old man emu

I'm pretty sure that you are correct. I could only find diagrams of hemispherical cruise altitudes for VFR. I wonder which mental giant decided to ditch the quadrantals, which clearly would abolish the current problem and improve safety. That quadrantal system worked for years when the volume of traffic must have been less. Now with increased traffic we move to the transgender "See to be Miss..ed".

Years ago, wasn't the system quadrantal? I know that this applies to IFR, but if it's good enough for those conditions, why not for VFR. It's not as though it would incur great disruption to what we have now, and it has the advantage of having pilots using the same system from their very first TIF. Actually, every one of us now has the opportunity to have a say on this to Government and subsequently to CASA. The Government is calling for submissions into the future of aviation in Australia to 2050. There is a wide range of topics, but safety is one of them. If enough people wrote a short submission just on this topic, it would gain attention. You can read about the White Paper here: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/aviation/aviation-white-paper and see the terms of reference here: https://www.infrastructure.gov.au/infrastructure-transport-vehicles/aviation/aviation-white-paper/terms-of-reference

No. Someone will update this one when information becomes available. It's OK!

You have confused me. I'm looking at the VFR levels diagram. If an aircraft is flying on a magnetic track of 007 its track would be a bit like this: An aircraft flying on a track of 170, its track would look like this But by making these diagrams I see your point that these tracks could conflict depending on the relative starting and end points of the respective journeys.

BrenDan You might see that this thread has been reported. Don't worry. I don't know how to alter a thread title, so have sent it to an adjudicator who can alter it to the format approved of for this topic. Cheers OME

I'd rather climb mons venus

Got ya. Too many things whizzing around in my head when I designed it. How's this for a solution? At the moment the sheet is in portrait orientation. If I switch it to landscape I can add columns for two more sectors, and widen the columns in the top section. That would mean moving the W&B and Pilot's notes sections to the right hand side of the page. Got to get back to my house renovations. I'll work on it tonight, and put up a revised form for comment.

Caveat emptor, quia ignorare non debuit quod jus alienum emit Let a purchaser beware, for he ought not to be ignorant of the nature of the property which he is buying from another party. Also, Caveat lector It means that when reading something, the reader should take careful note of the contents, and undertake due diligence on whether the contents are accurate, relevant, reliable

The Event route only has 6 legs - like an insect, not 8 like a spider. Where did you see 8 sectors? I copied that from a flying school information booklet. I should have included a row for useable fuel, because that adds to the take off weight, even though the designers might have placed the centre of mass of the fuel so that it had a Moment of zero.

It's effectively a lock-out. How can members at Corindi Beach, NSW gather together members from Serpentine WA and Caboolture Qld to attend a general meeting and vote as a block? Technically it is possible, but practically???

OK! Another request for your comments. I have created a flight plan form to be used in the Event so that competition entries are all, as the cliches go, on the same page, or singing from the same hymn book. Your comments on it will be greatly appreciated. Old Man Emu REVISED FLIGHT PLAN FORM.docx

Good pick-up! Pays to actually read the letters on the page.

Another example of "I'll do the right thing, but I can't stop others being ignorant, entitled dickheads." On a lengthy leg, usually determined by the time to fly it, I surmise that incorporating readily identifiable features is the way to remain on Track. And it's not usually necessary to overfly a waypoint if your flight plan can indicate a position where you are abeam the waypoint. All you have to do on your WAC is draw a line from the waypoint to your track to intersect at 90 degrees. Admittedly if there isn't a clear line of sight from your track to the waypoint, you might have to dog-leg your track.

I was implying that by going from an association to a limited liability company, those who were members of the association relinquish control of the operations controlling their interests. I could be corrected as I have not read RAAus' constitution, so can't comment on member's input into decision-making.

Ahh! The benefits of moving from "Incorporated" to "Limited"

Don't you have some sort of carbon dioxide detector in your cabin aircraft? That's what people on this forum would want one for. Most who do have used these: At $10 per annum, it would make sense to purchase an electronic device that has a longer serviceable life. Bunnings has a one for domestic use for $30.00, but pilot supply shops sell ones that you would probably trust a bit more for upwards from $250. I suppose you could do the Sodastream test with the Bunnings one. I don't think that a detector for use as a warning device would need to be accurate to 1 ppm. All you need is to see the output change from normal background level to higher levels. Those ones I've illustated simply change clour - lie X-Ray detector tags medical radiologists wear.

