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There are a couple of fairly new hangars at the north end of Jandakot (WA) that have bi-fold vertical doors. No idea of their cost. When I was building my hangar 10 years ago the ones from USA were prohibitively e xpensive when you added in exchange rate shipping, tax, etc. My hangar is a bit overbuilt but is very solid. 24m x 18m concrete floor and built in 2 level accomodation. Door opening is 20m x 4m (IIRC) with 4 doors each with 2 bottom rollers and nylon guides at the top. Bottom rollers used to be bushed but now have ball bearings and the rather heavy doors glide effortlessly (once the initial inertia is overcome). The bottom tracks are about 6mm wide and stand clear of the concrete into which they are set by about 10mm. Build it solid - especially the doors. Even if it costs a bit more (which it probable will) you will not regret it in the long run. It attracts these: DWF

Ian How do I get the correct Google map (i.e. Myrup Fly-in Estate) to display in the first post? DWF

There may be something available at Denmark - 20nm west of Albany. Try them here http://www.fly-denmark.com.au/default.html DWF:plane:

Try some of these http://outbackbeds.com.au/outback-experiences.html I have stayed at Kilcowera Station. Reasonable airstrip (unless it rains) with good accommodation nearby. Innaminka SA is worth a look if you want to go that far west. Good strip. Hotel will pick up (when I was there, anyway.) Happy planning DWF

I am with TP on this one In a side slip your rate of descent is higher (that's what we do them for) and your stall speed is also probably higher. For me it would be into wind, as straight as possible, between the trees/obstructions to use the wings to absorb the initial impact. Hope I never have to try the theory out though. DWF

G'day Harry The place to start for information on Converting Overseas Licences to enable you to fly in Australia is on the CASA web site here. There are a lot of hoops to jump through! You will need to: get an ARN, have a medical valid in Oz, pass an English language test (yes, I know, it is possibly the only language you have but they still want to check that you can understand 'Strine', 'Chinglish' and ATC talk, etc.) undertake an aeroplane flight review CAO 20.11 gives the rules for flights over water and the carriage of life jackets and life rafts - and also other stuff. In a single engine aircraft an approve life jacket is required for each occupant when the aircraft is outside gliding distance from land, and a life raft is required if going more than 100miles over water. I would suggest you go around the Gulf of Carpentaria rather than across all that water. There are quite a few interesting places to see around that coast and nearby anyway. A good air law and operational procedures reference for VFR pilots is the VFR Flight Guide. ERSA (En Route Supplement Australia) is a required document (each issue valid for 3 months only) which, amongst other things lists Registered, Certified and Military (and some other) airfields but there are a lot of local government and private strips not listed there - and you will probably want to visit many of those places. So you will need to get the AOPA airfield directory and/or the Country Airstrip Guide (for each state you visit) - they (CAGs) now have a web site too. ERSA and other operational documents can be found and downloaded here. Other publications you may find useful are ON TRACK and OUT-N-BACK. A lot of pilots are now using EFBs, iPads or Tablets with OzRunways or AvPlan installed, to assist with flight planning and navigation. Let us know where you plan to visit and the brains trust on this forum will very likely be able to assist with local knowledge, advice and alternative options. Happy planning. DWF

I have heard that the next generation of airliners will be virtually fully automatic/computer controlled. The flight deck crew will then consist of one man and a dog. The man is there to reassure the passengers that a human is in charge ... and feed the dog. The dog is there to bite the man if he touches ANYTHING.

Sweers Island (in the Gulf 027M 112nm from Adels Grove) is worth a visit if you can afford the time and money. They did a reduced rate for us as we didn't want to go fishing. Enjoy the trip. DWF

You should be able to fly at the Advanced Pilot Award level of competency BEFORE you try instructing. IMHO 100 hours experience is insufficient (in almost all cases) to get you to the level of skill and experience required to make a good instructor. An instructor course is primarily to teach you HOW TO TEACH flying, NOT to improve your flying skills (although the practice required during the course does/should help). A good instructor should fly well (but does not need to be a Top Gun) but must be able to relate well to student pilots, communicate well, know and understand what they are teaching and be able to facilitate the student's learning. You actually get less "hands on" time as an instructor than if just went flying yourself as most of the time you are/should be letting the student fly. You probably log more hours (because you fly more often/regularly) but they are mostly not doing anything to improve YOUR skills. That said, the best way to find out if you know a subject is to try to teach it. So, if you want flying experience/competence go for the APA, PPL, CPL; if you want teaching experience go for the Instructor rating. DWF

