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    Fox4, thank you. I'll definitely be following that lead up. Matkproa and Ivor, thanks. Well try to get at least a wing portion of plans. DWF, I'm looking up Dales details. Thanks Thank you all!
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    I fly drifters at Clifton. Also jabirus but the Drifter is more fun. It's a three axis motorcycle. Great safe countryside under you. Nice clubhouse with accommodation. Stay a weekend with a good bunch of people. Very good training.
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    Good stuff. Thanks, Gene. I'll look into Yahoo groups
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    Don, Thanks for the lead. I'll look into that. Peter
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    Nev, the aircraft was airworthy at the time of the incident, it was only a couple of months ago. The motor was zero hour rebuilt shortly before that, but due to the prop strike will have to be stripped down. Yes, it has a one piece spar. The fabric is the least of his worries. Weight just fits into RAA registration and changing from GA was part of the plan. The reason for posting is to try to find a wing, spar, or even an old aircraft in order to reduce the amount of work involved.
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    Hi, I'm enquiring on behalf of a friend who has a Piel Emerald/Emerald. Due to an unfortunate taxying incident where a wheel dropped into an unmarked hole (concealed by grass) he has broken the main spar. Does anybody know where a wing or spar might be languishing in the back of a hangar? Also, he is seeking a copy of plans to enable rebuilding the aircraft. Thanks in anticipation, Any lead will be appreciated. Peter
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    Town planning is an oxymoron. The only time it has been tried in Australia, we ended up with Canberra. And that sure didn't create a utopian suburbia.
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    Keith, Doesn't RAA or ELAAA or GFA have to abide by casa rules and audits?
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    I wouldn't worry too much about residual toxic waste from Willawong. Didn't it all seep into the Brisbane River? I thought that was why they closed it.e
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    The bottom line is.... Either please casa or stop flying. They always hold the trump card no matter if we fly under RAA or GA a new lighty mob. The same problems will arise with an 'new' organisation. Either do it casa way or go home. Our casa seems to have also screwed GFA (in my opinion), I've given up gliding because now it costs me more to fly a glider for an hour than a drifter. So in the light of that, RAA not so bad!
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    Again I say we can't expect to only adopt a part of somebody else's successful system and expect success. For instance if we go the USA way we would have to adopt the whole scheme including all the bells and whistles that they have. EG: more radar and ATC - much bigger than we have now. And the upper layer of what we presently call "G" (is Dick pushing for E over C?). Do we have enough traffic to warrant the infrastructure expense?
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    What I'm saying is that the increasing tightness of regulation (& consequential rising cost) is customer driven. You only have to look at the diminishing number of humble fun aircraft, to see that. There are so many "mini GA looking" aircraft out there. And they are getting seriously long hours on their airframes. Not at all like the simple, early rag and tube planes. And since the majority of new pilots "just want to fly", there is a diminishing number that want (&have the skills) to do maintenance properly, let alone to successfully build an aircraft without making some basic mistakes which might not even show up until it comes to bite the next owner. Our organisation has to try to deal with that changing environment. It's not only about the cowboy element. I've seen GA pilots behave badly too. The old crash comics often featured them.
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    Unfortunately, Nev, our incoming "new blood" is of a generation that has no interest in ever building an aircraft. They are very unlikely to ever pick up a fraction of the general knowledge that most of us oldies take for granted. They don't have the attention span to commit to long term work toward a goal that is recreational. Worst of all they actually need the nanny state to look after them. These people are our future. (Specifically the future of RAA). Unfortunately our organisation is forced to evolve to cope with it. I don't like it but i accept the younger generation is indirectly moulding my future.
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    Yeah, but it keeps the conversation going.....
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    Sorry, that wasn't meant to sound personal. YTWB is not likely to be closed due to expensive anti-terror measures. It was just a questioning thought bubble about the problem of the airports destiny.
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    So, M Newbery, what should TRC do with the old Toowoomba airport. It's really not the best airport I've flown into. Has it reached the end of its useful life?
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    Don't like being forced down too close to ground. My instructor always warned me to stay away from the edges of the sky.
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    Thanks, Kaz So the USA system relies heavily on a much bigger, more exy radar network. Not going to happen in Aus. (Unless we cut subsidising casa and spend that money on safety infrastructure)
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    Sea transport may be cheap, but is slow and is still plagued by the problem of trying to create a speedy interface with trucking distribution at the destination. Sorry. This has nothing to do with Dick's 'rant'. Back to topic. The problem with trying to copy some other system (USA), is that for it to be a success, we would have to adopt the complete system. Unfortunately our bureaucrats have never done that in the past. They only 'cherry pick' bits and pieces. Then everyone cries out 'See! It didn't work!' I don't know if Dick is on the right track or not. Our country is more (demographically) like Canada than USA. Does Canada use the USA model?
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    Yes, sailing teaches a lot about the swirls and Eddie's around terrain. Some are predictable, some are not. Also there are sometimes sudden gusts that interrupt the relatively stable Eddie's, capable of giving momentary radical changes to apparent airspeed. It would not take much to align the Swiss cheese unpleasantly, especially when flight path options are restricted by steeply rising ground.
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    Viability depends on the terminal infrastructure. The interface between rail transit and trucking distribution is what makes or breaks a long distance freight system. I hope that there is some serious planning going into the interface. Our country needs more proper (standard gauge) rail infrastructure. But no Australian government has shown leadership in long term planning, ever.
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    Thank you for diverting this Avenue of debate onto it's own thread.
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    I just hope that these experts don't get to hear that there are thousands of private airstrips out there. And none of them are "security protected".
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    Regarding the original question, my pondering brings me to question the influence of heat reflection (from roofs), on atmospheric thermal activity. I note that asphalt absorbs heat very well. There is a lot of asphalt in new estates. Absorbed heat = higher re-radiated heat later in the day. Gliders often (in treed bush) find the last thermal of the day comeing from the release of heat stored in foliage. I'd suspect that the matrix of roads would create a layer of warm air just right to set off a thermal. I've sometimes found good air (rising air) by following a highway.
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    Is there any other kind? Happy and safe new year everyone. Make the most of the festive season to be with the important people in your life.
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