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Avweb have 'cherry picked' a snippet of Info & published it !!!! The UK recommendation is that any Coastline Air Display should be flown over the water to minimalise risk to the General Public. The UK recommendation is that any inland Air Display MUST BE FLOWN in a designated area over the airfield ( away from the Crowdline areas ) Currently Fast Jets are forbidden from any aerobatic manoeuvres, just low passes and steep turns & climbs. As the Weather is so bad that virtually every bit of Inland UK is constantly rained on every airfield has a Coastline

There are 649 photos of our Storm 280 on the internet. I actually just noticed that on the delivery flight it achieved 190kmh @4800rpm on a Fixed Pitch Prop ( 103kias@4800rpm ) so I think we will need to repitch our CSU on the 280

The Storm 280 is a slightly slower bird compared to the Storm 300 @ 5000rpm we are getting 97kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4460rpm we are getting 87kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4440rpm we are getting 84kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4430rpm we are getting 83kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4420rpm we are getting 81kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) The Manifold pressure is set @ 22.2in MAP. 5000RPM / 22.2in MAP

Currently got a Storm 280 for sale...... They are a nice aircraft that has all the Italian design background behind it, my findings are they are not that fast ( they look fast but they ain't ) 280 €48000 1998 Storm 280 ( fully rebuilt 2012 ) Rotax 912s 7hrs TTSN 280kg EMPTY WEIGHT 472.5kg MTOW

NT5224, I am slightly scared that " The route passes through your neck of the woods perhaps that will give you a bit of a home advantage? " I am not sure why I am scared of that though !!!! I suppose I will be more scared when I know what aeroplanes I would be up against as opposed to who I am up against :yikes:I am a very shy retiring type of person who has never been controversial in my life so I would ask everyone to look after me whilst visiting your Airspace. I am hoping to source an aeroplane from NZ or Australia to use as it will be more cost effective than positioning one from the UK Any ideas on what Aviation Sales site to look on? I already peruse http://www.aviationadvertiser.com.au/index.php & Aircraft | Aircraft | Trade Me for Aircraft to buy.

Hi All, I am looking for a bit of clarification on CAO 95.10 We have an Australian Gentleman who has moved from Thirroul Australia to Livingston Scotland who has a homebuilt microlight that he claims to operate under CAO 95.10 His intention is to place his CONTRAPTION into the UK SSDR Category, he seemed shocked that to fly a UK SSDR Microlight you need a Pilots Licence I can't find any real detail on CAO 95.10 ( Other than it looks like it was repealed on Jun 17th 2014 ? ) So really I foresee 2 issues. (1) He has flown his Homebuild Microlight here on the pretence of CAO 95.10 being valid. (2) He has been flying here without a Pilots Licence, I am going to help him get it accepted as a SSDR here in Blighty but I can only do that once he has completed his NPPL(M).

This was the reply I received when I asked if they accept Overseas Entrants Hi Peter, Thanks for your query in relation to entering the 2018 Outback Air Race. It is certainly open to overseas entrants. A requirement for each entrant (team) is to raise a minimum of $2,000 AUS, although teams historical raise a significant amount more. All funds raised go towards the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia, so the challenge for you could be to secure contributors towards your team funds for an Australian charity - or maybe not. Should you be interested to consider further, we are very keen to hear about you ideas for some sponsorship towards the raise. I look forward to hearing from you. Sponsorship Coordinator Leanne McKenzie Sponsorship Coordinator Outback Air Race 2018 www.outbackairrace.com.au

I am just asking them if they would accept a UK Entrant? If they will I will be an entrant.

JohnnyUnleaded, Lets put the BMAA diatribe to bed now.... it actually gives me dyspepsia whenever I talk about the unsavoury things I think it is fair to say that every time we have actually met up in real life it has been amicable, my forums persona is mainly witty banter & I think the wolfpack mentality where one person got offended & then everyone joined like sheep in being offended was almost laughable 90% of the time Rick & I were having a laugh between us, yet everyone panicked thinking WW3 was going to start up. As I say, I am busier in Europe than I am in the UK, in fact I am probably off to Doha with an LAA Aircraft very soon & am also scheduled to deliver a Turbine Single to NZ so the UK doesn't exactly keep me occupied nowadays. We will definitely have a few beers on F-UK 2017..... I am hoping Bob H will be flying his MiniMax in F-UK 2017. I think it will be interesting to see how my Dynamic RG performs compared to the Dynamic FG's entered in F-UK 2017.... The Quaich is likely to be in the MiniMax Speed Range. Will have to see who else is participating in F-UK 2017 as I really wanted to join the troops last year but I had a duty of care to Bob after his incidences ( a few I seem to recall ).

Johnny, I am sure you don't have any 'hidden agenda' where it comes to the Quaich nor do you really have much interest in the BMAA Politics, that is blatantly obvious as you have never put yourself up for Election. I am all for you having a passing interest in the competency levels of the elected council members, and any potential nominees. I know exactly what my Faults are & I also know what my positives are, suffice to say my competency levels are streets ahead of the complacency levels of those who have been elected over recent years. The BMAA have been bothered by the fact that both myself & Rick were standing in the elections at the same time and they knew Rick & I together could change the dynamics somewhat, lets face it the BMAA didn't really want Rick either, but the BMAA only exists still because Rick did get elected & he was forceful enough to get changes made, the biggest mistake the membership made was to oust Rick in favour of Deepak ( Deepak received the highest recorded votes ever & yet the opinion from a fellow Council Member is " He has done nothing of any consequence " ) I am glad everyone is entitled to voice their opinions, I would put a lot more provenance on your remarks if you had ever stood for a position but alas you haven't so I am at least someone who stepped up to the plate instead of sitting back and opining on something you haven't had the volition to try yourself. I am sure you understand the saying " You have to be in it to win it " There are always runners up in every competition, are you saying that anyone who thinks or knows they might be the 'underdog' shouldn't compete in anything just to give the other entrants an easy time. I will publically say that whenever there were complete deadwood standing for election I would stand just to stop a shoehorning of the deadwood back into seats without a bunfight ;-) Conceitedly I know I would have been better than any of the current council members because I am an outspoken & controversial type of guy who can't sit in a cosy chair doing nothing ( a trait that every council member has now ) Even TV is losing his desire to do anything because he has 7 bits of deadwood around him. Anyway, it is all ancient history now so let's focus on the future & the future is Bright.