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Chlorine - used for sterilising and disinfecting water - like urine in the local swimming pool and causing green hair - no probs Iodine - a disinfectant - also used for making Nitrogen tri-iodide, great for school doorknobs Fluorine - our teeth were really crappy before it was added to water. Bromine - not sure about this but heard it was added to soldiers food to de-randify them. There are of course the naysayers but in suitably quantities these improve life in general and save many lives. Anything in excess causes all sorts of problems - politics, bread, grog, sunshine and the list goes on.

Was ICAC doing the wrong thing or were they just interfering in the cozy rules that lawyers and courts live by? Remember - Courts rule mainly on matters of law, sometimes justice is delivered as well. I think ICAC is doing a great job, sometimes a bit of star chamber is needed to nut out the truth. Read it in the Australian? - I think I will wait for the truth to come out in the SMH.

And in any case his MTOW legally greater than 800Kg would have kept his plane off the RAA register without an administrative limit of 650kg. Keeping it on the N register allowed him to load up to the max with the necessary juice to do his long hauls. Southern Sun arrived at Rylstone at about 1648 EDT to be welcome by a small but enthusiastic group. Despite being in the air for over 7 hours Mike was very generous in explaining the the assembly the in and outs out his plane and all the nooks and crannies that he used to store his fuel and the pumping mechanism to make it all work. I eagerly await the book and photos and technical schema. The weather almost got him. About an hour after he arrived the heavens opened with torrential downpour and some hail. At stages visibility was down to no more than 50 metres. I recommend that, anyone wanting a really good guest speaker, Mike would be most excellant.

A magnificent effort. His story has been inspirational. If Qld had daylight saving he would have been an hour and a half late.

There are lots of Jabs NOT on the market that have very high hours doing sterling service. If it works, why sell it? The preponderance of Jabirus in the marketplace is mainly because of the preponderance of Jabirus in Australia. They are popular little buggers and do a great job for the price.

Unlike the cycle lanes in Port Macquarie which were installed under parked cars.

When I moved in there were no North South Runways and only a plane every half hour. Now I have all the west bound planes using my driveway as a waypoint as they climb out at low altitude The scout hall in Leichhardt is used as a final waymarker for low level inbound traffic. Wasn't like that 80 years ago when they built the original scout hall. Certainly, people who have bought recently should take their own advice but bullying the others when gross intensification of volume and noise occurs is not fair because it is not their fault.

Ada, there are Foxbats and Tecnams currently operating out of YSBK - apparently without issue (for the aircraft) - generally the PIC must have a licence - RPL or higher (and presumably a medical) and a CTA endo. I understand that there are other RAA planes there as well. The Jabs have gone to Camden or elsewhere. The issue with the major city GA airports would appear that (for Jabirus) it is not possible to glide clear in all circumstances eg coming into YSBK Rwy 11 at 1000 feet. The situation with aircraft not covered by the Jabiru instrument is that, while they may also not glide clear in take off or landing in all instances, CASA doesn't have the same concerns (paranoia). It would appear that the operators of the non-jab RAA planes at Bankstown continue to operate their planes in the knowledge that no-one has yet beat them up for their operations at YSBK. Ring the Anthony Coleiro at Sydney Jabiru on 0427 213 030 and talk to him about hiring their Tecnam at YSBK. I don't know who operates the Foxbat. Or checkout Schofields Flying Club for some very nice and cheap Cherokees.

Is it a past bad record or just a CASA perception (egged on by some ill-informed rock chuckers on the sidelines)

The first step is to give back as much as can be given back. You then (and only then) worry about that which is left over (perhaps lend it to a public institution pending the eventual arrival of a legal/legitimate claimant, with no sunsets)

Jabiru has gone through all the testing and having been signed off by professional engineers, I am not sure that the weasels inside CASA can set aide the approvals and certifications that Jabiru has. CASA has declared the Camit engine to be different and as such Camit needs to go through its own certification and approval process. What certifications and approvals does the Camit engine have? Is there sufficient reliability data data around so that statistical inferences can be drawn to suggest that Camit engines are much better than Jabiru (or that Jabiru engines are much worse or something)?

