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Background: [/url]http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/wp-content/uploads/FAQ_ADS-B_DEC16.pdf See pages 13 (I fly IFR in Class G) to 15 (I fly a sport aircraft in Day VFR) 5,000 Foot Coverage of ADSB (See full page for more maps) Summary: Mode S coverage is going down. Anywhere there is current Mode S coverage, there should also be ADSB Out coverage, right now. That includes Class C and D air space. There is a mandate to only clear ADSB (Out) equipped aircraft in to / out of Class C and D airspace for January 1 2020, in Australia. CAO 20.18 provides exceptions to this mandate. any aircraft (IFR or VFR) manufactured on or after February 2014 is required to have a Mode S Extended Squitter, ADS-B capable transponder if it operates in Class A, B, C or E airspace; or above 10,000 feet in Class G airspace. This includes aircraft that will be registered with the RAAus. By 1 January 2020, any aircraft flying IFR with TCAS will also have ADSB Out. Both systems support aircraft-to-aircraft direct notification however, ADSB In is required to display traffic where TCAS will provide audible notification of conflicts. So for local VFR flights around your own farm, use a registered PLB or something like a Spot Tracker / Spider Tracks, listen to the radio and look out the window. Returning to the question, which might be "how can I see more of the traffic around me and have them see me?". My opinion is its the wrong question. The more informative and perennial question might be "how do I improve my situational awareness, that of other air space users and not go broke". Some answers may include: 1. Have Mode S plus ADSB Out in your VH registered or 25- registered aircraft where it makes sense to do so (e.g. operating in or near Class C or D). Its possible to have ADSB Out and not have Mode S with altitude (see Appareo Stratus ESG, Garmin GTX335 etc) but why would you? 2. ADSB In receivers are cheap, tablets (e.g. iPad) make good displays that can be moved between aircraft and home. Having another display in the cockpit means the pilot has another distraction. Many EFBs will receive and display traffic from an ADSB In receiver 3. Install and use two radios. This allows for two-way situational awareness when IFR traffic are going up or down nearby while also monitoring the dreaded CTAF 4. Read the NOTAMs. If a bunch of gliders or balloons are in a competition it pays to know what their plans are 5. Look out the window and know some airspace users can't or won't make themselves known for some valid reasons. Life does not end at the edge of an iPad 6. PLBs should be carried in the absence of an in-aircraft 406 Mhz ELT. Consider having both Information here is worth what you paid for it...

Uber: urban air mobility! JFK in 30 minutes! NYC Helicopters: It's hard Uber: yeah but you are already doing it, so is Blade NYC Helicopters: And? Uber: $$$$$, do it for us (this forum user adds do it exclusively for us and not for yourself anymore, we will subsidise you in exchange for intellectual property and access to your client list) NYC Helicopters: *sigh*

That is nowhere near the full story. That story goes all the way back to the 1950s. This link below provides context. Start from page 14. [/url]https://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/234158/sub081-airports.pdf

Rolls Royce just bought the aero motive part of Siemens. They seem to see a future in it. Also of note, NASA just put two electric motors on a P2006T then decided that was so much fun they are going to replace those two motors with twelve (12) on a slightly higher aspect ratio wing, then fly it around with real people inside to see how it feels for NASA. I can see a 700 SHP electric Cessna caravan with two motors in series coming quite soon. It's already been built. Regardless of how the power is generated or stored, an electric caravan would make a pretty neat sky diving platform. Imagine, flat out on gas and batteries for 20 minutes then the prop windmills on the way down while the battery recharges a bit for another load of meat bombs. I'm liking the idea of a CATO drifter though...

The most recent Uber Elevate SummIt in Washington covered a lot of stuff about regulation. Specifically about working (with) the FAA. It's going to be fun to watch the first time a large multinational take a successful implementation of Urban Air Mobility and bring it here on a silver platter to the Australian Aviation Safety Authority. I'm not predicting anything other than it will be a great spectator sport

Spurs. Love it

I suggest in this article Ben Morgan is pointing out things many have feared. One fear might be evidence of big business greasing the rails when to comes to changing legislation in their favour. [/url]https://aopa.com.au/uber-elevates-our-past-is-our-future/

I believe the Army pilot who had a wire strike in a Pilatus Porter in 1980, near Oakey also ejected from a Macchi in the same year. That is to say he moved from one service to another between incidents. If I remember correctly he will be retiring from QANTAS in the next few years. Yes as a captain. As far as a wire strike being a limitation on career progression, apparently it isn't. I also think this isn't the first tiger wire strike near Oakey and it won't be the last. I submit that after due process is followed the decision to return to flight will be in the hands of the aircrew, not those whose job it is to judge them. In my opinion if the aircrew were that bad they never would have made it to the flight line

My reading has shown that in many jurisdictions a pilot on board will be required to supervise the flight, just to meet the current regulations. We all saw how that turned out with self driving cars.

