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Light plane crash Hillcrest QLD 6.4.23
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Using old aircraft with 20,000 hours for aeromedical (Even if it's just supplies) is no longer acceptable. A turbine powered aircraft is way more reliable than two recips that were designed 70 years ago. GA is in such a mess they either have high time old worn out Cessnas/Pipers or million dollar turbines, nothing in between. -
Why would you use an ultralight when a drone would be quieter surveillance and have zoom capability?
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Like any low level operations a reccy before flying low into the block to pick the hazards is SOPs. Can miss them or temporarily forget about them, most line strikes the pilot knew about them. With mustering private ops there never used to be much training, a so called low level check was all that's needed.
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Always liked that design, with a 503 or 582 it should be a good performer.
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3rd April 2023 Proserpine light aircraft crash.
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
So sad. Pressing on into bad weather. If you positively have to get there....................drive. -
Now Nev, you're just trying to provoke 😁
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Like the PG Taylors "Frigate Bird", he is an underrated aviator.
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Oddball, Experimental, or One-off
Student Pilot replied to red750's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
It was a graceful design, looks like a control system failure ☹️ -
Ex raaf mirage a3-42 to fly again ?
Student Pilot replied to dazza 38's topic in Warbirds, Vintage and Classic Aircraft
A Mirage arrived at Pays restoration a week or so ago -
The only one that looks to be struggling is the Javelin, nose up.
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That's what I was told as a sprog pilot in the olden days Nev 👍
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Are Instructors retiring and not being replaced?
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Turbo, do you (or any of your family) now work or have you ever worked for CASA? -
New video of KingAir crash in Texas
Student Pilot replied to red750's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
I still find ole mates videos hard to watch, my limited intelligence, bad comprehension short attention span got a bit to do with. -
Are Instructors retiring and not being replaced?
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Yes there are exceptions that are going ahead. I have traveled a bit and Mostly I see places shut down or shutting down. GA is in a steep decline and has been for the last 25 years or so. I have friends in a few different areas/states that also say that. RAA seems to be clinging on still, nowhere near the interest or aircraft there was 25 years ago. I suppose the real decline in wages and income (Compared to inflation) over that time has a big part in it. Also the changing of the want/dynamic of RAA is compounding the decline. Now an RAA aircraft cost about the same as a 182 did 25 years ago. A Rotax 912 now cost what an 0-520 used cost to overhaul 25 years ago. There are still basic cheap flying machines but seems the average price of any new machines be it composite or metal is way over $100,000. No way an average man on wages can afford to learn to fly let alone own an aircraft. -
Oddball, Experimental, or One-off
Student Pilot replied to red750's topic in Aircraft General Discussion
A bit like the machine Will Rodgers and Wiley Post were killed in. -
Futuristic designs
Student Pilot replied to Student Pilot's topic in Aircraft Building and Design Discussion
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Anybody familiar with Bob Lazar's drawings on flying machine design? Do a bit of reading on the subject, it is interesting.
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Are Instructors retiring and not being replaced?
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
The price I quoted was just for the instructor, aircraft on top of that. -
Seems people are getting more gullible, like the rest of the conspiracy theories.
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Are Instructors retiring and not being replaced?
Student Pilot replied to trailer's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Last time I saw an RAA instructor he was charging $150 an hour, I think he should have used a mask when instructing like a burglar.