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Yes well - nothings perfect and if something can go wrong, a human will find a way to achieve it. Fortnightly leaving my indicators on, way past their intended signal of a maneuver, is not quite in the league as gear up landing. I have discovered my problem with a faint auditory indicator signal is not unusual - while other have writen about it non seem to have come up with a solution (YET!).😈

Just like in aircraft applications - keep your eyes OUTSIDE when ever possible. That's why an auditory indicating AND a visual are supplied.😈

Thanks for all that FlyBpy1960, My problem is that the existing "speaker" (specifications above) fitted to my car, only delivers a faint auditory indication of direction indicator operation (Clicker). I cant hear it when the window is open or the ventilation fan is on. The problem may be the speaker and /or my age. In the end it doesn't matter - I cant hear the indicator. I would like to find a speaker that is significantly lauder, that will not upset the cars computer ie will not draw significantly more amps for a higher volume. The existing speaker is a "UNIQUE" Model US-3750B Their range can be found here ; https://unique-sound.co.kr/products/. "Unique Sound Co" is a Chinese company who do not wish to advise me on alternative speakers. I would be happy to fit a higher performing substitute or piggy back on existing speaker from any supplier.😈

Automotive problem . Way out of my depth - if there is someone who understands the following specifications, for a very small speaker/noise maker; SPL (dB) Resonance Frequency (Hz) Rated/Max Input Power(W) Impedance 90 dB at 1kHz, 0.2W, 0.1m Baffle (Sine) 430 0.2 / 0.4 45 Please contact me. 😈

Probably - assuming Bluetooth compatible with iPad running "AvTraffic™ 😈

Check out the reviews - https://www.aircraftspruce.com.au/catalog/avpages/crazedpilot11-14137.php. An uncomfortable number of unhappy purchasers, with just a few rave reviews. Price is great. Instructions good. Looks nice & simple, small/light weight. Aircraft Spruce is a reputable supplier - anyone had a bad experince with them? What do you think? 😈

Possibly my imagination - Over the last 18 months or so, have noticed a deterioration in service quality by USA providers😈

Drones (used to be called remotely controlled......) come in land, sea & air variants. Just about any mobile machine you can think of, has (or soon will) a drone equivalent. All sizes from toys, to WA ore trains, to trans pacific flight capability. One day, airliners will be autonomous - who need pilots????😈

Its not a matter of being wrong (because I'm not 🤣) its annoyance at unnecessarily loose terminology. I think it has already been established - I like a good debate. I accept that the use of language is a dynamic communication system ie constant changes in meaning (I used to think being gay meant something else🤨) and new words are being added daily to describe novel technologies / situations. This is unavoidable. What I find annoying is when perfectly good precise descriptors (technical) become or are replaced by loose multi meaning words, that require additional language to put into context. So now a Pilot is not someone who controls an aircraft/boat from within but also a person who controls a similar machine from a distance. All three have differing skills, normally not interchangeable and must have further descriptors to clarify their activity. Whats wrong with the term Drone Operator ? There is an immediate understanding of what this person does, the only further clarification might be Land/Marine/Air . I will always be fighting a loosing battle (part of my nature), as dictionaries merely document change (after the fact) and the law changes as it sees fit to accomodate litigation. CASA, in common with most bureaucracies, sees change (most often for no good reason) as a measure of progress, which it associate (incorrectly) with efficiency - some "shinny bum" gets a promotion out of it & we, the proletariat, meet whatever cost is incurred.😈

