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    I have different thoughts after reading the report the pilot put the aeroplane in a situation such that loss of control was likely. analysis shows that it would've been fatal regardless of that deformation and they might've had longer lives if not for that.
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    djpacro replied to RJ601's topic in Brumby

    My airplane had a new PAI vertical card compass fitted in 2011 to replace the one fitted in 2007. It went U/S recently and the experts declined to fix it so I now have a std compass instead. Perhaps they don't like aerobatics.
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    Draped along the wing as requested ... sorry not a blonde ...
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    Nope, nil watchers and only the closest airplanes could be seen from the IAC building.
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    50+ Pitts at Oshkosh last year in amongst the general public area - the area was packed especially on the Saturday and I didn't see anyone touching an aeroplane but many sitting very close in what little shade a Pitts provides.
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    No clearance required to taxi from parking area to the runup bays. Fairly prominent signs alert you to where you need a clearance. So, taxi call at the runup bay.
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    Some good data related to that here: http://www.eaa1000.av.org/fltrpts/lanc360/hq.htm Agreed, and Chris Furse was up there too.
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    My small sample observations is that CASA people in the field don't care much about small cameras temporarily mounted internally yet the question often comes up and I have seen nothing in writing about it. If I get a verbal answer from CASA I always follow up with an email to confirm - sometimes I get nil response which tells me something. When/if they do put something in writing it logically can't conflict with EFB mounting per that CAAP. Perhaps one day they will see how the USA does stuff but I'm not holding mybreath.
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    Nope, that CAAP is not about cameras but the rules about mods are very general so anything that applies to EFB mounting would logically apply to camera mounting.Still looking for a reference, such as https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/_assets/main/rules/1998casr/021/021c08.pdf Para 4.3.5 for example.
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    Where's your reference for that?
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    Suggest you read the bit about mounting EFBs in the CAAP then we might discuss. It says something about suction mounts and velcro etc not being airworthy so those EFBs must be stowed during takeoff and landing etc. It goes on to say that EFBs mounted to the aircraft structure require airworthiness approval. It doesn't say that you can mount sonething to structure with suction mounts and velcro etc without getting airworthiness approval does it? What constitutes structure? If mounted somewhere that is not structure is it exempt from having airworthiness approval? When we agree on what CASA says about EFBs we can extend that guidance to cameras and end up with nothing practical.
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    You could put your money under your mattress .....
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    I think you will find that it does actually meet the normal category spin recovery requirements. Although the FAA allowed that exemption because of the chute they did not have to show compliance however I saw that another country insisted on seeing the spin test results for certification there. I know a number of people who own Cirri (is that correct) and I agree with some of the prior comments - works very well for two of my friends.
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    Temora.
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    I am aware of at least one spin accident in a Tiger in the UK where the pilot walked away however I am also aware of quite a few local stall/spin accidents which were fatal. Happened upon this enlightening NZ report just now https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiXksOY4ZPKAhWkGKYKHXiyDCUQFghEMAc&url=https://www.caa.govt.nz/Accidents_and_Incidents/Accident_Reports/ZK-BAR_Fatal.pdf&usg=AFQjCNGd5QFYUCc97WH5LkipHJ--1thbAQ&sig2=y1s6IHvrVyBKhrlc3GyAPQ&bvm=bv.110151844,d.dGY - see page 13 for a brief summary of Tiger accidents there. Or go to https://www.caa.govt.nz/safety_info/fatal_accident_reports.htm for report 06/4477 on 23 May 2011.
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    If you go to the FAA website you will see the current Mission https://www.faa.gov/about/mission/ This explains the aftermath of the ValueJet accident http://edition.cnn.com/US/9606/18/faa.valujet/ U.S. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena.
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    Not true since the ValueJet crash.
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    What size are approach plates?
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    There are absolutely no rules on EFBs which apply to private operations (apart from the general rules applying to change to an aircraft per Part 21).
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    Just trying to keep you out of jail if ramp checked. Don't put it on Utube as CASA loves viewing - two of them inspected a friend's aeroplane after seeing a video from it.
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    Shouldn't have any trouble getting it approved then ..... https://www.casa.gov.au/sites/g/files/net351/f/_assets/main/rules/1998casr/023/023c01.pdf
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    you must read that CAAP on EFBs.
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    I just got a Garmin Virb XE, seems to work very well but hasn't been in an airplane yet. Probably mount it on my headset rather than pay for engineering approval to mount it on the airplane.
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    Nothing bigger than the Mini for me in a Pitts.
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    The Savage Cub also has foldable wings - the owner if this one kept it in a trailer at the local airport https://www.raa.asn.au/storage/sport-pilot-6-nov2011.pdf
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