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Yea I do regret getting the 16GB, but the new iPhone is a 32GB so I'll pull most of the stuff off the iPad i think and have it just for work.

It was <half a GB but with a it of a clean out now about 2GB. that's another thing,with the new IOS, I've only got 12gb available. Looks like the software take up allot more room.

Hey Nick, Yea it all up to date and gets turned off a bit. I've had the iPad for over 18months now and it's something that has been happening over time. Won't be upgrading any time soon tho, my iPhone buggered out yesterday so just bought a new one of them. Had another member say that ozrunways has recommended to keep enough space available, mine is always full

Howdy all, Finding my ozrunways is running pretty slow now on an iPad mini 3G 16gb and telstra. Needed to load the radar into HLC this arvo and it ended up freezing and reloading, seems to only be since the new updates. Anyone else notice it/have a fix?! I'm hardly tech savy but to me it seems like I might need to upgrade the iPad, I so I'll be fuming (read broke for Christmas)

Can't wait to tell the controllers at BRM/BAS next time I see them that GA dosnt regard their airspace a CTA...reckon ild have to get used to holding for a while and a few rounds shouted to get back on their good side

Who is charging $300 for a Jab?!?!? I can hire real aircraft for less than that ;)

And there is an old wives tale about the C210 baggage door in flight closing procedure that I might be able to vouge for ;)

Full and free. It's the thing that I forget off the checklist the most!! But, that's what the checklist if for. I normally end up doing it just as I line up. It is dumbfounding the amount of stupid things that I've NEARLY done before departing because of late pax, late aircraft, late notice charters OR getting on in the day. Pitot covers on, control lock in, baggage door open, chocks, fuel caps, pump static lines, you get the picture I think! A walk around and an unrushed time in the AC after engine start (remembering that once the engine is running people feel like they are on the way so you can take enough time to get settled ;) is what has picked up on these. The worst one being pax window on a check flight and rolled!! Stupid nervs

Low, slow approach, overshoot the final turn and increase AOB is the recipe. Happen to be out of balance as well? That's not the recipe for a very interesting day

Would have liked to see it become a government department again tho.

If nothing but this,the change in culture and, The Civil Aviation Safety Authority changes its organisational structure to a client-oriented output model. (If the client, just happens, to mean the industry and taxpayers) I'll be happy

These days to be honest, ild be happy if they just brought the alcohol and then left again

I've always been tought to maintain IAS in TB nev and not to chase ALT, that IAS may be >VNO or VA/VB if required, can you eloborate? I may have misunderstood the statement. Cheers

There is allot of country that I get a little worried about in a C210 in the NT, departing some aerodromes it's allot of miles before anything survivable if you need to put it down in a hurry. I'm not a jab basher and started in them myself, but to the E/SE of DN, where it sounds like you would be flying?I wouldn't be taking a jab, auto conversion ect with any confidence.

I'm my GA training we never busted the 500', unless we were given a failure above or near an ALA. Can't say the CP's out of training have given me the same luxury tho ;)

I really don't think conti or lycoming have too much to be worried about to be honest.

Merv. That just made my day!!!

And that's why you need a PPL RPL.

Na he is right, with the rise in terror threat and the G20 going on they won't do it. I couldn't even get up to see BRM tower.

I've used an mini and an air and think it depends on what you are using it for. Mini is great outside of flying, easy to hold big enough to read. Great for small cockpits but I prefer the air for flying if you are using it for maps on OzRunways, trying to read an ERC on a mini sucks in flight and I don't feel like I see enough of a WAC. If not using it for maps. Mini all the way

C'mon fellas!! Starting to sound like some sort of Professional Pilot R network.. The reason I mentioned the power/drag curves is the OP was asking for things he could do to prepare and I believe that while understanding where ther aircraft is in its stage of flight is important and having a "feel" for it more so, I know myself that I didn't truley understand what was happening or, more importantly what was about to happen and the consequences of it being mis managed until I got my head around them. More power to go slower you say? Well that makes no sense sorta thing. As far as standards go, Im happy to say that the "Private" flyers in general seem to be below standard to be dealing with busy RPT/Charter aerodromes. But so was I when I had 20hrs and a RA cert or 55hours and a PPL. Solution!? Scrap the RPL, PPL, and everyone has to do a 200hr CPL with a MECIR so as they have an understanding of the IFR guys.... That's clearly not going to happen and would cripple GA in the flight training sector so we need to deal with it. We are not all at the same standard on the roads either. (Unless you life in BRM then it's a fight for the bottom. ) The only thing that actually bugs me, well two things actually, in order and firstly. Radio calls, I never picked up that AIP till late in training to learn RX and each instructor passed on how he thought how it should be done and that only suited that aerodrome so when I hit the big bad world things were quite different. I don't expect a private guy to be able to recite the AIP but at least have an understanding of what calls are required and what are NOT! I don't need 3 calls per circuit if you're the only one at the aerodrome with no inbound traffic and you're on a busy area CTAF or multicom. Secondly and most guys do help here which is appreciated. Not giving way or room if you are not to sure about where you are or what sequence will work at an aerodrome, or you get a bit flustered when you hear that there is a C210 BE58 and C402 all inbound in the next 5 min. Now I know this isn't required but a bit of airmanship says that if you don't quite feel comfortable with the traffic to give a bit of space and carry on. Now this might mean as little as if departing, maintain A015 ect till the inbound have arrived rather then try to maintain separation by bearing and altitude or maybe extending upwind why the others do a 3nm final. Small things like this would mean that while some guys have a lower standard then others, operationally it wouldn't be an issue. Hope that's comes across ok, still earLy here! Oh and one more!!! Your ETA ISNT! In ten minuites, it's at time xx. Not hard to ad ten min to the current time and makes life a huge amount easier for the guys trying to manage 3 other aircraft on descent by not having to work out your ETA for you :)

Cheers Frank, Was unaware you could do that, still restricted to <1500 and 1 pax?

My English proficiency test was a 1 min convo with the CFI whilst filling out the forms, from memory if the CFI decides you meet level 6? No formal test required. Also, what would be involved in adding a RPL to my license? Wouldn't mind the option of the lesser medical should I need it down the track (a possibility). Already hold a PPL/CPL can I just fill in the form? Or do I need to do it with my next BFF/check flight?

Good understanding of the drag and power curves and the CORRECT use and effects of flaps and you should be on to a winner. J's have plain flaps?

No first hand info but did allot of research a while ago now, main issues were case cracking and carb issues from memory, they seemed to be either loved or hated.