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Ausfly has been cancelled for 2014. SAAA will hold a Fly-in, BBQ & trivia night with their AGM instead. See separate posting - Narromine Fly-in & BBQ.

www.saaa.com.au Maintenance Procedures Course (MPC) 10-11 September at Narromine - Places filling fast! Bookings via the SAAA office or pay on-line for existing members SAAA also holds 2 day metal work courses based on the Vans RV Training Project (contact SAAA for dates)

As a result of the cancellation of Ausfly, the SAAA will be holding a fly-in over the weekend September 13-14 which will allow for the SAAA AGM to be held at 2pm on Saturday 13th this will be followed by a BBQ and trivia night to be held Saturday evening. More details to follow.

www.australiancampovenfestival.com.au Beside the Millmerran Airstrip 123456 Put the 4th and 5th October 2014 in your diary because the Australian Camp Oven Festival is coming and it’s going to be bigger than ever! Let us entertain you.... Camp Oven Cooking Competitions, demonstrations and hands on workshops. Music all weekend. Bush Poets Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday Mornings. Join in the fun of the Damper Throwing and Billy Boiling Competitions. Market stalls. Vintage Machinery. And much more. The festival’s two day program has plenty to interest the entire family and is not to be missed. See you there.

To find towers (ie look up the location of all licensees) go here http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/register_search.main_page Search by Site, postcode. The list appears, choose one, then click on Nearby Sites Map for a Google map with sites pinned. Clicking on the License will also give you the antenna height. See if there are any near to the crash that might support the theory.

AOPA is pleased to announce its next Safety Seminar will be held in Sydney at Bankstown Airport in the passenger terminal building. The event will include aircraft on display, exhibitors, presenters from government bodies and private organisations. The dates are Sat 16 August & Sun 17 August 2014 from 9am - 3pm each day. It will be a safety seminar with an expo feel. There will be Q & A opportunities. A BBQ lunch will be on offer. Will be a great weekend, hopefully you can attend on one or both days. Please RSVP to secure your place to: email: [email protected] ph: 0417 29 2209 Best Regards Aaron Stephenson CEO

I am out in the Boonies on the farm with only one bar to no service, so bear with me if I can't get into a lively debate - Telstra (#%#**&!!) service. The Annual Reports from 2007 to 2012 have very little detail to judge what exactly is going on with wages. I am aware that lately some have been contractors rather than employees. I think this was the CASA rego checker after the Audit fail, and one of the Tech staff. Year & $(employee exp + annual leave accrual). Note year 2007 = 2006/07 financial year 2007 $508,211 2008 $508,729 2009 $651,410 2010 $868,396 2011 $840,690 2012 $1,075,708 2013 $1,089,325 increase from 2007 = 2.14 times Key Personnel - defined as "Any person(s) having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the association" 2008 $212,458 2009 $222,872 2010 $399,694 2011 $379,887 2012 $470,429 This looks like some other staff have been added to the Key Personnel rather than a couple getting big pay rises. Post employment benefit is also included in this figure. Note we had vacancies in the CEO & Tech area which may account for the drop around 2011. The Annual Report is a public document, provided to members each year and also available to anyone who asks from the Dept of Justice & Community Safety ACT. Sue

I have included the website address in post #1. The airshow is 11am - 2pm each day, so the airstrip will be closed to arrivals & departures. The "Getting There" advice only says "Fly in – If you intend to fly in to the Festival of Flight, parking for your aircraft will be available."

Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition 24 Feb to 1st March 2015. See website for further information: http://www.airshow.com.au/airshow2015/TRADE/index.asp

The Great Eastern Fly-In is a unique Australian aviation event. Pilots, their families and friends, Fly-In from all over Australia, to enjoy a great summer holiday with a difference! Locals, young and old, come to marvel at the latest in aircraft, air displays, and have the ride of their lives. Celebrating 100 years of Military Aviation in Australia And all things Aviation! 2015 Great Eastern 9 -11 th January, 2015 Join us and help celebrate this special anniversary. 2015 highlights: RAAF recruitment and other highlights Aviation Heritage Museum with new displays and of course the F111 Bomber Command Display 737 Flight Simulator – the real deal! Air Displays Model boat display Plus All the fun of The Fly-In! Register on arrival and go into the barrel to win a Great Eastern Fly-In Jersey/t-shirt and cap. Pilots flying in, could you print details of your aircraft and place it on or near it for people to learn all about your special aircraft. SEE YOU THERE! http://www.greateasternflyin.com/ Where The Sky Meets the Sea.

