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Ahh the smell of the cracked septic tank. I thought I missed it, but I don't. NOBODY stages or stores rescue helicopters at hospitals. Never, ever. Since 2012, Brisbane paramedics that fly in helicopters have been staged out of Archerfield. Similarly for Brisbane Airport, Townsville, Cairns, Mt Isa, and Horn Island. As for LifeFlight at Toowoomba, ask your mother as I am sure she will tell you that Clive Berghofer has been donating money to LifeFlight since 2004 and its not sitting on top of the Toowoomba hospital for a number of good reasons. Thanks again for sharing these "thoughts".

Regarding Toowoomba City YTWB, it was built on a toxic waste dump then various aviation related pollutants (oil, leaded petrol, probably some fire fighting foam too) would have been dropped or washed on to the ground since the late 1920s. Anyone wanting to shut down the airport and re-purpose it would need to Sequester the toxic waste (e.g. cap it) Get rid of or move RFDS and LifeFlight services; and Cancel the leases of all the tenants including the aeroclub TRC can do whatever it wants and the aerodrome really isn't ideal in terms of encroachment. Selling it off will provide a big sugar hit in the budget but getting rid of all its aerodromes leaves just Wellcamp for emergencies and aerial firefighting. If LifeFlight isn't based at Toowoomba City, draw your own conclusions about what that will mean to the sick and injured kids in the bush who need to be transferred to the Royal Children's Hospital ... by helicopter. The same comments apply to aerodromes like Birdsville, Emerald or Archerfield. If TRC want to turn Toowoomba City aerodrome into a convention centre they had better be sure they aren't trading one small set of manageable problems for another larger set they never considered and don't know how to handle ... Like for example traffic flows during a major event or a lack of water capacity

ERSA FAC YMIA has your answer. The answer is "A valid ASIC is to be displayed at all times while airside" I make no claim as to whether the operations manager (phone 0428 596 871) should have replied to your enquiries. Probably should have, but the ERSA and NOTAMs are also there to be consulted

I actually like doing the maths so count me in. Likewise for the application of the numbers based on the POH or similar.

Beat me to it: Yes its a beer volcano. I also personally do treat September 19th as an auspicious day but the ceremony is brief and pre-dawn

As you are no doubt already aware, crashing a drifter only guarantees you joined the long list of "people who have crashed drifters" It is no guarantee of surviving or anything else especially if you plan to aim between the trees. Stick it it high up then we can hang lights off it and call it a Christmas decoration

A quick stab at the Sporty's E6B for iPad suggests from a starting point of QNH 1008 hPa, AGL 1500 feet, OAT 38C, you get a density altitude of about 4500 feet which would be an extreme case. It would be a pretty unattractive thing to prepare a Drifter in those conditions then climb in and blast off. Relevant to this discussion, landing speed which is the true airspeed (TAS) is dependent on the pressure altitude. An indicated air speed of 55 knots becomes a TAS of 59 knots. The 7% increase in speed translates to a 15% greater energy that the brakes and drag need to dissipate for everything else to be the same. This would work for "generic air frame" at that speed. Of course a lighter air frame will have a lower minimum controllable airspeed and stop sooner. A four knot headwind would bring things back to equal. But that isn't the "fun" part! Without going into the maths too much, a density altitude of 4500 feet has reduced the number of air molecules for the engine to ~90%. For the Rotax 582 that would be like attempting to go around at 5500 RPM on a cold day. Not impossible but not ideal and certainly not something to do late in the game. So, flubbing it would be exciting to watch but not fun to do. If things went wrong they would do so more quickly with less margin for recovery than usual. I agree with BP in that on a cold(er) day with the right wind this would be a safe arrival and departure for the informed and thoughtful pilot. Many have proven that the mid-day flight is nothing like the morning flight and in this case is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVM3RRd1vf0. (Youtube link to Stinson 108-3 crash) I guess it comes down to not letting the Drifter take you to a place (Woolooman airfield) that your mind hasn't already gone 5 minutes before, and survived.

And welcome to you from Canberra!

Raven Redrive Pricing Looking at building a Pietenpol Air Camper in Canberra Click on the links to see more

If Corvair cores weren't so coveted I would be looking at one. I like the look of a rotec on a pietenpol. It comes down to something Bex alluded to: Do you place a premium on authenticity, convenience or performance, or something else? I would not call a Corvair engine convenient when compared to for example a Continental O-300 or a Rotax 912-A There are plenty of choices and plenty of examples for this airframe. Have a look but note the engine chosen will change how the rest of the build will go. It's just the way these things are.

