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Good to see your lovely aircraft leave the ground Scotty. I like many others are now waiting to see the "figures" Cheers

I disagree that it is a CASA party! The proposal that was put by the CASA Officer at the SAAA convention is that it is their (CASA's) intention to have those pilots that can no longer be issued with a class 2 (or class 1) medical will be able to continue to fly their (GA registered) aircraft with a medical certificate that allows a person to drive a vehicle. Rules for those with this medical certificate would then be in place as stated in posts above i.e. for aircraft below 1500kg MTOW, One passenger, OCTA etc etc. The pilot could then still fly his/her C172, PA28, RV6/7 and (VH Registered) Jabiru or Corby Starlet etc etc. This class of medical is now in use in countries such as UK, NZ and I believe Canada. The intention of the system is to allow those pilots who own a GA registered aircraft to continue to fly the aircraft that the pilot is familiar with and may have owned for many years without having to go the RAAus way. Cheers

G'day Mark, as an aside, how do you find the coverage of the Iphone 4 compared to the HTC Desire? Cheers

Kununurra is an example of very very slow down loads in the case of You tube etc. It's broadband by name and price only! Cheers

Congratulations and all the very best for the future Don. Any luck sorting out the Work situation? Shifts and hours etc.... Cheers

G'day Tomo, My RV9A is a typical example of an aircraft sitting in the hangar not being used. I still pay the insurance and maintenance regardless. We own the hangar but still pay a ground lease to the local council. I would say the annual fixed costs are around $2400 for insurance, $1700 for hangar lease and about $1200 for an annual. The aircraft does get a fly every two or three months but only by a couple of pilots I know who have to go out of there way to do it. If it is good enough for them to travel then it is good enough for me to put the fuel in to have the aircraft flown rather than just sit! It is far cheaper for me to pay for some fuel than fly back from Kununurra every two or three months just to take the aircraft for a fly. Regardless of what Mazda has been going on about re your post I think it was not unreasonable to put the question out there as there must be plenty of aircraft just sitting around in hangars due to situations such as ours. Cheers

I notice that the RA AUS website has had no updates lately. August members market is not on line. The aircraft register has not been updated since Jan 11. I spoke with the admin staff at RA AUS and they say that the web site is being upgraded at an off site location and that no amendments to the current site are being made. Has any member in the know got any date as to when the new/revised web site will be online? Cheers

Welcome Timold, I think there are alot of people waiting to see Bruce's (Scotty) aircraft flying in the next few weeks. Will be good to have some actual numbers to post for prospective buyers of this "clean" wing model. Cheers

Hi Kaz. Have sent a PM cheers

Welcome to the site cockatoo. Lots of info and a wealth of experience on here. I havn't flown in a PPC but it is on the list of things to do when the oportunity arises. Cheers

The aerodrome I look after is designated a Security Controlled Airport. We have many jet services (F100's) a week but all these flights are Charter flights with the exception of a RPT flight through on Fridays. The staff only have to hold and display an ASIC for the period of this flight. Cheers

Hi Win68, An ASIC with the aerodrome location on it e.g GYL is for those staff who require the ASIC to work at that aerodrome ONLY and it is NOT valid any where else as there is no requirement for that person to hold an AUS ASIC. I don't know if the back ground security checks are as strong as that for an AUS issue. Cheers

This has been the case at some aerodromes however, OTS (Office of Transport Security) now require the codes be changed every six months. We have been pinged recently on this at the aerodrome I run here in the Kimberley. Cheers

One aerodrome I used to frequently operate from which had landing fees also had a number of RAA registered aircraft operating. One day when discussing landing fees one of the pilots stated that he never pays landing fees quoting that RA aus aircraft dont pay fees as there is no way of Avdata or aerodrome operator getting the owners addresses unquote. These same folk used to discuss the closure of aerodromes. I wonder if fees were payed by ALL then aerodromes may be viable to the operators of these aerodromes! I remember reading some two or three years back in the RA aus mag an article by a previous ops manager that if he ever received an account for fees from an aerodrome operator or AVDATA then he would add from memoary 10% to the account and pass it on to the registered owner. I wonder if this has ever happened.

