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If you would like to find out about the activities of the Australian Aviation Bird and Animal Hazard Working Group you can read the minutes of the latest meeting held on 4 July 2006 on the CASA website: http://www.casa.gov.au/aerodromes/bird.htm

As you say it is is emotionally and sensationally written and on reading very alarming. The sort of comments "I deal with this sort of data all the time and unless you can validate the data back to a common origin it's best consigned to the collex bin." seem to be hope that this type of data can be just ignored and it will go away. It will not go away After a look at the ATSB Stats it is concerning to find that all the dates I looked at confirmed the report and also that it is a logical and reputable source for this information. It will not go away and there really is no other answer than to recognise that there is a perceived and indeed real need for change in the way things are managed. As Dave noted it appears to many at first glance, thatsome training and licencing is questionable. Any outsider would be in awe that the trainer is also the licence tester in an area where the tested level of competance is so important. There appears to be a questionabe conflict of interest there. Also with the lack of "qualifications"required to maintain an aircraft. Rather than trying to sweep this issues under the mat and ignore them perhaps it would be a sound idea for all to band together and look to ways to reverse those undisputable accident statistics.

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Provided the figures are accurate and there is nothing to indicate that they are not, perhaps this should be a wake up call as these statistics are how our organisation is veiwed safety wise by any observer. There really is no need to "relate to landings" an accident is an accident and action needs to be taken to prevent any futher problems. Just looking at it, it would logically have to come down to training and maintenance, things that a number of people have been pointing out as problems for a considerable time. There is no doubt these statistics will be used by those whose agenda they suit, but that does not change the fact that they exist and the sport can be perceived to have a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

Tower: "Aircraft on final, go around, aircraft on runway." Solo Student Pilot: "Roger" (Continues descent.) Tower: "Aircraft, GO AROUND" Student: "Roger" (Continues descent.) Tower: (Screaming) "AIRCRAFT, GO AROUND!!" Student: "Roger" (Continues descent.) So, the student pilot plunks his airplane down on the numbers, taxies up to where the twin is sitting in the middle of the runway, GOES AROUND it, and continues on to the taxiway

How the GPS works The aircraft knows where it is at all times. It knows this because it knows where it isn't. By subtracting where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is (whichever is the greater), it obtains a difference, or deviation. The Inertial Guidance System uses deviations to generate error signal commands which instruct the aircraft to move from a position where it is to a position where it isn't, arriving at a position where it wasn't, or now is. Consequently, the position where it is, is now the position where it wasn't; thus, it follows logically that the position where it was is the position where it isn't. In the event that the position where the aircraft now is, is not the position where it wasn't, the Inertial Guidance System has acquired a variation. Variations are caused by external factors, the discussions of which are beyond the scope of this report. A variation is the difference between where the aircraft is and where the aircraft wasn't. If the variation is considered to be a factor of significant magnitude, a correction may be applied by the use of the autopilot system. However, use of this correction requires that the aircraft now knows where it was because the variation has modified some of the information which the aircraft has, so it is sure where it isn't. Nevertheless, the aircraft is sure where it isn't (within reason) and it knows where it was. It now subtracts where it should be from where it isn't, where it ought to be from where it wasn't (or vice versa) and intergrates the difference with the product of where it shouldn't be and where it was; thus obtaining the difference between its deviation and its variation, which is variable constant called "error".

I believe this is the origin of the story but is is hard to dispute the statistics Why use computer-assisted reporting methods? After attending the scene of a fatal ultralight aircraft crash and reporting on the accident, the writer became curious about the safety record of ultralights. A search of official Internet sites relating to air safety in Australia revealed there were no published statistics that could be used to directly compare accident rates of ultralights with accident rates of "normal" light aircraft. In response to inquiries with the Bureau of Transport Economics I was sent hard copies of raw statistics listing the dates of fatal ultralight accidents. The information did not mean much by itself, so from there it was a matter of going to the Internet and gathering freely available data which could be used to develop a meaningful statistical comparison. The biggest problem was that the statistics were scattered. The task was to find them, bring them together and then do the maths.

http://www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2006/aug/index.htm

If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back, they get smaller That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, Then they get bigger again.

