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    There's no landing fees at the Childers Qld airstrip, but it costs Council $5,000 per year to maintain and only a few hangar owners are local residents contributing rates to that Regional Council. It used to cost $15,000 per year and Council were talking about demolishing the old toilet block (it cost about $5,000 to clean) so the Club took over the cleaning and provisioning, the mowing, spraying and maintaining of Council land. In return the Council only charges $55/pa for the lease the hangars sit on. But it still costs them $5,000 for wind socks, cones; major grading, drainage, access road, toilet painting, pump & cistern replacements, crusher dust, earthworks, survey etc. The Club puts in many hours of volunteer labour and about $1,700 in insurance, $2,500 in fuel, mower repairs & depreciation, toilet supplies, tea, coffee & milk etc so that other aviators can enjoy the strip and amenities for free. Visitors are welcome to give the Club a donation. Membership was increased to $70 to cover increasing costs in this area, but few begrudged the need to do so. I believe this model could be proposed to Council's struggling to justify the costs of maintaining small airstrips.
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    Canberra Aeronautical Club member hospitalised after NSW plane crash https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-23/man-hospitalised-after-small-plane-crashes-into-tree-in-nsw/10843668 The plane was privately owned, but the Canberra Aeronautical Club has since confirmed one of its members was flying. It is believed downwinds pushed the aircraft into the tree line shortly after take-off, causing it to clip the trees and crash. A spokesman from NSW Police, which is investigating the incident, said the man was the only person in the plane at the time of the incident.
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    Adelaide pilot leaves 'I'm bored' message and graffiti on flight radar https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-20/bored-adelaide-pilot-leaves-message-on-flight-radar/10829262 An Adelaide pilot has taken workplace venting to new heights by etching "I'm bored" into the sky. The Diamond Star plane, operated by Flight Training Adelaide, spent a little over three hours in the air on Tuesday to draw the letters over South Australia. The message was not seen by people on the ground, but was visible to aviation followers watching live flight tracking programs and websites. It is believed the pilot, who was working out of Parafield Airport, north of Adelaide, was "running in" a new engine. The "bored" artist is not the only pilot creating messages or artwork, according to the Flightradar24 website. Throughout the world pilots are drawing planes, love hearts, leaving messages and even signing their own work on return flights.
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    He can't be voted out by the other Directors. The Constitution says: 38.4 The Directors cannot remove a Director or auditor. Directors and auditors may only be removed by a Members’ resolution at a general meeting. Tony has resigned. There are only two scenarios (a) he has resigned voluntarily, or (f) he has resigned by informing the Board he is no longer eligible under the Act. People resign for a number of reasons; pressures of work, family commitments, health. Whatever, lets hear it from a reliable source. He's been an active Board member for a number of years, so I doubt it is the Board as he's weathered stormier seas than this present one. Someone who knows him may be able to shed some light.
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    The RAA Constitution says 34.6 The Directors may appoint a person as a Director to fill a casual vacancy if that person is eligible under Clause 36. It does not outline how this person is chosen, except by the Directors. As a recent election had been held the results show who was the next most popular with the members. They could have just picked a mate - then we would have something to complain about .... As for Tony King's resignation, best to wait for reliable news. He can't be voted out by the Directors, only by the members, under the Constitution. Reading the Board Audit, he does not appear to be the problem. The Constitution again: 37 A Director immediately and irrevocably stops being a Director if they: (a) give written notice of resignation as a Director to the Company with the resignation becoming effective as of the date specified in the notice, (b) die, © are removed as a Director by a resolution of the Members, (d) stop being a Member of the Company, (e) are absent for three (3) consecutive Directors’ meetings without approval from the Directors, or (f) become ineligible to be a Director of the Company under the Corporations Act. Tony has been on the Board for many years
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    Yesterday I helped move the Maryborough Military Aviation Museum to a shopfront in Maryborough CBD. It will be open, initially, on Thursday mornings at 108 Bazaar Street Maryborough Qld (between the Cane Growers Assoc and Hotel Carlton). The aircraft being restored are still in a hangar at the airport, but this at least will make the rest of the collection available to the public until the dedicated museum building is erected at the airport. If you are passing through Maryborough, drop in and see us. MMAM have a facebook page with contacts. Best to call first to be sure someone will be available to open the shop. https://www.facebook.com/Maryborough-Military-Aviation-Museum-1766531723608433/
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    You will have to ask Ian - been a while since we bought ours, but, if I remember correctly, they were unbranded, came in a plastic zip-lock bag. They are still going OK, the original DCs they replaced got wrecked by whiskery blokes, they oozed from small holes and tears. As my plane isn't used for training anymore, I am the only user, which might explain why they are still good. I think they are marginally better. The DCs were a thicker plastic and all gel, these are softer and might have a little foam inside with the gel. They are not as sweaty. Just looked it up - bought Dec 2014. for $29.95 per pair.
