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Hmmm, might be a slightly longer night than I hoped

Traveling from Mel to Brisbane tonight on Qantas scheduled to arrive around 8:30 pm. I see the forecast is pretty ordinary. Scattered cloud down to 800ft, heavy rain, 20 kt ESE gusting to 35 kt, thunderstorms. Could make for an interesting arrival. At what point do they draw the line and decide to hold/divert?

Sunglasses? I didn't see any sunglasses.

Who ever reads the Herald scum, courier mail etc and takes them seriously anyway? They print the biggest pile of steaming ... Only good for a laugh.

Hi Owi, I recently moved to Brisbane, but prior to that I was training at Lilydale. I recommend them highly, great people, friendly and professional atmosphere, well maintained aircraft.

Having looked into this recently, the super funds seem to offer a certain amount of life/tpd insurance with no questions asked (e.g., around $500K depending on your age) and anything above that you have to go through the full application/disclosure process. My bank (Westpac) also offered insurance that was pretty relaxed with regard to the types of recreational activities you pursue, but the policy came with a hefty premium compared to what you would pay with your super fund. I have decided to go through the additional application process with the super fund.

I wasn't suggesting that passing on correspondence without consent is the right thing to do, but it does happen even when people believe they are doing it for the right reasons, for example they might think they are just passing it on to the relevant person/department. I try to treat all written correspondence as public information, ie don't say something you would regret someone else reading. Although the nature of a letter might imply that it is confidential, if it is meant for the eyes of one person only I make sure to tell them so.

If you send someone a letter and don't want them to pass it on, you should make it clear that it is "Confidential". Otherwise, I think they are free to do with it whatever they want.

Very nice, I want one.

I found out about RAA via Google. First came the interest in flying, and then I found out about RAA when looking up details of local flying schools. I never gave any thought to the magazines at the newsagent.

Yes, iPhone 5. Want a 6, but have to wait.

I'm finding it a bit difficult to use on the iPhone. I have two "What's New" buttons, one of which is actually the what's new 24, but it doesn't show the full title. - FIXED (Admin) Also, in landscape orientation I can't get all of the buttons to show. I like it, but if these issues were fixed it would be better.

Maj, I could find only one fatal in a Jab listed on NTSB. That was a loss of control with near vertical impact into a hangar. For UK/Europe there was an accident in Suffolk which was loss of control following flight into IMC. There was also one in France - a news report that came out after the investigation suggested that the pilot performed a tight descending turn to exit restricted air space and overstressed the airframe (http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/news/regional/microlight-pair-deaths-accidental-1-6429957). Are there others in the US and Europe in addition to these?

Was he finish?

It's reassuring to hear that experienced pilots also have their moments when things don't go perfectly. Has certainly been a timely reminder not to become complacent and to keep focussed on what I am doing.

Ok, applying power for a short period during the glide should help clear any ice. However, it wouldn't make for the best training for an engine failure, as part of the exercise is to get a feel for for gliding distance. So, I think the lesson is to avoid practicing engine failures in the circuit when conditions are right for carb ice.

I think my previous post was still unclear, carb heat was actually applied during downwind checks and maintained during the glide approach. I wouldn't have thought that carb ice would be a problem in those circumstances, but found a document from the UK light aircraft association which states: "In conditions of severe icing it is best to avoid making long glide approaches to land, as the amount of heat available from the muff may be insufficient to prevent ice developing, and the risk that the engine will not respond to the throttle should you need to stretch the glide or ‘go around’. A powered approach, with full carb heat, is the safer option under severe carb ice conditions."

Might not have made it clear, but carb heat was applied during the glide approach and only turned off late final as per usual procedure.

I'm don't know of a dunno, but definitely a know all...

I see that pathfinder are back operating after the recent storm. Were any of the other schools around Brisbane affected or are they all operating normally?

Is there any real evidence to suggest that Jabiru operators are more likely not to report engines failures than operators of other engines? Or is it just speculation based on anecdotal evidence? If so, I fail to see how under reporting is relevant, in that all of the reported statistics may be affected by under reporting to the same degree.

I will qualify what I am about to write by saying that I am not a lawyer. However, I am a patent attorney specialising in intellectual property (a form of intangible property, as opposed to real property). If the term "property" as used above were to encompass a right to operate an aircraft in a particular manner, then this "property" would presumably have to be some form of intangible right. However, when we consider whether something intangible is a form of property, we usually look to see if ownership of the property is something that can be transferred by way of assignment, agreement or by virtue of a particular law (e.g., employer ownership of inventions). At first glance, I can't see that the right to operate an aircraft in a particular manner per se could be transferred to another person. Although, when you purchase an aircraft, perhaps you are also taking ownership of that right. And, if you cannot then sell that right with the aircraft... You are right Kaz, interesting to think about.