skydog

Ditto

boiling water

take the thermocouple off and place into some boiling water.

Should be 100 celcius right.

:big_grin:

Thanks

Thanks Slarti,

Nice job you did posting my photo for me, looks good.

bummer stuffed up again

Nah

Didnt work pasting that picie

Try again later

Thanks Slart & Philth.

I will try it when I get a decent picie to post.

Interesting comments and info you have uncovered from AuSAR, GO FIGURE INDEED! You should create a news post on this site about that.

Anyway Not a bad choice the GME, from the research I did and made in OZ.

I like the price point around 600 bucks of any brand. These units look and seem a lot more robust than the cheaper jobs especially critical in the battery, flotation and signal duration departments I reckon.

Good flying Mr 1134581.

I did the transition about 3 months after getting my RA ticket.

All hours and experience counts towards a PPL.

If you have done and are rated for solo XC hours for example then that counts as done and instruments time as already outlined has to be done.

Minimum 5 hours transition required to the satisfaction of the CFI THEN you have to learn the theory, and sit the exams as suggested in above posts.I found the exam theory a lot more difficult than others suggest but then I am a bit older and mentally challenged especially when it comes to understanding AIP and CAO`s.

The online multiple choice exam questions can be very tricky with several answers that all look right,... you have to know the one that is more right.

Go for it, I reckon it enhances your flying experience and attitude.

Thanks for the country code info 1134581 but how does one get the country code encoded in a unit you buy overseas?

My guess it will cost. I would want a unit that is country coded, the possible lost time may save my life.

If the Oz available Mc Murdos are high $600? then we are in the same ball park.

Great result

Just as I proudly predicted the winning photo of Matt by Philthy.

Slarti

How the heck do you post a full size image taking up the whole area like your last one of Matt on this thread???

they are different

US PLB`s generally can not be used in Oz and can not be located. CASA has some info on this fact and making pilots aware of it..

The McMurdo unit pictured by 1134581 member is not an aviation purpose built PLB and will not work in Oz.

They do make PLB`s that will work anywhere in the world and a cost I looked up for the entry model was 900 bucks, quite a bit more than the unit we are committing to.

I will take one unit thanks

Thanks guys I will take one also.:yin_yan:

Now,,,,,Where did that Michael Jackson rap dance smilie go????

Hi Asterix

I agree Sth Africa is a great place to fly over , similar to Australia with the red earth etc. I actually drove past your airfeild last year when I was in Joburg on business.

I was with my distributor on the way to an appointment and could not call in.

Bloody hard driving past an airstrip you havent checked out.

Enjoy the flights but I hope you dont crash outback near those crazy lions , hyenas etc could be slightly dangerous.

Yes great photos Slarti.

I was impressed by the Cessna jet trainers performance what a plane that is and the sound n`all!!!

Motherhood and other things

The CASA MAILOUT is certainly motherhood, no specific data at all.

Yes Escadrile, I do/ have flown those aircraft in my avatar including gazelle and several types of Jabs, I was having fun flying RA for a year b4 adding PPL. Love both forms.

The eyesight paragraph was just an 'outside the 9 dots' comment, food for thought stuff and the 'hearing' comment is another good one to consider.

Getting your bi-annual is a pain in the ass but worthwhile for any of us older buggers as we can get the other stuff checked out at the same time I mean, diabetes, prostate etc etc.

Not a bad thing to do.

Finally, There is no doubt I will lose my PPL license due to medical sometime and keep on flying RA. Maybe a little bit deaf , maybe a little bit blind, but not mute.

CASA publication

FYI, CASA has just posted an "urgent" publication to GA pilots in a bright red cover I guess in response to investigations of increasing mid air collisions over the past few years and last year especially.

It`s essence really talks about situational awareness asking pilots to practise and adhere to strict circuit and radio procedures as a way to reduce collisions including visual lookout.

Surely they are saying doing all of that may help decrease collisions. Doing only part of it may not be as effective.

On another point could it be argued "he says tongue in cheek" that eyesight may not be as effective in some pilots as in others or between different classes of pilots?

I refer to the fact that if you are relying on eyesight and no radio that maybe a PP can see better than RA pilots because they have a biannual eyesight check and RA pilots dont.

Could your deteriorating eyesight be a threat to other pilots? Is a drivers license enough?:devil:

Not for judging

Here is a shot to add a bit of colour to the months photo competition.

I am not entering the comp though just putting one in for fun.

Oshkosh visit

Watto

Best thing to do with your pants on except Skydive!!!

I have been twice and absolutely love this event. Cant say too much about what it offers and how well its run and I will go again.

If its too expensive consider 'Warbirds over Wanaka' which though obviously small gets very good raps.

I wrote an article about my last visit to Oshkosh in the RA magazine and lodged it in this site under blogs a while ago under skydog if you want my impressions in detail.

Cheers:boring:

SIX YEARS

Good poll idea

Will follow the results keenly

Must have radio vote

RAA pilot 6 years , GA pilot 5 years, flying both UL and GA pretty much equally until lately where it is much more GA, XC in a RV.

On reading the weather

I believe language should be easy to understand for the average and not so average population. Go to the lowest common denominator type of thinking.

Yes, us weekend warriors theoretically should all be up to scratch on the terms and abbreviations but maybe with fewer cross country flights being taken some of those terms may be forgotten or not so sure.

I liken this subject to lawyer speak, why is there a concerted push to simplify legalise?. Why is there leglislation making this mandatory in consumer law?

One of my pet hates for a long time was the American way of spelling. Why cant those yankees learn the correct Queens english? Color is spelled colour for Gods sake!!!

However I have changed my opinion lately.

If color can be easily understood and spelled more easily then why not??

Jail / Goal, aluminium / aluminum, and so on.

I reckon the weather abbreviations were for short , space saving reports and a hangover from the old days of fax and telex communications to professional pilots. Today, with a lot more recreational pilots than in the past and the advent of computer plus the WWW, sorry, World Wide, Web, we have the space to take full words and print them out for our flight planning.

Unambiguous, clear, simple communication should be the goal and lead to safer flying outcomes.

The huamn biran iz amiznag , srue we cna raed mepslled wrods heowvor I say clear communication is easier.

Chow, or is that Ciao?? Oh damn it , Goodbye.

Still love this new smilie:rilla:

first home owners grants

Reminds me of first home owners grants.

The grant goes straight back to government albeit local as house and land tax, :scratch head:

Hey K.E.

I reckon you can easily get a fly , as passenger and keep that aviation fever going by slipping on down to your local recreational flying club and snooping around putting out those hints for a ride.

If you post your home town here I reckon you could even get a couple of offers?

Worth a shot?;)

Welcome corky

Jeez Corky,

You are taking a risk not getting that 2 seater as the wife usually has a lot of say on the purse strings??

Not enough Women in aviation I reckon.

Welcome, this site is extremely good fun and informative..

great angle for that Glastar photo

Philfy,

Were you in a tower or similar for that great shot?

Hihosland!

Excellent photo , I reckon Angela will like this, great light, colour, emotion and enthusiasm for flight.

By the way couldn`t resist using this new fab Michael Jackson smilie.:rilla: