The Wolf

One of them had a 19 registration. I thought that it was home built RA-Aus that had that number. He was selling kits for it. I may be wrong, and GA can have it to. one of them was taking a passenger up. I have a pic of it on my camera, it is a bit rough, but you can tell it was the 2 planes.

I agree with you silverwing, but i think the problem with everything these days is "safety". It is becoming the witch of our day, needing to be sought and captured and statisticsised (is that even a word?") The problem CASA has is that when a plane crashes, everyone looks to the "Safety body" and says, why? even if they arent to blame and have little control over it. The general public still see flying as witchcraft and a miracle that those "dangerous contraptions" still stay up. I have to admit, that looking around NATFLY i was a little suprised at the wiring looms in some of the planes. I am in defence, everything is perfectly shaped, lengths are exact, everything is type 55 wire, J-STD-001 soldering, The works. But i understand that if a motor stops, there has been hours training in what to do, where to go, how to do it. I noticed on the report on the news some cop came on and yabbered on about how "i would expect he would have picked a more appropriate place to land" Like where? an apple orchard!?!? I personally think his flying and landing without incident was a credit to himself and training.

How do i get it. I'm interested in seeing it.

First, i want to say that it was clear that ALOT of effort went into this event, and i want to make it clear that i am not "bagging" the event. I just dont feel it lived up to the expectations for me personally, i was quite dissapointed. It offered little for the person who didnt join RA-AUS to travel. The event felt alot like one big car dealers yard. No "whats coming" and such that you get at other "shows" There were lots of little things aswell i felt could be done better, and i felt that these little things would appeal to people who don't fly. It could get them in and say "this is what RA-Aus has to offer, and yes you too can do it" I will keep comments to myself, as ohers enjoyed it, and it was Fun camping and speaking to new people and looking around. The town was welcoming, and the forums were informative. Again, i am not saying it was bad, just not aimed at me i guess. Let the flamming commence :black_eye:

In this months RA-Aus mag ( i think that is where i read it) They said no, not till the weekend after. A bit disapointing.

Do you mean flying it over there? My book says 20KM if your plane has floats, or within gliding distance if you dont. I'm not sure if you can get an exemption to that, it dosnts say.

I only use 1 stage of flaps in a 160 for landing. 2 reasons: 1) I was taught that way, and it is his plane so i land how he told me. 2) if i start to fall short, it takes a huge amount of throttle to get back onto the glide slope. I am still learning so this usually causes me to start to over-speed on my landings, and hence nose up. Huge risk of stall. I was told to go full flaps if i am coming in too high, or there are thermals on final that push me. I haven't been told not to use full flaps (I have been told to start practicing a few). I think the wear caused by a 9KM faster landing, is negated by the possible damage of a landing going wrong. If you get a strong headwind develop while you are on final, you can drop short quick and cause alot of wear/heating issues by having to go full throttle. I was told you cannot raise flaps once they are down, so you are pretty much commited to that landing. Once you are on the ground, if you start to wheelbarrow or lose control, that flap down is going to hinder you getting airborne as quick as possible. Just my thoughts, i dont have alot of experience so it may all be wrong!

I dont think it has anything to do with being lazy. They are trying to sell a "modern" plane. and modern things are electric. Everyone looks for their own interests in flying. I personally dont want to feel like i am flying a 13th century box kite so i want a plane with electric flaps and "modern" trinkets

After about 60 Landings on my own, i went for a lesson and over 2 hours, didnt manage to land a single one un-assisted. I dont mean the instructor saying "watch your speed" or anything. I mean he had to take over. The next weekend when i was there i was "fixed" and landed on my own perfectly again. It happens from time to time i guess, just use it to help you cope with things "going abnormal" and all will be well.

If there is a slight gust, i dont think the thermal wont be going directly up. So it would be pushing you forward aswell. The hot air rising would seek to go to the lowest pressure point, so could pressure variations at different hights mean that the lowest pressure point isn't straight above the source of the hot air, and such wont go directly up but diagonally and cause the hot air to be going forward (relative to your plane) aswell? Also, isnt there drag produced by lift, so if air is producing the lift instead of the wing, are you reducing induced drag by the wing? Just my reasoning :thumb_up:

You could use a MOSFET instead of a relay. You could use a monostable 555 with retrigger delay and Logic oscillator, you could use a microprocessor, you could use a flasher relay. They will all work, it just depends on ones exact requirements. You dont HAVE to over-current or over-voltage an LED to get it to flash, and they are quite bright without it.

