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Sure, but the original post was not about whether you make the call or not. It was about the phraseology used. No, it's not important but I'm curious why people use one or the other. Scott

OK, at the risk of sounding like a pedantic tosser here's the question. When describing the last sector of the approach do you use the terminology "final" or "finals" eg "I was on short final when the idiot in the Bonanza taxied onto the runway". I use "final" because I don't get the plural. I can only fly one final approach at a time. So what do you use? Scott

How did they test you?

Yep, I had the same. The DAME dipped the strip in it to test for blood then flushed it down the toilet. I've heard CASA does random drug and alcohol testing but I've never seen or heard of anybody actually getting tested. Scott

Excellent. Thanks for putting the time into it. Scott

I've seen gliders operating on strip near Bredbo before. Not sure who ows/runs it though. Been a while since I've been through there.

You can also remind Pat that the dead heads making the complaints chose (all on their own) to buy a house near the airport or under the approach path. Typical of the "I'm not responsible for my own decisions" mentality. Moderated for language - Ian

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Anybody know if there's anything smaller than a 182 for hire in Broome? Thanks Scott

Saw a good one the other day. If you get flies in the cabin while depating you can use a siphon hose to suck them out. Put one end of the hose out the window at 90 deg to the airflow, use the other end to vacuum the flies up.

Thanks Matt

Can somebody confirm that the 24h carnet swipe fuel at Bendigo is as described in ERSA please? ie still there and operational. Seems to be a few refuelers pulling out lately and I dont want to get caught short. Thanks Scott

You will need GA BAK. RAA BAK wont be accepted.

That's a first! Does your instructor know how to nav using dead reckoning? Here's the ops manual nav syllabus and I'm buggered if I can see a reference to using a GPS. http://www.auf.asn.au/opsmanual/3-07.pdf Whatever the case make sure you do learn dead reckoning - you'll be a better pilot for it. Scott

I'll second that! Great AC. If you really want to appreciate a Tecnam go for a lap in a J160 :-)

Because you dont get the experience in the heavier AC. And as Tomo says its the experience that will save you. The Pipers and Cessnas are also more complex than the typical LSA and the systems are different so there's plenty to get your head around; unless you're only planning to fly GA LSAs. Tomo, can you point me in the direction of one of these please? I found it plenty challenging dealing with the 12-15kt crosswind in a highwing version on the weekend. It certainly wasnt flying itself. Scott

Perhaps, but personally I'm not inclined to give money to somebody who wouldnt stump up the insurance premium. They took a calculated risk and lost. While I sympathise with them I have enough trouble insuring my assets without helping somebody else with theirs. Scott

Personally I'd spend a few more bucks and call it a safety investment. If the conversion is bashing a few cts and a few stalls in the training area you wont really get to know the larger a/c that well. Scott

Whatever the case check the insurance policy!

My aero club hires for touring although most the ACs work it training. As long as the CFI gets plenty of notice there is no issue. Scott

Amen - not often I agree with a Kiwi but the comments above sum it up nicely :-)

I'm still not sure why there's such need to "vet" responses. I think we may overestimating the ability of a forum to influence the actions of people. Especially given that people asking the questions are mostly going to have somebody sitting in the right seat showing the "correct" way to do things. What's the difference between somebody reading it on the forum and hearing it in the aero club? The importance of good decision making is continually hammered into us during training. Surely as part of this most students will take any ideas from the forum and run them by their instructor before road testing them. The other point is that "instructors" are not the final word on everything to do with flying. Experience counts for a lot and in many instances I'm more interested in hearing from the bloke with the hours than the bloke with the epaulets. I'm with cficare, poteroo et al on this. Scott

For those that havent noticed Ian has made some changes to the Training & Student Forum. Now only the OP and a select group can post in the forum. I'm interested to know what others think of this. No doubt there are good reason why it has been changed but I think it detracts from the usefulness of the forum. If you are not one of the select group and you have something worthwhile to contribute you need to PM the OP. This means the info is not searchable and is denied to others. For mine I'd be inclined to post training questions in the General Discussion so I'm able to receive comment from the broader community. Thoughts? Scott

Absolutely. For me its also a reminder to have another good look around and double check the brakes are on before hitting the starter.