SAAA Jabiru Draft Instrument Update
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Avalon Airshow 2015
Dear SAAA Member, The Australian International Airshow 2015 at Avalon Victoria is scheduled for 24th February to 1 March 2013. The public days are 27th to 1st March 2013. The SAAA will again have a presence at this Airshow for the public days and it presents a good opportunity for the SAAA to publicise what…
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Proposed restriction on aircraft with Jabiru engines
Extract from draft proposal below. See CASA site for full details (link below). CASA proposes NO passengers to be carried and no solo operations by student pilots in Jabiru powered aircraft until issues rectified. ‘CASA is responding to a high, and increasing, rate of engine failures among aircraft that are powered by engines manufactured by,…
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Plane taxied down the main street to Newman Pub
See story on the ABC here and the usual on PPrune here
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Jim Scritchleys RV8 First Flight
Congratulations to Jim Scritchley on the first flight of his RV8. Jim reports “Well…..it has happened. The C of A was gained on Saturday and the first flight was at about 2:30pm today (Sunday 12 October 2014). She was flown by Marc Michell who says she flys very well. At 25/25 she was cruising at…
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Peter Bakkers Sonex first flight
Congratulations to Peter Bakker on the first flight of his Sonex on Thursday 9 October 2014. Test pilot Steve Nelson has to cut the flight short due to an oil pressure drop. Problem now fixed and test flying continues. Click here for more details on the SonexAus Wiki.
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Tony Richardson flies his Sonex
Congratulations to Tony Richardson on the first flight of his Sonex. Tony reports that “After a long gestation of 8 years 2 months and 28 days Sonex 8213 finally took flight at 3:30 pm on the 4th of October into a blustery but sunny afternoon at Callington Airstrip SA. Click here for more details on…
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Presidents Report September 2014
Dr Brett Gooden gave an interesting and informative talk about the development of the space suit at the September meeting. His extensive knowledge and the polished presentation gave an intriguing look at the problems of space travel and the support of human life outside our normal environment. – Dr Gooden has spent 10 years researching the…
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Stop Press – Adelaide ATC visit cancelled
Due to increased security levels the visit to Adelaide ATC has been cancelled.
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Wentworth Weekend
Flying trip to Wentworth on 8-9 November being organised by Pauline Crawford See the Calendar entry for details
