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  1. BrendAn
    It's pretty easy to find. I did it anyway and it is listed on my profile. Ra people know. I talk to the tech people and Nicola quite often. I may not have RPC yet. But I have owned a few aircraft.
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    Nothing to be ashamed of at all. I never read what the cause of the incident was. I watched a utube the other day on a new single seat atec. Beautiful looking AC. Almost all composite construction but they have stuck with the wood mainspar. I think that is a testament to wood.
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    That is pretty close.. Forgive the troll comment, just never sure on the net. 211 mt would make him around the height you say. Fingers crossed he can modify his strip and move away from your house. Hope you can work out something between the both of you.
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    What is the distance from your house to the neighbours airstrip. That can give us a better idea of his height. He would more likely be at 3 or 400 ft. 150 is almost over the fence. I don't know if your genuine or a troll but you need to supply facts not guesses.
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    Did you have a hard landing in that aircraft. I remember you had it for sale but needed repairs to undercarriage. ?.
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    Bullshit. What's wrong with doing the l1 before RPC. Absolutely nothing. Ask Nicola what her reasoning is. She won't have a clue I can tell U that.
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    You can do your l1 as long as you are an raaus member. Don't worry about the pilot thing. I did it and the endorsement has been listed on my profile. I don't have RPC yet.
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    the tecnam has a hydraulic park brake. its ok to hold the plane while you get the chocks. i wouldn't trust it for long periods.
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    i would imagine the ga pilots that stacked uls would have been in the early 80s, late 70s. the rule was introduced to protect ga pilots. you and your mates were professionals. plenty of ga fliers that don't have your experience. i was told about this by an old auf member.
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    i know of a 912 uls that has 3600 hrs in a flying school tecnam. he ran it on condition to 3600 . never had a problem , never pulled apart. still passing leakdowns . he was allowed to run on conditon because the tecnam has a type certificate.
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    i think that 5 hours must be a carryover from earlier days when ga pilots would jump in a high drag low inertia aircraft and pancake them into the runway because they cut the throttle too early. these days there are a lot of aircraft that can be vh or ra .
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    i know you didn't. i was just pointing out the limitations of l1.
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    and the camel pilots never suffered from constipation.
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    l1 means you can only work on your own aircraft and do basic maintenance . even l2 can be obtained with very limited mechanical knowledge,
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    i already have l1
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    i had a few months break because our club ran out of instructors for a while. now i have access to 2 excellent raaus instructors i am back into it. got familiar with the tecnam again last weekend . this week we did efato and touch and goes. hopefully get back to solo fairly quick. i nearly changed to ga but decided to stick with ra because i want to fly ultralights. more fun than a cessne and easier on the pocket.
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    blip switch is for a rotary . isn't that how they controlled the revs.
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    i think it took me about an hour to read up then do the exam. pretty basic. there is a scope of work which it allows you to do, changing oil and filters. tyres and brakes. nothing structural or controls.
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    that bloke from mackay should never have carried passengers . if you want to fly unlicensed you do it away from populated areas and never take any passengers. thats how a lot of people do it. you might be surprised how many.
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    Yes the lying and missing paperwork is inexcusable. But the accounts from the 2 locals stated very low cloud when he took off.
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    I agree but what I am saying is the weather was so bad the day of the accident blind Freddy could see it was too bad for flying. I can't believe you people think the pilot had no responsibility because of limited training.
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    I don't buy that for a second. He was known for pushing the envelope. You don't need any training to recognise the difference between bad weather and good weather. And I remember how bad the weather was that day. Trying to blame others for someones stupid decisions is a cop out. Too much of this happens these days. We need to take responsibility for ourselves and our decisions. Also being an experienced paraglider I would have thought reading the weather would be important for that as well.
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    Wtf has 2 stroke popularity got to do with anything. I am sure there is a place for low cost ultralights . Not everyone wants a new sling or tecnam. There are a lot of excellent ultralight kits available. Ideal for those of us that just want to fly for the joy of being up there, not to go long distances.
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    I wish we could have an organisation to look after sub 80 knot ultralights. We get nothing from raaus, have to pay the same as everyone else to fly around paddocks In rag and tube. Membership should be cheaper than the new flash aircraft flying in busy areas. Too much to hope for I know.
  25. BrendAn
    Ok. So why do we have to vote the board members in.
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