Bandit12

A good point Nev. I must admit that I have rarely used an autopilot, and I much prefer an aircraft that has a good "feel" to it.....

 

 

Great concept for the big end of the market and military perhaps, but I can't see it being widely taken up in the light aircraft community. The initial expense of outfitting/purchasing aircraft would probably be a little prohibitive, and I can't see the average LAME able to work on it, which might mean prohibitive costs in maintenance too.

 

Given that the mainstay of general aviation are aircraft often nearly 30 years old, mostly using technology that is closer to 50 years old or more, I'd say resistance to change would be the biggest stumbling block.

 

 

There should also be plenty of information in the theory books (such as the Trevor Thom series) about the CSU.

 

They aren't too difficult, but an understanding of the mechanics of what is happening is really helpful.

 

Why not just do the nav training in the 172? Plenty of time to convert to bigger and more expensive aircraft later.

 

 

And they were both VH regoed!

 

 

Matt taught me aeros in his S2B quite a number of years ago, and Tim was one of my instructors up to PPL. Great to hear that they are both still kicking along nicely!

 

 

My thoughts exactly Volksy - there are no valid excuses for RA-Aus to not maintain and make available for public access a database of accidents, and whatever reasons have been established. Surely if CASA can do it, it can't be that hard!

 

 

The CT4 also gets into an inverted spin really easily. Stall turning requires nearly full forward stick and opposite aileron otherwise it rolls and goes straight into an inverted spin.....

 

 

Turbs, this site is fantastic for discussion. What I like are figures, especially raw figures. And I hate to say that I am a bit of a fan of statistics. I'm just wrapping up a study of nearly 650 participants for attitudes towards inclusive education, and have been thinking about looking into the human factors side of aviation (another pet interest) for a while. I can find plenty of useful stuff to study through the ATSB, but little of the same depth in RAA.

 

 

Perhaps if there was enough interest, the Board could approach the ATSB to see what would be involved in them investigating accidents. I'm sure it wouldn't be cheap, howeverI am sure that it would be difficult to argue the benefits of a proper accident process and the resulting information that could be shared.

 

Alternatively they could surely create something themselves, even if it can't definitively establish a causal relationship. Even associated and possibly contributing factors, and stats on incidents by type would surely be useful.

 

 

Hi All

 

The other day I was browsing through ATSB's accident and investigation reports, as I like to do every now and then. I find it quite informative, and while some reports leave a little to be desired, I believe the fact that the information is publicly available is a great resource for all pilots.

 

Many times I have read on these forums of people's displeasure about the fact that reports are never made public by RAA. I wonder if it isn't time for the members to start a collective push for a similar system to be developed by RAA and made publicly accessible, similar to the ATSB site. Like all things, without a member push, the committee will not discuss and vote on it. With so many new committee members taking up roles at the moment, this is a great opportunity for ideas like this to be floated and to gauge support.

 

Cheers

 

Shane

 

 

An oldie but I laughed so hard.....I loved the chasers for their political incorrectness!

 

 

Seconded.....it was a very stable spin, not accelerated at all as you might expect if someone was doing all the wrong things to recover. And it did recover quickly when it needed to.

 

A fast way of losing height I guess, not a game I would like to play though.

 

 

How about Derryn Hinch - he doesn't mind going to jail if he thinks that information is being kept private that he believes should be public.......

 

 

Ian has made two mistakes.

 

1. He seems to care what happens to RAA.

 

2. He has done his best to make a difference, and continues to do so.

 

Anyone who challenges the status quo of a bad situation will come under attack. I do hope that the two new members are prepared.

 

 

Bandit 12....dont worry about the govenance,,,,get on with the flying...we will sort the other stuff out...

A good theory my friend, but the member base is full of people who just pay their fee to continue the priviledge of flying while a small few do the hard work, and an even smaller few who seem to work for their own agenda alone. That much is so evident from the very poor numbers who take the time to vote in elections. You can't tell me that there isn't a crisis at the moment, nor that there isn't probably a group of people outside of RAA who would love to see it flop through mismanagement and infighting.

 

On a personal point, my main excuse for not seriously going RAA is that I can get to Moorabbin in 5 minutes. But I am thinking about it.....!!!

 

 

Holy, holy sh!t......

 

All I can say (not being a member and not having a clue about what really goes on) is that it must be an absolute relief for Ian to be off the board. By being off the board, he is free to actually give his opinion, rather than having the hands somewhat tied .

 

Any thoughts of ever becoming a member and getting my RAA ticket are slowly fading, as I see more heartache ahead.

 

 

It does look like someone clipped a pole with the tail and lost the centre section!

 

I do like the "it's so ugy it's loveable" look though.

 

 

Angel Flight.....it's never nice to hear about an aircraft going in, but under these circumstances it is always a little more sad. I do hope that this doesn't mean a new wave of restrictions, to an IFR twin level only for these sorts of flights. The organisation does such a great job supporting people in rural areas.

 

 

A friend of mine did it by selling up everything, buying a small caravan and hitting the road. He headed up the eastern seaboard, and ended up doing parachute ops in NSW, scenic flights in SE Qld, before ending up flying charter around the Whitsundays (I think?). He just door knocked every business at regional airports until he struck gold. Sometimes he hung around and just helped out with volunteer work, cleaning aircraft and being around until something came up.

 

Or start with the basics - trawl the internet for every single charter/mail/muster/parachute business you can find and call to find out a name to address your letter to, and write to introduce yourself and your resume. Follow each one up with a phone call to check they received it about a week or so later. Send out 50 of these and your resume may land on someone's desk just at the right time. There are no easy leads unless you know someone. Best of luck with it!

 

 

Now if that isn't about the most patronising post I've seen on here."Muddying the water" presupposes that I have an agenda in the discussion, I don't other than to question quite what earned the individual concerned the dubious honour of being the target of ahlocks invective. Poor form, quite frankly.

No agenda personally either (don't have RAA membership) but if someone has posted something on an open forum somewhere else, then surely it is reasonable to put up a link to discuss?

 

 

The thing that I don't like is that while yes he did ask and yes I did say ok and yes I did let you know...he DID NOT give credit to the source i.e. this site, and we do need to promote this site, this valuable resource to EVERY recreational pilot out there...to me I take what the editor has done as a slap on the face especially as I was donating a Recreational Flying GPS with both OziExplorer PC and CE versions to the Letters To The Editor Competition AND paying for a 1/3 page advert in the mag

And with that much support given to the magazine, you certainly deserved the credit to be given to "Recreational Flying".....

 

 

If that is the case, I would encourage everyone to write to the editor to express their disappointment. Perhaps it may encourage an apology and correct future issues.

 

I don't buy or read the mag (not being RAA) but I am not sure that "Letters to the editor" is actually the correct name for forum discussions. One of the bike mags I used to read has a forum, and it does have a page of thoughts from the forum, it is titled as such, and each thought is also attributed to the author (by username).

 

 

And in all honesty, if he is securely strapped in, most medical emergencies would probably have little effect of interferring with the controls.

 

 

It is his call - if he wants to go, you have been tested and found competent to fly passengers. Don't overthink the consequences or family side of things. After all, it could happen next time you are driving him to church too.....

 

I hope that when I am unable to fly myself, at least one of my boys will take me up when I am at least still capable of climbing in by myself.

 

Go for it, take a few photos and share another family memory with your dad. Nothing matters more than family.

 

 

Rob Black Engineering in Melbourne - top bunch there