robinsm

same here, fly left hand on the stick, right hand throttle. but I am right handed.

Competition aircraft are the american company who sell the eqivalent design, it does vary in some small ways. I have bought parts from them before, and do follow the recommendation but as far as I know there are no specs for the australian made version that was bought out, and not now manufactures by bolly. I agree, anyone with any common sense would follow at least a basic maintanence schedule on their prop, it was the lack of info from the original local manufacturer I was commenting on. (case in point, the pitch blocks from the american manufacturer have to be redrilled to handle the Oz supplied bolts etc.

Dont even know if my Brolga has a TBO?

be a bug.er to do a valve grind on....

The site insists I create an account which to be is stupid. I dont want to sign into a commercial site just to get my monthly magazine.

Just a question, how do you judge the distance from cloud base without actually flying to cloud base and noting it (illegal). Relying on the aviation weathjer forcast is fine but conditions change?

The Lt T L Baileau was later to be in charge of the air force flying school at Narromine during ww2. His memorabilia are in that museum. His son, Tim Bailleau recently passed away at the family property (Tongy station) at Cassilas in NSW.

Just rang Raa Aus and confirmed current price for members ASIC is $200.

Raa Aus quoting $200, cheaper than Casa by 0.50c and $20 cheaper than airport one.

I thought that editor and Raa Aus and others said there were'nt any ramp checks on the day, who is correct and is this an anti CASA rant. What are the facts before emotions run rampant.

The ASIC's application form is on the Raa Aus website, look under forms on the main page about half way down.

$60 is nothing if you can afford $180K for a new plane

But couldn't you still make out the smell of the rotting corpse of Natfly?

Apart from sat avo light showers, weather looked good at Temora....just sayin...

i found that raa were very helpful when i built my aircraft. very good advice.

Ring the office and talk to them.

Phil, I hope the cab heater was not the style that tended to kill people with fumes if the exhaust broke?

Ah, well, now,. . . that there is the problem with hiring aircraft isn't it. . . ? When I was travelling sixty miles odd from Boronia to Bacchus Bloody Marsh on weekends, I don't think it was the time WE WERE UP that annoyed anyone, it was a really relaxed atmosphere there,. . .unfortunately the Earth's atmosphere was a bit too relaxed as well,. . .and we couldn't find any lift ! But as you sayk THAT'S VICTORIA if you don't like the weather. . . .wait a minute !I've flown a 170 Mile triangular course in a high performance sailplane in the UK. . .( again - not solo ) but that brings with it other problems, like,. . ."Can we land so that I can have a wee ?" . . .

 

And hiring Cessnas and Piper appliances from club airfields is a minefield as well,. . .the clever ones, fly right up until five minutes before the next booking, then jump out and say " Hey mate, . . .I'm real sorry I didn't refuel it for you, but me mam's had a heart attack and I've gotta run. . . . so you dutifully queue up at the bowser behind a half dozen twats who don't know how to connect the static lead and FINALLY. . .you get your turn to fill it up to the tabs . . .go into the office and sign for it,. . . and by the time you've loaded up and briefed your victims,. . .er, sorry . . .your PASSENGERS and got yourself lifted into the luft,. . . oh dear, . . .we can't go and photograph the roof of your house today because we only have 35 minutes left before Mister Smither's booking at three o clock. . . . . . what a crock of carp.

 

**Edited to add** When I had the temerity to borrow a C-150 from Berwick and actually FLY into Bacchus,. . .well,. . .I got treated like a bleeding leper for having a windmill on the front end. I tried this twice, and although it saved me time and trouble driving through Melbourne and back, I never got a Glidder flight. THAT was when I found out that there's THEM. . . and there's US.

 

Phil

2 seconds, sorry, my mitsake, 1.5 seconds

The provision of 3 bladed props for gazelles involved in training schools is maybe a case for this rule change. The 2 blade props are nigh on impossible to find and a valuable training aircraft is languishing because of a propeller issue. Is this the thrust of these changes?

So far CASA have stuffed up the resale on Jabiru's, RAA have just stuffed up the resale on 19...reg aircraft, make you wonder what the overall plan is and who is writing it?......just sayin

Ron, the rules say 51%, not a rebuild. Run it past the tyech manager.

Oscar, that is why the aircraft are registered as a 19... aircraft. They are owner built assembled and all that goes with that. If someone buys a 19 reg aircraft then it is buyer beware, On the other hand, if you buy a 24... reg aircraft then you are trusting that the "qualified " person working on it actually knows what they are doing and in some cases this is a little on the scary side. The average 19.. builder has a solid vested interest in doing the maintenance correctly as it is their a..se on the line, not just a weekly wage. A 19.. reg aircraft is just that..an amateur built aircraft.. and anyone buying it must realise that. Any amount of regulations is not going to make people instantly responsible. Amateur built is amateur built, professional built is different. Your term "good enough" worries the hell out of me, surely the aircraft should be built correctly and time taken to make it as good as you can, commercial interests aside. 19.. reg and 24.. reg are 2 different beasts and in my experience, most (not all) 19 reg are superior to the 24 built standards.

Its your plane, you should have them.

Camden is controlled airspace again, no go for RAA Aus aircraft.