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    Nobody said he was an RAAus guy. I don't see your point. We even discuss airline accidents on here. To me his video would be of interest to anyone thinking of doing the trip in a lightie. But that's just me.
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    What are you talking about? No reserve!!?? Did you watch the video? Do you have any idea of who this guy is? He goes into great detail about his planning and his real time assessments down to the last litre of fuel burn. He explains it all for those who are willing to listen. Trust is earned on YouTube as it is on any other public forum. No one doubts that heaps of nonsense is uttered online. We're supposed to be wise enough to discriminate.
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    In this video Steve (of Diamond Air Taxis, Bankstown) shows how he made the big trip in his DA40NG. He manages Sydney > Esperance in one (sunlit) day and then on to Jandakot the next morning. He is ferrying his DA40 to a new buyer in the west after upgrading to a DA62 - as well as to a Citation Mustang - for his charter/taxi business. He's put out several great videos of flights he's done in his various aeroplanes. See here: https://www.youtube.com/@diamondairtaxis
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    But the 'Satellite Map' button on OzRwys is handy for that: CLICK FOR FULL REZ.
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    Yes, Lockhart looks like a great place to visit. Volunteers save Lockhart airfield from closure I Australian Rural & Regional News ARR.NEWS The decision to keep Lockhart Airstrip opened has proved to be a good one with a group of workers regularly toiling hard to maintain it. Antique Aeroplane Association of Australia - 2025 Grass Roots Fly-in, Lockhart NSW ANTIQUE-AEROPLANE.COM.AU
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    Apparently weather stations are still needed to feed The Model even if satellites and AI are now the principal providers High-Resolution Weather Models: The Key to Precision Farming - AirAgri WWW.AIRAGRI.COM.AU High-Resolution Weather Models: The Key to Precision Farming In agriculture, weather is both an ally and an adversary. The ability to predict weather accurately can transform farming practices, enhance...
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    But things are improving ... even beyond 6 days (according to Tom 😉 The truth behind the accuracy of weather forecasts - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU Increasingly complex technology means forecasts are significantly better than they were decades ago — here's why.
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    That issue was discussed a bit in the Comments of the follow up video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FDI1Q4Z5pY&t=332s @Cornstalker7273 Kind of hard to imagine that the plane would not climb with no windshield ... // It wasn’t just a windshield, both doors were gone. It was aerodynamically as dirty as it could possibly get. If I could have held the beans to it I might could have climbed a little or maintained but the prop wash was so severe it was almost impossible to deal with it. I had to clear a ridge to get to the nearest airport. Never pass up a decent landing site in your search for something better. Sometimes better ain’t ahead of you. My options if the gamble to forge on didn’t pan out were not acceptable.
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    Just because he does it his way doesn't mean he "needs some training".
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    Let's Go Aviate's latest take: Are Piston Engines Dead? Small Turboprops are Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4Rg50z7DFc
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    The pilot posted this in the comments in a follow up video: @the_aeropraktician 1 day ago (edited) 'Reason was largely unknown. There was an SB on the older windscreens where they had to be inspected for cracks around the rivet holes. This one had been inspected with no anomaly’s found. It’s always part of my preflight when I clean it as well. The US Importer for Aeroprakt , Andy, who I know and respect greatly reached out Saturday evening after the event and mentioned he was going to be in contact with the factory on Monday, which he did. Aeroprakt made the SB a mandatory replacement to a thicker upgraded windscreen on Monday after our incident. Hopefully the SB being a mandatory replacement will save a life."
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    No news here ... just a basic recap:
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    Yes, simple, single level circular hangars would make more sense in most places. As the designer admitted: “Where I live in Canada there is a lot of wide-open space around the airports where people are free to build hangars. So, there’s not an appetite ... for something more complicated. I need an airport that has limited space and a long waiting list for hangar space.”
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    Yeah, I think the image with the aircraft inside gives a pretty good idea of scale. By the look of it, though, it's probably more compact than your usual 9 aircraft hangar. And every machine is in poll position. Nice.
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    Canadian Pilot Creates Alternative Hangar Storage Solution WWW.FLYINGMAG.COM ‘Aircraft carousel’ design helps provide additional hangar storage availability, especially at airports with space constraints.
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    Something of an update:
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    In my experience, though, OzRwys Support has always been quick on the uptake, friendly and helpful.
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    You may need to trim your expectations regarding the Forum. To my mind, though, you got a pretty good run.
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    Skippy, I thought the waters were well clarified on this issue last year. I thought we established that your transponder while Mode S was not an ES ADSB-OUT device and therefore was fine to run together with your SE2 (IN and OUT). That being the case, no contradiction arises between any of the statements you quote above - including your own.
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    I'd say that fixating on any one thing can be dangerous in aviation (even more so on the road). But that'd include fixating on the front window if the threat is not to be seen out there. While driving we instinctively combine info from all three mirrors and the view out-front to get the situational awareness we need. Maybe we need to develop that kind of instinct in the air to divide our attention between screen and windscreen.
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