Carnavon Gorge
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Carnavon Gorge
Enquiring about the practicalities of flying to Carnavon Gorge. Are the owners of Ingelara airstrip amenable to private aircraft? Do the accommodation operators offer ground transport? Is it worth doing by air or is the car the best option?
Look forward to views of the experienced.
Look forward to views of the experienced.
Hi Sroodplus. We were up at Carnarvon gorge back in May of last year. We stayed at the Carnarvon Gorge Wilderness Lodge. Pleasant accomoation in permanent safari style cabins/tents. A good quality restaurant also. We really roughed it.
For reasons that I can't remember, we used the strip at Rewan (S24 57.9, E148 22.7). It's about 3.5nm's to the north east of Ingelara. You'll spot it on Google earth. A nice grass surface with room to tie down four or five aircraft off the side of the strip. The people from the wilderness lodge picked us up in their mini-bus.
For those that havn't been to the gorge it's a spectacular place for hiking and walking. Do yourself a favour.
For reasons that I can't remember, we used the strip at Rewan (S24 57.9, E148 22.7). It's about 3.5nm's to the north east of Ingelara. You'll spot it on Google earth. A nice grass surface with room to tie down four or five aircraft off the side of the strip. The people from the wilderness lodge picked us up in their mini-bus.
For those that havn't been to the gorge it's a spectacular place for hiking and walking. Do yourself a favour.
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Note well : I had a Baron "eaten" there by the cattle. Destroyed a flap and an aileron. I think they like licking/nibbling because of salt on the aircraft.
Suggest taking a portable electric fence with you, unless the owners of the strip have improved the parking area since 1992!
Suggest taking a portable electric fence with you, unless the owners of the strip have improved the parking area since 1992!
Suggest taking a portable electric fence with you,
Just the electric fence unit on its' own should do the trick. Hook it up to the aircraft by clipping the output onto an exhaust pipe should do the trick for an all metal aircraft. No need to carry any standards or wire.
No problems with the avionics.
You're effectively only connecting to the Earth of the aircraft circuit plus the avionics will be powered off as the battery master will be off as well as either the radio OFF/ON switches or the avionics master will be off.
You're effectively only connecting to the Earth of the aircraft circuit plus the avionics will be powered off as the battery master will be off as well as either the radio OFF/ON switches or the avionics master will be off.
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Ah,
but do you have a manual that covers the use of this electric devise approved by CAsA?
Have you undertaken a course of training and been approved by a person approved by CAsA?
Have you completed an environmental impact study for this device and the affect it may have on the short snouted Potaroo?
Has the devise been cleared by relevant animal welfare groups for use against animals?
Does the device have Hal Al certification?
Better to have your aircraft eaten by cattle than run afoul of a CAsA delegate.
but do you have a manual that covers the use of this electric devise approved by CAsA?
Have you undertaken a course of training and been approved by a person approved by CAsA?
Have you completed an environmental impact study for this device and the affect it may have on the short snouted Potaroo?
Has the devise been cleared by relevant animal welfare groups for use against animals?
Does the device have Hal Al certification?
Better to have your aircraft eaten by cattle than run afoul of a CAsA delegate.
Perhaps introduce the CASA person to the electric fence first ...
29/07, I will send you the bill if I bust my radio I had never thought of this logic and I have a heap of experience with electric fences. Thanks for the tip 
29/07, I will send you the bill if I bust my radio
I had never thought of this logic and I have a heap of experience with electric fences. Thanks for the tip
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Just make sure the fuel tank is full with no air in it. You don't want to be the highlight of an air show for the wrong reason.
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I'm not qualified to comment but I would suggest competent, professional advice before connecting an electric fence energiser to an aircraft. The thought of 10,000 volt pulses floating around radios, instruments and avgas is a bit disconcerting to say the least. Poorly designed or badly maintained electric fences can create sufficient electromagnetic interference to cause problems for nearby telephone, radio, and television reception.
The idea sounds great but has anyone actually done it and proved it works?
Just make sure the fuel tank is full with no air in it.
Poorly designed or badly maintained electric fences can create sufficient electromagnetic interference to cause problems for nearby telephone, radio, and television reception.
Unless the aircraft is parked over long grass, no part of the aircraft structure is going to contact the ground, except for the tyres which are insulators anyway.
The electromagnetic interference does not affect the receiver directly, it interferes with the signal being received by the receiver.
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Judging by the poor standard of bonding that I've seen on light aircraft I would certainly be concerned about high voltage and fuel.The ute mentioned probably has a welded body, your typical "lighty" has a riveted fuselage. Your average ute has a welded metal tank, an aircraft has fuel sloshing around inside a riveted wing or even inside a rubber bladder. Those facts alone are enough for me to disregard this suggestion.
Maybe better to take your dog??
Maybe better to take your dog??
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Yeah, I agree with Taily.
The thought, though, has some appeal to me - particularly at airshows where some 'enthusiasts',
in spite of multiple placard signage asking "Please Don't Touch", want to try out your control surfaces.
Grrrr !
The thought, though, has some appeal to me - particularly at airshows where some 'enthusiasts',
in spite of multiple placard signage asking "Please Don't Touch", want to try out your control surfaces.
Grrrr !
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The fuel tank shouldn't pose a problem. After all aren't metal aircraft regularly hit by lightning with little or no damage and I reckon lightning's voltage would be somewhat more than that energiser knocked off from Farmer Brown.
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As I recall from my year 5 physics from 55 years ago, the charge accumulates on the outside of a closed metal container.
That sId, I like the idea of a fence better...besides, the Auster is fabric covered.
Kaz
That sId, I like the idea of a fence better...besides, the Auster is fabric covered.
Kaz