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    and so is very much longer than the tank is deep so even an idiot can't drop it in.
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    Those rules only apply to commercial ops. I use an iPad mini with my iPhone as backup. Taking a Pitts somewhere straightforward in good weather I'd just use the iPhone, Gee, I've flown some routes enough times I wouldn't look at a chart while flying. Going somewhere unfamiliar and complex I'd consider a paper VTC also to help me plan it and cogitate.
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    Yep, some years back talking to a friend he said that his job was to weed out the Hornet pilots from the fighter pilots. Also consider that more than just a CPL is required to get a job. Having lived in the USA with contacts in aviation there I'd consider training in the USA - cost of a nominal 250 hr course providing twin IFR too plus travel and accommodation is an interesting comparison. Wouldn't contemplate it without getting advice from someone I trusted who was familiar with the school (that comment applies generally).
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    I quoted the law, there are no exclusions elsewhere (there may be exemptions etc). Check CASA's definition of "aircraft". It may be a dual flight so you just count the ones that you do.
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    from the rules:
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    Flight crew licensing (Part 61) - the basics | Civil Aviation Safety Authority has basic info about Part 61 and it starts by referring you to the rules to get the whole story. Who knows when we'll get real Advisory Circulars.
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    Part 61 only applies to VH and thats only what your Part 61 licence entitles you to fly - suggest that you read the rules (but you need to go round in circles to check all the ifs and buts), not sure if the Noddy guides cover this. You may find another rule somewhere else which says you may fly another registered type e.g. from memory the US law entitles you to fly an N registered airplane in this country. Suggest you also read up on CASA's new general competency requirements as it is relevant to your question.
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    Was chatting to a friend involved in RAPAC today - at the free Vic Govt party at the Avalon Airshow just nearby the CASA stand when a senior CASA guy joined us and we both gave him a burst - not that it will have any effect - all should respond to the discussion paper. Some background here RAPACs project - MULTICOM vs Area VHF
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    I forgot about this, could've dropped in this morning - ended up flying overhead about 10 - quite entertaining on the radio with some-one (I won't identify the person) using place names in the callsign (corrected every time after realising).
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    It is a very nice airplane, I checked out the new owner in it recently.
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    Aussie enthusiast retires to China – and builds planes in $20 million factory with 60 staff
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    Maybe, depends ... see 61.400
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    Circuits in the Husky with the crosswind at the maximum demonstrated.
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    Training must be done by a Part 141/142 school therefore it does limit the registration etc - read the Ops Manual of the school. The training must be done per a syllabus in that CASA-accepted Ops Manual. Part 61 is very specific as to the registration of aircraft it applies to. (just my opinion from having spent much time looking at these rules a while back so relying on my faulty memory too)
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    Its all I do. Plenty of time for you after you get your RPC.I recall a couple of years ago that guys at YWOL organised a group training day with Red Baron.
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    See this for how Class D is played at Moorabbin MOORABBIN CLASS D RADIO PHRASEOLOGY AND PROCEDURES - Melbourne Flight Training it should answer your question.
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    I'd be interested in what your mechanic will say about the prop installation.
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    Suggest that you have a good look for part numbers on your spinner bits. I've used one of these kits on a homebuilt aeroplane, a bit of work to fit it neatly Spinners from Aircraft Spruce
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    I can recommend Tony at Horsham Aviation Services-About Us he was my mechanic when he was at Moorabbin.
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    We often practice aerobatics over registered airfields as well as unregistered ones, I rarely go below 1500 ft these days but some of the guys work much lower. May or may not be a NOTAM. Contests normally have a NOTAM because of the intensity of operations and locals often turn up to watch because they know about it from news reports - not a public display although we do position the "box" to provide separation from where any visitors stop to watch. We occasionally get invited to practice aerobatics at an airfield where someone is organising a BBQ so we take an interest in what info is made public. There have been some where we don't show up after seeing general invites to view aerobatic displays.
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    There have been videos of spins in a Robin/Alpha - instructor from Australian Aerobatic Academy in NSW and another with instructor from Sunshine Coasr Aero Club. Try searching the forum.
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    I'd recommend Flying lessons in Bankstown, Sydney | Flying School | AAA RPL Course
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    Basic principle is that the maximum L/D ratio is a constant so being heavier the glide angle is the same but at a higher airspeed so you get there faster. Sink rate is higher of course hence the need for strong conditions overall.
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