Neville75

Crayon Have you looked into the recently approved airpark development at Booral? Certain to cost a bob though. For a bigger drive the Maryborough Aero Club has some hangars (not sure of availability though). Not sure if it is still available but a gent I know of had a hangar at the bay a while back. I could pm details - most likely a very long shot though. Nev

Camo If you don't want to spend on an audio cable, you can use a pair of ipod / iphone headphones. Put one speaker inside your headset earcup and leave the other one outside your headset. That way it will record both engine and radio. Plug the other end into the gopro mic socket. Probably doesn't work as well as dedicated mic or audio cable, but if you have a pair lying around you might find it works well enough.

My CFI teaches his students to broadcast a short "all stations" broadcast on the area frequency upon entering a new boundary to alert any other a/c in the vicinity. That was his main feedback on passing me for my PPL flight test. Makes sense to me, doesn't need to block the frequency and when operating "clear of cloud" particularly below hemispherical levels requirement may provide some additional situational awareness. Isn't the reason to have centre frequency selected is to enhance your understanding of the traffic around you. Surely it is irrelevant whether it is an IFR or VFR aircraft you are about to have a mid air collision with? My safety and that of my VFR passengers is just as important as those sitting in an aircraft under the IFR. Nev

wealthier too!

Listened to a qlink arranging separation with a microlite over the weekend at Hervey Bay. Microlite gave several calls advising he was over River Heads, qlink queried informing him he didn't know where that was. My initial thoughts were "what ... don't you guys carry maps?" It's not like it was an obscure place, it's clearly marked. Anyway they both sorted themselves out and most politely dash 8 joined the circuit for the runway which an RV was already doing circuits on - not opposite as they usually do! Made me wish I was up there mixing it with them

Casa grounded the nations bonanza's fleet on 2 instances of worn control cables. Why won't they act of the R44?

Yep, NUS is still at the sunny coast. As for the slap, none of my instructors have needed to do that ....yet!

Hi Ozzie The school has disabled that feature as the gear would come down when trying to do stalls/slow flight etc. We still have the audible warning though.

Piper Arrow. Not much of a step up from the archer, but don't forget to put the gear down.

Now he's got one of those nice low wings:roflmao: Seriously though sad as it is, there's worse things happening as a result of this terrible weather. Nev

Yeah thought the same, in fact I'm surprised he didn't shutdown the engine and glide her in with everything switched off beforehand. I'm around the same tt as the pilot and fly pa28's too, so this was a real case of "what would I do" and how would I approach the landing. Quite a valuable exercise. He certainly would have had a good deal of time to think through - 4 hrs to use up fuel. Pilot did a great job. Very lucky he wasn't departing from an uncontrolled field and knew about his problem.

You've probably heard or learnt these: 7500 - 75 taken alive (hijack) 7600 - 76 radio needs a fix 7700 - 77 going to heaven

And an avgas fuel bowser!

Too often for sure! Often I ponder if the experienced can come to grief, what chance I with a skinny new logbook. Nev

You're right fair call, I did notice the aircraft rego, obviously didn't put two and two together. Whilst there may not be powerlines at many certified airfields, we've seen many a hazard - cars on adjacent roads (USA) etc. I guess my thoughts were that he's obviously pushing safety margins pretty hard, and if something were to go wrong there's very little chance to recover. Only have to visit youtube to see airshow performances of steep turns or cases of low flying ground go horribly wrong.

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. I thought CAR166 said to complete turn onto final by 500feet, not 50 and he let down on the downwind leg. Yes spectatcular control - this time...... Just one thread away has a cpl pilot dead from what some reports have as flying a low pass to wave at spectators. Wonder what might happen to this pilot if those unexpected threats come along, birds, gusts, windshear? By nature I am very conservative and I get that not everyone is like me and that jump pilots would do the same sortie many times a day, but I'm a bit surprised that people would think this exhibitioning is acceptable and praiseworthy. Nev

