metalman

I'd love to come,,,,but sadly I can't get the time off, hope it's a good one Matty

Hey yeh, and we could fly Ibis's too,,,,cool, Matty

Are you a politician ,first time I've had someone chop a bit out of the middle of a quote to make it seem different, also ,are you a pilot of a student?

I respect you, but I'm glad I didn't do a flight test with you, I've lost count of the pilots I know who can't side slip a plane accurately, a go round isn't always available , whereas a side slip to accurately put the aircraft where you need it should never be thought of as trying to salvage a bad approach, to be certain of reaching the strip having a bit of extra height is a good thing, and being able to loose the height as needed is a good skill. Flying a long flat final might be wonderful in a dash 8 and bigger, not so much in our aircraft, as for choosing to just use your feet, there are a few different controls in an aircraft for a reason, to say one is more important than another just isn't correct, every control complements the others and to make a habit of using yaw and ignoring roll is sloppy . Yes it does have times when one is able to be used alone, rudder for picking up a wing while doing an ETA calc enroute, sure, the ailerons are there for a reason, the elevators are there for a reason, the rudder is there for a reason, along with the throttle, flaps, speed brakes , and whatever other bits your jigger may have, learning to use all the aircraft if the difference between a student and an aviator Matty

I like to pick a really big paddock, in the absence of that the advice I got, " it's better to hit the trees at the other end at 10 knots than the upwind fence at 60 knots", something that seems to be prevalent in survival is to fly the aircraft as far into the crash as possible( more old school advice) , another statement I've read from Alaskan pilots is " your not a real bush pilot till you've put one in the trees" , I'm guessing they expect to do it and go flying again sometime, the point is a forced landing is never a death sentence, Matty

Like a Prius ,just push the button and silently move forward,,,unless we have a horn fitted as suggested elsewhere. As for shutting the engine down, our roots are in 2strokes when an engine stoppage was a matter of when not if, now a lot of our aircraft are fitted with an engine that has an ,,,erm,,, reputation ,,,,,I'd like to think the first time you have to deal with a stoppage isn't alone ( or worse ,with a loved one on board) ,I thank my instructor for the training I've had, some schools not doing some things that should be done, I've met pilots from a certain Qld school who have NEVER actually stalled an aircraft ,the FI did the stall, and recovered immediately ,the student sat and watched,,,,I've got a mate who did a check ride in a Vic GA school with a instructor who wouldn't let him stall an aerobatic aircraft,,,,to me that is terribly dangerous! The instructor has a duty to prepare the student to avert dying,,,,tootleling around the sky on a nice day is a side benefit Matty

I've got a few hours in the ibis's here, quite a nice plane, real shame how they got grounded here, Matty

Yep, I was taught to ALWAYS have a suitable place already chosen,,,,,,,it does make it uncomfortable when you find yourself with buggerall options. I was always taught to pull power to idle at the base turn, it was a dedicated RAA school ,the local school does GA aswell and teaches a powered approach, I do a mix now . A great exercise ,and lots of fun is to see how close you can fly up to the runway with to much height and then get it on the keys ,I like to practice by holding around 700 agl on final and then side slipping in to see how short I can land it, it's good to know just what you and the aircraft are capable of , Matty

Seeing a prop blade all quiet and still in the windscreen gets you kinda concentrated too, I've never had an engined stopped in GA though, I'm sure it's pretty hard on the cylinders, but the good old 912 is more than up for it. I've had a couple of engine problems and having had very good engine failure training is worth more than gold when the sh1t hits the fan Matty

My CFI switched her off and informed me I had to land it , a worthwhile lesson I've never forgotten , Matty

Yeh, I've got another Kitfox coming in there soon, Matty

I've never measured it ,but I think YCEM is pretty close to shops and a nice restaurant ( on the corner maroondah hwy and killara rd) feels close in a car ,might be different on foot though Matty

Mmm the Victorians will be coming in cars I think,,,,,it's a bugger of a great big country, the best weather at either ends is at the opposite time of year Matty

Maybe they got caught in a strong bit of gravity, and just couldn't shake it loose!

Please NO, your really talking about putting horns on planes after zero problems,,,,,,no one has been hurt in Oz and there is one in the USA , the last thing we need is more crap that is pointless, how about we go for a ban on iPod earplugs,,,they've killed at least three people in Melbourne in the last two years,,,and it appears our USA jogger was using them too, Matty

Be good to see some moron( regardless of their political persuasion ) do time for this, a friend shared a while back that they'd watched some fellas jump the fence at Tyabb run over to a twin and throw themselves over the wing to get "planking "pics, wondered what would've happened if they got caught, Matty

http://www.airdromeaeroplanes.com/index.html If your not into the WW1 scene his ultralight kits are pretty well priced, even with the cost of an engine you'd be flying for around $25-30k, http://www.teammini-max.com/aircraft/ These guys were giving plans away for free recently, http://www.liteflite.com.au/Default.aspx I've been trying to get up north for awhile to do tug training with one of these, not sure of the cost ,but the utube vids show a very capable plane The point is , there's plenty of these types around if pilots want them, the thing is ,not many want them so the numbers are low, there was a neat little single sweater at Natfly a couple of years back, great little aircraft, I wonder if they sold many kits? Matty

You're a harsh bugger with the truth David! My opinion?.. Evolutions a bitch,,,,just ask the dinosaurs! I love the drifters and such ,but they have really become the realm of the home builder, if the Dalby people wanted to get some money back, or even wayne fishers daughters, start selling plans and components, it's the only way any of the "real ' ultra lights will see the light of day. As for budget flying, can't go past a guzzle/Skyfox , a lightwing or any of the rag n tube jiggers, for the price of a basic runabout you have your aircraft ,and as side note don't be scared of doing a trip in them , it may not be fast but your feel closer to our pioneers than any other time , and that is what our end of town should look like Matty

Your right! Very cool, thanks! Matty

Cool, it belongs to a mate of mine, I've got a bit of time in her, great plane but it's earned it's keep for plenty of years. And getting booted off here is a badge of honour mate, only the best types get a "holiday" , Matty

For real, you wankas are disputing a green /nazi link on a thread about a damaged plane, time to block a few I think!

Hey sky hog, what would the rego on the Cessna in your avatar be? Matty

Neil, flying different types is NOT a new endorsement , you/ me are already endorsed to fly fixed wing single engine 544/600 for RAA or <5700 if PPL , a new type definatly needs a check ride to be shown any behaviours as well as being competent for insurance purposes, but a log book entry in endorsements , not needed, ,,,,,,unless it is with a new design feature CSU ,retract ,tailwheel ,IFA prop, then that feature needs to be entered as an endorsement , this is one of the annoying things in RAA, the instructors often make up rules to suit themselves , along with little odd things in the syllabus, if nothing else comes from the recent shake up a bit of standardization wouldn't go astray . And Neil, it's not just one GA FI ,it's actually normal for GA CFI's to know and understand the regs, Matty

I know of another fella who got a cease and desist from CASA for crossing half of QLD at night with pax on an old restricted licence, he spent a lot of energy trying to find out who dobbed, there was several complaints from various sources that I knew of , it was common knowledge in the small community in the area ,CASA did what they should have but it did take a while to see them in action Matty

Pretty well done , and KG , that hurt mate , us plastic jeepers have feelings too, not that we'd cry about it, in public anyway Matty