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I don 't totally agree with Ozzie about the US system where the LSA was created to work around the problems with FAR103. Max 10 gallons, no passengers and the crazy situation whereby there are thousands of pilots taking their wives/friends for "instructional" flights. To my mind LSA is a US solution to a US problem that did not exist in Aust and introducing LSA to Australia is an unnecessary complication. dems my thoughts Davidh

Yep a Mong it is. I posted an article on this aircraft at Tom Aberle’s Phantom - Articles on the 23.7th. best of wishes Davidh

Yep one precaution "run like hell!!!" 'cause if you get it to start without a fly wheel, it will instantly over rev and tear itself to pieces.

It frightens me to see where RAA is aiming with faster, bigger, more complex aircraft and pitching for above 5000 ft and CTA endorsements. I fear that some day a heavy, fast RAA aircraft will be involved in a fatality within CTA and the reaction by the media, the coroner and other authorities will be to close down the priveledges currently enjoyed by RAA owner/pilots. I don't see the requirement of a full PPL an excessive burden for those who aspire to fly pseudo GA aircraft. Outside of the medical there is essentially no difference between the skill/competency requirements for an OCTA PPL and a RAA certificate. To my mind it would be a tragic if the rush for bigger, faster, higher the sub-550kg, sub-80knts aircraft became sidelined. Unfortunately that seems to be happening. 'dems my thoughts Davidh

Outside of GAAP tower hourse MBN defaults to CTAF-R so a RAA pilot in a RAA aircraft can fly in outside tower hours. Overnight parking for ultralights is around $5.00 perday. A good idea for anyone not familiar with MBN would to get a copy of the free CASA publication visual pilot guide for Melbourne, there are also VPGs for Brisbane Sydeny and Perth, I'm not sure about Adelaide. Davidh

Yesterday I was in discussion with a CFI at MBN who stated that in order to enter controlled airspace with an "approved" rather than a "certified" engine that one needed to phone in and request permission first. He also said that in his experience permission was always granted. This was complete news to me. Presuming that he has been making these phone calls and ATC have not been telling him that the call was un necessary then ATC must be of this opinion as well. Does any one know if the RVAC's Sportstars have certified engines? Or if all Sportstars have certified engines? curiouser & curiouser davidh

At which point Nanna chimed in with " 'e ort to get a tail wheel endorsement 'cause with a tail wheel endorsement ..............

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... supping on a surfeit of Denkavit leading to a serious degredation of the gazelle's performance and a question in his mind as to whether it may have had a similar effect on his own performance should the flehmen featured Nana get her wicked way with him. Finding himself caught like a roo in the headlights or a cheetah up a pole he........

that's what happens when you let Bastille day go by without even a nod to the fly past by the Patrouille de France nor even a croisant or two. you are left with a celebratory washroom puck and a ............. a

Its a... Ill wind from Narrowind thought the now not so dangly Dr Dangle as he felt the wind chill on the up wind side of his newly discovered wind direction indicator ( historical aviation term). "time is a pressing so I'll just make a rapid diversion to the Riverland where.........

one of those little blue sweets;--- and finding himself not quite so dangly as before hurriedly headed off in the direction of........

Corfu

and of any thing staying in your system

Qwerty, I just noticed who had posted that comment and realised that we were there together. cheers Davidh

I had the same photo but then the cell phone died and took the photo with it.

Thanks Skydog, i don't think that it is a prize winner but I do feel that it illustrates part of what recreational flying is all about cheers Davidh

Hi BigPete et al here is the list of articles with most of the links in place. QUESTIONS 1 do the members want more articles? 2 what type of articles are of interest? 3 does the daily news post fulfill members needs for reading and thus articles are on minimal value? 4 any advice re source of articles? 5 any other comments? thanks Davidh