GraemeK

Just in case, I'll keep a close eye out for 737's while I'm in the circuit at Lilydale!

According to a report in the AFR, Acuity Development Group has acquired Coldstream Aerodrome and Sunny Meadows Farm in Victoria’s Yarra Valley for $24 million, and plans to invest more than 10 times that amount upgrading the aerodrome and developing a tourism offering with an initial 120 rooms. More details here.

Sometimes even Governments get caught up in conspiracy theories - see this article about Tennessee banning chemtrails!

My favourite pic from that accident:

Here's a shot I took at Kingsford Smith in November 2010.

So are they going to rename the "BOM Tower" tracking point in Melbourne? I never really felt comfortable advising Avalon Approach that I was tracking to BOM Tower!!

Also the transition level in the US is, IIRC, 18,000ft - so instead of encountering the transition layer issue at 10,000 you get it at 18,000. Selection of transition level is at least in part dependent on the height of the rocks in that country (or in some places, that part of the country).

It was at the Shell servo at Laverton, but I don't know any of its history!

Happened to me once in a Warrior on climb out. No biggie, just get things settled in cruise and then shut it properly!

One word - Compass!

It can kill, but it shouldn't. When I was doing my (RAAus) training I had to fly several consecutive circuits with covered instruments (ASI, altimeter, VSI, AH, T&B, tacho). Surprisingly easy to nail altitude, approach speed, etc if you don't panic.

ERC Low 8, and ERSA for step heights under R131 in PRD.

1500ft AGL - but which ground level? Or do we need to fit terrain following radar if we want to avoid entering Class E?

I have one, although now relegated to pax, had no problems with it (apart from the fact after about 4 years the black foam material disintegrated - only discovered it when taking a mate to Avalon, when he took off the headset his ears were black - hard to get off so he walked around the airshow with a pair of black ears!).

Portsmouth NH approach: