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Forum: Private Flying
14th Sep 2013, 15:41
Replies: 17
Views: 5,456
Posted By DBo

I get 40-50 hours on a pair of Duracells in my...

I get 40-50 hours on a pair of Duracells in my Bose X. At that usage rate I prefer AA cells to rechargables. I always keep a spare pair in the headset bag so it's never a pain when they go flat.

D
Forum: Private Flying
21st Mar 2013, 15:38
Replies: 4
Views: 1,952
Posted By DBo

Gyrocopter Experience Salisbury

Try Gyrocopter Experience Salisbury based at Old Sarum. The CFI, Steve Boxall, is a fine chap (and my brother). He's full time, every day except Sunday.

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
5th Jun 2012, 05:43
Replies: 49
Views: 8,850
Posted By DBo

Gertrude The best places for bath are...

Gertrude

The best places for bath are Wadswick & Garston farm. If this strip in question is the one I'm thinking of then it's no closer to Bath than either of them.

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jun 2012, 07:52
Replies: 49
Views: 8,850
Posted By DBo

Sent you a PM

Will

Welcome to the delights of PPRUNE! I've sent you a Private Message.

Look in the pale blue "Welcome" box near the top right of the screen

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
24th Apr 2012, 14:18
Replies: 12
Views: 15,905
Posted By DBo

Unless you're planning a very intensive...

Unless you're planning a very intensive (basically full-time) training course there's probably no need to get all (or any) of the exams before you start. If you're learning part-time (say 4 lessons /...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Feb 2012, 15:01
Replies: 29
Views: 3,744
Posted By DBo

MidWest engines made the Wankels & had an ARV as...

MidWest engines made the Wankels & had an ARV as a development aircraft. They were bought out by Diamond.

Wilksch Airmotive have a 2-stroke diesel engine. The WAM-120.
Forum: Private Flying
12th Dec 2011, 08:28
Replies: 9
Views: 1,422
Posted By DBo

I'd have thought that with 2 people the only...

I'd have thought that with 2 people the only thing you need to have in agreement is how to break up the arrangement. An agreement is only ever used when you disagree, and if you can't sort it out...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Sep 2011, 23:07
Replies: 14
Views: 3,653
Posted By DBo

We calibrated our EFIS compass by taping a Silva...

We calibrated our EFIS compass by taping a Silva compass to the wing & rotating the aircraft through the cardinal points. We checked the heading using a sighting compass from behind the aircraft. ...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jul 2011, 19:11
Replies: 23
Views: 8,747
Posted By DBo

Brompton. It's the BoseX of the folding bicycle...

Brompton. It's the BoseX of the folding bicycle world. People may say others are better but it's the folding bike everybody compares theirs to. Nothing else folds like it & the ride is fine - I...
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2011, 19:56
Replies: 76
Views: 16,371
Posted By DBo

Backpacker, what you're describing is a "jiggle...

Backpacker, what you're describing is a "jiggle syphon" you can obtain them from Amazon for under a fiver.

Jiggle Syphon: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Mar 2011, 13:06
Replies: 35
Views: 5,037
Posted By DBo

Graduated tint

I had my prescription sunnies made with a graduated tint - dark at the top & almost clear at the bottom. I'm not quite sure I like the look of them but they work well for flying - the view out of...
Forum: Private Flying
31st Jan 2011, 16:02
Replies: 124
Views: 21,717
Posted By DBo

PPR

A little while ago in CHIRP there was a whine by somebody who hadn't phoned for PPR and found on arrival that the airfield was closed for 30 minutes during the day for an aerobatic display. Being a...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jan 2011, 10:10
Replies: 51
Views: 4,261
Posted By DBo

Can I add my congratulations to IO540 - I need...

Can I add my congratulations to IO540 - I need to get my post count up somehow!

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
18th Jan 2011, 15:43
Replies: 20
Views: 5,797
Posted By DBo

Foot launched hang-gliders & paragliders do not...

Foot launched hang-gliders & paragliders do not need a licence in the UK - so no medical is needed for them.



Dave
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2011, 21:36
Replies: 19
Views: 12,305
Posted By DBo

...and vans use mph not knots... For a fixed...

...and vans use mph not knots... For a fixed power setting our IAS is pretty much constant with altitude. Pull out a calculator & an atmosphere table and you'll see that we're pretty much comparable...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2011, 17:08
Replies: 19
Views: 12,305
Posted By DBo

The new "big bore" Wilksch that is currently...

The new "big bore" Wilksch that is currently durabity testing no longer has the spherical cup & socket. The revised combustion system on the big-bore requires a shaped piston crown so will have...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2011, 15:03
Replies: 11
Views: 1,168
Posted By DBo

Having fitted a non- standard engine to a kit-...

Having fitted a non- standard engine to a kit- plane I would day that if you have good practical skills , the engine is approved in the airframe by the LAA and the major parts (engine mounts, cowls...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jan 2011, 14:57
Replies: 19
Views: 12,305
Posted By DBo

There is a review of a fine looking RV-9A* in the...

