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  1. The airpost was gifted to the people of Goulburn by The Poidevan family on the condition that it remain an airport indefinitely.   The council sold the airport to a private operator aginst the wishes of the users and the goulburn people in general in an obvious money grab.   The routine upkeep was offered to be done by the users of the airport but money and alleged self interest bypassed the locals.   

    I dont know the wording of the deed of gift but I am sure someone has a copy.   Since being taken over by the p[rivate operator, the airport has been semi run down and a state of aggravation has existed between the users and the owner.   

     

     

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  2. 3 minutes ago, old man emu said:

    I wonder if we started a campaign to get the Australian Press Council to take action against publications who defame aviation by publishing inaccurate and misleading material. Here is their very first principle:

     

    Publications are free to publish as they wish by reporting facts and expressing opinions, provided they take reasonable steps to comply with the following Principles and the Council’s other Standards of Practice:

    Accuracy and clarity

    1. Ensure that factual material in news reports and elsewhere is accurate and not misleading, and is distinguishable from other material such as opinion.

    2. Provide a correction or other adequate remedial action if published material is significantly inaccurate or misleading.

    Unfortunately they make their own rules and woe betide any body/Govt/orgamnisation that goes against them.   The old saying the pen is mightier than the sword applies to them and remember, never let the facts get in the way of a good story.   Sorry to be making light of it but your proposal, albeit laudible,  seems to be an exercise at windmill tilting.

     

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  3. I would have thought that the best effort would be put into finding a convenient landing spot and concentrating on that, not recalling master of physics lessons andsecond guessing the initial decision which was to land safe.   Laws of physics and convoluted theories are great in the classroom but when the excrement hits the revolving thing get practical.   Always fly assuming you will need a safe landing spot at any time.

     

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  4. On 25/05/2021 at 11:13 PM, jackc said:

    I think that Aviation is going to suffer the same problem for RAAus sector, with Flying School hourly training rates just over $300 per hour.

    We need a ‘Foundation Aviation’ sector to get people into Aviation at a lower cost and less regulations.  Simplistic aircraft that are easy to fly and maintain.

    It requires a return to AUF days and I doubt RAAus would accommodate that, needs a complete new organisation. 

    Flak jacket ON 🙂

    I dont think anyone disagrees but, is someone not already trying to do that, or is this another pie in the sky attempt...hurry up and wait.

     

  5. On 03/05/2021 at 3:42 AM, Jerry_Atrick said:

    Both countries?  Isn't New Zealand really East Australia? [edit] or the Eastern Territory [/edit]

     

    Or, is Australia really the West Island? I can't remember...

     

    :stirrer:

    Any body knows Oz is west Island, cheez, I thought that was common knowledge...lol  

     

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