johnm

nice one Bula ! ................. tell us the planes you have and a rough hire rate (s)

yes sealed side - between o-ring and fuel

think it might be just a locator - so cap goes into socket true ?

Ayecapt ................ try this if you like ? - its worked for a lot of others

remove cap (or course) tip cap upside down (of course) on base of cap - now on top cause you have tipped it over (of course) you will see a thin white / pvc plastic disc (diameter of cap) - if you use a sharp knife you can trim the excess that overhangs the edge of cap - like peeling an apple - no lubricant required

Caravan or Porter ..................... don't matter - Mikes getting paid for it - nice scenery, people and food

Can just about speak the language Mike - nice videos Mike

'hit' ........ ? ............. edit - insert plastered

Hello Andrew

I Qantased into Emerald yesterday - an absolute swag of planes tied up - aviation seems healthy in those parts

spoke to a bloke the other day and out of the 12 ! syndicate members - only 6 flew it (the rest didn't fly it)

..................... syndicate is potentially a good idea (me thinks)

yes Phil - out of curiosity where would say the 4 closest ultralights strips be from Wellington ?

now that's a classic looking plane Jason - any specs ? - pax's, speed, weight and motor ?

thanks

'At no point are you supposed to die during this phase, but there's not much room for error' - well put

Sorry Dutch - for those with lower smarts ................ theoretically:

- can there be a difference between V1 & V2 - is (or could there be with some aircraft) there a 'zone' between the 2 - or is it, when you get to V1, you are guaranteed to get to V2

...... plough the ground Roundsounds (not plough into it) - a farmer ploughs / furrows the ground

V1 is a decision speed - go or stop

V2 is fly away safely

Between V1 & V2 (assuming they are different speeds ?) you are going back to the ground

Correct or wrong ??????????

Be engine out aware too. Airline pilots are. Every takeoff has a consideration of aborted take off with rapid initiation for any failure before V1. If they get an uncontrollable fire things happen quickly too but it's all in the training and attitude to risk. Nev

Between V1 & V2 - its a metal tube that might plough the grouund ? - not good to have an engine out in this zone

At V2 you can fly away to safety (relative safety)

Thanks

a while back I was talking to a colleague about 'who was the person that attempted suicide' (I did not know who it was). The person stated it was them. I talked through it the best I could and was pleased I did (we did not discuss if they had sort professional help)

.................. if I had of known it was that person that tried to suicide would I have approached them ? - I hope I would have

I'd suggest that most of us would avoid that person as we would assume 'others are dealing with it'

don't go to close for my sake :D ............................ nice to see some cb's and some horizon if you see any (like you have been)

thanks FHWM

Nice videos flyhighwithmike

Nice landscapes and clouds

assuming you fly IFR but are too busy then to film

thanks

Caboolture would be cheaper hangar rent and other things than Redcliffe ? - good to hear a locals opinion on that .............. thanks

good luck all 3 ...................... including this Frank discussion about locality

CASA for flying & appropriate license

ATO for tax

all the jet pack needs is some of this .......................... it might restrict the driver though:

Thanks OME

...................... if I am ever in front of the man with the dead sheep skin on his cranium - I'll remember 5L

.................. OK, if I had a flying flea (a plane) - and I could fly to some place and back (with either a cost saving in time or even a cost saving in something that created an income (perhaps delivering something I owned)) ........... then that plane has derived (or helped derive) an income - so it must be fair game as a tax deduction ?

makes no difference if its got Qantas on the side or RAA numbers

Free and very cheap tax advice follows:

Unless you do a lot of hours - I'd go with the hourly rate, a comparable hourly rate if you had to hire the same plane from someone (long as you consider $ value / residual value of plane, no instructor wages etc)

Not really defensible charging $ 400 / hour for a 'flying flea' ...................... I wouldn't think

Not really defensible if plane costs you $ 15k per year to insure, house, fix and run and you only did 10 hours and 4 hours of that was business - Mr tax commissioner would take a very dim view of a deduction of 4 hours @ $ 1,500 = $ 6,000

(there would probably be an entirely different argument if the plane was 100 % business and owned 100 % by a business)

.............. and its good to see even though we got little ones and they got big ones that they are willing to share their thoughts here

Understand that once RAAus passes a statement of claim to its insurers, it becomes an interested observer and the insurer runs the whole process to its advantage as you would expect.....which is a two edged sword when, for example an outcome of damages might well exceed any insurance cover, and the insurance company is merely limiting its costs......