Roscoe

Thanks for your response. I recently just did and passed by BAK exam and although some HF questions were included, i am have been told that i must do a separate HF test as well. I will look into that but do you have any recommendations for an RA-Aus Hf theory book or where I could get just the human performance and limitations section from Dyson Hollland?

I have the book you are after, you can have it!

Just pm me and we can organise

 

Thanks

The weight doesnt change because the air under their wings is deflected downwards to the floor so overall weight unchanged

I mean the air they have displaced just moves around without affecting total weight

Any commercial pilot please do not answer this if you know the answer and give it away this is for the guys to exercise their brains in RAA or PPL pilots.

 

This question we got thrown as a hypothetical in one of senior commercial theory licence questions in class it was not in an actual exam – but a bit of fun by the instructor.

 

Accept the premise AND all assumptions.

 

So we have 50 tons of Canaries (yes little yellow birds) sitting in all the seats of a 747. No seats belts.

 

The 747 is flying at 35,000 feet straight and level.

 

Then all 50 tons of Canaries become airborne inside the 747 flying around.

 

The Question

 

• What happens to the 747 In other words is it 50 tons lighter Or is it the same weight at that point in time.
  
• If it is 50 tons lighter does THE 747 climb
  
• If the 747 maintains it's flight level without climbing WHY?
  

 

 

Please explain your logic and process of YOUR answer.

 

No droll smart **** answers I've heard them all before .

The weight doesnt change because the air under their wings is deflected downwards to the floor so overall weight unchanged

I had failed to lodge my latest flight plan so I had to ring her to rectify.

You can always turn the bluetooth off so you wont be disturbed, and turn it back on if you have to make a call.

There have been situations in Controlled Airspace where Comm failures have occurred and its handy to have the Tower number stored.

Found those types only usually work once if they get a hit of CO. The long life ones are best but not available at present. How many flights you done with it?

I actually have the 18 month one. Cost about $20.

Done lots of flights since installed Aug last year. I check it regularly in flight.

The one in the photo only lasts a couple of months and costs USD$5.

I wonder how accurate these things really are!

And if your last BFR was in a Bonanza or Cirrus...? It is not as simple as saying "If I can fly GA I can fly RAA"...

I dont think thats what SDCBD was inferring.

Jesus Christ - OK lets stop the merry go-round.

If you are able to fly a GA aircraft today legally - you can fly a RAA aircraft with a RAA pilot cert. No other BS required. Just bring your GA logbook that's says you are current with a GA BFR. You do not need to do a RAA BFR.

Correct!!

No, the whole point is about wanting to renew a LAPSED RAA certificate, and what GA ratings/endorsements would be sufficient in place of a RAA BFR to renew said RAA certificate.

Ok why not just ring RAA for the answer.

ok - a very recent aerobatics rating/endorsement, and a recent GA instructors rating - would that suffice, do you think?

Assuming you already hold a RAA Pilot Cert. The whole point is, that you must hold the RAA Cert to fly an RAA Airplane no matter what your GA qualifications are which I found out when I converted to RAA.

I have used Avgas exclusively since purchasing my Jab new in 2014.

I do this because this is what the Manufacturer recommends, and is supported by a comprehensive analysis done by Jabiru some time ago.

I have not had any problems with Avgas 100LL and dont see any readon to change.

You need a CASA Part 61 license.

A RAA certificate holder can get a Part 61 RPL by filling in an application form and completing a GA flight review. You can cover CTA in the flight review. I believe that flight review will also count as your RAA flight review.

You need a medical but it is not more onerous than required for a PPL to fly in CTA.

 

There are also conditions on the aircraft (see CAO 95.55), but from a license point of view an endorsement is simple and available.

Also, a Transponder is not mandatory in Class D airspace, but if you have one aboard, it must be serviceable and calibrated.

I just swapped out my 2 position toggle switch (on/off) to a 3 position toggle switch (on/off/flash).

Fitted in the same hole.....

Is that just a simple switch available from Jaycar?

I'm sorry you guys feel that way, I would have thought that aviation terminology was acceptable here, obviously not the 'custom'?

