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Far out, wonder what was going through the guys mind. stealing heavy equipment is common - easy to sell to unsuspecting farmers etc... no registration, very unlikely to be found again. but to keep going after all that. he must have known he was never getting away. absolute desperation.

Sorry I don't have much more detail. I'm sure it will be somewhere on the bigger 'net. https://www.9news.com.au/national/man-arrested-after-truck-pursuit-queensland-to-moree-nsw/19811638-ea29-49aa-90b3-39465f091201

sound is important. same reason we all want a V8 ford... when the turbo 6 is a better car we all miss the V10 era of formula 1 for the sound. or get excited at the startup of a Merlin atmosphere (not the physical kind) is a huge reason of flying recreational. especially for someone like me who flies once every 3 months for an hour. its why I choose to pursue tail wheel - its a whole experience, more visceral if im taking off and landing at the same point. then I 100% want the most emotive experience in that time. its what makes it so so satisfying and keeps me going with that feeling high though-out the day, buzzing from that time in the seat. the feeling of the aircraft is as important as the scenery

A GEE BEE goes fast enough. On larger planes the drag would be similar All cylinders are the same Bottom end is more complex so is ignition timing as the stroke is not the same in all cylinders.TBO is comparable with anything else. Reduction gear is sun and planetary Thats the best. Nev

is there more to this story? i have so many questions was this stolen in a trailer, or flown? how did the helicopter pilot know to track them?

Looks like there could be some room for FAA FAR Part 103 🤩 SAFA?

Thanks Nev - Some practical benefits then. They look very complicated ? Costly to manufacture ? & maintain ? Does their large frontal have negative impacts on airframe efficiency?

For sure. Just so that you know that we are not so far apart in our aesthetic tastes. I love the look of: Super Constellations DH Hornets DH Comet DH 88 Comet VC 10 Straight wing Learjets Straight Tail Cessnas Bonaza's Mooneys and many more of the older/classic aircraft

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?

Sorry for the delay, I thought my message had gone through but now I can't find it. I'll send you a PM with Bank Details. Cheers Kev

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.

Yes, when you get to the power parachute and paramotor classes there are reasons for having two specialised bodies which enable you to do what you want to do since the training is a different standard and cost. There’s more detail there but I couldn’t access it without a SAFA membership. So out there on the paddocks there are several thousand people conducting affordable flying and communicating within the own bodies re flying reports, training, locations.

A Cam Ring is used in most of them. Sleeve valves have their own special problems. It's a wonder they work at all. Nev.

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 🤩🤩

Recreational Ballooning has gone to CASA & the Australian Ballooning Federation is no longer a SASAO. Hang Gliding Federation is now Sports Aviation Federation of Australia, and there is still overlap with RAAus with Weight Shift Microlights & Power Parachutes.

This shows the changes over the last few years. WX00207.docx

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.

It’s not silly, just interesting. Bristol Hercules 759