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    Simple the goose in the twin should have exercised patience and the controller or other aircraft should have all asked him to do so. If it was unsafe for him to join the circuit then it was also unsafe for him to do a straight in unless he had fuel exhaustion imminent in which case he should of stated so.
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    As a former teacher with over a decade in High Schools, I will tell you confidently nothing has been dumbed down. The syllabus is harder and fuller than ever. Teachers are brighter and more committed than ever and they work incredible hours. Smart kids are achieving better than ever, but 30+ years with no major recession has produced a generation of others that can't see the value in education. Trades became the new cash cow and kids are told by parents and peers they could fly through life by leaving in year 10 and not studying. I hope for their sake that is the case. The casualisation of the work force has also led many to question the value of a degree or higher education. This filters through into a lack of student motivation for results in secondary schools.
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    You'd have to be mad to take on the CASA top job, when other jobs pay more, have 1/10th the issues and when you stuff it up you get a huge bonus
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    Welcome, I can't really comment on the build other than to say would you prefer a weight shift like a trike, which can get very tiring to fly in bumpy weather, or a 3 axis aircraft....to me the 3 axis wins hands down....but each to thier own
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    Dinga- Not really other than the PPL flight notification and SARTIME lodgment and cancellation is covered better.
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    What a shame for all owners and the industry. CASA really needs to shoulder some significant blame here...
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    Geoff I'm sure some of the pdf viewer apps will allow you to do that, try opening the pdf in a different app....
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    That's concerning to say the least
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    Hi

    DrZoos replied to Biggles69's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    OMG from land of the we can do anything better to land of the shitter in one post! Thats ridiculous....Im a university trained exercise physiologist who is highly trained in doing stress tests and they dont tell you jack shite in 95% of cases...They are wonderful for people who do have a problem and useless for most others
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    DWF I think from first hand experience after actually trying this many times you are both right. Just after landing too much back pressure in my aircraft does induce a skid, slightly later in the roll when the aircraft has slowed , but the nose wheel is still capable of being held up a bit that back pressure really helps braking... I have a foot in each camp on that one...It might be different in other aircraft, but in my aircraft this is certainly the case. It would also depend on your wing angle and how high you are holding that nose wheel, as if its very high, you're going to have less lift than if it's just below the stall angle. If its very low you're also going to have less lift than just below the stall angle.
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    CASA has an excellent guide VFRG Civil Aviation Safety Authority | Visual Flight Rules Guide And the tutorials ontheis site are great John Brandon's 'Fly Safe!' tutorials Resources Section Here Resources | Recreational Flying
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    Love the video, thanks
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    All good Nev, I know you're not the attacking type.
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    Welcome Here from Aust to Savannah Check out this short field take off..
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    Hi Nev , with all due respect given, i think you need to re-read my post, The first speaks about holding off till the aircraft stalls onto the runway The second sentence speaks about continuing to use elevator authority to hold nose wheel off once the mains ar on the runway My reference to elevator authority, doesn't mean stop using it, it just means they will lose authority to the point they cannot keep nose wheel up. Which may not be true in all aircraft at all throttle settings and ground speeds. The third speaks about continuing to use elevator even when the nose wheel is on the ground. ie while taxiing and rolling. Yep and only speaking about smaller aircraft,the big guys fly em on I think you may have just misinterpreted and thus misquoted me, or perhaps i explained it poorly. Anyhow in the end i think we are saying the same thing.
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    Flat washers are used mainly to ensure the nut presses against a full 360° smooth surface, or to stop the surface being damaged by the nut or bolt as they compress. But washer as stated by others here can also be used for many other reasons, ranging from space fillers when a bolt is too long or an internal space needs packing , to increased surface area for pressure distribution, crush washers for a seal, some act as a lubricant against another surface eg nylon washers, some act to reduce friction and let a nut and bolt spin, some act as a friction plates to increase friction eg in a Foxbat throttle, to stop the throttle sliding open, but allow it to move when pushed. They basically give engineers a lot of options in how to attach items with different characteristics.
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    Dont worry its not just the Technam, its 3/4 of our fleet.. Even the Foxbat which has an incredibly strong nosewheel , relatively speaking, our members have collapsed two of them in about 7 years. That's in about 6000 hours flying, but it does happen. I have seen several others on their nose and some are GA with nose wheels far stronger than ours including a Liberty and a 172.
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    Maint is approx $1000 per 100 hours so $10 hour fuel is approx $30 per hour for circuits Insurance $3000 per year so at say 1000 hours $3 hr Hanger cost $2000 yr $2 hr Airport fees $1000 per year, $1 hr Aircaft buy for $80000, sell for $30000 cost $50000 over 4000 hrs is $12.50 hr engine replacement at 2000 hours net cost $25000 say $12.50 hr Other component failures $2000 year $2 hr interest on $80000 if its a loan is 5% $4000 yr $4 hr Its late my brains tired i might have forgot something. But say $80 hour minimum and $100 max as long as the aircraft are flying a lot. Charging $125 gives a cusion over time and helps fund the next aircraft.
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    That seems to pre date Cessna
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    Welcome
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    Port Macquarie
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    Very steep, our Foxbat rents for $130 hr wet and the CTLS $140 hr wet..Both are very new aircraft.
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    Wow a great looking fleet...i really like the look of CBA
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    Bose A20 Had one 3.5 years...worth every cent
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    Im 24 rego so got to stick with the original 8ah
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