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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2023, 23:23
Replies: 409
Views: 112,947
Posted By Old Akro

I'm not sure about that. Essendon is in a control...

I'm not sure about that. Essendon is in a control zone and the tower can manage other traffic. Avalon - not so much. If you have a wing that is comprimised, then you want as long a runway as...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2023, 01:36
Replies: 2
Views: 1,424
Posted By Old Akro

Foreflight

I see that CASA has just approved Foreflight. The idea of getting back to Jepp Charts appeals. Does anyone have experionce with Foreflight who could comment on it vs AvPlan / OzRunways?
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Feb 2023, 01:28
Replies: 35
Views: 5,122
Posted By Old Akro

I think this is aimed at the proposed Google /...

I think this is aimed at the proposed Google / Uber type passenger drones.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jan 2023, 23:12
Replies: 118
Views: 25,757
Posted By Old Akro

Sunfish ​​​​​​​ I think just follow the...

Sunfish
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I think just follow the money. Avalon is a defense show with a public event attached to it for PR value.

In many ways it mirrors the F1. In the early days the AGP engaged well...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jan 2023, 22:43
Replies: 118
Views: 25,757
Posted By Old Akro

I put all of them into google and looked at the...

I put all of them into google and looked at the driving timres. according to this Lethbridge is by far the longest time by car / bus at 40-something minutes. I'll just bet they only assign 1 bus,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jan 2023, 02:05
Replies: 118
Views: 25,757
Posted By Old Akro

No Avalon East is a major blow. Google says the...

No Avalon East is a major blow. Google says the drive from Lethbridge is 42 minutes. Lethbridge is a great airport and good on the Baum's for stepping up, but Point Cook, Bacchus Marsh and Barwon...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Dec 2022, 03:05
Replies: 40
Views: 6,777
Posted By Old Akro

Sunfish For a while CASA published the...

Sunfish



For a while CASA published the number of medicals issued under this scheme and it was pitiful. Another mechanism they used to frustrate it was the selection of some medicals for CASA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2022, 09:34
Replies: 205
Views: 45,248
Posted By Old Akro

It might have a huge number, but I'm not sure...

It might have a huge number, but I'm not sure about the compartive rate between Australia & the US. The US also has 15,000 ft plus mountains vs Australia which has a LSALT of 7,000 ft. The US has...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2022, 08:49
Replies: 205
Views: 45,248
Posted By Old Akro

I suspect that this is barely a VFR to IMC CFIT....

I suspect that this is barely a VFR to IMC CFIT. The spot heights on the WAC in the area of the accident are 1000 ft to 1200 ft. The flight path up until the accident was tortuous. It has some...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2022, 07:44
Replies: 205
Views: 45,248
Posted By Old Akro

aircraft or pilots?????

aircraft or pilots?????
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Aug 2022, 07:19
Replies: 43
Views: 5,564
Posted By Old Akro

Leongatha is a private airfield. You ned to ring...

Leongatha is a private airfield. You ned to ring and get permission to land there. It is used for other activities as well, you cant assume you can land there when it suits you. Frankly, if you are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Mar 2022, 08:02
Replies: 72
Views: 12,752
Posted By Old Akro

What a report! I have been highly critical of...

What a report! I have been highly critical of recent ATSB reports, but this one seems to have done a very good, even handed job of going through all the issues. This accident highlights the severe...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2022, 12:38
Replies: 137
Views: 36,613
Posted By Old Akro

Clinton I have quite good knowledge of the...

Clinton

I have quite good knowledge of the business of general practice. There has been a chronic shortage of general practitioners for some years that, post-covid has become critical. Many...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Mar 2022, 12:10
Replies: 28
Views: 4,414
Posted By Old Akro

Alfacentauri, I respect your experience and...

Alfacentauri, I respect your experience and judgement and don't doubt the correctness of the regs you referenced. However, there are now quite a lot of private and corporate pilots in the US who now...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Oct 2021, 03:05
Replies: 232
Views: 61,226
Posted By Old Akro

I'm really surprised the Tiger Moth didn't...

I'm really surprised the Tiger Moth didn't feature more strongly. Its a delight that rewards gopod airmanship. It teaches rudder control. The J3 cub is best for the pure joy of messing around on a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Sep 2021, 04:53
Replies: 61
Views: 15,285
Posted By Old Akro

Settle down. 1. The only person that is...

Settle down.
1. The only person that is benefited by restricting news of the protest is the Victoriam Premier, not the PM. Its well out of the PM's domain.Its a state issue.
2. The decision was...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jul 2021, 02:33
Replies: 75
Views: 23,573
Posted By Old Akro

Its worth noting that the only reason we nominate...

