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    So what's the big announcement on Friday

    in Governing Bodies

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    Exactly- I want more weight for safety, not for more speed or gizmos or to crate around heavy stuff or extra heavy people.We should be able to build so that the aircraft is a s safe as possible given technology available to us.

    Building to a safety standard is very different to building for a weight limit.

     

    We only have to look at some aircraft that are very flimsy just to meet the limit.

     

    I would rather build a with a very strong cockpit area and strong airframe with balanced controls, and accept the higher G loads in a crash knowing I had a cockpit, tank and seat that will be far safer than something flimsy but light that will crumple around my body.

     

    We should be designing and building for safety not a weight limit.

     

    We are currently building in many areas like Colin Chapman did his race cars- as light as possible to the detriment of safety. Many drivers died because Colin whorshipped the light weight genie too much. Chassis (generally suspension and attachments) collapsed before even hitting stuff and if a accident happened survival was always a afterthought.

    Are the aircraft we fly not called Ultralights. You want to fly heavier, go GA for goodness sake. People want to remember why this organisation was formed in the first place, not winge and moan wanting a pseudo GA organisation. This in recreational aviation, we fly Ultralights (or microlights in NZ). You want to fly in controlled airspace, be heavier that 600kg, carry more than 2 peoplle all up, then go to the mob that does that. WE ARE ULTRALIGHT FLYERS. Deal with it.

     

     

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    Flight training

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

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    If you read the post you would have realised that NO radio calls were made or received from many of the offending aircraft. You are assuming that they make their calls. Obviously if everyone knows where everyone is then no problems. A turning base call and a turning final call makes it fairly clear where they are, but if they are worried about making too many calls and dont make them then I rest my case. Yes, the radio is listened to at all times when in the aircraft and those aircraft that actually make calls can be placed in the area in your mind. Those that dont cant be placed or seen. I agree witrh your statement and in an ideal world that is correct but we are talking about the type and volume of radio calls for training and safety. Call, be heard and be damned to the naysayers.

     

     

    AusFly 2015 reports

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    Thats why Temora was excellent and if not for the vested political interest in the aviation community, and the couldn't give a sh..t attitude of the members would have survived. The event was brilliantly organised by Carol on the ground at Temora, but because of that the naysayers and envious faction tried to white ant all the hard work. We had a winner that required some work. Wake up people, if you want a national flyin then you have to actually do something, not leave it to the other people to do the work. No good getting all philosophical about it and quoting studies, look at the real world, roll your sleeves up and actually do something....you know...its called involvement. Dont bitch about it if you arent prepared to get your hand dirty and actually do something.

     

     

    Flight training

    in Student Pilot & Further Learning

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    Sorry Happyflyer, disagree totally, I want people to know where I am and what I am doing. Then the excuse "We didnt know" doesnt apply. I prefer to live, not go out in the front of another aircraft silently. I have paused before entering and using the active runway at my local airport and more than once have seen an aircraft on short final without them making any calls. Sorry mate, I like living and if that means I p..ss someone off because I make to many calls then so be it.

     

     

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    AusFly 2015 reports

    in Trips/Events/Seats

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    I thought Temora was pretty damned good, great underwing camping, great food stalls, friendly locals and good grog from the aeroclub. The locals were well on side. Plenty of airspace, no controlled space around. A great museum that flies regularly (shame they didnt combine it with the Raa Aus flyin.) Narromine...too far for genuine old ultralights that dont do super fast speeds, this year was the same as the last at Temora...hows that working for you.

     

     

    FUEL TANK COMPOSITES

    in AUS/NZ General Discussion

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    Made tank extensions for my Xair tanks ( resined onto the back of the existing

     

    tanks like a camel hump)...vinyl ester and fibreglass. Light, no problems and now 6 years old and going perfectly. I use both mogas and avgas. No leaks. Carbon fibre is great but its a bit like squashing a bug with a sledgehammer for normal and small size tanks. Make sure you get all of the air out when laying up and bobs your proverbial.....

     

     

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