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    Totally agree, we only need 1 rule: don't crash or annoy the general public. How that rule is obeyed is up to those committing aviation.
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    The solution is education and to develop the right culture, not by introducing more and more regulations. RAAus has a huge collection of incident reports, yet I don't see any published overall analysis of these reports regarding common causes or contributing factors. An analysis of the incidents would easily identify any common threads, the organisation then develops suitable training packages to address these causes or adopts those of say the FAA. The training might be in he form of presentations at safety forums, online videos, articles for inclusion in Sport Pilot or discussions at flight review time. All material should be made accessible in an online library via the website for past, current and future generations of pilots as reference material. By ongoing analysis of incident report data the effectiveness of the training can be measured and tweaked as needed. Members are already trying to do their own analysis by continually seeking the publication of information about incidents. RAAus and its members would be in a better place with this proactive approach rather than "hunkering down and emulating a tortoise"
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    Andy, despite the statement that your comments do not directly relate to the incident triggering this thread, they are inappropriate. Given your involvement as a Board member, I thought you would have better judgement.
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    http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/pilot-dies-in-light-plane-crash-in-hunter-valley-20150523-gh81qw.html
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    Billy carts and push / dirt bikes are great things, they teach kids there may be consequences going too fast into a corner or not watching where you're going - and sometimes it hurts. Unlike the simulated versions kids play now, just hit reset and go again. Can't do that in your fully sick Subaru after you plow into another car.
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    I've done a lot of tailwheel instruction and could often pick people who rode billycarts for the reasons you mentioned. My dad taught me to fly and I had a billycart as a kid, I couldn't understand why we built it with a crossbar to rest your feet on and steered using rope. I now understand why! Although trikes work in the same sense as a billycart, that creates some fun situations when converting those pilots onto 3 axis.
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    Noorduyn Norseman?
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    Frank, I couldn't agree more. The only thing I would add being - able to recognise the things that should get your attention before they turn nasty. eg crossed controls at the wrong time, effects of hot temp and high elevation and plan ahead - I call them the "what ifs" what will I do if all goes well on this take off or if I have a partial engine failure or a door pops open. You can think these things through in the lounge chair at home rather than at 200' AGL. A much better use of brain capacity and study time than Bernoulli versus Newton.
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    HappyFlyer, in the past I would've agreed, however now I wouldn't be as confident as you regarding your comments about CASA not acting. Post the following into your web browser and read the executive summary at least. ombudsman.gov.au/files/casa_final_report_2015_april.pdf This report released in April 2015 addresses the matter of CASAs past inaction to Coroner's recommendations. The Federal Govt has recently issued CASA with a requirement to regularly report on their response to Coroner's recommendations. I'm not being an alarmist, just a realist. The past "head in the sand" method of management hasn't proven very effective for the organisation from my observations.
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    Andy / HFlyer - you seem to be missing the point here, if we (RAAus) don't demonstrate to CASA that we are doing some form of auditing of maintenance records CASA will. As an instructor you can elect to opt out of doing flight reviews for aircraft owners, the process is not about being a policemen or taking on liability it's about whether there is a logbook for the aircraft and whether there are any recent entries in it. Here is an extract from a very recent Coronial report: Also, whilst it is accepted that there are limited resources, it is recommended that CASA review its delegation to RA-Aus in terms of what is expected of them in screening and auditing aircraft documentation, which is submitted by its members. Random audits by RA-Aus would be appropriate to assist in the deterrence aspect, but further funding needs to be provided for this purpose, or CASA should consider undertaking such audits itself. Do we really want CASA doing our audits? I'm not sure if you've seen the Ombudsmans report on CASA's response to Coroner's recommendations, but you can bet if we don't get proactive CASA will!
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    This is why I suggested completing a review of the aircraft log book as part of the owner's flight review. If RAAus doesn't do random audits of maintenance records CASA will. This has been raised recently by both the Coroners office and CASA. RAAus is better being proactive and keeping CASA out of the picture, this way it can be a simple and low key affair. As you may / may not know the CASA system is more interested in the paper trail rather than the standard of workmanship when it comes to maintenance. A quick thumb through an aircraft log book and completion of an online form by a suitably trained instructor would not add any cost to the operation. I am confident this would satisfy the requirements of CASA, to the best of my knowledge the only time aircraft log books are now reviewed by RAAus is following an incident.
