Hi Maj....I respect you and appreciate your advice but why the hell are some folk scared of these ramp checks? If we have nothing to hide, what is there to worry about? Are CASA trying to screw us over? I find that hard to believe. We all should have the required documents and a 15 min chat on the ramp is not going to kill us is it?
I drove 8 hours to get there but should I have stayed home as I could have got pulled over and breath tested? If that is what is keeping folk away from NATFLY, we are in serious trouble!
Carol...reading your post above, please do not see this as a personal attack on your efforts. I was at the first 3 NATFLY's at Temora and constantly saw you flitting around on your buggy trying to ensure things were running smoothly. What I am eluding to is the fact that even with constructive suggestions and offers of help, nothing has changed. In 2011, after complete frustration, a number of folk on here offered to organise things for the following year. I offered to organise and run a complete kids program. I went so far as to organise quotes from "Play on wheels" in Wagga as well as a jumping castle. I was going to organise a model balsa glider building comp and who evers flew the furtherest, was going to receive a joy flight on the day from one of the RAA flight schools in NSW who I am friends with the owner. These were just the start. I had a full 3 days organised. All I needed was the go ahead and some funding from the RAAus. All I got was negativity and reasons why I couldnt do it.
The first Temora NATFLY for me was fantastic! The Museum engineers did several technical presentations on things like checking and making cables to name one. There were a group who built an ultralight in the 4 days. This was priceless. I watched and had hands on wiring the panel. Learnt how to crimp wires correctly, watched the guys use a torque wrench. I could go on but feel like a broken record. I dont know what other folk are expecting from NATFLY but this is my idea of what it needs to be like. Not a parking lot full of $100 000 plastic aircraft. There were a lot of suppliers there and I purchased many items for my build.
Sorry Don, it seems the thread topic has drifted some what so I will leave it there. I would also like to thank Carol for what she has done over the years as I know it can be done but am stumped as to why the last 3 years of Natfly have gone down hill.
Im baffled....Scotty