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Avweb have 'cherry picked' a snippet of Info & published it !!!! The UK recommendation is that any Coastline Air Display should be flown over the water to minimalise risk to the General Public. The UK recommendation is that any inland Air Display MUST BE FLOWN in a designated area over the airfield ( away from the Crowdline areas ) Currently Fast Jets are forbidden from any aerobatic manoeuvres, just low passes and steep turns & climbs. As the Weather is so bad that virtually every bit of Inland UK is constantly rained on every airfield has a Coastline

There are 649 photos of our Storm 280 on the internet. I actually just noticed that on the delivery flight it achieved 190kmh @4800rpm on a Fixed Pitch Prop ( 103kias@4800rpm ) so I think we will need to repitch our CSU on the 280

The Storm 280 is a slightly slower bird compared to the Storm 300 @ 5000rpm we are getting 97kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4460rpm we are getting 87kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4440rpm we are getting 84kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4430rpm we are getting 83kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) @ 4420rpm we are getting 81kias ( we have a Constant Speed Prop ) The Manifold pressure is set @ 22.2in MAP. 5000RPM / 22.2in MAP

Currently got a Storm 280 for sale...... They are a nice aircraft that has all the Italian design background behind it, my findings are they are not that fast ( they look fast but they ain't ) 280 €48000 1998 Storm 280 ( fully rebuilt 2012 ) Rotax 912s 7hrs TTSN 280kg EMPTY WEIGHT 472.5kg MTOW

NT5224, I am slightly scared that " The route passes through your neck of the woods perhaps that will give you a bit of a home advantage? " I am not sure why I am scared of that though !!!! I suppose I will be more scared when I know what aeroplanes I would be up against as opposed to who I am up against :yikes:I am a very shy retiring type of person who has never been controversial in my life so I would ask everyone to look after me whilst visiting your Airspace. I am hoping to source an aeroplane from NZ or Australia to use as it will be more cost effective than positioning one from the UK Any ideas on what Aviation Sales site to look on? I already peruse http://www.aviationadvertiser.com.au/index.php & Aircraft | Aircraft | Trade Me for Aircraft to buy.

Hi All, I am looking for a bit of clarification on CAO 95.10 We have an Australian Gentleman who has moved from Thirroul Australia to Livingston Scotland who has a homebuilt microlight that he claims to operate under CAO 95.10 His intention is to place his CONTRAPTION into the UK SSDR Category, he seemed shocked that to fly a UK SSDR Microlight you need a Pilots Licence I can't find any real detail on CAO 95.10 ( Other than it looks like it was repealed on Jun 17th 2014 ? ) So really I foresee 2 issues. (1) He has flown his Homebuild Microlight here on the pretence of CAO 95.10 being valid. (2) He has been flying here without a Pilots Licence, I am going to help him get it accepted as a SSDR here in Blighty but I can only do that once he has completed his NPPL(M).

This was the reply I received when I asked if they accept Overseas Entrants Hi Peter, Thanks for your query in relation to entering the 2018 Outback Air Race. It is certainly open to overseas entrants. A requirement for each entrant (team) is to raise a minimum of $2,000 AUS, although teams historical raise a significant amount more. All funds raised go towards the Royal Flying Doctor Service in Australia, so the challenge for you could be to secure contributors towards your team funds for an Australian charity - or maybe not. Should you be interested to consider further, we are very keen to hear about you ideas for some sponsorship towards the raise. I look forward to hearing from you. Sponsorship Coordinator Leanne McKenzie Sponsorship Coordinator Outback Air Race 2018 www.outbackairrace.com.au

I am just asking them if they would accept a UK Entrant? If they will I will be an entrant.

JohnnyUnleaded, Lets put the BMAA diatribe to bed now.... it actually gives me dyspepsia whenever I talk about the unsavoury things I think it is fair to say that every time we have actually met up in real life it has been amicable, my forums persona is mainly witty banter & I think the wolfpack mentality where one person got offended & then everyone joined like sheep in being offended was almost laughable 90% of the time Rick & I were having a laugh between us, yet everyone panicked thinking WW3 was going to start up. As I say, I am busier in Europe than I am in the UK, in fact I am probably off to Doha with an LAA Aircraft very soon & am also scheduled to deliver a Turbine Single to NZ so the UK doesn't exactly keep me occupied nowadays. We will definitely have a few beers on F-UK 2017..... I am hoping Bob H will be flying his MiniMax in F-UK 2017. I think it will be interesting to see how my Dynamic RG performs compared to the Dynamic FG's entered in F-UK 2017.... The Quaich is likely to be in the MiniMax Speed Range. Will have to see who else is participating in F-UK 2017 as I really wanted to join the troops last year but I had a duty of care to Bob after his incidences ( a few I seem to recall ).

