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by cgzro
Fri Mar 24, 2017 1:52 pm
Forum: Aerobatics & Airshows
Topic: Airshow in Manitoba??
Replies: 5
Views: 15041

Re: Airshow in Manitoba??

True.. also Insurance costs dont help. $100k for two days, non refundable when I contemplated arranging one years ago. Pretty much killed all the smaller shows :(

Even aerobatic contestes were $1000 a day:(
by cgzro
Fri Mar 24, 2017 9:41 am
Forum: Aerobatics & Airshows
Topic: Helmet Recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 12836

Re: Helmet Recommendations

I used my Gunner / Telex in the Extra 330 and it worked well. i was paranoid about scratching the canopy and put soft felt over it. Those canopies cost more than my car!!
by cgzro
Thu Mar 23, 2017 6:44 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Parking Brake on the Runway
Replies: 63
Views: 7047

Re: Parking Brake on the Runway

Except if you are flying a Chipmunk or Tiger Moth where the parking brake is your brake lever and provides differential braking with rudder in addition to being a parking brake ;)

Otherwise no .. bad idea.
by cgzro
Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:21 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: 2 planes collide in midair on Montreal's South Shore
Replies: 44
Views: 12959

Re: 2 planes collide in midair on Montreal's South Shore

There is no harm in assuming that language and looking outside skills played an important part in this accident and for everybody to up their game accordingly. It may be other factors played a role but it would be irrisponsible for pilots , instructors and ATC to not react in how they aporoach their...
by cgzro
Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:31 am
Forum: Maintenance
Topic: Cold oil changes
Replies: 7
Views: 3376

Re: Cold oil changes

If you preheat the engine a bit with hot air you can do a cold oil change fairly easily. I occasionally do this when its too cold to fly but i need to change the oil. To preheat I put an electric hot air heater under the engine, direct the hot air into the bottom of the cowl. Put a blanket on top, w...
by cgzro
Thu Mar 09, 2017 10:57 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Flying Magazine Review of 1955 C172
Replies: 34
Views: 2624

Re: Flying Magazine Review of 1955 C172

My concern is not tail dragging stuff its lack of upset recovery training.
by cgzro
Tue Mar 07, 2017 5:28 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RCAF aircraft flying today?
Replies: 18
Views: 3659

Re: RCAF aircraft flying today?

Finch ... "1940"

Yes, my bad, my notes say the same thing.
by cgzro
Fri Mar 03, 2017 4:14 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: RCAF aircraft flying today?
Replies: 18
Views: 3659

Re: RCAF aircraft flying today?

Our Fleet Finch at Vintage Wings was built in 1943 and she flies 20-30 hours a year ;) Ditto for our Spit and Hurricane. We also have a Fox Moth in the collection which belonged to the King of England for 6 months which he used for training of some kind. I think thats 1937 and is has the Royal Famil...
by cgzro
Thu Feb 23, 2017 8:49 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?
Replies: 7
Views: 2681

Re: ANR Conversion Kit - reviews?

They work and I easily built and converted a headset years ago but they are not good enough for very loud environments and after a few good earaches I said screw it and got a Telex 50D.
by cgzro
Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: Spacial Disorientation
Replies: 7
Views: 1587

Re: Spacial Disorientation

I have found that I can help my exposure to unusual attitudes in a swimming pool. If you do a few rolls underwater or a loop by tucking into a ball and using your arms to cause forward or backward rotation you can disorient yourself rather spectacularly. Go swimming to get exercise and also do a few...
by cgzro
Sat Feb 18, 2017 3:31 pm
Forum: Aerobatics & Airshows
Topic: Helmet Recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 12836

Re: Helmet Recommendations

Dave, agree its a lovely helmet. I considered getting one but I found I could not lift my head up and back which made inverted stuff challanging. I like to tilt my head waaaay back for inverted spins and pull humpties. It certainly was the closest one to being acceptable but I ended up having to mod...
by cgzro
Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:36 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Harrison Ford Mistakes Taxiway for Runway
Replies: 72
Views: 9299

Re: Harrison Ford Mistakes Taxiway for Runway

Makes perfect sense.. its California and he's an actor, what we consider left is still pretty far right for them.
by cgzro
Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:59 am
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How much information will TC give out to potential employers about you?
Replies: 6
Views: 2078

Re: How much information will TC give out to potential employers about you?

"Personal information under the control of a government institution shall not, without the consent of the individual to whom it relates, be used by the institution except (a) for the purpose for which the information was obtained or compiled by the institution or for a use consistent with that purpo...
by cgzro
Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: How much information will TC give out to potential employers about you?
Replies: 6
Views: 2078

Re: How much information will TC give out to potential employers about you?

Is there some legislation that binds them to privacy? It seems sensible that they would be but the CARS dont say much about it.
by cgzro
Tue Feb 07, 2017 4:58 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Take, these broken wings......
Replies: 9
Views: 2777

Re: Take, these broken wings......

i just see the thousands of man hours of repairs required...sad.

Those radial engines are two banks of cylinders.. Yikes.
by cgzro
Sat Feb 04, 2017 5:09 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: PPL (on tailwheel) at Canadian Flight Centre
Replies: 35
Views: 6163

Re: PPL (on tailwheel) at Canadian Flight Centre

I tend to agree, nose overs happen usually because somebody locked up the brakes and trust me the brakes can lift your tail up just find when the tail wheel is on the ground. Usually somebody will brake too hard on one side so the plane ground loops before it has a chance to nose over. Two pointers,...
by cgzro
Fri Feb 03, 2017 5:31 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: What a beautiful airplane
Replies: 15
Views: 2997

Re: What a beautiful airplane

Staggerwing- beautiful is an understatement.

Vintage Wings had one few years ago, red also.
by cgzro
Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:23 pm
Forum: General Comments
Topic: Review Of F-35 Fighter Likely To Yield Lower Price, Faster Production
Replies: 38
Views: 3421

Re: Review Of F-35 Fighter Likely To Yield Lower Price, Faster Production

Is it even possible to build a twin engine VTOL aircraft that can survive a single engine failure? I suppose the Osprey is one but its not quite the same thing and does not have a supersonic requirement. I know not all the variants are VTOL but the idea was one airframe for multiple forces which on ...
by cgzro
Sat Jan 28, 2017 4:26 pm
Forum: Accidents, Incidents & Overdue Aircraft
Topic: Small plane crash in Perth, Australia
Replies: 10
Views: 2684

Re: Small plane crash in Perth, Australia

Sad, my guess is this is the classic stall then wing drop due to uncoordinated rudder then aileron to lift creating more yaw and a spin. Either that or engine failure below his VMC. Speaking of stalls and twins. I don't fly twins but of course there is a VMC which is your minimum control speed on on...
by cgzro
Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: Flight Training
Topic: How many hours a week did you fly during your PPL training?
Replies: 19
Views: 2620

Re: How many hours a week did you fly during your PPL training?

i was in high school all week, worked 2-3 nights in a resturant to pay for an hour or two each weekend.

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