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Yenn, I believe you are referring to a BA 777 in 2008 that had ice crystals forming in the fuel lines on final to 27L at LHR. They manage to just clear traffic on the perimeter road & landed on the grass about 300 metres short of the runway. Only one serious & 4 minor injuries. Aircraft was written off. Pete

Same Mr Leitch who offerred me $500 more for my X-air....Politely told him to Foxtrot Oscar

Goolwa SA

We were paying $550 but have just received an account (9 months late) for this financial year for $2750 !!!! No advance warning & no justification. Salad Fingers is my hero M61A1. Just love the utter wierdness

What should you reasonably expect to pay for airport usage fees for a 3-axis ultralight. I mean the annual fee you would pay, on top of hanger rental, to use the taxiways & runways, say on an airfield within 90 minutes drive from a major CBD.

I agree that the management team have a lot on their plate at the moment, but hey, they have had 2 years to plan since the last show & it's not as if this is the first time they have been at the show. Perhaps I will consider volunteering next time once I have finished nursing my wife through a particularly nasty bout of chemo/stem cell transplant therapy. I thought the ASRA display was terrific & the glider mob even had a simulator. Pete

Hi all...Not wanting to being critical of the volunteers manning the tent, but seriously, is this the best we can do? I visited the tent with my flying buddy on Friday around 4pm to find ...a tent with some trestle tables inside, a section of a plywood & timber fuselage & a few people milling around inside. Nothing on the outside to say "Hey, come in & talk to us about this great sport." Nothing inside the tent to grab your attention & no-one came up to acknowledge our existence or say G'day. Sure, there was a roped off area with a few RAA registered aircraft sitting in it, but no-one in attendance to talk to anyone about the displayed aircraft. By comparison, all the USA visiting aircraft had enthusiastic personnel willing to engage in conversation, anyone showing interest.......Very unimpressed.

Try John Oliver at Oliair: www.oliair.com/ He flys out of Point Cook

X-plane 10 on my iMac (also runs under Windows). Runs beautifully with orthophoto scenery of the UK. Would love to be able to run it with all options maxed, but don't think the computer has yet been developed that could do that!! One thing I dislike in v10 is the so-called plausible world. I think the roads & buildings look cartoonish & much prefer to use 3rd party add-on orthophoto scenery.I prefer X-Plane to FSX (which I also run under Bootcamp on the iMac). Get a much better frame rate with X-Plane, although FSX has a huge resource in add-ons. Interesting to see more 3rd party add-ons are being developed for X-Plane now that the MS team have been disbanded for over 2 years. Have recently installed UK photo scenery & it's pretty realistic.

Avsim Online or Flightsim.com both have a huge range of downloadable freeware in aircraft, scenery etc

Thanks 68volksy, We will be flying 2-up from Horsham to Goolwah, so no room at all for extra fuel.

X-air standard with narrow entry. So easy to fly.

Hi Shags, It's actually very roomy in the width department, more width than a Cessna (according to the agent). Seats aren't bad but my backside is only comfortable for the first 2 hours!! Leg room is reasonable & with a low coaming the view is sensational. Getting in & out requires a little flexibility & I can see that getting harder as the body gets less pliant with age. Regards Pete

Hi all, We are taking the trusty X-air on the next Megafauna trip to Goolwa. We are planning on flying from Barwon Heads & meeting up with the rest of the gang in Horsham. We will have ground support to Horsham & onwards to Goolwa, but may need some assistance on the return trip. Are there any members based in Horsham, Naracoorte or Ararat who might be able to help with fuel pick-up &/or hangerage ( if the weather goes pear-shaped). Regards Pete

Ian Robinson of Aerial Ads. based in Moorooduc Vic. Taught me to fly & does great sky writing. Contact 59788529.

Guy that taught me to fly, Ian Robinson of Aerial Ads in Moorooduc does skywriting along with banner towing. He tried the "dot-matrix" system of skywriting using 6 aircraft & controlling the whole shebang with laptops. Only saw one attempt over Melbourne quite a few years ago & it was pretty impressive. Never went anywhere, as according to Ian, his main problem was getting 6 pilots in one spot at once!!!

I believe there is an olive grove with an attached restaurant on the Bellarine peninsular, somewhere near Drysdale I think. They have their own strip. Details can be found on their website http://www.lighthouseoliveoil.com.au/

A good man down...awful news & will be sadly missed

Grovedale still operating but you would need to phone first. Barwon heads, no problem but always pays to phone ahead. Join circuit X-wind (not mid-field) as parachute ops landing on field. CFI is Aub Coote & is not there on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Office phone # 52542338

I built the wing for the Pursuit-10 that Eastmeg recently purchased, it's not difficult & maybe he could let you have a copy of the plans;). Then you have the problem of the sail. Perhaps Dianne of Punkinhead could make one using the old sail as a pattern. Or use a sail-maker...Then again public liability may be an issue but it's worth a try. Good luck...Pete

No problem getting gaskets etc from Floods for our 200 hourly. Rgds Pete

Been running 618 on X-Air standard for 200 hours without any problems.

Hi everyone. Just want to let you know that 2 of our members will be talking about their recent trip up north in a Cessna 172 to surf the Morning Glory. Also, another member will be talking about his trip to Oshkosh this year. There are sure to be some great photos to see & lots to talk about. Why don't you come along & join in the fun at our next Lightweight Aircraft Association meeting on Monday 8th November at the Caulfield RSL. RSVP to Peter Wood at [email protected] & I will be there to meet & greet. Looking forward to hearing from you. Regards Pete

Hi to all members of this great website. The Lightweight Aircraft Association is a group of people with interests across the whole spectrum of aviation & we would like to extend an invitation to any members of the Recreational Flying website to come & meet us at one of our club meetings which are held on the first Monday of every month (with the exception of December & January) at the Caulfield RSL. We invite you to visit our website at:Page Title where you will find details of upcoming events & guest speakers together with information about club members, the aircraft they have built/flown & the history of the club which stretches back to the early 80’s. In fact many of the club members were involved in the formation of the AUF/Recreational Aviation Australia. If you would like to speak to a member, please feel free to contact me at: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you, Regards Pete