turboplanner Posted January 7 Posted January 7 (edited) Did you get an answer from the ABC journalist? Edited January 7 by turboplanner
onetrack Posted January 7 Posted January 7 Nope, nothing. He probably got overwhelmed with feedback. I did note the article was edited very soon after I sent my email to him. 1
turboplanner Posted January 8 Posted January 8 1 hour ago, onetrack said: Nope, nothing. He probably got overwhelmed with feedback. I did note the article was edited very soon after I sent my email to him. Its a good sign when a journalist corrects things as new information comes in. 3
ClintonB Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 17 hours ago, onetrack said: Yeah, the ABC knows exactly what all you backyarders have been building and flying! - they've seen the videos!! (check out the best part - between 4:40 and 5:30 in the video). with those long prop bolts at least it wont fall off for at least 10 revolutions. 🙂 1
Underwood Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I felt sorry for the Ugandan bloke, he obviously had a good grasp of how to design a helicopter and it did work, I'm not sure how much flight training he had but if entirely self taught he did pretty well. Only ever doing one hour in an R22 half of which was hovering I can appreciate how lack of training combined with a completely untried machine would be a trial. Good on the fella. 1 3
Marty_d Posted January 8 Posted January 8 My thoughts exactly, I would have no idea of where to start with designing a helicopter. 2
spacesailor Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Invert your" continental motor " adjust CofG , add tail rotor . and pray . You are better than a Ugandan. LoL spacesailor 3
WIngsWithoutBarriers Posted January 8 Posted January 8 It kinda frustrates me that RAAus is constantly being criticized for being unsafe and AOPA has this attitude of RAAus shouldn't exist. Heck, they accused RAAus and CASA being corrupt when my story was starting to circulate. RAAus is doing their best to keep the standard up with all the resources given to us. I do agree that some things can be done better in terms of training like adding some topics that CPL/PPL cover as I feel initial training is a bit too basic for a bygone era but this story is just... I don't know that to describe it. Biased, I guess? The media keeps getting a lot of things wrong about aviation or overhypes the story (take the eithad tyre blow out for example) and its just gets on my nerves. We are constantly getting young new pilots and stories like this will make them think twice and scare the general public. I reckon that there should be a journo that specializes in aviation that understands aviation. I would argue that LSA's are safer than GA given that a lot of the EU built LSA's have airframe parachutes and the modern avionics to boot. Cirrus are the only ones in GA that airframe parachutes and will challenge you to find an GA airframe that has one. 1
turboplanner Posted January 8 Posted January 8 3 hours ago, WIngsWithoutBarriers said: It kinda frustrates me that RAAus is constantly being criticized for being unsafe and AOPA has this attitude of RAAus shouldn't exist. Heck, they accused RAAus and CASA being corrupt when my story was starting to circulate. RAAus is doing their best to keep the standard up with all the resources given to us. I do agree that some things can be done better in terms of training like adding some topics that CPL/PPL cover as I feel initial training is a bit too basic for a bygone era but this story is just... I don't know that to describe it. Biased, I guess? The media keeps getting a lot of things wrong about aviation or overhypes the story (take the eithad tyre blow out for example) and its just gets on my nerves. We are constantly getting young new pilots and stories like this will make them think twice and scare the general public. I reckon that there should be a journo that specializes in aviation that understands aviation. I would argue that LSA's are safer than GA given that a lot of the EU built LSA's have airframe parachutes and the modern avionics to boot. Cirrus are the only ones in GA that airframe parachutes and will challenge you to find an GA airframe that has one. In the big mix some people are good, some people are corrupt, some people play politics, and some people sit there scratchimg their bums and let it happen. In this case the story so far hasn't got any traction, probably because people checked the facts and took out GA Aircraft, Paragliders, Crop Dusters etc. from the emotional claim and saw that just 6 people had died in RA. In this case it appears the media may have released what was given to them by the interviewees. If that's the case it would be of concern to all RAA members. If the 6 is correct and the 9000 paying members are correct, that's a fatality rate of 6 per 9,000 thousand for the 12 months, and I would think some of the other sections of the Industry might require more urgent action than RAA, but that's another story requiring all the figures to be pulled together in 12 month Jan-Dec blocks. Certainly if you move to PPL standard flying you need PPL standard training, but you can't afford to lose grass-roots training or you'll have no grass roots. Arguing that one section is safer than another requires the collection of a lot of data; no point in any one person making judgements based on what they alone have seen. There would be no point in having one specialist journalist because aviation is a huge industry spread all over Australia, and reporting usually starts with a phone call from one of the services that "there's an aircraft crash out at the eight mile etc." so the journalist needs to get there, a photographer needs to get there, and the journalist asks questions then writes the story. If the journalist asks what brand of aircraft it is and the local firey says "Cessna" that's what's in the story. Investigative journalists, usually employed only in the Capital Cities will research the Industry they are investigating, seek out specialists, find data on processes, and track a corrupt person etc. Parachute results fit into the Aircraft Specification research, and if that's done correctly there will be an answer one way or the other. 3
