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Hi GWH, There's been one at Lethbridge for years. I don't have the contact details but if you call the number listed in the ERSA for Lethbridge I am sure they can put you in touch. Cheers, Neil

Hi folks, A couple of points. Firstly if you just need ADSB-IN you don't need to spend over $1K buying a Skyecho and turning ADSB-OUT off - you can buy a PingUSB device from UAvionix for $395 (under $200 with rebate if you're quick, but still cheaper than Skyecho even with rebate). It displays traffic on your EFB same as Skyecho. You just need a power source for its USB connector from a 12V socket or portable USB battery bank. Secondly I fly near Melbourne airport and frequently see the commercial stuff on my EFB several thousand feet above me. On looking up I then usually spot them (unless they're above the cloud of course). These are more than 10nm away - not sure how much further away they actually appear as I usually have my chart showing just over 10nm. Cheers, Neil

Wow! I use a POSCA red fluorescent marker from Officeworks on my Savvy. I haven't noticed any critters nibbling at it so far, so assume it tastes vile to most! Cheers, Neil

....shouldn't that be SWMBO? (speaking as a Rumpole fan....) Cheers, Neil

Thanks for posting - I enjoyed watching it. Cheers, Neil

And the hemispherical rules promote the risk of being on a non head on collision course if above 3000ft AMSL........

Still happens.....

Hi Summer, Nothing really to add to what has already been said. I learnt in an LSA and was certainly surprised by the difference the lack of weight of my instructor made and went a bit above circuit height. He also warned me about sink on final as our airfield is in the lee of a mountain and the wind was coming from that direction and sometimes caused sink, but when it happened I was still a little surprised by it. However, I did as taught and added a bit of power which cured the problem. The main thing is to enjoy it - you only do a first solo once!! Good luck, Neil

Hi Danny, Not sure if you wanted ipad info too. I have ipad mini 5, AVPlan and Skyecho2. No problems with setup or use. Cheers, Neil

Hi KA, Sounds weird. I have no problem with my Skyecho and Avplan on my iPad Mini. Suggest you call the AVPlan Support people - I have always found them very helpful. Cheers, Neil

Hi Nev, Wow - I never knew that. It must have been a long time ago as I've been there for about 14 years. As you rightly say - good thing they don't any more!! Cheers, Neil

I recently went to a CASA Safety seminar at Point Cook. We were told we would need photo ID at the main gate to get in as it is a military base. However, an ASIC was not acceptable, but a driver's license was. Sums it up, really. Cheers, Neil

Hi Nev, Not sure where you got the idea that Penfield requires an ASIC - it doesn't, as ERSA will confirm. Cheers, Neil

I have been using one of these for several years with no problem - just fill from a 10 litre container using a Mr Funnel to eliminate any water or contaminants....then put into the filler neck on the plane. No issue with overflow as it automatically stops when the fuel level reaches the nozzle. I think they are $69. Cheers, Neil

Congratulations! You will enjoy flying her. I've had mine for over 7 years and really enjoy flying her around the place. Cheers, Neil

Example : I am flying a course of 045 degrees, at 3500 ft, someone else is flying a course of 135 degrees also at 3500 ft. Both of us are complying with the hemispherical rule, but we are potentially heading towards each other on a collision course. I would recommend you review the extensive work done by Robert Patlovany by googling "Robert Patlovany collision", and also the work done by Russell A. Paielli. The 1928 Australian invention, the Altimeter-Compass Cruising Altitude Rule (ACCAR), would be much safer. Paielli's model, made in 2000, corroborated an earlier 1997 model by Patlovany showing that zero altitude error by pilots obeying the hemispherical cruising altitude rules resulted in six times more mid-air collisions than random cruising altitude. Similarly, Patlovany's computer model test of the Altimeter-Compass Cruising Altitude Rule (ACCAR) with zero piloting altitude error (a linear cruising altitude rule similar to the one recommended by Paielli), resulted in about 60% of the mid-air collisions counted from random altitude non compliance, or 10 times fewer collisions than the internationally accepted hemispherical cruising altitude rules. In other words, Patlovany's ACCAR alternative and Paielli's linear cruising altitude rule would reduce cruising midair collisions between 10 and 33 times, compared to the currently recognized, and internationally required, hemispherical cruising altitude rules, which institutionalize the navigation paradox on a worldwide basis. The ACCAR alternative to the hemispherical cruising altitude rules, if adopted in 1997, could have eliminated the navigation paradox at all altitudes, and could have saved 342 lives in over 30 midair collisions (up to November 2006) since Patlovany's risk analysis proves that the current regulations increase the risk of a midair collision in direct proportion to pilot compliance.

Yup - which is why flying the hemisphericals makes things more dangerous.....

Me too.....

Hi folks, I received an email yesterday saying "A remittance advice from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science is attached", and then today I actually received the grant payment in my bank account. So it took just over 6 weeks from application submission to receiving my payment. Cheers, Neil

Hi Ross, I don't have that issue with AVPlan on my iPad mini. Suggest you call AVPlan Support - I have always found them very helpful, or Samsung as it sounds like a device issue, rather than an app issue. Cheers, Neil

......still waiting for my payment........(no 24).........

Pure music and grace. Thanks for posting, kgwilson! Cheers, Neil

I was hoping to fly up on Thursday and back on Saturday (early morning commitment on Sunday), but with Windy forecasting low cloud, rain and strong winds throughout that period I'm afraid it will be a no-show for me from the south side of Mt Macedon.

Hi folks, Just got an email today saying my grant application had been approved! Now just have to wait for the money to hit my account. Mine was application number 24 and I applied on August 12th, so hopefully all you others will have yours approved soon. Cheers, Neil

Nope - and I applied on the day it opened (August 12th), number 24. But then it is a gov't department, so.......... Cheers, Neil