Fly - In's

[skippydiesel]

Is it my imagination or has there realy been a marked reduction in the number of fly-in's this year?

 

I much prefer the informality & comradery of fly-in's to air shows.

 

Clifton, Qld,  is coming up but seems to have reduced to a one day event - hard to justify a long flight for one day.

 

After Clifton - nothing on the horizon that I know of.

 

😈

[spacesailor]

That's a problem for many, is the lateness of hearing about a fly-in / drive in . 

But , didn't we have a " topic " for " spare seats & flyin's " . 

spacesailor

[Thruster88]

Well it is winter and camping out in nsw not much fun atm. In September we are having another Thruster muster in central nsw. Aircraft that are not Thrusters can come if they meet rigorous eligibility requirements 🤣

 

Skippy, did you go to frogs hollow, how was it? You should have come up to Old Station, weather was perfect and your old Zephyr was there.

Edited Friday at 06:27 AM by Thruster88

[BrendAn]

1 hour ago, Thruster88 said:

Well it is winter and camping out in nsw not much fun atm. In September we are having another Thruster muster in central nsw. Aircraft that are not Thrusters can come if they meet rigorous eligibility requirements 🤣

 

Skippy, did you go to frogs hollow, how was it? You should have come up to Old Station, weather was perfect and your old Zephyr was there.

how many thrusters muster in a thruster muster

[Thruster88]

Last year we only got 6, hoping to do better this year. You would of course be welcome as a former Thruster owner. 

[BrendAn]

1 minute ago, Thruster88 said:

Last year we only got 6, hoping to do better this year. You would of course be welcome as a former Thruster owner. 

it sounds like great fun. do you all fly in or trailer 

[Thruster88]

All Thrusters flew in. Some drive come and camp.

[onetrack]

26 minutes ago, BrendAn said:

how many thrusters muster in a thruster muster

Sound like a Thruster Muster could turn into a Cluster!

[409tonner]

Roma Aero club is hosting a fly in on the 9th and 10th of August with local car club’s also having a display.

[skippydiesel]

17 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

Well it is winter and camping out in nsw not much fun atm. In September we are having another Thruster muster in central nsw. Aircraft that are not Thrusters can come if they meet rigorous eligibility requirements 🤣

 

Skippy, did you go to frogs hollow, how was it? You should have come up to Old Station, weather was perfect and your old Zephyr was there.

Unfortunatly no. Very Very Disappointed. Had been looking forward to &  planning for both away trips  for months. Purchased new camping equipment and all.

 

Had the Sonex loaded & fuelled - Voltage Regulator failure caused me to return to The Oaks about 5 minutes after TO.

 

Repair not feasible, in the short term, so missed Old Station as well.

 

New CARMO CARR5005 VR  now installed - with 2 hrs on the Hobbs performing well - long may it continue to do so.😈

[skippydiesel]

18 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

Well it is winter and camping out in nsw not much fun atm. In September we are having another Thruster muster in central nsw. Aircraft that are not Thrusters can come if they meet rigorous eligibility requirements 🤣

 

 

Septembers a long way away - something to put in the colanders when you supply details. There are quite a few towns that claim to be the Central NSW  - Cobar,  Condobolin,  Hilston come to mind - tad vague😈

[skippydiesel]

15 hours ago, 409tonner said:

Roma Aero club is hosting a fly in on the 9th and 10th of August with local car club’s also having a display.

As for Thruster - please provide details as soon as you have them .

 

Part of the pleasure , for me, is the planning & expectation 😈

15 hours ago, 409tonner said:

 

[skippydiesel]

Correction - I fitted a CARMO CARR5115 MOSFIT VR not a 5005.😈

[Thruster88]

5 hours ago, skippydiesel said:

 

Septembers a long way away - something to put in the colanders when you supply details. There are quite a few towns that claim to be the Central NSW  - Cobar,  Condobolin,  Hilston come to mind - tad vague😈

One concern we have is if someone bends their aircraft. Since PIC has been topical lately who is responsible at an unlicensed private strip, the pilot or the strip owner. Does a signed waiver have any legal value?  

[skippydiesel]

4 hours ago, Thruster88 said:

One concern we have is if someone bends their aircraft. Since PIC has been topical lately who is responsible at an unlicensed private strip, the pilot or the strip owner. Does a signed waiver have any legal value?  

I am not a lawyer, so the following is speculation based on a little knowledge and some experince running public events.

 

As I understand it - a limited yes.

 

A waiver will not avoid responsibility for things like:

• Not declaring an unsafe situaton, known or should have known about.
• A deliberate act or failure to act, by the owner/operator or their designee,  creating an incident.
• Falsifying something that leads to an incident  eg  best I can come up with at short notice, might be something like overstating the length /condition of the landing ground.
• Failing to adequately supervise/control the movement of aircraft, vehicles, people and even livestock, such that they not cause an incident.

Licensed pilots who elect to land at private strip, do so at their own risk, subject to the owner/operator declaring all known hazards (if exist) taking reasonable (in the circumstances) precautions to keep everyone safe and signing  "a waver" agreeing to landing/taking off at their own risk

 

The only reason that a document , needs to be signed & returned, by pilots intending to use the landing ground, is that the owner/operator has a record of their willingness to attend at their own risk.. Simply posting a notice saying the same thing, is open to a pilot claiming they never saw it.😈

Edited yesterday at 11:14 AM by skippydiesel

[Bennyboy320]

Great turnout today for the Clifton fly in breakfast, thanks to Trevor & the Clifton team.

Edited 4 hours ago by Bennyboy320

[Moneybox]

Doesn’t anybody take responsibility for their own actions these days?

 

We shouldn’t always have to worry about who’s going to pay when an accident happens. Accidents are just that, take responsibility for the part you played in it and move on. Lawyers love this stuff, they thrive on litigation and most of it could be avoided if we just accepted responsibility without looking for somebody to blame when things go wrong.

 

its this sort of mindset that holds us back from just enjoying a good carefree weekend away with friends in the way that used to when growing up. How ridiculous is it that the land owner who offers his property for others to enjoy has to worry about those using it will possibly sue him for damages if they make a mistake?