But does that Camit engine have all the right sorts of certifications and testing to allow it to be used in training or over built up areas? Would the CASA weasel approve?

The track leads to ACSH.org Haven't had a chance to dig deeper but these are some of the supporters of ACSH.org (American Council on Science and Health) " What people are saying about us “By increasing our understanding of complex issues, you help Americans make sound decisions about their well-being and influence public policy.” – President George W. Bush “ACSH knows the difference between a health scare and a health threat.” – The Wall Street Journal “On one issue after another in recent years, ACSH has stood as a bulwark against the contemporary Luddites who see the beginning of civilization’s end in every technological advance that reaches the market place.” – Edwin Feulner, President The Heritage Foundation " The Heritage Foundation is a Conservative Think Tank - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heritage_Foundation

And Journalists

I can see it now.

And don't forget that if you move it closer to one person you may well move it further away from 2, 3, 4 ... 100. You need to balance it to providing equity of access while minimising the inconvenience to most people.

No double dipping at all. There are, largely, 3 distinct direct costs in the production and distribution of the magazine. 1. editorial to print or electronic format 2. printing a physical magazine 3. distribution. my understanding is that the advertising only covers the first cost and should be more or less the same whether printed or e-published. The contribution from RAA paid for, and now just the subscribers pays for the latter 2 costs, which are distinct from the editorial costs. The sad thing from this, whole shift away from a print magazine, and effective sub increase, is that there has been no attempt to better allocated the massive increase in costs, which has occurred outside the magazine, to those who benefit from the cost increase. If it was because of the CASA Audit then it would appear that that cost should be charged against Technical which would indicated that the fee increase should have been paid by owners or a subset of owners rather than pilots. I will certainly maintain an interest in how RAA allocates costs against programs. Simply, the cost of the magazine did not cause the deficit, and rundown in reserves. The deficit was caused by other, well known, quantifiable and avoidable factors.

Adam, the image you posted is broken. cheers. Have you left yet?

In a lot of cases you don't have to plan for an overnight trip, the weather plans it for you. My first day trip to Orange turned out to be a 4 day visit while I waited for the weather in the Sydney Basin to clear and for the strip at The Oaks to dry out. Luckily my brother had a decent cellar of wine. Time to spare, go by air!!

Orange or Cudal Plus there is RPT, trains, buses to Orange

I think the point has been made that the editorial costs, including print ready galleys (PDFs these days), are covered by the advertising. This just leaves the printing and distribution costs to RAA accounts, around $440,000 if my memory serves me. The difficulty with the RAA accounts and budgets is that they reveal little information about the activities funded such as Licencing (certificates), Operations, Technical, Advocacy, Safety, Training, Secretariat, Publications, Other administration etc. The failure of the Audits would have lead to some very hefty expenses under Technical, borne by all members rather than just aircraft owners or even the subclass where the problems arose.

I was going to mention the Roman, Irish, Angle, Saxon, Jute, Frisian and Norman invasions but I won't

Irrespective of the form of the company the concept of mutuality and membership control can be vested by the rules. Just because NRMA (and like state RACs) and mutual health funds have been turned into narrow little nepotistic regimes doesn't mean that RAA has to go the same way. In fact NRMA actually believes in regional representation.

The board meetings, under the rules, are open to members unless, for a small period, they are closed to examine a narrow range of interests. "Commercial in Confidence" is more an excuse to hide the truth than a fair tool of business in a democratic society. Right up there with "National Security", "Operational Matters" and "Cabinet Confidentiality". I urge all those attending the AGM to hang around and hear the Board meeting.

Below are the voting results for the recent election: NSW Don Ramsay 284 votes Barry Wrenford 95 votes Informal votes 4 SA Barry Windle 112 votes Jim McDowall 85 votes Informal votes 2 There were 29 invalid votes A goodly turnout and thanks to all who continue to make democracy possible (although I do worry about the other 2700 odd in NSW who didn't vote)