The Wolf

Practice is all i do.

I don't have a cross country endorsement and for the near future, dont intend on getting one. When i hire the plane i pretty much just run through the BFR/test for an hour or 2 and circuits.

Could someone paraphrase the article or something. I may be a bit thick, but i dont quite "get" what the article is trying to say.

about 30 hours in a Jab 160.

And I wouldn't call tear-assing around on the roads adventure, but it's exactly what I meant by the substitution of real adventure for what the young men of this day seem to go for, in the absence of real adventure we see young men killing them selves ,and others pursuing the rush they true adventure would have given. but sadly there are few new frontiers, not much undiscovered lands, the great oceans are crossed in a night very single day of the week by hundreds of aircraft, the internet delves into every minute details of every corner of this planet, till there's nothing to surprise, excite, frighten, nothing to overcome ,endure, or conquer, but still there is hope Everest will still kill you, the aussie outback will take the life of the unwary, and yes, a pilot can still fly across the the face of this planet feeling the same sensations as the pioneers ,I believe in adventure and I believe the lack of it makes for a sick human being, we are wired for and if we don't pursue in some form we will always feel a lacking in the depths of our soul,

Closer to home for me, I can no longer use a bosuns chair to work on the face of tall structures, nor can I legally climb up or down a rope at work, all things I did when I was working as a steeplejack.

Like climing up ropes? go absailing.

if someone wants to have a go at something and doesn't quite get it right then it's pretty small bucks to give them a hand

besides the really stupid ones usually end up in a hole in the ground and the ones that have a bit of adversity will try again and make the headlines in a good way

There is adventure out there, and there is no regulation stopping you from seeking it. Just out of interest, what regulations stopping adventure are you talking about? I dont see any. There is a difference between trying to see if something can be done, and just being plain stupid about how you go about it.

"Regulation is killing common sense"."No common sense hurts people"

 

"People getting hurt = more regulation"

 

And around it goes... hopefully we don't end up all zombies.

Hi all, I don't think it is just a matter of being "negative".Simply put, if there were no problems with an Ethonol mix, and it was the greatest thing since sliced bread, then no doubt we would all be completely for it, and would have no reason not to be.

The 912 'burped' during climb for the first time ever, unlike any of the other 912s that I have also flown, after I mistakenly loaded fuel with E10 in it.

[/Quote]Correlation doesn't imply causation. So if your plane had "burped" and you had not put E10 in it, would you be so quick to say unleaded petrol is the sole cause?

 

You say you didnt realise you put E10 in? So is it possible you have done this before WITHOUT trouble?

 

Auto components such as fuel tanks, fuel pumps and carbureters are now failing, or leaking after use of E10, because they contain seals ,O-rings, and impellers not designed for use with Ethonol, or alcohols generally.

Again, Correlation doesn't imply causation. The Z24 engines are nearly 20 years old! ofcourse they are falling apart. Why are you so quick to rule that, say 3 years of ethanol are to blame, and not 17 years of unleaded petrol?

 

If I go back to the E10 producer and complain about that leaking fuel-tank or failed fuel pump, or that my 912 'burped', I don't frankly expect them be completely sympathetic to my cause.

Actually, BP will guarantee their E10. If E10 kills your car, they will fix it. Wait a minute! were not they the people telling you it would kill your car? Are they in a "give away money mood"? no! now that E10 is required, they cant try to scare you away from their product, how would they make money?If E10 was that bad, they stand to loose quite a bit.... no?

 

Are they saying RA-Aus aircraft typically have a slippery shape and that when at rest a low force will get it moving and, when in motion, low forces are acting on it to slow it down. That doesn't quite work with the text definition of inertia does it?

A golf ball and a table tennis ball have the same shape, same aerodynamic properties (for the porpose of the example) but different mass. if you throw them, the table tennis ball will drop shorter than the golf ball. It has less inertial mass, so therefore requires less force (through wind resistance) to stop it moving than a golf ball. If all items had the same inertial force on them, they would stop in the same place.

The issue with that is, during a rapid change (in this case ascent or descent), the unit "samples" and then displays the output in digital form and then samples for the next display a second or so later. This means that anything displayed is really historical, i.e., it has already happened. This could become a problem (a) during quick descents, and (b) when trying to keep a steady height. By the time you see it, it is no longer the actual height.

Digital would still be harder to read and interpret though.

Sorry if this sounds like a daft question...Why not just carry a set of photocopies of your logbook pages (including room for new entries) and fill that up. Then, periodically transfer the new records to your master book which you can leave in the home hangar, safe? This will save on weight and bulk too. Or is this not allowed?

