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WINGS DINNER 2007, CLUB & AVIATION NEWS

Redcliffe Aero Club 1 Wirraway Drive, Kippa Ring 4021 07 3203 1777 [email protected] AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 AERO CLUB NEWS CHIEF PILOT CHAT

Dear All, target for our budgeted reve- quency. Talking circuit opera- nue and profit for this financial tions – if you are being fol- year. Fuel - the YRED fuel lowed in the circuit by a signifi- I trust this Airchat finds every- price is now sitting at $1.70 cantly faster aircraft (i.e. the body well. I would like to start cpl…imaging paying that in parachute jump Navajo), it by thanking our VOLUNTEERS your car! You will see else- assists that operator if we for the truly outstanding work where in Airchat that as a re- state our intentions on the that is being achieved around sult of this and other progres- base call as opposed to final in the Aero Club lately. Almost sive cost increases the dual this case (i.e. touch and go or daily people are commenting rates will increase effective 1 full stop), so they may plan an that the Aero Club has never Feb. Even with this increase, efficient circuit, based on your looked so “consistently well as far as I can compare our intentions. From an airman- kept”. So from all of us at the rates are still the cheapest in ship perspective, where possi- Aero Club – Thank you to our SEQ. Important to point out ble (i.e. where safety permits Volunteers. Our Volunteer’s that the private hire rates re- and your aircraft has slowed to co-ordinator Mike Cahill will main unchanged. a safe exit speed without ab- soon be looking to get the normal braking) please exit via Downwind circuit calls – At a social side of our Aero Club the first and nearest taxi way recent staff meeting, it was pumping. Mike has offered to after landing – don’t roll decided that where take on yet another hat and to through if another aircraft is ‘operationally acceptable’ we co-ordinate a more interactive behind you to land when you would omit the downwind call Membership – so keep your could have safely exited. eyes out in Airchat and the at Redcliffe. With YCAB & website for a the reinvigoration YCDR all operating on 118.8, of our social activities. Wel- particularly on weekends it Kindest Regards becomes difficult to get in come also to Julien Vayssière Tony Stanton who takes on the time con- operationally required calls. suming role of Airchat Editor. Hence, where acceptable, CEO / CHIEF PILOT please leave this call out to The ½ year results of the club leave some room on the fre- are excellent, the club is on

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2 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 AERO CLUB NEWS SHORT FINAL