Featuring Paul Bennet Airshow Aerobatics Since 2001, Show Us Ya Wheels has been a great family fun day, regularly attracting over 6000 visitors, and has become a permanent and well loved fixture on the Victorian car show circuit. When: Sunday, December 1st, 2013 Where: Numurkah Showgrounds Time: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. Pricing: Kids $2.00 Adults $5.00 Vehicle Exhibit $10.00 per entrant - Enter on the day Rocker Racing is Free. http://www.showusyawheels.com.au/

Tamworth’s 2nd (YES Second) FESTIVAL of FLIGHT is planned for 17th,18th, and 19th OCTOBER 2014 (Reserve the Date!!) Enquiries: 02 6760 7221 (after 4pm) or email [email protected] The second Tamworth Festival of Flight is touching down at the Tamworth Airport on October 18th and 19th with an even more spectacular air show of planes from cutting edge to the classic, aerobics, skydiving, joy flights and career advice. Presented by the Tamworth Aero club and the Rotary Club of Tamworth this will be a fun packed weekend not to be missed. If you enjoyed the air show in 2013, reserve the date and bring the kids again in 2014. Prices are most reasonable with daily ticket prices of $20 per adult, $10 per child and family ticket of $45 and these prices will include free bus travel to and from the airport using Hannaford’s Coaches. All funds raised will be used to support the local community. So strap yourself in, reserve the dates and come for a weekend of excitement and enjoyment. And there will also be a special careers day as part of the Festival on Friday 17th October. Speak to your Careers Adviser at your school for more details. More details http://tamworthfestivalofflight.com.au/

Australian Aerobatic Club Queensland State Titles - Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield Friday 8th August to Sunday 10th August 2014 http://www.aacqld.com.au/StateTitles.html

You are all invited to Paul Bennet Airshows Aerobatics Day to be held at Luskintyre Airfield and Maitland Airfield over the Weekend of July 5th-6th. Both Paul Bennet and his team members will be available to critique your display flying and aerobatic competition flying from Basic through to Unlimited. Enjoy a BBQ with the Luskintyre Tiger Moths. If you are just interested in aerobatics and would love to come along, then you are more than welcome. All participants will also go in the draw for an opportunity to going flying with Paul Bennet in either his Wirraway or Grumman Avenger aircraft! http://www.maxxgaerobatics.com.au/appearances.html

The Gathering of Eagles – Australia 30th August, 2014 Watts Bridge Memorial Airfield invites all pilots and aviation enthusiasts to participate in our annual fly-meet. Catering on-field, Avgas & absolutely no landing fees. For more information contact Ron Dunn on 0428 747 737 www.wattsbridge.com.au

RAAus decided that Natfly was growing and should be put out to tender for blocks of 3 years. Temora must have offered more than Narromine.

I have opened the RSVPs on the Ausfly Event on http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/sep-12-2014-ausfly-2014-narromine-nsw.117924/ You can quickly indicate your interest in attending. Sue

Ausfly has been cancelled for 2014. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending anyway.

The website (www.ausfly.com.au) is still touting Ausfly 11-14 Sept 2014 (last updated 16/5/14). Farcebook page's last post was 28 March 2014. https://www.facebook.com/www.ausfly.com.au?fref=ts Very disappointed if it has been cancelled - we were planning to attend. Sue