Johnny, I am sure you don't have any 'hidden agenda' where it comes to the Quaich nor do you really have much interest in the BMAA Politics, that is blatantly obvious as you have never put yourself up for Election. I am all for you having a passing interest in the competency levels of the elected council members, and any potential nominees. I know exactly what my Faults are & I also know what my positives are, suffice to say my competency levels are streets ahead of the complacency levels of those who have been elected over recent years. The BMAA have been bothered by the fact that both myself & Rick were standing in the elections at the same time and they knew Rick & I together could change the dynamics somewhat, lets face it the BMAA didn't really want Rick either, but the BMAA only exists still because Rick did get elected & he was forceful enough to get changes made, the biggest mistake the membership made was to oust Rick in favour of Deepak ( Deepak received the highest recorded votes ever & yet the opinion from a fellow Council Member is " He has done nothing of any consequence " ) I am glad everyone is entitled to voice their opinions, I would put a lot more provenance on your remarks if you had ever stood for a position but alas you haven't so I am at least someone who stepped up to the plate instead of sitting back and opining on something you haven't had the volition to try yourself. I am sure you understand the saying " You have to be in it to win it " There are always runners up in every competition, are you saying that anyone who thinks or knows they might be the 'underdog' shouldn't compete in anything just to give the other entrants an easy time. I will publically say that whenever there were complete deadwood standing for election I would stand just to stop a shoehorning of the deadwood back into seats without a bunfight ;-) Conceitedly I know I would have been better than any of the current council members because I am an outspoken & controversial type of guy who can't sit in a cosy chair doing nothing ( a trait that every council member has now ) Even TV is losing his desire to do anything because he has 7 bits of deadwood around him. Anyway, it is all ancient history now so let's focus on the future & the future is Bright.

Kasper, I appreciated your posts at the start, I thought I would be exempt from having to discuss BMAA Politics on the Australia /NZ flying forums but John Mundy found his way onto here ( as has Geoff W ). Just out of Curiousity, who else has been refused renewal of their membership? ( PM me if you want to keep it out of the Public Domain ) With me now being associated to quite a few ZK registered aircraft I am keeping my head down, I am currently supplying GA Aircraft & Ultralights to a few NZ Residents..... in fact the exports to NZ over the last 24 months has been a bigger part of my Aircraft Sales compared to EU Exports. There are some superb aircraft for sale in NZ that would suit the UK Market ( if we didn't have such negativity to imports ) I have just tried to get UK Clearance to import a ZK registered Warbird Replica which both the LAA & CAA have declined to accept as being 'safe to operate' in the UK. This is as Crazy as the LAA/BMAA/CAA not accepting a WT9 Dynamic with retractable undercarriage because the LAA only cleared the Fixed Gear version when it was introduced.... they feel the RG Version is too complex for UK users !!!! Luckily I have the WT9 RG on the Italian Advanced ULM register.

I am all for not limiting knowledge that is Aviation related whether it be UK,USA or NZ or even Outer Mongolia, the large section of this post is ( or was ) posted to get an opinion from Kasper aka Kirk. It wasn't something that I expected hidden agendas to come to the forefront, luckily I know the pudding stirrers & they are harmless so please just accept our Pommie sense of humour as banter.

Johnny, You little Tinker ;-) I can categorically confirm that I am the Founder Member / Majority Shareholder of the Excluded BMAA Members Club ( At this time I am the CEO,MD,SECRETARY,ACCOUNTANT,JANITOR & CAR PARK ATTENDANT ) I am sure there will be other shareholders along soon. I will ( Because I am a nice guy ) fill in the gaps so that you don't need to second guess what is between the lines ;-) (1) Dave Bremner was worried that the one particularly stubborn, serial candidate was gaining popularity so he made a very slapdash attempt to get my membership revoked so that I couldn't stand in the 2016 BMAA Council Election, he made such a monumental cock up that he was 'Shamed' by his fellow council members so much so that they ' threw him under the bus ' The poor old barsteward was left with no other option but to rev up & f**k off out of the BMAA Chairman's position, they didn't even want him as a council member. (2) Roberta Hughes then followed up the mish mash that Bremner had set in motion by discussing the situation with the council members who opined that I should get the disciplinary procedure that is in place within the Articles of Association where I get to speak in front of the 'Kangaroo Court' & then a fair decision could be made based on what both sides said.Roberta knew I could muck him up in a heartbeat so he declined that option and stuck to the idea that he could just do as he pleased..... My views on Roberta are : I have wiped less offensive muck off the bottom of my shoes when the dog owners haven't cleared up after their Dingos ;-) (3) I am still amazed that the BMAA ALLOW Characters of dubious standing to be Directors of the BMAA.... The only Police Record I have is Roxanne on a 45 disc. (4) I no longer have any desire to be associated to the BMAA & am actually far better off since Roberta played his Ace Card, certain Council members are getting that fed up with the increase in lethargy, a fact is they couldn't even have a Council meeting on the 10th April 2017 because the Council Members all had better things to do !!!! The Funniest bit was On the 29th November 2016 I was going to Lisbon for some respite & low and behold so was Dave Bremner, we ignored each other throughout the flight and whilst going through departure & arrival lounges.... He must have felt awkward whereas I found it quite amusing because I saw the colour go out of his cheeks for fear I would start a conversation. Anyway, this is an Australian / NZ Forum so I think we should leave the UK Debating to the UK Forums, I might make an appearance on one of the UK Forums in the near future, however I think there is more chance we will speak over a beer on F-UK 2017 before I return to the 'kindergarten flyers' forum.

