On 24 March 2013, a Vans RV – 12 amateur – built aircraft collided with terrain shortly after take – off from Lismore Airport , New South Wales . The pilot was fatally injured. The NSW police service was responsible for investigating the accident on behalf of the state Coroner . On 10 April 2013,…
CASA has postponed the CASR Part 61 reforms that were due to become effective on 4 December. The new regulations that covered pilot licensing are now scheduled to come into force on 1 September 2014. See the CASA update. Also reported by Australian Flying.
Mr Gerhard Waibel, Glider design engineer, will speak on the developmental steps from wooden gliders to today’s high tech composite aircraft and will focus on the leading technology aspect of glider design, including the CONCORDIA. Gerhard had a long career with Alexander Schleicher with many very successful competition designs well known to glider pilots. Tuesday…
Paul Holaj (President SAAA Chapter 39 Adelaide) has forwarded the following A new Airworthiness Bulletin about Flight Control Rods Ends has just been issued by CASA. Have a look to see if it effects you, as some of these parts may be used in experimental aircraft. AWB 27-018 Issue 1 – Flight Control Rod Ends. This…
Statistics for all types of aviation safety occurrences for the period 2003 to 2012. This includes Australian and foreign registered aircraft, including recreational aviation. Released 30/10/13. Download the PDF of the report on the ATSB page.
Saturday 26/10/13 at 13:45 As Victor Frankenstein (or Frunk-en-steen as Gene Wilder called himself in “Young Frankenstein) said… “It Lives!!!!” Once I had sorted out the pump problem (it was the fuel system designer, not the pump that was the problem) the fuel went through the system easily and it burst into life after about 3…
A group of 49 Van’s RV homebuilt aircraft from 17 states and the District of Columbia set a new unofficial Guinness World Record for a civilian formation flight Sunday when it overflew Arrowhead Stadium before the Kansas City Chiefs-Oakland Raiders NFL game. Pink smoke in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The effort also helped…
New pilot licensing regulations (Civil Aviation Safety Regulations Part 61) Pilots are invited to attend CASA’s upcoming information sessions on the new pilot licensing regulations in six capital cities on Monday 21 October 2013. The sessions update CASA’s recent, popular AvSafety seminars on regulation reform including pilot licensing, and will provide further insight into the…
Chris Moore received the following email from Terry Wilson who needs a bit of assistance. So if you would like a short break in Burra Email Terry. Hi Chris, I’m nearing the end of my project RV7A, but not finding the time to finish in a satisfactory way due to work and time pressure. I…
TrustPower has sent out the following flyer on the Palmer Wind Farm community information day. TrustPower Community Information Day A4 Flyer Proposed Palmer Wind Farm images from Google Earth