What annoys me is greedy councils demanding my pound of flesh for greasing one in my 172 when mr qantas and mr virgin slam in several times a day at signinficant subsidy to maintain RPT ops. I don't use the papi, lights nor the 2000m strip. I do however buy their $2.30/l avgas. As a ratepayer I contribute to the local economy. I don't use any of the 12 boat ramps in the community, but boaties don't get charged for each launch. I rarely go to the park, certainly don't frequent our town library, but these are free to all. But pop in to refuel and spent $400 to fill up and they hit you another $14 for the privledge? Certainly not the way to encourage tourism and visitors to the region. But wait.... we pilots are all rich and can afford such luxuries right? I love visiting privately owned and rural/ outback strips and gladly support their efforts & am happy to contribute to their upkeep. Generally though you are always met with enthusiasm and offers of transport or a friendly welcome. Why are some councils so pro aviation eg redcliffe with no fees, but others try to run their airports as a business unit, seeking to make them profitable rather than a community asset. Surely the costs to collect and process these revenues would almost outweigh the income generated? Nev

Hey Seb I have a pair of pilot pa18-50's as a anr upgrade from my first headset, an altronics. The anr is a nice noticable improvement over the pnr, however not in the same league as a lightspeed zulu or bose. Mind you, I only paid $300 so the price tag was not in the same league either. I like the comfort and battery life has been ok, love the foam ear seals (don't get as sweaty as the gel ones I've previously had). Sometimes forget to turn on the anr, and the passive reduction is still reasonable. Don't love the non-ratchet mike boom, nor the volume controls on the cables (I prefer the volume on the ear cups, but seldom need to adjust anyway). Overall they are an affordable ANR headset which offers pretty good value for money. If you can, best to try a pair on and see which set fits best. I see there is a new model pilot avionics ANR headset also. I've never used the cell phone interface either, so I don't know if that works ok or not. The others you mentioned would be good first headsets too, down the track you can spoil yourself with a better pair and pass your first set to your pax.

Hi Crayon Good to have another local forumite training in the Bay. Also thanks for hosting the ctaf on liveatc. I did some circuits the other day and it was great to download the ctaf chatter to listen to my radio work. Quite a useful training tool. Will keep a good lookout for you! Cheers Nev

Agree 100% Did some circuits today in a 172 (usually fly pa28's) and can't get over how many subtle differences there is. Low wing is my preference, but I think flying different types will make a better pilot....I hope!

Phew... not just me! Earlier this year we went on a cruise from Brisbane port. I took my scanner and CPL books to study and listen to the aircraft traffic! Nev

Broadcast phraseology as per regs eg CAR166 is: (Location) Traffic (Aircraft Type) (Call sign) (Position/Intentions) (Location) Rare to hear the RPT at YHBA to phrase exactly as above. However, I don't care as long as the important bits are there and you know what everybody's intentions are. Nev

Great topic. I found that by merely taking my loved ones along for a flight meant that I consciously strive for more accuracy with speeds, attitudes, lookout and generally flying more accurately. Since getting my ppl I've commenced cpl theory studies and a retractable / csu endorsement. For me, this helped me refresh the basics (air law/general knowledge) that might otherwise have gone rusty. As for training in a faster complex aircraft, having the man in the white shirt next to me has been reassuring too. nev

ymyb. Definately agree that it's not confined to RA pilots, I've often heard some local commercial operators having brief chats too. The RA instructor in the other aircraft was (as you'd expect) doing all things correctly to gain situational awareness. I guess I was most surprised by the response when asked for his position. I love flying because of the shared respect normally given to fellow aviators - flying big or small. I guess there's always a few bad apples everywhere. nev

Listened to a disappointing example of airmanship this morning, where a pair of jabiru's in company in enjoyed a local flight, chatting merrily with each other with phrases such as "heading over to the coast now" and "climbing to 2500", as well as other random transmissions as if a kid had taken over the microphone. Another training aircraft politely asked them to stop chatting and requested a position report and was told to "worry about what you're doing not what we're doing. We're nowhere near you!" This sort of arrogance is pathetic and a very poor reflection on recreational aviators. In a ctaf where 2 airports share the ctaf frequency and RPT transport operate to one of the airports it was appalling. I was glad not to be sharing the air with those muppets! In any case I hope the student in the other aircraft observed first hand how not to use the radio.