Okay - For illustration purposes I will use a non aviation, very common, misuse of a technical term- What does the word FERTILITY mean to you, in the context of an individual, breeding pair, population? Fertility refers to the potential to breed/reproduce. When the media/politicians talk about the low rate of natural human reproduction in Australia (also most first world countries) they use the term INFERTILE or LOW FERTILITY as in the Countries Low Fertility Rate. There is no such thing as a fertility RATE. I think we all know what they mean - women are not having as many babies as they used too. This does not excuses the incorrect language ,which is actually saying Australian women have lost the ability to reproduce in whole or part (and/or the men likewise). Clearly this is untrue as for the most part women choose to limit the number or not to have children ie they are FERTILE but choose not to exercise their reproductive potential. Putting it another way - A woman who has many children, may not be any more fertile, than one who chooses to have none. The correct term to describe the rate/success of reproducing is FECUND or FECUNDITY. In the above example, the woman with many children would exhibit high fecundity, the fertile woman who chooses to have none, is not fecund. So the use of the incorrect word is portraying a situation that is actually untrue. Back to Pilots & Drone Operators - Its importance (at lest to me) to differentiate between the two activities: Drone Operator Pilot Manipulates an aircraft from afar. Seated within the aircraft, direct “hands on” the controls. Unless within close visual range, completely dependent on electronic signals to achieve control. Physically interacts with the aircraft. Often with the support of electronic input. Likely dependent on some form of onboard gyroscopic stability system to keep the aircraft on an “even keel” With the exception of IFR/IMC Pilot flies with reference to horizon to maintained aircraft orientation. May require a license or not. Must have a license (to be PIC) Aircraft maybe used as a weapon Aircraft may be a platform for delivering weapons, however, with the exception of “suicide missions” the aircraft & pilot are not usually sacrificed. Immediate/future wellbeing is not usually at risk. Has increased risk from falling. 😈

"What if the drone is big enough to carry a person, and the operator is sitting in the drone and controlling its flight...?" He/She would be the PIC, IF appropriately license/certified to be a Pilot. IF not licenced, then they are illegally operating the aircraft. Its not the method of control, its the presence of an appropriately trained /licensed person within the machine. A drone operator can no more legally enter an aircraft & fly it, than the driver of a car (assuming the drone operator does not hold a Pilots licenses) Face it - there is only the slightest relationship between a person on the ground, controlling a drone and a Pilot controlling a similar machine from within. "I think it's a fringe argument" -. For sure. "Who cares?" - depends on circumstance/context.

"Using this logic any fly by wire aircraft would be flown by an operator, not a pilot, as they are unflyable with out their onboard technical systems" I refer you to the French airliner that went down in the Atlantic a few years back - just had computer operators on board. When George spat the dummy, the so called pilots were unable to fly an airworthy aircraft, - all killed when airliner hit the ocean. "CASA already define the difference between a drone operator and a drone pilot, but you would need to keep up with current aviation terminology to know this" "A drone pilot is the person who physically flies the drone, whereas a drone operator is the person or company legally responsible for the drone's operation and is often the owner or employer" This is unmitigated crap - as a drone operator can never "physically flies the drone" . Just because some half wit bureaucrat comes up with a term that satisfies their misuse of language does not make it correct/acurate. Nor does common miss usage somehow validate an inaccurate use of a technical term. "If you would prefer to stick to plain English for those that can't keep up aviation acronyms, the Cambridge Dictionary defines a Pilot as a person who flies an aircraft." Seems that Cambridge is on my side although I understood the Macquarie Dictionary is the reference for Australian language. 😈

Nice one! Still PIC as still in aircraft & able to take over should "George" misbehave. There have been incident where George has been flying, the crew have become incapacitated, so no PIC. Aircraft continued on until fuel exhaustion and crash

Naa! You can call yourself what you want, don't make you what you claim. We are extremely sloppy with our use of language. Fine in social/everyday conversation, however when it comes to technical terms, this leads to misunderstandings that should not happen. Drone Operators will never be pilots/drivers/commanders/whatever, where that term describes the involvement of a person controlling the operations of a machine from within.😈

Strong gusty winds in the Sydney basin today - not the best conditions for any small aircraft😈

A debate to enliven this sloooow Forum - I have always held that an agricultural tractor, is operated, not driven. I hold this opinion about all equipment/machines, those primary purpose is something other than conveyance eg a car/truck which is driven (has a driver) In keeping with the above, I do not see drone operators as pilots of aircraft (assuming the drone is an aircraft). A pilot controls his vessel (aircraft or boat) from within and responds to visual/audible/etc cues experienced first hand. While many aircraft will have technical support to assist the pilot, this is secondary to the pilots skill. ie the aircraft can, in most instances, be controlled, without the technical support. The drone operator is controlling a machine from some distance. As such, is wholly depended on on onboard technical systems, without which the machine would be uncontrollable/crash. The operator is no more "THE PILOT", than a traffic controller issuing instruction to the pilot for speed/altitude/direction changes. As remote control systems become ever more sophisticated (advent of AI, accurate GPS, etc), so the operator skills are more aligned with a computer operator, than those of a pilot. It is conceivable that at some time in the future, pilots will become redundant, as will drivers of ground based vehicles, with all such activities being conducted by on board computers, at the instruction of distant operators. 😈

