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hey bex the CR500 is 60hp what your thoughts on this 4cly 4 x 500cc what sort of hp would it get at the prop

WTF that is the most random post ever on this site Your making a regular flying weather event look like a rocket scientist

hirth is 80-110 who would fly behind a four cylinders of two stroke for that rubbish HP This new two stroke has possibly 240HP

i dunno, most CR500's with a new ring every now and then would make it past 500 hours pretty easy.... and with 240hp, you wouldn't be running it very hard very often... the big issue here would be how it could handle a heavy fly wheel/prop and crank shaft strength... I reckon this would only cost $5,000...so if i was a home builder id be considering it or variations at some point... 4 cylinders of two stroke is a lot more reliable than two or one... This could become a first world suicide vest

This was on facebook yesterday...imagine the power to weight ratio... A honda CR500 puts out 60HP So this may put out around 240HP ?? Interesting....

Sorry but this is not correct...working over a decade with minors, organising all sorts of events and curriculum ...it doesnt matter, you must have parental consent for anything that involves a change in risk profile. Every excursion in a school is curriculum, but still requires a risk analysis and informed consent note period... Believe me we had the best lawyers in this field in Australia and our large organisation still got sued reasonably regularly.... If you are taking students solo without covering your bum with a signed informed consent or diarised conversation you are crazy - you will get sued if there is any sort of accident, and you wont have a legal leg to stand on... get a signed note outlining the risks and your home free unless you have proven negligence Without a signed consent the onus is on you to prove you did the right thing and with thier full and informed knowledge....with a signed consent the balance shifts exponentially as they now have to prove everything they claim and that they had no knowledge of the risks, events and or that you are negligent. This may sound minor, but in terms of the risk for initiating a legal challenge this is often the deciding factor. Without a note, they only have to say they dont recall, or you didnt explain it clearly, or they felt under pressure and your in the poo big time... with a note...they have to prove you negligent.

And under moving cars as well...

To send them solo, you would not necessarily have to have a new written form signed, but you would certainly need to prove you discussed the students readiness and the risks involved of that event with the parent. And you would have to prove that you thought the student was safe to go solo based on both any standards set, good judgment and your actions of loco parentis (acting as a parent to protect a child) In all honesty you wouldn't stand a legal chance in hell if there was an accident and you had not either 1. obtained a signed consent to send the minor solo outlining the event and risks; or 2. had at least a summarized and diarized or somehow proven, conversation where the parent agreed with the process and risks; 3. and ; Where able to prove that any reasonable instructor in the same circumstances thought the student was safe to do so The problem you face in not doing so, is it wouldnt be "informed consent" it would just be consent. And non informed consent is not good enough and hasnt been good enough for about 20 years. The parent has to be "FULLY" informed, and has to fully consent. And when circumstances and risk profiles change substantially ie: at the point of going solo, doing certain navs etc ...the parent should again give a new informed consent each and every time... I mean, seriously, how hard is it to cover your arse with a signed letter outlining the risks and it will stand up in court. Teachers do it day in day out for huge numbers of students..if instructors are not prepared to do this then they either should not be in the game or they stand to lose their house and the FTO assets with it. Its not a matter of if its a matter of when. Theme parks do it, almost any recreational or tourist activity does it... its just plain common sense... sign the document every time a new or changed risk happens. A decade in working with minors I can tell you kids and parents sue very often when a kid is hurt even for little things like broken wrists and thumbs, and sometimes when they simply get a freight. Do a legal search and you will find many, but they are a mere fraction, because most are settled as soon as its found they stuffed up in the slightest way possible and the insurance company panics and pays...which feeds the litigation cycle.

They do this for a number of reasons. 1. They want and need retailers to stock thier gear, so they sell the high volume stuff and try to encourage low volume buyer to go to a retailer 2. They charge as much or higher than retailers, because they dont want to undercut thier retailers, promote discounting, or have the small volume customers coming to them on price... 3. The make you set up an account,because most people wont bother and will got to the retailer... 4. They will sell to you if you pay full price and set up an account , because then they know your genuine and probably cant find a retailer elsewhere Domt take offence , but the easiest way to improve most buisiness is to sack the smallest, high maintenance low margin non recurring customers, ....they consume time and money thats irreplaceable.they consume time that needs to be spent on high margin repeat customers and finding new high margin repeat customers or niche markets/ products

Wow, i would sell the plane and go. Do something else if it made me that nervous, or go get some therapy on realaxation, or what ever is causing the stress. Are you able to put your finger on whats causing the nerves. Is it fear of height, fof the unknokn, lack of trust in ability, changing weather, structural failure, engine failure You can overcome many of these with the right advice and training...for example i never had an irrational fear of heights, but doing a high ropes cause, my mouth would dry up, legs would shake a lot and i was very nervous...now im at the point after having done a few and positive self talk about trusting the harness that i can simply walk around like im on the ground, with no fear whatsoever...i even run and jump obstacles. for me the biggest thing in that transition to complete trust was, jumping off the obstacles and testing that the harness would actually catch me and knowing what that would feel like. In flying you cant do a practice crash, but you can simulate most aspects , be well prepared for most and then learn about the limits of your actual aircraft...you can also study the weather a lot more etc... One example i do is pick a section of runway that is my imaginary paddock, circle overhead and then from various heights do simulated engine outs into that "paddock" ...i simulate everything, right down to epirb activation, hatch opening before and after and smashing the perspex, pretending im upside down.....i do this regularly and especially in variable wind conditions, because the head wind component really changes the approach path a lot. I also do lots of side slip approaches with and without flap, flappless, half flap and no flap landings and some. Times with slight tailwinds... You can allay a lot of fears through practice for the what if... But if all your flying is in fear of what if, you have to ask yourself why bother flying...its.meant to be fun...its expensive, it does carry higher risk than say golf or most other activities, so why do it if your not enjoying it...

