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CASA's ramp checks....any results of note?.... or is it 'hush hush'? Was it 'intimidatory' or targetted... did it serve a purpose? were the Casa people courtesous...or otherwise..? nice to see the 'over-riding' regulator coming in hard. gotta justify the salary somehow... I would suggest that the drug/alcool testing was 'bullying' by the regulator...

thats why i 'ignore' ga these days.........no point!

nope!

nah...i left that to those that crave sound...

just wish i was there!!...so frustrating!!

bloody hell!!...i'ts 6:23pm tonight! of course daylight saving has finished as well....

spent a bit of time in IMC/nght flying....never meet a bird ! hit a galah in the circuit...punched a 200mm hole in the leading edge!

bring her over and travel around Oz...then consider if u 'really' want to sell her....

had a few doors 'pop' in the LSA's (Jab)...certainly disrupts the airflow and creates a bit of turbulence over the rudder/elevator..

I've seen the numbers....i've counted the staff...does the salary figures add up?

I have always found the service friendly and quick!!

good words Mat many students do many hours and dollars because they are not aware that (for whatever power setting)...attitude determines airspeed.

busy work mn....makes sense to me however...

8:19 tonight!

8"21 tonight

we had a charter...go from YLST to YSSY..pick up some business men and return home.... Fuelled up the AC50 and with junior G3 as co-pilot (doing an twin endorsement)...off we went....easy first leg..land and refuelled.. checked WX prior to takeoff...Tassie was closed!...off we went ...co-pilot flying...solid IFR ....crossing the Victorian coast ...updated WX...Tassie still 'closed'... time to brief one another and consider the alternatives... Adelaide was clear...calculated PNR..(was at YFLI).. kept updating as we went....spoke to YMLT tower about 150nm out...still closed ...but!...may be improving... appproaching YFLI...its clear!!!...a hole about 20 mile radius!! decision made.... if we are unable to continue from the point where we are half way between YFLI and YMLT...we return to YFLI (based on observed rather than forecast data)... at the decision point...Launy is improving!!....a standard ILS....happy passengers....happy co-pilot! ...and the co-pilot?....now a Virgin Captain.

good look so far!

I dont reckon the headsets had anything to do with it...pilots were distracted and not doing 'checks'..

from what i have heard there is a lot more happening....

...interesting,,,,

can't see where the 'volunteer' status comes from JJ...sure not paid as such, a couple of paid trips to Canberra throughout the year, paid accomodation, paid meals....probably subsidised phone plans...and they spent money getting elected. personally I have not been asked to sanction the use of RAA funds to reward the volunteers....

seems the RAA website is totally disfunctional at the moment...

it's a pity we don't have members that where there as observers..

8:57...but no cloud..

would have thought we would have had a "feed" from the Board meeting...they are representing us after all...