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....., but on the 1st one, the bit that looked like a dunny role holder, fell off on the taxiway and punctured the port side tyre on the 2nd one, which, due to RS weight and balance calculations, then nosed over to experience a propeller strike and a resultant bent prop shaft & a buggered crank. The owner of the 2nd "aircraft" was pretty crank-ey too, and he .......

I think the hiking shops like Kathmandu would give you a fair range of light weight camping gear. I hiked the six day Overland Track in Tassie and got my sleeping bag, tent, mattress, food and clothes into a 17kg backpack. That was perhaps 15 years back so the range of gear is most likely a lot better now.

well well ian hi shit twenty years since a couple blokes leaned on a fence admiring a blue bird back to subject who would have thought that this was going to happen karma is bloody beautiful after the crap that i went through with 254524 as far as rod birril is concerned he flew a training plane that had a leaking fuel tank that dog catcher when asked by me why are the questions for maintainer so easy he replied to make everybody happy some people i know should not be allowed to hold a spanner let alone work on a plane when your plane has in the flight manual return line to tank and i told the so-called boss bloke about it his reply dont make waves by the way Storch s 254524 was cut in half i got jack shit help from RAA office neil

Your problem Skippy is that you still haven't produced ANY laws. That would be a start. Then there is the matter of what is being discussed which is payment for using the property, which hasn't been addressed. Then there is the morality where the low lifes that cheat their way out of paying spoil it for the genuine users, and when costs aren't covered, it's an easy decision for an owner/council to find something that returns a profit like building houses or factories on the site.

I carry and use this set. Dear but good quality of the kit and metho bottle. Add a little water to the metho in the stove (don't ask why just what the alpine people do) Kit weighs a kilo and always in the cargo hold. Added info can buy cheaper similar items; these are priced like Rotax parts, Leatherman tools ASIC cards etc.🙃

You need a Jetboil Flash

Some very attractive sounding fly-ins coming up. In at least one case, considering 3-4 nights away . Once at an event can probably rely on sufficient food being available but what of the camping on way & back? I like to make a nice cup of tea/coffee as the mood takes me, so just wondering what are peoples thoughts about carrying a small lightweight camping stove? Gas Liquid Neither 😈

Re did the w&b today and measured the moments had two mates helping out with putting on blocks and rolling onto weight cells. First weigh was 309.45 and 2nd 309.60. No fuel this time. Spoke with Jarod at Tech yesterday very helpful as usual. All images now in a photo record of the weighing and I'll do the other sheets and send in for next week. With luck may get back end of week or the week after. Have the new placard fitted for 600kg. New speed numbers below. It'll be a tough aircraft - rough air max is 112 kts. Shame they are not in schools as not many chances to experience by flyers or students. There is one factory build in South Australia but not hired or used in a school. Listing my empty weight as 310kg. Weather is not the best at present so no rush to fly and still need to do triple check and have an independent check of controls and the fitout. Can't wait to fly the upgraded bird.

Aviation is a Federal matter. I doubt that State law, has jurisdiction at an "level" when it comes to air navigation & the authority of the PIC . Australian Air law (CASA) is a combination of Federal and International air law, with a strong trend towards International, for the simple very common sense aim, of standardisation, to facilitate flights between countries.😈

I have often been advised , " to fly 10-1103 on private land " . Most agree ' it should be land owned by me . ( on paper ) to be legal . Three ' property owners ' have offered land, for flying the Hummel-Bird . spacesailor

Before talking about these things and going off the rails, better to get the legislation for your State and see what it says. There are plenty of Tribunal cases for precedents in Planning and building etc.

It was interesting to see the Shark that was assembled in Perth for the advertising tour of Australia had little windows in the wings and the front floor so that you could see the gear was down. It also had three lights that changed from red to green confirming that the gear was locked in place. Mechanical release cables were included if all else failed.

I know someone who moved a newly purchased 19-xxxx aircraft back to VH. It had previously been registered VH experimental. Not sure on cost but for him with a PPl and access to maintenance it made economic sense to not become a member of RAAus.

Already covered those in earlier post. Just making the point, no private owner can own/control the airspace above their property😈

I m writing CASA and relevant MPs for suggestions to fix……

For licensing moving to a RPL with Class 5 medical is straight forward. Has anybody successfully moved a plane from the RAAus register back to the CASA register and what costs and how long did it take ?

Called PRD's Prohibited, Restricted and Danger areas. You have also "fly friendly" areas and you sure don't barrel through other Aerodromes circuit or training areas. . Glide Clear of built up areas also applies.. Nev

But there ARE restrictions on certain areas of airspace you are NOT allowed to transit, are there not? Military airspace, tall buildings airspace, certain areas deemed by councils to be "no-fly areas"? Skippy, I think you're simplifying a principle that is nuanced, depending on who has obtained, and where they have applied, controls over certain areas of airspace.

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Hi Keith, Time to dig out all the paperwork and give CASA an Alternative (only thing to change... lose helicopters)

Airspace above your property is owned by the landholder, and it can be bought and sold, and property developers are right onto this aspect. With the exception of Take off & Landing (including go round low pass), pilots endorsed in Low Level Flight, we are allowed to descend to 500 ft above the terrain, 1000 ft above built up areas. As I understand it this is THE LAW - private airfield owners would have to overturn this, to enable charging for access to the airspace above.😈

https://www.loneeagleflyingschool.org.au Information yet to be posted.

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https://www.holbrookultralightclub.asn.au/flyin.html