Bennyboy320

CAO 95.55 states that light sport mtow is 600 kg for a land based a/c & with floats 650 kg. No extra allowance for a BRS.

Because if you don’t use the a/c on a regular basis your battery will slowly loose its charge, hence my example, only using the a/c a few times a year the trickle charger means I won’t be faced with a flat battery when I want to go flying.

Been using the oz charge kit for about 18 months now, very happy with the device, it’s sometimes 4 or 5 months between flights for me, no battery problems so far, touch wood.

My fear is that CASA can see 300+ a/c & 10,000 Pilots on the horizon just waiting to get theirs hands on us for our own safety & become our administrator, the “Yes Minister” blunts (term of endearment used in the RAAF to describe anyone that’s not a pilot) must see us as a cash cow for more government funding, I hope I’m wrong.

Wow, I’m impressed, the models were so life like & the video quality as good as a multimillion dollar Hollywood movie.

The next question that needs answers is once our rocket motors need servicing ( usually 6 years) is there a B1 qualified L2/L4 or LAME around to do it or will they just disarm & freight it to Europe?

Had it installed by Aeroprakt, it was a spec I requested when I ordered the a/c, price at the time (May 2016) was $6,200 AUD.

Having spent many years in a previous life sitting on a bang seat getting a Magnum recovery system when we purchased our Foxbat was a simple decision, it’s a nice last ditch option, anyway once the noise stops the insurance company owns the a/c. Fly safe.

The same reason they obscure number plates on cars after an accident, relatives etc have not been informed yet, nothing sinister.

It’s not the career it used to be, feel sorry for the people joining Airlines these days on sub standard conditions of service, only 2,803 days to retirement, but who’s counting.

Unfortunately we are in a race to the bottom, professionalism, character & class are traits lost to history, just YouTube some of the media stories from the 1960’s-70’s, the anchors & reporters were very well spoken & they actually reasearched thier stories without Facebook or google & none of that sensationalism we now see. For me the cream of the crop was the ABC’s James Dibble, absolute LEDGEND.

Actually six trips, (seven if you count the lunar liftoff) Gemini 3, Gemini 10, Apollo 10, Apollo 16, Shuttle 1 & Shuttle 9. His bio “Forever Young” an outstanding read.

He had the best career of any astronaut, R.I.P.

:amazon:Maybe if it’s too costly & the RPT a/c pull out of the country strips there will be no need to have an ASIC as they will cease to be a security controlled airport.

Yes Merredin leased for $1 for 100 years, wow one cent a year, along with the sale of Darwin port authority we really are stupid white trash, talk about selling the farm:gaah:

Another media blow out of all proportions slow news day, he’s no closer than when air to air refueling.

I hear you Bernie, I used to have top secret defence force clearance & have held a current ASIC for the last 7 years, however on my next renewal I have to provide them with a naturalization certificate from 1970 as well as my current passport & ASIC. How bizarre.

You can’t make this stuff up, it’s comical, just think “Yes Minister”

It’s all going to be a personal choice, I’ve held a military equivalent to the class one ( A1G1Z1) & civilian class one for over 35 years, my current medical has been with a foreign authority for the last 20 years, I’m going to give the class two & CASA a very wide birth & will stick to the current self diagnose medical we have with RAAus. As I said it’s all going to come down to what suits the individual pilot, I suppose I’ll just have to remain OCTA.

Nice pics, Arizona?

Congratulations & well done sir on an outstanding effort, my hat goes off to you.

Capillatus, you sir are a LEGEND, -10 degrees & only a windscreen:yikes: I’m impressed.

As they say, “you get what you pay for”.

Let me guess the GAF contact went to the lowest bidder, you get what you pay for.

Golden rule, never buy anything off the plan, wether it’s a house/apartment or aircraft, the prices initially quoted are ALWAYS unrealistic.