skippydiesel

4 hours ago, turboplanner said:

I already said I flight plan around restrictions like that; it's usually only a degree or so for a while and then back to track - usually zero difference in flight time. There are plenty of places you can't go at all. No point crying about it, just navigate to avoid them.

As far as I am concerned ERSA is the Bible on this - IF ERSA makes no mention, then any "air" charges are not valid.

"....I flight plan around restrictions..."  As we all do however if said levy does not appear in ERSA (example: Goulburn) then you may find yourself insuring an unforeseen charge 😈

48 minutes ago, Steve L said:

I just got back from a bike road trip in Tassie. I used my 1 1/2 man tent ( 2.2kg) and a Zempire Monstermat 100 mm thick mattress (3.1 kg) . . 

5.3 kgs isn’t that heavy, even in a aircraft for one’s accommodation. I have never found any mattress as comfortable. 
Steve 

 The Monstermat comes with a monster price tag $200. Reads well R10 but 3kg & fairly bulky when packed

For about the same money I can get a Therm-a-Rest NeoAir XTherm NXT -

Decisions Decisions 😈

So - would you prefer/recomend the self inflate?

What of the K mart offering  https://www.kmart.com.au/product/single-self-inflating-mattress-42498575/ worth a punt?😈

Hi Blue - Getting confused - Whats the diff between a pump up air matt and a self inflating sleeping mat?😈

https://www.kmart.com.au/product/single-self-inflating-mattress-42498575/

19 hours ago, Blueadventures said:

I have these self inflating mattresses, they have a layer of foam that insulates against the ground cold coming up through the night.  The typical air mattress will have the cold air coming up through the night.  The self inflating ones are about 1 kg each and are great.  I also have two of the blue yoga type foam mats about 20mm thick that are rolled up and stuffed betwwen the lateral ends of my cargo bin behind the seat and the inside of the fuselage.  The two off them are ok on their own as well. And have a small rectangular pillow as a must.  Have tried backpack with cloths in as a pillow but pillow is a must, if soft like me🙃.  Also a good duck down sleeping bag is a must for the cold. Cheers.

 

Hi Blue,

Care to recomend any particular brands of sleeping bag & "self inflating mattresses" ?😈

23 hours ago, turboplanner said:

The air above is regularly decided by our State Tribunals so there are precedents under the relevant Acts, and they are searchable here: https://www.austlii.edu.au/databases.html

From that link go to the relevant Tribunal and you'll find the case decisions which set the precedents. 

Turbs me old mate - You send me a link with  possibly thousands of references within  (all Sates, Islands, even NZ) - There is no way I will plough through it,  to help you make your mythical point - Narrow the reference😈

ADAHRS out again - same symptoms as before - worked perfectly on last flight, turn system on, screen comes up normally for about 30 seconds , red cross comes up, ADAHRS sensors failed..

This time did a "forced load" - ADAHRS back as if nothing had happened???????

Have written to Dynon/Horsham - won't hear back until Monday

Any of the electronics "wiss kids" got any suggestions/answers😈

4 hours ago, BurnieM said:

Normally I go for a middle of the road 4 man dome tent.

A 2 man tent is pretty small even for 1 person.

Is weight really a facter ?

 

Yes, The Sonex Legacy is what I would call a 1+1 crew, that is, its really a single seater with a very intimate space for a second person.

Being on the slight side of human shapes/weight, my wife & I fit okay. With full fuel and one up, I have about 60 -70 kg of usable weight (balance will also be a factor) and a very small baggage compartment.😈

5 minutes ago, Blueadventures said:

My preference is this style of tent with the awning part out the front.  That way at nigh you can put chair under the cover and foot ware (both outside the tent but under the zipped up awning so don't get wet with dew or rain.  The ents that don't have an awning allow rain to enter any time your getting in or out. I won't buy a tent without an awning, I do allot of camping.

 

I did about 9 years ago buy the light tent from the site shop ($14.95 and 1.8kg from memory), the zip system did not come together (meet when closed) and that allows bugs to enter; especially centipedes  (they bite hard, from experience).  I was disappointed with the zipper system, the next day put it in the rubbish bin at the site.  Provided nice feedback to Ian as in my opinion not suitable.

 

I advise all persons camping to always zip entry fully closed to keep bugs and snakes out.

 

Has a similar "look" to the Cloud-up 2 Pro 

https://www.naturexplore.com.au/products/naturehike-cloud-up-2-pro-tent

59 minutes ago, Garfly said:

 

Maybe a solid fuel stove like this?

 

This guy reckons you can also use alcohol fuel with it at a pinch.

 

 

Great  concept BUT the large smoky flame, in the video, would not go well if I wanted to use it in the tent "vestibule"😈

15 minutes ago, BurnieM said:

Check the tent is long enough. Touching the end will get your sleeping bag wet from condensation. Or take a rubbish bag.

Definitely need an insulating sleeping mat if you are camping anywhere cold. You lose more heat thru the ground than the air.

 

Jetboil is a one trick pony but it boils water faster than any other stove type.

 

Dimensions; 2.9 x 1.3 x 1.05 - not sure if this is external (inc flysheet) or internal. Either way I am 1.7 (without heels🤣) so should fit with plenty of room to spare for other "stuff"😈

To digress a little;

Looking at the Naturehike Cloud-up Pro 2 man tent - pops up quite a bit in reviews (all good). A but vague on weight however about 1.8 kg  and 4000 mm rain resistant.

