turboplanner

In Victoria after a certain age, the licence period shortens and you have to make a health Declaration (the one RA pilots fell in love with). Don’t try to fudge it because you only need a small accident and if you aren’t fit it’s trouble big time.

10 minutes ago, facthunter said:

Too big for control lines.  Nev

RC stands for Radio Control.

The Aerobatic class has approval to operate in the Danger Zones of the Moorabbin Training area up to 1000 feet.

They're about the size of an RC Aerobatic aicraft.

1 hour ago, spacesailor said:

Because,  those legs do bend easily,  and that wear , plus the rusting on that area .

Is a known problem .

It's only a tiny aircraft , & I suspect the leg could be made just a little stronger. 

After a few years of having a ' training wheel ' at the front I was intending to change the ' Hummelbird ' to a conventional tail dagger,  eliminating the nose wheel problem.

spacesailor

If you think its a training wheel better to leave it on the trailer.

.............like extreme blondes (NTTIAWWT) tended to disappoint, particularly when the big ends started knocking.

Turbo had been lurking around the hangar trying to get a photo to put in the Silly photos category before this monster spilt its guts all over the airport, when he came across an old Jab in need of a good wash. It had what used to be called a dickie seat behind the other two. The pilot was working on the engine with an over-sized wrench, then another came out from the workshop holding a freshly washed set of grommets followed by another one pushing a trolley. They all looked the same; they all sounded the same; when one winked, the others winked; when one spoke the others spoke in the same tone and syntax. They were identical twins.

Turbo called Cappy over and whispered ...............

It's not an upgrade, looks like a classic development. Figures about right for that.

Where are the Moderators?

37 minutes ago, RFguy said:

Archer, 180hp, non-tapered constant chord wing.

Piper Archer, 180 hp, non-tapered constant chord wing is a PA-28-180

(PA-28-181 - the 1 denotes taper)

The PA-28 family is a big one and they fly differently: https://www.pilotmall.com/blogs/news/piper-archer-the-reliable-family-flyer#:~:text=The family of aircraft which,and PA-28-160 Cherokee

9 minutes ago, RFguy said:

Today was goign to be a skill  build / challenge Short field TO practice in Xwind.

Cowra departure, 2pm flight. PA28

Which P28 model?

........Four on the floor, because that's mostly where these grossly over-engined T-Birds stayed. In that respect they were pretty much like aircraft with radial engines, which ..............

9 minutes ago, Captain said:

..... disc valves and his undies, as Cappy is a recognized expert with Rotax 2 strokes and he had been crouching down, so that, in combination  .......

...........the metallic grinding disappeared from the exhaust crackle and his undies stretched to reveal the brown and green stains which onlookers often took to be camo patterns - jungle camo.

This Thruster was unusual in that it ...................

.....purple putrification indicated that maybe not, so he asked CT to start it. CT made a half-hearted effort, so Cappy grabbed the starter cord and yanked it with his considerable bulk. The Bluehead crackled into life as if it had only been running yesterday.

Cappy started to adjust the ..........................

A lot of puppets in the air this time of year.

29 minutes ago, danny_galaga said:

I've actually stopped flying for a while because of this problem. I wasn't flying regularly. Each time I actually felt I was becoming every so slightly less proficient. Really need to fly at least once a fortnight, just to maintain what you have have I reckon. I was often flying less often than that.

Good perception, good action taken, probably a lot of money about to be saved.

One guy I now solved this by flying 30 minutes every week then went on a decent flight when he wanted to.

The other possibility is that when you can spend the hours, you at least have the financial bundle to do a concentrated two oir three weeks of restraining and get back in the groove fast.

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On 20/04/2024 at 3:59 PM, Garfly said:

I agree.  FlightChops too, emphatically:

 

Too late, the information’s out there and some people will do it now.

28 minutes ago, Garfly said:

Aware or not, in his words, it's stuff "they don't teach you in the FAA written or private pilot licence."

He’s referring to US processes.

1 hour ago, jackc said:

What about Ben Morgan and AOPA becoming involved in this situation?

Ben's not a Planner - this will either not need any action if the buyer wants to continue as an airport, or will need a Planner.

The online agendas and minutes only go back to 2018.

Pre-digital most Counclls had a storage issue with Agendas and Minutes which could be from20 to 50 mm thick. Some Councils (not referring to this one) who wanted to bury information would take a truckload to the State Public Record Office and then claim it wasn't practical to search for the data you wanted (except on one occasion where a CEO agreed with me and wanted to spear a Councilor and sent a team of six across to the PRO vault and found the data in about an hour).

As we know digital files are much more easily stored and there's no reason why all their Agendas and Minutes can't be sitting there available for checking.

I'd suggest a Goulburn Mulwaree ratepayer ask Amy for a copy of the Minutes that resulted in the Sale on 2/9/13, and in particular, the Covenant presented to the Councillors and the Covenant which became part of the Contract of Sale. Amy will tell you if it is Commercial in Confidence, and can't be released to the public, but it any case it shouldn't be posted public here. There are other ways to handle it.

Link to Agendas and Minutes, Goulburn Mulwaree Council:   https://www.goulburn.nsw.gov.au/Council

10 minutes ago, 10.5 said:

Council leased the airport to the now owner for two years beginning on 1 October 2011 and sold the airport to the now owner on 2 September 2013.  

OK, thanks.

22 minutes ago, tillmanr said:

Will a title search show the date of transfer and the date of sale?

The Title search will show the date of transfer (not the lease). 

If the Airport was leased and has since been transferred to the current owner and is still being used as an airport, then that's between the Council and the owner.

I'm just trying to get the date of the Council Meeting which approved the sale, to save hours and maybe weeks of sifting through Agendas and Minutes to find the details of the covenant if is was included. A Planning lawyer woud still be needed to decide if it carried any weight after a new sale, and what was specified in the case that the current owner sold it.

27 minutes ago, robinsm said:

The airpost was gifted to the people of Goulburn by The Poidevan family on the condition that it remain an airport indefinitely.   The council sold the airport to a private operator aginst the wishes of the users and the goulburn people in general in an obvious money grab.   The routine upkeep was offered to be done by the users of the airport but money and alleged self interest bypassed the locals.   

I dont know the wording of the deed of gift but I am sure someone has a copy.   Since being taken over by the private operator, the airport has been semi run down and a state of aggravation has existed between the users and the owner.   

 

Can you remember when, or find out the date of the Council Meeting where it approved the sale to the current owner? 

4 minutes ago, Garfly said:

TKS?

That's an Auto-Industry secret for Thanks.

On 19/04/2024 at 9:50 PM, 10.5 said:

There is a pre existing covenant which specifies that it remain an airport.

Is there a public copy of the covenant?

Often the Council will not publish it, claiming its commercial, in confidence, but sometimes on important matters it will be attached to the documents to be passed at a meeting.

I'm not sure what it's legal standing will be if the operator no longer owns the property, but a lawyer would.