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  1. Bennyboy320
    He wasn’t sitting in the a/c whilst they were reading the weight.🤔
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    My company policy in the airline is that we can’t push back until we have a FINAL load sheet with the correct weights for take off, landing & zero fuel which also includes the appropriate C of G %, it’s served me well all these years & I apply the same personal SOP to my Foxbat flying, except in the airlines we use standard weights e.g. 77kg for a male etc & in the Foxbat we use actual real time weights for everything. The beauty of the Foxbat is that we are 590kg with full tanks, my wife as pax , 20 kg baggage in compartment plus backpack under her legs, weight & C of G NEVER an issue, I LOVE MY FOXBAT.
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    I agree on the Jab, however on the Foxbat with the Y stick they very user friendly.
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    Another candidate for the “Darwin award”
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    Jeez right now my dream flight would be to just depart Caboolture for the training area for some general flying followed by a few circuits in the Foxbat, my advice is never take the ability to go flying for granted, wishing all of you in that big brown land fair winds & smooth landings.
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    Renewed my rego in July, never received my plastic rego card, when I phoned RAAUS office they told me that due to the virus & reduced office hours that no cards were mailed, they informed me that your soft copy of your membership card from the RAAUS app is legal as this contains your a/c’s details.
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    Same rule we were taught in the RAAF on pilots course & I still use it to this day when flying the Foxbat 🦊 or the Bus. KISS.
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    Straight from the CASA web site, so if you have no medical restrictions etc your good for 2 years.
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    Over the age of 40 your class 2 is valid for 2 years.
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    Camping ⛺️ under the wing, does it get any better than that, I’m very envious.
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    A few more pics. [ATTACH type=full]55389[/ATTACH]
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    Departed Hong Kong this morning for Darwin, a quick tech stop then off to Alice, first time since 1999 that I’ve operated an airliner in Australia, full of mixed emotions, excited to fly here but upset because of the reason, looks like Alice will become the largest airline storage facility in the southern hemisphere
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    Got to go for a flight today & it felt good, first time since 20FEB20, just a quick 30 min bog lap around the island for an a/c reactivation flight, only a/c in the airspace, it’s sad as Caboolture has more movements than most international airports.
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    Excellent, it was always good fun taking pax on famil flights in a jet, hope you enjoyed it & the pilot was kind & looked after you.
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    Please, only posted for interest, no intention to come across as a wanker, 695kts @ 250’ & M1.6 @ FL400 in a ? nearly 30 years ago. However my heart ❤️ belongs to my Foxbat. Stay safe & fly often, if possible, as for me I’m getting high in the simulator? just a grounded airline pilot.
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    I did my BFR in a C172 in September last year, emailed a copy of the completed form to RAAus, that’s it, can’t be simpler, your currency record then updated.
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    A third of the way into my 9th log book over a 40 year period, still fill it out after each days flying or sim, I also have memorable photos in it, tells your aviation story, definitely impressed my interview panel when applying for my current job.
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    I was always told “if you want a guarantee buy a toaster”?
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    Had a great flight yesterday from Caboolture to Redcliffe peninsular & Samford Valley, one of those stunning Queensland days, only downside was the congestion on the shared Caboolture/Caloundra CTAF frequency, surely if Redcliffe can have a separate frequency so could Caboolture/Caloundra, especially when they share the same r/w 12/30.
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    Did my BFR yesterday in a C172 which reactivated my PPL, the main reason was to allow me CTA transit especially around Cooly & Coffs, haven’t been in a GA light a/c since 1984, I definitely prefer the performance & handling characteristics of the LSA category which I’ve been flying since 2012, give me my Foxbat ? anytime.
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    Should be a huge turnout, there were 8 sea planes at Caboolture yesterday on their way up the coast for the event. Have fun.
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    Or pilots could take responsibility for their own actions & show demonstrate some command & decision making mixed in with a little situational awareness, it called airmanship. It’s not rocket science, ground speed & distance will give you an ETA just like in the days of Wilbur & Orville. If people want to do Aeros, spins, instrument flying & night flying get you PPL & fly GA, all we can legally do in RAAUS is day VFR, it’s basically that simple.
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