Ballpoint 246niner

Hey Winsor- NO as of tonight it still has not been processed. My belief is that it sits somewhere now( hopefully near the top) of an ever deepening pile of renewals that need to be processed and finalised to get them flying again. The consultant has to check every one individually and sign off on it before it goes back to the fantastic admin ladies to get the new rego in the mail, and hopefully with an emailed confirmation, which will allow it to fly again. I knew about the actual new audit process months ago, when all this started going down, but you can't pre-request renewal of your aircraft. You can get all your paperwork in order( which mine was) but the new SPECIAL CofA requirement for factory built Savannahs had not been advised to me, by RA-Aus or the distributor. Reg indicated it may have needed to change to LSA, in telephone conversation, but he directed me to RA-Aus. They said that the renewal would be sent out a few weeks before, but couldn't confirm the new requirements. This was only notified to me one day before my rego fell due, even after I had sent my renewal in 2 working days after it was sent to me on December 22nd. If the distributors and RA- Aus would just notify the owners of any changed requirements in the certification of their aircraft then at least as owners we could get on the front foot, as a school aircraft I raised this with the operations manager and at least he put a process request in to have school operators get some priority in the renewal process. I'm not sure if this is happening at this time. But alas this all appears too hard for our industry. You can bitch about CASA all you like- but at least they have their processes in place. A $700 plus rego renewal with RA- Aus for a 1 year old new factory aircraft has got to be getting close to VH costs- you gotta wonder.... I just hope other factory built owners are now aware of this though my posts so, irrespective of the aircraft type, they can at least hopefully become informed before the their rego's fall due. Hope this helps!

and just cast your mind back Nev... 2 years ago all the rage was clear plastic holders for our rego certificates to be highly visible on our aircraft - when if the people who were responsible for this debacle had spent the energy, and our contributions on compliance we wouldn't have this current mess. those plastic holders are emptying at an exponential rate at the moment, as is the faith we have in the current executive and management that has allowed this to happen. Bring on the special GM, I'm sharpening my useless rego card to inflict maximum damage to those responsible( without the plastic wallet)......

Now $550 poorer but with a shiny new CofA, I still have a grounded aircraft, it has cost me business today and tomorrow it will do the same. If its not sorted by Monday the lawyers can chew the legs off those responsible- I'm over it! Recreational Aviation Australia- "wrecking aviation for those who can least afford it"

just the normal re-registration process! ICP's factory built Savannahs are caught up in this audit fiasco, I had concerns that were raised with Adam and Reg at Monto. They never have held a current Aussie type certificate, trading off the old euro 450kg certificate and have been allowed to operate at 544kg on the say so of many of those who no longer exist in RA. The audit has bought all this to a head, but for the last 3 months I have been asking what exactly had to be done to ensure my aircraft could continue to operate, and the mumbles were indecisive and vague until yesterday . The first year renewal of this aircraft was submitted late last year for renewal with full copies of all the technical information needed for rego but the lack of a type certificate at the current weight meant if I wanted it to continue to operate effectively, it had to go to LSA and have special C of A issued before the renewal could pass audit and proceed,why the distributor or RA have not telegraphed this info prior to yesterday is beyond me.... Great with a rivet gun but hopeless with the rule book... I honestly think there are probably less than a handful of importers that can be trusted in Oz- buyer beware in the choice of your distributor and choice of aircraft. Look deep past all the glossy brochures and flash you tubes, the pain of a poor choice may last for a long time. Even if it flys great, it's useless if its grounded!

A race to the post today to get a Special CofA for my Savannah S which I only was advised of yesterday by both RaAus and the dealer has unfortunately not succeeded in keeping my aircraft which I use for business in the air. Until advised its grounded. Hopefully not for long due to a big effort by DB today . All factory built Savannahs will have two options. Revert to the euro type certificate with a 450kg MTOW or go to a SLSA with special CofA and stay legal for school use at 560kg. I tried to get this info from both the dealer and RA for the last 3 months but it took until yesterday, the day before my rego expired to get to the facts. It truly is a disgrace how the whole technical administration of RA has come to this and the dealers and importers are not immune either. I have virtually zero faith in our organisation and many aircraft representatives in this country who should hang their heads in shame for the lack of professionalism that taints what should be a strong and robust part of the aviation industry.

