In 1994 I was the only positive person in my family ! The rest all stocked up with bully beef and candles, expecting the worst. I said that it would take one generation to change it all to normality. We are now halve-way through that generation and have another 14 years to go. If it wasn't for the y...

Oh golly ! Luckily the messenger survived the shot vhpy . I have been following what CAA Commissioner has been doing in his short little time in a very hot "burning" seat. And I am SO optimistic. Things are going in the right direction. At least the direction has been turned away from LEFT since Dec...

Dave, erroneously my posting said "lamercy wrote". Please read it as the quote which Lamercy quoted ! Oops, my mistake.

The Commissioner's quote however remains : "Shocking !" and totally unacceptable.

It sure does leave one distraught, yet more positive to want to stay alive and enjoy future flying and living. It dulls, yet sharpens, the mind at the same time. It awakens an awareness of how sudden a life can be changed, how a granted status quo can change overnight. And how the surviving partner'...

lamercyfly wrote:

"... and was unaware of the other onerous and impractical maintenance requirements in the... '

Shocking ! ... Shocking ! ... Shocking !

Hey, thanks everyone for the good advise. Fixed it quickly. Thanks on that "left-hand thread" note ! Will see if it does it again, but yes it was not near the 250Nm. Thanks everyone again. This is what I like about this forum ! Cheers

Chunky, your argument sucks (sorry, but you have me angry now). Rainier and thousands of other replies have scientifically prooved to, and begged the authorities to review its stance ! All our pleas are based on science, facts, figures and real feed back. Dave Daniel and many others have tried throu...

Bachus, your description is spot on and confirms what I am experiencing. You say it gets worse but also say it is easy to fix. Please PM me on who or what is needed to get it fixed, or how you had it fixed. It happened again today, but this time whilst doing a full a full-power engine run-up on thre...

P.S. It is a 503 with E - gearbox. Runway altitude, if relevant, is 3500 ASL.

I have had 4 or 5 situations on take-off runs (between 4500 and 5300 rpm) when it felt as if the propellor cavitates (as with motor boats). It is almost the same feeling as when a car's clutch slips. Refs pick up faster than normal, let go of throttle and prop "bites" in again. Always happened with ...

I agree "ferfaxsakes" !!! (Have you got an "emoticon" for TOTALLY "de Bliksem in" !! ?? No one, BUT NO ONE MAY TAKE OFF AS OF TOMMOROW ! We are all flying with NGK plugs ! The NGK box prohibits you from flying with their plugs. "NOT SUITABLE FOR TRIKES", and it even comes with a picture for blondes!...

8)O.K. Cool, so Rattex have been selling their machines happily and merrily without imposing their requirements (which) have been in their manuals as far back as 1999, and now turns on us as an aftermarket "pay or f... off greeting" ! In that case, and as long as Hobbs meters are not compulsary, I w...

A 503 gets you as quickly to your destination as a 582 (barring GT's). That is if you are (below average boep) as mentioned. Almost same consumption, bitt of a lower climb-rate but certainly (also mentioned)less maintenance to worry about. At 73 kg I am happy with 503 at altitude, but when looking a...

As a past serving member on Aeroclub for another flying section, I know the feeling of sitting at board meetings on week nights fighting for some rights for your flying buddies. It is a thankless (to say the least) job. I agree to pay a secretary or an admin person, but do not pay for a representati...

:D :D I would have dropped the camera and ... reloaded !