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  1. BurnieM
    Making a paper copy of the course legs with distances and bearings is a good idea. and noting the times (on paper) you reached previous waypoints. You can also carry a second EFB. But I still log on paper.
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    Yes and no. I believe that the current course gives you an understanding of the priciples. I would like to see an add on for EFB usage perhaps even a brand specific endorsement. This could also include what you do when the EFB fails. Perhaps an informal course would do it but with the demise of many aero clubs informal training is disappearing.
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    And you need to do it all using paper charts, compass and watch. No grabbing a quick look at your EFB. Then once you get your endorsement you will never use paper charts again 🙂
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    Its blocked. It is a dipole; 2 quarter waves with antenna feed in the middle. With an ali fuselage you use quarter wave antenna and the fuselage is the ground plane.
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    I had the Bob Tait book but I found this book by Dyson-Holland to be better - Dyson-Holland book You probably want to purchase paper copies of your local VNC/VTC charts. You could do a couple of nav exercises with another pilot but naving and flying on your own will be very different.
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    Drove past this today on the way back from Kiama. It was very close to the highway.
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    It'll bluff out
  8. BurnieM
    Try https://www.sportaviation.com.au/power_flight/index.php Their planes have constant speed props so you could get that endorsement as well.
  9. BurnieM
    Looks like he did 3 succesful touch and gos and on the 4th one he had an issue. Media said the pilot was a 52 year old male.
  10. BurnieM
    Does not really tell you much. PTT disconnects the receiver.
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    I assume this is about a number of GA schools wanting 5-ish hours before a flight review if you are coming from a RPC. It is competancy based. If they feel unsure about your skillset they could ask you to perform exercises that take longer than 5 hours. You are going to need a few hours to get up to speed on a tailwheel anyway so this should cover it (at a GA hourly rate 🙂 )
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    You would need to convert your RPC to RPL quite straight forward. You need an ASIC to apply for RPL. Get a medical, a class 5 is quite straight forward. Do a flight review in a GA plane which could be a tailwheel and get signed off for flight review and tailwheel endorsement at the same time. Give RAAus a copy of your RPL with TW endorsement and they will add it to your RPC (and update your BFR expiry date and give you group G if you ask for it). Some (most?) of the GA flight schools want you to do 5 hrs-ish before a flight review.
  13. BurnieM
    From the ADS-B track it looks like he came down from Bankstown, did some circuits at Shellharbour then possibly lost power on takeoff.
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    https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/568731 https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vh-pdx#3f09275a
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    Tailwheel Willy at Parkes
  16. BurnieM
    I wonder about the viability of MOGAS at an airport. Often you can get it significantly cheaper at a servo. You just have to be prepared to hump the jerry cans.
  17. BurnieM
    Let me clarify; the fuel importer pays for the fuel 6 weeks before it appears at a retail servo. ie they did not pay todays international barrel price. They paid the price 6 weeks ago.
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    Fuel is paid for 6 weeks before it appears at a retail servo. On 28 Feb 95 octane was selling in northern suburbs of Sydney for $1.70 per litre. On 31 March (yesterday) it had reached $2.75 a litre. The cost price on both days was the same. $1.70 includes a reasonable profit markup. $2.75 adds an additional $1.05 or 0.95 extra profit after GST. This morning most Shell servos had it for $2.45-2.47 and a few BPs (not all) for $2.44. The cost price is still the same. At $2.44 this adds an additional 0.74c or 0.67c extra profit after GST. So if we take off 0.26 cents excise they have already paid then the poor fuel companies were only making 0.41c EXTRA profit. Their strategy is probably to get large volumes of sales (at this still inflated price point) before other fuel distributors catch up. The BP I filled up at said they had few customers yesterday but he had served 200 today.
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    I live in the northern suburbs of Sydney and use 95 in my vehicles. Last few days most servos have been sitting at 2.75 with some 2.80. Woke up this morning and checked the NSW government Fuelcheck NSW app. Most Shells are now 2.45-2.47 with some BPs (not all) at 2.44. Lets see how long it take for other brands to come down. Then lets see how long it takes for their ongoing price rises to absorb the excise saving, as I said before GF.
  20. BurnieM
    Most of us are neither pro or anti EVs. We know we have limited fossil reserves. We know fuel companies are greedy f*cks. We know that for unexplained reasons no Australian government wants to control their operations. We know that lifetime maintenance is less than ICE vehicles. We do not understand why the entry point for basic EVs is so expensive. We are uncomfortable about the limited range of EVs. We know that EV techonology particuarly batteries and electric motors is constantly improving. We are in a transition phase now. There is no black or white right answer for all (or most) circumstances.
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    I have not heard of this before. Perhaps you could give us some details. Converting long distance trucks to batteries could see a significant fuel/cost saving. There is a cost to doing this; additional batteries, leasing land and staff to maintain this depot. To really save this would need to ramp up to cover most of the long distance fleet. Some trucking companies may be waiting for battery capacity to increase and size/weight to reduce.
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    There is a major correction that I need to make to your post; his name is 'dickhead Donald' not the 'tangerine todler'.
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    Yes, it does appear that consumption has increased by 50-60 %. I do not believe this is the major reason profiteering by fuel distributors has increased. If you want to talk about greed this is it. I do not believe this is personal greed. Yes, there is a little panic here but mainly I see a lack of trust in government to manage the situation. Being significantly below the recommended onshore reserve of 90 days does not help. Making wishy washy non transparent statements does not help. Appearing to have no plan does not help. We have been here before. This lack of trust needed to be worked on in 2022 but it was ignored just like 20 years plus of ignoring adequate onshore fuel reserves.
  24. BurnieM
    If the issue is the radio is medium volume and the internal intercom is loud then this is something you need to adjust in the radio. https://www.mglavionics.co.za/v6.html
  25. BurnieM
    I also tuned it to the webinar. Good presentation and good reminders but not much new. It is no suprise that taking off and landing has the most potential conflicts and mistakes. A lot of presentations start with this and I always feel it does not tell you much (like how to avoid the error). I do not think that continuous circuits teach you much except perhaps fine tuning your flare. My first away landing was poor, probably because I was using ground references that no longer existed. Leaving then rejoining the circuit is a useful learning exercise.
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