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N.Q. By-Election Re-Run September 19, 2013 | Mark Clayton We’ve recently been made aware that some pre-paid voting envelopes sent to North Queensland members were only printed on the one (i.e. obverse) side, thereby potentially rendering invalid any by-election votes returned inside one of these misprinted envelopes. Sport Pilot’s mailing house has accepted responsibility for this error, and undertaken to re-issue – via first-class mail – replacement voting forms and corrected reply-paid envelopes. Based on Constitutional advice, and with the consent of the two nominees (Messrs. Marteene and Millard), it has been decided to re-run the N.Q. by-election voting round, and to also extend the closing date. All financial North Queensland members are now asked to resubmit their votes, being sure to include your membership number on the reverse side of the envelope. Please note that previously submitted 2013 N.Q. by-election votes will not be counted, and that those members who have already submitted ballot papers are required to do so again (using the resupplied form and envelope). Completed ballot forms must be received by head office before 4 p.m. (E.S.T.) on Friday, November 1st, 2013. We apologise for any inconvenience caused by this error. Yours sincerely, Mark Clayton General Manager It seems that there may be confusion asking those who have voted to vote again in my opinion.

Very clever idea. Diesel ?

Another scammer at work on RAA ads. Hello, How are you, my name is Capt:Martin Kennedy, i come across your business advert on internet and it really attract me to inform you that I have a good business opportunity to invest in your country, kindly get back for more detail

Hi Bex, I think your concept is good, as a motor mechanic one of my tech projects was pull down and reassemble a commer knocker. How will you cool the motor and will you go for diesel ? How will the crank shafts link together ? What are the expected revs and will it need reduction ? I think the 100 and above horsepower is the go. Would the propeller drive allow for an adjustable prop ? Good luck with your project and wish you all the best and I am sure it is going to be a success,

The Sportstar has good short field capability on take off and landing also excellent visibility, very stable and a cruise speed of 105 knots. Mine is fitted with aircraft tyres and handle grass very well. The adjustable prop makes it a better short fielder and can only be fitted to certified factory built or experimental. The foxbats, savannahs, lightwing, highlander, hornet etc just don,t have the cruise speed but definitely have the short field ability. the Sportstar in smooth air will sit on 105 knots comfortable, but rough air will be less. The Sportstar is a surprise and a quality aeroplane. The main draw back is the canopy can get very hot inside in the summer during taxing but once in the air it has good ventilation. I have for sale an certified Evektor Sportstar with in flight adjustable prop on this site! Even if you don't buy mine I suggest you research the performance or have a fly in one you will be surprised.

As I understand there is no AD for LSA only service bulletins, as the manufacturer certifies the aircraft not Casa.

Just found this if anyone is interested. http://www.aviationsafetymagazine.com/airplane/LSA-Engine-Safety.html

Natfly was well supported, enjoyed, plenty of aircraft and plenty of people, but was RUINED by BAD ATTITUDE . Where is the Sutvey ? No need to combine, no need to change venue, fix the attitude to members and they will come. The rego is a prime example of something that should have been fixed before it got so bad. I say this because after going to many Natflys I and others saw the decline coming, they said to me ," not going waste of money".

The previous CEO and the lack of support to some people in aviation has turned me right off Natfly and the fact Casa played big brother doing ramp checks, in the past Casa personnel were there and enjoying and getting informed of new products and I have socialised with Casa personel in years gone by, but I don't care to bother when they want to make their presence felt. Also some of the forums were the same old and losing interest, although there have been some great maintenance and construction forums. The instructors forums were a waste of time. What happened to Steve Runcimans survey ? I may return to Natfly when RAA improve their attitude to their members, aircraft manufacturers and Instructors. I will not return until Natfly is for the members and not for the big knobs to show who is Boss. People go to social events and forums to get informed and make friends not to be hassled and humiliated.

Dazza, you made a spelling mistake .........!!!!

Just saying, when then controller goes to lunch at some class D airports, then becomes a CTAF and it"s then ok to go through. So it is safe and legal when the controller is not there !

Thanks Andy, very informed answer, I'm going to keep doing what I've been doing, never been any complaints.

When asked to sqwark ident by ATC, is there a set time, how long should the button be pushed ?

