Happyflyer

I don't think the ops manual says you have to carry your log book at all. Happy to be corrected if wrong. When you give advice that something is compulsory it's always good to give a reference.

 

 

make ballistic parachutes compulsory for all RAA aircraft, save a few more lives.

We have too much compulsory stuff at the moment, I don't think we need more of that. Make it compulsory for yourself by all means, but please leave me out of it.

 

 

Isn't the new system less regulation, in that the pilot should make the call on whether they can fly the "new" aircraft rather then a set number of hours or boxes to tick.

Yes I agree. Once you cut through all the BS they have written the final call is made by the pilot. It is actually very much less restrictive than the requirements in the latest version of the RAAus ops manual. I hope RAAus adopt the same system.

 

 

Remember under 3000 ft there is no margin if you have a radio and in sight of ground. It's just best judgement. Don't over think it, there are no measuring sticks up there.

 

 

RPL allows aeros, but you have to have an aerobatic endorsed pilot with you, so you can enjoy doing them, but not as PIC

Do you have a reference for that? My reading is that if you have an RPL and a class 2 medical you can do aeros by yourself.

 

 

I have a nav excercise into YBSU tomorrow. I will be coming from Maryborough. Just wondering if I have to use the VFR approach point (Cooroy) or can I just request clearance from say Coorobah? Only my second flight into controlled airspace so I am a little nervous about screwing it up!

The ERSA (para 4.b) says all nav training flights need to be approved by the tower on 07 5448 7662. Give them a ring and I'm sure they will be only too happy to help with procedure.

 

 

Just getting back to the thread's main point, it seems that those who did come in contact with CASA employees at this event had a cordial and useful experience.

And one pilot was told he would be doing something illegal if he left an expired map in his aircraft. But yes, they appear to have been trying to be nice. Let's hope it continues.

 

 

And I think the CASA rep is making stuff up.

I wouldn't go that far. It's not a job that attracts the brightest or best, or even those that fly much for fun. Let's face it, you would probably lose a lot of your flying friends if you were a CASA inspector. They are pretty poorly trained and even the good ones are struggling to understand the rubbish coming out as law. I would say the guy out in the field is just repeating what he has learnt on the job from some other poorly trained official and it then becomes the law in his mind. Always ask for a reference.

 

 

The "boys" we're in attendance at Loxton this weekend. They never did a ramp check.I volunteered to show them my recent material from a trip from Qld to Loxton to see if I was legal.

All ok except that I had an out of date wac map. I have OZrunnways and questioned why I should have to pay for a later map. The reply was that if I carry a map it has to be current! And is ILLEGAL to carry an out of date map.

 

Apparently you can subscribe to get updates free and mark in the alterations, I never knew this, so will investigate.

 

The summary of this is that if I didnt carry a map, I would be legal with only my efb. A back up method is obviously good piloting, so the current maps would be sufficient.

 

They had a few giveaways, one was a credit card sized info on what you need for a ramp check which I found would be helpful for reminders before a trip.

 

Basically an information presence.

 

PHIL

When police or CASA or anyone says something that doesn't sound quite right, like it being illegal to have an out of date map in your aircraft even though you have a current map on your ipad, always ask which regulation says it's illegal. That way you can check. It also puts them on the back foot.

 

 

If you read the regulations (regs 78,233,234), they are quite vaguely written as to what should be carried in relation to Nav logs, weather and weight and balance.

 

As an example, if I plan to fly 60 nm, land somewhere and return on the day I would check weight and balance but would not see the need to take the calculation with me. If I had carried the same load before and knew it was within limits I would not write it out every time I flew. If CASA wanted to prosecute me they would have to prove their case. My defence would be to recreate the calculation showing I was within limits. I would suggest they need reasonable suspicion of an offence (evidence) before they can start to impound or confiscate.

 

The regs say the pilot has to make a careful study of weather. They do not say you have to carry the weather report. Logging on the NAIPS is recorded and in my opinion is evidence of having studied weather. By all means carry it. But for my hypothetical trip I would not bother.

 

The reg in relation to nav log just says "The pilot in command of an aircraft shall keep a log of such navigational data as is required to enable him or her to determine the geographical position of the aircraft at any time while the aircraft is in flight." For my 60 nm flight which I have done dozens of times I would argue I could keep that log in my head and I have no doubt I could convince a magistrate that I would know where I was for every second of that flight.

 

In my opinion CASA's stated ramp check requirements to carry W & B, weather, Nav Log etc are just to make it easy for the inspector. I would say that apart from name and address you are not required to answer questions.

 

The regulations say what you have to do, they do not say how you have to do it. CASA have listed a way of showing evidence that you have followed the regs but in my opinion lack of evidence does not prove a crime.

 

If you get the impression the inspector is the officious prick that some people seem to have met then the mobile phone video is your friend. Be reasonable but do not incriminate yourself. If you think you have done nothing wrong, don't do their work for them. Oh, and if you do get that video, post it for all of us to see please!

 

 

I understand the need for a COMMERCIAL licence, the plane would be 24 reg and looked after by a LAME and the pilot would have a instructor rating. How do paragliders and hanggliders manage it or do they follow different rules

The commercial licence doesn't matter. The only way you can charge for flying in an RAAus registered plane is for flying training. The TIF is sometimes misused as a way of charging for a scenic flight. The pilot in all cases must have an RAAus instructor rating on his RAAus licence and it must be in a factory built RAAus aircraft.

