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If you intend to use the SE2 in a range of aircraft (or will in the future) mention this in your email and they will register the SE2 without the need to list the planes. Remember, if you fly a VH it will already have a ICAO code allocated and this should be entered into the SE2 along with the VH (XYZ) code. Transponders if in RAAus planes will also have an ICAO code which should be entered in both the transponder and SE2. Correct coding is important because it can confuse the world if not. I had been flying in a VH plane and had the SE2 correctly and transmitting ADSB. I then moved it to a Jab, changed the R1234 code but forgot the ICAO. I got a call from my mate about the dirty weekend his plane was supposedly having in Coffs Harbour. Flight Radar24 picked up the ICAO code in my ADSB transmission and rendered his VH- XYZ code. He thought it was funny. Being accurate is important.

In this case "unregistered refers to a nonVH plane eg RAA. Most VH aircraft will already have an ICAO number on their rego papers and this must be embedded into their transponder &/or their EC device. From CASA Publication ADVISORY CIRCULAR AC 91-23v1.0 "8.2.5 24-bit address for EC devices used in unregistered aircraft 8.2.5.1 If you are using an EC device on an unregistered aircraft, you need to contact the Civil Aircraft Register <https://www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/civil-aircraft-register/contact-civil- aircraft-register> and provide the following: − Your contact details − If applicable: o Your aircraft's registration number o Aircraft Manufacturer o Aircraft Model o Aircraft Serial Number − The details for your EC device, including: o Make o Model o Serial number. 8.2.5.2 CASA will allocate the EC device a unique ICAO 24-bit binary address to enable it to be used on multiple unregistered aircraft without re-programming. As mentioned in paragraph 8.3.2, CASA provides 24-bit binary addresses in several formats. If necessary consult the equipment manufacturer's documentation for the current format to use for your equipment when converting the 24-bit address to the correct format. 8.2.6 Selling portable ADS-B devices 8.2.6.1 If you sell or dispose of a portable ADS-B device such as an EC device, you should ensure that the 24-bit address is cleared before it leaves your possession."

Dunno. If each of the 4 cells is 3.3Ah, giving an SE2 total of 13Ah and the SE2 lasts for 12 hours then the discharge rate is around 1Amp over the 12hrs. This would presume that an output rate from the charger of around 1Amp will float the SE2. I don't see a problem - unless the SE2 battery was flattened and you wanted a quick re-charge in which case a 10A charger would be nice.

The SE2 can easily be accidentally switched on in the case. I turn mine upside down (button in) to stop accidents. I also use a bit of doubled over duct tape in the slot to assist with pulling it out.

I don't fly beyond 150kts VFR. I have not experienced any performance issues with RWY on Android. Because of the bulk of OzR maps and plates it is best to have a 64gb 4/5G tablet. I find the bigger tablets a problem with causing obstructions and would prefer 7-8 inch. Col

Which Samsung do you have?

The Android combo may give 30 seconds of pain but it has given years of gain.

1. try Speedify. It combines data from Wi-Fi and data from mobile into 1 stream. it is free and gives you 2GB / month of streaming data. In use, except updates, RWY doesnt use much data and Speedify can be disabled when you aren't using SkyEcho. or 2. A bit trickier 2.1 manually connect (not auto connect) to the SkyEcho-xxx via 192.164.1.4 and setup the skyecho ICAO, callsign, transmit etc. 2.2 disconnect from the sky echo but leave Wi-Fi on (Wi-Fi not connected to anything) If you are doing this at home you might have to prevent the tablet from autoconnection to the home Wi-Fi. at this point the tablet will not try to talk via Wi-Fi but will route data via the mobile network. As the SkEcho picks up ADSB-in data it will send messages out via port4000 on Wi-Fi which will be picked up by the tablet (and RWY if it is setup to listen for GDL-90 (UDP port4000)). I am lucky, I live under the Mascot northerly flightpath (there goes another on) so it is easy for me to test it. (Now ANZ106 @15,00 feet) Part of my prep at home is to configure the SkyEcho and have it set up for the next flight (QFA737 just went past at 3000'). I have had a bit of finger trouble such as leaving the ICAO address set to the previous plane, this confuses ADSB consolidation sites as it thinks that there are 2 planes in the one spot. If your transponder has ADSB out the skyecho out should be turned off. (BAW16 just went past at 1900' - might be something wrong with its baro) Cheers (QFA043 just went past at 2000')

