GraemeK

The kid was a whole lot easier to understand than the rapid fire speech of the ATC's. Probably pretty harmless - the kid would have been saying what his father told him to, and I believe the pilots were told in advance and they seemed to by OK with it, even enjoying it. So, while the ATC no doubt will be forced to fall on his sword, overall a bit of harmless fun. My only slight concern would be what if things suddenly turned pear shaped in the tower, for whatever emergency. Then you have to worry about getting the kid out of the way. But that's getting pretty picky I guess - given there are often visitors to the tower. BTW, off-topic, but the other day we visited both the YMMB and YMEN towers, flying in from YLIL. Great experience - if you ever get the opportunity do it. Nice to see things from the other side of the mike.

Congratulations Bec and Stan - exciting times ahead!

For an RAAus certificate - no problems (as long as you could still get a car licence). For GA, the DAME Handbook Section 2.2 deals with coronary artery angioplasty at Page 10. Looks like you need to wait at least 6 months after the op, and then get checked out by a DAME and a cardiologist.

Thanks for that Bert - I've been looking out for it! If it's up to the standard of 1 and 3, it'll be a great reference.

Absolute bargain! Nice aircraft, especially the yellow with blue trim! Just a question - where did they put the stamps?

Bruce I reckon the Jab is worthwhile - it is a more difficult aircraft to fly than the Warriors, so you will end up with more stick and rudder (especially rudder!) skills. General consensus among people I've spoken to at Lilydale is the conversion to the Warriors from the Jabs is relatively painless (and conversion to the Airtourer even less so!). Leastways, that's the path I'm following - Jabs first, then move on to the Warriors for navs. As Mazda says, do your GA BAK rather than RAAus .....

I agree - I reckon markendee said it all many pages back

Darky - just imagine the plane going down the spiral staircase. The inside rail is sloping down much steeper than the outside rail - if the outer wing is resting flat on the outside rail, then the inner wing will be flat compared to the rail, hence large angle between them. Equals large angle of attack. Whenever I get confused, I head down to the Hilton hotel in Jolimont and swoop up and down their spiral staircase with my arms spread wide making loud brrmm brrmm noises, looking left and right to visualise the angle of attack. Well, to be honest, I used to go there anyway, not any more, for some reason they banned me .... :hittinghead:

BTW - using the spiral staircase analogy for a descending turn - outer wing flat on outside rail, high angle between inner wing and inside handrail = high AoA on inner wing. But inner wing is also slower, hence they tend to cancel out, so no overbanking tendency unlike with climbing turn. Oh, and another BTW! Darky, I reckon studying for the BAK is just like studying for Law, only heaps more interesting - so it should be a breeze for you!

The way I think about it is to think of a spiral staircase, with the plane going up and the inside wing on the inside handrail. There will be a high angle between the outer wing and the outside handrail - ie a high angle of attack. Thus (before the stall) the plane will tend to overbank (outer wing going faster, plus higher AoA). Also, the outer wing will stall first, as you observed. I'm like you (originally a scientist) - I like to go back to theory ..... Another point to be aware of - the questions are often ambiguous! :hittinghead: So sometimes it's a case of theory out the window and you're reduced to trying to guess what the examiner meant!

We've just had round vents put in the side windows of the school Jabs - work a treat!

One thing I found helped was reading a chapter, leaving it for a day or so, then doing the sample questions. However you do it, working through their questions/practice exams is important. Other thing I found was using different texts - each puts a slightly different slant on things and I reckon that helps you build understanding. I probably went a bit overboard - I used ATC/Bob Tait/DH/SHIF and anything else I could get my hands on! For the GA BAK, a lot of the stuff you've probably picked up on in your lessons - except for weight and balance - you'll need to learn up on the various loading systems. And 2-3 weeks is eminently doable!

Sorry winsor - should've pointed out the answers there are the correct answers!

The bit about the Six Day War reminded me of this quiz: 1. How long did the Hundred Years War last? (116 years) 2. Which country makes Panama hats? (Ecuador) 3. From which animal do we get catgut? (sheep and horses) 4. In which month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution? (November) 5. What is a camel's hair brush made of? (Squirrel fur) 6. The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what creature? (Dog – Canus) 7. What was King George VI's first name? (Albert) 8. What colour is a purple finch? (Crimson) 9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? (New Zealand)

Good luck with that Mike - Carl hasn't been around here for nearly a year! :ne_nau:

Only if you're in the Southern Hemisphere :thumb_up:

Haven't been game yet, you have to work up to these things .....

Just received the stickers, they look terrific - great job!

I remember some people on here saying they didn't have to redo their BAK to get PPL, although in theory the RAAus BAK shouldn't count. Depends on your school I guess. I was advised to do the GA BAK for my RAAus licence to avoid having to do it later. Cheers

No problems if it's only receiving (eg scanner). To transmit, you need a Radio Operator Certificate (RAAus) or Flight Radiotelephone Operator Licence (GA). These come with your licence. Use of the radio itself is governed by a Class Licence issued by ACMA which allows use from a ground-based (mobile) station under certain circumstances.

Not as good as Tomo's!! :thumb_up:

Welcome Sweeney, good to see us oldies hanging in there ....

Not sure if its been mentioned before, but one of my favourites is from Keith Miller, famous Australian cricketer and wartime fighter pilot - when asked about the pressure of test cricket: "Pressure, I'll tell you what pressure is. Pressure is a Messerschmitt up your arѕe, playing is not." (hope that's not too offensive, but that was the exact quote)

Seconded! And slarti as well!

Easy - Photoshop only costs a grand or so - fixed!