ɵ WELCOME to Liam Pulford ɵ Bob Tait, the author of many aviation in southern Queen- who has joined our team of great aviation theory books sland. See various types, instructors. Liam has a strong has moved his operations to shapes, sizes and models of military background flying air- the airfield. Bob now provides recreational, ultralight and craft such as - F/A-18 Hornet, his theory school from facili- homebuilt aircraft including CT4, PC9, Macchi, and BAE ties in Hangar N, at the oppo- sport, vintage, general avia- Hawks. Liam has experience site end of the field. tion and any other flying ma- not only as an operational chine. Come late afternoon fighter pilot for the RAAF, but There will be a gathering at Saturday, 8th for BBQ and also as an RAAF flight & RAF the Redcliffe Aero Club club- drinks. Fly or drive in, see tactics Instructor on Hawk's & house on Sunday, March 16th ERSA for details. On field PC-9's. Liam has also worked to celebrate the opening of camping, bring your swag. on contract - training the Royal the new facilities. All club Advise for catering. For more Saudi Air Force. Liam has members and staff are wel- information, contact Trevor made application to CASA for come to attend the function Bange, Phone 07 4695 8541, recognition of his background which will start at 3PM up or email until 6PM and feature a ten and is seeking promotion to a [email protected]. Grade 1 'Civil' Flight Instructor piece jazz band. ɵ Cara Stillman, our Opera- in the near future. Bob Tait will also be perform- tions Administrator, put her ɵ JOIN the Redcliffe Aero Club ing a low-level aerobatics dis- best foot forward and jumped group on Facebook to view and play in Gerry Dick’s Decathlon. out of a perfectly fine Cessna post photos, videos and chat Gerry is one of the new Grade 182 at 12,500ft to raise with current and past instruc- 2 instructors at the club, spe- funds for CareFlight, a charity tors and members of the club. cialising in aerobatics. providing emergency air ser- For more information on Bob vice. It started with a free fall ɵ FAREWELL to Kelly James at 6000ft /min followed by a who left RAC at the end of Tait’s Aviation Theory School, visit www.bobtait.com.au nicer descent rate after the November to pursue a flying chute opened. Closer to the career with MacAir. ɵ The annual Clifton Fly-in will ground, Cara and her skydiv- ɵ FAREWELL also to Andrew take place on Sunday, March ing instructor performed what Learmonth who left RAC in 9th at the Clifton Airfield can only be described as the January to join the Airline (YCFN), about 24 nautical perfect seven-point landing in Academy of at Archer- miles south of Toowoomba. a field at Willowbank near This fly-in has become a pre- field. Ipswich (picture below). mier attraction for all types of ɵ VH-AEY, a Cessna 310, joined our fleet. The aircraft is a true six seat twin, capable of 190kt TAS and transporting six people with their baggage. The aircraft has recently under- gone a major avionics upgrade to include full auto pilot capa- bility linked to a GNS430. We have listed AEY at a special introductory rate to make the dual rate the cheapest C310 in Brisbane we can see. NOTICE TO MEMBERS: COST AND PRICE INCREASES

The Committee recently in- In order to maintain and im- main the same. creased staff salaries to en- prove facilities and services in While any price increases are sure we stay broadly in line the face of this, the Committee regrettable, these new rates with industry standards. This, decided at its January meeting reflect the current realities of combined with the cost of en- to increase Cessna 152 and the industry and are still very suring the office is staffed 7 172 dual charge rates by $14 competitive. days per week and the con- per hour, lifting them to stant creep up in the price of $224/hr for a 152 and Greg McCallum fuel, has added over 6% to the $264/hr for a 172SP. These Treasurer Club's underlying cost base in rates will apply from 1 Febru- 25 January 2008 the past 12 months. ary 2008. All other rates re- 3 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 AERO CLUB NEWS

HERVEY BAY AIRPORT TO RECEIVE AN ILS

Hervey Bay airport (YHBA) also includes the creation of Public Transport) traffic to may soon be equipped with a new cross runway. the airport, as well as gener- an ILS (Instrument Landing ate revenues from the grow- According to industry publica- System), as part of a package ing flying training industry in tion Aviation Australia, the ILS of upgrades approved by South-East . will help attract RPT (Regular Hervey Bay City Council which