I have a 2 yo Samsung tablet, RWY and SkyEcho2. The combo can be set up to pick up both ASSB and OzRunways traffic. If you, also, get the Speedify app it works like a breeze. The OzRunways knowlege base has a variety of details

I'm not sure if I would set much store in what Jefferson has to say "Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, owned more than 600 enslaved African Americans during his adult life. Jefferson freed two slaves while he lived, five others were freed after his death, including two of his children from his relationship with his slave (and sister-in-law) Sally Hemings." I suspect that the US founding fathers were a bunch of crooks!

Which airfield? Public or private?

Maybe 10 times more globally but not in Australia. A more appropriate measure would be failure RATES by category.

Your subject line should have been "Do we need ASICs for an event at Tooraweenah?". That would have limited the scope for extraneous and irrelevant answers although, not reading NewsCrap papers I am in the dark about Islamic operatives and a Melb bookshop.

A topic which is rarely discussed is the setting of flaps on take-off. It can mean a long flat flight into the fence or a Harrier Jump jet take-off depending on the conditions and settings.

Forgot the biggy- submarines

I'm not so sure about spectacular profits. The government has a habit of taking the lowest tender and sometimes this is with the intention of driving operators out of business so they can sponsor production in China. Another taktic is to defer government expenditure so that an Australian manufacturer will scrap their assembly line because there is no certainty about ever getting another contract. Think ships, armoured vehicles, planes, trains, automobiles, ferries, footwear, clothing, electronics. It is almost as if politicians and public servants hate Australia.

Yes, I was expecting this rubbish to turn up but your speed on this occasion was peerless.

But we don't know what background checks are undertaken as part of the ASIC investigation. I would have thought that "working with children" checks would be equally extensive but are much cheaper in comparison. The 100 point check is absolutely no guarantee of a persons integrity. Plenty of crooks, criminals, paedophiles and other lowlifes have licences and bank accounts. The 100 point check is only there to ensure that the gummint doesn't miss out on run of the mill taxes. We can't even get pollies to agree on a cashless gaming cards to keep ne'er do wells out of pubs, clubs and casinos. The owners and administrators of airports are entitled to ensure the bonafides of users of their facilities - to a certain extent the ASIC is about the best it gets BUT at a very high price.

I'm not sure that RAAus is dragging anything. CASA is the devil in the detail. An RAAus medical costs bugger all, Class 2 medicals of any description can attract some horrific costs.

That would appear to be the case at Camden but they haven't sought the protection of an ASIC and they don't have RPT. If you decide to go to lunch and visit HARS at Shellharbour you will need an ASIC (now $290.40 - inc CC fee)

"Free" - sweet words to my ear. What app/product are you using?

The SE2 is a very effective front end to a variety of apps - it provides an ADSB-out signal that contains an accurate GPS position (lat, long, height and ident) and receives similar ADSB-In info from all ADSB-out equipped A/C in range. What is required is to get some smarty to integrate the Out and In info in plane to produce an accurate system to provide proximity alerts. The beauty of SE2 (and some other ADSB systems) is that it does not depend upon ground stations or mobile towers (and which suit your SIM card). I may have missed it but there are some smart people out there doing majik things with Raspberry Pis and who may have already built an ADSB Prox detector that doesn't require one having one's head inside the plane staring at a tablet screen. I'm not sure that an ADSB prox device could/would/should be built by the regulators.

RAAus has insurance - I'm not sure what it covers. Might be on their website.

And they sell Coopers Stout.

Have you tried to get the wheel nuts off with a standard brace?