Ironpot

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 “

R/T is so quiet these days, feels like I'm the only one up there, ATC must be falling alseep?

Yep, heard last Sunday arvo:-

“ BN CN Qlink xxxD request”

”Qlink xxxD - go ahead”

”request you say something as we’re worried we’re off the air .... etc”

So...A question for the masses:

 

COVID-19 is a corona-type virus. As best I can tell, there has never been a successful vaccine for any corona-type virus. Working on the assumption that will continue to be the case, until this thing dies out itself, - if it ever does - it will always be 'out there'. Are we expected to live with these restrictions indefinitely "just because" it is somewhat fatal to the older population should they actually happen to catch it...

 

So, what is this "right" we need to achieve? Is it 0 cases? Is it 0 community transmission? Where has anyone come out and said "This is what has to happen for WA to open our borders" or "If we can achieve <this> then we can recommence international travel". All the health officials and politicians have come up with so far are vague and ill-defined statements about reducing the spread or "protecting our state". We have flattened the curve like they wanted, but it appears it is no longer about that.

This has been my query all the way through because we will all have to come into contact with it at some stage. I have reached the conclusion that, in Australia, we are simply attempting to ensure that we do not overwhelm our Health Services at any stage and it will simmer-on like this for many months, if not years.

However, my personal experience of the SARS epidemic gives me hope that it may just fizzle out at some stage.

After hours, not only is it "not really Class D", it's "not class D" so fill yer boots and fly, nobody can stop you.

Crazy that at 5:59pm with ATC you cannot freely fly (non instructional), but at 6:01pm with no ATC, you can. It's just plain stupid.

Class D, and "not class D" do not require a transponder. (see AIP).

Outside tower hours some airports are Class E above 700 ft and controlled by CN.

can anybody help me with this one please?

I know about TTI etc, however on the modern glass cockpits the identifier will show on the VOR frequency eg "CG" Gold Coast, "TL" Townsville etc.

My question is - when the identifier appears beside the frequency, does it satisfy the Test requirement and dispense with the necessity of listening to the morse.

I ask cos "SU" doesn't appear for Sunshine Coast for some reason. If so, can you point me to the relevant clause in the legislation or the authority?

The reason I ask is because I'm sure I have read somewhere in the past that an identifier is all that is is required to use a VOR but I can't find and it may be from the US or Europe and not applicable to Australia.

We had a navy bloke transfer into the squadron - he’d been a chef on the Ark Royal. He had an eye tattooed on each cheek of his arse. Once he had a few drinks in him, his party trick was to stand on a table, drop his daks and invite the whole pub ... “can you see any sxxt in my eye”. Then the fight would start!

I have no experience of OzR.

I have to say AvP is fundamental to my flying now. It’s been absolutely brilliant. I have one issue at the mo and that’s the syncing of the two iPads - I’ve been unable to master it so far ... but I will!

The ATSB report will probably tell us what went wrong.

 

However, if you haven't flown a big, heavy six place aircraft with C/S, RUC, a load of talking passengers and several complications, it's not really possible to understand what the pilot shold have done and when. There's a saying in this class "You have to stay ahead of the plane", and MANY people have shown they can't. At one stage this airctraft was reported as gliding down at 1000 ft/min, so even forced landings have a totally different dimensions. I've certainly lost sight of my selected field on the way down just due to the type of aircraft these are, so it's not surprise to me that when it got close the approach would be nowhere near as accurate as is would be for a Jab from 1000 ft. It could even have been that the hydraulic systems with the different engine caused problems setting up towards the end. The goo thing with this one is the ATSB is likely to be able to tell us based on the pilot's explanation.

 

Spot on!

You are right that lack of fuel should be in the NOTAMS. KRaviator was simply pointing out the reality that applies. To me that's sharing information, you can not rely on NOTAMS for fuel info.   

 

At no point did I say rely on NOTAMs but I’m sure that you will agree they are useful sometimes? 

What I was querying was his statement that “Lack of Avgas is not a NOTAM-able event” . Whereby he proceeded to give a BS reply that does not correspond with either the AIP or factual events. It’s Important that users of this type of website don’t spread myths or it’s no better than Facetube.  

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Posted 6 hoursLack of Avgas is not a NOTAM-able event

The Old Station and Monduran have fuel. Monduran is a card bowser, Old Station you need to phone ahead.

 

Gladstone stopped me folling 200l drums there years ago, so I never go there especially as they have a landing fee. Thangool has often had problems with the electronics.

 

Gayndah is another option in the area.

 

Thanks for this. I didn’t realise Old Station was an option. 

The ASA NOTAM quality guide. A perm change will be NOTAM'd though ASA makes no assurance to the accuracy of it. A temporary change or restriction does not require a NOTAM.

 

Well I can’t find the “quality guide” so I’ll quote the AIP back to you:-

“NOTAM provide information that is of direct operational significance and which may immediately affect aircraft operations”.

And, to my mind it follows that:

1. Where it says in ERSA that fuel is available at an airfield and it isn’t, then that would be of “direct operational significance”.

2. I’m sure you’ll agree that when an area that encompasses half of Central Queensland is devoid of fuel it might definitely “affect aircraft operations”. eg you could arrive with more than 60 minutes in your tanks and not be able to depart legally. Creating possible safety issues?

3. YBRK YTNG & YGLA are NOTAMed re AVGAS so clearly ASA doesn’t agree with you.

That is not to say that Pilots should not check if fuel is available when flying into airfields where they could come unstuck.

I get pissed off with being preached at when I was simply trying to notify local pilots who could be affected that there is a problem. I thought this site was about sharing information??

Lack of Avgas is not a NOTAM-able event. Best you not rely on that and check with the supplier directly.

 

Where does it say that? What’s your reference please?

Make sure you check your notams - I nearly came unstuck!

I can hear the “ ride of the valkyries”!!