pezzi

Has anyone flown to the Bahamas? I see you have to have permission from the Bahamas government to fly an experimental aircraft over there. Is this difficult to do?

 

Mike

Tim Olson flying an RV10 has done it and has all the info you need here:

http://www.myrv10.com/Travel/Bahamas/index.html

Pezzi

----and of course Dynon's like product does not even have a map.----

Drew,

Dynon has anounced shipping of its new SkyView line by Dec. 1st (see http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/news_technology_preview.html '> http://www.dynonavionics.com/docs/news_technology_preview.html )

with synthetic vision and moving map. They will also be offering a $1000 rebate for BMA owners for the first six months; no prices yet.

Pezzi

Arbiter,

the Orion G-801 seems to have incorporated many of the ideas you have indicated in your first post of this thread.

If you are interested, here's a link:

http://oriong801.free.fr/index-261812.htm

Regards pezzi

...Did you install a blower fan? ...

TMann, here's a link

http://www.pulsarxp.de/technik.htm#klimatisierung

describing the configuration you are considering installed in a German built Pulsar XP. (It's in German, but you may get a reasonable automatic translation).

These builders have used a Naca Duct, a heat exchange core salvaged from an Opel Corse (compareable to a Geo Metro), 4 computer fans, a model servo operated valve and electronics to control fans and valve. You may want to contact them via contact link for further information.

Pezzi

As of Jan 28 Austro Engines and Diamond aircraft have received EASA type certification

for its 170 hp AE 300 Diesel engines and as of Mar 12 a type certificate has

been issued for ther AE 300 powered Diamond DA42 NG, of which according

to Diamond, 40 airframes are currently in production.

Diamond also seems to be working on a replacement program for the Thielert engines.

http://www.austroengine.at/products/jet-a1-piston-engines/

http://www.diamond-air.at/news_detail+M5f5a21c7cba.html

Pezzi

Smartphone? (Brand & Model)

Very old and probably not available any more:

local (Austria) brand name & model T-Mobile / MDA II

producers brand name & model : HTC / Himalaya

Basically any pocket PC or smartphone running Pocket OS, Windows CE 2002 or higher is likely to work;

see http://www.pocketfms.com/1-hardware.asp.

pezzi

Does anyone know of (or use) a GPS system that uses an on-screen keyboard for data entry?....

I'm running PocketFMS (http://www.pocketfms.com '> http://www.pocketfms.com ) on my smartphone (touchscreen) with bluetooth GPS receiver. It offers this type of input.

There's also a windows based version available. Software is for free. Yearly subscription for aeronautical database is 150 EUR (30 day trial for free).

pezzi

.... I originally was looking to buy a set of un-used long ez plans, but soon realized I could never fit all that fuel, PLUS a life raft, emercency rations, a first aid kit and my baggage. Not to mention it has a small panel, and I need a lot of navigation and communication equipment. ....

 

This has been done: in 2000 Swiss H.G. Schmid rounded the world twice (eastbound and westbound) in his Long EZ HB-YCT

http://www.earthrounders.com/cgi/hgs_story.php

pezzi

...I originally was looking to buy a set of un-used long ez plans, but soon realized I could never fit all that fuel...

 

It has been done: Swiss H.G. Schmid rounded the world twice (eastwards and westwards) in 2000 in has Long EZ HB-YCT and sat several world records

http://www.earthrounders.com/cgi/hgs_story.php'> http://www.earthrounders.com/cgi/hgs_story.php