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    Try the Shop (Clear Prop) on this site. We bought gel seals for my David Clarks - I see Ian has them for $30. Profits go back to running this site. See this https://www.clearprop.com.au/headsets/headset-parts/ear-seals-silicone-gel/
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    If you are referring to ELAAA Pty Ltd - Keith Page is a Director, and other Directors are on this forum who may be able to tell you about progress.
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    Checklists do serve a purpose - I worked in construction - a couple of our lads self assessed (ticked & ignored) the Hot Works Permit. Angle grinding on a hot windy day without clearing the dry grass from where they were working or having water on hand. Up she went! Grass fire raging towards the car park and private land while they raced around trying to find something to fight it with. Wall of flame between them and car ... total write-off. If they had heeded the requirements it may not have happened. As it was he had to bear the loss of his vehicle and the wrath of his boss, and the local farmer lost a few hectares and a day mopping up. No checklist and he could have pleaded that No-One Told Me ... and the company might have been compensating a whole car park full of vehicles and an irate grazier.
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    Mining includes all the little Mum & Dad mines (think opals, gemstones) and in some States Quarries too. The big coal mines have a fatality rate you can count on one hand. That graph shows the proportion of fatalities (not the proportion in reference to the size of the industry). Eg if there were 100 deaths in 2016 then 26 were Transport etc and 3 were Public Admin. In reference to the industry (a % of all people so employed) would show that agriculture tops the list as the most dangerous.
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    There's an airpark, but the subdivision has no services - they are relying on buyers to provide their own off-grid solar etc. None sold as far as I know. The Maryborough Millitary Aviation Museum hopes to have a museum building up and running in 2020 and is presently restoring things and displaying in another hangar. The local prison has flights transferring prisoners & staff. No RPT, but there's a RAA flying school, Aero Club with C172 and some gliding enthusiasts getting that Club & School going again. Fuel on site or short walk to Servo. Large grounds with off-street parking, sharing with other useful facilities and organisations, with public amenities for 'festivals' like the Wings & Wheels a few months ago. Right the beside the town. I don't think it is under any threat because it is making itself too useful.
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    Can you add "country" to the avatar please. So I know when responding if they are USA or Australia etc. Particularly useful if they are talking regulations or prices. The old system had a flag or location text. Sue
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    Too much sugar is a problem, when it adds extra calories that are not needed. Particularly in our modern age when we are less active. Mr FV often says "what's wrong with young people these days ..." (among a litany of other things ..) "they don't eat enough FAT." I remind him that when he was their age, and eating lard sandwiches, that he milked the cow, chopped the wood, walked his sisters nearly 2 miles over swamp & hills to school where he carted water, chopped wood .... Compare that to the teens who wander from bed to kitchen to car & school room while attached to their screens. They don't need more fat, they need more exercise. He chose Splenda because it is made from cane sugar, with less calories. Our tastes have been moving towards sweeter food and manufacturers have been adding sugar as a cheap and appealing ingredient. Remember when Peanut Butter was all peanut? Now in a Choice taste test, the best ranked were also the highest in sugar & salt. When we look through his early Ultralight pictures - they were all weeds - you needed to be on the light side to get the Wheeler Scout off the ground. Now we are looking for increases in MTOW to accommodate our larger frames.
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    Mr FV swapped his white sugar for fake sugar (Splenda & Hermesetas) and lost 4kg, cleaned up his fatty liver & high iron stores. He's now working on reducing the amount of "sugar" in coffee and on Weetbix and taking less on his plate. Keeping active is the key for both of us. He's a great advocate for drinking more water, and lots of it - he tells everyone.
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    I like the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet because it is based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines. There's no additional food or meal replacements - no cost to participate. Research had shown that protein spread throughout the day and low GI foods kept people satisfied for longer. You can still have treats, but these are one a day (beer, chocolate etc) not in place of food. People lose weight on it and change eating habits. The other thing that convinced me was their estimate of the weight I could expect to lose over 12 weeks - 1.9kg - pretty reasonable given I am tiny and only just overweight. None of the overblown hype of the commercial (food additional ...) Lose 10kg a month!, drop 3 dress sizes by summer!, diets. And it is not a restrictive diet, it is a healthy balanced diet. It is the only one I have investigated fully. Have a dau-in-law who has been on just about every one; the weirder it is the keener. They all get tossed aside for the next lot of shakes, supplements or evil foods. Regardless of Diets, just reducing your plate size should go some way to reducing your MTOW.
