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No RA training out of coldstream, just lilydale. Lilydale has a nice grass runway whereas coldstream has a gravel runway. They did try Evektor sportstars at coldstream but after a few weeks had issues with gravel punching holes in the leading edges of the horizontal stab according to 1 of the instructors I spoke to out there. Hi Glenn, glad to see you found your way onto the forum here....yes mate, I'm building some hours, bit slowly at the moment though... Regards Phil

cool. I wants me one of them...;);)

Hi Justin Welcome to the forum and to the area. Plenty of options around here for flying. This side of town. Lilydale has 2 Jabiru J160's. Tooradin has lots of Jabirus. 2x LSA55s, 2x J160s, 2 brand new full glass cockpit J170s, 1x FlySynthesis Texan. Drop me a PM and we'll catch up and discuss further.... Regards Phil

15 to 30 mins flight time (100knots) to a major regional would work for me. No lumps of cumulus granitus around though please.... Regards Phil

that is f:censored: hillarious I'll give him a job ..... Regards Phil

Nice work Ross and Matt. Great video. It was a good weekend but no flying for me...decided that a motorcycle rally and excessive beer was a good option. :yuk: Then I have had the most pleasurable job of refitting the reco'd head to my falcon today..... would've traded that for a fly in a nice new Jabiru J170;). Maybe tomorrow.... regards Phil

Hi Brodie, Again, welcome to the forum. As far as headsets go, I would seriously look at the ones in the shop that Ian has attached to this forum. I bought a pair for my passengers and sofar my wife and mate reckon they are comfortable and work well. I have yet to use them in a plane but have certainly tried them on and they are as comfortable as my Peltor 7004 headset (almost $500) and weight but 30 grams more..... I think it was 460 grams for the peltor and 490 for the recreational set from memory. Price from memory is $150 with a changeover guarantee if they stuff up from memory and Ian is true to his word so buy with confidence. I also bought a VFR trifold kneeboard from the shop. I chose the smaller of the 2 simply because of space requirements in the cockpit. I've always thought that A4 was just too big. If you want to have a look at the headset or knee board, I'm around the lilydale area, just drop me a PM and we can have a chat..... Regards Phil

Jeez... I dont feel so bad about mucking up some of my x-wind stuff anymore... Regards Phil

I had the pleasure ?? of learning about instrument flight from the right hand seat of a Beechcraft Baron 58.(I was a passenger only) I had been picked up from Parabadoo (Hammesly Iron mine site in WA) and was being flown back to Karratha. The Pilot had lodged IFR as there was a fair bit of weather around and the storm scope had a lot of red on it. Anyway, we punched into some cloud and I followed the instruments with him and had no issues until........ I decided to look outside and see what the cloud looked like.....still no major problem until I looked at the instruments again. I swear to God that the instruments were wrong and we were going to die from spiralling in. I had to remind myself that 1. I was NOT flying the plane 2. The PIC was correctly rated and was doing a good job 3. It was my senses that were screwed up NOT the instruments 4. I had a GREAT learning opportunity in front of me 5. The pilot noticed that I had broken out in a cold sweat and was sheet white. He explained what was happening to my internals. 6. I cant remember who offered this piece of advise but I believe it is good especially after experiencing what I did. "If you enter cloud, get on the instruments and under NO circumstances look out of the aircraft at ANY time. get a passenger to do it for you." This episode convinced me not to even think about mucking around with IMC without the proper training. I had the s:censored: frightened out of me in a safe environment. Regards Phil

I would be measuring from shoreline to shoreline and argueing that a beach/shoreline is land. I've looked at a crossing from tooradin to tassie and measuring shore to shore gets us leaving from wilsons prom (I think) to get the shortest possible distance between land points. At the end of the day, and following on from Matt, the plane doesn't know its over water...;) regards Phil

Thanks for relating that story Hihosland. More living proof that if you seek help you can survive if directions are followed. Just as a point, I noticed that you had 7 POB. I'm under the impression that operating on a PPL you can only carry 6 POB including the pilot. I've brought this up as a learning opportunity only. Regards Phil

Wow, what a curly set of rules this topic has thrown up.:;)2: I had a look further and it looks like you have to apply to CASA for an exemption to fly more than 20km over water with the required 28 days notice......:;)1: Before I approached CASA on this I'd be ringing the RA_Aus office and seeking some clarification on the rules. Maybe they're better at understanding political stuff.;) Funny really that as a rec pilot in a factory built Jaba J160 24-xxxx rego'd plane I'm heavily restricted but in the same aircraft with VH-XXX rego and a PPL I can basically do what I like providing I report enroute and carry life jackets....;) Wonder if the aircraft knows the difference????:confused: Regards Phil 7 Approval of flights not complying with flight conditions 7.1 A person who wants to fly an aeroplane to which this section applies, otherwise than in accordance with the flight conditions set out in paragraph 5.1 or 5.2, may apply to CASA for approval of the flight. 7.2 The application must: (a) be in writing; and (b) include details of the proposed flight; and © be made at least 28 days before the proposed flight. 7.3 CASA may, by writing, approve the application. 7.4 The approval: (a) must specify which of the flight conditions set out in paragraph 5.1 or 5.2 do not apply to the use, by the applicant, of the aeroplane in the proposed flight; and (b) may specify conditions to be complied with in relation to the proposed flight. 7.5 If the proposed flight takes place in accordance with the approval (including any conditions specified in the approval in accordance with subparagraph 7.4 (b)), the use by the applicant of the aeroplane in the flight is not subject to the flight conditions specified in the approval in accordance with subparagraph 7.4 (a).