Noise was a big issue in Bonython and that was for delivering a few hundred grams, one drone at a time. The Wing promo videos never had sound. If the environmental noise was already loud (e.g. a concrete plant, gravel mine or other light industry) you'd proably not notice a bit more. But, that's not "near where people live". Given this phrase is a key component of Uber Air's business plan, I'm guessing between the physics, civics and legislation they are a non-starter

How about a fleet of catapult launched and tail hook equipped drifters? I'd pay for that ride!

Interestingly, Roland Berger noted that 50% of the Urban Air Taxi development announcements it tracked in the last year to 1st May - just the development announcements, mind - were from one company. Roland Berger noted that Air Taxi feasibility in non ICE propulsion starts at 500 Watt Hours per kilogramme. Telsa car batteries are ~250 Wh/Kg when new, experimental batteries are nibbling at 350 Wh/Kg. In 2016, the Battery 500 consortium got together to (you guessed it) make a 500 Wh/kg battery. A Lithium Ion Polymer battery is basically a bomb that has the useful side effect of being a rechargeable battery. It still only holds 265 Wh/Kg or about 1MJ/Kg. Petrol is 46 MJ/kg as a minimum. Ammonia is 11.5 MJ/L when stored under pressure. Ammonia works in a fuel cell the same way as hydrogen but fuel cells are a bit like the Uber Air super battery. The theory is demonstrated, but mass production and longevity require a bit more magic. Fuel cells in particular are made of really expensive stuff and are really easy to poison. The Battery 500 consortium is a bunch of USA Department of Energy funded labs and universities. They gave themselves five years to deliver something and so far have delivered a cheap organic replacement for vanadium in grid scale flow batteries. The prototype is about the size of a dress watch. Lies, damned lies and charts some forum user plucked off the internet without providing context. Maths, so hard! Anyone seen sodanrot _ylf unicorn? I think it ran off taking the Uber Air super battery plans with it. It heard its name on the ingredient list

Background info: [/url]https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-results/uber-posts-50-billion-in-annual-bookings-as-profit-remains-elusive-ahead-of-ipo-idUSKCN1Q42CI Uber Technologies, not publicly listed, booked $11B USD earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) last year. Its shares are held by 7 investment funds and a mix of others including the people who started it. To do that it spent around $13B USD and has never made a profit in 10 years. In contrast, Tesla has had one quarter of profit in the same period. I really expected it to by two quarters but I was being hopeful. Summary: Both companies excel at incinerating other peoples' money. Only Uber Technologies is partly owned by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia. Say what you like about the technology and its viability, that's not the real story here.

Same community consultation we had in Canberra for Wing?

Maybe some of the more learned and experienced forum users who seem to have a lot to say could arrange a job share Time to put up or shut up

Non flying torn-a55 I am gratified any forum users think I am the right person to begin the search to replace Sarah Hales and subsequently interview applicants. Truth is, one does not simply replace someone with five years of experience as an airport manager and more besides working closely with her predecessor. I hasten to add, she did a lot of other stuff at Wellcamp too as others can attest. Airport managers are a rare breed. Good airport managers even more so. Someone qualified and experienced will make the job theirs. I fear the job will own them, in return

I just spoke to a Mornington Peninsula Shire local. They noticed a lack of airplane noises but had no idea why. About an hour ago Jack Vevers, pres. of PAC posted a message on fuzz book. I'll not link it here as those interested will most likely have already seen it. I wonder, given that there are no NOTAMs for this airfield, can one still land at Tyabb? Also, given this field is not certified and a full NOTAM service is not available, how would a transiting pilot know not to go there if a PPR was already given? (Apart from seeing two big X's bulldozed into the approach end) Final question, have MPSC declared firefighting aircraft and medevac "a business" and therefore subject to the same orders?

Below is the information I heard from a flying instructor who has seen a lot of owner builders bend their new toy quite early on. This is not my opinion or advice, its just information. She said

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Pica!