ross blackford Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 ;) I took this one at Maitland on Boxing Day. The children are my cousin's grandchildren. Cheers, Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Barneydhc82 Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 OK Ross, here's a couple of the earliest GA line, the AA1A on display at the Abbotsford Airshow 2007. This is my pride and joy in 1:1 scale. Barney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cap'n Wannabe Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 At one point, I'd flown 4 out of 7 Cougars in Australia.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 :D, G'ay Barney, I wondered how long it would take you to find this thread and post some pics of your beloved Alley Cat. It's a credit to you mate and thanks for sharing with us. Damo, I almost got to fly a Cougar back in 1980. I had it booked to start my twin conversion on a Saturday. On the Wednesday afternoon two instructors wrote her off. They were doing asymmetric touch and gos at Aeropelican when the good engine decided "I've had enough of this nonsense, I quit." They couldn't get power back onto the other engine quick enough to prevent a crash landing and almost took out a tall truck as they crossed the Pacific Highway at Belmont. They crash landed on the golf course across the highway. :D, Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cap'n Wannabe Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 There was one at Cessnock - VH-UNP I think it was - that was doing night circuits with an instructor and student pilot, and another student in the back seat. It lost an engine shortly after a touch and go, and couldn't maintain altitude on one engine. The resulting crash saw all three in hospital, with the back-seater ending up in a wheelchair for about 6 months. Thankfully they all eventually recovered - in fact, the instructor ended up doing my PPL test. The single engine performance of the Cougar with any sort of load was pretty average at best - there were some additional weight restrictions when flying IFR due to its SE performance. IIRC they had 150HP/side and there were rumours of a version with 160HP engines if production re-commenced. *insert bog standard disclaimer about accuracy here* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ross blackford Posted January 6, 2008 Author Share Posted January 6, 2008 :D G'day Damo. I doubt that an extra 10 horse per side would have made much difference, especially with an engine out. It's interesting that when it was found out what those 2 instructors were doing they were soon looking for other jobs. I didn't hear any more about them after that, but when I went out to Aeropelican that Saturday they were no longer employed there. , Ross. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 Wow ,look at those kids, Aren't they having fun ...I dont blame them These are lovely...thank you all HOLMES :huh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyronesdaddy Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Ga-7s had 160 hp O-320s, not 150 hp. There was talk of upgrading them to 180 hp. Fun airplane for a twin but very anemic SE on a hot day. The roll rate was close to that of a Tiger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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