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    That's probably why CASA are trying to get their finger in the RAA pie, a revenue source & pilots to administer, my question is the same, with GA on its death bed, "where are all those empty hangar spaces." Also with over 11,000 voters in our organization why don't we have the pollies i.e. elected officials (BLUNTS in RAAF speak) in our pockets, we should have more clout just like the EAA in the USA.
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    Temple Island, Cape Palmerstone, Qld.
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    Search youtube "Airbus stall training" excellent video. the same rules apply to RAA a/c, well maybe the the high Mach stuff.
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    I'm the same as you, I'm such an aviation nerd I wish they had a camera set up in the workshop so I could see how the build goes.
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    SrPilot, thats a shame reference all that red tape, I thought the US would of been fairly straight forward being such an aviation friendly country, we are very fortunate in Australia with our importer as everything (paperwork & registration etc) is done by him & you basically arrive & pick up the keys & you're on your way.
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    Both great a/c, for me the Foxbat is my ride of choice, been in contact with Peter & will be getting my orange wonder in August to coincide with 4 weeks of leave, hope that the next 9 months goes quickly.
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    Impressive, not my choice, with all that glass & autopilots looks to much like work i.e. trolling the friendly skies, just give me an airspeed indicator, altimeter & compass thank you.
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    I hadn't flown a lighty since 1985 & my last flight in Australia was mid 1999, whilst on leave a few years ago a mate took me for a flight in his a/c, I loved it but had no desire to fly the same vintage of a/c that I flew in the 80's at outrageous prices, whilst at Caboolture I was introduced to RAA & was very impressed, i.e. new a/c, impressive performance & rates compared to GA & I was hooked. As far as prep goes I just read the VFG & some of the relevant AIP's, lots of changes with altitudes & R/T calls etc so no real drama. Check flight was just some general handling, PFL's, stall & circuits. In my opinion an experienced pilot should be able to get back up to speed by themselves relatively quickly.
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    This is a great comment, don't get into a p#ssing competition with others at the flying school etc about when you went solo, the first word in our association is recreational, we fly for fun & have to remember that, so it doesn't matter how long it takes to progress as long as you're enjoying the challenges of flying, you are a self funded aviator, on the other hand if you are sponsored by the tax payer or an airline that's a cut throat & completely different world.
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    All Yuri needs to incorporate is a sliding tray table e.g. Airbus & the Vixxen would be perfect.
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    The only reason I mention grandfather rights is from the rumor we are hearing overseas with the new Part 61 licencing in Oz, e.g. to be an airline training or check captain you MUST have an instructor rating i.e. Grade 3 etc, not all checkies hold instructor ratings, all of these training positions are done in the particular airline with a final check done by the regulator i.e. a CASA FOI, apparently all the airlines in Australia would of come to a grinding halt due to the lack of suitably qualified checkies, alas common sense prevailed & only new trainers require an instructor rating, all those currently in the training departments were given grandfather rights with no need to hold an instructor rating, that's my spin on what will happen to us, if we legally held a L1 qualification that should not be to take it away from us, in this PC mad world that would be discrimination.
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    I agree 100%, I've been fortunate in that I have always had first class tradesmen working on the a/c that I fly, e.g. RAAF & the airlines at the moment, something goes wrong you write up in the tech log, after 35 years of following that model it's not going to change, very happy to continue on that path with my RAA flying, after all I don't personally service my car. As mentioned I'm talking about myself, I realize that there are some very talented folks out there that have built their own a/c, hats off I'm very impressed. BTW do we maintain our L1 in the future i.e. grandfather rights?
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    Personally I think that the L1 qualification gives us too much authority to tinker, as long as I am able to do a daily inspection & sign the maintenance release, occasionally change a spark plug, oil filter & oil I'd be happy, i.e. line maintenance. So maybe we need a basic pilot preflight qualification for the mechanically challenged like me. When the L1 quiz came out I gave up after the first question was asking something about electrical wiring, sorry I have no idea & no interest, as Dirty Harry said "a man has got to know his limits" Happy to pay a qualified mechanic to service my future Foxbat.
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    Who pulls the nose up to totally unrealistic pitch attitudes, mmmmm Asiana B777 crash of a TOTALLY serviceable a/c in San Francisco & Turkish airlines B737 after a radio altimeter failure on approach i.e. a very minor fault if you apply basic airmanship, resulting in a hull losses & fatalities. To put it into RAA perspective it would be like flying an approach speed of 25 knots in the Foxbat rather than the normal 50-55knots.
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    Guys I'm going to comment with my Instrument Rating Examiners hat on, "don't get yourself into a situation where you may go IMC even for a short time," even if you have all that sky view stuff fitted to your a/c you will kill yourself, it's only a matter of time, no one mentions icing conditions eg OAT on the ground or TAT in the air of 10 degrees or less, I know most RAA a/c have no pitot heating, once IMC what then, what's the MSA or GRID MORA that you are going to decent to to get VMC again? if you loss situational awareness what then, are you in a position that you can declare a MAYDAY in a radar environment & get radar vectors to cloud break etc, if in a non radar environment you're ####ed, it's only a matter of time before you smear yourself & pax into the ground, at least spend your money on a BRS rather than having all these displays & thinking your capable & qualified to us them.
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    I agree dazza that's an outstanding setup dsam, I've got my heart set on a Foxbat next year, however there are no hangar slots anywhere in SE Qld & $100,000 to build a hangar kind of shoots down my dream before it started. The Eurfox with its folding wings & own trailer looks like an option. Wonder how many other pilots in our organization would & could afford to buy thier own a/c if only they could hangar them.
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    Or you can roll on the downward part of the loop & pull into another loop & call it a horizontal eight, usually you have an aero's sequence as well as options if you need to rapidly change something in your routine, low level aero's definitely not for the faint hearted, P.S. No lag in the instruments on 4th generation fighter ie F-16 or Hornet etc.
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    Even the experts can make mistakes, search YouTube Thunderbird ejection, they always set QFE before a display except this one time, so when he was at the top of the loop it was spot on if he was as a sea level airport, as they saying going "mistakes in aviation a very unforgiving"
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    I know, just taking the p### out of QF, always good sport. It's funny because in most airlines everybody knows who the management pilots are.
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    Just a question for our QF pilots on this site, why did QF let a US Navy captain fly the a/c, i.e. shoulder boards with the star?
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    The viz is exceptional, just look at some youtube videos, the whole reason for the oval ccts is efficiency & its also much easier to get on the extended centerline in all wind conditions.
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    Just saw this on another aviation web site.
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    It's a fighter not an airliner, flap 23 degrees was commonly used during air combat maneavering & its limit speed was M0.90, hope that clarifies the flap issue.
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    High rates of descent in a fast jet close to the ground it's the inertia that will bite you, lost a squadron mate in the early 90's the same way.
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    A stab in the dark, an Eastwest F27?
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