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  1. FlyBoy1960

    xair standard

    FlyBoy1960 commented on BrendAn's classified in Aircraft

    Keep it - you won't have as much fun in anything else. 😀
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    YEEP.. Get the chinese stuff, no problems. I would also recommend you use a really cheap Kmart oil in the engine, or better yet get used oil because you know if you filter it it will be almost as good as new. Go budget all the way and on the day you need to use your radio for an emergency, no one will hear you, but that's okay. ⛔
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    if you look at his legs when he hit the result of stabiliser I'm surprised they were not both broken in half !
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    No from the old office to the new office
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    Nope.. A lot of the filing cabinets went to the tip in error when they moved between offices.
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    I have no evidence of anything but if they are requiring a BFR for a high-performance aircraft and another BFR for a thruster and another BFR for something else then this would tell me something is going on in the background that would have to be validated by.. If accident statistics that prove if somebody had a BFR in a thruster and then immediately crashed there plastic fantastic then it would indicate a problem. If accidents statistics prove they just had their BFR in a plastic fantastic and then crashed there thruster then it would indicate a problem. if this could be proven then there may be a case that you need a BFR in each different category of aircraft as proven by accident statistics. If it can't be proven by accident statistics then it could only be instructors are after more income by trying to provide a BFR in each qualifying category. personally, I can't see this being truthful at all because there has never been a whisper of somebody rolling up a thruster the day after they got their BFR in the plastic fantastic. If it were truthful it would have been publicised well before now but who knows what is going on in the background with the RA-Aus
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    I don't know anything at all, I just chose the icon caution because if this statement is correct it is simply a money grab by struggling instructors who are sourcing to get more income doing endorsements. That should be a caution or a red flag to anyone
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    It’s a small speaker/buzzer that: Is fairly loud (90 dB at 10 cm) Works best around 430 Hz Should normally be powered at 0.2W, but can handle 0.4W briefly Has an impedance of 45 ohms
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    Gee, that time goes quickly. RIP
  10. FlyBoy1960
    I am lost Skippy, i also have IFR, Multi engine, turbine etc ratings on 'real' planes and others as well. But my experience is that going through the commercial drone system in 2025 was significantly more intensive than any of the general aviation ratings that I have. That is my opinion based on my experience and nothing else.
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    I must say that the training for a CASA approved, commercial drone pilot with RePL and REOC is to a much higher KNOWLEDGE level than it is for a recreational pilot by a really large margin. Not meaning to offend anybody but those with the qualifications in both commercial ops and RA-Aus aircraft will know exactly what I mean. The knowledge required for commercial drone exceeds what I did for IFR and instrument ratings in general aviation. T510 would agree with this statement, I am sure
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    the flywheels would be going in different directions ?
  13. FlyBoy1960
    Drones are like eBikes... The horse has bolted and there is no way of catching it now.
  14. FlyBoy1960
    Sorry T510, you are wrong. Sub 250g you can only go to the airport/field boundry. There are photos taken WITHIN the boundry and using google earth to reference viewing angles above 400 ft. Stupid BUT model aircraft have different rules to drones, hard to believe but true. I know. CASA ARN XXXXX | CASA ReOC XXXX | CASA RePL | CASA BVLOS and EVLOS | NOTAM originator authorised person etc. under my belt
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    There are many other photos in the listing link so it really cant be google, the viewing angle is way to low. There are some shots at the front of the business at say 25 m height, Google wont do that see https://www.mcgrath.com.au/property/252P0092
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    good news. I heard the owner died and they were closing. Hope they stay trading.
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    So, I get the usual real estate blurb about a new property becoming available and if you look at the right-hand side of the photograph you can see one of the runways at Caboolture in the very same photograph. Go to the website and there are a heap of drone shots including some that must've been taken over the runway looking south towards the property for sale. These real estate cowboys are going to kill somebody very soon ! Probably didn't even know the airfield was there. CASA should beyond of these things and start tracking down whoever flew the drone within 5 nautical miles of an active aerodrome and make them an example
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    ATEC are gone now ? I dont remember ?
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    And we all have different purchasing power. A new Pipistrel Virus SW won't give you any change out of $350,000 + + + +
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    It depends on the model I am guessing. A lot of people get confused about the Virus and the Virus SW, which are completely different aircraft. There are also changes based on the equipment levels and the empty weight of the airframe (they really excel if flown light). Peter Bugg is the local expert on the Virus SW and he flight plans at 150 kn at 8000 feet but I can't remember if it was 14 or 15 L per hour but it was something incredibly low. He has the fuel injected engine, in fact the 1st one sold by Rotax EVER. Little bit of history there.
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    Look at the accident satistics
  22. FlyBoy1960
    Remember all aircraft have an alignment reference. The X-Air needs the main fuse tube to be level and this normally means raising the rear wheels on the scales
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    The RA-Aus Technical manual explicitly confirms that bathroom scales are acceptable, provided they can take the weight of the aircraft. Scales deemed suitable by RAAus are: Race car scales Bathroom scales (if capable of taking the weight of the aircraft) Farm scales *Other weighing equipment deemed suitable for the task A block & tackle suspension with a calibrated load cell Accuracy requirement The manual sets a simple check for verifying accuracy: “Any non-calibrated scales used should first have some basic checks performed to ensure accuracy (e.g., 20 litres of water = 20 kg).” This confirms: Calibrated scales are not mandatory. Consumer-grade scales (bathroom scales) ARE acceptable. You only need to perform a simple reasonableness check to confirm they read correctly. Practical requirements When weighing an aircraft, RAAus also requires: Two or more consecutive weighings to get stable readings. Summary RAAus does allow bathroom scales, and the manual explicitly lists them as acceptable. The only requirement is that you verify them with a simple accuracy check.
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    it was in the technical manual, not sure if it is still there now but the weighing equipment needed to have the accuracy of bathroom scales. this means you could use bathroom scales. Not sure if that requirement has been removed
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    they relied on the information supplied by the manufacturer as I am sure they would for any new aircraft arriving as an LSA accepted aircraft. It wasn't until there were all of the accidents that they started checking documents and aircraft, and found that they were all way heavier than the weight and balance sheet from the factory. Then they discovered the weight and balance was never done properly and they were all very tail heavy. It's all here on this website already.
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