And as for searching YBDG on Google it comes up top of the list out of zillions up as Bendigo!

End of story!

Flightrite, lets wind this up and move on.

All i, and others, were trying to say, is that its simpler to just quote the name of the Airport so that having to google it or search is not necessary.

There is no need for sarcasm or the need to ask personal questions like AM I A PILOT with a funny face beside it which i found offensive.

We all have our opinons and should be able to express them without being ridiculed.

I appreciate your views and simply ask that you respect mine, and accept other opinions.

RAA can get access to CTR by filling in a RPL application form and doing a flight review that can double as the CTA endorsement. How much simpler do you want it?

aro doesnt this apply to a flying school plane only, and not a private operator?

At Camden, Students at the RAA School get their RAA Cert and can operate under a dispensation, but someone fronting up with their own plane cant do this unless they have a PPL and Medical?

YBDG is about 55nm wsw of YSHT?

You can't be serious? Are you a pilot??

I thought this was an aviation related forum ?

And yes I am a Pilot (CPL) with approx 2500 flying hours just making a point that it would be helpful to type BENDIGO rather than YBDG.

Lets leave it at that.

Huh?

OK, I fly out of YSBK.

My point is that anyone not familiar with NSW may not know where this is.

So i just type BANKSTOWN to may it ciear.

I fly out of YBDG !

 

It was only luck that there wasn't a collection of wrecks hidden behind the hangars.

 

We could have up to six soar aircraft in the circuit at one time most weekends...bloody scary !!!!!!

Where is YBDG?

Why not just use the Airport name, it only takes a millisecond longer to type?

It's not particularly difficult to manage. We deal with Oakey and Amberley all the time. If it's your local area it might be handy to keep the local "Ops" phone number on your contacts list in your phone and have the local ATIS frequency stored in you radio. ERSA says williamtown reverts to CTAF outside ATS hours.

RAAF Ops people are usually quite friendly and easy to deal with.

Yes but as aro says, a Pilot with just a RAA Cert is not allowed to enter Controlled Airspace when active.

Class C & D airspace is controlled airspace. VFR corridors (Victor Lanes) are still within this airspace & VH registered aircraft with transponders can transit without requiring any permission from controllers, unless they call you and ask you to do something. RA registered aircraft are excluded. This is an area of contention especially at Williamtown and Coffs Harbour where RA aircraft have to fly around the zone over some inhospitable country. A transit lane to the seaward side would be better for everyone especially when cloudbase is low. Although I have held a PPL for nearly 40 years it is no longer current & my aircraft is RAA registered but if I want to transit these areas I will always call control and ask. They can always say no but I have never been declined.

Kevin i believe we posted at the same time!

It’s not clear to me if RAA aircraft piloted by a certificate holder can transit VFR corridors through C or D airspace. I’m thinking in particular of Williamtown. Then there are the corridors through danger and restricted areas as well. For example near East Sale.

 

There is an OZ Stol event later this year North of Newcastle (Wallis Island) that got me interested, However getting there from the South might be problematic.

To enter Controlled Airspace such as Class D or the Williamtown Control Zone where you may be vectored, you must hold at least a PPL and class 2 Medical.

At Williamtown on weekends some of their airspace reverts to Class G ( or used to) so i suggest to have a look at ERSA for the latest situation

I'd been told that, so tested a length of food-grade clear vinyl tube that I wanted to use as a breather line.

After a couple of years in the sun full of AvGas it was still flexible.

Jabiru mandate replacing oil and fuel hoses every 2 years regardless of usage. Ive only ever used Avgas with no issues.

You must h

Do you mean that a real VH pilot can't legally fly an RAAus registered plane?

You must hold a RAA Pilot Cert to fly an RAA Reg plane whether or not you hold a CASA Licence as well.

Not having operated Jab donks much I wonder what is an acceptable amount of oil to be found in the breather collector tank after say 10 hrs of a 2200?

Not sure about the answer to that, but in my case, at each 25 hour oil change, there is only a tiny amount in the bottom of the bottle.

The secret is not to overfill the sump, and Jabiru recommend keeping the oil level close to the bottom mark of the dipstick for short flights of 1 hour or so.