SE2 is a ADSB IN/OUT devise - so yes it "brings in others" but only ADSB transponders. This is a big step forward HOWEVER older Mode C (I think) systems will not appear on your EFB. The three deaths at The Oaks (12 months ago) - the Cessna 182 had the old transponder, the Jabiru an SE2/OzRunways. Not saying the incompatibility of the systems was the cause of the mid-air, just that if they had both been on the same system, there may have been a chance for evasive action. We have this crazy situaton with aircraft flying in congested airspace with the older (legal) transponders - can be "seen" by ATC but not by OZRunways/SE2 - go figure!!!!!!😈

"If you use an iPad with ForeFlight, Garmin Pilot, or any navigation software/device with terrain or traffic notifications, you need the BLUETOOTH Headset Interface. Our Bluetooth interface allows you to WIRELESSLY hear "TERRAIN" warnings or "TRAFFIC" notices, right in your headset - without the risk or inconvenience of wires!" https://www.aircraftspruce.com.au/catalog/avpages/crazedpilot11-14137.php 😈

Found this - Aircraft Spruce $95/43 + delivery. It happens to have a good explanation of what it does & how its powered 😈

BrenDan - I appreciate your willingness to help this old duffer BUT ; Aircraft Pilot's Headset Bluetooth Mobile Phone Adapter with GA Plugs and Auxiliary Input The photos show what looks to be two male & two female jacks. I assume this is for the input/ear circuit of the headset (s). I do not see an "Auxiliary Input." Nor do I see any mention of how the unit is powered. Yes my iPad has Bluetooth and it may be able to deliver music (never tried), definitely no phone, although it does have a Telstra "chip". Does the existing iPad Bluetooth automatically mean that it will connect with this headset adapter device & deliver the warning messages from AvTraffic? Then there is the BLULINK INTERFACE/GA - even less information. 😈

Yes I read that BUT there is no mention of connection with an iPad, nor am I the least bit intersted in "Cell Phone & Music" - just want to be able to receive verbal/in head set, aircraft in proximity /conflict messages - Will this gizmo do this for me? How is it powered? What is an "Auxiliary Input."? 😈

Yeah! - had a look yesterday - couldn't make "head nor tail" Hence my contacting the learned member's of the Forum Which one, of the several similar sounding units, will do the job for me??.😈

Thank BrendAn - have writen to the company😈

From RAA Members and Subscribers Newsletter; "AvTraffic™ air traffic conflict monitoring and alerting app for iPhone and iPad. In today’s increasingly busy airspace, AvTraffic is a powerful, practical safety tool for pilots. Designed to operate either as a standalone app or alongside your preferred EFB—such as OzRunways™—AvTraffic enhances traffic awareness by monitoring and alerting using multiple data sources, including: ADS-B traffic from your ADSB-IN or electronic conspicuity device (e.g. SkyEcho2) AvTraffic provides both visual and audible alerts and integrates seamlessly with your existing EFB map display. Its key advantage? It shows traffic even from pilots who aren’t using the same EFB platform as you. You can also route audible alerts directly to your Bluetooth headset—delivering superior situational awareness in busy airspace while keeping your eyes outside the cockpit" Most if my flying starts & finishes in congested airspace. Consequently I am intersted in any system/technique that might assist in allerting me to aircraft in my proximity (10NM?) especially those that may be closing with my position. I ave three conspicuity devices in my aircraft two of which display on my iPad ie require me to look at my panel The above infomercial caught my eye. Something that will give me an audible warning, freeing my eyes for look & avoid - sounds great. Unfortunatly I am of a generation that doesn't quite grasp the compatibilities of systems - so hoping the Forum will give me some advice. I use a recently refurbished David Clark H10-13X ENC head set - works very well. The AVTraffic appears to works via Bluetooth to a headset (also Bluetooth??) - I assume I will either need a Bluetooth compatible headset or a Blue tooth/headset adapter . Is there a Bluetooth adapter for an old tech headset? If so what does the Forum recomend?😈

You may have a doctorate in drone driving, that doesn't excuse the use of "in language" on an open Forum - just bad manners. Defending this with claims of superior training, as if this in some way justifies your position, is just adding insult to the first injury. 😈