Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

Good one thx Bernard Cheers Lumpy 0487 531 265 On 23 Feb 2017, at 3:05 PM, Future Aviation Pty. Ltd. mailto:ec...@internode.on.net>> wrote: Please try tshir...@internode.on.net. Kind regards Bernard On 23 Feb 2017, at 5:28 pm, Lumpy Paterson mailto:lu...@

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

Do we (ie GFA) have any data on accidents due to medical incapacitation, which a medical examination might have detected? I can think of one incident which may have been related to dehydration hence not related to medical certification. On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Jo Pocklington wrote: >

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

Please try tshir...@internode.on.net . Kind regards Bernard > On 23 Feb 2017, at 5:28 pm, Lumpy Paterson wrote: > > Can someone give me a contact No for Tim Shirley please. > > Cheers > > Mark > >> On 23 Feb 2017, at 2:55 PM, Mark Newton wrote: >>

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

Can someone give me a contact No for Tim Shirley please. Cheers Mark > On 23 Feb 2017, at 2:55 PM, Mark Newton wrote: > >> On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: >> >> Seems to me that Trig transponders are the easiest to install and keep >> certified. I've installed two T

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

On Feb 23, 2017, at 10:37 AM, Jim Staniforth wrote: > > Seems to me that Trig transponders are the easiest to install and keep > certified. I've installed two TT21s and the current TT22, also a couple of > Becker 4401s. Removed a Garmin and a couple of Terra(ble)s. What are you using as a pos

Re: [Aus-soaring] Class 2 Medical Reform CASA - submissions due 30 March 17

According to Australian Flying http://www.australianflying.com.au/latest/aviation-community-goes-quiet-on-medical-feedback They have had as few as 10 submissions so far. Maybe everyone in Australian aviation is just sick of CASA and their obtuse, cloth eared approach to aviation regulation?

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

It's all good stuff to have. Flying in the USA with PowerFLARMs since they were introduced, it's a laugh that some airliners are not ADS-B equipped while an increasing number of single engine aircraft are. This is most noticeable while flying out of Jean, 21NM from Las Vegas McCarran. The P

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

The under the panel cover area can get to 80+ deg C. In Australia a long time ago an interior plastics manufacturer was proud of the 85 deg C resistant plastic he was proposing for the interiors of Holdens and Falcons. No good, they had to go to 105 deg C. Rule of thumb for electronics: Mean

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

>>3. Even when a considerable amount of VFR aircraft are converted to mode-S, >>most of them still won’t be broadcasting ADS-B. >>I’m now so visible that I feel like I’m naked when I’m flying I was thinking of installing a Power FLARM or the TRX-1090 which appears to do the same job if you alrea

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

a lot of the early flarms had the LEDS built in. putting the unit on top of the deck was an easy install and clear to eye. In europe less an issue with egg frying days. not so here. with miniOz, mouse, powerflarm, etc they all require a remote visual display which due to the small size can be

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

On 22/02/2017, Peter Champness wrote: > What is wrong with AusFlarm? > > It is all solid stae electronics. Why are they all failing? I've never looked at one in my life, but unfortunately "solid state" doesn't mean eternal life. Component values drift as time goes on, which plays havoc on any pr

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

On 22 Feb 2017, at 7:32 PM, Justin Couch wrote: > If we look at a 10 year lifespan for equipment, then the horizon of the > adoption of ADS-B is the interesting bit to us, rather than equipment cost. As of the current date: Any new aircraft placed on the Australian register which expects to fl

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] Congratulations to the Two Seat Championship Winners

Ross, I am surprised at your naivety. We all know that the stork brings these children, and that farmers have nothing to do with it! And then the next game (in many instances), is ... drum roll .Family Feud. G From: Ross McLean [mailto:ross...@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Wed

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

Richard, My (non- technical), guess is that you are 100% right. In this country even the under-deck area can get very hot, maybe 50 – 60 degree C . Both Borgelt and McPhee – from time immemorial –have been advising pilots to cut a vent hole in the instrument shroud to help minimize this p

Re: [Aus-soaring] [gfaforum] Congratulations to the Two Seat Championship Winners

Isn't that why Farmers have children? _ Ross McLean Mobile: + 61 488 270 105 Telephone: + 61 7 4325 4771 From: Bruce Taylor [mailto:brucetaylo...@bigpond.com] Sent: Wednesday, 22 Febr

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

its not just OzFlarm. I have seen just about every manufacturer product across my repair desk on the last 2 years. I would not have expected as many failures of older units either, but they are failing and reducing in performance. This is why we invested in expensive RF test equipment to measu

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

What is wrong with AusFlarm? It is all solid stae electronics. Why are they all failing? 10 year life span is pathetic. I am not planning to reinvest intil a better alternative comes along. I have a Flarm., That is all. On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 7:32 PM, Justin Couch wrote: > With two of my c

Re: [Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

what i can say having used a Powerflarm for 3+ years, is that ADSB range is up to 100klm. Several times out west, it let me see regional traffic on descent. i was never in danger but nice to be alerted to a 300kph+ missile. Will we see it in light IFR or VFR GA in Oz and if so when, anyone got

[Aus-soaring] To PowerFlarm or not?

With two of my club's old Mini Oz Flarms pushing up daisies, and more likely to follow soon, it's time for us to get some new ones. We fly at Camden, so lots and lots of random air traffic about - some IFR, lots of RAAUS types etc. Thus, PowerFlarm with ADS-B option seems like a reasonable thin