 

Cheers,

If you photocopy, say, your Birth Certificate/Citizenship Certificate, in order for it to be a legal document it has to be signed by a JP. Any lawyers in the audience?

Almost a dopey as the "Security individual" who singled out a QANTAS Captain in full uniform, flight bag and official looking clipboard for a complete pat down, drug/explosives swab test in front of >bazillion passengers on the concourse of a major airport (hasten to add NOT in Oz).

Sounds like a smart and well trained security force to me.

But I'm not with Telstra, so presumably I wouldn't be using NextG anyway?

I witnessed a bit of a close call a while ago. I was visiting someone at an airfield to see their plane. There must have been a fly-in or something as there was a large amount of weight-shift planes (plus the usual jabs, foxbats ect). There was no wind (not enough to really sway the 'ol windsock) The fly-in was using 20 so they could get a straight flight to their next destination. A line up was forming along the side, off the active runway. As they were taking off a minor wind developed, meaning they were taking off with a small tail wind.

As this occured a local taxied for a flight, checked the windsock and called that he was using the opposite runway. Another line formed behind him. Confusion broke out, as it wasnt a CTAF® so some of the planes didnt have radios and were unaware of the change, and obviously the other side thought they knew that someone had decided to use the opposite runway. I didnt have a full view of the runway, but there were quite a few panicked "stop rolling!" and "Aborting takeoff!" calls from different aircraft.

Sounds like CASA need to look at who they are contracting things to. Unless you are at a certified aerodrome, then it isnt a testing ground (thats what i thought)

Although, you are stigmatising CASA for something that 1 person has done. I dont think it is fair to be saying that it is a CASA intitiative, without asking if they are condoning what he did.

Are you sure this is a "CASA out to flex its wings" or a guy who has

a) had a bad day and wanted to take it out on someone

b) having been abused at several other clubs, felt he was going to "get the boot in" before any of you could?

The guy repeatedly stating he was given a holiday to do this seems strongly like he is trying to re-enfore something to himself.

Any details on the Web?

Not just the cost of PPL but that of BFR in them "modern cheap" VH aircraft that you don't normally fly thus needing more practice and more cost!

PS: come back in two years and see if Nokia (or HTC) has been giving you the software updates needed to still run the latest apps. Ever come across a 2001 iPod that doesn't work with the latest iTunes version? Me neither...

making that a moot point in the "which phone" argument.

My point was, that if you can think of a need for it, chances are someone else has too. Every google employee was given one for christmas. Out of all the employees in the world, there is a high chance that one of them flys.

It is unlikely that a few people, currently studying programming, are going to go through the trouble of publishing with apple, just for something to show at the end of the year. Many android publishsers make a point of saying "if you want something, tell us and we will try to help"

but basically just wondering what is around for Android :)

There are fewer apps in android market than in apple market, but i am yet to not find an equivalent.

i have an artifical horizon, magnetic compas, GPS waypoint finder. I have seen a flight computer, directional indicator and a GPS guidance to airfields (it was american, but it is a matter of time till it gets localised).

Two questions:1. Does anyone have an HTC Desire phone? If yes, what do you think of it?

 

2. Are there many (any?) aviation apps available for Android phones?

 

I was going to wait until next year to get a new phone, but right now it looks like I might be giving in early...

What aviation apps were you thinking? There are quite a few. could you narrow it down?

I think what is happening is there is demand for a class inbetween GA and RA. RA hasn't really kept up with aircraft advancement. Alot of the rules and regs in RA are based around the assumption that the plane is an experimental or kit plane, that is slow, rough and held together with wire and tape. It seems the there is a demand for GA endorsments and entitlements, with the cheaper LSA available And then the option of moving to a bigger plane. For some, RA may just be a stepping stone to bigger things. A way of seeing if you truly want to fly, or if you are just young and want some acheivements to your name. I think if RA embrace this side of flying, then they will have more members, more income, and more sway on CASA. At the moment, converting to GA (from my experience) seems a little "adhoc"

We are rapidly becoming GA!! Why do we need Controlled Airspace? Why do we need anything more than we have now??

This is getting out of control. Soon we will all be hanging up our headsets and putting our planes on e-Bay as we will be legislated, documented and controlled out of existence. It will stop being fun if we don't put the brakes on NOW!!

Does RAA have a towing endo? Perhaps you could tow to pay for gliding! I think you might need a PPL though.

Need to be Solo in a glider apparently.

RA-Aus website says

Carriage of VHF radio is usually not mandatory within the vicinity of a non-towered aerodrome but all radio-equipped aircraft must make the prescribed broadcasts on the CTAF

I would be very interested to hear from any other forum members who saw what I reported in post #1, or who vary from my observations.

Regards Geoff