THE REDCLIFFE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION

Many club members routinely the international standard for reported wind is stronger use the Website of the Bu- wind measurement edicted there than at the aerodrome. reau of Meteorology by the WMO, the World Mete- When the wind blows from (www.bom.gov.au) for access- orological Organisation. the East or the South-East, as ing the latest weather obser- Finding the AWS at Talobilla is usually the case in sum- vations produced by the Red- mer, it first hits the ane- cliffe Automatic Weather Sta- Park was a bit harder. It is actually located inside a mometer, travels over the tion (AWS). fenced enclosure on top of a ground and finally hits the I’ve relied on these observa- hill at the back of a baseball windsock at the aerodrome. tions a lot myself in the last pitch and is hidden from view My theory is that, as the wind months since I needed winds by a curtain of trees. But this blows over Redcliffe, it is strong enough to practice was worth the effort, since I slowed down by friction and crosswind landings for my also found out about the exis- by tumbling over buildings, GFPT training but not stronger tence of Redcliffe’s baseball houses, trees and a few small than the 15 knots crosswind club, the Redcliffe Leagues hills. As a result, a south– limitation of the C152. Padres Baseball Club. easterly wind would have slowed down quite a bit be- One thing I noticed on several The AWS itself is a little white fore reaching the aerodrome, occasions was that the wind hut one meter above ground, making crosswind circuits speed as indicated by the similar to what can be found possible yet challenging. windsock in front of the club on numerous airfields around was often lower than the wind the country. It measures This is only my best guess, speed measured by the AWS temperature, dew point tem- and I am no meteorology and shown on the Web page. perature, atmospheric pres- expert. If Airchat readers have I wondered why and went in sure, relative humidity and more information on the search of the exact location rainfall. The measurements topic, I’d be very happy to of the Redcliffe AWS. are sent to the Bureau by hear from them! The information is a bit hid- UHF radio using what looks Julien Vayssière. den on the Web site, but the like a regular TV antenna. Bureau gives away the posi- With all this information in tion of the AWS: mind, the position of the ane- Picture below : anemometer mometer on the Redcliffe and wind vane at the Red- jetty may help explain why the cliffe jetty. On the left: the This Automatic Weather Sta- AWS at Talobilla Park. tion is located in Talobilla Park, and sources its wind measurements from an ane- mometer on Redcliffe jetty.

Talobilla Park is only a stone’s throw away from the aerodrome, while the Red- cliffe jetty, about 3 miles to the east-south-east of YRED. If you go to the Redcliffe jetty for a family walk on a Sunday afternoon, the anemometer and wind vane are difficult to miss. They sit on top of a 10m-high pole right at the end of the jetty. 10m high is

4 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 WINGS DINNER 2007

Wings Dinner Major Award Winners 2007 Flinders Aviation Award for Student Pilot of the Year Michael Hayes Best Student Pilot for Navigation Wayne McStay RAC Instructor’s Award for Outstanding Effort Josie Panettiere, Helena Morton, Shane Wise John Kerlin Memorial Trophy for Literature Greg McCallum The Patrons Trophy for Aerobatic Excellence Stephen Beck The George Cannon Memorial Trophy for Excellence in Navigation Richard Roberts-Thomson John Hodges Award for Academic & Practical Achievement Roscoe Halbauer Pilot of the Year Regan Wilson CFI Award Andrew Seymour Club Person of the Year Mike Cahill

5 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 AVIATION NEWS PRODUCT REVIEW—POCKETFMS

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6 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 LATEST ACHIEVERS

Radio, Pre-Solo and Pre-Area Natasha Challinor Helena Morton Roscoe Halbauer Solo Exams Matthew Paull Bobby McPherson Sharon Mirchandani Julien Vayssière Biennial Flight Review Jonathan Gardner Melissa Polkinghorne Private Pilots Licence David Kelleher Denzil Brunner Bobby McPherson Stephen Arulogun Peter Atkins Scott de Lacy Travis Rosevar Matthew Campbell Daniel Smith Mark Snape Daniel Lyons David Ross P Summerfeldt Nathan Goodin Wayne McStay Donald Cowan Joseph Jenner First Solo Paul Maslen Mark Roberts-Thomson Lloyd Hutchinson Matthew Paull Peter Davenport Paul Coetzee Nicholas Langley NVFR Rating Grant Heales David Morris Luke Hodgson Steve Beck Rob Swiety Daniel Lyons Julien Vayssière David Palmer Nicole Brown Matthew Militano Commercial Pilots Licence Rob Wucherpfennig Kelly Dacombe Nathan Goodin Richard Roberts-Thomson Stephen Darcy Travis Rosevar Sharon Mirchandani Miguel Montero Merv Hargraves Natasha Challinor Joseph Jenner Matthew Paull Denzil Brunner Julien Vayssière Nicholas Langley GFPT Glenn Crawford Cara Stillman Matthew Militano Natasha Challinor Keith White BAK Daniel Pearson Cara Stillman Matthew Paull Ian Portas Mark Snape

