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Fun for young and old alike in the Catapult Glider Event...

Photos by Kathy Wilson.

The infamous Lanzo Bomber...Designed in 1937. A potent weapon today.

Photo by Kathy Wilson

On the Texaco flight line

By Kathy Wilson

Duration takeoffs.

Video by Don Winsor

Texaco away...

Video by Cindy Hall.

Burford Model. Photo by Cindy Hall.

The Texaco field. 31 pilots entered. 16 made the fly offs. Brett Rankin won the event with a time of just over 31 minutes airborne.

There was a wonderful social atmosphere. All catering was provided for contestants by the local club.

Photo by Kathy Wilson.

Bur...bur...bur...bur...BURFORD.

For models running engines designed by Australia's Gordon Buford i.e. Taipan Diesel 1cc to 2.5cc

Video by Kathy Wilson

The Duration Field. Photo by Nev Parchent.

I think you are asking the wrong audience.

The fact that it is a drone/quadcopter/biplane/helicopter is also irrelevent.

Commercial operations money has to change hands.Regarding weight there are those we fly about indoors and there are the spy ones which are silent and big as a large grass hopper.

Now for the weight categories there are those which are the very small ones to the large commercial ones and there are those in the middle, CASA is not 100% sure how to manage them -- yes CASA come out with information but this information contradicts its self so what hope have we.

 

Regarding Pauline's issue - the bush barristers have grabbed the story as if the drone is operating for a commercial activity.

 

I ask -- who weighted Pauline's drone? None of them have given us its weight.

 

KP

winsor68.. What is the weight of that drone you have in mind?The governing factor for the activities for these drones is their weight.

Every one here -- is speaking as one size fits all. Far from what is the elective operating parameters.

 

KP

• You should only fly in visual line-of-sight, in day visual meteorological conditions (VMC). What does that mean?
   
  No night flying (generally).
   
   
  
• No flying in or through cloud or fog.
   
   
  
• Be able to see the aircraft with your own eyes (rather than through first-person-view [FPV, binoculars, telescopes]) at all times, (unless you operate under the procedures of an approved model flying association. Contact the MAAA for more information about flying FPV).
   
   
  

[*]You must not fly closer than 30 metres to vehicles, boats, buildings or people.

[*]You must not fly over populous areas such as beaches, heavily populated parks, or sports ovals while they are in use.

[*]In controlled airspace, which covers most Australian cities, you must not fly higher than 120 metres (400 feet) above the ground.

[*]You must not fly in a way that creates a hazard to other aircraft, so you should keep at least 5.5 km away from airfields, aerodromes and helicopter landing sites.

[*]You must not fly your RPA in or over prohibited / restricted area, unless you have the permission of the authority controlling the area.

• In restricted airspace, aircraft movements are reduced to those with certain specified permissions. Examples of restricted airspace include airspace around military installations or military controlled aerodromes, over Sydney Harbour, high-density flying operations or at an air show or other large public event. Restricted airspace may also be imposed by police for safety or security reasons near bushfires or major crime scenes. It is illegal to fly your RPA in these areas without permission.
   
   
  

Operations within the 3nm (5.5km) radius of an aerodrome or helicopter landing site are possible and lawful providing you comply with the Standard Operating Conditions listed above and ensure that you do not operate:

• on the approach and departure path, or
   
   
  
• within the movement area, or
   
   
  
• create a hazard to aircraft that may be using those areas.
   
   
  

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Obviously had a problem with its "DONK!"

Have you tried on a Savannah?

This particular one is a two seater.

F2B or similar?

The SE5 was a single seater.

I think Low Flyer has a hell of a hide defending the actions of his "mate" and needs to wake up to himself.

Was just flying an RC Alula at Farbeach a couple of hours ago...

I'm surprised nobody took out a shotgun.

I've had a sherbet or two today (rainy day in the house) so I am being generous ...Plus RAAus have their fingers and tendrils deeper into CASA ... just take a look at the current 2017 version of 95.10 where versions of Ops and Tech manuals have crept into the CAO ... I'm sure that they cleaned up everything left in the last 12mths ... last irregular 95.10 I KNOW registered incorrectly was still registered last year with 95.10 ...