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  1. BurnieM
    When I joined RAAus 3 years ago membership was just over 10,000, now it is 9,400.
  2. BurnieM
    Don't forget one years membership of SAAA as well so a little over $800 to do MPC for your CASA reg amateur built. Class 5 medical is actually 2 small coffees 🙂 Class G pretty much became a waste of time when CASA announced class 5 medical shortly after. This was CASA tho after delaying class G several times then introducing class 5 med. Logical thing would have been for RAAus to abandon class G and immediately put effort into driving controlled airspace endorsement. This did not happen and here we are.
  3. BurnieM
    I understand that people who previously moved their planes to RAAus may be feeling a little put out now. Undoubtedly taking that plane back to CASA could involve a fair bit of work and not insignificant costs but perhaps now is the time to start working this out and publishing the detailed process and costs. However for pilots looking to purchase a plane CASA registered is starting to look like a no brainer.
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    Can you expand ? 2000 Kg is pretty much all 4 seaters. So 2 people , 2 small dogs, luggage, camping gear and full tanks. Not possible at 600Kg and very tight at 760Kg. And if it is amateur built, do the SAAA course and can fully maintain say a Sling TSI. RAAus 760Kg maintainence is problematic.
  5. BurnieM
    RAAus; You can fly up to 760 KG MTOW up 10,000 ft, VFR only with 1 passenger and self declared medical. You cannot fly in controlled airspace. CASA; You can fly up to 2,000 KG MTOW up 10,000 ft, VFR only with 1 passenger and self declared medical. With extra training you can fly in controlled airspace. Oops
  6. BurnieM
    New Sydney airspace takes effect 9 July
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    New Sydney airspace takes effect 9 July
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    https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/sydney-airspace-redesign-takes-effect-9-july https://www.casa.gov.au/operations-safety-and-travel/airspace/sydney-airspace-changes CASA video on changes
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  9. BurnieM
    If you do a CASA AFR then your CTA access is current now. When RAAus gets its act together most likely they which accept your CASA review and just give you RPC CTA. Victor 1 500 feet over the sea is another option.
  10. BurnieM
    Yep you would need to do a PPL flight review in a CASA registered plane every 2 years to be allowed to traverse CTA in your RAAus registered plane. On the plus side if you have a CASA flight review then RAAus will simply extend your BFR date without requiring a RAAus flight review. As well as RAAus registered Bristells Learn2Fly Canberra also have a CASA registered Bristell. Perhaps this is an option ?
  11. BurnieM
    I always understood that restricted areas meant; RA1 you can request access and you will usually get it RA2 you can request access and you will usually be declined RA3 do not bother asking
  12. BurnieM
    I could not disagree with this more. In a lot of areas, not just landing fees, other users take your information and re-publish it. They do not ask for permission and frequently do not even advise that they are using it. Google are particularly bad for continuing to publish old information. It is up to the re-publisher to ensure the information is correct. And it is up to the user of the info to ensure they are taking information ONLY from the airfield owners website.
  13. BurnieM
    All correct. You are not paying for the basic antenna, you are paying for a sealed unit designed to work at high speed/wind load and resist corrosion for a reasonable time period. It comes down to the time you will spend 'repairing' it and the time you will use in future to troubleshoot predictable problems. Me, I would rather just fly.
  14. BurnieM
    Yep. Almost all antennas are made on automated line to close tolerances in temp and moisture controlled environments. Save yourself a years troubleshooting why you have poor performance and just buy a new one.
  15. BurnieM
    I understand wanting to repair but repaired antennas never work as well as a new one and some perform very poorly indeed.
  16. BurnieM
    Sounds all wonderful but not what I am talking about. What I was suggesting is that you can show you made a reasonable effort. Not suggesting that you wait forever or even follow up.
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    Que ?
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    To check I would suggest you go direct to the website of the airport owner. Councils usually state this information and sometimes it is even easy to find. I would not rely on an a Google response or even a usually reliable third party like OzRunways. For each false claim I would respond in writing either mail or email and send this to Avdata and the airport owner. Print a hard copy and file it away. Simply state you are the owner of REGO and did not land at FIELD on DATE. Notes such as overflew at 4500 southbound document on the hard copy for your use only. Then do nothing. For legit fees pay them stating you are only paying for X, Y and Z. Keep a hard copy of legit payments and correspondence. I hear these rumblings on a few forums and it is possible in 5 years time they will pick somebody to make an example of. Cover yourself. After initial notification you are under no obligation to follow them up.
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    The argument is if it costs more than $10 to save the $10 they are demanding then it is cheaper to just pay. If the landing fee is published on say a council website that is accessible then it is probable that the law does require you to pay. However it seems unlikely that a council will take action if you refuse to pay one landing fee. If it is not published somewhere easy to access then sending an email to the manager of the airport you intend to land at say a week before you intend to land is a reasonable amount of time ahead to expect an transparent cost. If no response then refuse to pay any demand after. The other question is what does Avdata do if you refuse to pay one landing fee ? Nothing ? What does Avdata do if you refuse to pay 50 landing fees ? Is anybody aware of Avdata ever taking any legal action against any aircraft owner ? If this has never happened then this is probably your answer.
  20. BurnieM
    My old instructor has a PPL so already has CTR. His fellow instructor (over 3000 hrs) only has RPC so will need to do the course before he can teach it. While they knew it was coming they have not seen any drafts.
  21. BurnieM
    A lot of the CASA / RAAus diferences were deliberately put in place mainly to make it easier on the RAAus side (with limitations). All of this was known at the time. Now circumstances have changed and people want other options. A class 5 medical is straight forward. You could move your registration to CASA experimental and then should have no problems getting your flight review done in your own plane. I do not know how much work this would be or how much it would cost but perhaps you could find out for us. You would probably also need the SAAA course ($800-ish) to do maint. All of these things are work arounds to harder options at time and money costs. Lets not forget that there are still some people saying there should be no work arounds at all.
  22. BurnieM
    Interesting I find glass much quicker to read.
  23. BurnieM
    Unfortunately it looks like KTI is no longer made. Should still be good for its stated battery life.
  24. BurnieM
    I got it too. Seems to come after you signed the petition so definitely related to the company hosting the petition site. Another thing that RAAus forgot to check ? Oh, is that a Cirrus ?
  25. BurnieM
    Same as RPC. So you add a cross country endorsement and you can fly anywhere in Australia (outside controlled airspace). Then you convert to RPL and the cross country converts to a Casa navigation endorsement. Same, same. If you want to fly in controlled airspace you can add controlled airspace and controlled aerodrome endorsements to your RPL.
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