in flight idle?:confused:

doesn't keeping it slightly spooled negate the original reason for operating in Ground Idle?
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Oct 2005, 11:36
Replies: 50
Views: 9,654
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

3 point all the time.... cannot get the damn...

3 point all the time.... cannot get the damn tailwheel on the ground without it shimmy'in itself to death otherwise..

Surely everyone else 3 points?... :}
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Oct 2005, 00:42
Replies: 1
Views: 613
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Thumbs up Ag Flying - Article worth having on hand

Came across a well written article that might be handy to have in your collection of "positive and correct things about ag aviation"..


Article by Guy Maher...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
11th Oct 2005, 12:54
Replies: 18
Views: 1,287
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Yep, way off topic, and much more fun to discuss...

Yep, way off topic, and much more fun to discuss over some cold beers.. however, still good stuff...

I believed the exact same thing years and years ago 3 way, It took an old instructor of mine...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
10th Oct 2005, 22:57
Replies: 18
Views: 1,287
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Just the "apparent" performance loss when turning...

Just the "apparent" performance loss when turning downwind

A level turn in, say, a 20 knot wind.. the aircraft performs the same going downwind as it does into wind... but in a full Pawnee on a...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Oct 2005, 08:30
Replies: 18
Views: 1,287
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Dont underestimate my boredom threshold LLD :p ...

Dont underestimate my boredom threshold LLD :p

In fact that is a good article, recommended reading for any Air Tractor Pilot. For any ag pilot actually.

I have often wondered if there was a...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Sep 2005, 10:03
Replies: 22
Views: 2,493
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

First up.. we will always get grief from...

First up.. we will always get grief from insurance companys, no matter how hard we try not to, we continue to crash and they will continue to get worked up. Stop crashing guys, its making the...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
23rd Sep 2005, 09:37
Replies: 2
Views: 545
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

We used to swap insurance from one aircraft to...

We used to swap insurance from one aircraft to another when convenient. Now we have lost that option, we have several aircraft insured all the time, instead of just one being insured most of the the...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
11th Sep 2005, 01:19
Replies: 6
Views: 1,349
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Post Start; A left to right, down to up cockpit...

Post Start; A left to right, down to up cockpit scan. checking that each and every item is in the correct state. This replaces the MPTFISCHE check, is far more comprehensive and works on every...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
6th Sep 2005, 13:01
Replies: 50
Views: 9,654
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

I Agree with the prop setup being different for...

I Agree with the prop setup being different for each aircraft. I have flown PT6 powered aircraft rigged exactly by the book only to discover the settings almost unworkable. So of course it then comes...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
5th Sep 2005, 10:30
Replies: 8
Views: 5,044
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Thanks for the replies guys.. good stuff. Nice to...

Thanks for the replies guys.. good stuff. Nice to see a good depth of knowledge in this forum.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2005, 12:09
Replies: 8
Views: 5,044
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Ag Flying - Air Tractor Fuel

Another quick question for those with AT experience.. the 402 specifically, the 502 would be the same as well i guess.

How low on fuel do you typically go to?.. With the 402, 200 litres is about...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Sep 2005, 08:01
Replies: 50
Views: 9,654
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

Question Ag Flying - PT6 Operation

Landing a PT6 powered Air Tractor, is it best to avoid reverse thrust as much as possible and let the brakes do the work?

Or Is it ok to use as much Reverse thrust as you want (providing you have...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
26th Aug 2005, 10:10
Replies: 33
Views: 2,416
Posted By Rarely Dble Amber

This is the sort of thread that ends up saving...

This is the sort of thread that ends up saving lives..

What has always amazed me is the lack of ongoing training for Ag Pilots. Forget the BFR. That is there for your commercial license, not your...
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