There is a review of a fine looking RV-9A* in the current issue of Flyer. It is powered by the Wilksch 3-cylinder diesel engine. The engine weight is comparable with a similar Lycoming - the RV-9As...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2010, 21:46
Replies: 23
Views: 4,103
Posted By DBo

Skyview.

Another vote for Dynon Skyview. I have a D-100 and love it, but the Skyview looks fantastic.

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
26th Oct 2010, 06:36
Replies: 18
Views: 2,268
Posted By DBo

Fly Moore

I used Fly Moore at Dunkeswell for my RV and was very pleased with the result.

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
27th Sep 2010, 20:17
Replies: 29
Views: 7,597
Posted By DBo

There is no night flying allowed within 5km of...

There is no night flying allowed within 5km of Italian territory at night. 14 of the 20 teams have landed in Southern france or Northern Spain. the remaining 6 are still flying. The Swiss team made...
Forum: Private Flying
6th Sep 2010, 12:05
Replies: 3
Views: 1,408
Posted By DBo

A PPL(G) uses a "medical self declaration of...

A PPL(G) uses a "medical self declaration of health" rather than a class 2 medical.

Full PPL(G) requirements available here (http://gyrocopterexperience.com/training/58) (including a link to the...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Jul 2010, 06:32
Replies: 7
Views: 4,990
Posted By DBo

Try fly Moore in Dunkeswell. They're reasonably...

Try fly Moore in Dunkeswell. They're reasonably priced and do a very nice job - they painted my RV for me this spring.

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2010, 14:12
Replies: 26
Views: 4,119
Posted By DBo

If you park it across a slope with both tanks...

If you park it across a slope with both tanks selected then fuel will run from the higher tank to the lower one leaving you with a fuel imbalance for the next flight (or even in the worst case fuel...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Apr 2010, 09:09
Replies: 15
Views: 1,622
Posted By DBo

I have a D-100 installed in an RV-9A. I installed...

I have a D-100 installed in an RV-9A. I installed the unit during the aircraft build and it wasn't hard to do - you just need to be confident at either soldering or crimping wires into D-sub...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2010, 21:03
Replies: 41
Views: 9,555
Posted By DBo

"FWIW I have one of the six RV-9A's flying with a...

"FWIW I have one of the six RV-9A's flying with a Wilksch diesel. I love it; 120 kts on 16 lts/hr."

Please tell us more I heard development on this engine had stopped

The WAM-120 engine is...
Forum: Private Flying
9th Mar 2010, 17:12
Replies: 41
Views: 9,555
Posted By DBo

I don't know the exact number of ACFT flying with...

I don't know the exact number of ACFT flying with a Delta Hawk already but I think it is save to say they already have a significant amount of experience...

I don't think Deltahawk have a single...
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2010, 17:58
Replies: 4
Views: 1,312
Posted By DBo

Didn't you know that aircraft manufacturers use a...

Didn't you know that aircraft manufacturers use a specially calibrated ASI for their sales claims...

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
8th Feb 2010, 15:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,745
Posted By DBo

There was a news item in the LAA mag relating to...

There was a news item in the LAA mag relating to it. Tangosette are the brokers there Tangosette (http://www.tangosette.com)

Dave
Forum: Private Flying
6th Oct 2009, 20:46
Replies: 6
Views: 6,318
Posted By DBo

Frome the LAA engineering website it appears that...

Frome the LAA engineering website it appears that the Minimax is only available as a microlight. check out the TAD here...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2009, 23:00
Replies: 10
Views: 3,312
Posted By DBo

Take a look at the Reality Aircraft Escapade. It...

Take a look at the Reality Aircraft Escapade. It can be fitted with a Jabiru, Rotax or UL260i engine and is a side-by side Cub-style aircraft. The wing fold is fast and convincing and Reality...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Jun 2009, 10:24
Replies: 37
Views: 8,724
Posted By DBo

MM on Road Angel

It's not quite as simple as exporting the map - there's a MM programme that you need to load onto the Road Angel for it to work the maps.

If you have a road angel "adventurer" then the MM is...
Forum: Private Flying
14th Jun 2009, 05:35
Replies: 37
Views: 8,724
Posted By DBo

it wasasked but not answered. can a sd card with...

it wasasked but not answered. can a sd card with flymap/flyangel on it be cloned and put into a RA 7000?

Sure, just copy all the files from a working RA onto a new card & stick it in.

Dave
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Forum: Private Flying
9th Jun 2009, 18:39
Replies: 37
Views: 8,724
Posted By DBo

mm / road angel

Pedro

The MM software sees the road angel as a "Device" rather than a GPS so that can cause trouble. I have always used the card in a card reader rather than connecting the Road Angel directly.
...
Forum: Private Flying
19th May 2009, 17:29
Replies: 20
Views: 2,388
Posted By DBo

Avmap EKP IV

We've had good support for our Avmap - No complaints.

Dave
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