coljones
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The aim of companies is to act in the interest of members. "Not for Profit" companies, like RAAus, RAC -Qld and the AMA can't distribute profits to the owners, the members, so in the long run sell cheap beer, build Taj Mahals, charge low fees or some other means to avoid making a surplus of cash.
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RAAus, the company, is an "association" owned by the members, generally the financial pilot certificate holders, just like most other associations, including registered clubs and aero clubs.
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It is probably cheaper for operators to use AvData rather than incuring the direct costs of airfield usage surveillance. A bit like planes, renting can be much cheaper than owning. A bigger bugbear is BP and their bloody carnets. -
Maybe it is time to make a list of AEROPLANE unfriendly airports since some, including the Roper Coast NT, are very unfriendly.
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You could do either but hotspotting adds another layer of complexity. Look at hotspotting via bluetooth, if you must, which will leave wifi free for your next gadget, a SkyEcho2 (maybe)
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I have a Tab s6 lite (LTE,4G) 10.5" and it works well (love the pen). A bit big for a panel but I either have it in a knee holder, sit it on the seat next to me or give it to the passenger as you don't need it continuously (just point the plane and fly the leg and look out the window to check your position because the GPS is not TSO (but can help)). For OzRunways 32GB storage can be limiting, I'd go for a min of 64GB. Mobile Data? Go Telstra every time, it has the most extensive network and despite the claims all networks piggy backing on Telstra are not created equal. Being an Apple sceptic is a definite sign of sanity.
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Garfly, I have the SkyEcho 2 teamed to RWY (OzRunways) on a Samsung Tablet. I have only set it up as ADSB-In till I sort out the Trig TT21 ADSB Out status. I can see both the light blue (ozRunways) swarm and the dark blue (ADSB) swarm but no ADSB Out from the (my) planes TT21 in flight, because, I suppose, it hasn't activated the ADSB Out because there is no GPS source. ADSB Out is a project in progress but ADSB In works well, I have, during the Covid Lockdown, been tracking heavies as they fly over the house at 1500 ft. On long flights, out of mobile range, ADSB is the only way to get situational awareness. Telstra is getting better with a range of small 4G Cells being installed at remote sites but they are not contiguous and the OzRunways swarm can't be seen (and planes on lesser mobile networks can't even transmit their position). Cheers
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TSO means that they don't cook in cockpits above 25C or exhibit other weird propensities when the only device available. We need an aviation Choice magazine which will test these things within an inch of their lives before hapless and innocent owners install them in their planes.
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I could be wrong ... Mode S is not ADSB-Out but you can add ADSB-Out to quite a lot of ModeS transponders by installing/adding a combined GPS Rx and antenna ADSB-Out is not Mode S (or A or C) ModeS responds to radar intercepts (where radar exists) ADSB-Out dumps identity data including height and GPS Position continuously ModeS only dumps id data including static pressure if (and only if) it is radar interrogated. ADSB-In cannot receive Mode A, C or S signals, it only responds to ADSB-Out signals. At the moment you don't need a Mode transponder in Class G or D but you do need a Mode transponder in Class A, B, C and E (and maybe above 10,000 ft) ADSB-Out squawk codes may make sense to ATC but the SkyEcho can, and should, be fixed to 1200 but which doesn't seem to be tracked by OzRunways. I'm still trying to work out if my occasional bird of choice has ADSB-Out (Trig TT21) without crawling through the plane looking for the GPS source. Either it doesn't or it has a squat switch but doesn't show up on ADSB In on OzRunways. Cheers and may Santa bring you a SkyEcho so you don't need to wait around for (yet another) government promise to be fulfilled.
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A bit of light reading for you https://socialflying.com.au/kimberleys-1
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Things change! While airports and strips slowly deteriorate resorts can, under Covid and the economy, change rapidly. The airstrip is OK, but for anything else you will have up to date info if you call the resort or check out their website or a grey nomad site.
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I was up there in 2019. We flew in. The strip is reasonable quality dirt of decent length for a PA-32 and within walking distance of the resort I stayed in the tents (glamping). The food was good and the staff were friendly.
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The members elect the board. I cant say that I was impressed that we threw ourselves under the ASIC bus because our biggest problem were the clowns that WE elected and that hasn't changed except the penalties for board members doing the job for themselves are much higher than under the toothless tiger of the ACT registrar of Cooperative associations. Instructors, CFIs and business owners? What would you prefer? A bunch of shiny arzzed lawyers and accountants busy building a CV or someone committed to the sort of flying we do? What is an aircraft importer on the board going to do? bribe the other 6 board members to follow him down the road of malfeasance - that's not going to happen.
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A bit of a hatchet job! The site you went to isn't ASIC, probably just wanted your money. Topaz has website, https://www.flytopaz.com/. ,
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Effing spellcheck
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Tweed might not be a mathematical term but it is an engineering term.
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Not always possible, sometimes the planes are owned by others so you do what you have to do, looking over your shoulder at the tank and flying by calculated rates of consumption and the clock. (And bladder)
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There are some cameras, like GoPros and Panasonic Lumix, which can be set up as wireless hotspots to allow apps on phones and tablets to take and display photos or stream video from these cameras.
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There are those, mePad and mePhone owners, who will claim that those devices are all you need - fuel gauge, navigation system and autopilot all in one (and inflight flight attendant services)
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Backhanded photoshoot on mobile phone.
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Yes, a pain in the bum. I have taken to using my phone to take a picture at startup, every half hour and at shutdown. Makes a good fuel log as well. Not sure about the last 5 litres but the last 10 is my reserve in a J120.
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Your problem as an inner city person, is if you are without off-street parking, how will you solve the problem of charging your car? For the rest, even those in the sticks, the biggest problem is distance, which, except for those doing long distances, is not a problem at all. I very seriously doubt that the vast majority of drivers in Australia would have a daily commute of more than 100km and on a trip of more than 300.
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The biggest problem facing EV is not country folk but inner city dwellers who don't have off-street parking or easy access to charging facilities. For the rest, even those in the country, where daily driving distances of less than 150km are extremely common, there should be no problems selecting EVs from the current worldwide catalogues. For those doing greeter distances than 400km return there will be hybrids available, maybe less than 1% of the total demand.
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Speaking as a relatively old fart i can say quite categorically that there are quite a few of us who are as dumb as dogshti and arrogant to boot. Having years of experience might also be doing the same narrow job with the same narrow mind learning nothing year in and year out.
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A report authored by a law firm (favoured by the government) would engender little faith. Engineers Australia is a body, through its members, with much technical expertise. Professions Australia is body representing engineers and other technical professionals at the workface who have intimate knowledge of what is happening, or in this case, what is not happening at the workface. I am a member of both organisations.
