Hi Geoff, I got my RAA cert in a Tecnam with a Rotax 912 - http://alpage.ath.cx/tecnamsierra.jpg is my latest toy. I feel much safer in it then a 30 year old Cessna 172. I was joking about the "dangerous ultralight thing" because that's what the average Joe thinks about ultralights.
166 knots cruise is pretty impressive. I "only" get about 115 out of the Sierra. Cheers, Al On 5/30/08, Geoff Kidd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Al You might do well to have another squizz at some of the > latest "dangerous little ultralight things" with common engine failures. > They have moved on a tad from those days: > > As one example, and there are now many, have a look at > http://www.millennium-aircraft.com and consider: > > - Construction: All Carbon Fibre > - Engine: Rotax 912ULS > - Horsepower: 100 hp > - Fuel Type: Premium Unleaded > - Fuel Use: 17 lit/ph (at cruise) > - Fuel Tank Size: 65 lit > - Endurance: 3.5 hours / 900 km > - Stall speed: 35 knots > - Max speed: 190 knots > - Cruise speed (75%): 166 knots > - Takeoff & landing dist: 150 m > - Wing Span: 8.10 m > - Length: 7.10 m > - Max weight: to be confirmed for Aus > - Empty weight: 285 kg > - Wing area: 9.96 m2 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Al Borowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in > Australia.<[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, May 30, 2008 6:49 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Aus-soaring] GFA, marketing and democracy in the GFA > > > > Hi all, > > > Mike Borgelt wrote: >>> >>>> . You unconsciously think that GFA members and Australian glider pilots >>> are the same thing. When you get over that we might make some progress. >>> >> > How does a glider pilot operate outside the GFA? I have a C cert, > motorglider endorsement and an unrestricted RAA license. Let's suppose I won > a million dollars, decided to buy my own aircraft, and go gliding outside > the GFA. How would this actually work? Who would do my check flights etc? > And is there a standard process CASA follows, or is it decided on a > case-by-case basis? > > It seems the simplest path would be to buy a light self launcher and > register it RAA. As we all know, those dangerous little ultralight > things use very unreliable engines, so engine failures may be common :) > > Cheers, > > Al > > > > > >> >>> >> ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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