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    Bairnsdale Airport

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    It's not a control tower only traffic advisory. Things have been very busy in some area's with the fires. In the last few months I have been Operating out of ordinary CTAFs with over 10 aircraft just associated with the fires plus GA traffic. Corryong, Mansfield, Hamilton just a couple. As long as you keep calls to a minimum and use common sense everything Ok, the 10 calls from inbound to clear are not welcome when things are very busy.

     

       My experience at YBNS with the RAAF ‘traffic co-ordinator’ is that the system seems to work very effectively. 

         In a normal pilot controlled environment it is not unusual for pilots to either give too much information , give too little, or none at all. Communicating with the ‘co-ordinator’( like a policeman/supervisor ) does away with all that, with transmissions being clear and concise. The feeling I get from other pilots is that they are more confident, operating in what now can be a very busy Civilian/Military environment ..... Bob 

     

     

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    Bairnsdale Airport

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted 

    Here’s the NOTAM Glenn , seems to work pretty well with the   high volume of traffic when VMC . Can’t really imagine 
 traffic being as orderly as an unassisted CTAF with pilot 
control....Bob 

BAIRNSDALE (YBNS)
                                                                  B6/20
   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROVIDING AD FLT INFO SERVICE ON CTAF 126.70 
   CALLSIGN 'BAIRNSDALE RADIO'. REF YMMM FIR FOR TEMPORARY DANGER AREA
   NOTAM. CTC: 0490 148 160 OR 0431 245 100
   IFR ACFT TO CTC MELBOURNE CENTRE FREQ 124.0 TO CNL SARWATCH AND TO
   PROVIDE TAXI ADVICE
   FROM 01 102000 TO 04 301000 EST
   DAILY 2000/1000

                                                  C6/20 REVIEW C4/20
   TEMPORARY DANGER AREA ACT
   WI 5NM RADIUS OF 375315S 1473404E (YBNS AD) DUE TO AERIAL FIRE
   FIGHTING ACTIVITY. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE WILL
   PROVIDE AN AERODROME FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE ON CTAF 126.7 FROM
   2000 TO 1000 (UTC) DAILY CTC: 0490 148 160 OR 0431 245 100
   SFC TO 2000FT AMSL
   FROM 01 100326 TO 04 301600 EST

                                                                  C5/20
   FREQ 126.2 AVBL DURING FIS HR FOR LTD WX AND OPR INFO 
   FROM 01 062000 TO 02 011000 EST

     

    Bairnsdale Airport

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    Due to the bushfires, Bairnsdale with its military build-up is now reminiscent of places like Townsville, with tent villages and camouflaged army vehicles almost everywhere. The aero club was offered to the RAAF, and provides accomodation for up to 10 military personnel. 

        A private security firm patrols the base and, even as a hanger owner, I had to answer many questions to a rather officious person, who finally let me proceed .

          Last Saturday was the first day with VMC for over a week, so decided to blow the dust off the Jab., but found the military and others had the same idea, with much activity around the Chinook and BlackHawks on the grass along with an increase in activity at the Fire bomber base refuelling via the mobile tankers.

         After taxiing to the AVGAS bowser, and during refuelling, a Black Hawk decided to put down at the terminal nearly blowing me into the next paddock. I eventually got out of there, making the usual taxi and departure call for 13, as the sea breeze had started to come in, and heard the controller in the temporary “control” tower advise all aircraft in the vicinity of my intentions.

     

          I decided that as most of the activity was to the North I would head South to the coast, even though a strong wind warning was current for the coast. The East Sale airspace is currently activated 7 days a week, with traffic  lanes through East Sale to the West and a 4000’ limit to the East, but I decided to remain reasonably close in case the smoke returned.

        I soon noticed the traffic increasing with Police Heli, Air Ambulance, BlackHawks, many other Govt.helis. and fixed wing aircraft, not to mention the 4 fire bombers working continuously on the fires to the North,returning to do tight low level approaches and wondered how an old septuagenarian would get back amongst the continual traffic. I gave an inbound call with ETA and was pleased to hear the ‘controller’ advise all traffic of my intentions.  

       Full marks to the RAAF controllers for their professionalism shown when dealing with a diversity of aircraft with a variety of flight envelopes. Right now, ( Wednesday AM ) visibility is less than 500 metres so no flying today! 

        Things go pretty quiet when the smoke covers the area, but be warned, when the smoke clears the traffic density can be frenzied and continuous  ...... Bob 

     

    Bairnsdale temporary control tower.

                         Images

     

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              At the fuel bowser with BlackHawk

     

     

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    What`s Happening???

    in Drifter

    Posted

         

                   Seem to recall its your birthday about now Frank !   Have a good one old son ..... Bob 

     

                                    ( No flying again today , pic from Bairnsdale 30/12/19 )

     

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    Tell us about your last flight

    in Trips/Events/Seats

    Posted

    Not too nice here either Lyell....... Bob 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    26/01:11pm

     

     

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    4.2

     

     

    2.5

     

     

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    5.8

     

     

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    Which system to record TTIS?

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

    Posted

    When I drain my oil I always lift the right wheel on to a block so the oil is directed to the sump plug & in theory most of the goo if there is any. Dunno if it works but I feel better about it.

     

    Also make sure dipstick is removed. Helps to increase the outflow velocity, taking any ‘goo’ with it ...... Bob 

     

     

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    Foxbat down yesterday at my Base Airfeld

    in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents

    Posted

    We put wheat into coom, or was it cwm bags on the border of wales and England in the fifties. My party trick was to pick one up onto my back and walk away with it. Normally it was a two man job to handle them. They weighed 2.25 cwt or 114kg today. I weighed about ten stone then 63 kg. Because the bags were tall I could stand one up, stick my knees into the middle of it, lean back and roll it over my knees onto my shoulder. Now at 93 I m flat out lifting a 25kg fertiliser bag onto my shoulder. I must admit it only ever did that party trick on very rare occasions.

     

     

     

                ‘93’  Yenn ? 

     

     

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