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AvSafety seminars for pilots and engineers October 2019 Enhancing pilot skills – Expect the unexpected In 2019, CASA’s Aviation Safety Advisors (ASAs) are running a new series of AvSafety seminars—Enhancing pilot skills—Expect the unexpected. This seminar will explore three key safety topics: preflight planning aeronautical decision making checklists. The seminar will discuss how sound planning practices can prepare pilots for unexpected events and assist decision making in all phases of flight. The seminar will review the resources available and provide practical hints and tips to help pilots operate safely and efficiently. The information is designed to enhance and refresh pilot’s knowledge at all levels. Using practical examples, the seminar will also explore the role of checklists and highlight the importance of a disciplined approach to their use. The seminars are an ideal opportunity for you to interact with your ASA, discuss local issues and ask questions of the regulator. Register now via Eventbrite. Attendance is free. Locations and dates are as follows: Location Date Registration Port Lincoln Wednesday 2 October Register for Port Lincoln Canberra Wednesday 9 October Register for Canberra Clare Valley Sunday 13 October Register for Clare Valley Port Hedland Tuesday 15 October Register for Port Hedland Tamworth Wednesday 16 October Register for Tamworth Armidale Thursday 17 October Register for Armidale Karratha Thursday 17 October Register for Karratha Mount Isa Tuesday 22 October Register for Mount Isa Coffs Harbour Tuesday 22 October Register for Coffs Harbour Lilydale Wednesday 23 October Register for Lilydale Port Macquarie Wednesday 23 October Register for Port Macquarie Horn Island Thursday 24 October Register for Horn Island Moorabbin Thursday 24 October Register for Moorabbin Albany Friday 25 October Register for Albany Murwillumbah Tuesday 29 October Register for Murwillumbah Tyabb Thursday 31 October Register for Tyabb feel free to bring your tablet or smartphone to follow the information live. Wet Season Seminar – Lessons Learnt Following on from our popular wet season seminar and our live wet season webinar both held in Darwin last year, we are pleased to announce a follow up event for pilots operating across the top end of Australia. This year’s seminar titled 'Lessons learnt' will focus on the examination of an accident involving a Cessna 210 and will offer a unique opportunity to hear directly from a senior ATSB Investigator who will analyse the causal factors behind this event. We will also apply a number of planning and decision-making models to the facts surrounding this accident. Please join us for this important opportunity and so we can assist pilots make better and more rational decisions when managing many of the hazards associated with wet season flying. Register now via Eventbrite. Attendance is free. Location and date are as follows: Location Date Registration Darwin Wednesday 9 October Register for Darwin Wet Season Seminar Engineering – the Human Component The New Engineering AvSafety Seminar titled The Human Component will discuss three key topics: engineering errors and the lessons learnt the Human component of engineering proposed GA Maintenance and CAW regulations. By using various case studies, the seminar will delve into engineering errors, the lessons learnt and techniques for avoiding pitfalls. We will explore the human component and cost factor involved in maintenance error. This seminar will also discuss the proposed GA maintenance regulations for private and air work operations. Your Aviation Safety Advisor will be available for discussion and questions, both during and after the presentation if required. Register now via Eventbrite. Attendance is free. Locations and dates are as follows: Location Date Registration Darwin Wednesday 2 October Register for Darwin Archerfield Tuesday 15 October Register for Archerfield Caloundra Wednesday 16 October Register for Caloundra Karratha Thursday 17 October Register for Karratha Sunshine Coast Thursday 17 October Register for Sunshine Coast Horn Island Thursday 24 October Register for Horn Island Moorabbin Wednesday 30 October Register for Moorabbin Please join us at your local venue to discuss your professional development, improve your safety knowledge and encourage your colleagues to do the same. A list of all seminars and more information is available on the CASA website. Help make the skies safe for all, attend a CASA AvSafety seminar in 2019.

