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Does anyone have any advice on how close is an acceptable distance to fly from the boundary of an active prohibited area? I have been set a trip which sees one leg run next to a prohibited area (which may or may not be activated on the day). I'm thinking a 5nm distance from it might the right approach, if activated?

Does someone know what the RaAus procedure for changing the registration when a syndicate member changes? Actually, on that note does RaAus permit rego in the Syndicate name - or does it have to be all of the individual owners?

I guess my point was that there are several variables in the constant calcs done by Dynon/Ozrunways etc., changes either of the variables will cause the unit to recalculate - so without a record to compare, the wind assumptions that you have used could be more accurate than you think but the TAS and heading (not held) could be the bigger variant.

OK - so just like all the other GPS devices - it doesn't actually give you a record of the actual winds aloft to compare to either the area winds or another figure that you may have used for planning.

Also really interesting - are you techy enough to know how the Dynon gives you this info?

That's really interesting - did he say why, can you recall?

I don't like to be negative - but I purchased a set from Rec Flying Pilot Supply shop as my first set - the wiring around the boom became degraded after about 4 hours and became unservicable - I attempted to contact them via the website and on here about refund/replacement/repair and had no response - so I picked up a DC set on E-bay and they are great. There is no comparison between the two in my opinion.

I know one of you will be able to answer this - when using Ozrunwys to produce a flight plan which will be most accurate to import - GRIB Winds or Area Forecast winds? My guess is the GRIB winds will be more location specific ???

Looks like this will be one of the policies effected as Allianz appears to be the joint insurer.

The policies will run-off and not be renewed by Allianz.

When commercial interest like this starts to fade, you know that you are in trouble. Google - Allianz to shut local aviation unit.

Can someone confirm (or otherwise) whether Cessnock (YCNK) has an AFRU or not? It is not listed in AIP - should I be looking elsewhere?

We discussed this on another thread - but I would appreciate anyone else's feedback/opinion. I passed both RPL with Radio, Controlled Aerodrome and Controlled airspace ratings and RAAus with HF, NW and R endorsements. The question was/is - do I need to complete XC Navs in both classes or can I just complete them in one and they will transfer across (either way)?

I will do and let you know - I already have the airspace endorsements - only having to do one set of X/C would certainly be a saving.

Hi Bryon, I passed both the RPL and RaAus in June - my assumption was that I would need to do the full cross-country endorsements in both classes - am I mistaken and can simply do them with RaAus and then carry them across to RPL (or visa versa)?

Amphibian aircraft factory to give Central Coast multi-million-dollar boost

Interesting article in the Oz today by veteran Captain Byron Bailey where he thinks a bounce was the start, followed by use of the TOGA switch on the throttle lever. His theory being that the first touchdown caused the flight computer to disable the auto-throttle because it "thought" they were on the ground and by the time the flight crew realised that the engines were not spooling up, it was too late for the manual override on the throttles to deliver enough thrust for the go around.

http://www.nasa.gov/wav/62283main_landing.wav

I nearly missed my renewal date as they do not appear to send out any reminders.

I think you will have a much better idea after you have taken your first lesson with the instructor that you choose first up. If you feel comfortable with the aircraft that is available and the instructor, discuss your "goals" with them - I'm sure that they will try to work with your ambitions. Remember that you will be spending $5k-$6k, (RPL) so choose the school/CFI carefully and shop around for the best fit for you.

For general aviation aircraft (non-commercial aircraft) outside of controlled airspace, separation can be as close as 500 ft (152 m) vertically and 500 ft horizontally.

I got my RPL and Ra-aus conversion in a J160 recently and "a piece of tape" on the dash really helped me early on. Whilst on the ground line the plane up with anything straight and then put a piece of tape across the dash to align your view from the LH seat with the straight orientation. Using this cured me of not using enough right rudder.

Yes - sorry - I just read the post properly - really interesting, as I hope to be starting to do more flying out of Cessnock in the next few weeks, so I best get up to speed !

I am doing RPL at Camden and certainly when the tower is operational you need ATC clearance to exceed circuit height on the downwind leg - "Depart on climb" (I think) is the clearance - and will only be given if the area is free of traffic - same applies to the crosswind leg.

Is this a concern? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-02/plane-tracking-system-regularly-failing-at-sydney-airport/7376740