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Log in - RAA - Intranet Five scholarship recipients were in attendance at the ceremony and were asked to speak to the room. RAAus president, Michael Monck also thanked the program's sponsors, particularly AirServices Australia who donate $25,000 each year. Other sponsors this year included Dick Smith Foods, OzRunways, Aviation Advertiser, Brisbane Airport, Sport Pilot Magazine/ Stampils Publishing, Cre8ive, Hall and Co. and Michael Coates.

Fantastic, hope she achieves her ambition

Firstly I do not know the full details or evidence. I would suggest that although we have probably all transgressed the rules at times we tend to be shy about publicising any transgressions. In this case, the pilot, as far as I can tell would do the same thing in the future (again I do not have the facts) The point is perhaps CASA does not want our planes or pilots to be operated in this way and believe that this case could set a precedent. Many on this forum complain about RA flying morphing into GA, could this be a symptom? To believe that this person is guilty because of who they are is as stupid as believing that they are not guilty because of who they are

The flying school I hire from seems to have plenty of young students and pilots. I am not sure that they tend to join flying clubs or forums. I am just about to turn 56, I first learned to fly when I was 26. I only flew for a couple of years and then gave it away. At the age of 46 someone bought me a TIF and I have been flying for the last 10 years. I am contemplating hanging up my headphones sometime in the next couple of years.

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I believe the height was lifted to 5000 feet in 1990 Australian powered recreational aviation history

Nothing new in this, I recall when I was first learning to fly in 1988 pilots would stand around at my flying club arguing about exactly what the rules were. The limit was 500 feet but the airfield owner insisted that circuits be done at 800 feet. Most of us just got on with flying.

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The answer is in the 2017 annual report https://members.raa.asn.au/storage/annual-report-2016-17-web-single-pages.pdf

Perhaps part of the problem is lack of exposure. When I joined a flying club on the NSW South coast I was told about a project that had occurred a few years earlier in combination with the local high school. A small group of students built under supervision a kit aircraft, from memory it was a lightwing perhaps. Perhaps aircraft builders need to organize and promote their area. Whilst I am sure that regulation is part of the problem it must surely also be whether young people get to meet a builder who is willing to share their knowledge and enthusiasm, Seems to me that any young enthusiast who dropped into this thread would draw the conclusion that aircraft builders and many pilots are an unhappy lot. It is not really selling the idea as something enjoyable.

Keith, I am baffled as to why when vague assertions are made and clarification asked for the answer is always (in my mind condescending) you have to search for this yourself, For example, earlier you said this How do I actually search for"truth" and "maneuvering" and why for goodness sake can't you be more specific? In short, my problem is that every few months these vague assertions are made, the person making assertions seem never to be specific. To be clear although I have been happily flying since 1988 and continue to do so If I am given evidence of wrongdoing or illegal activity I will be there with you screaming for change, I have not come across anything yet, why not prove me wrong and give me some damning evidence that I can really get my teeth into. OK whilst typing this Keith you made another post saying that you could not say more publically. I fully understand that there could be legal risks to making public assertions but you could at least share your evidence privately. Surely you can understand that it is unreasonable to suggest that we take on board the idea that RAAUS are evil but you can't even suggest where one might find the evidence.

I have been flying since 1988. Started on Thrusters then Gazelles Pioneers and Tecnam. I have never owned an aircraft and don't intend to. My fortnightly experience of hiring an aircraft has not really changed for me in any negative way in this time. I am not sure what it is in a practical sense I am expected to be angry or unhappy about.

Have the circumstances of this pilot's first accident been established? Were these 2 occurrences caused by pilot error? Without that those vital facts, I do not see how these occurrences can be connected to form a pattern of behaviour. I am assuming that some people know the details of both incidents.

Did this event fail? Evidently many people enjoyed it. It could not possibly please everyone. If the fence was a mistake then find out why it was there and lobby for change next year. What makes you sure that the only party involved with this fence was RAAUS? My understanding is that the major partners in this event were QBE, Australian Parachute Federation, Aviation Trader, RAAUS and CASA. Why only blame RAAUS? Are you sure that CASA did not require the fence? Perhaps you have reliable information as to the process involved?

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Many flying school aircraft are privately owned and cross hired to the flying school I would imagine that the actual aircraft owner may impose conditions on the cross hire arrangement. Frustrating, I know but if I owned a plane I would be fussy about who flies it..

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There are many pumped storage facilities around the world working efficiently. Are you suggesting that all of these facilities are not viable List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia there is nothing new or radical about pumped storage it has been used for years to stabilize the grid which involves evening out the load between the peaks during morning and evening. Here is an interesting video about the national grid in Britain in this clip they talk about how they love pumped storage because it is the quickest form of generation to bring online. We are straying off the subject of 2 strokes somewhat

Whether you are surprised or not, it is a fact that there are plenty of pumped storage power stations in operation List of pumped-storage hydroelectric power stations - Wikipedia are you suggesting that these facilities are using more power than they generate? The 80 to 90 percent efficiency figures that I quoted came with footnotes so you can tell where the figures came from. If you believe those figures are wrong then perhaps you could provide links to more accurate figures.

Pumped storage is the largest-capacity form of grid energy storage available, and, as of 2017, the DOE Global Energy Storage Database reports that PSH accounts for over 96% of all active tracked storage installations worldwide, with a total installed nameplate capacity of over 168 GW.[3] The round-trip energy efficiency of PSH varies between 70%–80%,[4][5][6][7]

such a device exists and is in use during testing, I guess though not so practical for everyday flights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXYPcEVSjjo

Good point, perhaps just whining will help or we could just go flying!

I don't really believe the media reporting on this issue was over the top. It is not like the media was stalking her and waiting for an issue to present itself. This would have remained unknown if she or someone had not uploaded it to youtube. It seems that the short attention of the media has moved to other things and the issue is now up to CASA as it should be. My view of is that regardless of legality and no matter how light this drone was it still does carry some risks such as falling on someone, although not likely to cause serious injury, I do believe flying over busy roads or pedestrians carries risk. I do not think this should be a big legal deal and I would have no objection to a warning and education IF an offense has occurred. It is important for the drone issue to be sorted out, especially for us pilots. This is why to me flying over a busy road is dumb I am most certainly not anti-drone, in fact, I want one.

Whilst it may be true that people are making a bigger deal because of the particular person, I suspect there are also people defending her because of who she is. The big question people have to ask themselves is how would they react to a regular person posting such a clip. I strongly suspect that especially of an aviation forum that there would have been more criticism of drone pilots transgressing the rules. What it comes down to is she should be treated by the law as any ordinary citizen would be treated. Apart from what the regs say it does seem to me to be irresponsible or at the very least not well thought out. If it were to fall on someone, I guess it would not cause great injury unless it perhaps fell on a car and startled the driver but it sure would be bad for the reputation of responsible drone pilots. As a resident of an apartment, I would probably not like a drone flying past my window. Anyway, the point I want to make is although it may seem unfair for it to be in the papers, the point is was it in contravention of the regs? was it irresponsible? What would be the normal sanction in such cases, if it is usual to give a warning then so be it if a fine then that's what should happen. The identity of the person flying the drone does not make it worse but it sure should not diminish it either. Just to be clear, IF an offense has been committed, I would have no problem with a warning and some education if that is what normally happens. Perhaps this is why it is not considered a smart thing to do? Drone plummets from skyscraper on maiden flight when propeller falls off | Daily Mail Online