I do sincerely hope the changes have been worth it for everyone

Hi, just want to let you know that site development will slow down a bit now for about 6 weeks, I am back working again...income, YEAH but work is about 1.5hrs away in Geelong so no time for anything during the week but the site is stable so please enjoy what it offers

Manual of Standards now available for aerodromes The Manual of Standards (MOS) for Civil Aviation Safety Regulations 1998 (CASR) Part 139 – which comes into effect in August 2020 — has been updated to reflect changes in the aerodromes sector, technology and best practice and ensures Australia enhances its level of compliance with ICAO standards. International standardisation benefits pilots, as all aerodromes that they operate from will have more consistent visual aids and operational procedures. These amendments: extend the application of outcome-based regulations. Many aerodrome operators with lower passenger movement volumes will see a reduction of regulatory requirements allow existing aerodrome operators to maintain their legacy infrastructure until they decide to upgrade or replace their facilities require current registered aerodromes to have an aerodrome manual require a small number of aerodrome operators with significant volumes of passenger numbers or aircraft movements to introduce enhanced systems for safety management, emergency planning and wildlife hazard management commensurate with increasing levels of risk. Guidance material and a range of templates are currently under development. Once available, they will provide support for aerodrome operators to develop or update any required documentation. A sample aerodrome manual template will be made available prior to the rules commencing. Aerodrome operators can also a create a new aerodrome manual, or redevelop their existing one, using the Manual Authoring and Assessment Tool (MAAT). A transition period for the revised rules will be provided between August 2020 until August 2022. When the revised rules come into effect in August 2020, existing certified and registered aerodromes will be deemed from that date to hold an aerodrome certificate until the end of the transition period. Specific elements likely to result in the greatest regulatory impact will be delayed within the transition period. This will provide additional time for existing certified and registered aerodrome operators to prepare for and then make the required changes to their documentation and operations. Aerodromes which are not presently regulated can also apply to become a certified aerodrome under the new rules. You can find out more about the rules and read the change summary on the Part 139 – Aerodromes page of the CASA website.

Sorry guys but I shouldn't have created this poll as whilst I was trying to find out what you wanted so I could give it to you, I didn't realise that Option 2 in the poll would not make the site sustainable. Users would not know about the conversations and posts in 80% of the site i.e. the actual conversations and posts made in all the other sections of the site as these can not be listed in their own blocks, only in the one main block. So to have all discussions and new posts listed we also have to have new items in there as well, just like we have new forum threads in there. Consider each new item in say the Aircraft section, the Tutorials section etc are like new forum threads, a new thread is shown and then any new posts are shown in Whats New...if that makes sense I have had to change it back to the Whats New having everything listed and I don't know of an alternative other than those few people and as mentioned before, create their own Whats New page as previously explained...but then by only showing the forums threads and posts would miss out on all the other discussions and posts made over the other 80% of the site

I have changed the Whats New page to a block layout now keeping each section of the site in their own blocks...still a little work to do on it but you will get the idea when you see it

Oh, well as pointed out many times he can create his very own Whats New page just showing forum posts and nothing else however when a person does this they will miss out on any new and great things that may be added to existing sections of the site.:

What do you mean all pushed off and only 1 item left???????? This is what I see and it is correct and is not really different from what you see:

That screenshot is ok, I can't see content being pushed off the screen

Can you give me a screen shot so I can see what you mean as it is displayed ok for me

There are 2 ways we can provide you with the Whats New (Unread) Page and I would like you to vote on which one you would prefer so as to give me direction on the page. 1. The way it is now with ALL new items that you haven't read/seen in a list. This includes not only forum posts but also new aircraft entries, new tutorials, new videos, images, articles etc...or 2. The list to just contain new forum posts/threads in the one box plus new entries for each section in other blocks...blocks like the home page has The thing is there may be something in the other sections of the site that are of interest so the Whats New (Unread) page needs to reflect everything that is new to meet everyone's interest so it is about the layout that you prefer so please vote

