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Yes I recall this problem (and is known by the regulator and the provider) but I believe that with cunning use of the various MSA's at BK and SY combined with a couple off appoaches it can be done - IFR. But what of VFR at night?
Of course life is not meant to be that difficult.
The simple solution is to raise BK airspace just a little so that APP/DEP is facilitated. The difficulty here is getting this past the immovable SY ATC (management?) as this allegedly impinges upon MED/HVY arrivals/departures/noise 07/25. This is BS as you only have to look at the stats and flight profiles to see that an airspace raise over BK out of hours will not have any effect.
Of course I am sure that CASA has this issue firmly in hand.
"Light blue touch paper and run like............"
Yes I recall this problem (and is known by the regulator and the provider) but I believe that with cunning use of the various MSA's at BK and SY combined with a couple off appoaches it can be done - IFR. But what of VFR at night?
Of course life is not meant to be that difficult.
The simple solution is to raise BK airspace just a little so that APP/DEP is facilitated. The difficulty here is getting this past the immovable SY ATC (management?) as this allegedly impinges upon MED/HVY arrivals/departures/noise 07/25. This is BS as you only have to look at the stats and flight profiles to see that an airspace raise over BK out of hours will not have any effect.
Of course I am sure that CASA has this issue firmly in hand.
"Light blue touch paper and run like............"
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Are you REALLY able to take a reference book into your PPL exams in Australia? It would be classed as cheating here and I could be prevented from getting my PPL. 
The only thing I am allowed to take in, apart from a pen, is my Whizz wheel for the Navigation exam. The other six (written ones) have to be done from memory. It has certainly made me do my best to learn the subjects properly.
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Material in Exam
The VFG is allowed in the PPL exam.
Definitive list of what you are allowed: http://www.casa.gov.au/fcl/exams/cyber/material.htm
Definitive list of what you are allowed: http://www.casa.gov.au/fcl/exams/cyber/material.htm
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Originally Posted by HGFC1
Are you REALLY able to take a reference book into your PPL exams in Australia? It would be classed as cheating here and I could be prevented from getting my PPL. The only thing I am allowed to take in, apart from a pen, is my Whizz wheel for the Navigation exam. The other six (written ones) have to be done from memory. It has certainly made me do my best to learn the subjects properly.
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TLAW, no, we don't have to memorise them, any charts, met forecasts etc are provided for us at the time but thanks for the information. It is interesting to see the differences between the UK and Australia.
FlugWeasel, what do you mean by "How LITTLE daylight"?
May I draw your attention to today's (31/3/06) sunrise / sunset times? For reference, York is the nearest place to me: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/sun/ukmap.php and now look at the times for Midsummer's Day:http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/s...=21&m=6&y=2006
Today in Perth WA sunrise was 0627hrs and sunset 1814. On 21/06/2006 (your Midsummer's Day) it was sunrise: 0531, sunset 1924. I think you can see I have a fair bit more daylight than you do and if you look at the figures for Lerwick there is hardly any night time at all. In actual fact if it is a clear night there are a few weeks in the summer when it never really gets completely dark and I can clearly see a line of light to the NOrth of me. I LOVE those long, balmy summer evenings when I can still sit out in my garden until 2200hrs and read a book without needing an extra light source.
FlugWeasel, what do you mean by "How LITTLE daylight"?
May I draw your attention to today's (31/3/06) sunrise / sunset times? For reference, York is the nearest place to me: http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/sun/ukmap.php and now look at the times for Midsummer's Day:http://www.canterburyweather.co.uk/s...=21&m=6&y=2006Today in Perth WA sunrise was 0627hrs and sunset 1814. On 21/06/2006 (your Midsummer's Day) it was sunrise: 0531, sunset 1924. I think you can see I have a fair bit more daylight than you do
and if you look at the figures for Lerwick there is hardly any night time at all. In actual fact if it is a clear night there are a few weeks in the summer when it never really gets completely dark and I can clearly see a line of light to the NOrth of me. I LOVE those long, balmy summer evenings when I can still sit out in my garden until 2200hrs and read a book without needing an extra light source.
(anyone notice the moon tans on show at the comm games?)
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Originally Posted by jetstar1
All that daylight and you pommies still cant get a sun tan?!
It's probably because they have all been paying very careful attention to the skin protection / melanoma prevention advice. I have been over here for several weeks now and when I return home people will be hard pushed to tell as I have only a very pale tan and that is in spite of plenty of sunshine 
Seriously though, it IS interesting to see the differences in local aviation practice. We have to carry a current chart with us for the area(s) we will be flying in whereas you have to cart around that hulking great ERSA tome which must add considerably to the weight carried 
and can't be as easy to carry. Is this because there seems to be less marked on your charts? A friend who flies over here was aghast when she saw my Southern UK chart as there is so much on it - particularly in the way of Controlled Air Space, Danger Areas, MATZs, HIRTAs etc. We also have only the one chart which we use permanent markers on and wipe them off later.