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CASA UPDATE

NEW CHOICE IN MAPS & ment and threat and error an applicant cannot reach the CHARTS management requirements. level six language rating. Peo- The aeroplane syllabus will ple obtaining a new pilot li- Pilots will have a greater contain simpler-to-use flight cence after 5 March 2008 choice in which aeronautical standards, presented in a must also attain an opera- maps and charts they use new format. Achievement tional language rating and following a series of approv- records have also been up- student pilots will need to be als by CASA. Under the rules dated. The helicopter syllabus assessed as having a mini- pilots can only use authorised introduces flight standards in mum proficiency in oral Eng- maps and charts and for the competency-based training lish. last 20-30 years this has terms and includes achieve- limited the choice to those SUPPORT FOR CASA’S ment records. provided by Airservices Aus- STANCE ON DEPRESSED PI- tralia or Jeppesen. Now, fol- The proposed changes to the LOTS lowing an extensive safety Day VFR training syllabuses A study recently presented to assessment process, three are available for comment, an Australian mental health new companies have been with CASA planning to publish conference has shown CASA's added to the approved map the final versions early in decision to allow Australian and chart list. They are Swed- 2008. This will be Issue 4 of pilots to continue flying on ish company Navtech, Ger- the syllabuses. Read the draft anti-depressant medication is man company Lufthansa and provide a comment. safe. Australia is one of the Systems and Singapore- GET READY FOR NEW LAN- few countries which allow based Aerostratos. The GUAGE REQUIREMENTS pilots taking these medica- change came after CASA was tions to fly. CASA adopted the approached by the compa- Australian pilots who fly over- policy as a positive safety nies seeking formal approval. seas need to start planning to initiative which has allowed A CASA officer visited the obtain their English language many pilots and air traffic companies, assessed their proficiency rating. New lan- controllers to continue operat- processes and safety man- guage proficiency require- ing in a properly managed agement and quality systems ments will come into force way. There is evidence that a and reviewed a sample of from 5 March 2008. This is policy of disqualifying people their products. Each provider the result of an International on anti-depressants leads to was able to demonstrate their Civil Aviation Organization them operating while de- products met CASA safety standard that aims to im- pressed, avoiding treatment requirements. This offers a prove safety by ensuring all or taking treatment but not greater choice to airlines and air crew and air traffic control- declaring it. pilots and opens up this area lers are competent in radiote- of aviation to competition. lephony communications. In The study examined the CASA Australia, pilots with an exist- medical and Australian Trans- TRAINING SYLLABUSES BE- ing licence who fly domesti- port Safety Bureau databases ING UPDATED cally do not need to take any and found that pilots taking CASA has proposed a range action as they will be deemed anti-depressants were no of changes to the Day Visual to be competent in English. more likely to have an acci- Flight Rules Syllabuses for However, Australian pilots dent or serious incident than aeroplanes and helicopters. flying overseas will require an other pilots. These syllabuses specify the operational language rating. For more information of any flying training and aeronauti- CASA is making this as easy of the above please go to the cal knowledge requirements as possible by approving a CASA website for student, private and com- range of industry delegates to www.casa.gov.au mercial pilot licences. Three provide level six language new standards are to be ratings - the highest level. added to the syllabuses to Many Approved Testing Offi- meet International Civil Avia- cers are being trained to be- tion Organisation (ICAO) re- come level six language profi- quirements. These are: Eng- ciency assessors. In addition, lish communication and the there are approved language aviation environment, single centres which must be used if pilot human factors manage-

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CESSNA RAMPING UP 162 SKYCATCHER

