Ironpot

Jerry ,

Try Weston-on-the-Green ?

11 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

Maybe may be worth asking when is a good time to come and visit?

 

In the UK, there is a sense that as these airports are continually paid for by the taxpayer, the public should be able to use them as much as possible...

 

 

Thats not my experience. I've been into all the fields you've mentioned including Boscombe Down and no way would they allow civvies on the station back then. Maybe pre NI but the RAF are real hot on security nowadays.  

My experience of overflying Australian restricted areas is all good - Richmond, Oakey and Amberley are very rarely anything but RA1. 

Your local locksmith will be able to do it for sure - not the shoe repairer.

The door, cargo door and ignition will be suited - " ACS Universal Aeroplane"

If you are still struggling, PM me.

Very nice! Congratulations.

What will your Avionics suite consist of when it's all finished?

Yes those Class D Airports become CTAF when the Tower closes so you can operate as if OCTA then.

Some Class D becomes Class E after TWR HR

"I fly to be free. Not contained and locked in ......."

You sound like a panty liner! I now work on the principle that I want RSCU ?00 to be scrambled and its on my way to my position within 15 minutes of my Mayday. You need to consider SAR.

With the advent of EFBs its easy - a flighplan gets submitted every time even if I am flying a scenic and Im not exactly sure of the route. I couldn't care less who can see where I'm going - I don't carry many VIPs! It saves ATC sending "VFR aircraft, intentions unknown" too.

Low Jet Routes and even QANTAS flying "low level flybys" - could seriously disrupt your day.

Great subject.

What are the reasons why we don't lodge a flightplan each and every time we take to the air (excepting CCTS)?

I was in on Sunday. Nice and quiet; not a drone in sight!

I would say that they are refurbishing the WCs.

The new house isn't a worry but RWY 20 has a real optical illusion as it is concave and drops off, steeply, to the South. i.e. it appears much shorter than it is. Its described in ERSA.

As M61 says - heaps of Qantas academy aircraft in the area - presumably all on the Toowoomba /West Wellcamp CTAF?

Strange that they allowed it to be built there when ERSA indicates there is an emphasis on noise abatement.

Guess where the complainant lives??

Nothing organised. I occasionally see other aviators flying from there.

Of note, in the video screenshot there is now a house in that empty paddock at the NE end of the runway.

The airfield is maintained. It is currently busy enough for a drone pilot to be a hazard too. I hope that doesn’t happen any more.

PM me if you want more information.

Thanks for this - the drone flying is a real worry - hopefully the new CASA rulings have put paid to it.

I didn't like seeing the two guys walking on the runway either . Maybe they were listening out on the CTAF.

Hey guys,

Can anybody tell me if this still happens?

I've got a flight into this Airfield soon and I'm assuming that it's been taken care of?

a QF 787 captain ( Perth London route) recently told me that one accompanies him in the cockpit every flight.

If you are aiming to fly IFR you will need TSOd equipment plus ADSB - maybe have a chat with a LAME before you commit.

Downunder is right. I know someone who ran up a $100k bill on G500 etc etc.

Would it be worth weighing-up a 182T and see what the difference is in cost?

Generally speaking, I'd say you are absolutely right there, Facthunter. And I'd guess that would apply to most people too.

We did, however, have an interesting anomaly on a high altitude course I attended some years ago:

Briefly, a group of us were put in a pressure chamber and evacuated to 18,000' equivalent, which made us all feel very happy and laid back. We then put on breathing masks, were evacuated to 25,000' and took our masks off in pairs, with some simple coordination and maths tasks to perform. So the group got to watch each pair variously impacted by hypoxia within a couple of minutes, which was very instructive and sometimes quite amusing.

The exception was one girl in the group, who just carried on doing the coordination and maths stuff no trouble: I think they kept her at it for about 5 minutes, and while I expect she was affected in various ways, she showed no signs of deteriorating as the rest of us had.

And she was a smoker of average fitness, certainly not an athlete.

