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  1. jackc
    I am sorry, but RAAus needs to lift their game a bit. They can harp on all they like about safety, maybe their methodology in the delivery of the message needs to change? In this threads case, pilot made poor decision by the looks of it. His logbook hours, experience, endorsements etc mean NOTHING. His licence did not save him. Circumstances on the day went against him 🙂. I feel sad for those left behind 😞. He probably should never have started the trip, if the plane was not right. Too late now 😞
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    Most Govt Depts won’t allow the use of 20lt jerry cans due to being too heavy when filled, due to OH&S rules. I use 2 x 10 litre cans as it’s a balanced load for my body to carry, using 1 x 20 litre can is an unbalanced load and not good for your body, especially when heaving it into the back of a ute.
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    Use 10 litre steel jerry cans, filled from 20 litr ones, with large Mr Funnel works a treat. Too old lifting 20 litre cans these days 🙂
  4. jackc
    In this this thread’s case I would say a robust discussion of differing opinions. NO group of posters have the same opinion and that is a good thing, I have learnt from many who don’t agree with me at times:-). So long as discussion does not turn nasty and totally revengeful, just let it flow along 🙂
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    I guess the end was near when he teed up a beat up run on his mates house in North Coffs, so his mate had a photo op from his lawn. The relationship went backwards from there 😞. Well, I wrote off my 6 hours money in lesson credits that he ripped off me. Not to mention my logbooks he did not send to my new flying school. I still chuckle on one lesson near the end, he says ‘your aircraft’ so I promptly head out to sea 🙂. He says, ‘where do you think you’re going? ‘. I say ‘New Zealand’ Please book inflight refuelling in 5 hours time! He says ‘what about food and beverages?’ I say ‘none’ then silence fir a few seconds then I say ‘ think yourself lucky you are not sitting on a 20 litre drum riding with my airline’. I guess I did not endear my self to him. He seemed a nice guy otherwise, but I have learnt a lot since those days. I guess I had to start somewhere………
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    Well, I think I got ripped off first time around…….I did 18 hours training with my first flight school and never got to do a take off even 😞 I was beginning to think I was a crap student. But then another student did something like 35 hours to get her RPC at the same place. Current flying school was a 2 hour training assessment tha i passed fine, after nearly 3 years no lessons COVID plus a hire pilot binned the original flying school plane (5 months to get repaired) I lost 6 hours of lesson costs in credit etc, so never went back. Current CFI asks have I ever done takeoffs and landings……no, none of that. So we did a take off together, then next one I did…….worked out fine. Did my circuits OK until I hit a willy willy and shook things up a bit. Landings are next up in a week or 2 and he says I should be good to go after another 4 hours, and hopefully do solo time. Not banking on that but I am getting closer to the end goal 🙂
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    With a lack of verifiable information, the Coroner will probably trot out the old ‘Death By Misadventure’ finding?
  8. jackc
    In respect of this crash, I wonder how many hours in the pilots log for last 12 months? What about last BFR? Experience on aircraft type? Overall condition of aircraft? Experience in flying the type of conditions present on the day? Since no investigation? We won’t know, apart from bush opinions and gossip?
  9. jackc
    We all have our methodologies in making our decisions, based on our knowledge and risk assessment. Even PICs with many thousands of hours in their logs can make a mistake. Even to the point….don’t feel like flying today, so I won’t. I used to apply it to motorcycle riding, even.
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    Landing on the highway have been a better option? OR fly to alternate, not many out there though. Either way may have been less crosswind for take off. Would have be best to stay on the ground for right conditions?
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    Want your crash investigated? Change over from RAAus rego to VH rego and ATSB will have to do something 🙂
  12. jackc
    Thanks, Maybe I go for Grey non polarised because I will installing one of these to replace the AH I have, which won’t cage anymore and would not know IF I was upside down 🙂 https://www.flightstore.com.au/avmap-ultra-efis
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    I was thinking of putting my Ham radio in my Super Bin Chicken, with small horn speaker above my left ear and use a noise cancelling mic where its easy to get at. Want it standalone and not integrated to the Avionics at all.
