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  1. old man emu
    Right-oh, you two. Cut it out or you'll both get sin-binned.
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    No. Now all you see are vapers.
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    The ideology involved did not come from the Government. It was a massive scam perpetrated to some degree, no doubt, by Chinese organised crime syndicates. It is the same ideology we see here with housing - investment properties. Here we work to get some equity in the house we live in. Then we borrow against that equity to purchase an "investment property". The hope is that the rent will pay the mortgage on teh investment property and appreciation of property values will generate the money needed later in life to finance retirement. The same concept applied in China. Mums and Dads bought "off the plan", but, although the least expensive part of the building (the walls and floor) was built, the building was never fitted out to become habitable. Have you noticed in the usual weekend news reports of housing sales that many attendees are Chinese or Indian? At least in Australia when they invest their money to buy property, it is there to be seen and to move into.
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    A Vari-Eze sounds different because the prop is disturbing the sound waves coming from the exhaust pipes. My grandson used to have great fun by standing in front of a circulation fan making a monotone sound with his voice and projecting it towards the rotating fan blades.
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    It's a joke, Joyce.
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    (H)eight -two - O. Was it on floats?
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    Back during the Korean conflict, the Chinese made use of the Human Wave attack strategy. I suppose that if China had the available shipping capacity, it could swamp every other country with cheap vehicles. Perhaps it is out Design Rules that block them, since we require the driver to be on the right hand side of the vehicle.
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    This is where you make use of this community. Ask if there is someone who is a member here and lives in a European country would accept delivery of the item, then forward it on to you. I believe that you can pay the supplier from here, but specify a European delivery address. Aren't those Rotax engines used in those rs-about three-wheeler motorcycles? The filter might be available from them.
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    It would seem that Communism has failed to eliminate the Capitalist behaviour it so deplored.
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    Form follows function.
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    Oh No! Spacey's gunna get into the air!
  12. old man emu
    Thanks for that. Looks like the DC-3 was absorbed into the Ansett Group in the late 1950s. Not a Butler Air Transport hack.
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    Therein lies the rub! Let's say that 99.9% of operators of Part 103 compliant types do so with a high degree of safety. As soon as the aircraft operated by that 0.1% comes a gutza due to operating stupidly, the other 99.9% will be painted with the same brush, and before the paint dries, there will be cries from the self-appointed media experts for strict controls to be placed on these "death traps". No amount of self-regulation, or regulation through an Association will stop the 0.1%-er entitled idiots bringing a whole activity into disrepute.
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    It would cost me $410 ($435 with entry into controlled airspace approval) in total for my initial membership year with RAA. Then a minimum of $325 annually to remain a member. I have a CASA licence that requires me to have a Class 2 annual medical with a DAME since I can't get a Basic Class 2. That medical would cost between $250 and $300, but I could also probably get the doctor to complete my Heavy Vehicle Driver's medical, which I need annually, at the same time. Given that the costs to hire aircraft registered under either system are the same, why would I want to restrict myself by adopting RAA limitations on operations?
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    Yeah. For me the interesting part is not the flying but the contemporary views of the aerodrome and buildings. What is there now is not as it was in the 50's.
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    I found the Aerolight 103 specs which show a MTOW of 272 kg. That's 125 kg empty weight + full fuel. That would let a Fat Bastard of 147 kg get off the ground. Even a solid bloke of 120 kg could take off with a full tank and another 20 litres in a jerry can for four hours' endurance. allowing for a refuelling stop after 2 hours.
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    What is your current C152's call sign. I'm wondering which DC-3 it came off.
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    Like the Income Tax laws, Customs Duties are a complex matter. While we here do our best to provide helpful responses, the quickest and most reliable place to go is to Customs themselves. I note that you have four years to lodge an application for refund, so you won't have to rush things.
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    Matthew 7:7: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you."
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    Geez, The wooden wing spars look a bit rough. But seriously, contact Customs and ask them. The contents of the box might have been labelled incorrectly and so attracted import duty.
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    It used to be that once issued, a call sign was never re-issued after the original aircraft was struck off and dismantled. It is sensible to re-issue from an administrative viewpoint, but makes historical research a pain.
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    I believe that the writing and publication of Sport Pilot is out-sourced to a publishing company on a commercial basis. Therefore, advertising space in the magazine is priced at standard commercial advertising rates. You can't blame people who wish to advertise products or services to seek the lowest rates wherever they can be found. That's one of the reasons that there are so many Buy, Swap & Sell pages on Facebook.
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    I was agreeing with you that I forgot about gliders and some drones and balloons and gyrocopters. I was sticking to powered, heavier than air vehicles. But if you don't have a CASA plot's licence or an RAA pilot's certificate, it's illegal to pilot any aircraft. Further, if the aircraft is not registered with either CASA or RAA, it is illegal to fly it.
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    Yes. There are exemptions from a pilot holding a CASA-issued licence, and an aircraft having a CASA-issued registration, BUT you can't pilot if you don't have either, not can you fly an aircraft (of the type we are discussing) without either.
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    Let's straighten some things out. Part 103 has been shown by several her to be current as of last Thursday, and not likely to have changed over the weekend. The Advisory Circular was indeed produced in 1984. It is a completely different document from the published Part 103 document. The AC puts meat on the bones of the law. It does not have any legal status, but is an aid to understand the law.
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