you clealry have absolutley no idea of the current parental consent requirments I dont make the rules, but they are crystal clear whe it comes to parental comsnet and loco parentus in the eyes of the law...there is a list of precidents as long as your arm and then some This was required in 1993 and the consequences of not doing so have only become more certan and heavier ever since. Of course they know junior will go solo, but do they approve of him going solo after one lesson or 60....if you dont pin it down , you wont have a legal leg to stand on. And even if mum and dad approve, if it can be shown they and you sent the kid prematurely, you both can be held accountable....and liable. Spend any time working withh children and you will realize the legal responsivilities and ramifications are 100 times normal

Lol not bagging , you just having some fun at your expense....but when is a generalisation ever true....lol its a bit like when we say.... IM NOT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BUT >>>>>>>>>>>>> i do it all the time, but find it much funnier when others do

I dont think anyone has mentioned ability....we are talking about possible reasons.

If our club, which is big is reasonably representative, then i think its just a lack of desire to be PIC... there are lots of women who like to come to social events, they help out at club functions, but they just dont fly... I can only think of three that actually fly and very occasionally. Clearly if I was RAAus and looking to boost the numbers, women are a great target market to go after...there must be some that want to fly... Affordability is a huge issue at any age....but if you look at our demographics where the majority of our members are in the 50+ categories..then many women at that age would possibly have grown up under very stereotypical expectations fo what woman can/cant should/shouldnt do and many would have spent time out fo the work force raising kids... this compounds the affordability issue, especially given 51% go through divorce and thus more economic turmoil... Then there is the fact many would be starting to think about retirement and would have little in super due to lower wages and time out of work force.... So its not at all surprising that our numbers are low and will rise....but my guess is it will take a substantial amount of time and many will come back to RAAus after commercial aviation careers, rather than come into RAA as 50 year old first time pilots.

From the annual report...we absolutely are and should be encouraging females...however dont lose sight of the fact we are made up from a majority males...and the board is generally representative of the membership... There should always be female members encouraged, but it could be argued a 50% female board would not be representative of the membership. I would have no objection if it naturally happened, but I wouldnt like to see it actively made happen. doing so could deprive the board of exceptional male members just to attain a gender balance... If we had 60:40 or even 70:30 female membership, I would think we need a much more active push for female voard members, but with 94:6 its not really going to be ideal to chase more then a couple deliberately. I would sincerely hope though that our entire organisation from volunteers to the CEO are non sexist in every interaction other than some isolated comedy looking at the photos of staff events, the CFI conference and the AGM there is definitely a decent female representation for a group that has 94% males.

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One has to remember the instructor is confident the student can handle it or they wouldnt be getting out in the first place...that said if a student had an accident and it was discovered the instructir jumped out with no conversation, i think that instructor would have a LOT of difficulty proving the student was ready. Where as if they discussed it and agreed, then its a case of yes the instructor thought they where ready, and the student agreed and accepted the risks, with no pressure or duress... It could possibly be argued that an instructor diving out with no discussion is placing the student under duress to accept the situation and thus the entire blame for any accident will unquestionably be on the poor judgment and communication of the instructor Contributory negligence would suggest you should be having and documenting this discussion before flight and in the case of a minor having the parent sign a form to accept the risk.

these guys are describing this as turbulant.... I would describe it as minor turbulance At the 27 sec mark they hit what i describe as an isolated bump If they had consistant bumps like that i would describe that as moderate turbulance and flying any long distance would be very uncomfortable and undesirable... But i would have no hesitations flying in these turbulance conditions, especially on a short nav or local flight I recently flew from Fraser Island to Hervey Bay with bumps like the 27 mark the entire distance...it was very unpleasant, but in no way dangerous...I also had a half an hour segment near lake keepit like that 27 sec bump constantly and just slowed it back to 80 knots, but thank god it stopped after 30 odd minutes. The Mrs wasnt real impressed You domt want to be flying in those conditions but its certainly going to be like that in some areas, particularly from heat thermals.

I only watched the section around 20-23 min on the video and i would describe that as minor trurbulance. Or perhaps even just slightly bumpy... If some one asked me about that flight i would say regular tiny bumps. Nothing to worry about at all.

The first thing he should do is re-lable every person that interacts with casa a customer or supplier....then have all staff trained in customer service...setup a customer service department, a complaints department and some customer relationship managers that have pretty serious powers for dealing with staff who fail to take on a new approach to customer service Also have a right of appeal for all customers and kpi's for customer service, complaints, resolutions and wait times...right now my class 2 mwdical has been withCASA for 16 months...if they finally approve it , i will have 6 months before i go through the entire process and cost again....

Both have merits, but i prefer the later from a safety, cover your bum perspective.

True, but prac tests have limitations as well...they wont teach you legislation that will prevent accidents or stop you losing the house

Thats actually a blessing If you just failed its best to resit and even if you pass its best to find out eaxactly what you got wrong and learn it... Chances are at the time you do pass your theory test , your "theory knowledge" will be the best it will ever be, so its best to start with a good base....clearly some people will stil actively read, learn and listen, but many wont. From my experience most the stuff in those exams and a lot thats not is absolutely vital. They are not worded perfectly, but if you havent passed them its great that your not going solo.