I suppose I shall have to round that off by commenting on her lungs. Yes, guys, she had a nice set of lungs............

Haha that brought back memories - we had the girl from Blue Peter in with us once! Happy days!

Wow ... I didn't realise that Coronavirus was a matter of Left or Right wing politics!!

I'm in Q and have friends of all persuasions - I haven't met even one that is unhappy with our Premier's response to date. In fact, I know plenty of rusted-on Conservative voters who wish her to lock the NSW border down again right now.

Don't worry, I empathise, as I'm desperate to fly into WA and have applied and been rejected twice. It's working for them (and by extension the rest of Australia) so their policy is obviously a good one, supported by the vast majority of their citizens - I just don't understand why you would wish to say its a matter of Left/Right - just so bloody unnecessary!

Good morning Ironpot, is that price including GST and delivery on top ? Just trying to gauge it as the local IGA (also a fuel centre and the owner is a pilot) has access direct SHELL products

I just realised I might have mislead you - apologies if I have. "Rocky" = Rockhampton, Queensland

I ring the tanker driver when I am at Rocky and he fetches it out from his oil store. So, yes it does include delivery but only on the airfield (if that makes sense?)

That price included GST of $6.21

I can confirm the manufacture date was DEC19 and it needs a "retest" after 4 years

If I may comment on Turbo's statement, "get the mines moving again (in W.A.)" - I can assure you that W.A. is currently in a near-normal state of economic activity and business operations (and certainly mining), thanks to McGowan's hard stance on closing the W.A. border and treating every entry into W.A. as a suspect virus carrier.

 

Clive Palmer is rapidly being exposed for the narcissistic bully he is, and I note the Federal Govt, which supported Palmers effort to get W.A. to open its border, has withdrawn its support for Palmers case, after initially supporting it.

 

It's pretty obvious the Federal Govt raced in to support Palmers lawsuit as political payback for his massive help in getting elected - but now that Victoria's disastrous state has exposed the strength of W.A.'s lockdown moves, they have decided that their support for Palmers case is looking somewhat shaky.

 

I can tell you, right now, I'm glad I live in the lockdown State of W.A. - and I might add that 96% of West Australians have indicated support for McGowan, and his approach to the entry and control of COVID-19 in W.A.

For the life of me I am unable to understand why the Feds supported CP in the first place - what is the rationale behind supporting someone that could destroy our main source of export earnings when all else are struggling???

If CP wins, which he still may, there is a heightened risk that the whole state, including the industry that is Australia's increasingly lucrative source of revenue will be further exposed to Covid.

Footshooting or what?

http://vfrg.casa.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/visual-flight-rules-guide.pdf

And that's part of the problem.

I hope Clive wins his high-court challange.

hmmm might be a while - The High Court won't hear it until October

The broker was really helpful and honest. Appears that my current insurance probably compares quite well to the local deal for Monduran club members anyway, although I was not able to take advantage of it regardless as you need to hangar within 100Nm unfortunately.

 

if I was local, I suspect I would have insured via them.

Apologies, I wasn’t aware of a geographical constraint.

I understand that there are over 600 aircraft insured through them now so I assume it’s all due to economies of scale.

I used to buy direct from Shell at Archerfield when I was passing through but now there is a new outfit doing fuel & oil & the price has gone up. Was $120.00 for a case of W100+ now $140.00. Blackwoods used to be $140.00 & now has skyrocketed to $230.00. Skyfuel is the best I can find at $120.00 a case plus $20.00 delivery direct to my hangar.

I used to do the same as that. It now comes in boxes of 6 and last lot cost $68.29 from Rocky

Monduran Aero Club Insurance Scheme - you have to join the club but it will save you heaps!

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Quiz time:

Tower says: ABC, you are number three following a Cessna on downwind, expect your base turn on my call.

What do you read back? And why.

(Just going to get some popcorn.)

In this instance I don’t think there is a readback requirement but I like them to know I understand what he has said plus it imprints it in my short term memory.

I would say “ turn base on your call ABC “