RossK

Took Thursday and Friday off to go to Mt Gambier. Left Lilydale at 9:30am Tracked across the City via the Coastal VFR Route, And then ran into this before we got to Geelong, and still under the 4500ft Class C step So tracked north for a while, until we could pop up over it, which ended up being close to Ballarat! Over hamilton, had a quick chat to a REX pilot departing Mt Gambier who confirmed VFR conditions at YMTG, which allowed us to press on knowing we could get down. Well worth the trip, plenty to see and do.

It's gone, I dont understand why they would detroy it. surely a plane that can move 5 tanks around the country at 800km/h would have been an asset?

Because I've learnt there is no point arguing on a forum with people such as yourself. Your opinion is yours, I just don't think this is the right forum for you to share it.

All in all, a great outcome.

You're comparing Ukraine to 2001 Afghanistan??? Really? 😵

Are you advocating that the West sits back and does nothing whilst a meglomaniac invades a sovereign nation, killing thousands of innocent people? If so, I don't think this is the right forum for this discussion.

Ah, the bubble canopy low wing planes are coming to the fore now.... We could replace the canopy with a turret!! 😲

I think it's because by the time you realise you need to move, it's too late...

Wait, wait !! I haven't got my popcorn......

Looks like its been in an open ended hangar for some time, going by this pic Dirty SR22

Antonov actually have a second AN-225 that was never finished. Unfinished AN-225 Photo from a CNN article in 2018

Hoping for a miracle for you and your fellow flyers at South Grafton KG 🙏

Weren't you parked next to it not too long ago? 😬

Devastating!

Welcome 👍

Yes, employers do actually look at your writing skills. I actually got an interview because out of 100+ applicants, mine was the only hand written one - although this was in the '90s. And yes, I've done Tozzas survey

YLIL Yarra Valley Aviation

Seems to be missing some wings 😁

I pretty sure we have one member of this forum who does support the CASA when you read what they have posted

Recreational Aircraft need PPR, so you may as well call them and ask. Going to have to be on the ground before 8:00am though, or after 19:00 on weekends. Or have a GA licence.

When I was doing my RAA Nav endorsement, my instructor would put the hood on me and make me fly around for 10-15 minutes on instruments only, changing course at least 2 -3 times. He would then remove the hood and ask me to find our location. Not part of the RPC Nav course, but something he felt was worthwhile doing and only took 10-15 minutes out of our 2-3 hour flights.

You are saying You are saying the Shep pilot's not completely at fault, yet that's not what the Chamberlain report suggests, if you think it does, go back to year 9 comprehension and try again. The council got slugged 65% for putting the Ferris wheel in the way, the pilot 35% for his airmanship. This is for damages to another party, not the pilot. The Old Bar pilot got nothing because he was at fault for his own injuries for mishandling the go-around - "the harm suffered was a materialisation of an obvious risk of a dangerous recreational activity, as found in s 5L of the Civil Liberty Act". Even though the council put the Ferris wheel in the way - in the obstacle clearance splay of the runway, they were not held accountable for any harm the pilot incurred - because, I'll say it again, from the reference you sourced, "the harm suffered was a materialisation of an obvious risk of a dangerous recreational activity, as found in s 5L of the Civil Liberty Act". The Shep pilot is in the same position, he is 100% responsible for any harm he incurred due to the activity he undertook, not the council, duty manager, responsibe persons or anyone else you want to blame. And I'm not trying to flog the Shepparton pilot (I wish him all the best and am glad that he's OK), I'm trying to point out that you are wrong if you think anyone else bears any liability in this incident. And with that, I'm done, I'm sure you will reply to prove that you are right, as you always are! Go for it.

Chamberlains said; The Pilot’s claim against the council, however, was unsuccessful, and the court held that the harm suffered was the materialisation of an obvious risk of a dangerous recreational activity, as found in s 5L of the Civil Liability Act. This is despite the council putting a Ferris wheel in the obstacle clearance splay of the runway! Your use of the Old Bar incident is just a distraction and despite how much you argue it, is irrelevant here. If a pilot chooses a runway with a 15kt tailwind and ploughs into the fence at the end, it's not the councils fault, duty managers fault, responsibe persons fault or anyone else you want to lay the blame on. Runway choice, decision to land/take off is always going to be pilots responsibity, not some person on the ground.

Your posts in this thread begs the question; "have you ever flown at local CTAF airfield?"

X Wind takeoff.mp4 Opening myself up for flaming but here goes. What I did was hold the stick slightly forward until it wanted to fly (60kts IAS), at which point you can see the nose rotate left, I let it track left to avoid stressing the undercarriage and eased the stick back and up we went. (note; the Sportstar has a steerable nose wheel - I suspect this would not have worked with a castering nose wheel) BUT, in hindsight I should have aborted as soon as I realised I had minimal rudder authority - 8 seconds into the video As I said, we all make mistakes and the key is to learn from them. In this instance, I had 2 runways to choose from, 08/26 or 17/35, wind was from 045 @ 20-25knots. Runway choice was not a 50:50 decision as I thought. I opted for 08 but 35 would have been a much better option, crosswind component would have helped keep straight.