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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Apr 2011, 06:32
Replies: 23
Views: 11,252
Posted By Mere Mortal

0.72kg/lt in the ERSA. I have seen some weight...

0.72kg/lt in the ERSA. I have seen some weight and balance test questions in the past give a particular weight they wanted you to use, e.g. convert fuel kgs to litres(SG 0.69).

Cheers MM
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Jun 2010, 11:06
Replies: 5
Views: 1,182
Posted By Mere Mortal

If you are interested in Ag, there is an ex Ag...

If you are interested in Ag, there is an ex Ag pilot working at MAS.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Aug 2009, 15:27
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By Mere Mortal

Hi DNTB, Full time over 2 weeks is good for...

Hi DNTB,
Full time over 2 weeks is good for consolidating previous lessons without big breaks in between. Make sure you get the PPL exam out of the way quick before you progress too far.

The only...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Jul 2009, 12:26
Replies: 4
Views: 912
Posted By Mere Mortal

[quote]i just feel like i need a hands on...

[quote]i just feel like i need a hands on experience before i start my ppl.[quote]

Are you referring to flying the aeroplane or navigating?

If you mean experience flying the aeroplane, then a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Jul 2009, 11:07
Replies: 25
Views: 3,477
Posted By Mere Mortal

Cool DO IT! It's the best fun you will have with your...

DO IT! It's the best fun you will have with your pants on.

Your handling skills will improve, making crosswind landings a piece of p***. You will have a much better understanding and appreciation...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jun 2009, 07:11
Replies: 96
Views: 14,867
Posted By Mere Mortal

Another pet hate when the pax is some aeroclub...

Another pet hate when the pax is some aeroclub PPL/RAA dude.

Question 1. Can I log it?
Question 2. I'm also a pilot, can I have a fly?


MM
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th May 2009, 12:55
Replies: 22
Views: 3,674
Posted By Mere Mortal

Very good topic and I agree with all above. First...

Very good topic and I agree with all above. First thing you might want to consider is to revise a bit of the ops and effects of controls lesson. Funny how over time students forget the little things...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Jul 2008, 11:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,377
Posted By Mere Mortal

I fly that aeroplane. Not true. Can't...

I fly that aeroplane.

Not true.

Can't believe everything your hear.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Dec 2007, 10:09
Replies: 23
Views: 4,305
Posted By Mere Mortal

Have heard of similar rumour at MB

I have heard from a number of different Instructors who all came from the same large school at Moorabbin, that it's OK to barrel roll a C172.

Can't remember reading that in flight manual.
...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Dec 2007, 10:42
Replies: 16
Views: 2,704
Posted By Mere Mortal

Cool Special Vfr, Restricted Vfr And Expect Instrument Approach

Ravan and 2b2, good comments

I have never heard "SPECIAL VFR" on the ATIS at MB, JT or any other GAAP.
AIP ENR 1.1-48 section 24 PROVISION OF SEPARATION has the meaning of RESTRICTED VFR as a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Dec 2007, 22:18
Replies: 66
Views: 15,338
Posted By Mere Mortal

Congrats to Beau Picher

I'm glad to see Beau Picher made to fast jets. I remember when he was 16 at BMSA's Flightcamp flying a C150. I bet Tealady is proud.
Also, congrats to Rory Houston, he was sitting next to "Tik" at...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Dec 2007, 09:24
Replies: 3
Views: 711
Posted By Mere Mortal

G'day Valdiviano, On the CASA website, you can...

G'day Valdiviano,
On the CASA website, you can download the Flight Instructor manual. It replaced the little blue book PUB45 which you might have used during you training.
If you still have all...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Nov 2007, 08:30
Replies: 43
Views: 32,338
Posted By Mere Mortal

"Isn't it fact that the instructor was with his...

"Isn't it fact that the instructor was with his first student after starting an instructing business having manufactured gyros for some time prior?"
VH - XXX, why don't you get your facts straight...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
12th Nov 2007, 00:43
Replies: 10
Views: 1,623
Posted By Mere Mortal

Old Vs New

Interesting question Mango! I wonder if it has something to do if the YWE plate being one of the very few in the DAPs that comes under the Old criteria chart.

Have to investigate further and get...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Nov 2007, 09:14
Replies: 43
Views: 32,338
Posted By Mere Mortal

Instructor has a checked history

My condolences go to the family of the deceased and to the Instructor’s family who are now faced with what will be a very long and painful battle of healing and then re-living it during the Coroner’s...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Jun 2007, 02:08
Replies: 27
Views: 4,467
Posted By Mere Mortal

HASELL checks

Imagine the look on his face if he drop the camera, and it jammed under the rudder pedal.

He probably did'nt think that the camera is a loose item when doing HASELL checks or what ever. Items like...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Jun 2007, 14:37
Replies: 138
Views: 20,463
Posted By Mere Mortal

Another vote for the Cri Cri

Youtube is full of Cri Cri videos. There are a couple of jet powered examples. They use the same engines found in RC model jets. Now that would be cool.
All need now is to cut my legs off at knees...
Forum: Flight Testing
4th Jun 2007, 02:34
Replies: 35
Views: 8,655
Posted By Mere Mortal

G'day Syc, I was approached by a Police...

