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  1. It may just get a little interesting if you touched down with any drift on and the ribs failed in shear.
  2. Looks as if the airplane is off the taxiway A3 and not the runway as reported.
  3. I would think that it depends on how much adverse yaw your aircraft exhibits. Pronounced amount, then yes. Tiny amount, probably spend elsewhere. Will the autopilot work through your electric trim motors, or seperate?
  4. Every parachute comes with a detailed instruction manual including limitations. Up to the operator to know those ......... I don't know what brand the Bristell uses, but if it was a Galaxy GRS Ballistic chute and assuming the GRS 6, then just over 300 feet AGL in level flight, 400 feet level inverted, 500 feet in a spin and 600 feet in inverted spin. (figures absolute minimum test results and rounded up from metric - I use 500' same as the Cirrus as an easy height to remember and add it my x-wind turn. "500'- chute available clear left/right"). Galaxy have a great paragraph Quote 'You have a GRS only for additional security in the event that your skills, planning, judgement or careful equipment maintenance have failed to avoid a hazardous situation. When you use an emergency parachute system you may enter an unpredictable situation but the chances of saving your life are much higher than without it.'
  5. Learmonth is the designated alternate for Perth. Perth is a designated remote airfield requiring certain operational considerations.
  6. Used to be 5 up until the about 1960, then 4 until about the mid 60's, and then 3 until 2002. 05/23 was used when the X wind was > 25 knots on the 09/27's. Around 2000m from memory - OK for landing with max brakes and full reverse and floating wasn't an option so a good solid arrival rather than a greaser was the go.
  7. More than likely the carrier ran over him. Carriers back then didn't have angled decks ........
  8. Wasn't channel seven in the news themselves recently about spreading false news - maybe not fake, but poorly researched ........ it was on the radio today as well. Let me guess - Alan Jones ?
  9. Above article in the Daily Mail came straight from YouTube blogger 'Ellie in Space' - a little biased as she loves all things Elon Musk .................. There is a saying here - is it the truth or did you read it in the Daily Mail?
  10. Is this the future? Requires other aircraft to also be fitted with FLARM or have a transponder mode S or C. Commonplace in Europe ........ https://store.swiftavionics.com.au/powerflarm-portable/
  11. ICAO sets airline security standards for International operators, and it flows downhill from there.
  12. There is one crucial word in your sentence, and that is OUR. ASIC has nothing to do with requirements here in Oz.
  13. Sort of similar in that it gave more air - but a LOT more fuel. Yamaha's V-Max had a system that utilised 1 carb per cylinder up to about 4,000 rpm (don't recall exactly the rpm) and then 2 carbs per cylinder. It gave quite a rush when the 2nd carb kicked in and the front wheel went skywards .........
  14. Political - yes, sort of. Security services are generally reactive and need to be seen to be doing something. But if you think that 'they' give a monkeys about GA, then you are in for a world of hurt. GA is collateral damage in the attempt to give the paying public the best security that they can come up with. Is it flawed - yes, but I am really pleased that it is not my job to fix it - merely live with whatever measures are put in place. Oh, and BTW, there are a whole host of public facilities that have various levels of restrictions placed upon them. And yes - back to REX Airlines - I feel for the people affected - I have worked with many fine crew members whose families have been torn apart from this type of fall out from Compass 1 & 2, 1989, Ansett mk2, Bonza ....
  15. Supervised on the tarmac until unscreened airside entry into domestic terminal. Different into international terminal where they are bussed to the ground side - screening required then to get airside.. I did this for nigh on 39 years until retirement 10 years ago - maybe it's changed since then. ASIC is not for passengers - it determines who is allowed to approach the airplane unsupervised. Still feeling that it was not REX's decision to have an ASIC requirement - it would have been forced upon them by Capitol city airport security requirements.
  16. Only if it's required in the POH. Most light airplanes don't specify ..........
  17. So a local airfield 'owner' can decide that it's OK for an airline (and REX is an airline) to take passengers from an unsecured airfield and deposit them airside at an international airport ................ Every would be terrorist would be salivating at the thought................ I suspect that the original statement from REX read something along the lines of "We cannot operate out of your airport if it's not ASIC controlled rather that we won't." If an airport operator wants the ability to service major centres, then it must comply with Aviation Security measures.
  18. What 'authorities' decided it's not required .............
  19. Not unusual for catering companies (food vans) to come to an event on the basis that there are restrictions placed on the organisers regarding outside availability of food.
  20. Certainly is in the US. All turns in the vicinity of the circuit are to be made in the circuit direction. Stops airplanes flying in opposite directions on the 'dead' side.
  21. The -800 does not have massive turned up tips either - a gentle curve up only. Closer look would have picked the shorter upper deck reminiscent of the -100 & -200 series. Cathay flies the -400 and the -800 freighter, but no passenger variants of any 747 any more. They retired their last - 400 passenger variant in 2016 and their last -300 in 1997.
  22. Needs an analogue solution. Take your watch off and close your eyes. Spin your watch around over your head clockwise (hence the need for an analogue watch so you can figure out 'clockwise') while spinning yourself anti-clockwise 3 rotations. Open your eyes and let the watch go. Note in which direction it went and turn so your left shoulder is facing that direction. The watch would have 'Gone West' so you are now facing North. Simples......
  23. Deano747

    Airbus A350-1000

    Correct for fact hunter. Approach speed is the minimum clean speed.
  24. About 1,700 feet in. Flared just past the 500 ft markers.
  25. QANTAS certainly had a procedure for a 3 engine ferry on the 747's, and there was a story that they used it to recover one from Darwin during the Cyclone Tracy evacuations. The inoperable engine was blanked off the same way as when carrying an extra engine underwing. Ferry with essential crew only.
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