Hongie

Mate have a look at Civil Aviation Safety Authority | Visual Flight Rules Guide

It used to be available as a PDF which was better

What do you do for work mate? I’d love to be able to incorporate aviation into my job

Come north my friend... PM me if you want a number :) provided you can fly a 172 to standard and speak english, pretty sure you'll walk away with a rpl/ppl

what are you planning on renting, and where are you planning on going roughly mate?

Good thing I've got 5+ months to plan! They won't accept my CoV application until 3 months prior to my trip, but I've started on the paperwork already. I don't want to rent a plane and instructor, I want to fly myself around and not be locked to someone else's schedule, so my plan is to buy bulk time from a private owner. From the calls I've made to CASA, the process seems relatively straightforward. Submit my application for my CoV, submit my application for my ASIC, then once they are both approved, I will be able to pick up my documents when I land in Australia.

Hi Alex. It can be done but requires months of planing and paperwork because of our useless regulator. To fly to any airfield that has regular public transport requires an ASIC. Depending on how many hours you plan on flying it’s probably much easier just to find an instructor you get on with and fly with them.

I recently went through this. Aviation ID Australia would not issue an ASIC as I did not have an operational need (a license) and CASA wouldn't issue a license as I didn't have an ASIC. They professed to have never come up against a similar situation.

Rogerramjet, I know you are in the ACT, but if you are ever up in QLD, go see Neil Hoffensetz at Ayr Flying Services. He has a good reputation up here with some very highly qualified (atpl types), and there is no pretentions to him, no <mod censored>, if you are good to go, you are good to go type of attitude. Doesnt milk you for all you are worth, and actively speaks about not doing so.

thanks all

Looking for a recommendation on where to send an icom a210 that wont power up. Ribbon connector was crimped causing OL on some pins and short on others.

There's a name for that, a psychology term when drawn towards something you see and fear without your control, anyone know it?Next time you see the water trap, think of all the happy times swimming, playing, fishing, etc, otherwise in water, until it has equal standing with to where you want to hit to and then you won't unconsciously be drawn towards it.

You're welcome,

 

Dr Bex.

I'm currently 33, got my RaAus cert when i was 27 or 28, starting RPL in the next week or so fingers crossed. From when I 1st got my RaAus to now, I have not been very active for various reasons.

My belief is that "the old guard" with the superiority complex keeps/drives away a lot of the younger (or even older for that matter) people. Take that under the understanding that I dont mean *ALL* the old guard have that attitude, but that the ones that *DO* have that effect, and are often the loudest, hence the negative effect. And that group encompasses Raaus and GA, with both often looking at the other with (unfounded and non-sensical) contempt

Awesome effort, thanks!

just seen your message in the other thread. I've sent you a private message

already sent Hongie a request for info on airfields near Mackay for an upcoming 'safari', a bunch of 60 knotters from Boonah to Cooktown via coast and back inland -any advice re. flying in that necka much appreciated guys

 

BP

I've just had some similar to the Abe Tiedowns mentioned in the video rgmwa linked to made at a local laser cutting place, out of 1.6mm 304SS. I'll take them to a friends press brake and fold them up and get some stakes etc.

For 6 of the anchors, my total spend is $48, plus I'll have to get some stainless steel rope and jewellry (factor another $15 or $20) and some stakes (another $20ish) I should get out of it for <$100. I already have some dyneema rope which has a breaking strain of something ridiculous.

I'll do some tests and let you know.

Hongie, I have an RV9A at Bundaberg. Prob a bit far south for you?Will be advertised for sale soon. TIS 260 hrs.

righto righto

I'm In mackay mate

Any RV owners around here?

if we are talking fictional books, one of my favorites is "The dog stars". He gets it, and gets the technicals mostly right from what i can gather.

The Dog Stars by Peter Heller

of interest skippy, how old is your device? I currently have an ancient old ipad 3, and apps that used to run fine, are slow. In windows parlance it may need a reformat and reload. Ie. restore to a factory fresh iOS install?

Im biting if you tell me where :)

Yes mate, certainly is

Palmyra is fine to go into, just make sure the drags are not on. Runway looks pretty skinny when you're on final, but its charcter building. When you then go to a 'proper' airport, you are spoilt ;)

there is one in mackay mate at palmyra, Matts Flying School, I did my ticket there.

Its a Savannah S, last i heard, 150/hr wet solo, 190 dual.