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Not quite that simple. As someone else said, the CTR is always class C. The restricted/danger areas aren't that more complicated than the airspace around any other C class airport, except that the bottoms of the rings are mostly danger areas that you can freely fly through. The rings themselves are either active or inactive and as I mentioned before, ATC is your friend there. Don't be intimidated by calling ATC. They are happy to help and they would MUCH rather talk to you, than to try and find out who just busted a restricted/controlled area. The format I use (may not be techically correct but it works) is Me: "Brisbane center, Legend 8714 request status of Amberley airspace" ATC: "Station calling center, Amberley airspace is de-active, becoming active at two, two, zero, zero" Which means the restricted areas are inactive, but will come active at 8:00am local time. Or they might list which restricted areas will be / are active. You need to pay close attention and keep your situational awarness. I usually allow a couple of miles horizontal buffer and at least 100 ft vertical clearance.

That guy will never live that down. *puts towel over head and runs around yard* "Ferris wheel? I don't see any ferris wheel." Agree with David, very fortunate no one was seriously injured or killed.

Most of the red ringed areas between Heck field and Toowoomba are danger areas which you can legally fly through without seeking clearance. You won't be able to just fly a straight line to TWB. Whatever you do, contact Bris Center on 121.2 and request the status of Amberley airspace before you transit any Restricted spaces. The restricted spaces aren't always active and sometimes you can fly through them. Don't try to fly through the CTR though without clearance from Amberley. Study the chart and familiarise yourself with the R area numbers and their lowest levels. Stay below those levels when they're active and you'll be OK.

Here's some pics from the weekend

It was an amazing weekend! As always, superbly well run and organised. Thanks to all those who gave their time to make it happen and run so smoothly. Mick, it was good to meet you and have a chance to chat. Thanks for your efforts especially and best wishes to all the marshalling crew who handled a LOT of traffic. We are saddened to hear that this might have been the last one, but hopefully Leonie can be persuaded to run it again in a maybe smaller form. It is our favorite fly in event of the year.

Hope to arrive around lunch time. CU there!

Might be a bit obvious, but have you tried Bolly? They're very helpful people.

Anyone who has been on these forums for more than a week, would know what I think of my Legend. Here's why I love it: (not in order of preference) 1) Composite structure means no corrosion and a glassy smooth appearance. Strong carbon fibre, with KEVLAR lined cabin. 2) The cabin is wider than a 182. 3) I can carry a pax, full fuel (120L) and ample luggage (depending on pax weight) BEW 313Kg, MTOW 600Kg, Plenty of luggage room 4) Cruises at genuine 110Kt at 17-18 L/Hr. 5) Looks like what I think a private airplane should look like (Cessna 100 series) 6) High wing is great for sightseeing and photography. 7) Predictable, stable, no vices flying characteristics (I'm a not-so-great pilot) 8) Very comfortable seats for long distance flying. Seats are quickly adjustable (like car seats) and as quickly removable for access to the luggage space. Also nice creature comforts like armrests in the doors and a center console storage box, and side pockets in the doors with drink bottle holders. 9) Rotax powered reliability. We purchased this plane for touring and we have done a few long(ish) trips in it. It ticks all my boxes.

HEY!!! You took my spot!

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We've just returned from another Outback adventure. We went from Watts Bridge, to Gayndah, to Carnarvon Gorge, To Longreach, then back to Bundaberg for 2 nights on Lady Elliot Island. Here's a sampling of snaps from the first part, mostly Gayndah to Carnarvon and at the gorge. Gayndah Cracow gold mine Carnarvon Gorge More to come later, from Longreach, and Lady Elliot Is. Also, I'll be posting videos of the trip as I get them edited.

Mike: Brilliant landing on that narrow runway with that crosswind! Wow, I'm impressed!