  14. jackc
    Thanks, decided to give my plan for the 230 a miss and just suck it up, I will just use another plane equipped for bush flying.
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    Some experience that was, left eye needs slight correction and right eye good so I told the Optometrist I wanted bifocal lenses for reading instrument panel etc and that saved me perching a $9 pair of magnifiers on the end of my nose! and having to look over them when looking outside. Big problem now is what shade/colour of tint to use for the second pair as Sunglasses? He knows nothing of the best solution for an Aviator? So in the end I will end up with 2 pairs and a haemorrhaging health fund 🙂 I will end up with 1 clear set and one tinted set. So, any suggested colour of tint for flying, please?
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    Well, will see what happens……have eye appt in 2 hours to get a verdict……. I will report back 🙂
  17. jackc
    Glare COULD be a problem? Never worn Sunglasses in my life, ever. Sun visors have been OK, none on plane…..
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    Experience to date……tells me that I need something. If I don’t need for some circumstances all OK but IF I do need and don’t have then things can get harder to see, especially when there are merging colours. had trouble finding airstrip a few weeks ago…..too many green crops near it. Now they are harvested can see the strip easily, but not the yellow windsock:-)
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    OK, I need a compact set for looking at airstrips and surrounding landscape. One of my principal needs is to check Windsock direction too. Not knowing anything about them, I call on the collective wisdom. Would some kind of Telescope do the job?
  20. jackc
    OME, I try to be observant and work out reasons for my findings and since I am late to the Aviation party I have a lot to learn. These forums have been a big help from posters contributions to help acquire the required knowledge. I don’t want the mathematics of it all at my age, I simply need to know what works and what doesn’t 🙂 Case histories of those who have gone before me, are my teacher. 🙂
  21. jackc
    Turbs, thanks for your efforts with the explanation. At my stage in life I guess the complexity of it all has not as much relevance as it may have, earlier in my life. I try to use simple logic these days, 2 months ago I bought a Mahindra 4x2 ute with a tray. for 2 reasons…..it was half the price of a Hilux and it will last until I die and still do the job I want, it goes everywhere my 75 series Landcruiser goes on my steep property as it has an Eaton Auto Rear Diff Locker that actually works! So far 3 people have bought one after looking at mine 🙂 I guess application wise I made a good decision 🙂
  22. jackc
    Thinking about this, the airstrip i’s surrounded by harvested wheat crops and they seem to generate rising heat and probably ideal conditions for Willy Willy generation? Rising lift does occur on approach, but immediately turns to sink over the fence as the airstrip is all green grass? My assumption only in absence of any other reason? Flying over green unharvested crops seems smoother on a hot day more than flying over the harvested crop stubble? Willy Willys are something I will have to be very wary of.
  23. jackc
    Most people try to stay under the 4.5T GVM with small diesel dual wheel trucks. They don’t need to ‘pose’ but just get the job done 🙂
  24. jackc
    Being a realist in this life……I ‘arrived’ long ago 🙂. Dodge RAMs in the city? Yeah well maybe something about manhood…….so long as they don’t end up with wings 🙂
  25. jackc
    Everyday I see stuff ups in new road markings making it even more difficult for vehicles to negotiate, mainly bigger and older vehicles, although I get my best entertainment watch Dodge RAMs battling the shopping centre car parks. I break rules every day on a have to basis. Minor ones, but none the less they are rules. ALL of which we did not have years ago and didn’t need back then nor need them today. Rules are made for the DUMB people on earth…..the rest use their own judgement and commonsense to the level they have. Do you like the 100 hour learner driver log time? Car drivers must be more dense the pilots since a RPC should be achievable in about 30 hours? Would you think we need to change the RPC to 100 hours and that would make them better pilots? Change the rules for what some idiot bureaucracy wants? In the AUF days there was nothing, you could almost jump in and fly……AND crash. You can do the same today with all the qualifications you like…….I flew into a willy willy on approach the other day, saw no dust etc……..lucky I had a instructor or I could have been making love, to the ground. Now, we should have new rule that says Willy Willys should not come within a certain distance of an airstrip. Life will always have its elements of risk, regardless of rules.
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