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    That’s partially true…. Again using BITRE’s published survey results from 2021, once the hours flown by Gliders, Hang Gliders and Gyroplanes are deducted, the average annual hours flown by Ultralight (RA pilots) decreases to around 17h.
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    I’d usually caution against quoting mean (average) numbers alone, as they can be misleading, but if we accept the federal government’s Bureau of Transport Research and Economics survey of annual hours flown by non-VH aircraft in 2022 and 2023 (353.1k hours and 333.6k hours, see reference below), then the average number of hours flown by RA-AUS’s ~10,000 members (“RA pilots”) is likely to be greater than 30.
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    Maybe some RA-AUS members still own a kerosene heater that they drag out in winter
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    Keep doing what you do Gilpi…You’re a recreational aviation legend around the airfield with joie de vivre that most can only aspire to.
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    As a pilot of tailwheel aircraft with very limited forward visibility for the last 600or so hours, I find it preferable to make continuous shallow S-turns while taxiing to see where I’m going and thus avoid clobbering someone on a reciprocal heading….Frankly, I consider taxiing blind to be a poorer form of airmanship than weaving either side of a centreline.
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    Sorry….I know this isn’t helpful, but it provides an insight into contemporary Australia’s national IQ
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    I currently hold both GA and RA licenses/certificates….My current aircraft is registered with RA and once the CTA endorsement becomes a reality, I’ll cease doing a GA BFR. About a decade ago when I “transitioned” to RA, it took around 5h dual and 1-2/2h of solo. During COVID my B777 check captain next door neighbour, took 6h of training to acquire his RA pilot’s certificate. If you don’t already have your RA qualification, it might be more “economical” to do the GA BFR navex’s.
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    Myles Breitkreutz is up your way….Maybe Gladstone.
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    It’s not a converter Corby but rather a stock standard Sonex Onex
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    Given the amount of heat you’ll be managing with that big ULPower engine, have you considered adding the Coandra exit fairing and cowling lip that other S-21 (and RV) builders have resorted to, before your first flight? Since the clecoes are still in your lower firewall, it might be easier to do before riveting and painting.
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    As a repeat offender, my experience suggests the keys to aircraft building (IMO) are: 1. To do something on it everyday, 2. Acknowledge that the hours required to build will be at least 3 times that indicated (guaranteed) by the designer/kit supplier, 3. Accept that when it looks ready to fly, you’re about 50% finished, and 4. Understand that the aircraft cannot fly until the weight of the paperwork is greater than the aircraft’s MTOW. You’ll undoubtedly have her in the air by Christmas….But by which Christmas?…. Well how heavy is the accumulated paperwork? 🤔
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    Break the flight into 2 days and you’re more likely to be around to do it again.
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    Scott Burgess at YCAB does mine biennially.
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    All of a sudden I’m questioning my long term support for self-declared medicals. 😳
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    elvis's jetstar motorhome

    rodgerc commented on red750's gallery image in Other Photos

    elvis's jetstar motorhome
    Low aspect ratio wings…I bet it rolls like a dice
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    It probably won’t kill you, but as your mother warned you, it’ll likely send you blind.
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    If you have a crash and it’s determined you didn’t declare a (known) condition that contributed to the accident, irrespective of whether you’re flying on a Class 1, Class 2 (incl. Basic Class 2) or a Class 5 medical, you’re in strife.
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    Well I think we still need the Australian Defence Force….
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    Looks like a very nicely built aircraft CharlyT. 👍
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    Photos taken inside the hangar at night….No power connected to the hangar just yet.
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    Whilst I never pass up an opportunity to take a shot at CASA, the system worked flawlessly for me....Easier than ordering a Sunday night pizza from Uber.
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