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US MOSAIC - for Australia? Yes I've seen the recent CASA press reports about it, and more. Given that CASA has been pissing around with Part 43 maintenance regs since well before July 1997 that I have found - that's 29 years ago - and it's not here yet, all gone deathly quiet, anyone who thinks CASA will bring in MOSAIC rules to free-up LSA here any time soon is dreaming.

A few posts back - Peter's aeroplane (WARBIRD?? Oh, yes, I suppose so..... but the only real "action" his has seen was a bit of nasty crosswind one day) has never been on the VH reg, it's an LSA, and could go to the VH reg as the same LSA next week if he wanted to, maintained by the same LAME, and we could then go anywhere in Aust in it. (P has a CASA licence too.) RAAus is not always a one way trip. Several amateur-builts have either come back to VH or just went over to VH (never were there before).

Page 128 of the Budget 2026-27 book 2. "Following consultation": (HA! Consultation - They borrow your watch, tell you what the time is, and then keep your watch.) Annual VH aircraft registrations to be introduced to improve regulatory compliance and safety outcomes. Existing fees and charges to be streamlined to improve administration and reflect regulatory costs. ("streamlined" - to charge you more, quicker than ever before?)

Kia ora. Goodyear tire chart I think your wheels are 6.5 inch dia - Chipmunk yes You are probably better off getting new common size wheels and tyres and brakes, depends on what your axles are, they were probably custom made off the plans with minor variations to suit the wheels found at that time. Anything modern probably won't fit your axles. Jodel axles - are welded to the leg? Perhaps your existing wheel centres could be cut out and grafted in to a more common size steel wheel and keep your current brakes (if you have any) Haere ra.

BEWARE OF UNINTENDED MISINFORMATION ON HERE FOLKS. "If you wish to maintain your own aircraft, whether you built it or not, you do the SAAA MPC Course, qualify and take your certificate to CASA, who will give you a certificate to maintain your own aircraft, under their requirements." Sorry Burnie - you obviously don't know how it all works. I'm sure your info was well intentioned though, but it's not accurate. CASA Instrument 18/22 (in part) allows builder of a VH registered amateur built experimental aircraft the entitlement to maintain the aircraft they built, if they do a course of training on regulatory matters, such as the SAAA MPC. SAAA MPC certificate is not in itself an approval to do anything, it's just a certificate of course completion. CASA gives nobody personally a certificate to do anything. It's not true. Also, amateur-built experimental aircraft must obtain an Experimental Certificate, not just CASA registration, pilot must have a CASA pilot licence and a CASA medical - such as Class 5. Switching an RAAus plane to VH-EXP is not a five minute job and there are a lot of other factors at play, lots of ducks to be put into lines before pulling the trigger on any of it.

The dentist in my town got busted selling drugs. People had been going to him for years and had no idea he was a dentist.🤫

BlueAdv. I've sent you a private message with real world info - just been through this whole thing for my model club.

Nev's mention of apathy is across the board in all things, and unsurprisingly in aviation too. Everybody wants to be involved in the thing - sure, as long as somebody else does all the hard work to make it happen for them. "Hey, you'd be great on the committee, you have great ideas and talents!" Usual response: F that! Somebody else can do it! I'm in the other boat, working (unpaid) for my local club and its members. I'm one of a small reliable number of members (10%?) who each have particular skills to keep things ticking along. I think members of clubs/organisations (of whatever flavor) these days just expect to pay their membership fee and have everything delivered on a silver platter to them. We generally see about 10-15% membership at working bees, and the same at meetings. Always the same people too. And always the same 5% of people causing 95% of the problems. Scientists announced today that they have discovered a cure for apathy. However, no one has shown the slightest interest in it.

Sport Aviation - Tocumwal. https://sportaviation.com.au/power_flight/index.php Friend did his TW in Eurofox 2K there, about a year ago. I imagine it's still there.

I see a simple reminder of the event and dates.

Engine didn't even stop! Had to be shut down after the dust settled! (seen elsewhere)

Isn't it interesting that as soon as something happens, petrol and diesel prices go up - even though no new stock from overseas manufactured at higher price has miraculously arrived at the station overnight. AVGAS at my airfield (via a third party provider) has not gone up one cent, and we had a significant quantity delivery just a week ago. All three fuels were already in the country, paid for at the lower price. It is clear that petrol stations are just price gouging - Blind Freddy can see it.

Completely off topic by the third post! New record?

Plan B. Fit a FUMOTO oil drain valve, once.

I have that antenna, 20 years, no issues. (totally outside the aircraft).