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She's a beauty!

Bec, I'm glad you found It funny that I was seriously injured. This might entertain you some more - after the initial cleaning and stitching of the wound, I ended up back in emergency twice due to the cellulitis in my arm, and to have the wound debrided (first scissors to cut away all the dead tissue and something like a scourer used to finish the clean up). Three months of wearing dressings designed for burns victims to fix my highly exudating wound and then all good.

I got a bit too blasé about surfing near rocks - until I got smashed into some and lost significant skin and a piece of flesh out of my right arm. Was lucky to walk away from that one and it sure makes me fear complacency now!

I would hardly call someone eating halal food as being a radical religious migrant. Wouldn't that make everyone of the Jewish faith radical as well, by your standard? As for McDonalds it is just a business decision. We have an au pair who arrived recently. She was born in France but her parents were from Mali. She is a Muslim. She is smart, funny and the kids love her. And she eats halal meat - so what? We go to the local halal butcher, who is, funnily enough, a really nice bloke. The steaks, sausages etc are all really good. And last time I checked, the AU poultry producers noted that almost all chicken produced in AU is actually made halal. It is just not marketed that way at Coles etc. Same for beef where much of what is produced is halal.

From what I read from the flitetest crew, each RC pilot need only register once and they are give a unique registration number. They then apply their unique registration number to each RC model that they own. So, at least there will be no need to have to register each model separately. And it applies to anything over 0.55 lbs (250 g) and under 55 lbs.

I'd like to find a Vixxen under my tree.

Nev, it appears you are responding to a comment from Spacesailor having yourself responded to Rick about it not being clear who he responded to. I believe Spacesailor was responding to a question posed earlier, perhaps by FT about which aircraft fly with a negative angle of attack. I may have got that somewhat confused though.

The news about Maj knocked me about a bit last week and I wasn't sure how I would feel next flight. Went for a nice flight this morning up around Bribie and Glasshouse Mountains and it was a great form of therapy. Am feeling good about flying again.

Yeah, sorry Teckair, I was wrong. Apparently it is common.

I agree that the response in an EFATO depends on the type you are flying. The first time my instructor closed the throttle in the J160 after takeoff to practice EFATO I immediately pushed the stick forward to get the nose down, but was above best glide speed. Instructor told me to delay pushing the stick forward for a few seconds to convert speed to height and then put nose down for best glide. Next time we practiced EFATO that technique seemed to work well in that aircraft.

That is the way that I was trained in the J160. I was instructed that if you have an EFATO and haven't already turned crosswind, then the turn back for the runway is not an option. Not so straight forward if departing without a crosswind turn though.

Such sad news. Condolences to Ross's family and friends.

At least this wasn't posted in the 'confidence issues' thread:sweat:

Yikes! That manoeuvre would have scared the .... out of me.

I'm not so sure about the plenty of accident reports. Granted, stalling on base to final turn is recognised as a problem, but I am not aware of too many stalls on final other than perhaps the rare stretching the glide after engine failure.

I guess you are right, it is only by some miracle that I haven't ended up a smudge in a paddock somewhere... If I was routinely flying final that close to stalling that slight rudder pressure (I'm talking ball not outside the goal posts) would put me into a stall, then I would give it all away right now.

Welcome Paul. I am flying from Redcliffe as well. Are you training with Mahl and Wayne? If so, I might see you down there some time. Cheers, Tony

Pearo, you were asking me about practicing techniques at altitude - the only one talking about a wingdrop on final is you. What I am suggesting is that it is highly unlikely I am going to stall on final (when already aligned with the runway and not turning) because I am using rudder to keep aligned with the centreline. The rudder inputs required are minimal. And if you have flown an aircraft like the J160 which exhibits noticeable adverse yaw, it is more straightforward (at least for me) to use gentle rudder inputs to remain aligned with the centreline rather than a number of coordinated aileron inputs. So, I don't understand all the hoo-ha - it is not like I am steering around the circuit with rudder! I am still making coordinated turns in the circuit. And last time I checked, side slipping is still a standard manouver for aircraft without flaps, and is very useful technique for aircraft with flaps. Even the wing down /combination crosswind approach requires a slip.

On that basis I shouldn't side slip on final?

My first instructor had me keeping a J-160 aligned with runway centreline on final using rudder instead of aileron. It certainly was a much smoother approaching than trying to make a number of coordinated aileron inputs! And the rudder inputs required were pretty small.

I did indeed do that in both a Tecnam P92 and a CTMC. Stalled with one stage flap and a boot full of rudder applied. All that happened was a pretty weak wing drop, definitely no spin to be seen in either aircraft. And once established on final (as opposed to turning base to final) how likely are you to either a) kick in full rudder deflections to remain aligned with the runway centreline or b) stall?

Hi Paul, I believe Fly-Now at Redcliffe will be putting a sportstar online soon. Might be worth giving them a call.

Well done Nightmare!

I am going. First time attending the airshow and really looking forward to it!

At one stage I was considering training for a ppl and had a couple of flights at Essendon. Needed to get a class 2 medical but it turned into a bit of an ordeal. Visit to DAME was all good until the final dipstick test on a urine sample which indicated red blood cells above threshold level (small number of RBCs in urine is normal) DAME said it was probably just an over sensitive test, but apologised and said he had to inform CASA. A more reliable test for excess red blood cells in urine is a micro exam of a sample. Did three micro tests and blood tests over a few weeks - all normal. To be conservative had an ultrasound. All was clear, but CASA demanded a CT SCAN. So, booked into to see a urologist who said "if it wasn't for CASA I would tell you to bugger off because you are completely healthy". But, had to have scan and so I did. All clear of course. So, a couple of months wasted, several doctors appointments and two trips to hospital later, and about $1000 worse off, I had my class 2. Not going to bother with that again!