Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Yeah Number 4. “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules.” If the rule is that every letter gets a reply, send 30,000 letters. You can kill them with this because no one can possibly obey all of their own rules. Alinsky's Rules for radicals. Mike At 01:39 PM 3/28/2017, you wrote: I

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

I completely understand this. But his advice to hold CASA’s feet to the fire about adherence to their own principles remains a good one. - mark On Mar 28, 2017, at 2:08 PM, Mike Borgelt wrote: > > Jonathan Aleck is the problem at CASA, not any kind of solution. Has been for > a long time.

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Jonathan Aleck is the problem at CASA, not any kind of solution. Has been for a long time. His nickname is "the witchdoctor". Skidmore managed to tell a porkie at a Senate hearing into the Jabiru engine debacle. I wonder why? Left soon after Mike At 01:04 PM 3/28/2017, you wrote: I had a 1:

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

I had a 1:1 meeting with Jonathan Aleck this morning, on the subject of their newly touted “Regulatory Philosophy.” Aleck wrote the policy document, and says he’s quite proud of it: https://www.casa.gov.au/about-us/standard-page/our-regulatory-philosophy

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Excellent. So send in your comments to CASA and also print out and send by snail mail to the Minister. Make a pile of paper on his mail room desk. More impressive than emails. Here are his contact details: http://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/chester/contact.aspx Mike At 11:02 AM 3/28/2

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Regarding the RAMPC restriction on carrying passengers, which states: "An eligible person holding an RAMPC must not operate an aircraft with more than 1 passenger on board, and that 1 passenger (if carried) must be a qualifying passenger. This is a defined term meaning a passenger who, before b

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

I support the AOPA proposal and the US treatment of Class 2 medicals. I too recently did my Class 2 medical. I discussed with the DAME how the RAMPC requirements restrict to single engine ops, less than 1,500kg, only 1 pax, and ops below 10,000’ AMSL. He agrees that there is there is no science

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

The wind direction at Hamilton island just changed by 180 degrees to WNW/NW . This would mean it is the other side of the eye. Unless the met tower just got taken out. Mike At 10:25 AM 3/28/2017, you wrote: It looks like the ICON model on Ventusky is the most accurate for position. Hamilton

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

It looks like the ICON model on Ventusky is the most accurate for position. Hamilton Is. had a gust to 125Kts a short time ago. Was pretty close to the eye wall at the time. https://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/models/icon/ Graham On 27/03/2017 8:44 PM, Gary Stevenson wrote: Mike, All goo

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Gary, I'm not worried about the cyclone as such. When it comes to cyclones I like to follow Robert Heinlein's advice on defence against nuclear weapons "don't be there when it goes off". Looks like Hamilton Island and Airlie Beach will be about where Debbie crosses the coast. We were there

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Mike, All good logical theoretical stuff. Perhaps funding is an impediment to doing what you suggest re data collection? I seem to recall seeing some rather gripping video on this - Maybe from NCAR? However, would it be true to say, that all the models are accurate enough to predict that t

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Yes, it is clearly a Tropical Cyclone but only 12 hours or so before landfall the 3 models are still not saying the same things and the maximum wind speeds for tomorrow morning before landfall are showing only 100km/hour or so. Could intensify. What is the Sea Surface Temperature under the pr

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Mike,  sitting in the disaster coord centre. have a look at the mackay radar. Classic high intensity cyclone with the hole in the middle.  Peter Heath   -- Original Message -- From: "Mike Borgelt" To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia." Sent: Monday, 27 Mar, 2

Re: [Aus-soaring] weather models

Ooh look, the models are converging less than 15 hours before 10am tomorrow! Real measured updates to re-initialise obviously work. Note however the difference between the models on maximum windspeed and extent of high wind area. It will be interesting to see the further convergence after more

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

ok On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 6:49 PM, Jo Pocklington wrote: > You could simply say something like "*the AOPA proposal dated 23 August > 2016 regarding Class 2 Medical reform is supported by me*" – regards Jo > > > > *From:* Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] *On > Behalf

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Just so everyone knows, RAMPC is NOT a private car licence medical standard. It is a HEAVY VEHICLE licence medical standard with additional CASA bastardisations. Mike Borgelt Instruments - design & manufacture of quality soaring instrumentation since 1978 www.borgeltinstruments.com te

Re: [Aus-soaring] Something different

From Avweb: Positing that we need anti-drone instruments, the folks of the TU Delft Micro Air Vehicle Lab (MAVLab) will host the first ever anti-drone competition, DroneClash, before the end of the year. During this competition, participants use their own drones to take down as many other d

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Thanks Jo, so you all have less time. Get busy. I suggest you send a copy direct to the Minister, Darren Chester also. If nothing else just say you strongly support the AOPA proposal for PRIVATE pilots. It is worse than just tug pilots as one of the CASA options is to extend the RAMPC to ALL s

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

You could simply say something like "the AOPA proposal dated 23 August 2016 regarding Class 2 Medical reform is supported by me" – regards Jo From: Aus-soaring [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.base64.com.au] On Behalf Of Peter Champness Sent: Monday, 27 March 2017 6:17 PM To: Discussion of i

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

Thanks, Is there a generic reply which I could copy? On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 5:56 PM, Jo Pocklington wrote: > Hi Mike, deadline is Thursday 30 March. SAAA & RA-Aus submissions are > not yet available. AOPA put forward a proposal on 23 August 2016 > (attached), which many are supporting. > > G

Re: [Aus-soaring] CASA Avmed discussion - due Thursday 30 March

I submitted mine last week. Spiced and seasoned by a Class 2 medical examination the week before, accompanied by a small collection of avmed screwups which they still, 2 weeks after the exam, don’t appear to have rectified. - mark > On Mar 27, 2017, at 5:56 PM, Jo Pocklington wrote: > > H