Reynard

Not quite southern NSW, but Wings Out West are based at Dubbo. They had a Cub at Parkes which was RA-AUS registered.

Oil refiners routinely call it Mogas. It is the cut from the atmospheric distillation column where ~C5 to C10 hydrocarbons condense and are separated…..and after a little more refining and blending becomes what we call petrol. I don’t know the exact origin of the word mogas, but understood it to be a simple shortening of motor gasoline. Outside the refinery gate, I have only heard the term used in aviation - I can only assume it is used to differentiate its use from Avgas. I don’t see a lot of mystery and intrigue here.

Probably - available fuel tankers (and DG drivers) all tied up trying to keep up with petrol and diesel demand, while Avgas was further down the list.

There was direct public access to the Fly n forFun site. However, I also think Narromine would be better. Although there was a free shuttle bus into the Parkes township, at least at Narromine you could walk.

Excellent question! You would think that Avgas demand would not have significantly changed over the past month, so something doesn’t stack up.

An earlier poster indicated he had been told that 100% of Avgas consumed in Oz, was produced locally. My post was to provide data that Oz does import ‘some’ Avgas. in relative terms to mogas and diesel that are both produced locally and imported, the Australian consumption of Avgas is very small. I have no data to compare Avgas consumption with other countries. Additionally, it should be obvious the consumption of Avtur vastly outweighs that of Avgas in Australia.

The import stats in the attached file seem very ‘lumpy’, and don’t really provide much insight. Unless the Geelong refinery alkylation unit was down for an extended period in 2024 ?? - unlikely. Bottom line, yes Australia does import ‘some’ Avgas, but the volumes are small, probably because the consumption is small. Australian Petroleum Statistics - Data Extract January 2026.xlsx

As a side note here, if you want to receive ‘internet ADS-B traffic’ while using OzRunways, you need the $299/yr Australia Plus subscription. if you have the OzRunways Essentials version for $219/yr and add AvTraffic Premium (iOS only) for $29.99 you will get the same result. Yes, it’s still expensive.

The consumption of Avgas shouldn’t have changed over the past month, but a number of airfields have now run out. This points to major supply chain issues not demand, but the price has still gone up dramatically.

I overheard that of the 116 aircraft registered for arrival, only 6 made it in late on Friday - the main expected arrival day. No idea if this is accurate or not. There were regular arrivals on Sat morning when the weather improved. What I can confirm is the weather was simply awful on Friday. No doubt this put a bit of a dampener on the weekend, but overall I think RA Aus did a pretty good job, particularly the site setup in pretty nasty weather conditions. Despite the weather, there were lots of hardy underwing campers, 6 fixed wing aircraft distributors, a number of aviation related vendors and a spread of seminars across topics. There was a free shuttle bus to/ from town, and a free breakfast for all pilots on Sunday morning. All in all, a good weekend, despite experiencing the coldest March day in Parkes since 1973. I don’t have a point of comparison with other locations, so wont comment on Parkes as being any better or worse than any where else. If you stay within the Fly n for Fun grounds at Parkes, you don’t need an ASIC. The pic of the yellow bird is just for Skip’s enjoyment.

https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/goodman-group-nears-15bn-sale-of-moorabbin-airport-to-baringsled-group

“There is published criteria for "weather" cracks on side walls and tread areas, you may find that these tires are airworthy.“ Any idea where this ‘published criteria’ info would be found ?

https://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/casa-seeks-feedback-on-the-oaks-visual-approach-point-relocation Is this an outcome from an investigation into the mid-air, or unrelated ?

Google traffolyte labels for another option - there are a bunch of online businesses that will produce customised labels pretty cheaply. https://www.makeyourmarkengraving.com.au/product-category/traffolyte-label/

https://aboutregional.com.au/raaf-decision-sends-five-heritage-aircraft-back-to-temora/496868/ Some of the very rare collection now permanently grounded - very sad indeed.