DrZoos

Yep some havent incorporated it yet...

I do id love CTA and a higher mtow and I relaise that will infuriate a few, but, night rating probably not due to the cost of instruments annual calibration and also I like to see were and emergency landing could take place. Our aircraft are fantastic, but no good enough to back your life on an engine out at night in my opinion.

Pre Solo Radio BAK Then Pre Certificate Legislation We used to have Human factors, but that is now incorporated into each of the above 4 exams The wind clears the screen and no amount of wipers will create visibility

Jake we have wise saying....better off being down here wishing you were up there, than being up there wishing you were down here...Never forget it....this sayong alon will undoubtedly save many lives

Poor guys laying there being filmed...not good. Probably great for RAA and police, but not good for the poor pilot and family...

So when is it required to avoid a collision? Only when you hear something? And is that only when someone is gibbering on unnecessarily? And if thats the case doesn't that make the gibbering pilot the safe one, since people hear and respond? If as you may be implying extremely rarely, then why does CASA promote alerted see and avoid so much? Im not saying your wrong, Im interested in some facts on how you believe safety can be improved above alerted see and avoid which relies on transmission and listening, not just listening... its theoretically and practically impossible to have alerted see and avoid unless people are reporting positions.

Great stuff about time :) thanks fr letting us know

In my view, the deficiency with only speaking up when they report an unidentified aircraft is , if you have two VFR aircraft without flight plans, ATC will never make that announcement. They will only report it if one is IFR or has flight following (perhaps an ATC staffer can correct me if that is wrong) In terms of chances of mid air, twice flying from Port Macquarie to Scone I have had close encounters, not near misses, but close encounters, as the cloud on the ranges often forces aircraft to fly at variable altitudes. I have only flown that route about 6 times. In one case ATC advise me as I had flight following , they advised about 10 seconds before we passed, and I had not spotted them. About 100ft in altitude below me and 200ft to my left. In the other case we had no idea, I had made a position report with altitude around 10min earlier on correct area frequency. This one was about50 feet above me and to y right 200-300 feet. Both these I was at 8500 feet heading west on a corrected AREA QNH. In both cases all aircraft had limited options with altitude due to a lot of localised cloud.

Im not referring to aircraft in CTAF or ALA circuits etc, only transmitting aircraft, so it shouldn't get annoying for long given most aircraft flying at 100kt and above do not remain in most area frequencies for too long. Sure some remote areas that might be the case but in the eastern seaboard areas, making 15 minute calls its likely you're going to only make two calls per area, which is hardly excessive or annoying, especially when your only basically giving a location heading and altitude.. Got to be careful with comments like this guys as this is not what the safety gurus are telling us, they are telling us we need to be moving towards alerted see and avoid... and they want us to use the radio to do so... According to CASA In order for the radio to have good safety benefit as an alerted see and avoid or for situational awareness one must broadcast and one must listen and it must occur often enough to actually be alerted, so you can see and avoid in time to avoid a collision. Many aircraft in class G fly at 100kt to 120kt with a head on approach speed of 200-240kt. In 15 minutes two RAA aircraft or GA can approach by 50nm+ to a collision point... its not so excessive when you view it that way... From CAAP 166-2(1)

After talking recently with CASA's manager of radio congestion (not sure of exact title) but hes an old friend from childhood, That's why the charts change so often... CASA monitors radio congestion very closely and the idea is they want us to use the radio for situational awareness (Im not suggesting overuse or rambling on when you do make a call) , but they are quite prepared to split frequencies further if and when congestion does arise... according to their manager of that section that is one of the main reasons charts have such a short life...

I make position reports on Area every 15-20 min or as I enter and exit a Frequency I'm against overuse of the radio, but by the same token its there to help with situational awareness and they have no right to tell him to be quiet... Very hard to be situationally aware if no one is communicating, and we can say all we like that you should be looking which is true.... But we also know that there are a lot of times your looking at a map, a list, doing a calculation... if someone is heading in my general, Id love to know so please don't shut up for my sake....

I think its important to remember below 5000 in class G, radio is not mandatory, so use your eyes as primary threat detection Also when in doubt and when higher broadcast on area, as anyone unaware of an ALA will be on Area

I have read about 2 or 3 since they used to arrive in post... I say either can it and go online or print it for everyone.. Seriously though why do we need printing costs when this can all be done in a blog

actually not true... I put in the sternest of complaints recently to CASA and low and behold one of my great mates from schools older brother who I used to get doubled by on motor bike trips through the bush works for them... He calls me up , we spend about 2 hours on the phone and he certainly does have our interest at heart... Whether he can shift the momentum of stupid bureaucracy is another story... As many will know I literally HATE avmed, but I do feel for the staff of this stupid behemoth

I hope your not referring to me ...i certainly do care about it , which is why I raised it... email marketing is the cheapest, almost free form of marketing there is..

Seriously??????..they have a built in newsletter subscription directly to every member's inbox they could promote them year round for $200 and that includes wages they already pay... its peanuts, for a HIGHLY desirable outcome.

Sorry been extremely busy My suggestion is not that they make it compulsory or that they pay But certainly, certify them, encourage it and maybe subsidise it a bit... Even if RAA just did all their promotion and certified them thats better then the status quo

Ive Done Kev and Carol MCNalley's rotax course twice now and it leaves anything RAAus is doing in its wake.... I think RAAus is taking a lot of steps in the right direction, but, God only knows why RAA hasn't endorsed them and a few similarly qualified guru's to travel and train everyone to at least a level 1...

Its a woeful idea and our powers that be shouldnt waste a minutes brain space on it... We may as well start buying banana plantations in Brazil because 50 members eat bananas and two people travel to Brazil per annum

Its a work in progress. Baby steps, they are moving in the right direction, but yet to sort all this out.. It is important that people keep providing feedback.

I have an iPad mini and used to have an iPAd... tome the more important consideration is memory size and processing speed. AvPlan is easy the biggest thing on my iPad and takes up around 1/3 of my total iPad memory at times... The processing speed occasionally causes it to crash.... So more important than screen size will be memory size and processor... having said that we have a cheap aldi tablet as a backup, cost $75 and is a perfect backup using screenshots only.

Probably all makes sense for the 100 people who will use it! Also makes sense if its within 3 hours of say 20% of our members... Now put yourself on the other side of the fence and contribute an extra $100 for an airfield you will never use, then contribute $100 to fly RAA members to Canberra to meet with CASA 9 days per week.

I dont want to pay membership to maintain an airfield I may never use! Im happy for them to be at one and have a flyin, but not own it! Also imagine the huge expense of constantly flying the troops to Canberra to meet with the Devils. Buy the aircraft you're going to fly 95% of the time. Leave RAA where it needs to be 95% of the time.

Further to that tremendous advice, having several instructors was a blessing...do it because you want a range of skills that only a range of instructors can give.