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    If you don't want to risk any money - try the CSIRO's Total Wellbeing Diet. CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet $199 fully refundable at the end of 12 weeks if you are lighter than when you started. No shakes or supplements, just a healthy eating plan. I found the recipes a bit complex, but if you just stick to the Units (protein, veg, fruit etc) it is easier. Fully on-line, based on science from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, refund offer only for Australians, but the program is available to everyone. We lowered our MTOW by 8kg & solved his liver problem.
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    I've had my C152 since 1995. Just me & the dog for many years. Always thought they were designed for 6' Texans as I had to sit on cushions to fly - then 10 years ago I married a 6' bloke who complains he has to take his boots off to fit in. Very forgiving aircraft - has been a trainer nearly all its life. I would land and guys would race over the field and tell me they soloed in her or did their PPL exam in her. Not so much in the last decade - (maybe because of the 6' bloke? ) or maybe they have got too old to fly. It was the C152 demo model on the East Coast of Aust and did time in the larger flying schools. Yep - love the Cessna. Mind you we spend more time in the RANS S7 now.
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    Welcome to the forum. There would be a few cobwebs, but planes have also inched up a notch too. Not to mention all the legislation ... What type of aircraft are you pedalling? What did you do 40 years ago - Cessna? Piper? That era you had to do a minimum of 15 hours a year to keep the PPL and I knew a few who for one reason or another, let that slide and ended up giving it away. Then that was removed and you only had to do a BFR to fly. There were a few in the 1990's who came back to it. It never leaves you! Sue
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    Hi Lyle! Yes, I still have INC, but we fly the RANS S7 more often, cleaning up the GA Lightwing for sale (you can only have sooooo many planes), working on the Karasport, and cleaning up the other "projects" in the shedssss. 400 years of work ahead of us .. Scout, Turbulent, Sonerai (half built project his son bought), various engines ..... I would like to build a plane before I get too old to fly it.
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    Love the C152! Been flying one since 1995. Please let us know how the Solo goes, and I am hoping the weather holds - nothing worse than expending all that nervous energy only to have it put off. Good luck Darren. Sue
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    Hi Storm, don't need to be a pilot to enjoy flying! We enjoy the discussion on engines and new technologies. Sounds like you are already enjoying what's on offer. Sue
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    Mr FV & I live simply and don't use products that kill everything. The next generation does and constantly have the "sniffles", feeling crook etc. Father & son worked at the same place for 18 years; dad retired with nearly all his sick leave unused (paid out at end of work, so no incentive to use or lose) and son had used all his and some. Not conclusive proof considering the different work ethic between the generations, but observation of how sick they are in a sterile environment. They don't fly - so maybe that's it! I did a Uni course on Soils - amazing how many billions of bacteria live in a teaspoon of soil, yet we are quite happy to eat food that grew in it, ate it or sat on it.
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    We are long term AOPA members, and we have not seen that letter - did they consult us? From my limited view of AOPA, it seems Ben is at war with RAA. The membership numbers were a surprise as I understand they were hovering about 2,300, suddenly they have 3,600? If you are worried about RAA being run by a few - AOPA is all about Ben, not "the Board" or members. No doubt he has a lot of enthusiasm and a strong agenda. Unfortunately the website he ran, that RAA used for Classifieds, was a dead duck, with complaints of sold aircraft still listed years later, scams taking money still up long after users identified them, and no response from the Owner (see posts on RecFly). RAA cancelled the relationship. Why have a go at their ex-magazine editor? It sounds like sour grapes. I am somewhat disturbed by the recent Letters coming out of AOPA. Particularly the ones to RAA. Why are we still members? We understand the swings and round-abouts of AOPA, and while they are not representing our interests at this time, they are supporting the general pilot community in some way. I hope in the future they will drop the combative attitude and try to represent ALL pilots and aircraft owners.
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    Why we no longer have Tail Draggers:- On another (non-aviation) forum, someone posted this to explain why : Piper Aircraft being successfully sued for product negligence for producing taildraggers. From memory the pilot and airport manager had problems, and the pilot taxied for takeoff but the airport manager stepped in front of the airplane to stop him, and was killed by the propeller - the pilot cannot see directly in front until sufficient power is applied and the tail comes up. Hence the pilot could not see the idiot in front of him until far too late. The case essentially killed light planes in the US for a decade. When protective laws were passed all the light airplanes were subsequently tricycle geared. Any other Urban Myths to debunk?
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