jetjr Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 SAAA headquaters is a pretty lean affair, just uses old avionics premises and rents hanger from council. id say much work is done elsewhere. Evidently whole team doesnt need to be there fulltime. Yep theres gliders in the summer, good part is they love the hot rough weather most RAA ac dont. Narromine has just opened up a large section for new aviation development on the field, runways upgraded and resurfaced. Museum is building new display hanger, and obviously Ausfly each yr, so a bit happening. Im told significant investors @ Temora may not support influx of RAA regularly. Dubbo has 8 flights per day to Sydney on two airlines. Others looking at brisbane and Melb links. Cost not too bad. Ive said before to bring recreational organisations together is a good idea, brings strength and variation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Think we have had this discussion before . Benalla keeps coming to mind. Its big and hardly used and on the main highway.. Corowa has plenty of accommodation as all the oldies from VIC used to come and play the pokies when they had none down there, and the aerodrome is used for parachuting and is not far from Albury. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I still dont have my mag yet. It has me farked why it can take weeks to get my mag after other people receives their. I mean the Gold Coast isn't bumf$&k idaho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalman Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 I still dont have my mag yet. It has me farked why it can take weeks to get my mag after other people receives their. I mean the Gold Coast isn't bumf$&k idaho Says who, I grew up there and I reckon that's a fair description 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poteroo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Yen spreading the love around will happen down the track as the RAAus matures until then it needs to train people to the one standard under a controlled environment. The Raaus needs first to remove or retrain those who are now not teaching correctly. baby steps first.The SAAA have been playing the game a lot longer and have in place a pretty good training program that every one must follow. The RAAus needs to have a good look at what the SAAA are doing right now. Hopefully all the infighting and animosity between the two will end with the changes taking place within the RAAus and they will see the light. Hang about........ yes, SAAA does have a good maintenance procedures course,(MPC) - but it does not have any pilot training courses or indeed, any authority to do anything in this space...yet. I believe there is an application with CASA for SAAA to become a Part 141 Training entity, but I've heard no more than this. Frankly, RAAus are miles ahead of where SAAA is currently situated in respect of pilot training. Rather than CASA merging RAAus into the RPL / GA structure - I forsee it happening that the RPC/RPL both come under RAAus Ops structure - and the whole 'thing' becoming the 'Recreational Aviation' section.....quite separate from the full PPL/CPL/ GA structure. happy days, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I got my mag yesterday and have already contacted RAAus about the maintenance requirements. have to have training before July 1 and no idea what it is. CASA gone mad. Did you see the state of their drugs and alcohol legislation. They employ lawyers to write legalese and it gets thrown out as unusable by the courts. What price courtesy is interesting reading. No stating what frequencies should be used and what were being used. Proffessor Avius is now saying we should not move our heads when turning so we don't get spatial disorientation, just a midair instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Mere details, the RAA are doing a great job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 I still dont have my mag yet. It has me farked why it can take weeks to get my mag after other people receives their. I mean the Gold Coast isn't bumf$&k idaho It turned up today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rankamateur Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 It turned up today Grizzling really gets things done! 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 The Toowoomba airport would be ideal for the RAA close to Brisbane and the excitement and glamour of the Gold Coast, large enough to dash8s. What more do you want? To be able to fly more than three (3) days a month, why would you want to subject any flying organisation to that s..t hole with the weather it has? I'm qualified to comment as I try to fly there 4 out of 5 days a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Aldo, you must have missed the change in the weather? hasn't rained here for months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldo Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Aldo, you must have missed the change in the weather? hasn't rained here for months FT Its not the rain it's the crap that comes in over the range at 500' or lower, 3 mornings last week, 2 so far this week almost impossible to get in. YTWB would be perfect except for the fog that can roll in any time any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffd Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 There is no January Magazine lol thanks ozzie i just got my february 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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