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January 4, 2005 at 9:21 pm in reply to: Radial engines vs inline engines.. #433837

galdri
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No the engines are not hard to find, they do however carry a price tag that is a bit out of my limits at the moment 😮 Am just about to move house, and that is one EXPENSIVE operation 🙁

A Gipsy Major, overhauled by a reputable company will set you back approx. 18-20.000 Pounds Sterling. And I’ll need two of those!

January 4, 2005 at 8:39 pm in reply to: Radial engines vs inline engines.. #433840

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Yes the Gemini has the Gipsy Majors, was modified by Miles in 1952. I’ve not even got the engines for the aircraft 🙁 At the moment I’m not too conserned about it, as I’ve got mountains of work to complete before they can go in. But if you happen to know of any Gipsy Series 10 Mk.10-1 or -3 laying around, give me a shout, will you!

January 4, 2005 at 8:25 pm in reply to: Running on Empty #433852

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Is that really possible, and what is pressure pattern flying Galdri?

Well, like I said in my post about this, I find it a bit unbelievable that he flew from the New York area to Ireland nonstop in a C-172, but that’s what he told me.

Now for an explanation of pressure pattern flying. It is a method to maximize your groundspeed, and get you between point A and B in the least time, but not via the shortest distance. I don’t think my english is up to the explanation, so check here for a rather good explanation.

January 4, 2005 at 8:15 pm in reply to: Running on Empty #433854

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Well if you look at an atlas you will find it is quite legally safe to hop from the tip of eastern Canada to Greenland which is a 600mile leg followed by Iceland at about another 500nm then to the Faroe islands and then to the Shetland islands, im not saying it is something one would do but it is easily possible in something like a Cirrus. On the basis they have 700nm ranges upwards on a standard tank. (I know head-winds and so on come into consideration)

Using a ferry tank is a better safety precaution, yes indeed it is, but many flights are conducted without them.

‘R’, old boy, your english is about as bad as mine. I managed to misunderstand Moggy earlier on this thread, but your misunderstanding is even greater. If you read the article that Moggy posted, you will see that this flight went Labrador DIRECT Ireland, without stopping anywhere.

I also think you need to do some more calculations with that Atlas of Yours. Your distances are somewhat off :rolleyes:

January 4, 2005 at 12:08 pm in reply to: Running on Empty #433857

galdri
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Oh Sorry Moggy,
I did READ your post, but the meaning got past me somehow 😮 Reading it again, I see what you mean.

January 4, 2005 at 11:38 am in reply to: Running on Empty #433859

galdri
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From the quote I posted
Sounds like a normal tank rather than a ferry special.
Moggy

I doubt that Moggy. The Cirrus might have fantastic range, but I don’t think it can do the Atlantic in one go without some sort of a ferry tank. The Cirruses I’ve seen here in Reykjavik on ferries, certainly had the ferry tank.

On the other hand, when I think about it, it might have been a Pressure Pattern flight. I once did a ferry (on an ATR I hasten to add) with one of these ferry guys that had a fixed contract with Cirrus, and he was telling BIG stories about Pressure Pattern flying. Like taking a C-172 from the New York area direct to Ireland 😮 I found it all a bit incredable!

January 1, 2005 at 2:57 pm in reply to: Radial engines vs inline engines.. #434025

galdri
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They don’t only burn oil, they chuck huge quantities of it back down the airframe.

An hour’s flying, two hours’ cleaning 🙁

Moggy

Well, I don’t know what oil you were using. On the YAK55, we had this problem shortly after we got it. All covered in Oil, a real pain 😮 We were using W15/50 synthetic oil. After a short discusstion we decided to try some old stuff on it, and put in SAE 100 oil (summer) and SAE 80 (winter). These are also known as 100 weight and 80 weight oil respectively. The oil mess down the fuselage all but stopped.

December 31, 2004 at 4:19 pm in reply to: HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL FAR AND WIDE. #1358233

galdri
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Happy New Year everybody. Thanks for some really good times here on the forum in the last year.

December 31, 2004 at 1:07 pm in reply to: Radial engines vs inline engines.. #434046

galdri
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Inverted in-line is my thing 😉 😀

December 31, 2004 at 2:05 am in reply to: World's Worst Aviation Photographer… #1359091

galdri
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Have you ever seen such pathetic photos in your life?

You did ask for it.

ERMMMM No. I have not. 😉 😀

December 31, 2004 at 2:00 am in reply to: Anybody flying in the New Year??? #434088

galdri
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Your a sad little man… with nothing better to do than sl*g people off like me, people who are going further than you in life!

Laughted my pants off.

R, do you really believe this? Do you have multible book titles to your name? Do you have an aircraft that has taken 12 years to restore in a hangar somewhere? Do you even have a PPL to your name?

I can answer the last question for you. According to your postings on here, you don’t :rolleyes:

Maybe Melv is a sad little man in your eyes, but he has gone further in live than you will ever go with that attitude 😡

All I can say is, grow up R. When you have matured a little, in about three years time, come back and share your indefinate wisdom with us.

December 31, 2004 at 1:36 am in reply to: Bemused #434090

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This is called being caught with your trouses around your ankels.

At least it is in my country

December 31, 2004 at 1:19 am in reply to: Bemused #434092

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R is backing out :rolleyes: Why does that not suprise me? He was SO sure he was going to buy a J3 at a redicoulus price for his ‘inherited’ money. All that is left now is some wage idea of a cheap C-150

December 31, 2004 at 1:10 am in reply to: Bemused #434094

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If I’m to be specific, you were going to buy a J3 Cub or something along that lines.

Nothing about the money being earmarked for some American Odisey

December 31, 2004 at 1:08 am in reply to: Bemused #434104

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It was meant for some other specific purpose in that thread. IIRC you were going to buy an aircraft for that money.
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