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    I'd suggest when owner/pilots front up for their flight review a suitably trained instructor could also do a brief review of the aircraft log books. I reckon anyone not complying is probably just not sure of how to complete a log book more than any other reason. The aircraft I fly run a photocopied GA maintenance release. This serves 2 purposes, it allows RAAus pilots to become familiar with GA processes, keeps a running tally of flight times and lists maintenance due dates / times.
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    FT - try entering this into your web browser: grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/WindTunnel/Activities/lift_formula.html
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    It's all just magic....
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    Aside from pilots knowing about the relationship of angle of attack, airspeed, surface area and the effects of ice / damage on lift - the theorems of Bernoulli, Newton or the hangar cat are neither here nor there. I'm sure there are way more important things we could fill our / student's brains with.
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    As FM states, an engine pod strike is of concern. Having said that Boeing aircraft use a wing down method on autolands, albeit with a lower crosswind limit than a manual landing - hence the differing techniques. For further info' try typing the following into your favourite search engine: - Airbus crosswind landing techniques Although not officially a Boeing site, the following reference (copy and paste into a web browser URL field) reads like an extract from a Boeing Flight Crew Training Manual: - flaps2approach.com/journal/2014/6/17/crosswind-landing-techniques-part-one-crab-and-sideslip
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    FCTM states crosswind limit of 33 kts on a dry runway, wind check on final may have been greater than this figure. Bear in mind a 33kt crosswind component with a touchdown speed around 120 kts is similar to 14 kts in a C172 / PA28 touching down around 50 kts
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    If you Google "RAAus CASA Audit" you'll find the results of the last audit. Let's hope all of these non conformances have been satisfactorily addressed. Im pretty sure the Coroner's recommendations concerning the Gympie Spitfire accident released in Dec' 2014 and the recent Ombudsmans comments regarding CASA's response to Coroner's recommendations will have an influence on the audit focus. Again these documents can be located using Google.
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    The key to spin training for non aerobatic pilots is to recognise the situation developing and avoid spinning. Recovery from a spin in a turn onto final will most likely be final!
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    In a powered aeroplane, the first two actions to a spin recovery should be to close the throttle and centralise the ailerons, then you can identify the direction of rotation etc... The positive side to the hands off technique allows the ailerons to centralise themselves. Having trained spin recovery over many years, I like to enter a spin from a climbing, unbalanced turn or mishandled stall turn. It never ceases to amaze me at the number of people who jump in on opposite rudder and forward stick (irrespective of an upright or inverted spin!) leaving large outspin aileron input and a high power setting. This is particularly the case of licenced pilots completing tailwheel / aerobatic training, highlighting the negative training value of incipient spin training adopting a wings level / power off entry. Too many instructors are scared of stall / spin training as the result of their poor training and the lack of suitable training aircraft. Rant over....
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    I fear the Ombudsmans report is going to drive CASA into action, in fact CASA have no choice but to act. The Dec 14 Qld Coroner's report made some very strong recommendations regarding RAAOs. I do hope they have been implemented! See page 28 of this report.
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    Interesting to see how you can address the requirements of the Ops Manual - section 2.07, para 3©. There doesn't seem to be a provision for single seat aircraft or new types.
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    Worth reading the CAAP regarding flight reviews, then you'll be better prepared for the exercise. Some schools see flight reviews as an opportunity to either empty your wallet or display their total lack of knowledge of the purpose of one. This CAAP was written prior to Part 61, but is still current and if CASA intend any changes to the content of a review they need to re-issue the CAAP. http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/download/caaps/ops/5_81_1.pdf
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    If you think transiting the Sydney basin is difficult now OCTA, see how things go when Badgerys Creek airport and its associated airspace become active!
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    Given CAO 95.55, para 6.1 (f) (iv) says modifications can be approved by certain authorities under CASR21 subpart M or by: "the RAA in accordance with a process for the approval of modifications set out in the RAA Technical Manual", the MARAP would need to be included in the Tech Manual as an amendment before it becomes effective. The way CAO 95.55 reads now the old process would be applicable.
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