stevenpam

There are numerous tutorials on YouTube for specific E6B tasks. I also found this quite handy: Mastering the Mechanical E6B in 20 Minutes

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Good little video about this on the HuffPost Australia Facebook page:

Where did you do the English test, and how much was it?

Joel's either being silly and provocative for PR purposes, with no intention to do this - in which case good on him; or he's serious about it, in which case questions about his ability to hung upside down for extended periods are moot. Don't you think one of the first things he'd do to prepare for the mission, would be to test and train his ability to hang upside down for extended periods?

The 600kg MTOW Foxbat is available with a BRS, which adds 19kg. Not insignificant, but not unreasonable, either. That would still leave room for a good 60 litres unless the humans were on the large side.

Hi Doug, Good points all. Like with many things, it often doesn't makes sense to go for the cheapest. Most of us can probably remember lots of occasions where we regretted going for a cheap option - and far fewer where we regretted going for the "better" option. Turning your logbook from an official/legal document into a treasured coffee table book/travelogue is a terrific idea. It might even be enough to inspire others who see it to give flying a go. As for hardback paper-based logbooks... you mention that CASA don't sell one any more, but I noticed that Airservices Australia seem to sell one which they claim has had input from CASA: Airservices Australia Logbook. Not sure how similar this is to the one to which you refer. Cheers, Steven

Fancy (and free) Excel logbook I just found this relatively fancy - for the price (free!), anyway - logbook tool in Excel. You enter in the usual stuff and then there's a summary page that calculates hours by aeroplane (type), tail number, and a custom field; and shows a nice table of totals. It also displays a recency/currency table. There are even some graphs of your flying activity. Looks pretty handy! ...And of course it runs on Excel Mobile on Windows Mobile (or PocketPC I presume)... although of course screen size and stylus entry make it a bit cumbersome. Anyway it's called the $5 Pilot Logbook by Greg Wilson and you can get it at cheappilot.com, where you enter your details and get sent a download link. Cheers, Steven

Now I never thought of that... that actually makes some sense.

That's great, folks. For some reason I had thought I needed to carry it with me. I guess that's only your Pilot Certificate. I have only just got my RA Ops Manual and have not yet read up on all of the record keeping requirements. (Nor have I yet had a good read of the AIP, CAOs, CAR/CASRs, etc) I'll be interested to look into Windows Mobile options as I'll soon be getting a Windows Mobile device, but in actual fact I think there's a lot to be said for keeping it simple! Of course it's a good idea to have some way of backing up, so it could either be a case of keeping parallel electronic and paper (book form) records, or just keep a traditional logbook and scan and securely store each page as it is completed. Cheers, Steven

Elk, I've only seen a photo of the RA-Aus books but someone else also told me that they are a little on the flimsy side. Of course, getting books hard bound is probably expensive proposition and it's nice that there is that cheap, lightweight option available for people who want it. But I do like the idea of having something that feels durable, permanent and important. Cheers

Thanks Nev and Frank, good stuff. Frank, that may be so. I know people use all sorts of things, including electronic versions. My thinking is that one benefit of using a mainstream, GA-type logbook, is that if I do move onto the PPL, I can keep the logbook and have a record of all of my flying in one place. On the other hand, if I never end up going for a GA license, I guess all those columns about night and instrument hours are just extra weight to carry around! Does anyone else want to get specific about what they are using and why?

Hi All, Not sure whether this belongs here or in "Training & Student Pilots" - I guess either is OK. Anyway... my story is no doubt a familiar one. After a decade or two of distractions and false starts I have finally taken what feels like a real (if tiny) step towards starting my flight training: I sent off for my RA-Aus student pilot membership! So I'm beginning to think about next steps - one of which is that of course I'm going to need a logbook to record my adventures in flying. I know this is a minor detail in the scheme of things, but I guess I'm going to have it for a long time so I want to make sure I get the most suitable one if possible. That's where things get a little tricky.... the only logbook I've actually held in my hands is the hardback ATC (Aviation Theory Centre) one. My impressions: the quality is good and it looks like it will withstand a bit of abuse, and last the distance. It seems kind of large and heavy to be lugging around in your flight bag (and it's hard for me to imagine filling it in my lifetime!) but I guess there's also a trade-off there - a small logbook might be hard to fill out. So my questions are: Out of the easily available logbooks out there (e.g. ATC, CASA, Airservices, ASA, Zuluworks, etc), which one(s) have you used or seen? Which are your favourites and why? I gather that most/all of them conform to some sort of ICAO standard - so are there any problems/issues around using the non-Australian ones? Thanks in advance! Cheers, Steven