For Those truly interested read my post 11 - 15 - 17 on this thread , and read my posting headed http://recreationalflying.com/threads/unbelieveable.58765/ Below is a communication I had with CASA , names are taken off but anyone truly interested PM me for info. My Aircraft is 100% legal and none of this applies to me but I do feel there is a problem. I have sent this letter to a person that is actively involved in the sale of aircraft that have In flight Adjustable props as an option. I believe if people feel strong enough they should discuss this with CASA and maybe there could be a change. Full Name XXXXXXXX Email XXXXXXXX Comments Dear Sir. I am starting to wonder if Casa is interested in safety or just causing problems as now the sports aviation LSA rules are being changed in relation to constant speed and in-fight adjustable propellors. Seehttp://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/lib100159/d2p7_lsa.pdf I am disappointed with the process as if things are approved then why pull the plug and change the rules unless safety is a concern. There was no standard for props then they apply one and already approved aircraft are audited. http://www.raa.asn.au/2013/02/lsas-with-in-fligh-adjustable-prop/ I feel Casa should focus on safety, why was the standand not applied before as it was 7 years ago, why now ? UNCLASSIFIED Dear XXXXXXXXX On behalf of the Director of Aviation Safety, thank you for your feedback email. The issues you have raised are complex and below is some lengthy information provided by our Self Administering Sport Aviation Organisations Section. I hope it assists you. The power point presentation you link to in your email is one that Mick Poole, Technical Officer SASAO, presented at the manufacturers seminar in Brisbane early last year after discovering the concerns with LSA and inflight adjustable propellers. The LSA rules have not been changed in respect to Constant speed and inflight adjustable propellers (IFAP), they are currently under increased scrutiny by SASAO. When LSA was introduced to Australia in 2006 the AC that was produced (AC 21.42(1)) did not list an ASTM standard for propellers because one did not exist at that time. In 2007 an ASTM standard for fixed pitch and ground adjustable propellers was produced, and as our AC has not been revised it still does not include this standard. The reason that the ASTM standard for propellers was (and is currently) for fixed pitch and ground adjustable propellers only is that the standard was developed mainly for the USA market and FAA rules which only allow for a fixed pitch or ground adjustable propeller to be used on an LSA. There is no ASTM standarddeveloped for inflight adjustable or constant speed propellers, there are however other propeller standards available and hence the reference to the CASR and FAR standards in the power point presentation. Unfortunately there is a common perception in industry that because CASA agreed that inflight adjustable propellers or constant speed propellers could be used, it didn’t matter that they did not meet a known standard. This was not CASA’s intention at all, but unfortunately the AC does not accurately reflect this. Regardless of this, manufacturers are responsible for declaring under the statement of compliance that the aircraft propeller meets a known an accepted standard, however, many of these manufactures have sold aircraft to people without the aircraft meeting known and acceptable standards. Maintaining these standards was the greatest requirement for any manufacturer, unfortunately those who have chosen not to be duly diligent now have aircraft with propellers that do not meet any known or accepted standard. CASA form 681, which is required to be completed by the manufacturer (copy attached), can be misleading in this respect. In the section Applicable LSA Standards of the form, it indicates the following in respect to propellers: Propeller (if applicable): the problem here is that manufacturers have not been listing a standard for the propeller because they believe that it isNot applicable. In fact for a LSA powered fixed wing aircraft the Propeller Standard IS applicable. To summarise, the LSA rules have not been changed, they have just been misinterpreted. As such, we now have LSA aircraft operating in Australia being used in flight training facilities, and conducting flights over populous areas, with constant speed and inflight adjustable propellers that have not been certified by the manufacturer as meeting a known standard. Essentially they are effectively Experimental Propellers and as such need to be treated as such and have applicable operational conditions applied, until such time as they meet a known standard. Although some of these propellers have been operating for some time without any known concerns or issues, SASAO is aware of at least one type that has caused an accident after the mechanism failed and the propeller went to full coarse. The aircraft was unable to maintain level flight and crashed into trees on the edge of Wedderburn airstrip. CASA is focusing on safety in respect to IFAPs since the discovery of the issue and the standard was applicablewhen LSA was introduced in 2006. Regards XXXXXXXXX Civil Aviation Safety Authority _________________________________________________________________________________________________-

The best day of you life is getting a plane or a boat the second best day is selling it.

Firstly, a GA registered Planes requires to be maintained by a LAME and an RAA private plane can be maintained by the owner L1 , L2 or a LAME giving you more choices. When you train in your own plane GA rates and RAA rates are a lot higher than you may expect also I would suggest that if you are carefully counting hours and dollars that you should not buy a plane until you understand a liitle more as flying, maintenance, insurance, hangar, training and general care and repairs does not come easily if you are counting all the pennies. It would be cheaper to hire than to buy, but the convenience, joy and freedom to go when you want when you own your own plane is special. Everyone on this Forum has given you good advice, my choice would be RAA to Pilot Certificate then GA to PPL if you can find a school to do both even better, if you change aircraft expect up to 5 hours to get use to it and if you change instructors also expect more hours to get use to him or her. Also there is a saying " the longer it takes then the longer it will take" in other words fly regular to do it quicker. also the older you are can mean it will take longer as youth have the ability to learn quickly, "youth is wasted on the young". I have flown with over a dozen instructors and always a different way of doing things, this is good as you will pick the best ways and learn the wrong ways, my first instructor said what kills you is what you don't know. I'm still learning and I am an Instructor with well over a thousand hours. Anyone who says or acts like they know everything is best kept away from.

Condog. Do you intend to buy new or second hand, I have a J230 with under 200 hours to sell, based very close to YPMQ at a very reasonable price.

One of my habits of putting an aircraft away after flying is loosen and lift oil dipstick to allow any moisture in oil to evaporate and after the plane is packed up I replace and do up dip stick.

Just for anyone who is interested in adjustable props there is a certified Sportstar used for training by midcoastcoastflying.com.au for endorsements.

Hi, this site http://www.ourairports.com/ should give you what you want.

Need factory built aircraft as well and calibrated altimeter.

Just looking at website and it has a mention of it in a survey as an option to see if there is interest.

I bought a $24 Bluetooth earpiece at shop , stuck it into one side of the headset and can talk and hear everything, simple, cheap and easy, I just don't bother to put it in headset all the time.

To my knowledge and I could be wrong, you can not do a tail wheel endorsement on this as you are not the builder but you can do type conversion in this and actually it does not have to be an instructor although recommended, BFR should also be able to be conducted in your own aircraft.