Student Pilot

They were going for the clear area, finished up in the trees.

Just had a look at the form, it might be Confidential but you still have to put your contact details. Anybody I know who flys for a living would not submit one of those for the fear of consequences. As I said before, anything to do with CASA is toxic and consider ATSB as part of the system. Several times through my career I have tried to let them know about major problems, there was no help, all I got was increased attention by adits and surveillance. Take a look at prune and what they did to Glen Buckley. Whistle blowers in Australia are treated like crimminals.

Part 61, biggest waste of time and money, no gains only pain. No swap with FAA or JAA. Typical CASA, wasted space.

Yep, typical Jon Thorpe design same as the Cherokee. Your turn 750

Nice Stampe

Looks to be some clear country just behind, points to loss of control.

There's only recommended, no mandated as far as I know. I say the destination then time.

Or even "Parkes traffic, Cessna 172, ABC, 10 miles east, 4000, Inbound, Parkes 15"?

The worst I've come across are pilots who have a 1 year or 2 on a fresh commercial, they know it all and spray out calls as quick as they can. Bad radio calls are covered by every form of flying, from students through to an odd airline pilot, most are professionals and treat it as such. We've all heard (or half heard) a 2 stroke ultralight of some sort where an un-shielded ignition makes the transmission unreadable. Or gliders where their battery is running on 3 volts and the transmission is almost inaudible, some areas gliders have a reputation for not talking at all (Also IFR but that's for another thread). Goes right through from machine gun transmissions from mail run pilots to the odd smug rookie talking down to everybody in a regional airliner. We all have to try and make our calls understandable. No need to try and complicate with all sorts of terms and procedure. Just tell people where you are and your intentions in the simplest of terms. Example: "5 miles Southwest 3000 inbound". Also no need to give a highly detailed rundown on your circuit joining just what leg and if not standard then just a wide or close, another example: "Joining a close downwind low level for 03" No need to say nautical miles, that's what we work in, we all know that. Also no need to say "This time" after every transmission, we all know what the time is, it's just wasted bandwidth.

Trouble is not many have much faith in CASA, my dealings with CASA I avoid them at all costs. That's a cynical way of looking at things but 40 years both being an operator and flying for a living, my experience is their toxic. I know that's the wrong attitude.

If the classifieds on this website are any indication there's not much for sale just now

Looking at it I knew it sounded something like Breguet and was French, had to look up the name but couldn't find want model. The fin and rudder are distinctive. Not sure if this one has been on before, we're running out of stuff that's not one off.

Biggest problem I found is their training, they are trained with mostly low hour Australian instructors. The new pilots just say what they've been told, doesn't matter if it relates to the real world or not, e.g. circuit position. They say joining downwind but they are still 2 miles from the circuit. Perhaps instead of just whinging everybody should complain to CASA, usually doesn't do any good or have any impact but if enough complain and get some press coverage something might happen. Ultimately see and be seen is the way of uncontrolled airports, radio calls are not required unless an RCTAF if they still have such things or whatever they call them now. Use your eyes and if going into a known spot where this thing happens then be ultra aware.

Breguet of some sort

Interesting design compared to early American jets. The yanks didn't start using swept wing for a while, then using mostly German research and designers.

That's politics, some people think Trumps a great bloke..........we're all different

Interesting, has a Messerschmidt look about it. I'll do some surfin see what I can find.

As a Victorian, I'm happy with Dan's decisions and generally with Australia's actions. Australia corona cases...........7,276 cases with 102 deaths. As an example Canada..........................................97,000 cases, 7960 deaths. America.........................................2 million cases, 114,000 deaths. Yes there are differences in population but percentage wise Australian States health management has done way, way better. An example between management styles between States/provinces Ontario has 31,000 and next door in Manitoba they have 300 cases. I'm happy with Dan's decisions, Dan has done a superb job, long live chairman Dan

Not 12:15 in the morning here, 9:30am a day before you advanced folk in Oz. You up early or late?

Buggar Mr MacCarthy, you beat me toit.

Really big hint there Mail contract? Standard Aircraft Company JR-1B Hard all sorts of trouble tracking it down even with that clue, I'm a bit slow with these new fangled putor things. Sitting in motel room for virus isolation from travel so got plenty of time and wifi to look important stuff like this up

Jack was a pretty handy pilot as well. He flew up to Bundarra in the late 70's to look at an ultralight with the possibility of going into production and Jack being involved financially. He went for a fly in the machine, he hopped back into the 310 and was never seen again in those parts. He went up to see Gordon Bedson and the aircraft was the Resurgum. Gordon was killed when his 2 seat design lost a wing on a test flight. RAA has mostly become a rich mans sport, the same as private flying in GA used to be, with aircraft costing upwards of 100K and training $300 an hour, Joe Ordinary on wages (wages have been reduced in real terms in the last 20 years or so) can't afford that. There seems to be a lot less and less Drifters/Thrusters/Phantom types flying now. Basic is best if you want a proper flying experience.

They used the Spad cowl/engine and a lot of Spad parts by the look of it.

They keep crying out for cheaper airfares, sure some people go to Bali for birthdays or crissy hollydays but seems to me it was an ever decreasing spiral to oblivion with airlines. When some order a $60 fare (olden days pre virus) then get bumped to another flight complain loudly about poor service, there is usually small print on the cheap ticket to cover the airlines change of schedule. Cheap carriers, you get what you pay for. Although last time I flew Qantas the crew were tired and fatigued, the aircraft was dirty inside and there were delays. I'll fly others now unless I don't have a choice. Qantas general operating meanness and decision to employ folks on contract from other countries (Jetstar) doesn't help either, pilots employed from NZ living in Australia were on a lot cheaper rate just to get the "Dream job". Australia does need competion, if that competion gets together and fixes prices then you might as well just have one. Easy to see the likes of Alice Springs and regional's like Armidale and Tamworth, when there is no competition they charge what they like.How can it cost 4X more to travel from Sydney to Armidale in a Dash 8 (Used to be, no idea what it is now) than from Melbourne to Sydney on a 737?

180's and 185's weren't brilliant topdressing aircraft. The hopper didn't just block the starboard door it was equal both sides it used to halve the entry space and make it hard alighting. When cancelled the super bounty was only something like $7 a ton, at the same time some glaziers were getting wool checks of several hundred thousand. In the scheme of things it was a drop in the ocean.