Thanks mate for yours and Leonie's hospitality and Chauffereage( not Schaeferage!)- the Ballpointed one!! Your both welcome home anytime if you want to keep your currency. Awesome weekend. BP

Checking the Q1 spot height....

Great to catch up with you Ultralights and yes a fantastic weekend, we all got back safely to Caboolture including the warbirds and BigBird! Thanks to Gai and all her team and Peter Lynch for persisting with the Airpark project. Paul Bennett you are an absolute legend.

The hours logic will never add up in aviation- even in commercial ops sometimes- 1 hr drive to airport- 45-1.5 hr wait, parking, baggage, cues to check in, security, flight, diversion/delays, -wait for luggage- cab to town- etc etc, etc. We fly because we can and we love it- doing it personally is the best when you can. The rest-well it's just cream on an aviation love sandwich. You either eat it with pleasure or walk away and go to Macca's. Look out for "Jaffa" and I- we'll both be there if the weather says so!

And here I was just packing my cynical hat away in a Christmas gesture. Time to put it back on....

Merry Christmas Haydn- worlds biggest and best present is coming along nicely.

Welcome Michael- I just converted one of your locals to our CTLS- he has the cow design scheme CTSW in Jakarta.

Another great report! Just remember that a 12kt NNE won't present as a 12kt x-wind unless at 90 degrees to runway.Get your instructor to run you through x-wind component vectors. Neverthe less the Jab's do tend to run out of rudder early( maybe not the latest ventral mod ones), so well done. You hit the nail on the head ayavner with respect to the head game- as you know it's where most learning really happens. Keep up the good work....

A willing student and a good instructor help too. Good work Steve. The storms down your way last week would have made the navigation training interesting? I was on a navex to YSTW on the Wednesday before the bangers fired up around YGLI. Not a nice place to be after midday. Congratulations.

Pud, where do I start..... Every flight go up with 2 destinct plans I reckon. First one have fun and be safe... 'there is no greater safety device than a free state of mind and a happy state of mind by the pilot at the controls of an aircraft" Second- pick one part of your basic training and review your instructional notes, discuss with your instructor and then go out and practice it. Do this on every flight. Third- review each exercise and have an honest introspective assessment of how you went. If you're not sure or satisfied( sounds like a good night out!!) then get an instructor to go up with you. I don't charge for a short review for our students, I like to encourage them and keep the communications open. Great to see people who want to keep learning- this is the essence of flying I reckon. Cheers:cheers:

Over the last month I have personally done over 145 EFIC's or PFL's and some of my students have done over 10 in the last mth alone( each). The issue is not the training- I believe pilots fail to review these practical but essential aviating life skills in their day to day flying and therefore lose touch with the judgement, decision making and appropriate actions if and or when faced with it in reality. Currency has to be a self imposed discipline for every pilot.

rumour has it that the pilot of said Cirrus noted fluctuating oil pressures a long time prior to flameout and passed at least 2 seviciceable AD's before the talk got loud and the thing seized up... makes you wonder if this is the case.....

half the height -half the distance, angles stay the same, hold some power in base turn whilst configuring the a/c. Thats what I would do...

I understand that whilst the embargo on rego renewals has been lifted, the re reg process is in such a state of backlog and depth of new procedures that many are not having their renewals processed, thereby effectively grounding them! Is this information supported by other members in their attempts to renew existing due registrations?

A very decent guy who was dropped in a s%$#t sandwich to fix the incompetance of others.

Hi Ryan, I'll cover both these techniques with you on Friday OK?

I deal with the front line staff on a daily basis and find all of them very professional and helpful, I can count on them even when I stuff up paperwork! There's no problem at the front end in my opinion...

:roflmao:you bet a real mover and shaker