Ryanm

I believe you made the right decision by going around. If you have planned on using flap, and the flap fails; the approach is no longer stable (an unplanned/anticipated event has occurred) so a missed approach would be a good idea. Depends how technical you wish to get, but what would happen if you continued the approach and in the flare the flaps deployed? Being electrical almost anything is possible. Not just electrical but pretty much any system on the aircraft.

As others have said, it’s best to keep the plane flying. Go to the dead side, enter the hold... doesn’t matter. Just don’t rush to get it on the ground unless it’s a failure that requires an immediate return.

Just finished up flying Kingairs and about to start flying Dash-8s! Used to be an aircraft maintenance engineer (engine/airframe) for an Airline.

Good old human factors at play once again!

I know of 3 at Adelaide Biplanes (Aldinga Airfield), 1 or 2 at Goolwa and there used to be one at Parafield.

Just the images you dont want running through your mind when your flying a Titan!

The LSA aircraft manuals I have seen, gernally have tables rather than the old charts. Makes things easier!

G'Day

Best bet is probably an airfield like Lillydale, I think they have a Tecnam available.

Good luck with the ATC assessment!!!

Well done! Not as easy as it looks!

Don't listen when they tell you not to fly 'over square'...

It’s worth adding to your safety brief! It’s very easy for us to forget that a lot of people suffer from air sickness! We need to remember to fly a smoothly as we can and ask them constantly how they feel.... as long as the passenger is talking you safe! It’s when they stop talking that you have to worry........

Hi Andrew. I would recommend both Bob Tait and ATC. I generally studied using the bob tait books... enough detail to get through the exam, but in some areas I wanted more information. ATC was a good place to look for that extra bit of info, but some times went a little too in depth for what I needed to know.

I guess what Im getting at is try not to limit yourself. If you can get a copy of both, you will be in for a good chance!

The guys from CASA are must be displaying their ASIC and CASA IDs at all times when on a site, if they dont, you have the right to deny them entry. So why would anyone challenge a CASA rep as they would be displaying their ASIC???

Hi Richard.

There is nothing unusual about traffic passing within 500m vertically in the cruise. Both aircraft would have been in class A airspace and operating to RVSM standards which only requires 1000ft (300m) vertical separation.

http://www.airservices.gov.au/publications/current/aip/enr/1_1_1-116.pdf (paragraph 38)

1. NAIPS

2. Oz Radar

3. myE6B

4. Dial-A-Wis

If in doubt... give them a ring before hand. I know of a few airfields that charge per touch and go!

As facthunter said, just to ensure there is no airlock. Its in the manuals for most aircraft to do this (PA31, C402 etc)

Yes I thought this was the case although my CFI says the boost pump can't provide enough pressure to keep the engine running if the mechanical pump quits...Regards,

 

Andrew

We had the pump on basically any time you were below 1000ft, as well as when changing tanks in the cruise.

Hi Ben

The BAK book only provides the theory needed to pass the BAK exam, which is needed to pass the GA GFPT. This doesnt include weather, navigation or performance. The PPL theory books add to the knowledge learnt from the BAK and included these topics (plus more). I would highly recommend the Bob Tait theory books! Once you can understand everything in the PPL books, you shouldnt have too much trouble passing the RA-Aus exams and your PPL.

Good Luck!

Ah thats the one! Its a small strip with hills at one end and powerlines at the other!

Antechamber Bay is another good place to stop. Its on the eastern end of the Island. I cant for the life of me remember the owners name but they have a great little cafe setup.

Info is probably in the ERSA or ring Adelaide Biplanes (Aldinga).

Kingscote is a CTAF-R "security controlled" airfield, its the only public airfield on the island. There are several private strips on the island. From memory they are in the country airstrips guide. American River is just to the east of Kingscote.

There is no fuel available on the island.... the last stops would be Aldinga or Goolwa as basscheffers said.

It is not the responsibility of the controller to make sure you are licenced, I remember reading somewhere that they are not allowed to ask? Its not as simple as refusing all RA-Aus aircraft through. If the aircaft and pilot are qualified, the aircraft is allowed through the CTA.

I think everyone struggles to maintain altitude and heading when they start navs. One thing that I saw constantly as an instructor is students with their head buried in the cockpit for a long periods. They would occasionally look up and notice the aircraft is banking either way... the response was simply put in some opposite aileron and then back to the map. You need to set the attitude and then trim! This can only be done by spending time finding the right attitude and making sure that it is trimmed. The student would bury their head for a few seconds and then notice the aircraft now banking the opposite way.

The point is dont simply put in a random amount of corrective input and go back to the map.... just concentrate on getting the attitude right again... make sure it is trimmed and THEN go back to the map.

Hi Scotty

There are a few options. The best way would be to complete an apprenticeship. Mine was full time for 4 years. You go to "Trade school" every few weeks and have the opportunity to sit the AME exam relevant to what you are studying. You walk away with an AME trade certificate. During your 4 years you would be logging all the tasks you do and eventually you will have enough time/experience to apply for a licence.

Another option is to "self study" the AME exams. How-ever this WILL NOT give you Cert IV (trade certificate), but with all relevant exams completed, you could become a LAME. You will need to log and show evidence that you have a certain amount of hours doing certain tasks on each aircraft system. This takes a long time as a lot of work isn’t routine maintenance tasks.

The system is changing (may have already changed in the two years since I finished). The self study route was planned on being removed.

You might also want to think about you options... Airframe/Engine or Avionics. Also the type of aircraft... Bug smashers or "Group 20" being basically the airliners.

Good Luck.

Noarlunga or Huntfield is what most people refer to the field as. Great scenery close by! The Onkaparinga River runs right on the end of the strip!

emergency/ abnormal checklists might be worth the weight!