I was through Curtin Springs last May and stayed 2 nights - did the Mt Connor tour. I endorse Kaz's comments. Strip is OK but be careful parking. There were some old tiedowns north of the shed/hangar. YCSP is fairly close to Ayer's Rock but is probably a better (cheaper) place to stay. A bit north of the direct track are Tibboburra, Innaminka (and the 'Dig Tree') and Birdsville (but then it is a fairly long trip over the desert to Oodnadatta, etc. DWF

Here is what I would suggest in a J120. AVGAS is available at all these landing places. NO AVGAS at YBAL or YNSM. Via Kalgoorlie vice Esperance would also be an option. Hope this helps. DWF YEUC - YSEN.pdf YEUC - YSEN.pdf YEUC - YSEN.pdf

I call these visual NDBs. You have to be able to see them before you can pick up the signal. DWF

With the advances in solar cell technologly we may soon see aircraft such as this running on sun power - and it is aiming directly at our little corner of aviation!

Maybe it is one of those day VFR only recreational aircraft.

You have no soul.

Aircraft tails should be rounded!

I can live with either style. I don't use the menu options much. What I would like to see is the Navigation Bar include the current thread title and be visible all the time. DWF

When I did my first solo you couldn't get cord long enough to take a phone with you. And you couldn't get one with a camera in it anyway.

The Alice Springs VTC, as well as ERSA Special Procedure 7 (SP7), has the recommended route and levels for scenic flights around The Rock and the Olgas.

Esperance. 120 deg 8nm from YESP 15km NE of Esperance township. 2nm N of Myrup Fly-in Estate. DWF

My neighbour and I share a couple of wide "fire breaks" through our properties which we sometimes use for the arrival and/or departure of aircraft. They were there before council became aware of their existance so they were classed as "existing use". We each have a nice "machinery shed" housing various pieces of machinery. My place is west of RW Y 18/36 which is on the western boundary of my neighbours place. RWY 10/28 is through both properties and is about 1350m long. My only problem is the neighbour to the west of me will not let me remove or coppice the trees at 10 threshold reducing the EOL by about 300m. The Tiger Moths etc were on a fly around WA from Jandakot or Serpentine. Machinery shed in background. One of my 'toys' with aircraft tug (which can also be used as a mower). To wash aircraft use French backpackers. You can have it all if you pick the right place and neighbours and have a little bit of luck! DWF

Esperance Aero Club's annual Fly-in at Myrup airstrip. Saturday evening Fly-in Dinner - $25pp Saturday lunch and Sunday breakfast - $10ea pp Flying competition Aircraft demonstrations Local tours for partners Limited billets available - get in early! Contact David Ford 0407 036 173 or [email protected]

The full quote was “I fear we have awakened as sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve.” and is usually attributed to Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.

Try the bigger one in the middle pic.

Aaaah! I seem to have missed that bit. (You can see why I'm not a lawyer.) I see the dilema. Does anyone know if RAAus (or anyone else) has sought (and received) legal opinion on postal voting in our constitution? So to mitigate against proxy vote stacking we should amend the constitution by adding rule 29 Voting from the ACT model rules. 29 Voting (1) Subject to subsection (3), on any question arising at a general meeting of the association a member has 1 vote only. (2) All votes must be given personally or by proxy but no member may hold more than 3 proxies. (My bolding and change from 5 to 3 proxies.) (3) If the votes on a question at a general meeting are equal, the person presiding is entitled to exercise a second or casting vote. (4) A member or proxy is not entitled to vote at any general meeting of the association unless all money due and payable by the member or proxy to the association has been paid. Currently Rule 29 has been "Deleted" from the RAAus Rules. Does anyone know the history of this? Was there ever a Rule 29? If so, why was it deleted and when? [Also, our Rule 28 "Making of Decisions" has been signifcantly pared down from the Model Rules Rule 28 Making of Decisions.] I agree that it would be desirable to operate in a more benign legal jurisdiction than the ACT. DWF