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    New Zealand

    Sounds like heaps of fun and a great learning adventure. The South Island is beautiful... enjoy
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    New Zealand

    Visited Mandeville two years ago and they have a nice collection. They are building a DH88 Comet (which is very cool) and there is a nice cafe next door.
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    New Zealand

    deleted... double post
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    New Zealand

    Omaka airfield near Blenheim (a short hop between islands from Wellington) has the Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre. https://www.omaka.org.nz/ They have an interesting collection of Peter Jacksons WWI and II aircraft setup in elaborate stages made by Weta Workshop. The STOL competions are flown...
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    SR-71

    Really interesting. I'd also recommend the book by Ben Rich. He was a propulsion engineer on the SR71 and provides significantly more detail in his book. He took over Kelly Johnson to run Skunkworks... The book is full of the same level of engineering detail of programs from the U2 to the...
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    Homebuilt Aircraft Fleet Size - 2023

    Ahh I see New Zealand has gone stealth mode on that map :) Thank you for the breakdown. I looked myself and found 68 Rans S-19s and the 85 RV12s you listed. It always seems like there are considerably more RV12s, but apparently not, clearly the Vans marketing machine works well...
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    Interesting Design, Low AR wing

    Hope cross linking threads here is ok. One simple Low AR design was the Rohr 2-175 which was constructed as a lower cost alternative to Cessnas for the training market while providing alternative looks and performance. And yes I’m trying to drum up interest to get the book reprinted on it...
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    THE ROHR TWO-l75 (l974)by F. Marc de Piolenc. Extracted from an article that appeared in its original form in the TWITT Newsletter. TWITT (The Wing Is The Thing) is an organization devoted entirely to all-wing and tailless airplanes. For further information contact: TWITT P.O. Box 20430 El...
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    Just had some interesting commentary on the EAA forum from a Rohr employee who ordered the materials for the aircraft but it was so secret he never actually saw the aircraft (until now), just the wingtip. This book will contain some gems of information by people who have actually designed...
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    The book is print to order so not going into a full print run. In other words you won’t find it instore unless they order too! After half a day I’m up to 6 but have yet to try a few other avenues to drum up interest.
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    Glad you have a copy already. Unfortunately its no longer available there
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    Thanks for registering your interest Himat. I simply copied the 8% California state tax listed on the authors site which would only apply to CA locals. Obviously your sales tax will depend on where you are. No tax on books... nice!
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    Interest in reprints of Rohr 2-175 Fanjet book by Richard Fraser

    Hi All, I have been in contact with the author of the book on the Rohr Fanjet. Unfortunately the book is out of print however if there are enough orders he is willing to get a small print run done. The 164 page paperback book (with colour) contains information on the design, development and...
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    Looking to buy/build RV12 or Rans19, any suggestions

    Your shortlist was similar to mine (which also included the RV9). The S19 and RV12 are both designed to the same LSA standard and are therefore very similar from a performance perspective. From a design perspective they have some differences. The RV12 has a removeable wing, the pilot seat...
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    So Sorry about Sun And Fun

    Video showing the strength of the storm Aviat Husky Tearing Loose From Tiedowns in Storm on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/21775121
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    Ipad in the cockpit

    checkout the iMonitor software from Trutrak. It uses their EMS module and a wifi transmitter TruTrak Flight Systems
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    Corrosion Protection Test

    Hey Jake, did you get any conclusive results from this test. Looks really useful. Thanks
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    Looking at a Rans S-19

    I've finally decided to go ahead with a kit purchase and have decided that the Rans S-19 fits the bill. I've hunted through the usual forums for comment but would be interested if anyone has anything good/bad to say about these aircraft/kits. All the owners sites a fairly positive (as you...
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    CriCri MC-15 in NZ

    Good to hear everything is OK Shannon. I was just in Christchurch on Sunday looking at how well things were cleaning up since the last one!
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    Best priced GPS for the money?

    If you have an iPhone, the software Air Nav works nicely for US$10 for the standard version or ~US$35 for the pro version. I use it as a backup to my paper maps... Air Navigation for iPhone The catch with the iPhone is GPS only works when you have reception.
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