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  1. GraemeK
    Peter, looking great!
  2. GraemeK
    Mansfield
  3. GraemeK
    My understanding is that there is a certification requirement that as the AoA increases as the control column is being pulled back, the pressure required on the control column should not decrease. For the MAX, the aerodynamic effect of the larger, more forward engine nacelles led to a decrease - hence the decision to feed in nose down trim via MCAS as a quick and dirty solution to the certification problem.
  4. GraemeK
    I now understand why I go on trade days - what an awful experience Peter! I can't imagine what it must have been like in that crowd in that heat.
  5. GraemeK
    Yep - but my last few have been in my logbook regardless (as well as on my licence)! Old habits die hard I guess!
  6. GraemeK
    Don't even need to do that - I just email a scan of the logbook page to RAAus. Same with GA endorsements (RU, MPPC, etc, also for your X-country on your RPC).
  7. GraemeK
    OK, I'll take a stab at Ballarat
  8. GraemeK
    I'll be flying in to YAVE, avoid the transport hassles (CASA ramp check a small price to pay).
  9. GraemeK
    Looks like YPAG
  10. GraemeK
    Looks like YLED ...
  11. GraemeK
    That'd be VH-ABR "Kanana" which was out and about today with a return trip to Bendigo. An original DC-3 (not C-47 conversion) with a pair of Wright Cyclones. One of the stars of the Lilydale airshow recently. Interestingly, based at Tullamarine YMML, not YMEN.
  12. GraemeK
    Some fantastic shots from Duncan Fenn - especially the Decathlon! https://www.facebook.com/pg/drfphoto/photos/?tab=albums
  13. GraemeK
    All good - weather turned out OK. Will post a few pics when I sort them.
  14. GraemeK
    Looking forward to seeing the Auster at LIL!
  15. GraemeK
    Airfield looking great, lots of activity setting up, some incredible acrobatic practice in the Decathlon - should be a great day tomorrow!
  16. GraemeK
    Yep Peter, I was going to take up Kaz's solution of prayer, but I think if I tried that I might just be struck down by bolts of lightning ... See what happens, tomorrow is briefing day and if all turns out OK I'll have some fun marshalling aircraft on Sunday.
  17. GraemeK
    Release of the 50th Anniversary Air Show Line-up... Formation of ex-Singapore Airforce S2111 jet trainers A 4-ship "Yak Attack" Formation (lots of noise!) For the first time ever in public, the RAAF showing off two BRAND NEW Pilatus PC21s. These are one of the world's fastest turbo prop aircraft, whistling through at approx 360 knots and making a really satisfying sound! A giant, 1000hp Air attack water bomber which will demonstrate what happens when you drop 3 TONNES of water in one go! One of the world's oldest Douglas DC3s (VH-ABR), only recently flying again after a 9 year rebuild An ex CIA Vietnam War T28D Trojan Just back from China, the AOPA Freedom To Fly Airshow team Yak 55, DH107, Laser and Pitts S1T A top level aerobatic display by Paul Andronicou, in his brand new Extra 330SC The Screaming Diamonds aerobatic team flying souped up Pitts S1s Robinson R42 Cadet Helicopter handling display Tiger Moth formations, Gliders, L5 Stinsons, Silver Shark RVs, the Five Stooges
  18. GraemeK
    For Oz, the AIP is the definitive document. And AIP GEN 3.4-25 gives it as AFFIRM.
  19. GraemeK
    Follow the blog, here: https://lilydaleairshow.wordpress.com/blog/ Pilatus PC21's and DC-3 confirmed. Next Sunday.
  20. GraemeK
    or someone with the old VTC, where eastbound was 1500ft. What was CASA thinking?
  21. GraemeK
    Fixed! (Ian, I know this is as copied from the RAAus email - but they should know better!)
  22. GraemeK
    My thoughts entirely - chuck it out the window and follow it down to get on the ground as quickly as possible!
  23. GraemeK
    And it's the 50th Anniversary! Lilydale Air Show
  24. GraemeK
    We used to have a viewing deck at Melbourne (apart from watching planes it was a good place to have a fag!) - and then they closed it down, I think in a panic after 9/11.
  25. GraemeK
    One of the best books on aerodynamics I have come across is See How it Flies. The analyses of airflow over a wing are very detailed and sometimes get into some complex formulae - but the basics are fairly easy to grasp with the aid of clear "wind tunnel" diagrams.
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