With all its manufacturing and American-made components) G300 glass cockpit, a Garmin assembly agreements in the company is standing by radio, a Mode C transponder place, Cessna says it's ready the decision and promising and a 121.5 emergency bea- to get down to the nuts and Cessna-level quality in all con. The glass cockpit is com- bolts of delivering its 162 aspects of the program. The posed of two screens for dis- SkyCatcher to the more than aircraft will be built in Shen- playing primary flight and 900 dealers, flight schools yang, where many subassem- engine information. The tradi- and individuals who have blies of Boeing, Airbus and tional yokes are replaced with ordered them since its pro- Bombardier aircraft are built. dual control sticks. duction was formally an- When Cessna announced the The SkyCatcher is powered by nounced last July. SkyCatcher last year, it re- a Continental O-200D 100hp At the U.S. Sport Aviation ceived US$75 millions worth engine which drives a two- Expo, Cessna announced that of orders in just two weeks. blade composite fixed-pitch the first three aircraft, a proto- propeller. Cessna announced The Cessna 162 SkyCatcher type, first production and test a cruise speed of 112 knots. is Cessna’s long-awaited re- article for standards testing, placement for the 152, At sea level with no wind, the are under construction and whose production stopped in C162 will take off in 235m first flight of the type- 1985. The 162 is an all-metal and land in 128m. conforming aircraft is ex- two-seater Light Sport Aircraft pected before the end of The cabin is a couple of (LSA) with an empty weight of June. Deliveries are expected inches wider than in the 152, 376kg and a maximum take- by late 2009. which surely no one will com- off weight of 599kg , com- plain about. Although it's taken some flak pared to, respectively, 530kg for the decision to have the and 757kg for the 152. For more info visit http:// aircraft built in China (from se.cessna.com/skycatcher/ It comes fitted with a Garmin PocketFMS Flightplanning & Navigation for VFR Pilots

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9 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 AVIATION NEWS HIGHEST-TIME 172 RETIRED IN BELIZE

A 1982 Cessna 172P flown John Greif, CEO of Tropic Air, will be sold as a flying aircraft daily in scheduled airline told reporters that little re- but he believes it will ulti- service in Belize has been mains of the original aircraft, mately be parted out. He said retired with more than which he says is still in good it's a nice 172 to fly because 30,000 hours on it. flying condition. He said he it's had a lot of weight taken believes it's the highest-time out over the years, particu- The 172, with tail number 172. Greif said he made the larly the heating system, V3-HDN, has been making as decision to retire the aircraft which, of course, is not many as three or four flights out of an "abundance of cau- needed in tropical Belize. a day involving 12 cycles for tion." He said it's being re- Greif said the aircraft was a Tropic Air, which is based on placed with a new diesel- dependable member of his San Pedro, an island off the powered 172. fleet. coast of Belize in Central America. Greif said the retired aircraft (from Avweb.com). AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES ON FLIGHTS

If you’re flying Qantas on in- Kingford Smith Memorial on Longreach. It is now part of ternational routes these days, the road to . the collection of the Qantas there are three aviation- Founders Outback Museum, The Return of the 707 tells themed documentaries that alongside the 747-200 VH- the story of the restoration of you shouldn’t miss on the in- EBQ. A great fly-away destina- Qantas’ first 707 airliner (VH- flight entertainment system. tion, especially when com- XBA) by a team of volunteers, bined with a visit to the Aus- Air Australia is a three-part most of them retired engi- tralian Stockman’s Hall of ABC documentary retracing neers and crew. In total, more Fame, just across the road the history of Australian avia- than 60 volunteers put in from . tion, from the flying heroes of 15,000 hours to restore the World War I to the birth of air plane to its former glory, a Finally, the documentary, travel in our country, then on feat believed to be un- Come Fly with me, features to World War II and all the matched in aviation history. Qantas ambassador John way to the collapse of Ansett. Travolta as he flies friends Not only was this aircraft the and family around the world The life and flying achieve- first jet used by an airline in in his own private 707. ments of Charles Kingsford Australia, it was also the first Smith are also told in fasci- 707 sold by Boeing outside All in all, that’s five hours of nating details, including the the United States. aviation entertainment that crossing of the Pacific Ocean should help relieve the frus- The airplane was restored in onboard the Southern Star, tration of having to sit in the England and then flown which can now be seen at the back of the airplane. 35,000 km all the way to

