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Circuits, stalls, spins, the use of top and bottom rudder, a loop and a roll in an 8kcab Decathlon got the stomach churned up a bit. More to come this weekend hopefully.

1.3 Vso for current weight short final.

Does not affect TO performance just landing as the plane likes to float.

A Any downwind component on a 400m strip with a plane that likes fly makes a big difference.

Makes a big difference if your main runway is 18/36 and the wind is 090 /10 true for example. If your wind sock was caught up on the pole and not giving an indication you could choose 18 if you thought it was magnetic and get a downwind component where with 36 you have the wind on the nose.

Had an encounter with a red party balloon today at 2500amsl, scared the s$&@ out of me !! Suggest it was helium filled. Just goes to show how quickly things happen. I saw it approaching from port side below the wing and moving up, banked right and missed it. It was a 10-15 knot northerly and I was travelling north west. Lucky it was not a bird or another aircraft !

This is interesting.

So just RPL and aero endorsement , then I should be good to go. Best of both worlds.

So I could still continue to use my RAA certificate for my own aircraft then use the RPL for aerobatics in a certified aircraft ?

Can I apply for an RPL with an RAA certificate, do an aerobatic rating then hire an aero certified aircraft for personal use ?

I I think you need a cup full in today's current society. Maybe you had the measurements wrong ?

Torquay as close as RAA can get to IFR.1000FT above and below 1500 behind and 5000 straight ahead at 5500, Awesome day ! Unlimited VFR in second pic at 090 .

I I have not got my copy yet, but I am sure it will be a nice change from the day to day demanded perfection everyone is supposed to produce as a human being in today's society.

Aviation a special gift to mankind !!

Aim for 2 hours a week. Bad weather weekends need to be taken into account, so make up for it in good weather. Try to get over 100 hours a year.

Blackshape Prime Watch this page Prime Role Ultralight aircraft National origin Italy Manufacturer Blackshape First flight 2007 Introduction 2009 Status In production Unit cost €134,000 (assembled, 2011) Developed from Millennium Master The Blackshape Prime is an Italian ultralight aircraft, produced by Blackshape Aircraft, the company founded in Monopoli byLuciano Belviso and Angelo Petrosillo. The aircraft first flew in 2007 and was introduced at the Aero show held in Friedrichshafen in 2009. It is supplied as a complete ready-to-fly-aircraft.[1] Contents Design and development Specifications (Prime) References External links Design and developmentEdit The Prime started as the Millennium Master, but the design was later acquired and further developed by Blackshape. The aircraft was designed to comply with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale microlight rules. It features a cantilever low-wing, a two-seats-in-tandem enclosed cockpit under a bubble canopy, retractable tricycle landing gear and a single engine in tractor configuration.[1] The aircraft is made from pre-preg carbon fibre. Its 7.94 m (26.0 ft) span wing has an area of 9.96 m2 (107.2 sq ft) and double slotted flaps. The standard engine available is the 100 hp (75 kW) Rotax 912ULS four-stroke powerplant, driving a two bladed constant speed propeller, which gives it a maximum level speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) and a cruise speed of 275 km/h (171 mph).[1] Specifications (Prime)Edit Data from Bayerl and Blackshape[1][2] General characteristics Crew: one Capacity: one passenger Length: 7.18 m (23 ft 7 in) Wingspan: 7.94 m (26 ft 1 in) Height: 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) Wing area: 9.96 m2 (107.2 sq ft) Empty weight: 296.5 kg (654 lb) Gross weight: 472.5 kg (1,042 lb) Fuel capacity: 66 litres (15 imp gal; 17 US gal) Powerplant: 1 × Rotax 912ULS four cylinder, liquid and air-cooled, four stroke aircraft engine, 75 kW (101 hp) Propellers: 2-bladed constant speed propeller Performance Maximum speed: 300 km/h (186 mph; 162 kn) Cruising speed: 275 km/h (171 mph; 148 kn) Stall speed: 65 km/h (40 mph; 35 kn) flaps down Never exceed speed: 340 km/h (211 mph; 184 kn) Wing loading: 47.44 kg/m2 (9.72 lb/sq ft)

Blackshape prime. Used to be called Millenium Master

If I had the spare cash number 1. Pure fun number 2.

Thanks for the information everyone. Looks like R583B is not always active weekdays. Will check the Notam and Area Freq and might be able to go Mudgee, Warkworth to Taree. If not available I can head down and use the lane from a Maitland.

It does like to float a bit. Just need to be patient in ground effect and let it sink. Flare to early and she will balloon fairly well.

That is the one.

St Still if you drift into Romeo either side of the lane you could be getting fired at by a Hornet if you do not comply with what you are told

Cl Definition of "IFR" Inside Firing Range !!