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Instruments Drones MOS made The Manual of Standards for Part 101 Unmanned Aircraft and Rockets – commonly known as drones – was made 9 April 2019. It details the safety and regulatory oversight of remotely piloted aircraft, including training and competency standards for remote pilot licences, and standing approvals for certain kinds of operations near aerodromes and beyond visual line of sight provided they meet conditions and requirements prescribed by the MOS. Definitions for flight operations regulations made Definitions to support the suite of Flight Operations Regulations (Part 91, 119, 121, 133, 135, 138) have been made. View the associated amendment regulation on the Federal Register of Legislation website. Consultations Changes to air traffic control standards for parallel runway operations Consultation on a proposal to change air traffic control (ATC) standards for parallel runway operations (including those in use at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) aerodrome, and in the near future, Brisbane aerodrome, closed on 1 May 2019. We are now reviewing the feedback. Update to aeroplane flight simulator standards – Part 60 MOS Consultation on a proposal to amend the Part 60 MOS to directly reference the latest ICAO, FAA and EASA standards for flight simulators closed on 10 April 2019. We have completed analysis – which was largely positive – and are developing a detailed response to constructive input received during the consultation period. Resources New eLearning course on Class G airspace radio procedures We have published a new eLearning course designed to help pilots operate safely in non-controlled airspace. The Class G Airspace Radio Procedures module is available through AviationWorx on the CASA website. Also see the related resource booklet, Be heard, be seen, be safe, available in hard copy via the CASA Online Store, or viewed on the CASA website.

There are several ways we can have Clubs, Schools and Clubs/Schools on the site for everyone and I am unsure which way would be the cleanest yet most functional for everyone. I believe we need to meet 2 functions in Clubs and Schools: 1. Enable a Club or School to create a presence here on Recreational Flying 2. Be able to provide a list of ALL Clubs and Schools for users and perspective students to be able to look up and find out about each one Firstly we will have Groups (yet to be turned on) and this can have categories for Clubs, Schools and General Groups(for aircraft types, etc). It can function as a presence for the club or school here on Recreational Flying and is quite powerful in that each one can have their own Forum, Gallery, Event Calendar etc: Owners/Admins of the Group can set its permissions as Public, Private, Invite Only etc. The issue in just using the Groups function for Clubs and Schools is that not all Clubs and Schools will want a presence here or even be bothered to maintain their Group features The second option is to provide a list of ALL Clubs and Schools in the Resource section of the site. This would simply be a listing of them all with basic information on each one: I would enter the information that I can find about each one however that information could go out of date in due course without a representative of the Club or School here to maintain their entry So, either way maintaining the accuracy of the information is a hard one. I wonder about having just either one as each one has different benefits but is using both with say a link in the Resource List one to their Group one would be the way to go or is that too much to have and perhaps may be a little confusing to a user who is looking for Clubs or Schools, finds one of the options here on Recreational Flying and doesn't know about the other. What do you think???

Blogs are coming back very soon...there is so much to turn on but I want to do it one at a time, get it working perfectly right before I turn the next feature on etc etc etc

For everyone, especially @BirdDog and @FlyingVizsla and @Downunder please note that the error you received when changing your Alert preferences has now been fixed. It was caused by some extra code that I had placed in there which I have now removed and will need to check what I was doing wrong but all fixed now...sorry about that

The Alerts error that some are experiencing is not happening for me so I have to look further into it for you

Sorry, please bare with me...I have moved back home from Sydney and are building a new PC...will be back and focused on the site again real soon

In regards to not staying logged in, try clearing all cookies from Recreational Flying in your browser

Hi @BirdDog can you advise more detail on what you were doing to get that error...thanks

Hi Bernie, as Red says but are you not seeing that "Filters" drop down link at all and if not what version of Windows and Browser are you using?

hi @FlyingVizsla are you referring to the weekly Sunday email or to All as in "Receive news and update emails"...also can you advise what the entire error message is...thanks

That's interesting...I have a Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.3 inch tablet that I use for testing and have no problem. Are you saying that you can't slide the screen up to access the post reply box or ??? I can't exactly picture in my head what the problem is...any more info may help...thanks

Have you tried simply clicking the Like button again...that should remove it

CEO and Director of Aviation Safety Shane Carmody comments: Key steps are being taken in the ongoing transformation of CASA’s service delivery. Work has been underway for some time on making significant improvements in service delivery, with the focus on streamlining processes, moving them online and having a single-entry point to engage with CASA online - myCASA. The aviation community should have confidence that we are striving to make dealing with CASA less complex. We must have simpler processes and faster turnaround times to make it easier to deal with CASA. Of course, there are important benefits for CASA too in making service delivery improvements like less paperwork, less double handling, data being in one place and having time more to focus on complex cases. This month there were several achievements in the work to deliver better regulatory services. The chief pilots of remotely piloted aircraft training organisations can now lodge remote pilot licence applications online and remotely piloted aircraft operator’s certificates without changes can be renewed online. This means drone training organisations no longer need to scan paper forms and send them to CASA, instead managing the remote pilot licence process through CASA’s online portal. Once these services are operating smoothly we plan to expand our online capabilities to cover other services. You should recall that the application process for aviation reference numbers has been available online since last year, significantly speeding up the issuing process. Similarly, aviation medical applications have been online for some time. Please find the self-service portal and more information on remotely piloted aircraft online services. Best wishes Shane Carmody Latest news Update on Part 135 Work to finalise the manual of standards to support the new Part 135 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations is making good progress. Part 135 sets out the rules covering smaller aeroplanes used in air transport operations and comes into effect in March 2021. The new regulations were made in December 2018. The manual of standards will cover a range of issues including the rules related to document carriage, flights to remote islands, fuel carriage, aeroplane performance, equipment carriage and crew training and checking. It will be finalised in 2019. CASA is also developing explanatory and guidance material to assist the aviation community transition to and comply with the new regulations, including sample manuals for operators. This material will be provided well in advance of the March 2021 commencement date for Part 135. The new regulations introduce common rules for all air transport operations – doing away with the current distinction between charter and regular public transport. There are safety enhancements such as crew training and checking requirements, human factors training and safety management systems. The implementation of new requirements will be scaled to fit the size and complexity of operations to keep the regulatory burden to a minimum. Keep up-to-date with Part 135 and other operational developments by subscribing to the flight operations mailing list. Risk profile for GA maintenance CASA is developing a safety risk profile for the general aviation maintenance sector. To assist in the development of the risk profile a survey of relevant maintenance organisations will be conducted in May 2019 and CASA is encouraging participation. The survey will collect valuable data to accurately inform risk analysis and should only take 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Sector risk profiles are an important tool in understanding the safety challenges and issues for different segments of the aviation community. They present a picture of the current key safety risks facing a sector and assist in developing a deeper understanding of the effects of these risks. The profiles look at how the level of risks can be reduced and managed by the participants in each sector and CASA, as well as evaluating the effectiveness of risk treatments through a set of safety performance indicators. CASA is also reviewing previous safety risk profiles for aerial mustering and aerodromes, with updated reports to be issued later in 2019. Read sector risk profile reports. R22 maintenance warning The investigation into a fatal Robinson R22 crash has led to the issue of an important safety notice. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau issued the notice in relation to the replacement of self-locking nuts on Robinson helicopters. Although the issue has not yet been identified as a contributing factor in the R22 crash near Cloncurry in 2017, it was highlighted by post-crash evidence. A standard maintenance practice of re-using self-locking nuts on Robinson helicopters may inadvertently result in a failure to install corrosion resistant nuts on critical fasteners. The investigation of the Cloncurry crash found a missing fastener in the helicopter’s flight control system. The fastener attached the cyclic bell crank to the push-pull rod. The bolt was found but the nut was missing and heat damage on the end of the bell crank with the missing nut was different to elsewhere. This indicated the bolt was not in-situ at the time of the post-impact fire. The ATSB concluded the nut came off due to hydrogen embrittlement. In the course of interviewing personnel employed by the maintenance organisation of the crashed helicopter, the ATSB noted a low level of awareness of the need to replace nuts when critical fasteners were reassembled. Read the ATSB safety advisory notice. Change to parallel runway standards CASA is proposing an amendment to the safety standards covering parallel runway operations. These standards are contained in the Part 172 manual of standards. Part 172 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations provides the regulatory framework for air traffic service providers, including standards for air traffic facilities, safety management and the provision of air traffic services. The Australian standards for parallel runway operations are based on International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards originally introduced in 1995 and only allow the use of an instrument landing system for final approach guidance during parallel runway operations. Air traffic control is required to manually vector all arriving aircraft onto final approach. In 2018 ICAO updated its standards for parallel runway operations to allow for the use of a number of other systems including approach procedures with vertical guidance. CASA is proposing to adopt the new ICAO standards for use in Australia. The new standards will initially apply to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and in the future Brisbane or other aerodromes with parallel runway operations. Find out more about the parallel runway proposals. Cabin safety – training and minimum equipment Cabin safety bulletins about crew training facilities and devices and minimum equipment lists have been released. The cabin crew training bulletin covers issues such as classroom facilities, instructional aids, training device types, firefighting and water survival and touch drills. When using training devices operators should have a documented procedure to ensure they are representative of aircraft types, particularly in relation to door operating forces. Components should be representative of those found on an aircraft. These can include dials, handles, switches and restraint brackets and the force required for their operation. A simulated firefighting exercise should be conducted in a confined area to simulate cabin fire. This should include aircraft furnishings, such as seating, galley units, lavatories, panels, overhead bins and waste bins. The cabin safety minimum equipment list bulletin explains how CASA evaluates a minimum equipment list, as well as providing information on warning signs, placarding and training. Find out more about cabin crew training facilities and minimum equipment lists. Drone detection action CASA has been using drone detection surveillance equipment at major events at various locations to monitor drone operations and support enforcement of the safety rules. In recent weeks drone surveillance was undertaken at events in Canberra and the Gold Coast. A number of drones were detected potentially operating in breach of the regulations and enforcement action is being pursued where appropriate. CASA is also using the equipment for surveillance at major aerodromes and around Sydney Harbour, a known drone hot spot. The data collected about drone operations will be used to inform education and information strategies, which is important in the lead up to the introduction of mandatory drone registration and accreditation in the second half of 2019. The portable surveillance equipment detects drones inflight and provides the location on the ground of the controller. CASA continues to issue penalties where there is evidence of drone safety regulation breaches, with recent penalties in excess of $1000. A man was recently convicted in the Victorian Magistrates court of three drone offences - commercial operations without holding a remotely piloted aircraft operator’s certificate and for two instances of operating over a populous area at a height from which the drone would not have been able to safely clear the area in the event of a component failure. Fines and costs totalled more than $1500. In brief Pilots need to be aware from 23 May 2019 there will be a difference in air traffic control radio transmissions. The change will see transmissions of flight levels that include whole hundred numbers made with the word “hundred”, rather than “zero zero”. For example, an instruction to “climb to flight level two zero zero” will become “climb to flight level two hundred”. Other flight level assignments, headings, wind direction and speed, and runway identifiers will continue to be transmitted by pronouncing each digit separately. The instrument setting conditions on the flight crew licences of pilots conducting community service flights has been amended to allow helicopters to operate these flights. This follows feedback from the aviation community. This extension will allow a greater number of pilots to volunteer their aircraft, time and skills to the community service flights sector. Find out more about community service flight conditions. Pilots can refresh their knowledge of radio procedures in non-controlled airspace by reading the ‘Be heard, be seen, be safe’ booklet. A PDF can be downloaded from the CASA website. Or a hard copy can be ordered from the CASA online store. Minor updates have been made to the advisory publication on pilot maintenance. This includes updates about who can carry out a schedule 8 maintenance and clarified information about inspections and checks. CASA is running a survey to find out views on the flight planning kit. The kit is designed to assist low-hour VFR pilots with good flight planning habits. It contains a handbook outlining eight stages of a flight, a flight planning notepad, personal minimums card, time in your tanks card, non-controlled airport procedures, be heard be seen be safe booklet, and a number of Bureau of Meteorology cards. Have your say on the kit. New drone technical requirements have been released in the just released manual of standards for Part 101 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations. The new requirements mainly apply to commercial and professional drone pilots and operators. Several of new requirements apply immediately while the rest do not take effect until 2020. Changes taking effect now relate to on-going approval of extended visual line of sight operations and ensuring there is a buffer between drones and any controlled airspace. Safety seminars for pilots Pilots in 14 regional locations around Australia are invited to attend an AvSafety seminar in May 2019. The seminars will help pilots develop skills in three key areas – communication, situational awareness and threat and error management. A practical scenario will be used to explain the concepts of threat and error management. Pilots will work through relevant defensive flying behaviours aimed at addressing human factors challenges encountered in single pilot operations. Pilots will be given special cards with key information on communication, situational awareness and threat and error management. The cards can be kept in a new AvSafety resource folder to build a library of critical safety information. Cards and folders are only available to people who attend AvSafety seminars. In May 2019 seminars are being held at: Armidale Alice Springs Burnie Bunbury Cessnock Geraldton Inverell Jandakot Kyneton Launceston Port Pirie Scone Townsville Yulara Don’t miss out by booking a pilot seminar now. Five engineering seminars CASA is holding five engineering safety seminars in May 2019. The seminars will cover a range of topics including leadership and mentoring for aviation maintenance engineers, specialist maintenance certification, Flight Safety Australia maintenance articles and a regulation review update. Engineers, heads of airworthiness and maintenance, other people from airworthiness organisations and maintenance training personnel will all benefit from attending the seminars. These are great professional development opportunities, allowing people to talk with CASA maintenance experts and ask questions. Engineering seminars in May 2019 are being held at: Alice Springs Gold Coast Gove Southport Toowoomba. Book a place now at an engineering seminar.

Thanks @ClintonB where is the &amp showing up for you...it could be something with your browser as It is ok on my end

Hi, the Classifieds will be back very soon. There was one component that was beyond my development capabilities so I am getting that developed by a 3rd party (costing $500 USD) and is half done so far. It should be ready in the next 2 weeks. In the mean time you can see what has already been created and will be getting switched on over the next week or 2: https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/site-update.63856/#post-457450 First Class Members can change that label to anything they like however the whole standard labeling system will change in the coming days as it will be linked to the whole Trophy System...watch this space, there is a huge amount coming that will make the site the best it has ever been...I am hell bent on that now

https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/site-update.63856/#post-457438 Although, if you want to be the "King" of the Aircraft Section and populate that then it comes with a permanent First Class Membership

Simple... To make a particular What's New page your default please follow these instructions 1. Go to the What's New page 2. Click "Filters" that is displayed in the bar at the top of the posts list 3. Select what you want (for example for all posts read and unread unclick the "Unread threads check box) 4. Click the "Save as default" check box 5. Click the "Filter" button

Thought you might like to see what I have been working really really hard on and is about done...exciting times with such a vast array of resources available to all...not only will you see this: (click to see a bigger view of all the options) But you will also have in there: Under Classifieds there are Suppliers Under Articles there are flying Tutorials and Aviation News Under Resources you will get all your old resources back including Google Earth Airfields Under Groups there are Clubs and Schools ...and much more...it is all just about completed with the final development currently being done in the Classifieds section Recreational flying (.com) is going back to being a powerful and complete comprehensive resource for all aviators You will be really happy with the What's New section, much easier Search function and an overall much smoother user interface...It has taken 6 months of bloody hard work developing it all but I know you are going to like it as I most certainly do

AvSafety seminars for pilots and engineers May 2019 Enhancing pilot skills in a dynamic environment In 2019, CASA’s Aviation Safety Advisors (ASAs) will run a series of AvSafety seminars—Enhancing pilot skills in a Dynamic Environment. This seminar will discuss how knowledge of human factors in three essential pilot skills will enhance aviation safety. communication situational awareness threat and error management Using practical examples, the seminar will look at enhancing the skills involved with radio communications around aerodromes and maintaining situational awareness in a dynamic and changing environment. The seminar will also introduce the role of threat and error management and discuss techniques to complement the technical aspects of flying an aircraft. The seminars are an ideal opportunity for you to interact with your ASA, discuss local issues and ask questions of the regulator. Register now via Eventbrite. Attendance is free. Locations and dates are as follows: Inverell Tuesday 7 May Register Now Armidale Wednesday 8 May Register Now Townsville Thursday 9 May Register Now Geraldton Sunday 12 May Register Now Burnie Tuesday 14 May Register Now Alice Springs Wednesday 15 May Register Now Yulara Thursday 16 May Register Now Launceston Thursday 16 May Register Now Jandakot Thursday 16 May Register Now Kyneton Monday 20 May Register Now Scone Tuesday 21 May Register Now Cessnock Wednesday 22 May Register Now Chinchilla Tuesday 28 May Register Now Bunbury Wednesday 29 May Register Now Port Pirie Thursday 30 May Register Now The presentation includes references to the CASA website. Please feel free to bring your tablet or smartphone to follow the information live. New Engineering knowledge development—awareness through education If you work in airworthiness and aircraft engineering, we want to keep you up to date with changes, advances and the high level of safety knowledge you require. This is a complex discipline, so if you’re an engineer, operator, trainer, HAAMC or CAMO, we want to help you have access to the latest best practice, information and resources. You’ll also have the opportunity to interact with CASA and ask us questions. Some of the topics that this series of seminars will focus on are: leadership and Mentoring for AMEs specialist maintenance certification flight Safety Australia maintenance articles regulation review update. Your Aviation Safety Advisor will be available to discuss Part 66 license questions and issues both during and after the presentation if required. Register now via Eventbrite. Locations and dates are as follows: Toowoomba Wednesday 1 May Register Now Gove Wednesday 1 May Register Now Alice Springs Tuesday 14 May Register Now Southport Wednesday 15 May Register Now Gold Coast Thursday 16 May Register Now A list of all seminars and more information is available on the CASA website. Help make the skies safe for all, attend a CASA AvSafety seminar in 2019.

From CEO and Director of Aviation Safety, Shane Carmody I am sure everyone is aware of the issues relating to the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft following the two fatal accidents in the last six months. In the aftermath of the most recent accident in Ethiopia regulators around the globe were faced with serious questions to consider. At the heart of the questions was a simple proposition: in the absence of data confirming the cause of the Ethiopian accident was it safe to allow the 737 MAX to continue to operate? After consideration of the available information and consultation with colleagues at other regulatory authorities, I made the decision to temporarily suspend 737 MAX operations to or from Australia. Subsequent actions by other countries and authorities including the United Kingdom, European Aviation Safety Agency, Canada, the Federal Aviation Administration and New Zealand confirms to me the right decision was made at the right time to ensure the safety of the travelling public. This event highlights the fact that regulators such as CASA are faced with challenging decisions to make on safety issues right across the spectrum of aviation operations – from sport and general aviation right up to large air transport. In Australia the approach we take to these challenges is to gather as much relevant data as possible and then make an informed risk assessment in accordance with CASA’s risk assessment processes that guide our activities and decision making. When we make decisions it is likely not everyone will always agree with them, but I hope there is a realisation that when we act it is done for sound and well considered reasons, without fear or favour. Best wishes Shane Carmody Latest news North Australian helicopter engine initiative Engine data monitoring systems are the latest initiative in the effort to find solutions to the valve and cylinder problems affecting a number of northern Australian R22 and R44 helicopters. CASA and engine manufacturer Lycoming are working with four north Australian helicopter operators who volunteered to fit the engine monitoring systems. The data collected by the devices will provide detailed information on engine performance to allow a more comprehensive analysis of the issues. There are two distinct but interrelated failure modes affecting engine reliability: intake valve and valve seat wear due to oil coking, and exhaust valve and valve guide wear due to valve guide bell-mouthing. Investigations to date have indicated both issues may be impacted by hot climate engine shutdown/cool down procedures. An updated airworthiness bulletin has been issued on the intake valve issue, which includes advice from Robinson on a hot climate cool down procedure. Lycoming says the intake valve issues are aggravated by ‘hot loading’ and inadequate engine cool down prior to shutdown in ambient temperatures above 38°C. Read the updated Robinson R22/R44 engine intake valve and valve seat distress airworthiness bulletin. Pilot resources for radio use A suite of resources for pilots on correct radio procedures in non-controlled airspace is now available. There are two relevant civil aviation advisory publications, new procedures in the Aeronautical Information Package, a resource booklet and the rules themselves in Civil Aviation Regulation 166. In addition, a CASA video on radio calls in and around non-controlled aerodromes has a wealth of practical information. It is important to be clear on the right radio calls to make in non-controlled airspace following the clarification of the appropriate VHF frequencies to use in the vicinity of aerodromes in class G airspace. In many situations in non-controlled airspace, CASA recommends using the area frequency. However, in the vicinity of uncharted aerodromes, pilots have discretion to use the most appropriate frequency that ensures safe operation. This can be MULTICOM 126.7MHz. The civil aviation advisory publication on operations in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes covers hazards, standard traffic circuit procedures and radio broadcasts. Watch the radio calls video. Get these resources: Civil Aviation Advisory Publication on operations in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes Civil Aviation Advisory Publication on collision avoidance in the vicinity of non-controlled aerodromes Civil Aviation Regulation 166 The latest Aeronautical Information Package The updated radio procedures booklet Air traffic control radio call change Pilots will soon hear a difference in air traffic control radio transmissions. From 23 May 2019, a small change to the way numbers are announced by air traffic control will take effect in Australian airspace. This is in line with International Civil Aviation Organization recommendations. The change will see transmissions of flight levels that include whole hundred numbers made with the word “hundred”, rather than “zero zero”. For example, an instruction to “climb to flight level two zero zero” will become “climb to flight level two hundred”. Pilots should read this back as “flight level two hundred”. Other flight level assignments, headings, wind direction and speed, and runway identifiers will continue to be transmitted by pronouncing each digit separately. Transmissions relating to altitude, cloud height, visibility and runway visual range also remain unchanged. Full details will be published in the May 2019 amendment of the Aeronautical Information Package. Advice on cabin safety investigations A wealth of guidance material to support cabin safety investigations is now available. CASA has published two cabin safety bulletins on the important topic. The goal of a cabin safety investigation is to analyse all aspects of an incident, looking at the actions of cabin crew members and passengers, as well as the cabin environment, relevant systems and equipment. The investigation should identify safety deficiencies and lessons learned from the event. Cabin safety investigations may result in the development of recommendations related to operator procedures, fatigue, training, safety and emergency equipment and aircraft systems. As part of a safety management system air operators should have documented policies, procedures and guidelines for conducting accident and incident investigations. One cabin safety bulletin looks at the role of cabin safety investigators, the types of events that should be investigated, crew member interviews, questioning of passengers and fire, smoke or fume events. The second bulletin provides information to assist investigators with information analysis when building a report following a fire, smoke or fumes occurrence. Go to the cabin safety investigation bulletin and the cabin safety incident analysis bulletin. Drone milestones highlighted The remotely piloted aircraft sector is reaching significant milestones. There have now been more than 11,000 remote pilot licences issued by CASA and more than 1500 remotely piloted aircraft operator certificates. This year the number of remotely piloted aircraft operator certificates is likely to double the number of current air operator certificates. These milestones were highlighted in a speech by CASA’s Luke Gumley, the branch manager Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. Luke told the Australian Association for Unmanned Systems conference in Melbourne the concrete steps CASA is taking to manage and promote the safety of unmanned aviation in Australia. “Integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems into the system of aviation safety, particularly into Australia's airspace, should provide sufficient flexibility for innovation in the remotely piloted aircraft systems industry, without adversely affecting other airspace users, the travelling public, or posing unacceptable risks to people or property on the ground,” Luke said. “The pace of technological change in the remotely piloted aircraft systems sector means CASA must continue to adapt its more traditional approach to aviation safety. Our clients are not only the professionals, but all remotely piloted aircraft systems operators, including recreational flyers and hobbyists. CASA must use a combination of safety information, persuasion, technology and regulation to appropriately manage safety. We balance the need to develop policies and regulations responsively, with appropriate research and consultation. The speed of change and the growing remotely piloted aircraft systems user base necessitates a different way of thinking for a regulator.” The speech highlighted the work CASA is doing on remotely piloted aircraft registration and accreditation, remotely piloted aircraft surveillance and digital transactions. Read the remotely piloted aircraft speech. In brief Chief pilots of remotely piloted aircraft training organisations will soon be able to lodge remote pilot licence applications online. This means remotely piloted aircraft training organisations won’t need to scan paper forms and send them to CASA. The remote aircraft licensing process will be managed through CASA’s online portal, with exceptions for students who are also applying for an Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate or who need to undertake English language proficiency assessments. Remotely piloted aircraft operator certificate renewals that don’t require any variations will also move online in the near future. Have your say on proposed changes to the Part 60 Manual of Standards. Part 60 of the Civil Aviation Safety Regulations covers flight simulators and synthetic trainers. Proposed changes to the manual of standards relate to the qualification standards and specifications for synthetic training devices. They will replace unique Australian standards with standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization, the United States Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency. Consultation closes on 10 April 2019. CASA has published a proposed airworthiness directive for Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation S-76 series helicopters. The proposed directive relates to the main landing gear positioning rod assembly and expands the applicability of a current directive. The issue is potential landing gear collapse caused by corrosion due to dissimilar metals in the landing gear rod end. Comment by 10 April 2019. The updated and improved safety behaviours kit for pilots is now available. The kit has booklets, videos and worksheets. Order your safety behaviours kit from the online store. An alert has been issued on critical freewheel unit lubrication issues in Bell 206 Jet Ranger and Long Ranger series helicopters. Action should be considered to reduce the possibility of torsional main rotor mast yielding and in-flight separation of the main rotor head from the mast. In an airworthiness bulletin CASA recommends clutch oil filter inspections. Applications for CASA sponsorships opened on Monday 25 March 2019 and will close on Friday 19 April. Organisations applying for sponsorship are required to complete a safety promotion sponsorship application form. The sponsorship program is open to community and not-for-profit organisations that promote and raise awareness of aviation safety. Seventeen pilot safety seminars Pilots in 17 regional locations around Australia have the chance to attend an AvSafety seminar in April 2019. The seminars will help pilots develop skills in three key areas – communication, situational awareness and threat and error management. A practical scenario will be used to explain the concepts of threat and error management. Pilots will work through relevant defensive flying behaviours aimed at addressing human factors challenges encountered in single pilot operations. Pilots will be given special cards with key information on communication, situational awareness and threat and error management. The cards can be kept in a new AvSafety resource folder to build a library of critical safety information. Cards and folders are only available to people who attend AvSafety seminars. Extracts from the new plain English guide to the Part 91 operating and flight rules will be available for review and comment. In April 2019 seminars are being held at: Port Hedland* Ballina Lismore Grafton Karratha* Mudgee Hamilton Island Dubbo Kununurra Airlie Beach Broome Mackay Jabiru Maitland Clifton Warracknabeal Gove Book a place at a pilot safety seminar. *Subject to cyclone recovery.