I didn't think brits were supposed to have fun??? damn hilarious ;)

Hi Peter, Click on the link below and it'll take you to the current VFR flight guide. The information is on pages 151 to 153 (book pages) or pages 33 and 34 (PDF pages) of the 66 page document that this link should download. http://www.casa.gov.au/pilots/download/vfr/pre-flight.pdf Hope this helps... Regards Phil

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What would be interesting to find out now is what the repercussions were for the pilot of this flight. I think from a safety aspect CASA should just say you've learnt your lesson, made it public for others to learn from and leave it at that. If they were to make an example of him, all the good that has been done by publishing this story potentially will be undone. I certainly feel at the moment that if I were to get into trouble, I'd have no hesitation in calling for help. However, should the threat of criminal charges be possible, I may well think differently. 10 points to the Pilot for allowing the story to be published regardless of the consequences...;) Regards Phil

Quite correct Brent. Interesting to notice that Rotax has a time limit on the available power. 914turbo 115hp for max 5 mins and then throttle back to 100hp. The 912 100hp for max 5 min and then throttle back to 95hp. Still no substitute for cubes..... Regards Phil

Yes, the rotax is 1.3L and comes in 2 flavours... 80hp and 100hp. the 914 is turboed and produces 115hp. 100hp is a lot different to 180hp as is 90hp quoted on the raven site. regards Phil

Ahhh, my friend Uncle jimmy beam....always causes me to become very sentimental and have a big outpouring of love and affection... :big_grin: Glad we've been of help Disperse. Good to hear that Mrs Sperse has a good heart as well....;) regards Phil

No worries Ian. Just finishing cleaning mine out and I'll be right over to help you. I'm sure I can find a spot for some of that "junk" ..... ;) regards Phil

My current ride is a Yamaha fazer 600 generating 95hp. A great motorcycle and it makes that hp figure at about 12000rpm. I guarantee, regardless of how good yamaha build their engines, it will not produce this horsepower for long if it was held at those or close to those revs. 177hp from the current crop yami R1. It wont last at 12500rpm for long either...bottom line here is very few people have the balls big enough to ride an R1 even close to its limits and the amount of time an R1 spends at max hp is about 1% of its life..... The idea behind turbo charging an aero engine is so that it can maintain its power on climb not to add more power at sea level. I still think that 180hp is a BIG claim to fame for such a small motor. I would love to be proved wrong in the real world. I vaguely remember reading an article on certifying a lycoming. It read something like this First 50 hours. Engine to be run non stop with all temps, pressures and RPM normal. Second 50 hours Engine to be run non stop RPM normal, temps and pressures at maximum values. Third 50 hours Engine to be run non stop all temps,pressures and RPM to be run at redline. Engine then subject to full strip down and inspection. This is just what I remember so is subject to a sieve like brain and will have holes in it. Bottom line...extensive testing to get a motor certified. Regards Phil

Hi Eyecast Myself and a mate have been researching the VW 1600 motor for a wittmans V Witts single seater. My mate is very well clued on VW type 1,2 and 3 engines having built thousands of them, but the most HP we can get from the motor is 40-50hp reliably. There are VW1600 engines that deliver 200hp and genuine horsepower at that....life of the engine.....about 10 passes down the dragstrip before a full rebuild. Your biggest killer will be that you need to run very high revs and get rid of LOTS of HEAT. Most motors wont take it. Dont get me wrong, I like suzukis (bikes mainly)...their engines are brilliant but wont take that sort of punishment. Unfortunately there are many people around that make extreme claims as to what they can make an engine do. What is the trade off?? If so much hp could be extracted reliably from such a little motor, everybody would be doing it and people have tried. Do you due diligence carefully and ask some very hard questions like "will you give me a written guarantee that I will get 500hours at 200hp before an overhaul is required ? " I already know the answer...if the person making these claims even bothers to speak to you..... Exercise caution or you may well be lighter in the pocket and out of luck in the air...both of which are bad if somebody is experimenting with your money and life without you knowing about it. Ok...I'm off my soapbox now.... regards Phil

Not wishing to rain on your parade but 200hp out of a 1.3L motor is a BIG BIG ask. Your time between overhauls may be very short. Consider that Lycoming makes a 200hp engine and it has a cubic capacity of 360 cubic inches or 5.9L . Yes I understand that there are differences here but there is no substitute for cubes...... Regards Phil

Good onyas Dazza and Dizzy.;) Man hug time... I'll stop being flippant now but I know what you mean Disperse. :big_grin: Must feel great to walk without sticks, having been stuck on em for 2 days myself gave me the sh:censored:, bugger 8 months worth.:;)1: Keep going and keep having fun. regards Phil

Hmmm, I'd just remove the word 'up' and just say cracked...I mean anybody that throws themselves at the ground and misses must be cracked to call that flying sorry Slarti, I'm not really picking on you...:big_grin: oh s:censored: ...we're off topic again.... Anyway, back to the topic. Just call them light aircraft. bugger all difference between a Jaba 160 and a Cessna 150. However there is a lot of difference between a Cessna 150 and a Beechcraft G36 Bonanza...both still referred to as light singles...;) regards Phil