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Welcome! I have no idea about flying simulators but the DA-20 looks like a great training aircraft. Best of luck!

A post to say hello and happy to be on board. I fly a Jab 230D and CASA not withstanding am very pleased with my 'D'. Fly's like a dream. Smooth as! The service that I have recd. from Jabiru has been outstanding.

Have to be a looming problem with the large numbers sold. Nev

http://dronelife.com/2015/04/16/drone-sales-numbers-nobody-knows-so-we-venture-a-guess/

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[/url]when is it a drone, and when is it just an RC model? Is there a distinction?

 

Yes there is lots of uncertainty about what actually is a UAV (UAS)

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Also the NPRM from the FAA for UAS does muddy the water (full summary in the link below):

https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/media/021515_sUAS_Summary.pdf

• Unmanned aircraft must weigh less than 55 lbs. (25 kg).
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) only; the unmanned aircraft must remain
   
  
  within VLOS of the operator or visual observer.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  At all times the small unmanned aircraft must remain close enough to
   
  
  the operator for the operator to be capable of seeing the aircraft with
   
  
  vision unaided by any device other than corrective lenses.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Small unmanned aircraft may not operate over any persons not directly
   
  
  involved in the operation.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Daylight-only operations (official sunrise to official sunset, local time).
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Must yield right-of-way to other aircraft, manned or unmanned.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  May use visual observer (VO) but not required.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  First-person view camera cannot satisfy “see-and-avoid” requirement
   
  
  but can be used as long as requirement is satisfied in other ways.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Maximum airspeed of 100 mph (87 knots).
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
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•  Minimum weather visibility of 3 miles from control station.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  No operations are allowed in Class A (18,000 feet & above) airspace.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Operations in Class B, C, D and E airspace are allowed with the
   
  
  required ATC permission.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Operations in Class G airspace are allowed without ATC permission
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  No person may act as an operator or VO for more than one unmanned
   
  
  aircraft operation at one time.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  No careless or reckless operations.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Requires preflight inspection by the operator.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  A person may not operate a small unmanned aircraft if he or she knows
   
  
  or has reason to know of any physical or mental condition that would
   
  
  interfere with the safe operation of a small UAS.
   
   
  
  
   
   
  
•  Proposes a microUAS option that would allow operations in Class G
   
  
  airspace, over people not involved in the operation, provided the operator certifies he or she has the requisite aeronautical knowledge to perform the operation.
   
  
  Also some clarification from the FAA[/url] re model aircraft:
  
  
  
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  https://www.faa.gov/uas/model_aircraft/
  
   
   
  
  
   
  

There have been reports in Aus but I find them hard to believe.Most drones are small and hard to see.

 

I think it would be unlikely you would spot one from a passenger jet it is not easy to spot a full size aircraft at times.

Hi All,My name is Wayne and have recently started my training with Sunshine Coast Aero club at Maroochydore, something I have wanted to do for a long time. You know, Marriage, mortgage, Kids, career etc got in the way.

 

Well, Now it's MY turn. Really enjoying the experiance and have already had some answers researching this forum. I hope to contribute as I progress and look forward to hopefully meeting some of you.

 

Cheers

Has anyone heard of any close calls between UAVs (Drones) and aircraft in Australia?

Are any pilots on the forum concerned about UAVs and their impact on private flying in the future?

[MEDIA=audio]http://traffic.libsyn.com/goflying/Go_Flying_Australia_Podcast_016.mp3[/MEDIA]

Click here for the show notes

Summary: I talk with Max Flight about all things related to UAVs (drones) and how the increase in UAVs could impact pilots. Max Flight is the host of both the Airplane Geeks Podcast and the UAV Digest Podcast.

Previous Published Episodes (click here)

I would love to hear some feedback.

I would love to hear any feed back (both good/bad) by the following means:

- Comments below this post

- Direct Message on the forum

- Comments function on my website www.goflying.net

- Contact form on my website

- twitter

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Cheers,

Adam

Another update, I did my first solo flight today!! after 9.5 hrs dual I now have 0.1 hrs in my logbook with self as pilot in command... I only did 1 circuit and it was over before I knew it.. I was much higher than usual on final so I dropped full flap and managed a pretty clean landing right on my target area. Now I can't stop grinning and will be flying again as soon as the weather clears.Cheers , Andrew

Welcome! Im sure you will have fun in the sportstar!

Welcome! If you have been gliding im sure you will pick it up in no time! Best of luck!

Great episode, worth the time to listen.

Good episode. Well worth the listen.

Who uses OzRunways on the forum?

[MEDIA=audio]http://traffic.libsyn.com/goflying/Go_Flying_Australia_Podcast_015.mp3[/MEDIA]

Click here for the Itunes link

Click here for the Show Notes

Today on the show I chat with Bas Scheffers who is a Recreational and Private pilot, Aircraft owner and developer of the well known aviation app called OzRunways. In the interview we talk about a number of things including aircraft ownership, getting his Instrument rating and some of the new features of the OzRunways App available which is available on Apple and Android devices.

