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  1. skippydiesel
    Griffith Council/Airfield provided the information - I will try & find the reference and let you know.
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    So you are all okay with an airline (private/commercial operator) essentially forcing an ASIC security environment, where the authorities have decided it's not required??? If you don't comply and get charged, you may have to pay $5k in fines - still okay?????. ASIC, for most rural airfields is a crock of excrement - that a commercial/private operator, can force its implementation, against all reason, is forcing the Australian private pilots, to eat the very same excrement and you're okay with that😈.?????
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    No sympathy - they and or their insurers, have forced some (??) rural airfields to keep ASIC. This is after the airfield/owners has been told they can dispensed with it. Rex has told owner they will not service their community without ASIC (blackmail!) being continued.
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    I guess some airfields will have "typical number of aircraft in his circuit" - in my limited experince there is no typical. At our little field, can be on my own one day/time and another day/time x 6 ++. Anything from pilots desperate to get some air time, in a small weather window, to sudden influx of visitors. Pilots should never fixate/become habituated to the typical/norm - its a prescription for added stress at the worst panic. "Mandatory right circuits should have been loaded into the ERSA for that field." Dont know who you are addressing this to or why (apologies if I missed a post); Where no circuit direction stipulated, in ERSA, pilots will assume standard left turning.
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    jack, In the video, you posted, they "prefer" cross wind joins, to downwind, from the live side (active circuit side) . While permissible, this makes no sense to me, from a safety perspective, as it does not give the PIC confirmation of wind speed/direction, ground opps. and reduces the ability to see/confirme aircraft in the air. Further; it seems to contradicts Mike's earlier diagram . I have always been & continue to advocate for overflying the field prior to descending to circuit height and joining X wind. I would also advocate joining from the dead side, in preference to the live.
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    Mike, "Downwind calls are probably not going to be made in Australia unless the PIC is situationally aware of conflict or sticking to the old 3 calls in circuit method." I am unaware of any requirement to "stick to the old 3 calls in circuit". From my perspective, right or wrong, the number of calls & their content, will vary, according to the PIC's responsibility to keep his/her aircraft safe and assist in keeping other aircraft in the vicinity safe, by making such calls as deemed necessary. The concept of proscriptive min/max calls is where a lot of pilots go wrong, resulting in excessive calls, cluttering of the airwaves OR insufficient calls for safe aviating. Further; It seems to me, from a safety perspective, that a few to many/long/slow calls, are infinitely better than to few/short/fast calls.
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    Why are most of the aircraft suppliers in Vic/Qld (cheap labour?)😈
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    All those who are supercritical of the human failings of other pilots.
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    I have the impression, that the USA is the only jurisdiction where airspeed is commonly measured in mph. I know its allowed in Au but how common is it? I guess it doesn't matter for RAA aircraft, as long as the pilot is familiar with the aircrafts stall & speed limits in mph. The big advantage is when reporting cruise speed - always faster in mph😈
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    Those that claim/infer they have the ability to operate, without error, in a three dimensional aerial environment, that nature did not equip us for, either physically or mentally, are lying to themselves. That we can fly at all, with a degree of safety, is a technological marvel. We have constructed system & training to enhance safety but this still does not allow us to see the wind or fly like a bird. Those of us who fly small aircraft, without the support of the systems standard in larger aircraft, know that it is impossible not to err from time to time. Anyone who claims otherwise is a danger to themselves and others.
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    Consistency is a big part of safety. This is one of those situations (switches up for ON) where following the norm/herd/tradition is by far the best course (in my World only for aircarft).
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    I would like to claim that my piloting skills are such, that I always end up in just the right place in time/space, to make the perfect turn onto the X wind approach but unfortunately this would be a lie. The reality is; failure to adequately compensate for wind speed/direction, a faster/slower descent than anticipated, etc, occasionally means my turn towards the X wind approach point, is less perfect than I would like. Indeed I have, on occasion, ended up at the wrong end of the field and have had to modify my approach accordingly - such is life😈.
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    Impressed by your sketch - would a signed original be too much to ask for?😈
  14. skippydiesel
    Conventional circuit direction, is turns to the left HOWEVER many airfields have unconventional (turn to the right) circuit direction, due to such considerations as, noise abatement, other active runways, etc Consult ERSA for circuit direction at the airfield you plan to visit.
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    Of course - As long as those calls appropriately address the situaton as you are experiencing it at the time. The minute you start to limit (description/number) your calls, below what is required for good airmanship, is the minute that may be yours and the conflicting aircrafts last. As I keep saying - when in the air (particularly in congested airspace) you are operating in a dynamic environment. The PIC is responsible for taking what actions/communication he/she judges to be appropriate, for any given situaton, to ensure the safety of his/her aircraft and any other (seen, unseen heard or not) aircraft in the vicinity.
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    ALL calls (in non controlled environment) are at the pilot's discretion. He/She should make whatever calls judged necessary for good airmanship (safety of his craft & any others known & unknown, in the area/circuit). Flying is a dynamic activity, within which the PIC must adjust his /her calls according to the circumstances of the moment. YOU as PIC must stop trying to make the responsibility of good communication someone else's ie proscribed.😈
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    Make the call, irrespective of knowing that there is inbound traffic.
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    Its a while since I did my last GA BFR however if aged memory serves; At a controlled airfield you ask permission to line up (enter the runway). When permission granted, you may also get be cleared to TO. Without TO permission you don't. TO off will be authorised when appropriate.
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    VH JEY - VH registered aircraft seem to be able get away with very small registration letters (compared with RAA registered numbers). No hope of seeing JEY's rego from the ground or air. How can this be???😈
  20. skippydiesel
    My thanks - Great information for aspiring trans Australia flyers.😈
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    Awsome!!!!
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    If no survivors ,who told the unlikly anchor story????😈
  23. skippydiesel
    It would seem you have been taught incorrectly : You are speaking to a location "Cowra" - its a general call to all aircraft in this geographic location as in "Traffic" When entering Camden air space its "Camden Tower" not Tower Camden You end the transmission with the location ("Taree") , just in case you clipped/did not transmit the location at the start. The format is" Use the IMPAIR format to make clear calls. IMPAIR stands for: Ident: to whom am I speaking? Me: aircraft type and callsign Position: distance/bearing Altitude: in feet Intentions Request (if in CTA/CTR/ADIZ).
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    Just remove the horizontal stabiliser fiberglass tips & it will almost certainly fit.
  25. skippydiesel
    The location comes before the "Traffic" as in "The Oaks Traffic" As for time taken, your delivery/speech rate may be just part of your personality, which is absolutely fair enough. I would rather a slow delivery, that I can understand/take in, than an overly fast but I still think your estimate is about twice as long as needs be.
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