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27 minutes ago, Thruster88 said:

A CASA license holder has to have at least an AVID, they last 5 years. Not sure if this applies to RAAus pilots as well.  

That's for the initial issue of a licence. You do not have to keep your ASIC or AVID current, IIRC.

But nonetheless, I've never held an AVID and my ASIC has long since expired.

23 hours ago, Roundsounds said:

Has anyone else tried an AVID in lieu of an ASIC and arranging for the ARO to escort them on the occasions they fly into an aerodrome requiring an ASIC? 

Just be aware that some council's (and presumably other airport operators too) will charge you for the pleasure of having their already-on-the-clock ARO escort you from your Cub to the gate & back again. Dubbo for example is $140/hour or $260/hour if outside business hours. Broken Hill is $124/247 / hour, Albury is $115 day or night. 

I wouldn't put it past them to try the "billed in hourly blocks" rubbish too, so your 60 second "escort" is billed for 60 minutes! 

1 hour ago, RossK said:

The flaw in the whole system is that someone with bad intentions is not going to apply for an ASIC or AVID. Only law abiding citizens get them, or those forced to, to do their job.

You can leave from a small local field and simply fly into a regional airport with RPT aircraft and voila, you have access to a much larger aircraft.

After typing this - I'm probably going to get flagged by big brother and have my Red Card revoked.

Let's face it, no one who is not mentally ill is going to try to hijack an airliner in Australia to make a political statement, or kill a hundred people.

There's far easier ways of doing it, like taking a suitcase of stuff that goes bang onto a Sydney train and setting it off in the underground. No security checks, passengers (usually, pre-covid) packed in like sardines, a nice tight tunnel to maximise the force of the explosion etc etc. Or doing the "truck through a crowd" thing as in Europe. IF you wanted to bring down an airliner, you aren't going to go through security, just pinch a Mooney or KingAir from a regional airport and fly it into a departing 747/A380 departing 34L in Sydney. 200T of fuel, 200 passengers all coming down on a residential area - and not an x-ray machine or ASIC in sight.

NOTE FOR ASIO: I ain't planning on any of the above (so don't send TOU to my place, please!) - just highlighting the stupidity of the current system where if a law-abiding citizen can come up with the above with only a few seconds thought, what can someone who is actually intent on doing harm come up with, with months to plan it....

Then there was the writeup in Ed 99 about the ASIC too, but failed to mention that so long as you avoid the traffic period for an RPT airport, you don't need an ASIC. If you can't do that, you get the ARO to escort you, or simply feign ignorance. 

One thing military life taught me is It is better to ask forgiveness than for permission...

I'd be interested to know how many weekend warriors have flown into an RPT airport and actually been asked to display their ASIC.

I "should" be there, with Mini-Me Mk2. Hopefully camping under-wing, but depends on several non-flying factors lining up too.

SOLD! 

For $237,500 AUD  - which, after the 7.5% fee plus GST means someone has just paid $281,000 for an unairworthy Cirrus! Fuggen'ell.  

Personally, I'd prefer something like this Mooney Ovation that you can pickup for under $200K, and have another $100K to install a full Dynon/Garmin EFIS suite in. Each to their own I guess, but good luck and congratulations to the high bidder. I hope they enjoy their new toy!
 

$148K, with an hour to run. Someone obviously sees more in it that I do! Or can get cheap Cirrus parts...😆

13 hours ago, Flightrite said:

I didn’t think you were in yr 80’s KR?😉I wouldn’t be too concerned with the idiot who contacted you being butt hurt, it’s a public auction and advertised on public forums/places, let the moron sweat!😂

I'll pay that! But I'm still along ways off my 80's - hence why I thought I'd bid on it. 😆 She's over the ton now and still going up.

The KRviatrix isn't too keen on me bidding again on something I didn't get a chance to physically inspect - again, due to RB Auction's failure to call me back to organise a time with the owner. But meh. I'd still prefer a tip-tanked Comanche or Deb over a Cirrus, the only thing they have going for them is the 'chute for SE NVFR or IMC. IMHO, their "all electric" architecture is a limiting feature as it means you can't install a G3X or Dynon EFIS in them without an EO, there's no Cirrus on the AML for either of those STC's.

In the 80's now and getting close to my maximum limit - but I've no doubt it'll skyrocket as it gets closer to hammer time. Auctions like this always do.