No as that was a function that was developed in Xenforo. I may include it in the IPS software at sometime in the future but at the moment i am finding that I have very limited time which is frustrating me in being able to give you all a lot more with the site

As a side note @facthunter if you want ti know the story about my car, it was experiencing many transmission failures, you can read the story and see the videos at: https://fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11476408 In one incident I was almost killed about 200klm from Melb with B-Double trucks up my rear forcing me off into the scrub and a car in the next lane also ending up in the scrub.

This was the first complete flight cancellation I have had with Tiger however with JetStar, who perhaps might have more flights on the Melb-Syd route, the Monday morning flight was a regular cancellation and for a while there it was every single Monday but they were able to get me on the next 2 or so flights. JetStar Friday evening cancellations were also often and I found myself on a Qantas flight a few hours later. Overall though Tiger has been more reliable

You know I spoke too soon. Whilst my Friday flight was no problems I got up early on Monday morning to catch my flight to Sydney and whilst sitting there in my dressing gown having my first coffee for the day I get an email from Tiger saying my 6:45am flight to Sydney has been cancelled due to operational reasons and they had re-booked me on the 18:45 flight...that's 12 hours later. I had an extremely important meeting at 2pm that day with the CEO which I was not going to make not to mention the loss of a whole day's wages. I called Tiger and the only other flight they could offer me was for memory around 1pm so I would still miss my meeting. Now I actually had my car in Melb due to an issue I was having with it over the last 6 months (long story) and I was almost about to get a brand new replacement car from Ford with it but they tried one last time to fix it which they said they now have and Corrine only picked up the car late on Friday. Anyway the car was at home and I had not booked a flight next Monday back to Syd as I was going to drive the car back if it had been fixed. By this time it was 5:45am so I thought I could drive up if I left now...it is an 8hr drive door to door if I pushed it, so I told Tiger to move my booking to next Monday which they did. I jumped in the car and drove to Sydney and luckily the car did the trip without issue so it looks like the car is fixed great but I knew it would be very very close on whether I made it for my meeting or not. I got to work at 10mins to 2pm, changed into my suit in the car park and rushed in to my meeting with the CEO. The point of the story is that whilst Tiger has been much better than JetStar by a long shot, when they stuff up they REALLY stuff up and I was just extremely lucky that I had another option (JertStar was booked out anyway) available, an option that I would not normally have had.

I am at the airport again and I can say that since I changed over to Tiger I never seem to have any real problems...touch wood. I know they had a bad name for delays and cancellations but possibly since Virgin took them over they have upp'd their game...I know famous last words