11 hours ago, CT9000 said:

not necessarily the best way

That implies that in some circumstances, the method I described does work. What factors would you consider for a better way in this or other circumstances?

1 hour ago, RossK said:

It might actually be able to get off in the area they have (600m), that would be impressive.

Couple of things. 

The grass  is short. CASR Part 139 says grass length up to 150 mm is OK to call a  grass runway serviceable. The Coefficient of Friction for short grass is 0.35, which is about half the CofF for a bitumen topped runway.

Do they still teach the technique of  lowering about 10 degrees of flap, hold the brakes while going throttle to the wall, release brakes and rotate and climb over the obstacles at best angle of climb speed. Once clear of obstacles, climb away as usual.

A very accurate weight and balance calculation would be important because some aircraft misbehave when flown very light. 

2 hours ago, RossK said:

Can't ever see CASA allowing them to do it though.

That's probably correct. A "wings off" job and onto a trailer. Could be a chance to inspect the spar attachment points and get the insurance company to pay for the time to do that little job. 

Just to let you know, a contributor to this forum, living in England has posted this information on a forum there, and tickets are being sold.

A $15 per ticket it's not a big ask, and we know that Angel Flight is an essential service for people in regional areas. Admittedly your chances of winning are not high, but since the number of tickets in an Art Union is finite, you have more chance of getting yourself a plane through the Art Union than through Lotto win. 

Just admit that when you pay your money you know you have Buckley's of winning, so call it a donation.

4 hours ago, pmccarthy said:

I think the servo calibration is wrong in their advantage.

I don't think that you are very wrong in your thinking. Fiddling with the display on pumps has been going on since the replacement of the manual pump with at least the computing pump in 1935.

It is amazing that the State government bodies responsible for weights and measures in commerce don't get about the place testing pump meters. So here comes the conspiracy theory: If a servo charges for more fuel than it actually purchases from the supplier, it collects more money. From the money paid for the difference (Litres on the meter - litres actually delivered), the servo pays 10% to the Federal government as GST, and keeps 90% for itself. The Federal government returns a portion of that GST to the State. Therefore the State profits from the deception.  Approximately 646.1 megalitres of fuel oil were sold in Australia in the financial year 2021. That's 646,100,000 litres. At one cent for every litre charged for, but not delivered, that's $646.1 million dollars. Imagine what the servos are making.

If you want to get a rough check of the accuracy of the servo's pump, take note of the machine's true delivery metre before and after you get fuel. The meter is like a little HObbs meter and should be visible through a glass-covers slit on the  face of the pump

For added trivia, here's a link to the history of the bowser fuel pump  https://aoghs.org/transportation/first-gas-pump-and-service-stations/

Now French stuff around here. Around here it's

You obviously haven't been to a beach lately. A couple of shoulder strings amounts to overdressing.

Did someone ask for a service manual for an English aero engine? Cirrus come to mind, but I'm not sure.

I may have a manual in digital format.

On 02/02/2023 at 10:19 PM, onetrack said:

OME - But ..... will there be girls in bikinis, at Winging it Down the Castlereagh?

If you enter the competition, I'll take you to a place where the chicks only wear emu feathers.

A pathetic attempt to try to match the wonder and the marvel of Winging it Down the Castlereagh next May.

I had a look at the privileges provided by the RAMPC and it seems to cover what I need - the right to fly a VH two to four-seater, below 10,000 by day.

Not that one. Too restrictive. I want the Basic Class 2 for the freedom even the restrictions allow. Several restrictions apply to a Basic Class 2 certificate, including:

only private day operations under the visual flight rules (VFR) and below 10,000 feet

a maximum of 5 passengers

only piston engine aircraft

maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of less than 8618 kg

no use of operational ratings (such as instructor rating or instrument rating)

no use of flight activity endorsements (for example, aerobatics and low level).

Once upon a time, people used wing-warping to effect change of direction in the rolling axis although hinged surfaces were used for yaw and pitch control.

Calling out from the back of my mind is a memory of having read about boundary layer control by introducing jets of air into the upper surface airflow. I think that work was done ling ago before aeronautical technology was anywhere near the level it is today. Those bat-like stealth planes are flown by the use of rapid computer control response. I can't see why computer-controlled air jet insertion would not work. If you think about how moveable control surfaces work, it's all down to altering the amount of lift developed by the control surface. 

If inserting pressurised air into the airflow over, say, the outer trailing edge of one wing increased the amount of lift generated there, then would that not induce a rolling motion resulting in a turn? 

Could someone please supply me with the link to get a blank copy of a CASA Basic Class 2 Medical form?

Try as I might, I can't get through CASA's portal to find a link. That's stupid. I have an ARN, but need to my birth certificate to get into myCASA and I can't find it.

If someone has the form downloaded, could they PM me and I'll send my email address so it can be forwarded?

Thanks a lot!

OME

11 hours ago, kgwilson said:

Notams will not be issued for unregistered and uncertified aerodromes.

Be that as it may, but the event route overflies two registered/certified aerodrome. And I wonder if the certification issued in 1948 still holds good.

It's one thing to find and read the NOTAMS applicable to a particular flight, but it's also damned hard to get AirServices to respond to a request to issue one.

If the event I'm planning does become a reality, I will need to advise pilots not involved in the competition that between certain hours there will be a lot of traffic around Tooraweenah, and along the route of the event. I contacted AirServices to ask how to put this information into a NOTAM. That was a month or so ago. I'll let you know when they reply.

I suppose that a SRO would be identified by its VIN, and that VIN could not be used again for a registered vehicle.However, that just means that the chassis/body unit is only worth its weight at scrap metal prices. Anything non-electrical should be recoverable and resaleable. There has for many, many years been a system by which motor vehicle dismantlers can inventory each recovered item from a vehicle and those records can be examined by law enforcement. 

As for submersion in water being cause for SRO, I wonder what would happen if your EH Holden or XP Falcon went for a swim, would they fail the immersion rule?

Right you lot!

Get your credit card out and go to this site: https://www.angelflight.org.au/

It will be pretty obvious what to do next.

It's definitely WET now.

In 1958 a hydrogen bomb fell from a USAF B-36 bomber that was on final approach to a New Mexico air base. it was the Mars Bluff Nuclear Bomb Incident. Those H-bombs are heavy buggers, and with the sudden loss of their great weight Lift well and truly exceeded gravity's pull and the bomber suddenly shot up 1000 feet. Makes you wonder what happened to all those WWII bombers as they jettisoned their bombs. Imagine a Lancaster's flight path after dropping a 24,000 lb Tallboy.

UPDATE: 27/01/2023

 I received notification from CASA that I don't have to send anything more for them to process the application to hold The Event. Nothing more, of course, does not include the $1600 I have to front up with for them to allegedly start spending 10 hours at $160 per hour assessing the application.

Thanks, CASA, for your support of recreational aviation.

Oh, and the Public Liability insurance premium is $1630. 

Unfortunately, that means I can't hire portaloos at a bit over $4000.

Let's hope that I can find some corporate sponsors to allay the costs. 

That "extra wide wingspan"  could cause terminal problems.

It's back to the drawing boards for the architects of the Sydney West Airport to redesign the ramps.

4 hours ago, 440032 said:

WHY T.F. were ambulances called to the airport?

Standard Operating Procedure. Simples

1 hour ago, Garfly said:

Of course there's heaps of hype around such events. The public holds endless crazy notions,

Hold the presses!! Another Cessna has plummeted from the sky! Pull out the file pictures. I don't care which one you use. A plane's a plane and they plummet. And get Kent and Olsen out to the airport to speak to the grieving relatives. 

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