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    ... and never will ...
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    One of my friends built one many years ago and I visited him many times during its construction. When I lived in the UK for a bit I visited the Taylor family - Terry is still actively supporting the design so I suggest that you contact him at TaylorTitch.co.uk This photo suggests that the vertical stab was not designed to be removable http://www.taylortitch.co.uk/images/thumbs/001.jpg Which part of ND are you in? I lived in WY for a while and flew up to ND a couple of times.
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    They'll only improve aileron authority if there is any degradation in that authority due to separated flow so the first thing to do is to put tufts there and look at what is going on.
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    Of course, Part 61 does not apply to RAA ops anyway.
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    My old CAR 5 licence listed NDB and VOR as those I was permitted to use - from memory, the rule was something about when I was using them as the sole source of navigation - never bothered to get the "ticket" to use my TSO'd GPS in the same way - I guess the rule has changed with the recent Part 61.
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    aah, that note, thanks I'd forgotten about that one.Back in 2008, RAPAC agreed to move that aerobatic area due to urban growth - about half of that area is now unusable for aerobatics and no action to move it on the charts.
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    Very important, a thorough study of a paper VTC is needed as it is not obvious on the paper chart and I cannot see it at all on AvPlan. I only knew about it from my memory of using the paper chart. What about it (one of my favourite topics so I am interested)?
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    Nothing better than spreading the charts out on the kitchen table as a student learning how to plan a flight.
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    AvPlan seems to switch to the VTC at an appropriate scale and the note is easily readable on my iPad mini at the scale I choose when flying there.
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    I stopped going to Av... Seminars after their abysmal attempts to tell us about the details in the approaching Part 61. In general, I'd always thought they were preaching to the converted i.e. those who I thought should be going to them never do go to them - off topic, perhaps another thread some other time. The last CASA seminar that I attended was with CASA appoints new Stakeholder Manager - Australian Flying. The venue could hold 200+ people and I had hoped that there'd be that many local pilots with an interest in giving feedback on regulation reform as CASA calls it, but no. Perhaps a dozen of us there, mainly old codgers. He got a clear message that priority is to fix Part 61 - still a long way off that let alone completing the conversion of CAAPs to ACs with guidelines of what the new regs really mean. AND, don't even think of implementing Part 91 until all of the guidance material is also complete. Bottom line is that one must follow a number of CASA comms channels to see what is being discussed - by the time it gets to an AvS... Seminar it is too late to influence the outcome.
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    Just some of my thoughts since you asked and I have time on my hands:- I keep tabs on proceedings at RAPAC and provide input to a rep on my favourite topics - I have more issues with pilots who seem unaware of the recommended procedures so eastbound traffic at my height annoys me - being Melbourne, cloud commonly requires us to fly westbound lower than recommended - I have more concerns with the north-eastern lane given the terrain and guidance given on altitudes to fly at - I have more issues with frequent parachute drops at Pt Ormond right over the purple dots of the lane - radio calls on multiple frequencies however students can easily miss calls when focussing on other things (we could discuss what they should be focussing on at the time) - CASA's 2011 Aeronautical Study of Melbourne is a bit dated now but still some current discussion points with recommendations not yet addressed https://www.casa.gov.au/file/119311/download?token=TN_Ip1Rp
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    SportAviation at Tocumwal has a Eurofox.
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    Gerdes A-049? Now Cleveland ... ?
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    Aircraft Weight Control Authority.
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    More added to our ignore lists.
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    PPL training must be done per the school's Ops Manual; CASA requires commercial ops to include use of EFBs in their Ops Manual - if not included then not approved at your school (I am not aware of any schools at Moorabbin which have EFBs approved for PPL students) and you would need paper stuff - I suggest that you ask your instructor.I also suggest a read of the CAAP on EFBs. Note also that approval of EFBs is for provision of maps etc only, not their GPS function so maintain that distinction always in your mind. PS: I recommend AvPlan.
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    Kaz, I don't see an Edge in the photos - Citabria, Extra, DR-107 etc. Not competing this year.
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    I used this cover for a couple of years when I didn't have access to a hangar - no effect on the fabric or dope.
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    NSW Aerobatic Championships at Narromine recently. I left late Saturday so I wouldn't get stuck there yesterday as everyone else was. A bit of rubbish at Tocumwal but got back to Moorabbin on Sunday morning with strong winds and turbulence (along the Kilmore - Sugarloaf lane). I don't know why people organise aviation events at this time of the year down here. I'm now a fan of Avplan's weather radar overlay and traffic info! (Photos were too large to post previously)
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    Just got back home from Narromine.
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    My Pitts doesn't have a slip ball ...
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    Same with me. My friend was quite familiar with spins in other types. Unfortunately he is not the only person who has failed to recover from a fully developed spin.I agree, an inadvertent spin entry at low altitude is a different issue.
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    but risks another discussion about "the myth of the safe shallow turns".
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    I saw from your other post that you've just flown at Lilydale so I'd recommend that you talk to Craig and the guys there about this.
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    It doesn't go far enough positive or negative. Even more so for owners renting their airplanes, as I do.
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