Oh, and also please note that I am trying to catch up on migrating the old site to this new software and there is so much information, entries, records etc that need to be moved across or rearranged so they come up in the Whats New. Also there are many more new sections of the site that all need to get populated with initial content. Every day I am trying to do: 2 x Articles 2 x Videos 2 x Tutorials Plus clean up things, create/populate new sources of information for everyone and more

The site is trying to be a single repository of all types of information and interesting reading in recreational aviation rather than just a pseudo Facebook group. So with this in mind the challenge is to provide something for everyone whilst trying to satisfy every individuals needs in the way this is presented and accessed. The other important thing is to be able to at the same time let all users know everything that IS available right here for them so they don't miss out. The Whats New Section is all about letting everyone know what is new on the site and give them access to those new entries whilst at the same time giving them the option of going to the new entry OR NOT going to the new entry. I believe I have created a scenario that should please just about everyone. As mentioned several times before users have the option of creating their very own Whats New page, select what types of site components they want displayed and then set that as their own default Whats New Page...if they just want Forum Posts, they can do that, if they want everything except for new entries on Aviation People, they can do that also and if they want anything in between, they can do that, plus they can even have new entries displayed condensed or expanded, they can even do that. To create your own Whats New Page click "My Activity Stream" from the sub menu then "Create New Stream", create your new stream, give it a title and save it. When seeing the results simply click the Tick next to the stream title and the stream will then be your default Whats New...it's very simple. BUT, give a thought to what you may just miss out on tomorrow, or the next day, next week etc

ISBN is the acronym for International Standard Book Number. This 10 or 13-digit number identifies a specific book, an edition of a book, or a book-like product (such as an audiobook). Since 1970 each published book has a unique ISBN. In 2007, assigned ISBNs changed from 10 digits to 13.

They are great suggestions @FlyingVizsla keep them coming so I can create a good specs sheet to a developer that I know has expressed interest in creating it. For books the user just needs to put the ISBN number in and all details will come up

I am receiving emails through my gMail account. Is there anyone else who is using gMail having any issues receiving emails from the site

I have checked your notification settings and they are all good...I have also just enhanced the email logging system so I can see more specific sending information...the only thing left is if there is something wrong with your email with your ISP. Let me know if you receive an email about this reply...thanks

I've got it...a whole new Aviation DVDs and Books section that gives the details of the movie/book etc and some custom fields where users can add reviews, who has a copy to lend out, who has the copy now etc...i will look into it

I was thinking about this at about 3am this morning when I woke up and wondered whether we could create some kind of Book and Video library where users can list what they have and users send their copy to them who then sends it to someone else etc. I thought about for about 30 mins and couldn't work out how it would work...and then I fell back to sleep. Seriously though, I wonder whether it could be done and if so HOW???

I don't know why the family gives me books...they never see me have the free time to sit down and read one...the other one they gave me for Fathers Day was on the history of the Bee Gees, them (pre disco) as well as Pink Floyd and Roger Waters are my favourites but in DVDs I like Aviation and War Movies (preferably Air Force and Navy)

Hi All, I have fired up the NEW Articles Section here on Recreational Flying (.com). I hope to add more and more interesting articles to make your stay more informative and interesting pieces of information to read and everything in Aviation. The NEW Articles Section is contained within the Media Section access from the Media link in the main menu on the side of the site plus you will see the latest article that has been added pop up here and there across the site. The NEW Articles Section also provides the functionality to Promote items of interest to various place across the site AND as some links for extra reading at the bottom of your Notification Emails. At the moment any First Class Member can Promote an item whether it is in the forums or anywhere else on the site so I will give that a try and see if we have let too many cats out of the bag The Promoted items can all be seen in one single place called "Our Picks" which can be accessed in various sub menus around the site like at the top of the Whats New section, you will see "Our Picks" as a sub menu item Anyway, the site is really becoming very comprehensive in everything you may want to see in one very easy and convenient location...Recreational Flying, and don't forget Aviation News from around the world is also coming soon

Correct I have the same issue...the video stretches to the size of the screen but maintains the Width/Height ratio. The only way to fix that is to reduce the width a bit which will reduce the height as well and this could be done by adding blocks in the right side column...I will give that some thought on what blocks I could add there

@red750 are you saying you did NOT have the problem of the video being too large for your screen on the Great Ocean Rd Video???

