drkgld

I've just discovered Oziexplorer for Android. But where can I get aviation maps for it?

Swiss Jet Man

Those RC turbines don't come cheap, so Swiss Jet Man's "plane" probably cost more than mine did.

What is that wing thing that ozzie's avatar is flying? Can't see it clearly enough to tell.

Derek

Swiss Jet Man

The Swiss Jet Man's kit looks a bit like Ozzie's avatar with shorter wings. What is that he's flying (or what is that flying him) Ozzie?

Derek

Swiss Jet Man

I'd heard about this Buzz Lightyear-type flying gear but never seen it before.

I wonder if he can actually climb with that tiny engine and those little wings, or only extend a glide?

At least he wasn't crazy enough to try to land under power. That thing must have a really high stall speed!

Derek

The company you refer to who part-own HP along with BK and CN is - Mirvac - a property developer. It's outrageous that the government allowed this to occur. I think the lesson to be learned is that AOPA/RAAus and other industry bodies should start donating large sums to political parties now that it's been proven this is the only way to exert influence.

One thing's for sure. Property developers have more money to donate than AOPA/RAAus does -- even if they tripled our annual fees to pay for it.

Derek

Derek I thought the real threat to HP was not noise but the development value of its land?In terms of noise protection I'm sure that a council LEP could help an airpark protect itself from inappropriate adjacent development (assuming the council was supportive of the airpark).

True, but the threats reinforced each other.

In this case, I think the council (and the company they sold the airport to) colluded to use complaints about noise from residents as an excuse to close the airport and realise its land value. Council was allowing development to get closer and closer to the airport until it was right up to the airport boundary, so the outcome was foreseeable even though people who bought property there knew full well that it was going to be noisy and should not have had valid grounds for complaint.

As you say, a council that was more aviation-friendly could easily have acted differently.

Derek

Where is it Derek?

If you'd like to either post or PM me with some details about your museum/flying school idea, I think we might be able to get some synergy going.

Regards,

Derek

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I'm not flippant, just irreverent.

DerekThis airpark (Yengarie) sounds good to me, where can I find more information?

 

Regards

 

Kev

I've sent you a PM about it.

Regards,

Derek

Where is it Derek?

Oh, sorry, you mean where geographically?

Yengarie, 15 km west of Maryborough on the Fraser Coast.

Derek

my main decision maker would be, can i get to work on time if i lived there.

But (assuming you work in aviation) Maryborough Airport (15 kms) is planning a commercial pilot training school, Hervey Bay (45 km) has scheduled jet flights. Then there's Gympie and Bundaberg, also within easy fly-to-work distance.

Derek

I'd be looking to secure the future of my investment by seeking guaranteed protection against noise complaints from people who move in near by knowing there is an operating airfield already there.

Derek

Airpark

If you were looking at buying a block within a Airpark Development, what would you be looking for?Ben ;)

Size - 3-acre blocks (front cleared, backing onto bush)

Price - $50,000/acre

How many blocks - 10 blocks in Phase 1, maybe a Phase 2 with 10 more blocks

Facilities - town (pop. 28,000) is 10 minutes drive

Runway - 900m grass runway

Maintenance fees - none yet (only for grass cutting, common facilities, etc.)

Onsite LAME - one block owner is LAME/flying instructor

Rules - no GA, owners' and guests' aircraft only

Commercial entities - one kit manufacturer, possible ultralight flight school in future.

Derek

Airpark

If you were looking at buying a block within a Airpark Development, what would you be looking for?

• Minimum Land Size?
   
   
  
• Price?
   
   
  
• How many blocks within development?
   
   
  
• Facilities?
   
   
  
• Runway... Sealed or Grass or both?
   
   
  
• Annual Maintenance fees?
   
   
  
• Onsite LAME?
   
   
  
• Rules, ie. VFR only? Residents/Guests only?
   
   
  
• Commercial entities? Flight School?
   
  

 

 

Hit me with all your thoughts, even if they're dreams......!!

 

Ben ;)

1. a small club-style airpark built by a pilot wanting to share his dream -- with large residential lots, surrounded by greenery and country air, and a grass strip shared by a small group of recreational fliers who know each other; or

2. a large airport-style airpark built by a developer in it for the money -- with small residential lots, surrounded by concrete and exhaust fumes, and a sealed strip shared by hundreds of assorted users (including GA, commercial aviation and even scheduled jet flights)?

I'm definitely going for the former. Hangar your plane where you'd choose to live, don't live there just because it's where you have to hangar your plane.

Derek

Airpark

Jack - I wanted to do one at Wallan here in Victoria that had a focus on Recreational including a Museum of recreational aircraft and a Recreational Flying school but alas it was not to happen - this time.

Will a 3-acre block be big enough for your museum and a 900m runway be long enough for your flying school?

Derek

Significant indeed.

Have the recreational flying community reached consensus yet whether LSA represents a downsizing of GA or an upsizing of ultralights? This new development represents a further big step in that direction and the entry of "big names" into the arena will surely force many small manufacturers out.

I did not mean literally that you have to hit a key on the GPS 26 times to type the letter "Z". I was trying to make a point about the way designers of electronic devices these days (digital watches, mobile phones, etc.) seem to enjoy putting commands into a series of nested menus that you have to patiently scroll through one by one to get at the command you want.

I've tried both and am satisfied with neither. Why are proprietary GPS devices so clunky to use? It's like having a typewriter with only one key which you'd have to press 26 times to type the letter "Z"! Is it beyond the ability of manufacturers to design a large touch-screen PDA or tablet PC able to run third-party GPS software?

Cri-Cri

Can the Cri-Cri be registered under RAAuf or does it have to be VH for which you need a PPL with multi-engine rating?