Ozfergie

Others of you have probably noticed the increase in aerial survey aircraft over the Sydney basin since lockdown. It appears they are chiefly Oberon Aviation (power grid ?) and NSW Rural Fire Service. They typically are c. 2,200 ft and have often been operating in popular corridors making multiple passes over a compact area. I have checked several times and am yet to see one Notam - so my question is what warrants the obligation to seek and have a Notam issued?

Supplementary question - there are no longer mandatory or recommended advisory calls upon entry to either these south or north bound lanes? I watched a recent You Tube video where a GA pilot made an advisory call at Brooklyn on 125.8 - correct to do, advisable to do, unnecessary?

I have been meaning to ask this question for the last month or so. I live near Carlingford Court NSW 2118 directly below the Bankstown Lane of entry. About a month ago a seaplane has started to use the lane to travel southbound (spotted at least three times). In 20 years at this address, this is the only a/c that I have ever seen travel in this direction. So my question is - are there any circumstances where this lane can be used for southbound traffic?

Has anyone developed a cockpit checklist for this unit? I would be very interested to see one. I seem to recall Jabiruphil (correct user name ?) had some input on these in the past.

Is there a simple way to reverse a plan in Ozrunways?

Just when I thought I pretty much understood the new format..this was for our local area today. As you can see from the map there is an area B1 - but there is no reference to B1 in the text boxes. Is this more likely an error? - or is it standard and if an area is "silent" and not mentioned, then one reads the conditions for the "parent" area - in this case B1 is "silent", so B conditions prevail? GAF.pdf GAF.pdf GAF.pdf

Is your web page/blog discontinued?

Try to find a syndicate - best move I ever made - but there is a real lack of a central "marketplace" info for those wanting to join/create a syndicate. Happy to share our running costs - offline.

Not my NAIPS app - do you need to install a new one? - Area screen still shows all old areas.

Welcome - OzRunways Support

What's the answer to : elevator jammed?

I have just returned from 5 weeks o/s and have noted that the BoM are soon removing Area Wind Forecasts and replacing them with Graphical Area Forecast (GAF) on 9th November 2017. Can I safely assume that for exam purposes after 9/11 that it will be acceptable to CFI's to use the GAF's?

Great photos - I would love to make that trip one day. I would be fantastic if you could share any tips etc for mitigating the lack of forced landing areas on your particular route.

Apart from the obvious safety considerations can anyone clarify the requirement for reporting overflying at certain locations? CASA seems to imply that it only applies to registered Aerodromes (so would exclude, for example, Warkworth YWKW) but the VFRG implies that it applies to all Airfields published in ERSA (Warkworth is in ERSA).

I know it's difficult trying to arrange things from o/s - but I would try to take a trial flight at both. Camden is much quieter - which is good for beginners but Bankstown has many more a/c movements which is good for building your experience. I would expect that the schools in Camden are a little cheaper and would be more flexible with their availability. You might also want to try a couple of different instructors as their styles are all very different. I took my RPL at Camden and enjoyed every moment.

I need to perform an in flight diversion on my next XC - the diversion needs to be planned in the cockpit en route. It's a bit of vague question but do you have any tips or tricks around being "organised" for this?

So I have the RPL with controlled airspace - can I not use the Raaus with XC endo to get there?

I'm glad this came up - I have been meaning to ask for a while : I got both my RA-aus Pilot cert and RPL at Camden - I now have the Ra-Aus cross country endo and have an a/c based at Cessnock. Can I fly from Cessnock to Camden - essentially using the Ra-Aus then the RPL for the last 10nm? - or do I still have to do the RPL cross-county endo?

That sounds logical but I don't think that is what I am looking at - otherwise it is telling me that the Lowest Safe Altitude over the YCNK/YDEN area is between 5,600 and 6,600 feet

I think this has appeared since I turned on the LSALT boundary - now dotted around the map view I can see combinations of a LARGE numeral with a smaller numeral to the top right - combinations are various and also appear either in pink or red - what are these?

Where is the thread on Met Conditions, please?

Aircraft can depart from the circuit by extending one of the four legs and are only allowed to turn away from the extended leg when well clear of the circuit (which I always interpret as 3nm)

Just what I was looking for - thank you - where did you/could I read this?

Apologies - I meant Restricted.