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People who fly unregistered or no licence, stay away from YouTube, Facebook and Forums having fun living a real life like many, before the Internet.

When you're telling a story it always pays for the characters to stick to the narrative; reminds me of someone a while back on another site who denouncd CASA at every opportunity, boasted about his illegal deeds and how CASA would never know who it was and eventually posted a photo of his instrument panel .........with his registration on it. Several tousand posts disappeared overnight.

We can have all the regulations in the World, At the end of the day it comes back to Aviators themselves regardless of regulations etc. It’s called personal responsibility and applies to everything you do in life. No amount of regulations will make a perfect World. I will say lots of non complying aircraft are back in the sky, but not registered with RAA. They are like a car, you don’t need a licence or registration to drive, just don’t get caught. NOT having a licence or registration does not affect your ability to operate. I have dealt with RAA and deficiencies in their rules, and they did not seem to care. So now my attitude is to apply MY responsibility, by doing things the way I need to do them. We are now overloaded with many rules which serve no real purpose, not to mention they are overly complex. Just look at the rules we now have compared to the old Ultralight days? Just look at FAA’s rules for Part 103, it’s an A4 page only. I have a DAME I personally know…….just listening to him is very enlightening…….. Australia has a mad fixation with regulations, but can’t enforce many of them because the staff or the regulators don’t know many of them, themselves. Know of breaches by RAA themselves? I do……..

Their job is to administer specifications, building, flying operations. If anything they have been slack but the fatality rate has been down. They have to deal with all sorts of people. Last time there was a big audit was triggered by someone thinking he could fly without licence and reg and annoying other people. CASA did the audit and a lot of non complying aircraft went back into the sheds.

That, looks like a drum full of RAA Brown snakes 🤩 I have to ask, is RAAus on a witch hunt, looking to ground aircraft? Give members a hard time? Being a member of a company is a problem? No wonder I believe we need FAR Part 103. 🤩

and in reference to the weight thing , what will they do about all the jabiru trainers which are over mtow unless piloted by 2 jockeys on a diet with 20 lts of fuel.

out of all the flying thrusters i wonder how many are registered anyway. i know if lived at upper fumbukka or timbuktu i would think why am i paying money to people a couple of thousand ks away and i don't go near any towns either.

Yes, but it’s not……you should have heard the attitude I got over it, there was no reason to say what they said…….I was talking to an aviator friend about it tonight, he said a few choice words an added, just de register it tell RAA to go jump, and fly the thing. Shades of FAR Part 103 🤩🤩only I think the Thruster may be too heavy 🤢 I guess I could go VH and tell RAA to go jump? Now there is a thought 🤩

the auf rules still exist and carry over to raa. if you own a single seat aircraft they have to train you by radio from the ground if thats what you want. the way it used to be done before thrusters became available.

they can't stop you from training in a thruster. its a certified trainer. even a flying school can put it online. are they trying to say the engine is time expired or something.

In the 60's the DH82 Was removed from being classified as an initial training aircraft. You could still teach spins aeros and t/w endorsements. Nev

I’d sort that out first.

RAAus grounded it from training 🤢 Some b/s they are trying to pull on me, that I need to sort out. And IF the crunch comes to the crunch……I have way to fix that too. 👍

Well we accept International Drivers Licences here 🤩 Maybe My training certificate will cover me for Part 103 here, too.🤩 Look Turbo, I am hearing you but we should have back what we once had BEFORE RAAus. And I am pushing that era as a low budget, no b/s method of Aviation that RAAus don’t want, because of loss of income to them. Well, it’s not their choice, the buck stops with CASA and we need pressure put on them…….

I don't see the difference between any of the 103 aircraft available and a thruster, single or two seat flown solo. How is your thruster going Jack?

Part 103 is in USA. Here we fly the same aircraft in 95.10.

Have a look through 95.10 In some classes of power parachute, the qualification is RPC. In other cases around 15 hours instruction.

Learn in something similar then off you go for Pt 103 or just teach yourself (which I don't recommend). With a bit of experience you'll manage it. Nev

The moment you fly an unregistered aircraft, you come under the long tentacles of CASA as RAAus are not part of enforcing that. Mind you, CASA will be very pissed about it, but they have done nothing to already police many unregistered aircraft and their similarly unlicenced pilots. Queensland is a big state 🤩 Training is done in 2 seat aircraft signed off for the purpose. You simply get a training certificate, which you don’t even legally need in the U.S.

Pardon my ignorance here as someone who is not yet flying - but if you currently hold an RA-Aus pilot certificate because you fly your Aeropup or Jab or whatever, doesn't that cover a 95.10 aircraft too? Or do you need type training, and if so, how do you get that in a single seat ultralight anyway?

Our freedom to fly unlicenced disappeared with RAAus 🤢 How ever Aviation has forged ahead under RAAus to a point where cost will stifle it, in the long run. I spoke with the owner of the WEB site and our discussion went down a mineshaft, I followed up with an email to further explain, it was ignored. One of his suppliers offered to sell me a Part 103 Aircraft direct. Having said this, I am considering flying to the U.S. and doing training for Part 103 Aircraft and looking at what is available. I have had some offers for training. IF I buy an aircraft, you don’t need to guess what I will do with it. I have a friend who imports aircraft who said to let him know with a possibility of including my kit, with his container of aircraft, at his convenience. Before everyone gets all bitter and twisted, being illegal etc. Remember, illegal is….a sick bird 🤩 As an aside I will have a Part 103 training certificate….. People would ask WHY? I say, because I CAN 🤩🤩

Those freedoms are still there. Kasper told us that. Quite a few people have been stitched up just by not checking; You could import a FAR103 Aircraft, but why not buy one locally under the Australian 95.10 category? Here is the website for Ultralights Australia Group: https://www.ultralightsaustralia.com.au/ It has links to its products: Aerolite, Quicksilver, Flyfox.

Funny how we have to fight for what we had first.. Funny as in ODD. Don't look for LOGIC.. Nev