The findings by the Coroner of the Sting accident near Goulburn back in 2007 had the following to say at the end of his report. I make the following recommendations, the Minister for Transport, with copies to RA AUS and to CASA, and ask for advice from each within six months as to their implementation. 1. That RA Aus be funded through CASA sufficiently to ensure annual inspection of Pilot and Aircraft Log Book Records, and to supervise regular servicing and maintenance of all recreational aircraft with two Levels required for maintenance, Level 1 being confined to low level maintenance by owners, and an annual, or 100 hours, whichever is the earlier, Level 2 service and inspection by suitably qualified independent mechanics. Further, that the current ‘Policy and Accreditation of Persons Suitable to Conduct Maintenance on Recreational Aircraft’ be reviewed by RA Aus with a view to restricting the type of work that may be carried out at Level 1. 2. That RA Aus have power to ensure that Condition Reports are correctly prepared and presented by an independent LAME prior to any sale of any aircraft. 3. That RA Aus establish a public register (including the records) of all recreational aviation aircraft (ultralight) importations and sales in Australia, and accept the obligation to ensure appropriate registration based on a certificate of airworthiness. 4. That RA Aus have the power to impose sanctions including fines and loss of licence for non-adherence to its requirements. I note in para 3 above that the coroner recommends a public register be implemented within six months. I wonder what advice he received from both organisations. My pennies worth Cheers

QLD Police have reported on a fatal light aircraft accident near Dirranbandi that has claimed the life of the pilot who was aged in his 40’s. The St George Air Farmers operated M-18 Dromader crashed on Cubbie Station 22kms SW of Dirranbandi.

Hey Tomo, I live in Kununuura and there are no aircraft available to hire here that I have been able to locate in the past three + years. A few private aircraft but the owners do not hire them out. My aircraft is currently over in our hangar in Bundy. Cheers

Hi, I was with this aircraft (VH-SFG) in Kununurra two weekends back and it has the V6 engine with belt drive PSRU. They were even carrying a spare reduction belt in Ron Fields (SFG owner's) J230. Dont always believe what is on regosearch.com. Even the CASA rego search gets it wrong. I have a friend with a Vans RV6A shown as a RV6! cheers

The engine is a Isuzu 3.5L V6 converted for aircraft use. This engine is fitted with a cog belt drive PSRU. Latter versions have a fully cast gear PSRU. http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/V6%20Engine.htm Cheers

WA Mining Co Aerodrome Reporting / Operations Officer.

G'day Andrew I will also be home from Kununurra for the weekend of the airshow. Might be a good idea to have a meeting place and time on the Saturday. I dont know the layout of the show as yet but my hangar may be available. It (hangar fronts 07/25). The main static display area is usually in front of the hangar on the eastern portion of the grass vector. Cheers

This proposal follows on from what UK, Canada, USA and more recently NZ have introduced. The licence is the same as a Full PPL but has limitations on the number of passengers ( NZ is 1) the MTOW of the aircraft and the operating of an aircraft of a lesser performance. Basically it allows a PPL (or higher licence) to be issued with a RPL when the holder can no longer hold a class 2 medical. This allows the holder to still operate an aircraft that they may have owned or flown for years e.g. C150/172 or PA28 series aircraft etc. If this licence is ever created here in Aus then it will be a PPL with down graded medical and the restrictions that go with that. Here is a link to the NZ Brief as published in the NZ flight Safety Mag when the licence was created a few years back. http://www.caa.govt.nz/GA/Sport_&_Rec/RPL_SepOct07_Vector.pdf There is more on the NZCAA Web site for those who may be interested. Cheers

I havn't received my magazine as yet but then Australian Post will have it up here in the NW in about 10-15 days going on past experience. I am dissapointed to see it reported on this thread that there has been a name change. Was this ever discussed amongst the membership and / or mentioned at Natfly? As for the content, I will come to a conclusion on that after said magazine is received and digested. Cheers