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    Until they buy one of these.. ps: this was referred to me by "professional" driver long time ago..
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    I would've expected the w&b would be done on paper once for several options and kept with other documents. E.g.: 1. solo + full tanks + max bags 2. dual + full tanks + max bags 3. family + full tanks + max bags and a PIC would know what are the max limits for particular aircraft. Good thing is the EFB's these days offer the option to create own aircraft with datums and envelopes, so calculating any combination is a matter of typing the weights. Be careful if importing an existing aircraft type, confirm that the datums and limits are matching your aircraft, because no two aircrafts are the same (eg. instruments, long range tanks, etc..)
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    I don't think there is anything in regulations regarding the seating. If you are flying solo and your aircraft doesn't have operational restrictions (e.g. in some aircrafts PIC has to seat front/rear due to CoG, controls, instruments, etc...) However, if you are flying dual from RH seat and a non-pilot is sitting on LH side, that could be seen as instructing without instructors rating.
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    The POH says the warning horn is activated if gears are not down and locked and throttle is 1/4 from idle. But your Mooney might be a different version. The best is to test and confirm in training area.
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    .. and there is a pause after U to confirm 3 greens. and 2nd check is PUFT on early final, PItch, Undercarriage, Flaps, Trim. That works for me in any aeroplane.
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    "...The Katter's Australian Party state leader and experienced pilot..." "...It took the Traeger MP four years to obtain his pilot's licence and cost him $50,000..." Glad to hear he's ok.
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    Your initial post didn't mention place of your residence. It sounded like you were living inside the restricted area. Regardless, as a general rule check the NOTAMS and fly "see and avoid". Defence won't publish time table of their flights. Submitting a flight plan is good idea as you might get a call from the Briefing office with valuable information relevant to your flight.
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    You've answered the question yourself..
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    It was C-17 departed shortly after QF1
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    In my opinion, and happy to be corrected, "Optimum CG" would be the position of CG which would produce angle of attack where Lift/Drag ratio is at maximum, which is around 4-6deg for majority of aircrafts.
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    JP's flights around the world in a Cessna were also interesting..
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    Is that meridian marked on the floor 0deg West or 0deg East ?
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    The information about difference between local time and UTC for any aerodrome can be found in ERSA.
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    Notams are not used by RAA/GA pilots only. They are used by everyone, visiting pilots, international flights. Notams are standardised across the World. Some may never visit other countries, but if they do, the good thing the same English abbreviations (standards) would be applicable everywhere. Imagine learning e.g. French abbreviations ? UTC is the same as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time, known by the borrow in London, UK), which is accepted as Universal Time and never changes regardless of local laws. To my knowledge WA, QLD don't have Daylight Savings, the SA is running in +30mins, some roadhouses along the Nullarbor are in +15mins offsets, so many local rules which I am not aware of.... but the great thing is the UTC/GMT never changes. To move forward, I suggest start learning Notam/TAF aviation acronyms and learn adding +10, or +9:30 or +9:15 or whatever time difference is in your local state of residence. It is not that hard.
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    There is a difference between "emergency aircraft" and "aircraft in emergency".
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    Read carefully, this is not "pilot training", this is "pilot trading training".. I met several people who invested in Bitcoins trading, but none of them to my knowledge cashed up anything into real money.
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    I'm not US-based but can give you some high level $ figures. It's a 300nm direct line which can be covered in about 3hours in c172. Fuel consumption is around 9gals per hour and Google says cost is around $7 per gal of avgas, which is about $200 for fuel only. On top of this add pilot's hourly rate, plus aircraft's hourly hire, plus landing charges. However... direct line goes over some very high and remote terrain (14,000ft), and based on information from the charts, you have to be 3,000ft above National parks. That brings you in the area of required oxygen or more likely a pressurized aircraft, which will be additional cost.. I think it would be cheaper buying an airline ticket between Las Vegas and San Francisco or maybe closer..
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    I remember about 15 years ago during the property boom, my ex work colleague was postponing buying his own property, talking how the bubble will crash very soon, etc.. Last I've heard, he is still renting..
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    I fly two IFR twins and none of them have Adsb-IN as it's not required. But some pilots do carry personal "IN" devices for situational awareness. All you can do as VFR is listen on Area frequency and fly at 500ft's altitudes.
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    I was flying in a VH aircraft using SE2 on a collision course with another VH aircraft (2500ft/near Phillip Island, Vic).. I called the other aircraft on MLCEN freq, then ATC asked us to squawk ident. We both pushed buttons on transponders, and controller said he couldn't see neither of us, but he was glad that we resolved conflict between each other.. The point: use all available means to look after yourself. Don't fully rely on ATC.
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    it's a whole new world of problems: bad soldering, corrupted disk, memory leak, overheated cpu, software bugs, viruses... similar to cars where you need a mechanic with a computer to tell you what the problem is..
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    Even with one eye.. Great story about TACA flight 110.. https://youtu.be/H5UUr9RXfTY&t=290s
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    I don't think there is a shortage of instructors, judging by one school in Melbourne area. However as with everything else, I believe there is a shortage of instructors in rural areas. True, most of young instructors are just there for hours building, but there are people who aren't into airlines and they are happy with their jobs. Unfortunately the rating isn't cheap, but it is easier on a budget when spread over several months. ps: Just finished preparing a long brief power point on Circuits lesson (GA)...
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    Spacesailor, from my memory, there was a question in Avid application form whether you are a pilot/student/employee related to aviation. To my understanding, and I could be wrong, you can't get a card unless you are related to flying. But yes I agree, it is not bullet proof, it is expensive, and at many places pointless. Apparently, "security" is the big business these days..
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    IMO the only benefit of asic/avid is to prevent non-flying people wandering around aeroplanes on the apron, taxiways, runways... But yeah, it is expensive, at some aerodromes abused, and sometimes not effective.
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