What you are describing is thermal overload. Thats how zenon strobes work. If that is what he is looking for, then LEDs wont suit him(OP did ask for LEDs). I was describing using high intensity LEDs within their operating characteristics. They can be run in ambient temps of up to 100 degrees without going into thermal overload. You can get 2.1W LEDs that run on 3.8V and 350mA - 500mA and surged upto 1.5A. They are $15 each in AUS (but im sure there are overseas suppliers that you can get them from). They are "flat pack" similar to SMD so they can be heatsinked to the rear reflective surface quite easy, they put out 10000mcd each. Why would you not run them off a thermal flasher relay? Im sure with a little research, he could find a flasher relay designed for prolonged use. It really depends on how long he is going to run the strobes (just for landing to give a little extra "heads up" or general flying) also depends on the application he is looking for, how bright he wants it, and how much he is willing to spend. At the end of the day, it is cheaper and easier to just buy a strobe light, and mod it for your plane

If you put 10 LEDs in series, with a 1.2v Bias, it will form a voltage divider and regulate its own voltage. If each LED draws 80mA, 20 rows of 10 will draw 1.6A. That is the minimum current draw on most flasher units. You can have 200 LEDs on each wing to form the average 2X21W circuit that flasher units are designed for (although that many LEDs will be PRICEY!!!). You could run a resistor in parallel so any number under 200 will still be fine. Most will also allow a 2W globe for in the cockpit, so you can see if your strobes are on. Another option is the 1W LEDs If you were keen on the 1W LEDs. Each draws about 700mA so 2 in series will have a total draw of 700mA for each parallel branch of 2 (they have a 5V voltage requirement). 2 Branches equals minimum current draw. 2 branches (4 LEDs on each wingtip). There are some flasher units that will regulate flashing upto 20A (total of 28 LEDS, but i dont know how long your battery will last.... or how long till UFO reports come streaming in :P Or you could buy LED indicators. They are designed to glow bright, with minimum current draw, they come in a package (not the most beautiful :P) but you can always "hack it up" or just find ones you like. The hard part isnt the LEDs.. there are heaps of packages around. The flashing bit is the hardest, and an Automotive relay can be modified to do the job. For $600 you could buy quite a few relays and run them in parallel!!!

I'm with Tomo. If you want the lowest price, go an Automotive flasher. It will plug straight onto your battery. Planes are 12V aren't they ? Yea i am pretty sure they are (feel free to correct ) Most are capable of driving 2 23W globes, so any number of LEDs will be fine. They are abundant (Super cheap auto or equiv will sell) And easy to replace. With a simple circuit that anyone could build.

Cheers XD

I think it is fake. Bottom left and right of the screen, it appears to be a HUD off a game. The white line on the helipad, appears to be flickering (this happens when a graphics card re-renders a scene and the perspective of the lines slightly change) and there is a line above the plane, that rotates with it. I think it might be a name tag or an artifact left over from a graphics card

If you look just below the second double white lines on the runway. There appears to be a helicopter aswell!!

I dont see a problem. It wont stop the problem, but it will assist in policing. What do the registration cards look like? i cant see RAAus making them THAT easy to copy. It wont even be a hassle or anything. a small sleeve with a card This may be a precursor to that. Phoning/computering in a rego will take time. What if it is remote and no reception? What if 4 people want to take off, but an inspector wants to check their rego, and the computer system is slow? lines all round and much more agrivation. This will help identify offenders and "round them up" as anyone at the airfield will be able to see they aren't registered.

The best is polyurethane (the stuff that petrol containers are made out of). Polypropylene, Polyethylene or polycarbonates are all OK plastics in petrol A quick google search gave me these things http://cicball.thomasnet.com/viewitems/hollow-plastic-balls/hdpe-hollow-balls?&forward=1 -HDPE is exactly what the petrol containers are made out of. http://cicball.thomasnet.com/viewitems/hollow-plastic-balls/polypropylene-hollow-balls?&forward=1 not saying buy from there, just showing what you want is available. If you looked around im sure you could find plenty made out of this plastic

Good Going KB, Sounds life you are pretty stoked!!

Is it legal to keep 2 logbooks, if both logbooks are identical? I was thinking of getting a "nice" logbook, you know, the kind you can leave "lying around" when people come over, leather bound, lots of pages, nice gold lettering on the front, (oh silly me what is THAT doing on the table... why yes i do fly :spruce_up:) and keeping a second one that comes with me. Then when i get a page signed off i can get both signed at the same time. The signer can see both pages are identical, so i cant see a problem. The only problem would be is that allowed?

Oh, so you're not completely new to flying Should have guessed by the amount of posts. And that you have an airfield and plane listed already. Have fun anyhow

Yeah, i used the search and that came up, but it didnt quite answer them (or i didnt see the answer) Thanks anyway. I supose that photocopying would be the best one from what i read. If i photocopy nice enough, i could re-bind the copys, and use that as proof for the "previous logbook" page. I supose, what i got from all this is DONT LOSE IT it's just too much trouble.

I suppose while i am on it, what about endorsments? Are they linked directly to your licence (Do RAA have records of it?) Are they just in your logbook for reference or is that the official endorsment?