biggles

Last renewal refused by RAA because ID signed by a Cdec and not a JP. Too hard to explain the legal certification process so just went down to the pub and got an elderly JP (no official stamp or identifiction number) all good. It is a case of clerks just following the forms to the letter without knowing exactly what they are doing. Next year I will get JP with an unreadable signature again but it will go through!

............but maybe it wasn't a Jab motor.

...........I heard somewhere that the whole ASIC system was being reviewed .......,.

You do if you plan to land at another airport (SC) remember you may not plan to but you may need to divert.

I will get the famous Benny Buckley to talk to his CASA mates

This topic has been going on for years but it all comes down to the rules.If you wan't to fly you must have a ASIC or AVID no matter how you look at it.

 

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It was about 4 months ago. According to ERSA it is Security Controlled.

seriously why this ****! can we not keep these forums clean!

Near enough to 0.74 Kg/l , Avgas is 0.71 kg/l .

The only problem with that is often the hot air is unfiltered. I adopted a system of power up, carb heat checked OFF every time. Not a bad idea if you use carb heat often. Also don't wear a jacket with bulky sleeves. I got into grief (nearly) once with the heat being put on by the sleeve catching it (Side throttle and carb heat)Nev

I make a practice of applying carby heat whenever the throttle is other than fully open .... Bob

I think this is probably going too far. But I take your point.Given you are in victoria, maybe your air temperatures are usually fairly low although I would have thought your humidities would be generally fairly low too. Unlike up here in tropics. but if you run your engine at about 2900 rpm as Jabiru suggest then almost constantly have carb heat on. This will thin out the air and have you flying in a constant start of partial power. Will change your fuel air ratios so you will be running lean and maybe too lean - getting hotter CHT's (or maybe cooler if you are in the lean of peak band. ) But I'm sure you get my meaning. carb heat has downsides as well.

So overall there is a sweet spot of range where you should be having carb heat on. Not too much and not too little.

Actually...the obvious obstacle hazards are, but it's the lesser known or appreciated hazards which trip people up. Losing airspeed in slow speed turns, flying steep turns instead of minimum radius turns, loss of horizon reference, and loss of SA per se will all contribute to an accident. The fact is ....... you don't know what you don't know!

 

happy days,

I make a practice of applying carby heat whenever the throttle is other than fully open .... Bob

Soooo, when are you upgrading Bob?

Trip Loxton to Caloundra yesterday.7.9 hrs tacho time. Stopped a Narromine for fuel and break.

First opportunity to contact a plane on same track from Moree I noticed on ozrunnways 2200 below and behind.

 

Great scenery just before Gatton, patchwork fields.

 

PHIL.

Not everyone reading this thread would be aware that the Jabiru in question was factory built, its an important fact and highly relevant to the accident.

That's something a bit different SD , and not too bad at all from the iPhone . Bet the old eyes and feet were working overtime on touchdown . Pic #3 looks a bit like the feedlot/abattoir I remember on the Premer road ..... Bob .

A nice day for a trip to Orbost , actually located on the coast at Marlo , about 50 mn.from Bairnsdale .

1. Showing the Snowy River entrance to Bass Strait with the township of Marlo on the Eastern side of the Snowy . The airport is located a few km. further East.

2. Lining up Rwy. 07

3. With co-pilot of 50+ years

Stone the crows guys, looks like I may have to reduce my order because I may loose several friends if I give them one of these. .Alan.

Me too !

We're expecting around 25 C today so got airborne early . Days like this remind me of why we tolerate the cold Southern winters . Another pic of 'my and Alf's country ' .... Grazing land with Gippsland lakes then a roll cloud covering Bass Strait . Bob

Yeah but Ser #299 is pretty early........maybe why it made 1000hrs without much work7/16 didnt come in until 2013/14 I think

I'm a great believer in training. Not just for the sake of it, but if it is dumbed down too much you are not given the "tools" to save yourself when things go pear shaped.

I have for a long time believed we should have a set of exercises to perform to stay at a good level of skill. Just doing the things you are comfortable with won't do. Nev

I turned 70 last month and don't like having to tick 70+ . And my Jabiru costs nothing to run on account of how my wife pays the bills and all I have to do is ignore the occasional grumble.

I joined in the first part of 1988 and my membership number and pilot cert number is 001715. So it would appear that it was in numerical sequence back then. It is interesting some of the other members numbers though .