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Years ago there was a "story" that Rotax engines were sold to the USA military, on condition that none would ever enter the civilian market ie would, after decommissioning, be destroyed 😈

"TDS is not an official medical diagnosis................However, it is currently not recognized as a mental illness in any U.S. state. " Ah! but what of the rest of the (sort of) sane World????😈

Me thinks you are lot of paranoid alarmists. (Note: I do accept the need to have a specially trained, rapid deployment, armed police group, that can respond to those, thankfully rare, situations requiring such ) How often is a law abiding Australian even threatened with a machete, let alone attacked? Seems to me that most weaponized violence is against others of a similar persuasion, rarely against ordinary Australians. A bullet is not an appropriate response, in a civilised/compassionate society, to a person suffering a mental episode - this could be you, a family member or friend. A bullet is not an appropriate response to a person high on drugs (including alcohol). So gun happy are our general duty police they have, in my memory, shot dead a; French tourist on a beach, standing in the surfe, surrounded by a half circle of trigger happy cops, no threat to anyone but himself - cold blooded murder . A young man, in his own home, having a psychotic episode, threatening to kill himself, murdered by a police woman, who shot him in the back - I think she got a promotion for this action. A demented old lady, true not by a bullet but just as deadly Taser, to a fail old woman, wielded by a delinquent clod, who should not have been allowed near so much as a toothpick, let alone a Taser - I am only surprised he didnt use his gun. Questionable executions of a number of Aboriginal people, for which no one seems to be appropriately held accountable. General duty police are just run of the mill public servants doing a routine job. They are just as prone to prejudices/fear as the rest of us - they do not need & should not have a gun. If the situaton demands - call the highly trained experts. Once you issue a gun, to all but the most highly trained/disciplined and carte blanche authority to use it - you legitimise murder. The holder, when faced with a real or imagined threat, will understandably turn to their most powerful response - THE GUN! rather than seek a more nuanced solution. What of the young police ambushed by a small group of religious' fundamentalists? I hear you say - The police were armed - did them no good. It's possible that if the weirdos knew the police were not armed, there may have been a very diffrent outcome - we will never know. It seems that ASIC is not the only political knee jerk reaction, to what was likly a one off incident: "In 1894 as a result of the Bridge Street Affray, a number of Police in Sydney were injured while attempting to arrest a group of safe-breakers. Parliament subsequently passed legislation authorising the arming of all members of the NSW Police Force and all Police have carried firearms ever since." 😈

"I think you should re-read my post as I was using it to support your position" Yes and I thanked you for that. However as you continued, I felt that some of that support had been undermined/lost. "And yes, the gun analogy in this context does work because, including yourself, people assert ASIC didn't work in this case; as it transpires, neither did the gun laws." Obviously I do not agree. As for the gun laws; I think they do work. The buy back policy removed a staggering number of guns from our society. The presence of these guns, just made them more accessible to the bad people, removing them less so. That it took the likes of Martin Bryant to bring about these laws is a tragedy. Having a firearm is a privilege (much like flying) that now requires some training, justification and licensing - all good. Licensing means that legal firearms & their rightful owners are traceable , delivering some degree of control. No law will prevent bad people from doing what they want, at best it will make the pursuit of their nefarious activity more difficult. Having fewer firearms in the community may reduce opportunistic violence and accidental injury/killing, especially of/by children. Requiring firearms & ammunition to be responsibly stored, adds to the above point There is no justification for a private person having a firearm that is designed specifically for the killing of people ie machine guns and pistols. Personally I am against general duties police carrying firearms - there is no good argument for this. It leads to is the unnecessary death of mentally disturbed people, who for the most part are a threat to themselves, rather than to the police or the public at large (way too many tragic examples to list). 😈

This Forum is excellent - Unlike some other forms I am on: Great feedback (for the most part) Great debates, that rarely descend into personal attacks Good people, nearly always willing to help, no matter the topic/question Fantastic tangential departures (Thread Drift) Enough "gush" safe to say I regularly recomend The Forum to fellow pilots😈

Good one! I taught the Forum was part of /connected to Sonex, so contacted them - Apparently no direct relationship and they are also unable to access the Forum.😈

Anyone know why the Sonex Builders Forum has gone "off-line"? Could it be a Trump inspired export embargo to the rest of the World?😈

