saccani

So if I just send a copy my Advanced cert in aircraft maintenance and my Certificate of Proficiency Aircraft mechanic (airframe) certifcate from NSW Department of industrial relations under the 1989 industrial & commercial training act and I was a aircraft technician on F111 and Tornado jets for 12 years Blah blah to Barnfield. I should be kosher ?

Nope. That doesn't show that you understand the RAA legal framework and approved sources of data. Most of it is about this, not technical matters. Much like the Maintenance Procedures Course for ABAA and ABEA, with a mild dose of basic technical questions.

Cheers,

 

Paul

 

 

Maj,Some time ago, I wrote to the Tech Manager and asked if it would be possible for RAAus to recommend a lab that could do fuel analysis. I received no answer...

.... My particular worry was about finding out if my mogas was contaminated by ethanol, but simply knowing that there was nothing wrong with a sample of fuel would greatly assist establishing cause. If the fuel was OK, then that only leaves ice.

Ethanol is something you can test just about every time you take a fuel sample. It is really easy. Take your usual sample, then place it in a test tube with a few ml of water at the bottom to a mark on the tube. Shake it up and see if the meniscus moves down. If it does, you have Ethanol or Methanol. A commonly sold fuel tester for GA is even calibrated so you can see the percentage of Ethanol with this test.