Jetpack, schmetpack. Rather than waiting around for a sci-fi fantasy like a jetpack to become available, you could be flying around now in your very own personal helicopter. Yep, Japan's Gene Corporation is currently selling the GEN H-4, an open-air helicopter built for one. With controls and a seat that resemble those of a bicycle, the designers claim the flying machine is easy to use and can be mastered after a mere two hours of practice. Yep, after just two hours of learning to fly you can be tooling around at up to 3,280 feet high at speeds of up to 60 MPH. Yikes. Well, while the risk of smashing yourself into the side of a skyscraper is just as high, at least your chances of exploding are less than if you use a jetpack. You can risk life and limb now with the GEN H-4 for the low, low price of $30,000.

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New spy plane likes the water Today's stealth planes may not show up on radar, but on a clear day you can still pretty much just look up in the sky and see them. Oops. Lockheed solves that problem with the Cormorant, a concept plane that won't show up in the sky because it's 150 feet underwater, at least for a large part of its mission. The Cormorant is designed to deploy from the missile tubes of Ohio-class submarines, which haven't really needed missiles since the Cold War ended. The idea is that the sub gets as close to the target as possible then releases the Cormorant, which floats to the surface, fires its rocket boosters and heads off on its mission. After it's done with whatever top-secret thing that needed doing, the Cormorant follows rendezvous coordinates from the sub and comes in for a splash landing, where a robotic underwater vehicle retrieves it. Then they all sneak off to the next mission.

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Ion Aircraft: a plane built for two While flying cars are probably not going to be seen on highways near you anytime soon, personal airplanes are becoming all the rage among the heavy-walleted jet set crowd. This Ion plane is a light sport aircraft that seats two and is currently under development for the purposes of "training, sightseeing, cross-country cruising, making your neighbors weep with jealousy, and generally having fun." Sounds about right. While they haven't gotten it off the ground yet due to issues with the canopy, it flies just great in computer simulations. That might not be enough to convince you to plunk down a deposit on one, but apparently folks are lining up trying to throw money at the designers in order to be the first to own one of the mini flyers. The development team hopes to have all the kinks worked out and the first models in the air sometime in 2008. As for pricing, it isn't available yet but it's safe to say a personal airplane isn't going to run cheap

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I think it is that simple Unless you have an obscure engine and aircraft, talk to the manufacturer and use what they recommend

Why not just stick to the engine manufacturers specifications The coolant specs fpr the engines are clearly laid out in the operating manuals. Rotax are very clear with their requirements. In a 912 the rotax manual staes the recommendations http://www.rotax-aircraft-engines.com/pdf/dokus/d03377.pdf

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This is a link to Bert Flood's site with most of the Rotax manuals available for download http://www.bertfloodimports.com.au/ Click on "tech/service data" tab to show the manuals

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=3 align=center border=1> <CAPTION> New registrations from the RAA database for the year show much the same trend as your poll Summary 3: number of aircraft per manufacturer [Januaryâ€â€June 2006]</CAPTION> <T> <TR> <TH>Company or model</TH> <TH>Number registered</TH></TR> <TR> <TD>Jabiru</TD> <TD>39</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>AirBorne Australia</TD> <TD>16</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Aerochute</TD> <TD>15</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Tecnam </TD> <TD>12</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Savannah</TD> <TD>10</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Aeroprakt </TD> <TD>7</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Sonerai/Sonex</TD> <TD>6</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>FlySynthesis</TD> <TD>6</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Evektor</TD> <TD>4</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Skyranger</TD> <TD>4</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Alpi</TD> <TD>3</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Dragonfly</TD> <TD>3</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Flight Design</TD> <TD>3</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Skyfox</TD> <TD>3</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Zenith</TD> <TD>3</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Birdman</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Corby</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Fantasy Air</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Foxcon</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Mustang</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Piper</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Pipistrel</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Rand</TD> <TD>2</TD></TR> <TR> <TD>Single aircraft [note 6]</TD> <TD>22</TD></TR> <TR> <TH>Total</TH> <TH>172</TH></TR></T></TABLE>

Military Tactical Vehicle Chimeraâ„¢ is an advanced tactical concept vehicle developed for special operations infiltration and exfiltration missions. Key Features of the Chimera Air-droppable from a C-17, C-130, or other platform using an integrated parachute system Ground-launchable using the largest elliptical paraglider ever constructedâ€â€100 ft wing span Ducted fan propulsion 3-Cylinder, 110 Hp, liquid-cooled engine Hybrid-electric drive 80 Peak Hp electric wheels motors Max takeoff weight: 2200 lbs Dry weight: 970 lbs Ground speed: 60 mph Air speed: 30 kts