Student Pilot

If the classifieds on this website are any indication there's not much for sale just now

Looking at it I knew it sounded something like Breguet and was French, had to look up the name but couldn't find want model. The fin and rudder are distinctive. Not sure if this one has been on before, we're running out of stuff that's not one off.

Biggest problem I found is their training, they are trained with mostly low hour Australian instructors. The new pilots just say what they've been told, doesn't matter if it relates to the real world or not, e.g. circuit position. They say joining downwind but they are still 2 miles from the circuit. Perhaps instead of just whinging everybody should complain to CASA, usually doesn't do any good or have any impact but if enough complain and get some press coverage something might happen. Ultimately see and be seen is the way of uncontrolled airports, radio calls are not required unless an RCTAF if they still have such things or whatever they call them now. Use your eyes and if going into a known spot where this thing happens then be ultra aware.

Breguet of some sort

Interesting design compared to early American jets. The yanks didn't start using swept wing for a while, then using mostly German research and designers.

That's politics, some people think Trumps a great bloke..........we're all different

Interesting, has a Messerschmidt look about it. I'll do some surfin see what I can find.

As a Victorian, I'm happy with Dan's decisions and generally with Australia's actions. Australia corona cases...........7,276 cases with 102 deaths. As an example Canada..........................................97,000 cases, 7960 deaths. America.........................................2 million cases, 114,000 deaths. Yes there are differences in population but percentage wise Australian States health management has done way, way better. An example between management styles between States/provinces Ontario has 31,000 and next door in Manitoba they have 300 cases. I'm happy with Dan's decisions, Dan has done a superb job, long live chairman Dan

Not 12:15 in the morning here, 9:30am a day before you advanced folk in Oz. You up early or late?

Buggar Mr MacCarthy, you beat me toit.

Really big hint there Mail contract? Standard Aircraft Company JR-1B Hard all sorts of trouble tracking it down even with that clue, I'm a bit slow with these new fangled putor things. Sitting in motel room for virus isolation from travel so got plenty of time and wifi to look important stuff like this up

Jack was a pretty handy pilot as well. He flew up to Bundarra in the late 70's to look at an ultralight with the possibility of going into production and Jack being involved financially. He went for a fly in the machine, he hopped back into the 310 and was never seen again in those parts. He went up to see Gordon Bedson and the aircraft was the Resurgum. Gordon was killed when his 2 seat design lost a wing on a test flight. RAA has mostly become a rich mans sport, the same as private flying in GA used to be, with aircraft costing upwards of 100K and training $300 an hour, Joe Ordinary on wages (wages have been reduced in real terms in the last 20 years or so) can't afford that. There seems to be a lot less and less Drifters/Thrusters/Phantom types flying now. Basic is best if you want a proper flying experience.

They used the Spad cowl/engine and a lot of Spad parts by the look of it.

They keep crying out for cheaper airfares, sure some people go to Bali for birthdays or crissy hollydays but seems to me it was an ever decreasing spiral to oblivion with airlines. When some order a $60 fare (olden days pre virus) then get bumped to another flight complain loudly about poor service, there is usually small print on the cheap ticket to cover the airlines change of schedule. Cheap carriers, you get what you pay for. Although last time I flew Qantas the crew were tired and fatigued, the aircraft was dirty inside and there were delays. I'll fly others now unless I don't have a choice. Qantas general operating meanness and decision to employ folks on contract from other countries (Jetstar) doesn't help either, pilots employed from NZ living in Australia were on a lot cheaper rate just to get the "Dream job". Australia does need competion, if that competion gets together and fixes prices then you might as well just have one. Easy to see the likes of Alice Springs and regional's like Armidale and Tamworth, when there is no competition they charge what they like.How can it cost 4X more to travel from Sydney to Armidale in a Dash 8 (Used to be, no idea what it is now) than from Melbourne to Sydney on a 737?

180's and 185's weren't brilliant topdressing aircraft. The hopper didn't just block the starboard door it was equal both sides it used to halve the entry space and make it hard alighting. When cancelled the super bounty was only something like $7 a ton, at the same time some glaziers were getting wool checks of several hundred thousand. In the scheme of things it was a drop in the ocean.

Gotta be a Spad, cockpit looks a bit far back, no exhaust pipes down the fuse, but that's what I'll go with.

Shood be called a Deco cruiser, pretty machine.

Dooly, long trip. Plenty of time to take in the scenery.

Here's another from the same museum, it was in Moosjaw, Saskatchewan. I have no idea what it is, obviously a glider.

It's a Funk, not sure what model. It was in the same museum as the others.

Try another

Stolp SA-900 V-Star

Sounds like a 2 stroke, crankcase looks like a Rotax. What sort of car engine, Trabant? I did click on the link but not being a bookface person I couldn't access it.

Checklist...........engine running-keep flying..........engine stop-land

Maule looks similar, what was it attached to?