Its worth noting that the only reason we nominate an altitude is as a metric for SPO2 levels. A better yardstick would be density altitude, best still would be SPOs2 levels. When these regulations...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jul 2021, 02:20
Replies: 5
Views: 1,202
Posted By Old Akro

Dick Smith said: The document states “Safety is...

Dick Smith said: The document states “Safety is the highest priority in aviation”-

This is not true. If it was true for airspace we would have Class B everywhere.
Some years ago I went to a CASA...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Jul 2021, 02:14
Replies: 75
Views: 23,573
Posted By Old Akro

Ixixly said "Once again, I don't see this as that...

Ixixly said "Once again, I don't see this as that much of an imposition.".

I also wonder if you have flown at 10,000 ft. Previously, you could cruise at (say) 10,000ft, then pop up to 10,500 or...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Jan 2021, 06:46
Replies: 331
Views: 114,838
Posted By Old Akro

Before we play the normal "pile on Dick" game. I...

Before we play the normal "pile on Dick" game. I think the point he is making is that there is a pre-existing directive from the Minister about use of approach radar in the airspace of the accident....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jan 2021, 23:34
Replies: 26
Views: 6,572
Posted By Old Akro

Its worth reflecting on the airports in Melbourne...

Its worth reflecting on the airports in Melbourne basin in the 70's that are now gone, really only leaving Tyabb & Tooradin.

Between Petropavlovsk post & my memory others were:
Casey Airfield -...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Aug 2020, 23:55
Replies: 51
Views: 11,441
Posted By Old Akro

In the outback areas I used to fly, I figured it...

In the outback areas I used to fly, I figured it would take up to 3 days for someone to get to me if I crashed. I reckon that in most of the outback you can force land and walk away, buy you need to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2020, 02:55
Replies: 24
Views: 7,682
Posted By Old Akro

A tennant near Blue Demon tells me that the...

A tennant near Blue Demon tells me that the change is to give better access / carparking for DFO. I understand that Blue Demon & Simpson have been offered alternatives that are inferior to their...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
7th Jun 2020, 02:12
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I...

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand that pretty much all the ADS-B in traffic solutions are UNCERTIFIED. That is, they are not legal for use in IFR - or situations such as this...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
4th Jun 2020, 02:24
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

Australia does not support "ADS-B - in"

Australia does not support "ADS-B - in"
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Jun 2020, 02:53
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

This is pretty misleading. The ATSB report only...

This is pretty misleading. The ATSB report only says " At 1119, the air traffic controller passed traffic information to AEM about JQF departing from Mangalore. At 1122, JQF made a departure call...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
27th May 2020, 21:03
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

Tell that to the Renmark pilots operating a...

Tell that to the Renmark pilots operating a periodic review under supervision of a CASA FOI.

James Reason himself details the limits of process based safety in his books. In many ways Tony Kerns...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th May 2020, 08:32
Replies: 140
Views: 77,099
Posted By Old Akro

One wonders what the FOI was doing there?...

One wonders what the FOI was doing there? Ballast? The stuff about not being able to communicate and needing to tap the check pilot just doesnt pass the smell test.

And if they briefed beforehand...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Apr 2020, 03:14
Replies: 44
Views: 8,792
Posted By Old Akro

What is a nosewheel??

What is a nosewheel??
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Apr 2020, 23:52
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

Another weak report from the ATSB. It is...

Another weak report from the ATSB. It is dramatically late and despite the fact that they have (Area) had radio transcripts for weeks, there is scant reference to them in the preliminary report.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 10:20
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

I want the service we PAY for. Both in AsA fees...

I want the service we PAY for. Both in AsA fees and in the cost of implementing ADS-B
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 07:56
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

Which bit? AEM was not on its flightplanned...

Which bit?
AEM was not on its flightplanned route - correct. Look at Flight Aware. It looks like ATC did its normal trick of routing IFR traffic around Melbourne above the Visual Route. Typically...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 05:13
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

My guess is that AEM was being vectored until it...

My guess is that AEM was being vectored until it was handed over from 135.7 to 122.4 maybe 5-10 min prior at which point I would presume they were give the "resume own navigation" call.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 05:07
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

AEM was not on its flightplan route. It had...

AEM was not on its flightplan route. It had clearly been vectored around the ML CTA. My guess is that they had descended to 4,000 ft for the 3900 ft VOR entry. I would assume they asked for descent...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Feb 2020, 04:30
Replies: 702
Views: 1,832,783
Posted By Old Akro

5nm and 4,000 ft is beyond the CTAF really. Both...

5nm and 4,000 ft is beyond the CTAF really. Both would have / should have been on the same area frequency. The flight trace of VH-AEM clearly shows that is was being vectored. The Seminole was...
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