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  1. Deano747
    Floatplane adopting its natural position - heavy side down. Pleased they all got out.
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    A Skyecho and iPad with AV Plan or Oz Maps would have done it Rolls Royce solution is Transponder with mode S and ADSB in/out and a Flarm. https://www.flarm.com/en/
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    Sad news. Flew with XXX for a number of years in the RAAF, the Wollongong Aerial patrol and QANTAS. He was very involved in all things aviation with a school and an aerial survey business as a side hustle. What he was doing at that altitude is anyones guess ....... Another reason for ADSB in/out.
  4. Deano747
    short runway, hot and early configuration was up around the 130 mark.
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    Remember when QF Link first started using them out of the Gold Coast. In summer with a full pax load (high density all economy configuration), they couldn't take any baggage if they were going further than Brisbane. Useful airplane ...........
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    Sensationalised media reporting .........only panic from professional pilots would have been where to eat that night in a strange city. Losing a few screens is not a drama. Other screens are switchable and funnily enough, autopilots don't need any screens to still work. They lost LNAV - oh dear, imagine having to rely on radar vectors (or GPS) and use your heading bug; whatever next. Losing multiple screens was par for the course in early days of the 767 and 744 as was the FMC dumping all data so you lost VNAV as well as LNAV. Worst case that I heard of was on an Australian based international airline that lost all 4 primary screens just after take off so reverted to standby AI, ASI, altimeter, E2B and secondary engine screen to dump some 100t of fuel to come back and land - didn't even make the papers.
  7. Deano747
    It may just get a little interesting if you touched down with any drift on and the ribs failed in shear.
  8. Deano747
    Looks as if the airplane is off the taxiway A3 and not the runway as reported.
  9. Deano747
    I would think that it depends on how much adverse yaw your aircraft exhibits. Pronounced amount, then yes. Tiny amount, probably spend elsewhere. Will the autopilot work through your electric trim motors, or seperate?
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    Every parachute comes with a detailed instruction manual including limitations. Up to the operator to know those ......... I don't know what brand the Bristell uses, but if it was a Galaxy GRS Ballistic chute and assuming the GRS 6, then just over 300 feet AGL in level flight, 400 feet level inverted, 500 feet in a spin and 600 feet in inverted spin. (figures absolute minimum test results and rounded up from metric - I use 500' same as the Cirrus as an easy height to remember and add it my x-wind turn. "500'- chute available clear left/right"). Galaxy have a great paragraph Quote 'You have a GRS only for additional security in the event that your skills, planning, judgement or careful equipment maintenance have failed to avoid a hazardous situation. When you use an emergency parachute system you may enter an unpredictable situation but the chances of saving your life are much higher than without it.'
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    Learmonth is the designated alternate for Perth. Perth is a designated remote airfield requiring certain operational considerations.
  12. Deano747
    Used to be 5 up until the about 1960, then 4 until about the mid 60's, and then 3 until 2002. 05/23 was used when the X wind was > 25 knots on the 09/27's. Around 2000m from memory - OK for landing with max brakes and full reverse and floating wasn't an option so a good solid arrival rather than a greaser was the go.
  13. Deano747
    More than likely the carrier ran over him. Carriers back then didn't have angled decks ........
  14. Deano747
    Wasn't channel seven in the news themselves recently about spreading false news - maybe not fake, but poorly researched ........ it was on the radio today as well. Let me guess - Alan Jones ?
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    Above article in the Daily Mail came straight from YouTube blogger 'Ellie in Space' - a little biased as she loves all things Elon Musk .................. There is a saying here - is it the truth or did you read it in the Daily Mail?
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    Is this the future? Requires other aircraft to also be fitted with FLARM or have a transponder mode S or C. Commonplace in Europe ........ https://store.swiftavionics.com.au/powerflarm-portable/
  17. Deano747
    ICAO sets airline security standards for International operators, and it flows downhill from there.
  18. Deano747
    There is one crucial word in your sentence, and that is OUR. ASIC has nothing to do with requirements here in Oz.
  19. Deano747
    Sort of similar in that it gave more air - but a LOT more fuel. Yamaha's V-Max had a system that utilised 1 carb per cylinder up to about 4,000 rpm (don't recall exactly the rpm) and then 2 carbs per cylinder. It gave quite a rush when the 2nd carb kicked in and the front wheel went skywards .........
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    Political - yes, sort of. Security services are generally reactive and need to be seen to be doing something. But if you think that 'they' give a monkeys about GA, then you are in for a world of hurt. GA is collateral damage in the attempt to give the paying public the best security that they can come up with. Is it flawed - yes, but I am really pleased that it is not my job to fix it - merely live with whatever measures are put in place. Oh, and BTW, there are a whole host of public facilities that have various levels of restrictions placed upon them. And yes - back to REX Airlines - I feel for the people affected - I have worked with many fine crew members whose families have been torn apart from this type of fall out from Compass 1 & 2, 1989, Ansett mk2, Bonza ....
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    Supervised on the tarmac until unscreened airside entry into domestic terminal. Different into international terminal where they are bussed to the ground side - screening required then to get airside.. I did this for nigh on 39 years until retirement 10 years ago - maybe it's changed since then. ASIC is not for passengers - it determines who is allowed to approach the airplane unsupervised. Still feeling that it was not REX's decision to have an ASIC requirement - it would have been forced upon them by Capitol city airport security requirements.
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    Only if it's required in the POH. Most light airplanes don't specify ..........
  23. Deano747
    So a local airfield 'owner' can decide that it's OK for an airline (and REX is an airline) to take passengers from an unsecured airfield and deposit them airside at an international airport ................ Every would be terrorist would be salivating at the thought................ I suspect that the original statement from REX read something along the lines of "We cannot operate out of your airport if it's not ASIC controlled rather that we won't." If an airport operator wants the ability to service major centres, then it must comply with Aviation Security measures.
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    What 'authorities' decided it's not required .............
  25. Deano747
    Not unusual for catering companies (food vans) to come to an event on the basis that there are restrictions placed on the organisers regarding outside availability of food.
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