Incidentally, I had an "interesting" call from some manager at RB Auctions yesterday. Apparently the owner saw a comment I had made on the RB Auctions FB page - they've now removed it in what I consider an underhanded attempt to hide just what needs doing, but it's their page and their measure of integrity I guess - regarding just how much work is going to be involved in getting it airworthy as well as the cost of doing so and wasn't very pleased about them. As I said to the manager-type "I'm not the one who left a quarter-million-dollar airplane rot for 8 years! The logs are what they are, you can't fudge what needs doing, this isn't a Holden Commodore where you can ignore the service recommendations, the logbook statement means the maintenance requirements are set in stone and must be complied with, and to do that in the current environment is likely to be extraordinarily expensive. And given you've not published the latest MR, there could well be more that needs to be done!"

Apparently I've also been "Talking to another bidder" about the plane too that they're not happy with (mind you, I haven't - nor do I know anyone else who's even likely to bid on it!) unless someone here on RF is also bidding on it, but meh. My comments aren't meant to try to drive the final price down, though they may well do so, but they are meant to highlight to a reader that you are not simply going to be paying your $$ and flying away without some serious work and that 'work' is likely to be very expensive. If you have a problem with that kind of mindset....

Over $50K with a bit under 3 days to go.  

I think I'll pass...

27 minutes ago, Thruster88 said:

I think he will get 200k, someone out there will be prepared to take the risk on the engine which has 1300 hours to run in private ops. Parachute is still current so getting a permit to fly should not be a problem. Budget parachute, cylinders if required and other items it will still be a very cheap sr22.

True, parachute is good for another few months, but everything else?

If she sells for $200, that's still $235K after fees, plus parachute and outstanding maintenance items. You'd be better off buying a more expensive, albeit flying and current Cirrus, at least then you're starting with a known standard.

The logbook statement for this one says "IAW Cirrus maintenance manual" so those things that are life-limited (brake lines, alternators, etc) can't be deferred or done 'on condition' as Schedule 5 might allow. Or can they? My memory of the MPC is if you specify a system of maintenance, (ie the Cirrus MM) and that has time limits, then that's what you go by 'till death do us part' - but I ain't a LAME...

As I'm just down the road and need a 4-seater, I called the agent about this one. He said the owner is hoping to get $200K in his sky-rocket (!), which, after factoring in GST and agents fees, means this particular Cirrus will need to achieve a sale price of at least $235,000!  The agent actually asked me what I thought and I told him without knowing the maintenance (at that time, they didn't have the logs), and assuming worse case everything, $100-125K. Turns out I wasn't far wrong when I assumed the worst!! If you have a look at the maintenance paperwork that they've published, she hasn't flown since 2014! The last annual was around September that year, IIRC. The parachute ($40K), rocket, linecutters ($3-5K), both alternators, prop ($10-15K), engine hoses, control cables, brake lines, and a swag other gear needs overhaul or replacement too - and we haven't even considered how the engine is, after sitting for 8 years uninhibited - I don't even want to think what an IO-360 overhaul is these days! Pretty much everything is out of time. 

I would be genuinely surprised if you could get her "officially" airworthy again for less than $100K! Not to mention the delay associated with doing so...

Given 2002/3 vintage SR22's have been going for the $250-280 range - and they've all been airworthy with decent, if not "good" component times, I reckon the agent's been led up the garden path and the owner is nuts to even think he'll get close to that. She's - at most - a $125,000 bird and anyone who bids above that is as nutty as the owner, IMHO. And that's assuming a LAME will sign off on a SFP to get her out of there...

34 minutes ago, Thruster88 said:

The rules obviously don't apply to aircraft takeoff or landing. A low level endorsement can be obtained with RAAus pilot certificate.  

Careful about using just the CASR low-flying rules though. 

CAO95.55, 95.10 and others have specific prohibitions about flying over populous areas. Even though the CASR imply a 1000' hard-deck, that does apply to RAAus but also requires you to be able to be able to glide clear of the populous area. That may mean you are required to fly above that 1,000AGL limit in order to comply with the CAO. Takeoff's and landings excluded, obviously...

Quote

subject to regulation 91.267 of CASR — the aeroplane must be flown at a height:

(A)    from which it can glide clear of a populous area or public gathering to a suitable landing area; and

(B)    that is no lower than 1 000 feet above the highest feature or obstacle within a horizontal radius of 600 m of the point on the ground or water immediately below the aeroplane;

(CAO 95.55 9.7.a.iii.A)

Agreed, KG. Anything that 1 - wasn't powered when it went under, and 2 - is a 'basic' electrical item (fridges, fans, heaters, etc) will usually come good once you've hosed it off and out with clean water and blow-dried it. The worst that can happen is you waste 30 minutes trying to rescue the item, but that could turn into an hour saved by not having to go into Harvey Noman -- to buy a new one, even if you get the insurance cheque ..