Sorry! worded badly My position is simply - A country that invests in the education & health of its citizens, is investing in its future. The USA is the opposite of this. For about 20 years now, I have expected the United States to disunite. It has been been subject to huge social pressures for quite some time. The rise of Trumpism may just be the last straw😈

Your easily pleased - No quality/independent commentary on flying characteristics May have missed it but what engine/prop combination generated the minimal specifications? No price delivered in AU from basic to top of the line. In short, a light weight gushy article, short on the sort of detail a prospective purchasers would want to know. A slight content improvement on the last SP aircraft featured. Pretty typical of the current editor😈

Were they "hand" flown?😈

How is the hydrogen fuel stored/transported??😈

Surely you jest ? An ever widening gulf between the haves & have nots is a recipe for disaster. At some point the proletariat will rebel. Some symptoms of this are ; Failure to appropriately tax the rich - further exacerbating the gulf Systemic corruption - a feature of all societies & systems however when it become entrenched/enshrined things have gone very bad indeed Allied to above; The rise & rise of the subcontractor/consultants/ government funded but private service providers - horrifically expensive, subject to criminal influence Have free or at least very cheap, universal health service, which covers ALL aspects of health ie optometry, dentistry, medicine The same for education, primary through to university level Failure to appropriately invest in national services, like road & transport systems, power & water The last three are demonstrably in the best interests of the nation as a whole, being an investment in the populations current & future well-being and competitiveness. The USA is the most extreme example of the "user pay" philosophy - a disaster for the poor & the not so rich and ultimately society/economy as a whole. User pay carefully implemented with an understanding of synergistic effect and future investment, is quite a good idea but when blindly applied to almost every service, becomes a slowly unfolding disaster, that may take several generations to play out. The rise & rise of the far right and with it the allied symptoms of racial, religious, minority intolerance, is but an expression of the populations feelings of hopelessness. The failure of US (& our) politicians, of all stripes, to address this is what leads to the rise of totalitarian (often religiously allied) leaning regimes (Trump, Erdogan, Netanyahu, Modi , Putin, Khemani, al-Houthi, etc, etc)😈

Back to political commentary: The rise of Trump and all similar totalitarian leaning ratbags, is what happens when the electorate/people become desperate for change, after decades of miss rule by successive governments. I hope our selectively deaf political parties take note.😈

No offence Moneybox but your LAME is conning you. Humans do not possess the sensitivity to judge, without instruments, the need or not, to balance the carburetors or propeller. Your engine should have the carburettor balance checked & adjusted, if necessary. (This should be a routine check every 100 hrs) Do this before prop balance. Should include idle speed adjustment (about 1600 - 1800 rpm). You can do it yourself with a cheap motorbike twin carb balance kit. You will, need extra vacuum tube. Your engine & propeller may benefit from a dynamic propeller balance check and adjustment, if necessary. Static (blades weight matched) first. Dynamic balanced down to .05 ips.(almost turbine smooth)😈

Speculation - I don't think all erly 912ULS engines suffered from this. Seems to me mounting type, management, airframe and prop type, likly all had an influence.😈

True! Up to a limited point. In the (unlikly) event of a slew of pilot articles being submitted, additional staff may have to be employed to; Read & evaluate each submission Fact check all claims Possibly reframe/precis Of interest to me would be articles on; Independent test flight of aircraft with full review of actual performance, rather than the marketing/sales drivel we usually get. Included would be price range (delivered to AU) from basic registerable aircraft to top of the line fit out. This would require pilot/journalist to be properly compensated for their time & costs - unlikly scenario. You get what you pay for & we have Mr Heath. Flight control surface set up & effects Engine management maintenance/cooling/etc Obtaining best trip fuel economy 😈

There is no comparison between an amature/club magazine produced by the mebers and one that employs, supposedly, skilled people (journalists?)to deliver a professional publication (SP?).😈

"You're confusing the RAAus team with the Publishers and Editors of the Sport Pilot magazine." This winger has no confusion - SP is supposed to represent Recreational Aviation Australia (RAA) AND MEMBERSHIP. I haven't been around long enough to know if it ever represented the opinions/concerns/interest of the members. What I do know is its sunk, from a mediocre publication, to an unbelievably low standard, since the last editor . With the exception of most of the RAA staff submissions and the very occasional little gem, it has become just a trash magazine. If I didnt get it as part of my membership (a sore point - rather pay less ) I certainly would not buy it.😈