 

 

Suggest you read the technical manual and then contact the Technical Manager for guidance. There is provision for continuing operation in the technical manual. See below.

 

http://www.raa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Section-4.2.5-Piston-Engine-continuing-airworthiness-requirements.pdf

 

 

Pilot named on ABC news.

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-12/air-crash-victim-geoff-arthur-remembered/6386712

 

 

ABC reports two people have died in a light plane crash near Glen Innes NSW today. PPRUNE poster says possibly a Jabiru.

 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-12/two-killed-as-plane-crashes-at-dundee-farmstay/6386690

 

 

And another thing Powerin, I did not actually have the choice of Jabiru vs Rotax vs Lycoming vs Continental.I envy you if you can afford to choose like this, you will probably be driving an expensive but high-safety car.

For me, the Jabiru was the only one I could afford.

That is the great thing Jabiru did for Australian aviation. It got more people flying! They may be even more affordable now.

 

 

So how many VH Registered Jabs are there?

27 if you key in Jabiru under 'manufactures' on the CASA registration search page.

 

 

Oh bugger! Thought I was going to be the first to bring this to everyone's attention. I have just spent the last couple of hours typing out a very angry rebuke to this garbage which also found its way into the Advertiser, (South Australia).Basically I had a bit of a hissy fit and suggested that the trash pedlar Matthew Benns should be forced to print an apology and correct the fictitious claims which he made. Perhaps everyone should send emails or letters to the editors of any publication that prints this crap.

Regards, Redair

I would suggest the best thing we could do about this article is to ignore it completely. It is such rubbish it will die a quick death. The media love a response to keep the article alive, any response, then they will get an "expert" to trash the response and get even more milage out of their rubbish.

 

 

Surely the idea of putting a non pilot crew member in with the remaining pilot is just to open the door and scream for help if he does something strange. I don't think anyone expected the hostie to fly the plane. The remaining pilot is in his seat with seat belt on. I would think he could not do anything to the hostie without sliding the seat back and taking of the belt.

 

 

Wasn't that one of the places that named as a no go zone in the instrument. Except for one flight before the end of Jan to move it to another location.

So an aircraft is stuck in Bankstown because CASA say it's too dangerous to fly it out, it might have an engine failure. Then it flies out and has an engine failure. So if it did leave Bankstown without permission, CASA are onto it and proven right. Or it left Bankstown with CASA permission and had an engine failure. I so hope it's the latter!

 

 

Ok I'm getting tired and grumpy lol can you tell, I just get frustrated when people say I shouldn't have guns incase I go off my top, I mean am I ever on my top? Gotta be crazy these days or you would go mad:loopy:

I think you just set off some sort of alarm in the place in Canberra that they store all the meta data!

 

 

Why it is so hard to become a PPC pilot? It has a lot to do with the PPC itself I would have thought. It is very much more weather dependent than 3 axis. Therefore, many more cancelled lessons. The PPC instructor must really be doing it for the love of it and must be doing something else to earn a living. On top of that PPCs are not welcome at many airfields. They are very slow, quite noisy and the noise stays around longer. Many don't have radio. It would be hard for PPCs to fit into a busy 3 axis or GA airport.

 

I agree that they should be looked at very differently to 3 axis. There is a very good case to simplify the training and instruction requirements. As others have said, this has to be driven by the PPC community. No one else is going to do it, many may support it however. I have been up a couple of times in a PPC and while it is fun it is far too restrictive for me, but I hope you guys can lobby RAAus to change things.

 

Our country is probably too large to ever have enough PPC instructors within a couple of hours drive for everyone. Perhaps the answer could be for the PPC community to set up a central PPC flying school in the best area for the conditions required for PPC flying. One company has for their product. However you need the numbers to make it work.

 

 

Aren't RAA flying school heavily regulated due to there propensity for cutting corners and history of running illegally? I have heard of RAA schools that do "scenic flights" under the guise of introductory lessons.

Every flight is a scenic flight!

 

 

For CASA's ex-RAAF staff, the idea of living within a budget probably seems a bit foreign.

Bagging our ex service people again? It's the pollies who make the rules and we elect them. Who do you blame for the budget overruns in health, welfare, local council etc etc. Do they all have ex RAAF staff or is it perhaps an in built function of public service bureaucracy?

 

 

There's something else that doesn't hang quite right with me here - and it may just be inaccurate reporting BUT:Apparently, the pilot took off at 1515 to 'go to Melbourne'. The prevailing winds were - around here (near Mittagong), westerly at an average 15 kph; further south, swinging southerly at 15 - 20 kph. I would think one should not have planned on more than about 90 kts ground speed for the trip.

 

Last light getting near Melbourne was 1739 - say, for prudence, 1715 - four hours. You might JUST squeak it in from Camden to Melbourne in four hours at 90 kts ground speed IF you fly the rhumb line - which you cannot do without traversing a LOT of bad area.

Sunset in Melbourne on 2nd April was 7.12 pm so not sure where you got last light as 17.39. Perhaps 19.39?

 

 

Firstly, make you year 12 your priority. If your target is solo by the end of the year, your only exam is the pre solo exam which is basically give way rules and airfield markings. If you have a passion for aviation, reading the theory books for an hour or two a week will be a pleasure and more than enough. Target 10 to 12 hours for solo. Most exams are multi choice and conducted in house. If you are after a Recreational Aviation Australia Pilot Certificate, you do not need a medical. Use the flying as your recreation in your last school year.