Write anyway. Your comments might not apply to Toora, but what about telling of your experiences where Councils did good or bad jobs? You can tell Council what sort of things attract you to an aerodrome for a day flight or en route stop-over. You can tell Council that what you have experienced and would like to see at a WA aerodrome is what east Coasters would like at Toora. So, please write. OME

Don't piss before your water comes. Any deviating effects your airframe, engine and avionics are likely to make on your magnetic compass will be dealt with when the aeroplane is complete and you swing the compass to get the data for your compass deviation card. You did ensure that when you bought your compass you specified that it had to be adjusted for Southern Hemisphere dip, didn't you?

I'm saddened by the lack of response to my plea for pilots to compose a letter to Gilgandra Council telling it that regular maintenance of runways is essential to attract people with money to spend in the local economy to use the aerodrome. Is it that people lack the time to compose a letter, or is it they don't know how what to say? In an attempt to overcome these factors, I have composed an example and attached it here. In that I have put all the things that that should be put to Council. If you are going to give this support and want to follow the example, PLEASE change to wording and writing style to suit the way you speak. Don't simply use my words. That makes any letters sound insincere. Email your letter to me here: [email protected] Thanks, Old Man Emu for Arthur Butler Aviation Museum Inc. Pro forma letter to Council.docx

Didn't I hear something in a discussion video about using aileron to lift a dropping wing when close to the ground. But that only applied to Ag pilots, so I'm led to believe.

Talk and talk and talk! No landing fees at Tooraweenah! That'll be a drop in the ocean compared to your vast estate she'll get after the funeral.

Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing, or words to that effect are often used to encourage the masses into action against a perceived wrong. In the case of Tooraweenah Aerodrome, I can happily say that there are no Bad Men lurking in City Hall. At the moment they are not "woke" to the need to budget for more maintenance and for provision of facilities. No one is trying to turn the site into a 21st Century residential slum, or Storage City. Let's face it, every Council is short on funds and needs to be careful how the funds they have are allocated. All the Museum is trying to say to Council is that there will be an economic return to the community if the aerodrome is well maintained, and there is a decent place to relieve the body's needs after a few hours in a confined space. I was very fortunate today at Bankstown where I met the Head of Flying Operations of the Little Wings organisation. This organisation does similar work to Angel Flight. He showed me on a map of NSW the places from which they pick up children to take them to specialists in Sydney. As we were talking he mentioned a young girl who had been burned and was receiving treatment in Sydney. He could not remember her name, but when I said the name of a girl I knew in a similar condition, he said she was the one. I told him that I drove the bus that took her to football practice. So he is going to write to the Mayor to tell him that keeping Toora in serviceable condition would improve the service his organisation could give to the community. That's the sort of information that will swing the Council's thinking towards a higher level of maintenance, which in turn will flow on to benefit those of us who would use the aerodrome. For those of you who don't need the aerodrome for business purposes, we ask that you indicate to Council that you would use it for one of, tourism of the Tooraweenah area, or taking a short break whilst en-route elsewhere, or as a destination for navigational training flights, or simply somewhere to go for a weekend away. The Council is not interested in spending money on obscure activities such as establishing a museum. It only wants to spend money to the benefit of the community. This is what good men should see and do something about.

MY OPINION: Written to their friend. I think that by January 1906 they had sold the patent to the company formed to make use of it. The comment to Chanute seems to me to be, "We could, but we have 'commercial in confidence' considerations to address. Once they sold their patent, I think that they realised that they were trapped in the corporate world, which they had not understood when the entered it. Basically, they lost control of their freedom of expression. Since they were the celebrities, it is only natural that the Company would push them forward into the limelight while that movers and shakers hid in the (theatrical) wings. Garfly, I didn't mean to make a personal attack. On reflection I think I didn't read your post fully. Sorry.

Initially, Heritage listing sounds like a great idea, but when strangers start poking their noses in and enforcing their rules, those who pressed for the listing start losing their control. In other words, listing can be a double-edged sword. It opens the floodgates to grant money, but entangles you in the attached strings.Right now we just want to enthuse the Council. I would like to thank those who have responded to my request already, and ask those who are yet to do so, to take ten minutes to write a letter and send it to me. The experience we gain running this campaign could be a boon to you and your flying mates when your Council starts making noises about the high cost of maintaining your aerodrome and that closing down the aviation side and opening up industrial or residential developments would return more to Council. Ironically, those same Councilors and their families and friends will happily fly away on holiday. Do they expect to fly in pilot-less aeroplanes?

That is utterly incorrect. The Wrights were swapping information all over the world. Yes, they did patent their method for 3-axis control. But they sold the patent to a company set up by the Big Business tycoons of the day. The Wrights held shares in the company and so were the front guys for any litigation brought on by the company. So check the fact before continuing to spread false news. I have posted a video about the patent business either her or on the sister forum.