G'day Syc,
I was approached by a Police investigator who mainly covers aircraft fatalities. He and the ATSB are of the opinion that the wing departed first at the upper wing attach point. CASA...
Forum: Flight Testing
3rd Jun 2007, 09:32
Replies: 35
Views: 8,655
Posted By Mere Mortal

Greetings all, Not being a test pilot or...

Greetings all,

Not being a test pilot or normally viewing this forum, the topic caught my eye and I have been following with great interest.

I fly an ex-kiwi Strikemaster here in Oz. This one...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2006, 23:10
Replies: 15
Views: 1,551
Posted By Mere Mortal

Does this mean that Average Joe with his PPL and...

Does this mean that Average Joe with his PPL and ASIC can just stroll onto the apron at any ole' International airport to look at the big planes!

Have heard a funny story about an instructor at a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2006, 07:04
Replies: 15
Views: 1,551
Posted By Mere Mortal

Thanks for the replies everyone. The reason why I...

Thanks for the replies everyone. The reason why I ask is because I had a near miss with a ped on the weekend. Witnesses say they saw him look at me taxi-ing, then proceeded to walk right in front of...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2006, 00:34
Replies: 15
Views: 1,551
Posted By Mere Mortal

Pedestrians on the movement area

Who has right of way when an aircraft is taxi-ing at a non-controlled(sometimes out of control) aerodrome. Is it the pedestrians, or the aircraft taxi-ing. The AIP GEN 3.3 only refer to controlled AD...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Jul 2006, 00:15
Replies: 6
Views: 896
Posted By Mere Mortal

Grade 2 upgrade briefs

Hi novicef,
If you are preparing briefs for your grade 2, you may want to consider writing a CSU/retract brief. Also, it would'nt hurt to have something written up about the considerations for a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Feb 2006, 01:50
Replies: 14
Views: 1,634
Posted By Mere Mortal

Rykin, If you want good training, then I suggest...

Rykin, If you want good training, then I suggest TVSA at Bacchus Marsh.
Much better learning enviroment, less traffic hassles and you can stay on site.
As for GFS, ask around and form you own...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2006, 06:11
Replies: 13
Views: 2,007
Posted By Mere Mortal

If you don't have your ATPL theory out of the...

If you don't have your ATPL theory out of the way, do that as well. One less thing to take time off for.
MM
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2006, 02:45
Replies: 45
Views: 8,787
Posted By Mere Mortal

Desert Flower Heard a similar story to your...

Desert Flower
Heard a similar story to your C130/F16 post.
Once upon a time......an F4 pilot was in formation with B52 over Vietnam.
The F4 Knucklehead perform a barrel roll from one of the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Jan 2006, 00:15
Replies: 31
Views: 2,747
Posted By Mere Mortal

Novicef, stay away from aeroclubs if you can. I...

Novicef, stay away from aeroclubs if you can. I have Instructed at a few different school and found that aeroclub committees and the old boy mentality undermind Instructors authority and professional...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Dec 2005, 21:50
Replies: 10
Views: 5,627
Posted By Mere Mortal

Hi Bentleigh, Have the POH in front of me, I...

Hi Bentleigh,
Have the POH in front of me, I can give you the 65% and 75% for SL and 5000.
SL
65% 24.5/2100 24/2200 23.4/2300 22.9/2400
75% 26.4/2200 25.8/2300 25.2/2400

5000
65% 22.9/2100...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Dec 2005, 07:35
Replies: 90
Views: 19,362
Posted By Mere Mortal

TeleMaPhone, how did you get on with your aeros...

TeleMaPhone, how did you get on with your aeros endorsement?
Evil Ultralights, some ppls can read flight manuals, and as for the ones that can't, they're called AEROCLUB PPLs (this will start a wind...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Nov 2005, 22:55
Replies: 18
Views: 1,846
Posted By Mere Mortal

Jumpu, It's not that I'm racist, the problem is...

Jumpu,
It's not that I'm racist, the problem is that standards across the broad at some of the larger schools at MB, are allowed to be lowered to rubber stamp students through at the minimum.

If...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Nov 2005, 06:40
Replies: 40
Views: 4,649
Posted By Mere Mortal

Power for speed , attitude for speed they both...

Power for speed , attitude for speed they both work. As for flare height, just wait until you see out of the corner of you eye, the Instructor flinch, swear or dive for the controls, smoothly reduce...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Nov 2005, 06:20
Replies: 18
Views: 1,846
Posted By Mere Mortal

Bad English

Hi Ppruners,
Well, it's time to ride the high horse again. This time, it's about the poor standard of the english language that seems to be allowed to be lowered for certain schools that have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Oct 2005, 01:00
Replies: 2
Views: 679
Posted By Mere Mortal

You can find it on the Lycoming website. Then you...

You can find it on the Lycoming website. Then you can pick and choose the articles you like.

Cheers MM
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Sep 2005, 06:31
Replies: 33
Views: 6,466
Posted By Mere Mortal

I have found that the country schools do tend to...

I have found that the country schools do tend to produce a better pilot in the end. Having taught at MB and a few country schools, the guys and gals in the bush progess quicker and have few...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Aug 2005, 10:57
Replies: 90
Views: 19,362
Posted By Mere Mortal

150 litres per hour I would run out of fuel if I...

150 litres per hour I would run out of fuel if I was burning 150 litres per hr.
I know the person who you were talking to at Avalon and he would not have said that.
The tanks only hold 120 litres...
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