gareth lacey

It was up for sale last year on RAA maybe find owner that way, it was his own design

Sparksfly from nz sell a control unit i have purchased 1 approx 75 aus dollars to use for my build and a housing from jaycar about 7 bucks works a treat for covering the module

Get some reasonable priced led s off ebay and use the wig wag system electronics from a guy in NZ i will see if i can find his site and pass it on to you

I dont think there are too many instructor cowboys out there but personalities can make it difficult for the student, just need to find the right one for you

driving a heavy vehicle has no bearing on flying light aircraft, most flights are 1 to 2 hrs at most, trucks drivers 4 hr stints at night get white line fever, very boring , for me flying keeps me on my toes, always something to do or see especially on the east coast, a blanket approach is not what is needed, other countries do the self medical with out any increase in death or injury, and as most of us older guys/girls fly we tend to be more cautious,

sleep apnea incidents/accidents zero myself diagnosed with mild sleep apnea but show me the stats where this has caused death injury, zero,nada zilch someone in avmed thought it was a good idea what a crock

A.S.A,P. at Caboolture have them in stock

this thread should go to the other site

Very sad to hear that Deb has passed ,she never gave up on her passion to fly ,just re-read some of her posts , condolences to her family and friends Gareth

the most i have ever paid in landing fees is 10$ it is a user pay system in the real world, and most airports dont charge ie Bunderberg, Hervey bay,Caloundra , caboolture, Ballina cheap for overnite and for the security in some airfields

However one size dies not fit all i used a cpap for three months and it made me tired average sleep per night was 4.5 hrs and then made me tired through day,diagnosed with mild sleep apnea casa then wants 12 months recording for my class 2abd it is worse for me so no longer can hold class 2 and i won't be oaying for a machine as thier is no data to say that it will impede my flying so back to raa

also looks like a lot of heat affected areas, tig is best for this type of node and dont bend it

Marty, who did your welding?, for me as a retired welder/boilermaker that is not a very good weld, looks like they have had a blow through on the wels to the left on screen other welds look well ameterish, dont cut and shut weld it would be an obvious place for cracking, remove and reweld is the best option cheers gareth

Go for it RoseMarie , i was 63 when i went for mine, you wont look back Cheers gareth

So ,i am on a scaffold floor just under the roof welding a beam connection ,safety rails in place and harness connected to a secure hook point, exclusion zone around area ,fire watch below happily welding away ( xray after completion) safety person tells me to come down, then asks why i dont have a safety helmet on,explain that when welding cannot use it,then proceeds to lecture me (she is all of 22 yrs old) has no practical experience but shuts me down and proceeds to write me up, so the way we got around it was, we did the welding late afternoon when she was not on site ,total useless application of the rules ,thes so called"safety" experts need to do on the job training and realise the practicallities of the real world also this same person told me to wear a harness in a scissor lift when the manufacturer(at that time) stated in its log book on the machine i quote" we recommend you do not use a harness in this machine ( 2001) but insisted so i read out this to her and told her that if i got hurt when wearing harness i would sue her, she then gave me a notice to stop work, after an hr or so i got the ok to proceed (i was 3 mtres up) safety is a priority ,but it has gon

I will be using it for my front screen and gull wing doors on my build

You can hit polycarbonate with a hammer it will not shatter ,the fixings would give up first

So can a dame deem you fit to fly if casa has you down for audit ie for sleep apnea which i have mild form the ecg and blood tests can he say you are fine here is your class 2 medical for an rpl?anyone know

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Nice airstrips

Try Proseal ams-s classB 1/2 worked very well on aluminium tank lid acts as glue and sealant cheers gareth

Elms ie Nightmare on elm st ? good handle anyway

Yes it was calibrated it was a hire machine from the sleep clinic, and i have been told by a number of people that they have the same problem, i have a beard and they adjusted for that, i have since lost a few lilos and it seems to have cured my snoring but once diagnosed casa will not relent, i look after my 3 year old grandaughter and its full on, and i dont get that tired. For driving a b double or any heavy vehicle i understand that they may need these problems to be monitered but when i fly i am completely awake never the chance of falling asleep, i dont have narcolepsy which means you can drop off to sleep and approaching seventy i dont have any problems staying awake all day into the night for some bad cases of sleep apnea it is probably a good idea but 1 rule or size does not fit all, i have several types of licences to operate machinery, taxi licence, rigid licence, RPL and Ra aus but the <mod censored> from casa is endless. The sleep clinic confirmed that it was a low moderate sleep apnea and gave me basicilly and exemption letter stating that but casa still insists that i have 12 months info off machine . and i have no sleep troubles maybe i just lucky

I had to get a sleep study done for my class 2 medical , moderate sleep apnea was the outcome, however after using the cpap machine for 3 months i was a zombie ,i got less sleep per night fell asleep if sitting to long ie reading or tv, so told the sleep study people and the conclusion was cpap was not for me and sent letter to confirm for casa ,they still want 12 months info off machine so will not be getting medical back, i get 8 hrs great sleep and can function all day no problems ,i go to bed at 10 ish and have no sleep apnea problems its a crock anyway,there are no recorded incidents for flying of sleep apnea, its casa just making it harder for us

And so they should,seems they are not called racists for this policy but if we whiteys do the same thing we are racists