Men's shed? I know a company in Luscombe QLD who have the required machine but that depends in where you are

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Rough translation *Joke* Now go read "Propellor Head" by Antony Woodward

Replacement drifter flying wires

Trust but verify... In terms of training the student and instructor need to agree on what the training outcome needs to be. Are you learning to navigate, learning to use OzR or learning to pass the exam? Also if someone posts a video and you don't know the context of what you see, ask! In terms of learning to navigate accurately, OzR and any other track recording device are excellent feedback for both the student and instructor. My RAA training included submitting planned vs actual track and altitude after the solo navex. It is not an official part of any syllabus but we agreed to try it out to see what it was like. Most importantly there was no BS about what happened on the flight. But like instrument flight, one peek is worth a thousand map-to-ground references. You really do need to be honest. When using the whiz-wheel, doing the whole thing on paper then plugging the log into OzR will help with understanding threat and error management at the planning stage. This works great for simulators too. It is totally fine to create a flight plan for a PPL training or exam flight because it is a valid resource. As is using ERSA from your phone or tablet in the air or in the ground. When doing a solo navex with OzR turned on and transmitting traffic, the instructor can see from their OzR where you are if they want to and you want to. If in doubt talk to your instructor and examiner about the flight you area about to do and what does/doesn't qualify as valid training or exam. Note though under the current part 61 PPL exam, the examiner will U/S your tablet for navigation usually just before lost procedures are commenced. It's ok to ask if the U/S has ended on the way home. By then it won't matter. Finally, paper maps don't require batteries and work in the worst weather. A proficient pilot is proficient at using all the tools and performance available. Keeping a whizz wheel and a map next to the tablet is a personal choice.

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PCDU Episode 129: Going Back to School « Plane Crazy Down Under Fast forward to minute 12. Yes they use Aero Bristells as can be seen here Fleet

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With regard to post #18 above it looks like the list isn't updated. RA-Aus is still listed

In reply to 54, not enough to notice. Ask any dolphin surfing the bow wave of a container ship

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Complete source code GitHub - mnewbery/XPlaneListener: Listen to UPD packets. Interpret as xPlane

X-Plane outputs UDP datagrams as per the configuration that the user sets. This is well documented in the x-Plane manuals and there are many examples of people outputting all sorts of values from x-Plane. I have attached some source code that listens to the datagrams. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Net; using System.Net.Sockets; using System.Text; using System.Threading.Tasks; using System.Windows.Forms; namespace XPlaneListener { public class DataReceivedEventArgs : EventArgs { public byte[] Data; } public class LogEventArgs : EventArgs { public string Message; public bool NewLine; } public delegate void DataReceivedEventHandler(object sender, DataReceivedEventArgs e); public delegate void LogReceivedEventHandler(object sender, LogEventArgs e); public class Listener { private readonly IPAddress ipAddress; private readonly int port; private bool stopped = false; public event DataReceivedEventHandler DataReceived; public event LogReceivedEventHandler LogReceived; public Listener(IPAddress IPAddresss, int Port, string FileName) { this.ipAddress = IPAddresss; this.port = Port; if (System.IO.File.Exists(FileName)) { System.IO.File.Delete(FileName); CreateLogEvent("Deleted log file", true); } } public void Listen() { stopped = false; byte[] data = new byte[1024]; IPEndPoint ipep = new IPEndPoint(ipAddress, port); UdpClient newsock = new UdpClient(ipep); // Polling the socket while (!stopped && newsock.Available == 0) { CreateLogEvent("Waiting for a client...", true); System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(100); } // Got one packet, should be more coming along soon //int counter1 = 0; while (!stopped) { CreateLogEvent("X-Plane Data Read:", true); data = newsock.Receive(ref ipep); // Analyse every 10th message packet //if (counter1++ % 10 == 0) //{ CreateDataReceivedEvent(data); //} } newsock.Close(); newsock = null; CreateLogEvent("Closed", true); } private void CreateDataReceivedEvent(byte[] data) { if (DataReceived != null) { DataReceivedEventArgs e = new DataReceivedEventArgs(); e.Data = data; DataReceived(this, e); } } private void CreateLogEvent(string message, bool newLine) { if (LogReceived != null) { LogEventArgs e = new LogEventArgs() { Message = message, NewLine = newLine }; LogReceived(this, e); } } public void Cancel() { stopped = true; } public void AppendToFile(string FileName, string LineText) { if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(FileName)) { return; } System.IO.File.AppendAllLines(FileName, new string [] {string.Format("{0}\r\n",LineText)}); } } }

AS of tonight the CASA website is woefully out of date. Also there appears to be NO information as to what or where an ASIC agent would be. So we will be wondering at least until 1st August if this list below is correct Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) Issuing Bodies

The learned experience is you can either fly or build but can rarely do both. If building, take a moment to cherish the thing you have created then fly something else with an instructor then for a good while more before trying the new toy out in earnest