Kites & the law. Not surprisingly the humble kite gets a mention in a number of places outside of CASA. A couple of examples at the bottom. In a nutshell: Kites are not required to be registered. Operation 4km from an airport, below 300 ft in VMC, 500ft below cloud; unless exempted by CASA. The definition of a kite as "moored (or tethered) to the ground" I was informed a few years ago that this included a kite string held by a person on the ground. The sources these rules follows: Civil Aviation Regulations 1988 http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004H00530/Html/Volume_2 260 Manned fixed balloons and kites (1) Despite regulation 157, a person may fly a fixed balloon or kite at a height not exceeding 300 feet. (2) A person must not fly a fixed balloon or kite within 4 000 metres of an aerodrome or at a height of more than 300 feet if the following requirements are not satisfied: (a) the person has CASA’s permission to fly the balloon or kite at that height; (b) the flight is in accordance with the terms of that permission. Penalty: 10 penalty units. (3) A person flying a fixed balloon or kite must fly it in V.M.C. Penalty: 10 penalty units. (4) An offence against subregulation (2) or (3) is an offence of strict liability. Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (5) This regulation does not apply to an unmanned fixed balloon or kite to which Part 101 of CASR applies. 205A Offences A person who flies or operates: .....(d) a kite; or .... in contravention of a provision of this Division that applies to the aeroplane, glider, balloon, kite or airship is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units. Civil Aviation Regulations 1998 http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004H00559 47.175 Aircraft not required to be registered (1) For paragraph 20AA (1) (b) of the Act, an aircraft is not required to be registered if subregulation (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) applies to it. (2) This subregulation applies to an aircraft if it is: (a) an unmanned free balloon; or (b) a permanently tethered manned balloon; or © a hang glider; or (d) a kite; or (e) a parachute; or (f) a recreational unmanned aircraft; (g) a rocket. Note For the definitions of kite, manned balloon, tethered and unmanned balloon see the Dictionary. (3) This subregulation applies to an aircraft if it is an unpowered aircraft that weighs less than 75 kilograms. 101.030 Approval of areas for operation of unmanned aircraft or rockets (1) A person may apply to CASA for the approval of an area as an area for the operation of: ....... (2) For paragraph (1) (a), the classes of unmanned aircraft are the following: (a) tethered balloons and kites; .......... 101.120 Operation of tethered balloon or kite under cloud (1) A person may operate a tethered balloon or kite under cloud only if he or she keeps the balloon or kite at least 500 feet (measured vertically) below the cloud. Penalty: 10 penalty units. 200.5 kite means a glider normally tethered to the ground. Dictionary kite means a glider normally moored to the ground. Air Displays: Safety and Administrative Arrangements http://www.casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/manuals/regulate/air_disp/076r01.pdf To fly kites at an aerodrome, you will require an exemption against CAR 260 from CASA. You will need to keep the kites away from any possible approach path to a runway in case you get a non-radio aircraft arriving unexpectedly. Also, you can only fly kites when all other manned aircraft are on the ground. There is an application form Defence Act 1903 - defines some kites as Aircraft for the purposes of this Act Police Act 1892 WA - 96 Prohibition of nuisances by persons in thoroughfares- Every person shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty of not more than $40 who shall in any street commit any of the following offences: .... (10) Every person who shall fly any kite, or ..... to the annoyance of the inhabitants or passengers, or to the common danger of the passengers.

In the early 1990's my employer had a range of "Activity Kits" for loan to remote schools & children's groups. These were designed so that anyone could run the activity, all materials and step by step instructions. I was requested to develop a Kite Kit. This was back in the days of the Air Navigation Act. After a bit of research I had to explain how impractical this would be for our Western Qld towns who had their airport on the edge of town. Firstly the distance from the airport took them out into the desert. Then the Air Nav Act required each person operating a kite to be 100m from another kite pilot and with 500m clear of people in the wind direction (clear path to run with kite). I estimated the one teacher school at Birdsville would need a square km to arrange their students in two lines with 500m each, clear, spaced 100m apart. I'll see if I can find out what the present rules are. Sue

Résumé is from the French résumer - "to summarise" Curriculum vitae is Latin - "course of life" A Resume is a brief listing showing how you fit the job, whereas a CV is more detailed going through every job and qualification.

This is on the RAA Members Portal under Latest Notices - Operational Advisory (Group D Engine Off Operations). The following is an excerpt - I encourage you to read the full Advisory before commenting. BACKGROUND A recent accident investigation involving a Group D operator has revealed a potential lack of understanding in relation to engine off operations with RAA registered aircraft. This has been promulgated in most cases by members transferring from HGFA operators where this practice is permitted. REQUIRED ACTIONS Operations remind all RA-Aus pilots and Instructors that engine off operations of any recreational aircraft are not permitted in flight unless a declared emergency or under the command of a qualified CFI under controlled conditions only. This stipulation is currently referenced in Section 3.04 - 44 of the Operations Manual. Issue 7 of the Operations Manual will more clearly outline this requirement in Section 3.02.