Thinking of buying their sleeping mat . 54 kg & bag .54 kg

Total 2.88kg 😈

On 03/04/2025 at 5:11 PM, Love to fly said:

The Coroner's Findings are the only objective 'fact' I'm aware of, along perhaps with the email from Rod Birrell. The lack of transparency and communication from the RAAUS executive is concerning. Whether that breaches their constitution or not would be speculative on my part as I haven't read the constitution. But I doubt that would be the case. JackC appears to have information that others aren't privy too. The veracity of this information is unknown, at least by me. 

 

And the Coroner's Findings are worth reading carefully, if you haven't already.  COR 2022 005430 Form 37-Finding into Death Following Inquest_Signed.pdf

I have no stake in this debate but object to the misuse of  the word FACT in the above statement.

A Coroner's Findings may containe many  facts & opinions but in the end, the report is an opinion derived from the Coroners understanding of the facts & opinions submitted ie not a fact in itself.

If a Coroners Findings were fact, they could not be legitimately challenged. Coroners Findings are often challenged - sometimes there is error, sometimes untrooth and other times lack of evidence 😈

My problem??? You jest.

Your problem, friend, is introducing, 1. the unlikly jurisdiction of a State and  2. the following that up with a vague statement to do with use of property, when this thread is about the air above😈

So the Jetboil uses a compressed gas & the Trangia flammable liquid.

Are there any safety considerations in taking these to 10,000ft?😈

Some very attractive sounding fly-ins coming up.

In at least one case, considering 3-4 nights away . Once at an event can probably rely on sufficient food being available but what of the camping on way & back?

I like to make a nice cup of tea/coffee as the mood takes me, so  just wondering what are peoples thoughts about carrying a small lightweight camping  stove?

• Gas
• Liquid
• Neither

😈

2 hours ago, turboplanner said:

Before talking about these things and going off the rails, better to get the legislation for your State and see what it says. There are plenty of Tribunal cases for precedents in Planning and building etc.

Aviation is a Federal matter. 

I doubt that State law, has  jurisdiction at an "level"  when it comes to air navigation & the authority of the PIC .

Australian Air law (CASA) is a combination of Federal and International air  law, with a strong trend towards International, for the simple very common sense aim, of standardisation, to facilitate flights between countries.😈

3 hours ago, onetrack said:

But there ARE restrictions on certain areas of airspace you are NOT allowed to transit, are there not? Military airspace, tall buildings airspace, certain areas deemed by councils to be "no-fly areas"? Skippy, I think you're simplifying a principle that is nuanced, depending on who has obtained, and where they have applied, controls over certain areas of airspace.

Already covered those in earlier post.

Just making the point,  no private owner can own/control the airspace above their property😈

Airspace above your property is owned by the landholder, and it can be bought and sold, and property developers are right onto this aspect.

With the exception of Take off & Landing (including go round low pass), pilots endorsed in Low Level Flight, we are  allowed to descend to 500 ft above the terrain, 1000 ft above built up areas. 

As I understand it this is THE LAW - private airfield owners would have to overturn this, to enable charging for access to the airspace above.😈

https://www.loneeagleflyingschool.org.au

Information yet to be posted.

https://www.wingswheelsandwine.com.au/

https://www.holbrookultralightclub.asn.au/flyin.html

https://www.holbrookultralightclub.asn.au/flyin.html

 https://tooradinairport.com.au/rates-charges/ 

The Tooradin document just screams hostility. Could this be intentional? Drive all the private aircraft away & develope the site?😈

3 hours ago, walrus said:

Skippy, there are literally hundreds of private fields we all overfly every day. Nobody makes any calls.  Anyway its academic for me, I'm out of it and don't miss the mountains of BS , all of it, required to fly in Australia.

 You want examples? Watch British private flight youtube videos and then remember that those guys are flying through or around all that controlled airspace with self declared medicals that make ours look like strait jackets. Then watch American or NZ videos and see what flying freedom looks like.

 

If there are a few fields where airspace intersects, then they had better have a CTAF.

As PIC you make the decision. Back when I trained for my PPL the communication rules were fairly proscribed. Things have changed, as they always will, and now we have virtually no communication system at all - its all up to the PIC to decide when & what to communicate (I amy be ovestating this a little, to make a point).

I friend of mine died just a month or so back, when two very experienced pilots did not to communicate (they also died). Perhaps if they monitored The Oaks frequency and or made a call or two, no one would have died that day.

I don't fly over hundreds of airfields, if I did I may be a little less enthusiastic about making the calls I do, who knows? For now I feel I am doing my bit to try and keep myself safe and those other pilots out there, who may not have made a call (cause they don't have to).

Here is an excellent example of what should happen, from this Forum, Landing Fees, KRviator;

"............................ when I went to Broken Hill.
"Dubbo Traffic Rex 6866 a Saab Taxiing for Broken Hill runway 05"
"Rex 6866 and Dubbo Traffic Alpha Bravo Charlie an RV 30 miles west maintaining 9,500 overhead time 20"
"Alpha Bravo Charlie, Rex 6866 we'll maintain 8,000 until we've confirmed we're past you"
"Rex 6866 much appreciated sir"

Shortly afterwards
"Alpha Bravo Charlie, Rex 6866 visual, your 11 o'clock low, 1 mile and we'll start our climb to the flight levels soon as we're past"
"Rex 6866, Alpha Bravo Charlie, copy sir, thank you"

😈