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  1. Happyflyer
    There was another fuel starvation forced landing in the west last year. This time left tank was empty but the right had 45 litres in it (ouch). It was a Cessna 210, not sure if they have a "both" postion like smaller Cessnas. See below. Good to learn from anothers misfortune. Notice this one is called a fuel starvation event as opposted to fuel exhaustion in the Adelaide incident. http://www.atsb.gov.au/media/5354286/AO-2015-042 Final.pdf
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    Agree the high viz thing was ridiculous. Only being able to instruct in factory aircraft has been in for a long time. The only exception is that the builder can be taught in his own aircraft. CASA though says the owner of a GA home built aircraft can be taught, even if he was not the builder.
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    Really? Let me know how many have made a fortune out of it. Most are in it for the love of if and yes they have to survive.
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    I would say the human factor that makes people think they can deliberatly break the rules such as low flying and not maintining VMC is a major contributor to the accident rate. These can of course occur unintentionally but those deliberately pushing it are a problem. How you fix this part of human nature is a question not many have the answer to.
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    The following is from the ATSB website. Not too much doubt on why the engine stopped. "The ATSB is investigating a fuel exhaustion event involving a Cessna 182, VH-DNZ, at Adelaide, South Australia, on 2 October 2015. While conducting parachuting operations, the pilot declared a fuel emergency, and conducted a forced landing onto a raceway. The aircraft collided with terrain, resulting in substantial damage. Two passengers sustained serious injuries and two others were uninjured. The pilot sustained minor injuries. As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and gather additional information. A report will be released within several months."
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    Aldo, I'm sorry if I have offended you, but when you (wrongly) say you have right of way when on a straight in approach (post 98), and then say the commercial operators up your way fly the same way as you (post 105) I can only take you at your word.
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    Just because the commercial operators up your way push in doesn't make it correct. Most commercial operators appreciate it if recreational traffic in the cct lets them it to save time and money. Most recreational traffic is only too happy to let them in. Don't confuse that with right of way. Suggest that whoever taught you got it wrong or you misinterpreted it. This is give way 101 and is included in the pre solo air legislation test.
  8. Happyflyer
    The fuel draining into the lower wing won't matter because the Cessna generally feeds from both. If you have left or right selected then the high wing can't cross feed. The guy informed ATC he was running low on fuel, then he asked for a landing at Adelaide and a couple of minutes later called mayday as he couldn't make Adelaide. He had been holding for 40 minutes. Draw your own conclusions.
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    I would contact the RAAus Tech manager at [email protected] with the details of your aircraft and I'm sure that will be the quickest way to get a definitive answer.
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    Cops don't care. They only investigate further if some one is killed and they need to make a coroners report. You've told us it was not the aircraft, not the engine. So tell us which of the following it was not: Wind, weather, fuel, bird strike, sun glare, medical issue, pilot error or other.
  12. Happyflyer
    Ok. Don't leave us in suspense. What was it the fault of?
  13. Happyflyer
    Couldn't agree more. Pilots feeling the need to make every call to make themselves feel safer and doing the opposite for every one else. Look out side!
  14. Happyflyer
    Thanks Frank. Sorry about the confusion Nev. Cheers.
  15. Happyflyer
    It was against my post 60 yesterday but not there now. Either there are gremlins or I'm potty, or both. Not sure if anyone else saw it. Thanks for replying. Cheers.
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    All good except most CFI/testing officers have approval to issue level 6. Unsurprisingly for CASA this doesn't automatically mean they can give out level 4. Some CFI's will just make the system work and have a listen for a bit and give you level 6. Some will go by the book as requried by CASA ( and who can blame them ) and make you listen to the tape and also recored your responces. As others have said it's all a load of rubbish and the people who shouldn't get throught still do anyway. However , it's no good complaining here. Complain to CASA, send Mark Skidmore an email, that's the only way things will change.
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    Okay, I was just pointing out to djpacro where the requirement was in Part 61. I don't quite see why you gave it a "funny".
  18. Happyflyer
    The CPL (day VFR) requires 10 hours of instrument flight time, half of which may be done in a simulator. There is no requirement for any night time.
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    Having landed a couple of minutes before "last light" on a cloudy day with hills to the west I can well understand why an experienced pilot would tell a new pilot to be on the ground at least half an hour or more before last light. Just saying "10 minutes before last light" tells the new pilot the law but not the practicalities of flying. Having said that I find it hard to believe all instructors would not know the rule about planning to be on the ground at least 10 minutes before last light because it is in the air law exam given out by RAAus and I'm sure every instructor has marked that exam many times.
  20. Happyflyer
    I have also landed at Wilcannia, albeit a couple of years ago. I rang up a couple of weeks beforehand to make sure they would have the fuel. I rang again the day before and then when I was half and hour out. The drum of avgas was waiting for me and father and son pumped it into my aircraft. Cash was the preferred method of payment and it definitely was not cheap, but they were friendly enough on that occasion.
  21. Happyflyer
    Its only required for the RPL nav endorsement. See 61.495.
  22. Happyflyer
    I fly and teach both GA and RAAus and cross train both. I can't say either group is better than the other at adapting. There are good and bad and average pilots on both sides and I don't think generalizing helps relationships between RAAus and GA.
  23. Happyflyer
    Cambridge on line dictionary. "a situation in which a plane turns round and round as it falls quickly towards the ground"
  24. Happyflyer
    Whenever I and my mates made decisions to do something silly late at night, there was always a common factor, and it wasn't red cordial!
  25. Happyflyer
    If you haven't seen a part 61 licence, it consist of about 5 A4 pages which must all be divided into quarters and put in a licence holder in the correct order. The American FAA licence is the same size as an RAAus certificate.
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