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  1. Great to know. I was there a month ago, and informed by one of the instructors at Adelaide BiPlanes that their weather station wasn't publicly accessible. Silly me didn't go and check for myself.
  2. Apparently them may have to 'restart' the inquest due to significant information being made available by RAAUS on Friday, the last day of the inquest. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-04/mathew-farrell-fiancee-system-failed-inquest-plane-crash/103414984
  3. Like what? Bass Strait has different challenges. Being comfortable with one, doesn't necessarily reflect on the other. No sarcasm or other was intended.
  4. I have flown Tocumwal/ Bairnsdale and reverse on several occasions, so similar track to what you are asking about. TAS at 140 knots in the RV. The lowest safe for the area is high, over 7,000'. Not sure how long it would take you to get there or what performance you would have. For me its about 70 minutes flight time each way, and not all of that is over the high country.. One recent trip I had over 58 knots headwinds for about 15 minutes. Was fine at 9,000' (IFR). I wouldn't have been comfortable down lower or in a lower performance aircraft. If the weather is even slightly forecast as dodgy I choose a lower route. You may be going over a Designated Remote Area so would need to check the rules for that and make sure you comply re reporting and equipment. Not onerous but important. You may also need clearance through East Sale Airspace depending on where you're starting/finishing your trip. And asking for advice is always a good thing to do.
  5. Hangar plot in Flight Place could also be hanger house methinks. Thete us another block almost opposite also with a signboard up. And SportAviation with associated house, hangars and caravan park has just come on the market. The one in Wirraway was sold the day it hit the market, and is the one I referred to as recently sold in my first comment.
  6. Do you know if the canopy smashed when flipping, or had he managed to break it from the inside?
  7. Really glad pilot and pax are okay. Very experienced & competent pilot so I'm guessing there were other factors. RV's are built to be either tailwheel or nosewheel, with the decision being made pre/during the build. A few have been converted afterwards. Landing profile in an A isn't dissimilar to that of a tailwheel and the nose wheel is definitely not designed to be landed on. But then no nosewheel is. For a while, during a particular period in time, nosewheel collapses at Moorabbin were almost common. None of these were in RV's.
  8. Doubt that's why pilots build or buy them. Certainly wasn't a consideration for us.
  9. All way outside my knowledge & experience, but I think once the Oceanic Datalink Comms transmission was triggered so was the Squawk 7700. Media and many others monitor FlightRadar24 and similar for any aircraft squawking 7700.
  10. From an airline pilot, 'Oceanic on Datalink Comms, there’s only one option, and that’s to hit the emergency button. There’s no lesser option, such as a PAN call or a simple heads-up, that you use on voice comms.' My understanding is once they established radio comms closer to Sydney then then downgraded it to a PAN. Perhaps those questioning are accepting the media advice that it was initially a MayDay call, as in over the radio?
  11. Maybe have a look a this document. Excerpts below. When did base calls become mandatory? And for many of us if we're doing a tight circuit the timing won't be much difference between base and final anyway. 'WHEN YOU MUST MAKE A BROADCAST The one time you must make a broadcast is in a situation where you recognise a potential conflict between your aircraft and another in the vicinity of a noncontrolled aerodrome. In this case, it is your responsibility to acknowledge the situation by transmitting your callsign and, as appropriate, your aircraft type, position, level and intentions.' Following tables in the document give recommendations for when calls should be made. Nothing prohibits a final call that I can find. radio-procedures-in-non-controlled-airspace.pdf
  12. Block going for auction in February at Tocumwal Airport. Another block recently sold. Interest seems really high.
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