I agree with you - don't skimp, replace the lot. However if you insisted on cutting & splicing/joining; Cut so as to have about 20 mm extra length Slid a suitable piece of shrink tube onto one end (Both cut ends) Peel back the insulation & remove Peel back the wire shielding & retain Strip the insulation of the inner wire Twist the inner wires together, to make a neat mechanical join (solder if available) OR join with small tubular crimp joiner Tape to insulate Restore wire shielding as best as you can - wrap with aluminium foil, to make good shielding Slip heat shrink over join and shrink in place Job done!😈

Just redead your this. Seems to me that you are on the verge of stating that humans do not belong or a bound by the limitations of their species. Of course this is true, but only when assisted by technology. Without technology we are no better, probably less capable, than most of the rest of the animal world. With your many thousands of hours of experince, you will have the advantage over the majority of (low time) private/recreational pilots. With your advantage, I have no doubt you are capable of landing an aircraft, you are familiar with, in benign wind conditions, without recourse to technological assistance. The low time pilot is at much higher risk. Throw in a blustery cross wind, unfamiliar landing ground, new to the aircraft and the very human pilot will be struggling.😈

Thanks Moneybox - Thought provoking observations/information - I wonder if the summer temperature within my parked, closed, cockpit (60C) may have been the factor which killed my Dynon ADAHRS module. My guess, with time, all of this technology will become far more robust, able to tolerate extremes of temperature.😈

Simple - If you are not learning/enjoying/have constructive comments - don't participate. The choice is entirely yours😈

Hi Jerry, Thank you for your considere input. The incident at Avalon is but an extreme example of failure in what should be a highly regulated/secure civil aviation environment. The crux of the debate is the hundreds of RPT/Security Controlled Airports around rural Australia. I have no recollection of anyone advocating to remove ASIC from being used at major domestic/international airports in Australia. In my view this conversation is about the merits ASIC, as applied to low volume rural airports, designated Security Controlled Airports - does it confer an improved security benefit? I would say not for all the reasons previously articulated. Flowing from the decision to impose ASIC, on these minor ports, is the impact on touring private pilots - Cost benefit analysis, where cost is not just financial, more importantly, includes loss of pilots automatic right of access to public airfields, there being no evidence for an enhanced security benefit to individual/population. As for an "industry around it employing many people" - there are several service providers delivering ASIC to applicants. No idea what the number of employees would be - unlikly to be significant numbers. As for the small rural airfields - at best a handful, as it would seem the existing ground/maintenance person (or similar) is most often tasked with the additional responsibility of security, that is if even this small step has been taken. Unfortunatly your gun analogy does not apply - if here is a "black market" in unlicensed small aircraft, aircraft being stolen for criminal purpose, in Australia, I haven't heard of it. Nor can you secrete a manned aircarft on your person, baggage. May be possible with a drone (see my earlier comments)😈

Thus harped the complaisant, while their rights & privileges are eroded. Apathy rules! Good on ya mate, take another prozac & have a little nap! You probably didnt notice the title of this thread "ASIC AGAIN" - I am sticking to the "One Note"/topic. Not intersted - don't participate Got nothing constructive to say - don't participate😈

Your a classic wriggler - in the door, in the aircraft cabin - a matter of CM's. The inescapable point is, he should never have got where he did. It doesn't matter if the gun was loaded or not, the bombs real or fake - they could have been and at tragedy the result. Would you have been arguing CM's then??? - I think not. SECURITY FAILED !!! - ASIC is supposed to be a key part of security - ASIC FAILED!! If ASIC can so easily be circumnavigated AT A RELATIVELY MAJOR AIRPORT WHERE SECURITY RELAY MATTERS what hope for a small, twice a day RPT airport, with virtually no security funding, casual staff, who are only around shortly before/after the twice daily arrival/departure ???? - The rest of the day anyone can walk in to any part of the airport - I know I have seen for myself. I do not care about your flying interest/aspirations - there are other pilots, who like to tour across our wonderful country, why should they be required to obtain an ASIC, that achieves no practical purpose, just to land at a small airport, where there may be an RPT aircraft standing or not, for fear of the once in a blue moon chance of receiving a $3000 (?) fine for not displaying the said useless card??😈