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Can you post it as my fb appears every time !

Again it did it , See 7 news,

A See seven news with Darren Chester aboard Cessna doing wheels up landing, I posted from my fb but it opened my fb on here, will try post it.

You are very right about instructors willing to use it ! Considerations are quality of build, insurance and ease of being able to teach in it !

Only exam is human factors ! If they have a PPL issued before human factors.

I believe if hours have been done in a light VH reg plane, say a Gazelle or Jabiru then competency is acceptable rather than min 5 hours of which some can be observed solo ! This was my understanding of ops manual ! Correct me if I’m wrong ! Just my understanding !

It will make a huge difference as I mentioned earlier ! The wear on the outside is in my opinion due to the low pressure, you will find it very different on the takeoff roll on rough ground,

I used a lower pressure than recommend on the main for a smoother ride on a grass strip but when on bitumen got excessive wear on one side, now on recommend pressure and much better wear on mains but ride is not as nice ! Just my observation.

A C172 with 160HP will easy handle 500 m lightly loaded but max weight, hot day, soft surface or slope may be a very different story ! A 140 Cherokee will not be any good on that short a strip ! You want to build an airstrip for anyone and everyone then you need a tar sealed 1500meter runway with clear approaches and departures ! I have a grass farm strip, 800m and use a J230 ! At full weight! the grass is wet and long plus hot it would be dangerous to take off as it won't accelerate fast enough or get enough lift ! I also have trees and a power line to watch for ! With short dry grass, 24deg, 600kg MTOW there is no need for more than 500m, I don't encourage others to fly in as I do not want neighbours to complain, so as Kasper said " nothing to see here, " .

I think if you have clear approaches and departure and is not limited to a one way operation because of obstacles then my opinion would be that most light aircraft would handle 500 meters, bear in mind if you have a stiff xwind you may require extra length to land flap less or fast to deal with turbulence, also grass require more length than other surfaces, if you have the room 800m grass would be ample for most as long as the approaches are not obstructed in my opinion ! Just my two bobs worth !

Enjoy ! Vintageairrally

Your welcome to come ! Located near Gladstone ! You would have known Joe Scott RIP, Follow Belmore River in and can't miss it ! Photo of Crescent head !

Seen people strap a plastic Jerry can of water on back seat for ballast ! I use to do it flying my trike on my own !

Casa and Airservices are TOTALLY INCOMPETENT TO DO ANYTHING RIGHT ! A Joke ! !

Typical ! Doesn't work on first day ! Because of Airservices ?

I know what it's like to be milked and I understand the pressure on an instructor to be sure the student will keep safe ! Hope you get a good result in the end.

If you decide to head for the coast before Coffs Harbour I have a 800 metre private farm strip between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour, just inland from Crescent Head ! you guys are welcome to drop in and stay ! Unleaded close by ! Have a good trip ! Pm if your interested !

It seems this may be a success ! Was on RAA mag cover a while ago ! What's New - Vickers Aircraft Company Ltd

Just saying, Just to be clear this is the other aircraft VH BWZ not VH JMW

I wonder what the cost of a new fuselage is ?

As I respect your opinion Nev can you elaborate please ! I'm seeing a lot of over correction and loss of control but at the end of video the trees aren't moving that much ! Seems a little out of control to me or am I being critical ?

Great subject you have brought up Potteroo, I live on the East Coast and am on the Lee side of the Great Dividing range and have a lot of respect for Westerly winds, my strip is east west and have had a lot of westerly winds over the last few months mostly in morning and middle of day as the sea breeze kicks in noon to mid arvo. I have power lines 300m west of strip and am very aware of possible downdraft wave taking off to the west and have experienced it on several occasions. I am a former resident and aviator from the snowy mountains and am very use to mountain flying so I do not underestimate the downdraft threat but turbulence is a worry too ! I have done several trips in severe turbulence over mountain terrain ! The threat of structural failure or fatigue is very real as pointed out but the ability to outclimb a downdraft is very life threatening that is sometimes not considered by those who have not flown near real hills ! By the way, I consider 15 knots from the west a limit to fly but would not put a limit within reason on NE to SE as there would be no turbulence or downdraft ! N and S are crosswind and 14 knot for aircraft and 20knots for me, haha ! Been there ! A lot more than that experienced in a C172 in Broken Hill 15years ago ! 54knots wind 45deg across strip ! What a ride ! Can laugh now ! Remember every moment ! Perfect landing ! Hard to park and open door ! Turbulence was wild around airport and town due to the local hills, was reasonably smooth before got near hills !

Because ! Casa want to justify their jobs ! Casa are stupid ! Casa have no clue of the real world ! Only reasons I can think of why Casa cause so much grief !

Casa have proven beyond any doubt they know more about nothing than most people ! The are Stupid ! English test ! Fn stupid ! medical Fn stupid ! You could make a long list ! How about they wake up and do something smart and disappear off the face of aviation ! Would it. Be safer for private pilots ! You bet, because most people want to stay safe ! Casa are the problem !