That's (Sadly) believable. But in an unbelievable twist, I ordered a 'Candoo programmer' last week (it's like a car's OBD reader but for jetskis & boats) in its' 3kg briefcase-sized Pelican case from Tampa, Florida. Shipping to NSW was just $35USD and took precisely one week! I had it in the hangar only an hour or two short of 7 days since I ordered it online. I thought for sure there'd be extras or their website was wrong, but nope. Just $35 shipping and it arrived on Tuesday morning.

Then again, try ordering an A4 padded envelope of knickknacks from Spruce or Vans and you'll be in for an unpleasant surprise! To ship, for example, 125 AN365 nuts (50 -832, 50 10-32 and 25 624) from California using Fedex International Economy(the same shipping method my Candoo used) will be $236 USD! For 125 small nuts in a padded envelope! Even reducing it to just one nut it is still $236USD. WTF?!?

13 hours ago, F10 said:

Desperation I guess you could strap four or five 200 litre drums to the side of the fuselage or under a Cherokee’s wings! Might reduce damage to recoverable levels, but then same problem, leaving it till too late?

You know - that's not as stupid an idea as it sounds...Each 44 is 400lbs of buoyancy. Keep 4 or 6 of 'em stacked in the corner of the hangar and 2/3 of those strapped together per wing, a yoga mat or bit of sponge rubber between the drum and the skin and you could well limit damage to just the wheel bearings. That's a cheap, and bloody good idea, @F10

1 hour ago, Garfly said:

This topic (among others) was discussed on here some years ago...

 

Good memory! I even replied there and had forgotten about it! 😛

Pretty sure it's legal so long as they are 'approved' ie, have the relevant UN markings on them.

From the new CASR:
92.B deals with Conditions of carriage of DG, DG manuals, etc
92.C deals with DG training,

 

92.175  Goods carried by private operators

Subparts 92.B and 92.C do not apply to the carriage of dangerous goods by an aircraft operated by an operator engaged in private (non‑commercial) operations if:

(a)  the aircraft is operating in Australian territory and:

(i)  is unpressurised; and

 (ii)  has an approved passenger seat configuration of less than 10 seats; and

(b)  the goods:

 (i)  are in a proper condition for carriage by air; and

 (ii)  are identified by class in accordance with the Technical Instructions; and

 (iii)  are permitted by the Technical Instructions to be carried on a passenger or cargo aircraft; and

 (iv)  are stowed and secured on the aircraft to prevent movement and damage, and segregated in accordance with the requirements of the Technical Instructions if they are likely to react dangerously with one another; and

(c)  the pilot‑in‑command of the aircraft ensures that every person on board the aircraft knows, before boarding the aircraft, that the dangerous goods are on board.

Just now, skippydiesel said:

Its history(sad)  for the aircraft above - what of the airfields, in the path of this deluge,  further south? Isn't Grafton pretty low  & close to the river?

South Grafton I think is, they're only 1000m from the river, but I had a look at the NSW Gov't SIXMaps page just now and it looks to be protected by a levee bank along the river - but if water gets through or around that, all bets are off I'd imagine!

The latest BOM plot for the Clarance River at Grafton shows it to have just peaked at around 7.8m - which is 3.4m above the major flood level. It's now trending downwards slowly, but that may well rise further if they get more rain in the catchment.

Here's the scene from Murwillimbah this morning...

The first one here is definitely a Comanche, an earlier -250 now she's emerged from her swim. There's numbers on the side of her new-found friend so I still can't pick what it is, but it looks a bit like a KR2 or Morgan Sierra.

The float-thingy is back on her feet, but the one in the mid-ground looks to be in a bad way...

EDIT: Turns out these images in my above post will always be the current images from the weather-cam, so in days to come, they may well show bright sunny sky with nothing but green grass to be seen, hence why they are now the same as the photos in this post....The ones attached to this post were saved to my local drive and uploaded from there, so they will stay the same.

AAhh, gotcha. 🙂

We have one on our hangar but I never bothered to ask Brent how to go about accessing the archived images. AIUI they're stored on the server for 7 days.

how do you find the archives PF? 

Looks to be going down slightly... At least ol' mates float-thingy is fairly watertight! 


I think that farther one is a Comanche but not sure what the nearer one is. Sad to see another one of those get written off. Though they are corrosion proofed from the factory, and it is fresh(ish) water....🤞


 

Were these ones flyable? Sounds like the floatplane wasn't quite there yet, and was the runway serviceable or waterlogged to the point you wouldn't have been able to get airborne?

I wonder if the homebuilt crowd is looking at the ever-reducing list and thinking "Bloody hell, I'm 18 months away from Phase 1, but I'll need a number, better grab one, any one, now!" . Seems to be going down around 12-15 a week, so could be less than a months worth of numbers left!

IF CAsA do go to 4 letters, I'm reserving VH-FARQ. 🤪