jackc
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You can’t have a foot in both camps. It’s one of the other and you get the benefits from the organisation you choose and your registration type.. I always asked RAA if you could progress from a Level 1 AND there was no pathway to do it, AND there still isn’t'. I could never figure that out. But with SAAA you have a path to go to and be able to maintain your own aircraft whether you built it or not, is a key advantage with them. Plus, VH rego has no ongoing cost.
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Not anymore, ring around some flying schools for rates? My original flying school now charges $250 for a TIF 🤢
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SAAA have been swamped by many people wanting to go to VH Rego. All you need is a cancellation certificate from RAA, then you pay a once off to CASA for callsign, pay SAAA membership, and fly away happy 😊
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Another piece of news, SAAA have now purchased rights for the Freedom Formation Team to perform at any FlyIn, under the SAAA banner. I believe they will be performing at Parkes?
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SAAA are holding their first beta course for 10 applicants at the flyin 4-5th October. Apparently SAAA have been swamped for bookings and are now in the process of planning courses in other parts of Australia. Additionally RAA Instructors will be able to teach RPL under SAAA, soon. At least Aviation is moving in a very positive direction 🤩
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When you go VH the CASA rules apply, when you get your SAAA Maintainers Course certificate, take that to CASA, and they issue your Mantainers Authority and it does not matter IF your aircraft is Amateur or Factory built. CASA has approved the legislative instrument, for this to happen, there will be more side benefits to this, SAAA are announcing all details at their Narromine FlyIn 4-5 October ‘25.
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If you want good news, go to the SAAA site, the latest is you can change to VH rego and maintain your own aircraft even if you didn’t build it, pass the SAA course get the certificate, go to Casa who will issue you an authority to be a maintainer of your own aircraft. 🤩
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I alway thought its design was over the top, with high production costs, but for what? It reflects some print media persons ego? Something like a yearly BHP Shareholders Report?
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Provided they don’t use the ‘System’ for personal gain?
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In that case, I have to ask is Mr Monck’s position in RAAus a conflict of interest, in any way?
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If that was this recent case? IF I was them, I would be crowing the fact I paid my own way, and be proud of it But I think Mr Monk IS an aircraft dealer, IF I am not mistaken?
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Me, being a member of https://www.eaa.org/eaa for some 5 years, have seen a wealth of information on MOSAIC for the U.S. ALL on their WEB Site, No need to go to Oshkosh for that? I have to wonder what benefits were, for RAAus officials to attend? RAAus could have done better by looking closer at FAA FAR Part103 Ultralight sector, which would be going back to our roots, not trying to move closer to GA?
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No wonder it costs so much to print? Just look at how it’s bound? The GSM of the pages? I think back to ‘ Wheels’ magazine years ago. No swimming pools, no movie stars? Just a basic good reading motor rag? Printed in an economical way, that worked. Today, we complain of costs, because we over do media products, then use that as an excise to go Digital? Well RAAus can do that, but I want a reduction in membership fees?
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Maybe I could throw in the RAA Oz junket to Oshkosh😁😁 Now heading for bomb shelter 👍
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There may be a Boeing design fault, but there is a crew fault….NO Flight Engineer with a seperate control panel……
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Surely, since the Aircraft was in take off configuration at full thrust, the computer management system, would not allow a manual switch fuel cutoff to work, those switches would be locked out in the control system, because of the aircraft configuration at the time. The only exception could be IF a motor blew up and a heap of parameters showing same, then the fuel should automatically shut off, anyway? I smell a big rat, in all of this……..
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IF the aircraft had a Flight Engineer, the fuel switches would have been on his control panel and his responsibility. Pilots are for flying the aircraft, one of a Flight Engineers job is to keep the plane running. Just my useless opinion……..
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May have helped having a Flight Engineer on crew?
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Pilots of these modern technologically complex aircraft are only going for the ride, anything complex goes wrong, very little chance of saving the aircraft from disaster 🤢
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Every time I see this stuff, I think of an aircraft with no numbers, a person with no training, no instructor, a plane in a big paddock, fully fueled, 100 hours YouTube training, spend half a day doing bunny hops. insurance? What that? After lunch…….just send it 😁😁
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All too complex specs for me, I would rather a Lister Diesel 🤩
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When it comes to Aviation, I have never seen such a disorganised bureaucracy amongst so many organisations, with their fingers in the aviation regulatory pie. There are restrictions and conflicting rules and the people administering them, it’s just a hopeless mess, much of it that Joe average pilot and aircraft owner have little idea, nor can understand.
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There is ongoing negotiations between CASA and SAAA on some changes to CASA instruments in relation to aircraft coming from RAA to VH. There will be a positive announcement shortly, to benefit many aircraft owners
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It’s a good idea but, all it takes is 1 person to chuck a spanner in the works, egos, personalities, department politics, all play a part. Logic and commonsense does not always apply. Remember Human Beings are involved 🤩
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Rules can be open to change, the methodology of communications and negotiations are the key. Arguments achieve nothing, establish credibility with what you see as a problem or a change you want made, THEN back that with offers of solutions and suggestions. If you don’t have a go, you will never know 🤩 CASA are making some changes in respect to a certain part of Aviation, I can’t reveal but was initiated by putting up a case, to improve future aspects of the rules, to modernise the relevant Part in question. Whilst CASA make the rules for RAAus, right now there are questions about the future of RAAus as a result of impending legal outcomes? Be aware that if the worst comes to the worst, CASA probably have a plan to cater for that, too.
