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Sorry Coljones, where is your evidence. Statements like that are all very well if backed up by evidence but the rank and file never saw it and REID has been elected by those of us who bothered to vote. Democracy may suck but its the best we have at the moment.

Yep I do...

Tumut/New york, great places both. Good rap re tumut, might make the yanks envious

I forsee some medical problems? Upside down for that length of time...blood flow etc?

How many cirrus does that make that have failed and needed to rely on Parachutes etc. Methinks if they fixed the problems with the plane, the parachutes would become redundant.

Can I assume from this link that all financial members will actually receive a paper copy of the August magazine (as stated on the website) and it will contain the voting papers? Nothing received here as yet?...

Giday Noel, beautiful place Raglan. Have a sister in Pirongia and a brother living next to Max Beards old strip at Te Kowhai...welcome.

If the Xair is a 19 registered aircraft, the builder is the person who specifies the MTOW. Mine was registered after discussion with RAA Aus as 544kg MTOW. The manufacturers rating, I believe applies to factory assembled aircraft only. Not those built under the 51% rule. The issue at hand in this discussion can easily be solved by running it past Raa Aus technical manager and getting a ruling as to MTOW. All of the discussion on this thread is so much hot air untill this happens.

Note...health standard required, not actual drivers licence.

Brave man Ian, wife reads this, HMMMMM!!!

There are less and less public funded aviation facilities available these days, the councils of this country have discovered a fund called airports and seem to be flogging them off to all and sundry. Sort of brings it back into the "right" and not "priviledge catagory?

doesnt anyone test their fuel for water as a matter of course these days?

Well then why did they go online with it, it seemed to be going fine. Dont understand the logic of that one, specially if it isnt saving money as you say..???

To bring this thread back to the topic, I very rarely read the thing online now as I am to busy to sit down at a computer for any legth of time. The paper edition (when it was actually part of your fees) was handy as I could carry it and open it when I had a spare moment. Backward step if you ask me. I also have an issue with RAA not reducing the membership fee when the free magazine went west. Increase by stealth in membership fees.

Is that like supercheap auto aero?

I dont think its a first solo...lol. Not much room if it goes pear shaped.

I think this is great. Chancy, but all the best discoveries are like this. I would have a go in a flash...

Hi Phil, Do you fly from Upper Valley?

Bought a new engine 10 years ago, oil injected, no problems and went great. Good value when travelling cross country and having to run avgas in the 582. Saves getting a gut full of oil when not mixed properly.

When you get to the gate, reach through with your phone and photograph the access code and write it down or keep the photo. That way you can get back in again....so I've heard:oh yeah:

Thats what its all about, fun, self responsibility, Ultralight flying. Thats how it all started. CASA, eat your heart out, heres someone doing something that is actually fun with out bureaucracy and over regulation. Cant have that.

As does CASA. Do we want a CASA style elephant with bureaucrats at the top or do we want people who understand the ultralight field and the personal nuances of the sport. Hell, I just want to fly the aircraft I built taking responsibility for it on my own and having fun. If I wanted bureaucracy then I would have gone CASA. Looks like another good example of personal responsibility and fun goes out the window. Oh well, I suppose they call that progress....not.

What will the cost of the paid director be compared to the costs of the elected guys at the moment?

Yep, deal with it. Dont care if you find it offensive. No envy involved, just a disapointment that we are loosing our grass roots ideals for the sake of wanting to get bigger, faster and prettier aircraft with all the GA privileges. Ultralights started as low cost, recreational aircraft that gave the average person a chance to fly, and a chance to build their own aircraft and take the responsibility for anything that happened. Now we see the Wannabes wanting controlled airspace privileges, more weight, getting more regulation etc. Sorry PM, I think maybe the time has come for another organisation,. or branch of the existing one catering for those that wish to stick to the original ideals and not the highly commercialised ones we have at present.

I can see the resurgence of original ultralights by those who are unable to afford the plastic wanna be fantastics pseudo GA aircraft. This may not happen immediately but the pendulum is swinging. Over regulation is turning people away from this sport and it is rapidly becoming a rich mans sport again. The original movement started because the average man wanted to fly and did not have the wherewithall to buy the more expensive aircraft at the time. I think the base movement will take off when it gets its own organisation, or branch of the current organisation that will recognise the original aims of the movement.