Ches

Thanks all for the info.. there are lesson's to be learn't with every landing""

I was driving past the wellcamp school this afternoon, and saw a helicopter upside down about 60mtrs from the Welcamp school Queensland. The crash site is approx 3klms northeast of the Welcamp Airfield.. Does anyone know what happened and are the crew ok

Riverduck. Getting an answer from the board is like you going to fly to the moon tomorrow? a non event. My club at the AGM asked the board why they had'nt replyed to a junior members father who wrote the the board expressing his concern re their handeling of junior membership issue. after a futher 3mths

Ian, I take you point. Tiger and I recon the of the 13123 members of Ra Aus, if 1% know or even are interested would be most likely close to the mark. The rest would'nt give a stuff what was happening. All they want to do ios to jump into their plane anf FLY.IMWO the way the board is behaving , the answer to having anything on the website would be zero.

Andy, Good on you for ringing Adam and finding out the info re his dismissal. This confirms our thoughts that he has been made the scape/goat?????? and not ST

I have just looked uo RA-Aus web site. It is from Steve Tizzard resigning his position as form the 4th January 2013

To all Recreational Flying Forum members recreational flying letter 1.doc recreational flying letter 1.doc recreational flying letter 1.doc

Its iinteresting to hear that some borad members DON'T realise what their position means. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING that happens in RA-AUS. This latest incident (failure of 3rd audit) should not have happend if ALL BOARDMEMBERS ACTED to make those responsible for audit failure to get it right.

Yes ite past 5pm Canberra??wander why no update, may be someone has a big headache???? or they have not looked at the time:bash:

Thanks David. Hope that members can support anything that can improve things above the present situation

I phoned up a board member this morning asking him what goes on??? He said that Raa failed another audit from Casa. The way it reads on the Raa web site is so nicely worded that you would think nothing is amiss?????

This is the third time that RAA has failed the audit from CASA. The Board has had enough warning form them to get their act together, and have failed, so down comes the big stick. Lets see how strong the they are in making sure that all the boxes have the right ticks in them

Thanks Yenn. At the flying school where i fly their are people of all ages,from 17 to 82 that are training, have not soloed yet,but getting close. The average age could well be up in the 60 plus. Maybe this could be one for Ian to have ago at???

Good on you David, at last you have made it. No you are not to old to fly. I left it till I was 71. I soloed at 13 hrs, thenat 28hrs I past the test for my certificate. I am just enjoying it so much.

Started flying when I was 71yrs, now 76 with 200hrs in the log book. soon will have cross country, watch out outback ausie.

http://www.recreationalflying.com/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=471&name=mov08128x-mpg#watch

Ches Hi Ian Best of luck for having a go. The site you have is excellent keep it up best regards Ches

Thats what I call good spott landing

Am now 72Yrs and have just received my pilots cretificate. I soloed on the 23.4.07 with 14 hrsof instruction. flight tested on 31.10.07. at 29hrs all in a DRIFTER. Solo in Jab 160 1.2.08 and solo in Jab230 28.2.08 and now have total hrs of 64 and trying to fly as often as possible weather permitting. I have started the nav so far have 2 flights and enjoying every minute Its a great feeling to go down to the airfield cheque the plane over, jump in it and fly, now i just have to pinch myself at times just to realise that this is not a dream. its for real when Im flying up by my self. Ches