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  1. pmccarthy
    I see by your little picture that your face went completely black. You must have grown the beard later.
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    The CASA circuit advice is to descend to circuit height on the dead side before you cross the runway at midfield crosswind.
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    Crosswind is a location... it is leg flown by planes that have taken off and have turned to join downwind. It is not a safe place to join, as they may not see you coming! Midfield crosswind is further back - over the runway itself - and over the top of any aircraft taking off. Circuit procedures are given in non-controlled-aerodrome-circuit-procedures.pdf (casa.gov.au) Note that midfield crosswind is the ONLY crosswind join. The example broadcast from the CASA website is: Tyabb traffic, C172, ZTQ joining midfield crosswind, runway 17, Tyabb. see Radio use at CTAFs (when YMMB, YMAV and YMEN Towers are closed) | Civil Aviation Safety Authority (casa.gov.au) It isn't complicated!
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    Joining crosswind means joining at the point where an aircraft taking off would turn onto crosswind, say 0.5 to 1.0 km beyond the end of the runway. But it depends on aircraft performance, as to when they reach 500 feet for the turn. Midfield crosswind means over the runway, toward the departure end. So they are two very different things. It is important to understand the difference when planning your join and also when looking out for joining aircraft.
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    Wow those old member names really took me back.
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    This time with Dan Gryder in the right hand seat.
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    I think the pilot cried out “ duck!” Or something like that.
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    Midfield crosswind joins are, in my opinion, the safest. You get to see the windsock and everyone knows exactly where you are coming from.
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    The discussion about acetone alarms me a bit. I had a job once where I had it all over my hands every day. So I have not worried about using it in my workshop. I just Googled it and found Health Risks: Irritation: Acetone fumes can irritate the eyes, nose, throat, and skin. Ingestion: Swallowing acetone can be toxic. Inhalation: Breathing in acetone can cause headaches, dizziness, and nausea. High ketone levels: Excessive exposure can be harmful, especially for people with diabetes. Thats about what I thought - so no cancer risk. Just as well, I don't want that again!
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    There is an aircraft operations area. I don’t think boats are supposed to be there.
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    They were small on flimsy poles. I will refine my estimate, they’re were probably horizontal at 2-3 knots. Really just direction indicators.
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    Those little wind socks are probably straight at 5 knots. I didn’t get there until about an hour after the incident.
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    I have to back down on my observation that there was no wind. I didn’t notice any. But this ABC photo shows the wind socks out straight.
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    I live a mile away, there was no significant wind.
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    Yes, one of those instant repair cans mentioned above. And the correct spanner and Allen key to get the brake and wheel off and on, in case the goop can doesn’t work. I carry a small pump. And keep meaning to get a spare tube. But my solution back then was to fit much stronger tyres, went from 4 ply (I think) to something much better and had no more trouble.
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    I had one at Apollo Bay on a Sunday due to big sharp gravel. Left the plane halfway up the hill for a week. Had to go back in a mates plane with a new tube. Big job on a slope in grass.
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    Lots of soft pax between the pilot and the point of impact.
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    We have heard here about extra ten knots from eprops.
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    Fosterville gold mine, the richest in Australia. Passed over on the way up to Pyramid Hill today.
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    They are heavy and no practical use these days if you have GPS instruments.
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    I still have my Compass return tickets to Sydney.
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    Not indiscriminately at all, it is designed to kill the f… Russians!
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    Here's Our First Close Look At A Ukrainian Light Aircraft Turned Long-Range Kamikaze Drone - The Aviationist
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    Yesterday I had a really interesting conversation with a couple who believe that the government is spraying chemicals into the atmosphere. They live in Sydney and have seen the evidence in the sky. Not only big planes, they have seen small planes flying a pattern and leaving a fog behind. I asked some questions: who are the commercial pilots who do this work, how does one get a job? where are the specially fitted planes kept? how do they stop aviation enthusiasts taking pictures of the planes? where are the chemical storages and how do they load the planes? and so on. but nothing would change their minds. They KNOW it is happening. It is frightening to see how easily logic goes out the window and minds are taken over by nonsense. I guess that is how Russians support Putin.
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    I was impressed by the gen 4 in the Parkes display. Hadn’t seen one before.
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