I just received this in an email from RA Aus RAAus wishes to advise our community that we are continuing to work with the police, the Coroner and the ATSB in regard to the dual fatal accident that occurred on 25 November 2016 at Hedlow involving John Cresswell and Jason Caswell. The Queensland Police are leading this investigation with specialist independent support from an external contractor and RAAus as required. Given the structure of the investigation, RAAus is not able to provide any detailed advice to members. We can assure members that the accident is being fully investigated, including an assessment of the engine, aircraft and wing components, as well as environmental and operational aspects. We are fully cooperating with and assisting the Queensland Police and Coroner's Office with a view to completely understanding the circumstances behind this tragic accident. A final report will be produced in due course by the Queensland Coroner. RAAus will continue to keep members informed as we have more news to share. In essence they are just saying "We can't tell you anything about the crash" which I find frustrating on two counts; 1) Why send out a non-update update? 2) It seems like RA Aus don't tell us anything even if they DO find out something. For example, Do they know what caused Ross Millard's crash? What about Rob Pavan? I can think of other fatal crashes that have occurred and I'm not aware of feedback from RA Aus on any of them.

I have an AvMap GPS installed from new in my airplane. I've had some issues with it. Their software seems a bit buggy to me, but their tech support are very friendly and help as much as they can.

Wow! Very cool! A couple of observations / ideas / suggestions. 1) If it doesn't already have the type of stabilisation that the Segways and other 2 wheeled riders have, that would be useful. 2) For something that size it would be good for it to have some very bright strobes on it. 3) Since there is nothing aerodynamic about it it's totally reliant on fuel to keep it aloft. The rider was wearing a parachute which is an obvious necessity. 4) For operation over water as in the demo, I hope they have a very quick release mechanism for the pilots feet (I'm assuming his feet are fastened to the craft). 5) I'd love to give it a go!

Geoff: Look no further than the people we elect to government for most of the bureaucratic delays. The imperative with the political class now is "small government" (except where the pollies' entitlements or tax handouts for their Big Business backers are concerned. So departments are cut, and cut and cut again. From my experience working for TAFE in QLD, what budget cuts mean is cuts to service delivery staff, while admin numbers balloon to generate budget justifying paperwork. While I was at TAFE, I saw this pattern repeat on more occasions than I can remember. Every time, the teaching staff numbers were cut and the administrative staff numbers increased ... every time. Since it is admin staff who decide who goes and who stays, it's a no brainer who gets the chop. And it isn't just in the PS that this happens. I remember a time when Telstra came out and baldly said they were going to cut thousands of jobs and that magically "services would improve" and the jobs they cut were frontline staff.

OME: I'm glad that PH is raising these issues, but I'm sceptical about any connection between what ANY politician says they'll do, and what they actually do. The only reliable predicter of what a pollie might follow through on is to "follow the money". See who's buying their election for them (ie those with the deepest pockets) and work out what the sponsors' motives are. Then and only then will you see any congruence between words and actions.

Not to mention the wildlife traffic!

Mike: Do your exhaust pipes have the pressed metal ball ends or the machined ends? I had a lot of trouble with my exhaust system leaking and wrote to CKT. They sent me a new set of pipes w ith machined ball ends. The pressed ends tend to distort during welding and it is difficult to get them to seal in the sockets on the muffler. As for solving the oil filter issue, I didn't get that far with my Nynja. You might have to resort to having that pipe modified locally. I'm sure that Paul would be well aware of the problem with the oil filter as he designed the system that CKT produce. I can't understand why they haven't solved that yet. I don't think cowling or equipment clearances would prevent a fix.

LOL! I thought that was Paul doing the test flight! Well done guys. You've made a beautiful airplane that will give you many years of safe happy flying.

A pretty good review of the 230 and some fair comments about the trim not being sorted out in the test flights. Could the temps issue be because the engine is new and still a bit tight?

And again, Alf, many thanks for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the video.

We went to the Clifton fly in which is one of our favorite events. It looked a bit doubtful that we'd get there as there were some low clouds. But we managed to get across the range OK and the event was a good one even though the turnout wasn't as large as we've seen in the past.

In my first plane, I ran Evans coolant. I always had higher temps than anyone else I knew, but Evans does that. My current plane uses the 50/50 and I wouldn't go back to the Evans. Re-reading your post, I think you mad a good choice to replace the radiator cap. It's a cheap attempt at a fix and just might solve it. From the pix, it's certainly made a mess of the plane! Also, since you have had the overflow bottle go empty, make sure that your cooling system is topped up and bleed all the air out of the system. If there is any air in the lines, it could cause the coolant to boil easier, which causes steam which pushes more coolant out, which allows room for expansion, which causes lower boiling temps etc etc in a positive feedback loop.