Have you missed the following updates published on our website last month? Instruments Fatigue rules finalised Following consultation with the aviation community, we have finalised the new fatigue rules under CAO 48.1 Instrument 2019. The new rules came into effect on 2 September 2019. Transition will be in progressive stages achieving full effect for all AOC holders and Part 141 operators from 1 October 2020, giving more time to transition. More information is available on the CASA website. Changes to aircraft ratings A new edition of the Part 61 Prescription of aircraft and ratings (Edition 6) legislative instrument has been published. Read more on the CASA website. New rules for pilots of commercial balloons New rules have been made clarifying the requirements that apply to pilots of commercial balloons. Find out more on the CASA website. Exemptions New exemption recognises differences training, flight training and flight reviews completed overseas We’ve published a new exemption that recognises differences training, flight training and flight reviews completed overseas. More details on the CASA website. Consultations Proposed changes to the dangerous goods rules – amendment to CASR Part 92 We are seeking feedback on changes to Civil Aviation Safety Regulations (CASR) Part 92 – Consignment and carriage of dangerous goods by air. We would like your comments on the detailed policy before it is drafted into regulations. Go to the Consultation Hub to provide your feedback by 5 September 2019. New self-study pathway for aircraft maintenance engineers Consultation is now open on our proposal to amend the Part 66 manual of standards to introduce a self-study training and examination pathway that leads to the grant of a Part 66 aircraft engineer licence. Go to the Consultation Hub to find out more and have your say by the 27 September 2019 deadline. 2019 fatigue rules Read a review of public responses to modernising the fatigue rules in the Summary of Consultation – available now on the Consultation Hub. We’ve also published draft CAAP 48-01 v3.0 which provides guidance on meeting the obligations in relation to fatigue management, required under CAO 48.1 Instrument 2019. Consultation has now closed. Find out more on the Consultation Hub. Maximum take-off weight increase for aeroplanes managed by an approved self-administering aviation organisation We are seeking feedback from the aviation community on how an increased maximum take-off limit (from 600 kg up to a maximum of 760 kg) would impact them and aviation safety. Feedback from the consultation will help us to decide next steps, including whether to develop a more detailed policy proposal. The consultation is open until 28 September 2019 on the Consultation Hub. Announcements OnTrack website no longer available Don’t forget to have your say by the 30 September 2019 deadline. We are seeking feedback from pilots and other interested parties to understand current and future pre-planning navigational needs around controlled airspace. Help us shape the future direction of OnTrack by providing your feedback via the Consultation Hub. Guidance material Advisory Circulars We published one amended advisory circular (AC) during August for approved Part 147 training organisations. Projects We closed Project OS 18/08 – Amendments to CAOs 40.7 and 82.7 to align with CAR Part 5 and balloon class definitions in regulation 5.01 of CAR. We closed Project OS 09/13 – fuel and alternate requirements. We approved Project AS 18/05 – Amendments to procedures to air navigation services (PANS) – aerodromes. We have published the summary of consultation on PP 1816US – proposed new remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) registration and RPAS operator accreditation scheme. Subscribe now to get Flight Safety Australia magazine in print CASA’s flagship aviation safety magazine, Flight Safety Australia, is now available as a print subscription. Subscribe by 28 October to get the next available issue (Summer 2019). Order the new quarterly magazine for $39.95 via the CASA online store.

I was given a book the other day for Fathers Day from my daughter: Fire In The Sky - The Australian Flying Corps in the First World War by Michael Molkentin Has anyone read it?