DECOMMISSIONING OF FLIGHTWATCH FREQUENCIES ON HOLD

We reported in the last Air- posed rules, ATC personnel This move was put on hold chat the planned move by were only required to provide just a couple of days prior to AirServices Australia to de- FlightWatch services when the recent Federal Elections, commission discrete Flight- their workload allowed it. partly as a result of intense Watch frequencies and the lobbying by former CASA According to Michael Haines, resulting requirement for chairman Dick Smith. AirSer- president of Civil Air, the ATC pilots to request FlightWatch vices Australia agreed to start personnel union, "In times of services on the ATC area fre- an external review of the bad weather, when the ser- quency. process. vice is most relevant, control- Far from being a mere radio ler workload will almost cer- More information here: technicality, the decommis- tainly preclude air traffic con- http://www.theaustralian.new sioning of frequencies came trol provision of Flightwatch s.com.au/story/0,,22765350 with a catch: under the pro- information." -23349,00.html 10 AIRCHAT FEBRUARY 2007 A BIT OF FUN

ORIGAMI SPACEPLANE TO LAUNCH FROM SPACE

Researchers from the Univer- an ultra-high-speed wind tun- atmosphere, and friction with sity of Tokyo have teamed up nel at the University of Tokyo. the air heats the outer sur- with members of the Japan In the tests, the origami glider face to extreme tempera- Origami Airplane Association — which is shaped like the tures. The much lighter ori- to develop a paper aircraft Space Shuttle and has been gami aircraft, which the re- capable of surviving the flight treated to withstand intense searchers claim will come from the International Space heat — will be subjected to down more slowly, is not ex- Station to the Earth’s surface. wind speeds of Mach 7. pected to burn up on re-entry. The researchers began test- A large spacecraft such as No launch date has been set ing the strength and heat the Space Shuttle can reach for the paper spaceplane yet. resistance of an 8 centimeter speeds of up to Mach 20 (from Avweb.com) long prototype in January in when it re-enters the Earth’s

SHARK SKIN RESEARCH COULD REDUCE AIRPLANE DRAG

It may seem obvious that the Researchers from the Univer- could be possible," said Dr. surface of an airplane should sity of Alabama in the US Amy Lang who is heading the be as smooth as possible to started studying whether the research effort. minimize aerodynamic drag, surface texture on the skin of The technology has the poten- but that's not really the case. fast-swimming sharks, capable tial to increase aerodynamic A bit of roughness can break of bristling their scales when in efficiency up to 30 percent, up the boundary layer and pursuit of prey, could be mim- with savings of billions of improve efficiency. Sharks, icked and used to reduce the dollars and substantial reduc- with skin formed of rough drag on aircraft. "If we can tions in fuel burn and emis- scales called denticles, can successfully show there is a sions. slip through the water at significant effect, future appli- speeds of up to 60 mph with cations to reduce drag of air- (from Avweb.com) minimal drag. craft and underwater vehicles

YOUTUBE AVIATION VIDEOS

Bird strike on 172 on final Stopped engine aerobatics STOL in under 30 meters Keywords: bird strike plane Keywords: hoover stopped Keywords: STOL grassoppers florida landing engine A bush pilot in Alaska per- Watch as a bird strikes the Bob Hoover performs aerobat- forms take-offs and landings left wing strut of a C172 on ics, including a loop and a in a “Grasshopper” Piper Cub, short final. The pilot proceeds touchdown on each main using less than 30m of run- with a normal landing, which wheel with both engines way each time. cannot be said of the bird. stopped on his Rockwell http://www.youtube.com/wat Shrike Commander. http://www.youtube.com/ ch?v=OWDEYpqS0yw watch?v=PgXkRgkHUk0 http://youtube.com/watch?v= 9ZBcapxGHjE

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