coljones Posted January 8 Posted January 8 8 hours ago, WIngsWithoutBarriers said: It kinda frustrates me that RAAus is constantly being criticized for being unsafe and AOPA has this attitude of RAAus shouldn't exist. Heck, they accused RAAus and CASA being corrupt when my story was starting to circulate. RAAus is doing their best to keep the standard up with all the resources given to us. I do agree that some things can be done better in terms of training like adding some topics that CPL/PPL cover as I feel initial training is a bit too basic for a bygone era but this story is just... I don't know that to describe it. Biased, I guess? The media keeps getting a lot of things wrong about aviation or overhypes the story (take the eithad tyre blow out for example) and its just gets on my nerves. We are constantly getting young new pilots and stories like this will make them think twice and scare the general public. I reckon that there should be a journo that specializes in aviation that understands aviation. I would argue that LSA's are safer than GA given that a lot of the EU built LSA's have airframe parachutes and the modern avionics to boot. Cirrus are the only ones in GA that airframe parachutes and will challenge you to find an GA airframe that has one. Does AOPA-Au still exist?
Garfly Posted January 8 Posted January 8 (Then there's the Philomena Cunk school of aviation journalism ;- ) 2 1
turboplanner Posted January 8 Posted January 8 32 minutes ago, coljones said: Does AOPA-Au still exist? Ben is still CEO, good magazine looking very professional. 1
facthunter Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Master of the Art of asking the most inane questions possible and keeping a straight face. She's Like Pecks Paste. A little bit of her goes a long way Nev 3
turboplanner Posted January 8 Posted January 8 2 minutes ago, facthunter said: Master of the Art of asking the most inane questions possible and keeping a straight face. She's Like Pecks Paste. A little bit of her goes a long way Nev Can you reference your post?
facthunter Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Regarding the AOPA .It's the Only vehicle truly independent vehicle for a strong voice in Aviation. I was in it for Years. All pilots should be. Nev 1
facthunter Posted January 8 Posted January 8 My first reply was abut Cunk. It was posted at the time you were posting yours so I hadn't seen it. Nev 1
FlyingVizsla Posted January 9 Posted January 9 47 minutes ago, turboplanner said: Ben is still CEO, good magazine looking very professional. AOPA - We have been members for years. Currently have a 5 year membership, but have not heard anything from them in YEARS. Have not seen a magazine for many years, the digital one dwindled to a series of small articles. Since then about 2 emails saying nothing much. Might be time to look at the website for any sign of life. 1 1
facthunter Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Perhaps everything's going so well, It's not needed by Aircraft OWNERs & PILOTs? Nev
turboplanner Posted January 9 Posted January 9 15 minutes ago, FlyingVizsla said: AOPA - We have been members for years. Currently have a 5 year membership, but have not heard anything from them in YEARS. Have not seen a magazine for many years, the digital one dwindled to a series of small articles. Since then about 2 emails saying nothing much. Might be time to look at the website for any sign of life. Yes, sorry I just looked more closely at the photos of Hard Copy magazines; they are from long ago but the site has current dates and events heppening over the next few months.
FlyingVizsla Posted January 9 Posted January 9 AOPA Australia - checked the website (logged in) and most things stopped in 2020. One update 2021. Last digital magazine Feb 2020, AGM notice 2019, Calender of Events 2020, out of date articles. They used to be good. Now wondering if $560 ea was worth it. 1
turboplanner Posted January 9 Posted January 9 OK, that's another subject; are you interested in what might happen to RA following this current action or not? 1 1
coljones Posted January 9 Posted January 9 3 hours ago, turboplanner said: Ben is still CEO, good magazine looking very professional. Magazine? I think you're confusing AOPA with RAAus and its magazine.
coljones Posted January 9 Posted January 9 3 hours ago, facthunter said: Master of the Art of asking the most inane questions possible and keeping a straight face. She's Like Pecks Paste. A little bit of her goes a long way Nev Cunk or AOPA? 1
rankamateur Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 08/01/2025 at 1:15 AM, onetrack said: Check out the best part - between 4:40 and 5:30 He walked away from it. Helmets will be compulsory before you know it.
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