Johnny, I hate to say it was one of the respected members of the BMAA Tech Team..... I won't put a name on here as it would be unprofessional to 'out' them on here seeing as the BMAA Tech Team are not supposed to help NON MEMBERS ;-)

1/10th model was tested in a Wind Tunnel and everything was calculated from that, there are some very clever folk working in the Aviation Industry who can do this laboriously boring stuff. If you don't have faith in those who do these calculations for you, it is probably best if you don't have anything to do with flying !!!!! I have the utmost faith in those who have assisted us in getting these Aircraft built ;-)

A couple of my NZ Friends who I have supplied a few Rans S6 Microlights who are the NZ Rans Specialists were tasked with clearing up the wreckage of ZK-TJE after this Fatal Accident. The report I have read is not a pleasant read and nor were the pictures I saw of the debris 02-APR-2017 Time: ~10:00 NZST Type: Rans S-6ES Coyote II Owner/operator: Private Registration: ZK-TJE C/n / msn: 02991305 Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 Other fatalities: 0 Airplane damage: Substantial Location: Near Kaka Point, Glenomaru,The Catlins, Otago - New Zealand Phase: En route Nature: Unknown Departure airport: Balclutha AD NZBA Destination airport: Narrative: The aircraft impacted rolling, open field terrain In the Glenomaru Valley on the South Island. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard were fatally injured. Very sad when anyone dies in an Aircraft Crash whilst enjoying their hobby.

I didn't put a link to Section S because quite frankly it is a F'ing Boring read, but Johnny Unleaded has to read it because his Partner has confiscated his supply of Gay News & deleted his online subscription to Arse Ticklers and Felching News ;-) # Sorry John: I had to put that on here because I don't want you thinking I am becoming a Nice Guy ;-) #

John, The current situation is : I am not allowed to be a member of the BMAA because as you put it " I have ruffled some feathers " amongst the Chicken Run @ Deddington Towers...... The best bit of it all is: I didn't want to be a member of an Association who can & do run 'roughshot' through the membership, prime example is Spunking £8000.00 on the exhibition at the ExCel London which has picked up £200.00 of revenue for the BMAA..... With any sense of business acumen it is plain to see that throwing away £7800.00 of the members capital is a horrendously stupid decision..... In the same time they wasted £8000.00 Terry Viner got the BMAA 3 MORE MEMBERS so Terry is a better financial proposition than the rest of the Dicksplashers that sit around the Round Table. I also gather BMAA Council meetings are now getting a less than 50% attendance by those Dicksplashes who were voted in ;-) It seems History is repeating itself.... I never ever expected to get elected as I am a realist, but I am surprised that Ricky Boy was ousted.....since his exit the BMAA has gone rapidly down the pan, Terry is a Good Man but he isn't that motivated to push & push anymore as he knows what Plebs he has to sit with at that table and his ideas get ROOM 101 every time, however the ideas the others put forward get discussed when really they should be briskly flushed down the Dunny. The funniest bit is : I am doing more for Microlighting whilst being on the Outside of the BMAA, soon I think they will be pleading for me to become a member again if only to tell them that Popham isn't situated where Fishburn is ;-) Yes, I am aware that Bob Hood was happy with the help he received after his mishap ( not so much a mishap as he only decided to bounce of the side of a 40m wide runway into the Long Grass ) The upshot of his 'Mishap' is : Bob has crossed over to the 'Dark Side' and now has a 3 axis microlight instead of a tumbledryer. The strange bit is ( & I know it is a failing of mine ) if someone is a nice person I am a nice person back, if a person is a bit of an Arse I am a bigger Arse back, but it doesn't matter who the person is, I will always help someone out if they have an incident,mishap,accident even if I think they are an Arsehole. Bob Hood is someone who I consider a very nice guy & it was just unfortunate that his mishap happened on a day where I had relatives staying over or he would have been invited to stay at Chez Kelsey that night instead of me finding him a B&B for the night.

JohnnyUnleaded, I think you know what the outcome was of both the Fly UK 2016 in terms of Helping Bob Hood & the outcome of the BMAA Ousting ;-) The deceit of certain BMAA Council Members was prevalent in me being refused renewal of my BMAA Membership, not exactly a traumatic event for me as IMHO the BMAA is FUBAR. To put the BMAA into context so the Australian members understand what it is, it has shadier characters amongst them that are more dodgy than Operation Yewtree suspects, it was an Association that I once liked being a member of but now it is full of complete imbeciles with a few running certain facets of the OLE BOYS CLUB.

Yes JohnnyUnleaded ;-) This aircraft is scheduled to participate in the Southern Section of F-UK 2017 It is progressing Great Guns, so highly optimistic that it will make an appearance on the F-UK Soiree ;-)