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  1. Student Pilot
    Interesting yes, not so practical. Oz did have a heap of these from the Navy, they sat for years corroding away until they were finally sold for scrap. Just to convert to turbine power 3 million plus, another million to install a 4000 litre hopper and for the CASA paperwork. The delay in CASA processing add another million and 5 years. When they become operational they cost 3 times what an 802 cost to operate and deliver only 500 to a thousand litres more than an 802. You have spent maybe 5 million per aircraft compared to the cost of an 802 at 2 million. Top that off with nobody being prepared to cover the cost of any of this the government would have to pay bringing into play another level of bureaucracy and delay. Todays fleet of 802's are all privately owned and available at no cost to the tax payer, only call when needed or on contract standby cost. I am no fan of large air tankers, I am a big fan of very large air tankers. The current fleet of lat's in Oz from Herc's to 737's usually only drop up to 11,000 litres. They say they drop 15,000, they don't. 11,000 is still a good load when used rightly. Personal experience is few LATs drops are effective, too light, too high.
  2. Student Pilot
    Gotta love google translate 😁
  3. Student Pilot
    Depends on the particular nosewheels geometry in relation to it's rake and trail. Some need weight until you ready for flight, others like most Cessnas and Pipers doesn't seem to matter
  4. Student Pilot
    Lots of Ag strips around there, probably not used any more.
  5. Student Pilot
    The first one just south east of Guyra might have been a bird strike, it wasn't advertised as that at the time. They ejected intact in the escape capsule. The second one to the west went in almost vertical during a practice attack with the loss of both crew.
  6. Student Pilot
    You just have to talk to people trying to make a living at Bankstown.........no good reports.
  7. Student Pilot
    Initially reported as a beatup
  8. Student Pilot
    Lovely bloke
  9. Student Pilot
    500 pages? 🙄
  10. Student Pilot
    In the last 30 years or so I have had nothing but obstruction and obfuscation from CASA, as a pilot, operator and contractor.
  11. Student Pilot
    There's a lot more that hasn't been released or reported on, they are in a lot more trouble than just fiddling the books.
  12. Student Pilot
    Planes shave wood....
  13. Student Pilot
    There seems to be a lot of porkies being told. Casualty figures being one, an entire block flattened with a market and flats leveled. They said two people died? There was a vid around how Russian tanks are being taken out by cheap drones. Show'd a hovering drone dropping a small package into an open hatch then a pfffff. Are Russians are going to be sitting with an open hatch in a hostile area? The resultant explosion wouldn't have blown the foam off your coffee.
  14. Student Pilot
    Aircraft Nev, Aircraft!!!!
  15. Student Pilot
    At least give them some credit for trying?
  16. Student Pilot
    So you blame RAA and not CASA?
  17. Student Pilot
    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.
  18. Student Pilot
    Why would you use an ultralight when a drone would be quieter surveillance and have zoom capability?
  19. Student Pilot
    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.
  20. Student Pilot
    SWER lines are very hard to see.
  21. Student Pilot
    Always liked that design, with a 503 or 582 it should be a good performer.
  22. Student Pilot
    So sad. Pressing on into bad weather. If you positively have to get there....................drive.
  23. Student Pilot
    The answer is no landing fees, the main income is for the parasitic avadata. The income that the councils get after avdata take their percentage (Anybody know what that is?) would be buggar all.
  24. Student Pilot
    Now Nev, you're just trying to provoke 😁
  25. Student Pilot
    My bad Captain Gazza, If a thread goes any more than 2 pages I loose focus 😆
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