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I have done and to be honest I always feel that if I allowed for 2-3 seconds reaction time, it would be sliding back down its tail before I could respond. So normally I let her take of then climb at about 65knots which feels comfortable to me and still give 1000 fpm. 65 knots is maximum flap speed so it is a bit of a balancing act for the first 300'

I simply cannot disagree with this comment. With all the runway we have at Caboolture, I have still not been able to bring myself to climb out a best rate of climb in my plane which is 54 knots. Even at 65knots, I am at 500' at the cross runways. I just cant bring myself to pull the nose that high whilst so close to the ground. At 54 knots it feels like she is standing on her tail and I just can't do it that close to the ground. I always wonder if the fan stop at that steep angle, will I have time to get the nose over before it is to late.

ave8rr The best way to get a comment from RAA on that would be to email Ops and ask them.

I find RAAus costs to be reasonable. Membership and Rego still cost me less than the registration on my motorcycle so in that light I think its fair. But in terms of increases and percentage increase we need to remember the increase by stealth we had in 2016 when they drop our magazine then asked us to pay extra for it. That proved to be a no brainer for me, I just don't read the magazine any more so no increase.

The costs for registration of my plane from its first provisional rego in 2010 are listed below. The 2 $65.00 fees where part year costs due to change of ownership. So a 3.85% increase in 2015 A 3.7% increase in 2016 And 17.9% in 2017 Type Start Date End Date Cost Paid Date Full Registration 15th Aug 2017 15th Aug 2018 165.00 3rd Aug 2017 Full Registration 15th Aug 2016 15th Aug 2017 140.00 11th Aug 2016 Full Registration 15th Aug 2015 15th Aug 2016 135.00 7th Aug 2015 Full Registration 19th Jan 2015 15th Aug 2015 65.00 19th Jan 2015 Full Registration 11th Aug 2014 19th Jan 2015 130.00 15th Aug 2014 Full Registration 6th Sep 2013 11th Aug 2014 65.00 6th Sep 2013 Full Registration 11th Aug 2013 6th Sep 2013 130.00 6th Sep 2013 Full Registration 11th Aug 2012 11th Aug 2013 130.00 1st Aug 2012 Provisional Registration 11th Aug 2011 11th Aug 2012 130.00 4th Aug 2011 Provisional Registration 11th Aug 2010 11th Aug 2011 220.00 11th Aug 2010

Good luck getting a Foxbat up to 99 knots in any weather. A Vixxen maybe but a Foxbat not likely.

Jaba You are correct of course. I was assuming that being a J230 that it would be a factory built, forgetting that J230's can also come as a kit aircraft. Certainly for an owner built aircraft maintenance should be no dearer in either guise.

There is no red port left in my Bottle LOL

Try hiring a VH Jab and an RAA Jab and see which one is cheaper. If you are the owner and have some mechanical nouse then maintenance of RAA is much cheaper.

Being told something does not make it fact. Seeing it in writing would carry far more weight than just being told by someone. I am not having a go at you here Teckair, but it seems absolutely amazing to me that there can any dispute about such an important matter. If someone could point out a reference that may help clarify what to me seems like it should be obvious. I am not an instructor so I do not know the rules, but I must admit that there is no way I would have wanted to solo in a single seater after having done all my training in a Dual place aircraft. Even now I would want to do a lot of homework before flying a single seater for the first time.

Strange you should mention hanging things of chains to stop boats drifting, I think that is where the Jabiru motor that I took out of my plane ended up LOL. If you don't think Goldwings are fast you are riding with the wrong group.

RIP ABC saying it was a student pilot on a solo flight. Trainee pilot dies after ultralight plane crashes in paddock

Until I got to this line I thought you meant Tool being the person causing the incident. Maybe you should rethink your definition.

Not sure how this works, but from their website Vne 117 mph Expected true cruise speed with 100hp Rotax 127 mph. I am not sure about anyone else but cruising above Vne would bother me a little bit?

Just remember the PM you sent me some time ago Keith which basically proves my point.

Every now and then someone pops in hear drop a grenade, hints of better things to come, stirs the pot then pisses off. Still no better things to come and to be quite honest I still get to go flying every weekend under the current system. One must wonder what his agenda really is?

I believe that this one is for sale ATM. Advertised on the drifter facebook page.

Probably a scrolling finger fault. I do it all the time.

Much easier to get forgiven than to get approval. The more obvious question is unless it was an obvious easily fixable fault is who would want to be repairing and then testing an engine on a crowded beach.

I have owned 3 different Jags. The best of those was a Series3 V12 Daimler Sovereign which I owned whilst living in Germany. What a wonderful machine.

NN I did mine about 3 years ago. I will be honest, I did not study for it. I found it to be mostly common sense.

Why would the RAA tech Manager be signing off on a VH Experimental, he would have no authority to do so in his capacity as RAA tech manager.

It would be cheaper to buy a new truck

I haven't seen the video so won't comment on it. However hearing the engine brake come on in most situations means the driver has done 4 things first. 1. identified the hazard (typically 1-3 secs) 2. backed off the accelerator. (typically 1-2 secs) 3. applied the brake. (typically 1-2 secs) 4. then if the truck is under control and the driver can afford to let go of the steering wheel with one hand to reach for a switch on the dash he will apply the engine brake. So 7 seconds from when someone indicates to move into my safe zone in front of my truck would not be an unreasonable time frame for me to get to step 4. Then if someone moves into my lane I am not going to react immediately anyway as the normal assumption after someone passes me is that they will continue to accelerate or at least drive away. IMHO it does take longer to react to someone doing something stupid or unpredictable than it does to normal expected situations.

They lost the Atlantic Conveyor which by the reports of items that went missing from the MOD over the next 5 years and reported as having been on that vessel must have been 10 times her actual 15,000 tonnes. When I was posted to England in 1986 and doing kit checks of Squadies tool boxes, the standard answer to missing items was "That was on the Altlantic Conveyor Sarge". Who was I to argue with these honest upstanding young men