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I'm looking for help to clarify the position for LSA build and registration in Australia. Currently looking at beginning a build of a SPA Panther LSA. It's a single seat aluminium kit build from Florida USA, that meets the US LSA rules (according to the website). As I see it my options are to build under the SAAA or the RAA. If I go with SAAA I can register the Panther as a VH amateur built experimental? Is that correct? If I go with RAA, it would be registered 55-xxxx. Correct? So what are the advantages and disadvantages of each direction. I got my GFPT years ago and haven't flown since the nineties. I would prefer to go the route of a recreational licence, but would see no great problems either way. But I would like to keep the cost of flying down. Thanks in advance. Rob

The ignore function is the best way to deal with trolls. They crave attention apparently, so without that they just fade away. Even if they don't, then at least I don't have to listen to them ?

Fly Away Home is on 76 tonight. A feelgood aviation related story.

Nice article, thanks for posting. As pilot Ive only landed at the same airstrip I took off from, so from that perspective I don't have that feeling of arriving at some exotic destination. Take off is a magical moment, and it escapes me why more people don't learn to fly. Generations past longed to have this privilege that we take for granted. Landings are more technical and challenging, but fun in a different way. Trying to balance the plane against the winds and wobbles of the air as you paint the piano keys or the end of the airstrip on your windscreen. A good landing is deeply satisfying. There are other aspects to flight though. For a glider pilot, getting a thermal or lift and gaining 2000' or 3000' and another fifteen or twenty minutes of flight is a wonderful feeling. On good days, you can stay aloft all day and descend only when you're too tired or hungry or sated to continue. Some of Balleka's videos are inspirational.

Here's a look back at 1966

Beautiful craft. I wouldn't want to stick my elbow out the pax window though!

Very nice. The 177 RG is such a sleek looking aircraft

These ideas are hard to hold on to in this internet age. Clever people in China are beavering away, as we speak, to bring the same product to market without paying any royalties or fees. Count on it. While this may result in the product being brought to market quickly and cheaply, it will also introduce chinglish misspellings etc., that whilst hilarious, may not offer much in the way of health advice. In fact I foresee a whole new market of gag or novelty health advice warnings including : Do not treat, I always look like this, Allergic to plasma, must be given alcohol, and so on.

Also, I posted a link to your build to the ozclubbies forum - that's the car building forum for lotus 7 type cars.

Keep up the updates Baz, this is fascinating to me. There are guys on youtube with millions of followers who don't have half the creative output as you.

This I think

This is next level madness! Love it

I was 93 kg, dropped to 74 kg from quitting drinking, no other changes. I've reached a plateau now though, and probably need to cut out the cakes and biscuits if I want to get under 70 kg. But that's a big if ;) I went shopping for a jumper for the cooler weather, just wandering around vacantly at Lowes menswear. A lovely young shop assistant came and politely advised me I was looking in the Big Guys section, and I should find what I want in the regular sizes. Yes!

It looks like a broken toy lying there. Here it is in happier days

Beautiful photo! Thanks for posting.

They're a beautiful vintage aircraft. Good to see them still flying, and also to see people giving them new life.

Thanks René for all the detailed reports! That glider looks like a Libelle?

I got very sick in the front seat (pax) of a glider. There were no airsick bags, I had to use the pilots hat! Needless to say that flight was cancelled despite some very promising thermals. I went on to get my gliding certificate, but I always took Kwells prior to flying pax after that. Edited to add, I never get sick when flying as PIC.

They found Harry Potter in the other engine ?

Shock cooling perhaps? It says they were practicing forced landings.

They made it out the next day before more weather.

And a more modern take ...

Back when gliding was a new thing.