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    Harry Houdini, ever the showman, was smart enough to alert everyone to his flying stunt at Diggers Rest in 1910, There is even a movie. But clearly that was much later than Brendan’s clippings.
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    At a council-owned airfield, is it common practice to allow semi-permanent tie-downs to be installed (like deeply driven star pickets) at your allocated space, if you are renting the space for a month or year ? The ‘allocated spaces’ regularly become waterlogged just to add insult to injury.…and no, there is zero hangar space available probably for the next decade. The council has a reputation for being antagonistic toward the airfield, so I don’t want to formally enquire, if there is a risk of being declined.
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    Not caustic. It was an over-dosed neutralising amine that was used to minimise corrosion from acid carryover into a distillation column downstream of the H2SO4 reactor in the alky unit. It was over-dosed because the reactor control was poor leading to foaming and carryover. The residual amine present in the produced avgas acted as a solvent on some aircraft fuel line components.
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    Yes - just simple colloquial terminology. During my career I visited every oil refinery in Australia - when they existed. All of them produced ‘mogas’ as it was known by the refinery operators. Only a few produced Avgas.
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    Prelim report indicates bird strike on both engines, but no direct link to crash as yet.
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    If you can believe the comments on FarceBook, he popped a piston and had to do a 180 to avoid a car. Fair effort !!
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    To answer the OPs question,I believe the answer is no - there is little value in renewing the country airstrips guide each year. if you have a lot of spare time, you can collate your desired information from a combination of apps, such as Ozrunways / Avplan and then add petrol spy and maybe wikicamps…..and then Facebook groups such as Plan, Land and Stay.
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    The commercial media have a ‘go to’ person (from QF32 fame) every time there is an airline crash. RAAus should have the same, but get on the front foot.
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    What I would find interesting is a breakdown of the number of aircraft registrations in each of the RAAus groups, and how these numbers have changed over say, the past 5 years. That would indicate where the trend in recreational aviation is headed, and anecdotally, I suspect it is factory LSA. I note however there has been a net drop of 30 RAAus registrations over the past 12 months as indicated by the RAAus website. Group G may change this, but by how much?
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    I saw a daisy chain of about 40 satellites go over the Hunter Valley west to east a few months ago. I assumed it was a recent Starlink launch.
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    SMS only in the short to medium term, but still a safety enhancement for remote area flying. https://www.telstra.com.au/exchange/telstra-to-bring-spacex-s-starlink-satellite-to-mobile-technolog
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    There is a Facebook group called “Hangar Australia - for sale and rental vacancy” You could try that………if you know someone that uses Facebook.
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    Kanardia may be another (cheaper) option to Garmin, Dynon, that has Australian maps.
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    Should we expect broad-based advocacy from RA-AUS, or is that beyond their remit? I note they promote their work with CASA and at least Michael Monck got a sound bite in the video. From RA-AUS website…. “As an RAAus member, we do the work dealing with CASA for you. We oversee your training, aircraft maintenance, and medical standards. We are also in constant contact with CASA, working to protect your privileges and ensure you enjoy a simple, yet safe rule set.” AOPA have a reputation for aggressively defending the rights of the VH world to anyone who would listen. Should we expect RA-AUS to do the same for the numbered fleet when ‘hobby’ aircraft are questioned, or would that simply undermine their (subservient) relationship with CASA? So, if not RA-AUS as the aggressive advocate each time someone threatens the freedoms of the recreational flyer, then who? Thoughts, opinions, anyone ?
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    Once again the financial longevity of Flight Design aircraft looks shaky. This time around the suggestion is that a single unpaid accounts receivable is to blame…..and of course the production centre in Kherson, Ukraine had to be closed. Strong order book, etc - will they bounce back again ?
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    Page 98…. A bright horizon for RA-Aus ”If you look at the register now, out of the 3,195 aircraft currently listed, a very small percentage of these are of the rag and tube variety that light sport aviation was founded on” There is your answer. As Deano747 suggests- submit an article with pics to stir up some interest or write to the Editor. Ultimately, advertisers follow the money, and the magazine follows the advertisers.
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    When things were looking good, my father would say “it is not a good wheat crop until it is over the weigh bridge”. He was an optimist, but also a realist.
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    He stole a fair bit of food, clothes and weapons from farmhouses etc, and that’s ultimately how he was tracked down. Some anecdotes suggest he was almost relieved to be captured - he’d had enough of living rough and being on the run for 7 years. Still, I wouldn’t want to spend too much time there without shelter, particularly over winter - it snows .
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    I believe there are a total of six aircraft ‘parked’ on the Barrington Tops (so far) including VH-MDX. When I last visited hiking about 6 months ago, it was a lovely clear day in nearby Scone, but howling horizontal rain, freezing cold and zero visibility on the Tops. Those that may recall the lengthy manhunt for the fugitive Malcolm Naden and know the area will understand why it took so long to nab him. Awesome area, but smart to fly around rather than over.
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    I hope Thruster’s wheat crop dries out fast and doesn’t suffer the dreaded ‘shot and sprung’. Cowra is on my (repeat) visit list for early next year. On my last visit (to the Japanese Gardens), the circuit was busy as heck with warbirds practicing formation. Nice part of the world.
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    Ahhh yes - lawyers. I particularly liked the requirement for a retained fuel sample in the event you cook a piston and want to make a claim. How many operators would duck down to the servo after the engine strip, fill up a jar and then announce “here’s one I prepared earlier !”
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    Wings out West at Dubbo, operates a Legend Cub tailwheel based flying school.
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    SB-912-079.pdf In the latest broad ranging Service Bulletin from Rotax, they make a strong case to preference 98 octane fuel to minimise the risk of piston damage. This has particular relevance to CSU operators and the need to manage MAP vs fuel type. Interesting reading.
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    Global Helium demand regularly exceeds supply. If we were a little smarter in Oz, we would separate, recover and sell the Helium that is currently vented to the atmosphere from our LNG plants.
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    Naturally occurring Uranium decays to Thorium and Helium. Helium being very light and inert, migrates through the Earth’s crust, and is commonly associated with natural gas when it similarly becomes trapped in reservoirs. Does that help?
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