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    There needs to be some real compromises. Why does Holsworthy still exist ?
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    While the Evektor Sportstar can climb at a reasonable rate (1 - 1,200 ft/min). It has european raidators and on a hot summer day you will probably need to pace the climb. Same issue with the Harmony.
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    Most EFISs do too. How accurate the flow sensor is is another story.
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    We use 16 li/hr for a 912IS. I have heard 16-20 li/hr for 912ULS. Thinking it is not quite a good at cruise as an IS but needs to be confirmed.
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    If you have 65 litres, lets say 63 litres usable. 912ULS comsumption of 18 litres per hour at 100 knots. Distance 262 nautical miles, lets add 10 nm each end for manouvering, say 282 nm trip. Time with zero winds would be 2 hours 49 minutes. 51 litres would be used plus 30 minutes margin (9 litres) so 60 litres total. No allowance for headwinds which you would need to monitor. You need to confirm that your tank actually holds 65 litres. Also confirm your fuel consumption of 18li/hr. You may already have (just) enough although I would probably do some research on alternate fields 30 minutes before your destination (both ways).
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    As a factory built aircraft would the factory approve an increase in the size of the single tank ? Possibly they would approve the wing tanks if you fitted the later model wings but now the cost is getting right up there. Looks like you can carry fuel in portable tanks/cans as long as it is non-commercial and no passengers. Not suggesting this is a good idea. Anybody care to comment.
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    Sportstar 550kg MTOW Sportstar Plus 575 Sportstar Max 600
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    Is that fuel capacity right ? I thought all models (Sportstar, SS Plus, SS Max) of Sportstar had 115 litres. Sorry, not keeping up; early model (2004) with single tank
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    https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/class-5-review-to-begin-this-month
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    Stiffens the joystick ?
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    Western Sydney International opens December 2026. Ideally we should have had approvals and training manuals ready 2 years before that. Pre Dec 26 we will have a complete re-arrangement of Sydney metro airspace. Controlled Airspace endorsements available only 6 (or even 12) months before hand will be a nightmare with current numbers of instructors available.
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    RPL is your friend
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    Around the world aviation safety authorities take a long time to confirm even the basic facts. Often this is over a year. This is the main reason so much discussion and conjecture occur. Some of this discussion is off or even completely wrong but some of it is not. As long as we all operate with high level filters on, review the source of each piece of info and apply logic to how it all fits together I believe the benefit (safety lessons much earlier) is worth it. Or offical safety bodys could release what they know much earlier.
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    https://www.australianflying.com.au/the-last-minute-hitch/the-last-minute-hitch-31-january-2025 Lets get those submissions in !
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    I believe that the primary justification for the ASIC was to stop unauthorised persons from being airside in any capacity at a security controlled field. Yet you can land, taxi and walk from the apron to the toilet with almost no chance (once in 18 months) of being intercepted. We have fences but limited checks there are no holes. Manual locks on gates with no recording of who used them. Almost no patrols of apron areas. All because nobody, not Home Affairs, not airfield owners (mainly councils) and certainly not CASA wants to fund it. But lets hit users for $300 every 2 years for something we know is ineffective.
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    325 and 200 feet would lead to an underpants moment but not a collision so one or both of these numbers is incorrect. Appears that both aircraft had lights and ADS-B operating. There is a history of ATC problems and complaints about helo flight height. Discussion on whether low level helo ops close to a high traffic field should be occurring at all has been ongoing for years. Political pressure to 'protect politicians' should also not be discounted.
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    In the 18 months I have been going to Shell Harbour, a security controlled field, I have only been asked for my ASIC once. I did not have one at that stage. Nothing happended; no fine, no leave airside immediately, no report to Police etc etc. The council officer that asked me knew it was a joke and simply told me to get one. The main point is that ASIC is not a security system. It is a 'pretend you are doing something about security' psuedo-action to justify a government departments existance. It literally protects nobody.
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    Getting back to the facts; Juans second video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3gD_lnBNu0 Main facts; Helo route 1 has a height limit of 200 feet Helo PAT25 was between 300 and 350 feet at time of collison as JIA5342 was descending on final Helo was deviating slighty right of route 1 At least some of the 3 man crew were wearing night vision
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    Reading up on 'Instrument number CASA EX01/24" which not part of the regulations but is an exemption to them. If I have a RPL and a class 5 med (and obviously a current BFR) I can fly a plane up to 2000kg. Under the regs if I have an RPL and either a class 2 or class 1 med then I can fly a plane up to 1500kg. I thought this was interesting. Probably not a lot of practical difference as with RPL and higher med you can only have 3 passengers and an aircraft like a Cessna 172 is 1,157 kg MTOW.
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    So a government department that does not own, run or fund any public or private airport has responsibility for aviation security. Yep, that was always going to work.
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    My understanding is that it did an instrument approach to 01 then a dog leg to visual for 33 and that this was planned for from the beginning. Apparently this is common approach.
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouDAnO8eMf8
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    We have daily half a dozen navy helos and the occassional low level C130 around Shellharbour and they all have ADS-B.
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    Temp is probably from inside the receiver case.
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    Interesting. Sounds like you are fulling in quite a hole in their previous coverage.
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