flyerme

A hell of a lot of members still in the dark.

I spoke to my CFI and he was gob smacked....a few other boys in the dark to. ,1 being a lawyer said he would seek legal action to recover all costs including membership,cost of aircraft etc... and claimed we would all have a very good case if we were grounded due to no fault of our own..He also claims if He can not re-reg his plane he will claim compansation for every day that proceeds his denial..as he has invested X$$$$$ to the membership ,training,aircraft (not in good faith but as a legal contract)he CLAIMS he would win?

anyway a very sad day for RAA lets just wait and see guys..no need to tightend the rope just yet

Looks as though he was practicing a flaples and (as you do) try to not waste any runway. he had to lift it over the fence slightly and having done that probably though he was right. I don't think he was stalled. If you look at the elevator position, but it was certainly a low approach and he would have just reached the beginning of the runway, if he held it off. That may have been his intention. He didn't fly like it was his first solo and ( as stated) why would he do a flapless and ( in a way ) do it so well. IF the SUV wasn't there it would have been a good flapless approach for a short strip. I don't think you could blame anybody there except the builder of the runway and Murphy's law. Nev

quote"Pilot William Davis was completing his first solo flight, and his wife happened to be filming his landing when she captured the collision. For his part, Davis says he'll never fly a plane again, after this near miss."

I would have thought the engine would suck in water? as the air filters are exsposed? crazy buggers

its in Washington. do they have much in the way of regs for ultralights over there in USA?

watch closely he acaually stalls on to the suv ,I think it would have been a bad/hard landing without the suv's involvement.

full storey here..owned by Milton Jones aka-"keeping up with the jones"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeping_up_with_the_Joneses_(TV_series)

I agree, apart from the risk of flying in that visability where is appears that his back door could close in.The terrain he was flying over, appears in the video to not look to good if he has a engine failure.I say appears because we dont get to see the whole 360 degree visual view. Could be clear weather outside the camera's view. ( I doubt it though)

CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!

Ahh this is a moisture ring. You often see these around the full moon. It is caused when there is a large amount of moisture in the upper atmosphere. They can look pretty cool when you get a large one. Have taken a few shots of these. Yep I am a bit of a Nurd and have all those telescope bits.Have some cool images I have taken on my website.. http://scopepics.wordpress.com.

 

Mardy

was going to head to wellington today ,took a pic of a solar eclips above me then took off into some rough thermals, climbed to 2500ft and was still getting some 700fpm climb at 70knts No throttle nose pointed at the ground and after my bum left the seat a couple of times I made a 180 back to base,landing was a bit shonky as there was alot of sink holes all the way to touch down..It did become smooth. though..once I pushed it in the hanger. lol

than

Tim,wellington is on the both VNC&WAC as YBAK it is actually Brooklands Air Park. The frequency is 126.7Cheers Helmut

Hi Guys ,,No the skydiveing field is the other side of the river(west side),I cant remember the name of the field im refering too,its on the est side of river.

Ive flown there before and flown out as its only 16NM from here but as its not in ERSA wanted to be sure the radio frequency, as old aircraft did not have a radio. will use 126.7 and I think elev is around 220ft..

wanting info for wellington S.A ..

The winds close to ground level can be greatly influenced by ground features. The wind can swirl and change direction in the wake of hills and also due to thermal activity. Rising air in thermals causes local breezes that can add or subtract from the constant wind in unpredictable ways.At my airfield, we are close to a sizeable hill (well, they call it a mountain) and it is not unusual for the windsocks at either end of the main runway to be giving different indications.

 

In regard to the bumps, stick with it and try not to let the bumps ground you too quickly. I had great difficulty (read FEAR) with turbulence when I was flying a trike, so much so that I ended up selling it and going 3-axis. I still get a little anxious in the bumps when I first get in the air. If I stick with it on the flight, it eventually loses it's fear factor and I settle down. Unless you fly into a thunderstorm or in the lee of a mountain when the wind is doing 40KTs, the bumps are very unlikely to tip you over, or cause you to lose control, or damage the aircraft in any way.

 

You probably already know this but the faster you fly the plane, the harsher the bumps will feel. If it's out of your comfort zone, try slowing down a little, if your airspeed range will allow it. That will make the bumps feel more like going up and down hills than bumps, and it's kinder to the airplane.

What did the forecast say? NAIPS gives wind speed and direction for several different layers, and the wind can be completely different every few thousand feet. If you were up at 10,000ft you were in a whole new world.

took off this morning and wind sock barely moving ,wind forcst 6.8 knts.I climbed to 1000ft,turned down wind set cruise at 60 knts and noticed the GPS reading a ground speed of 79knots? made a 180 into wind and watched it drop to 28knts ground speed.was nice and smooth but x wind had me around 30deg weather cocking.I decided to land as to beat the wind to the ground(was a x wind on the strip). also hit a patch of hot!! air.I was rugged up with the beanie on my noggen and felt the hot air in the cab,I opened the vent and was very suprised at how warm the air was..

by the way for those of you whome dont follow my threads Im still building bump tolorance and also set a 8 knt wind max,or I stay in the ground so was rather flusted when the lighty appeared to hover over the paddock,,..the kmh reading was 148kmh GS up wind and 52kmh gs down wind...

So was the wind blowing 20 -30 knts? or GPS playing tricks to keep me on my toes..lol

just for a giggle ,I took the missus for a fly and was a lil bumpy so didnt stay up that long and she commented on the ground "what bumps?" also took my old man for an hrs flight and found it bumpy too but didn,t want to look like a wuss so didn,t say anything till we landed and his comment "BUMPS? Felt as smooth as a ...........",, ..anyway went up late morning yesterday for an accuall bumpy ride, 2 circuits and felt relitvly relaxed . and proud...take it easy guys

Theres a book called -Jim Davis PPL, you can but it online for about $110 from W.A bunbury?its expensive but well worth it ..it coveres everything including Met and is all in easy to understand lingo with detailed pics of clouds etc...I find it very usefull to keep going back to for reference.the Met section is very detailed..

my push to talk has a lot of white noise when pushed ,but the intercom is quite so No chance of a mistake. Not sure why the radio has a lot of white noise? my transmissions come threw clear im told.

Can I do my BFR at my own private strip? Its not due for 12 months but just curious .

or does it have to be a r.a.a. rated strip?

thanks

you can have them made for next to niks off ebay..just look up custom stickers...