Fishla

Welcome! I'm in the process of learning to fly too. Hope you find it as much fun as I do.

The manufacturer's website (flywithspa.com) hints that some Aussies may have purchased a kit... Anyone on here building one and care to share their experience with it?

You can't sue for loss of consortium where I fly so no problems! Anyway, it's $250k for "legal liability to a passenger, for each occurrence". It's $10 million for liability to the public. Not sure if the dead female passenger's husband is the public or the passenger when it comes to the law.

You can't sue for loss of consortium where I fly so no problems! Anyway, it's $250k for "legal liability to a passenger, for each occurrence". It's $10 million for liability to the public. Not sure if the dead female passenger's husband is the public or the passenger when it comes to the law.

Self flagellation when you offend?

Self flagellation when you offend?

It has an inbuilt flight simulator. How novel!

Yes. Yes. Yes. No. The time taken to climb to the same height is the same. Yes. Below you see a picture with two different climbs. Same aircraft, same everything. Except for the prevailing wind. Vertical axis is height. Horizontal axis is distance across ground. You see a green line. This had a headwind. You see a purple line. This had no headwind. Maybe even a tailwind. The picture shows the height of both of the climbing lines at the SAME INSTANT in time. See that they are both the same height after the same elapsed time? They had the same RATE of climb. But the purple line has covered a greater distance across the ground. The green line had a higher ANGLE of climb. The red thing is an obstacle.

Rate of climb would be the same. You are ascending through a parcel of air which is also moving relative to the ground. So if the parcel is moving backwards from an obstacle, you would clear an obstacle quicker with the higher headwind- the ANGLE of climb would be greater the greater the headwind. But you won't have ascended any quicker. The parcel is being blown backwards away from the obstacle with a headwind (and you with it). It decreases your horizontal speed (ground speed). Ground speed will never affect climb RATE, but it will change the ANGLE you climb at. I think you also want to call it GS (ground speed) not GAS. Ground speed is not an air speed. Airspeed is really a pressure - technically the dynamic pressure - the pressure of the wind hitting your wing as you push against it. We travel through a parcel of air, hitting it, that's IAS. The pressure is being directed downwards - that's how we are flying! You've got me thinking now. I found this which shows you what your ASI is actually showing you. http://www.rst-engr.com/rst/articles/KP89JUL.pdf

Your first question: You are flying through a parcel of air, the parcel of air is moving across the ground. No matter how fast (or in what direction) the parcel of air is moving across the ground, you are moving through that parcel of air at the same speed and direction. So you will climb through this parcel of air the same no matter how it is moving in relation to the ground. If the parcel of air was moving downwards vertically then yes, your rate of climb *relative to the ground* will be affected - you're still climbing through the parcel of air at the same rate. If the parcel of air is moving forwards (tailwind) your ANGLE of climb *relative to the ground* will be smaller. but again you're climbing through the parcel of air at just the same over time. The RATE of climb is still the same (height gained overtime), but the prevailing winds can affect your ANGLE of climb. A headwind would increase your angle of climb (but not the RATE).

The E-Fan looks much much cooler. I'd put my money on that one too!

They should make each page A4 sized and portrait orientated. Its currently 2 pages on one landscape orientated A4 page. That would be easier to handle I think. Otherwise looked great to me. I'm talking about the PDF which is great. Dont like the Issuu thing.

I just have the bog standard life insurance through my superannuation fund. They don't ask what I do in my spare time - only if I smoke and if I wear a white shirt or blue shirt to work. I'm covered for any method of dispatch except war and pre-existing medical conditions. Even suicide is covered (after a waiting period) which I thought odd. About $400/year for $400,000 cover. It's not exactly a million dollars but it'll pay off the mortgage and provide a nice casket.

K-man, I just assumed because RA craft can only be flown VFR but what you say makes sense. They still have instruments! Ayavner, I was meaning that for the more advanced licences the limiting requirement will be your solo time - you'll very likely have had enough dual time by the time you get to them. Yep, every hour in your log book counts as aeronautical experience.

You'll find a RA-Aus school a lot cheaper!

Out of interest, what did you pay per hour for those 6 hours?

I'm 13 hours into a RA-Aus course myself. You want to do your training on a RA-Aus registered aircraft (24-XXXX) as these are cheaper to run and therefore hire. You also want to do your training from an airfield that you don't need to wait for permission to taxi, etc. You definitely don't want to have to fly to a training area 10 minutes away or have to pay landing fees, etc. You'll more likely find RA-Aus school that can offer this. You then learn to fly, get radio endorsement, get passenger endorsement and conduct navigation exercises all in a RA-Aus aircraft whilst studying for your RA-Aus pilot certificate. With your certificate you can fly in command of a RA-Aus registered aircraft in class G airspace with 1 passenger. While learning with your instructor you are logging DUAL hours. It's these that don't count for much later on when getting RPL/PPL. Once you go solo you begin to log hours as Pilot In Command - these count. You then take your RA-Aus pilot certificate with passenger, radio and navigation endorsement and ask for an RPL. You will have all the flight experience already except you will need to do 2 hours of instrument flight in a VH-XXX registered plane and whatever training is necessary to be proficient in controlled airspace procedures. You also need a medical. You can then fly anywhere in Australia with passengers in a VH-XXX or 24-XXXX aircraft (weight restrictions and aircraft type restrictions apply). You then take your RPL and ask for PPL. You will have to do more exams. You'll probably just build required hours through normal flying. You can do further training for night flight, instrument ratings, particular aircraft type ratings, etc.

Website says MTOW is 300kg. Quick squiz of CAO 95.10 says it would only require that RAA certify it meets the RAA Technical Manual. Sounds possible. Looks the business.

[uSER=1902]@Jangles[/uSER] is teaching me at the Midlands Flying School. http://recreationalflying.com/resources/midlands-flying-school.15/

Howdy, everyone. New student here. Tad under 10 hours so far. Learning in a J120. Cheers.