Previous Published Episodes (click below):

Episode 001 – Flight Training Experiences with Adam Yavner (Private Pilot)

Episode 002 – Circuit Training and Procedures

Episode 003 – Kit Building Tips

Episode 004 – Australian Lightwing designer – Howard Hughes

Episode 005 – Interview with Peter Counsell – Trike (Microlight) Pilot and owner of TrikeMag

Episode 006 – Interview with UK Student Pilot and Host of the Plane Talking UK Podcast

Episode 007 – Matt Hall – Interview with former RAAF Fighter Pilot And Red Bull Air Race Competitor

Episode 008 – Airline Pilot and Author Owen Zupp

Episode 009 – New Zealand Pilot Rick Watson – Crosswinds, Tecnams and crazy flying weather

Episode 010 – Aerobatic Champion and Red Baron Flight Training Owner Joel Haski

Episode 011 - Diary of Jack Flyer (Tim Heylbut from the Forum)

Episode 012 - Ballooning with Grant McHerron

Episode 013 - Chat with RAAF pilot John Laming

Episode 014 - Avocet Aircraft Designer and Builder Mike Sharples

I would love to hear some feedback.

I would love to hear any feed back (both good/bad) by the following means:

- Comments below this post

- Direct Message on the forum

- Comments function on my website www.goflying.net

- Contact form on my website

- twitter

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Cheers,

Adam

Just a quick update, I'm now 6 hours in to my recreational certificate and still having a ball. I've been doing circuits for the past couple of lessons and starting to get in the rhythm. My landings weren't too pretty today but I'm confident that I could do a circuit and get back down without breaking anything... Next lesson we are going back to practice forced landings which I'm looking forward to.Cheers

Andrew

Just dropping in to say hi. Currently hold a PPL with 200hrs - looking at upping to CPL soon.

Even though it's something we should defiantly avoid and stop from happening long before it goes that far, I still think every pilot should do some spin recovery training. I did some spin recovery in my very few hours of flight training so far, and apart from being a good learning experience, it's damn fun!!Side note: Rec flyer are you Adam from the podcast or just a fan?

Welcome! Building a home strip sounds like a great idea!

Best of luck!

It would make a great little air ambulance/flying doctor plane and not cost millions to run or fly each year.Would be excellent as a community health plane for the outback areas.

 

Fantastic effort

great episode, very interesting. Love the pics!

What other uses can you think of for this aircraft (i.e.: take camping, movement of stores on a property etc)?

[MEDIA=audio]http://traffic.libsyn.com/goflying/Go_Flying_Australia_Podcast_014.mp3[/MEDIA]

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Todays interview is with Mike Sharples who has designed and built a light aircraft called the Avocet which could one day be the 'ute of the skies' at his property in rural South Australia. Mike first appeared on the podcast on episode 3 where we talked about Kit Building.

I really like the look of this aircraft and the fact that it has so many potential missies it can achieve for the owner.

Announcement - The podcast recently passed 10,000 downloads with the release of episode 13.

I would love to hear some feedback.

I would love to hear any feed back (both good/bad) by the following means:

- Comments below this post

- Direct Message on the forum

- Comments function on my website www.goflying.net

- Contact form on my website

- twitter

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

Cheers,

Adam

Previous Published Episodes (click below):

Episode 001 – Flight Training Experiences with Adam Yavner (Private Pilot)

Episode 002 – Circuit Training and Procedures

Episode 003 – Kit Building Tips

Episode 004 – Australian Lightwing designer – Howard Hughes

Episode 005 – Interview with Peter Counsell – Trike (Microlight) Pilot and owner of TrikeMag

Episode 006 – Interview with UK Student Pilot and Host of the Plane Talking UK Podcast

Episode 007 – Matt Hall – Interview with former RAAF Fighter Pilot And Red Bull Air Race Competitor

Episode 008 – Airline Pilot and Author Owen Zupp

Episode 009 – New Zealand Pilot Rick Watson – Crosswinds, Tecnams and crazy flying weather

Episode 010 – Aerobatic Champion and Red Baron Flight Training Owner Joel Haski

Episode 011 - Diary of Jack Flyer (Tim Heylbut from the Forum)

Episode 012 - Ballooning with Grant McHerron

Episode 013 - Chat with RAAF pilot John Laming

Welcome. I would not worry too much which license to get initially. All flying is awesome and the sooner you start the better! ( in my very humble opinion). Even if you start off with microlights you can always use that experience to tranisition to ppl at a later stage (although im not sure how easy this is in nz and you would need to look into the specifics) but that route is certainly an option in aus and many people do it.

I put flying off for ages, like most people I wish I started way earlier!

Enjoy and let us know when you start.

Hi there!Just joined the forum to get more information and discuss with others about building a Zenith CH-750/701 (still weighing the pro' and con's of both but the 750 is winning...)

 

I'm not new to aviation, aircraft maintenance engineer for the last 20 odd years, an uncurrent pilots licence and a few other bits and pieces ;)

 

My partner is this project is equally skilled so we have decided to scratch build the thing....

 

Look forwards to interacting with you along the way! Be prepared...I like to ask lots of questions!!

Dan Johnson might have some info on his website.

Welcome. Gotta love the foxbat!

Hi everyoneGreat to finally sign up. I am currently about 18 hours in learning to fly on a foxbat - great fun.

 

A quick question to all, what is the average hours to solo? As mentioned above I have about 18 hours at the moment but the feedback from the Senior Instructor is that although I would be able to solo, he doesn't want to send me up until it is all fully finessed (i.e. perfect flare, centre line landings etc). Whilst I understand the need for safety I do feel like I am ready...

 

Having said that, I can't wait to get my RPL! One of the instructors at another school nearby suggested that once I got my solos done, we take a week off and do all my navs on a trip to the Whitsundays and back - sounds amazing (but expensive).

I think it took me around 15 hours to solo. I only did one circuit at first, then 3, 5 etc so it can sometimes feel like a slow process.

What aircraft are you converting onto for rpl?

Welcome. If you want to hear the pros/cons of jab engines your in the right place!

I also like the j-230. Very stable and a grear performer.