turboplanner

Interesting point about the different instructor, also referred to in the MrH post, ups and downs of a new pilot.

I wasted a lot of money adjusting to the different procedures of different instructors - they were all good guys, but when you are trying to learn so much so fast, it just makes it so much harder to get a routine going.

Sorry, bad English. It should read:

....reckless disregard for duty of care in activities reported by posters....

Yes, it takes about four second for them to grey out, so you have to be quick.

As we know, they became invisible to al least one pilot.

You can fit a replacement graphics card from the Navman 322/C, usually $25 on Ebay.

Kent, in some cases there has been evidence of reckless disregard for duty of care from some posters on this site, which could lead to fatal accidents, and from some posts I've read it's clear the person is talking about Flight Sim rather than reality, or flies by the little wriggly line, battery powered, single power sourced etc.

Grammatically you may be right, but if Ozzie shocks just one person into doing their planning correctly it's a plus.

Don't take any notice of us Duncan, just relax and enjoy your flying.

Ahlocks, you may have taken my comments about your aircraft too seriously - I can't remember ever saying it was recycled......

Just to clarify, there are two books, the CASA FVR, and ATC's VFG.

I bought the ATC book and wasted my money because although it is approved by CASA, it has the problems outlined above.

Many of the raging debates occur on these threads because of the convoluted and confusing array of source material.

Terse Ahlocks? You must be frigging joking.

Don't have a problem with the CASA VFR guide, but Aviation Theory Centre publish a Visual Flight Guide, and say different things, then don't respond to written advice on safety mistakes.

I'm not sure, but I would have thought 500' would be reserved for the slow a/c.

Haven't studied small helicopter cruise speeds, but they must be getting up to around Savannah level.

One way or the other, it would be safer to grade circuit heights by speeds than a/c types, because its running over each other you're trying to avoid.

Ozzie, I thought your three level explanation was good because a lot of guys don't seem to be aware of it.

Why is this thread not coming up in New Posts?

[/url]Turbplanner what height do the helicopters fly the circuit height at?Ozzie

Ozzie, your post seems to have disappeared.

Finding himself caught like a roo in the headlights or a cheetah up a pole he........

...kept on repeating:

"DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!, DON'T FORGET TO VOTE", DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!"

then

"...Who do I vote for? Who pays for this site and gives us all these

freedoms to express outselves?"

"I know" said Tomo "...............

Give it another few hours Burbles and I'm sure the whole thing will fall into place regardless of what accuracy you work to.

Thanks Merc.

I was soundly beaten up for suggesting that RAA members should debate issues, and told by poster(s) that's why we elect Board members, so perhaps those people might like to comment on this one - if it ever happened.

Call me dumb, but I couldn't find it, even with their search - found this site, RAA site, but not the story.

Has anyone asked RAA to confirm the facts?

I wasn't just asking out of idle curiosity.

Launceston, one of the most beautiful airports in Australia, certainly has a laid back atmosphere on a sunny afternoon, with very little traffic, so what I'm about to describe may not necessarily apply there.

The tower tasks are usually split between ground traffic, logging where you are going etc, and air traffic with a controller or two in the tower with binoculars etc, trying to ensure aircraft separation.

I'm guessing the ATIS is updated and reset by the ground guy, and you are expected to have it before you start to contact the air guys, so an inbound radio request from a pilot may come at a time where the Air guy is under high stress with commercial traffic inbound, and cannot spare the time to talk to or phone the ground guy (remember they are not on the same frequency, and its possible the ground guy is not even located in the tower), for someone who didn't get the ATIS data.

If I had the technical issue you have, and was that close (where the ATIS will be current at the time you leave), I would phone up the arrivals/departures guy and get it on the phone.

I'll admit this advice is based on speculation, but I think it would take the steam out of it for you if it did.

After spending five minutes scrolling though a Club site, I saw some reference to a proposed change on ELT's for flights over 50Nm.

Did I miss the reference to Radios, and where does the RAA come into it - what I saw referred to CASA?

Explain more?

Slarticrackedbutt looked up, his arms glistening with Armorall, the Cheetah was so heavily covered with spit and polish that it stank like a polecat, and was rapidly becoming too heavy to fly.

A well known developer from Girlburn had offered to feature it on a pole at the entrance to the Industrial 3000 complex and he was seriously considering this offer - then everyone driving past - thousands - would see the spotted cat for years.

He wondered if he really was in a position to give Deccadent serious advice.......

"....How did I get into this one?......she's as ugly as sin...why did I think up the name Deccadence.....this is as bad as they days when Reg Ansett's old boilers used to raid the flight deck.......help, TOMO!

Wouldn't you curse - you'd just spent days tuning all the engines to synchronise full power rpm, adjusted them to get the straight ahead/turn alignment optimised, found a day when the English Channel was flat, and Old Bill taps you on the shoulder and says "I'll ave that!"

"Turbo turned sadly to Deccadence and said: "You've heard about the Genie and the bottle? Well Nanna is the opposite of what you'd want to come out, but you've done it Deccadence and you'll just have to take the consequences."

"Poor Ahlocks" said Turbo, "I'd forgoten about him" When God handed out the decision making powers that allowed the smart money to buy Jabs, Ahlocks got caught in the queue when the lunch bell rang."

"Anyone" said Turbo, not fully understanding where this question was going, "Is anyone who's against us"

"Rat" he continued "may well be Darth Vader in disguise.....", but furter explanation was stifled by a loud CLANG!

Poor old Rat had put on his overcoat, merely to protect himself from the cold, and decided to take a walk down Bayliss St, merely to get fit.

His big mistake was to grab a handfull of lollies before he left.

He'd worked up quite a sweat when the Patrol Car slowly rolled down the street.

By an unfortunate coincidence he passed under a light, and the occupants of the patrol car saw an overcoat, a gleaming gold tooth, two skinny little legs in Nikes, and heard the rustle of lollies.

Out jumped Ms Doubtfire.......

Argh Rats! (Sorry Captain, I try to be politically correct), beaten by the very colourful display of what most people might think of as emoticons, but don't be fooled - he's been painting on all those unused rivet heads................

Tommo isn't going to help you, Deccadence he's off at TAFE for a few days building his knowledge, and I might add cunning, judging by the quick responses.

It hadn't gone unnoticed by Slartipheartlast that once again High- hat had tried to divert the storyline to his favourite subject, the frech flypast thing just being a diversion.

High-hat had been heard to boast that if his Skyranger had floats he could land it on a sheep trough - sideways! but no one had ever seen it happen and in fact no one had ever seen him fly......but he was deadly fast on the uptake and the minds were boggling at what he might come up with next.......

Ask him for his references......