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3 Re cre ationaaircraftas s ociation ofne w Z e a and Fre e pos t102829, RAANZ PO Box Dins da e 3243, H am i ton Th e re cre ationa Pi ot M agaz ine is produce d b RAANZ for its m e m be rs h ip. Th is is Is s ue th O ctobe r Th is m agaz ine is avai ab e at h ttp://raanz.org.nz ==> Re cpi ot Ph one e m ai : raanz.org.nz Upcom ing pub ication date s are Is s ue 28-1 De c 2006, C os e off26th Nove m be r 2006 Is s ue 29-1 M ar 2007, C os e off24th Fe bruar 2007 H e ad O ffice Addre s s Re cre ationaaircraftas s ociation ofne w Z e a and Locate d atth e re s ide nce of Stuartand Ruth Park e r, 559 Ruk uh ia Road, Ngah inapouri h ttp://raanz.org.nz Adm inis tration O ffice r StuartPark e r, H om e Ph one (07) e m ai : raanz.org.nz Te ch nicao ffice r Anton Law re nce, 108 G e nda e Road, G e n Ede n, Auck and H om e Ph one (09 ) e m ai : te raanz.org.nz O pe rations O ffice r Evan J Gardine r, 18 Ros s ite rs Rd, No.2 R.D., Rangiora 8254 H om e Ph one and Fax (03) e m ai : raanz.org.nz CEO & Pre s ide nt Ian Sinc air, 479 South Boundar Road, RD 25, Te m uk a, H om e Ph one (03) e m ai : ce o@ raanz.org.nz or pre s ide nt@ raanz.org.nz Vice Pre s ide nt M ik e Sh e ffie d,57 Gra Cre s, K aiapoi H om e Ph one e m ai : m ik e.s h e ffie d@ paradis e.ne t.nz Com m itte e Bre ntth om ps on, 44 H a be rg St, Da ington, Ch ris tch urch H om e Ph one e m ai : bre nts xtra.co.nz If ou are a RAANZ m e m be r and w ou d ik e to re ce ive Th e Re cre ationapi ot b e m aias a PDF docum e nt p e as e vis it h ttp://raanz.org.nz ==> Re cpi ot ==> Re gis te r Digitaph otos and artic e s for pub ication s h ou d be forw arde d via e m aito e ditor@ raanz.org.nz. RAANZ re s e rve s fu e ditoriarigh ts to e xc ude or ch ange an conte ntth atis notappropriate. H ardcop is dis tribute d to financia m e m be rs of RAANZ via "Pe rm itpos t187601" Frontcove r top - Craig Gi be rt Front cove r bottom and a of th e back cove r - Bre nt Th om ps on Adve rtis ing Adve rtis ing Form ato ptions 1) Supp an im age (b e m ai ) ofth e adve rtis e m e nt ou w is h to inc ude 2) Supp th e te xtand back ground im age (s ) (b e m ai ) ofth e adve rtis e m e ntou w antto inc ude. 3) Supp a w e b page w h e re our inform ation ive s. Adve rtis ing Cos ts ( a p us GST ) Fu page A4 co our -$180 1/2 page A4 co our -$100 1/4 page A4 co our - $60 Fu page A4 B/W - $70 1/2 page A4 B/W - $40 1/4 page A4 B/W - $25 P e as e contactth e e ditor@ raanz.org.nz ifou w ou d ik e to adve rtis e

4 M ICRO LIGH T SERVICING IS LIK E SAFE SEX A w as ch e ck our rubbe rs GrantGi be rtte Puk e I h ad be e n ook ing around (as ou do) for a w h i e for a Quick s i ve r M XL II Sport and fina found one in K aipara F ats, an h our north of Auck and. It turne d out to be a m ach ine I h ad pre vious s e e n back in th e e ar 9 0s. At th at tim e I ow ne d an M X & th e H ood broth e rs turne d up attauranga airportin th is re a s e x M XL IIw ith a 582 m ounte d up th e top and a be autifu w arp drive prop. Ith ough tto m s e f, one da Iw ou d h ave a m ach ine ik e th at. Afte r a fe w ph one ca s and a trip up north to ch e ck th ings out, th e de aw as done. M ve r good m ate s, Lione and Dot Re e ve w e re good e nough to com e on th e re trie vam is s ion w ith m e and uck i th e did. W e h e ade d up to K aipara on Sunda & arrive d at around 2:30 pm. Th e ide a w as to f th e m ach ine off th e H ood broth e r's farm s trip and f it dow n to th e K aipara F at's s trip. W e arrive d and ins pe cte d th e m ach ine and found th e e ngine "running ik e a dog". Good O ' Lione w as into th e th ing boots and a w ith a s cre w drive r and found th e ne e d e in one of th e carbs w as ins e rte d w rong. W e fixe d th is and fina w e w e re off. I f e w it dow n to th e K aipra s trip and s h e ran w e. I th ough t to m s e f w h i e in th e air, th is is w ick e d. I re m e m be r w h I jus t ove th e fe e ing off ing an ope n m ach ine. Idid a coup e ofcircuits jus tto m ak e s ure a w as ok. Lione th e n did a coup e and Iw i ne ve r forge t th e h uge s m i e on h is face w h e n h e h ad ande d. H e h ad te ars s tre am ing from h is e e s be caus e of th e w ind be h ind h is g as s e s and cou dn't s e e a th ing due to th e s un but h e w as buz z ing. "re am icro igh tf ing" W e tie d it dow n for th e nigh t and re tire d to a m ote in W ark w orth w ith th e inte ntion for m e to f (at6.30am.) back to Tauranga th e ne xtda. W e got up th e fo ow ing m orning at s om e ungod h our (4 am.)in th e dark and it w as b ood fre e z ing w ith ice e ve rw h e re. It a of a s udde n h it m e, W h at th e h e am I doing f ing a m ach ine a th at w a w ith out re a k now ing it's h is tor. I cou d te a, I w as as ne rvous as h e butith ad to be done. W e h e ade d offto th e s trip atabout6:00 am, on th e w a, Iran into a duck w ith m car and bow e d it for a s ix. At th at m om e nt, I th ough t, Th is is not good but didn'ts a anth ing. W e arrive d atth e s trip to find th e m ach ine h ad a dam f attre s o offcam e th e w h e e, Lione found a s m a m e tafi ing e m be dde d in th e inne r tre. In w e nt a ne w tube ( uck i w e h ad a s pare ) and afte r a trip to W ark w orth to b ow it up, back to th e s trip and w e w e re good to go. W e oade d tw o 20 itre containe rs of fue in th e s pare s e at & conne cte d th e re fue ing s s te m and s pe ntth e ne xt10 m inute s tring to s tartit. O nce w e got it running (8.30 am.)and a th e ch e ck s done, I ine d up and took to th e s k. I c im be d out to a be autifu, ca m s unn s k and h e ade d to th e W aitak arie coas t to th e w e s t of Auck and. I c im be d to 1500 fe e t, it fe t fantas tic, I cou d fe e th e coobre e z e on m face and sme th e s m ok e from th e fire p ace s in th e h om e s be ow. I got to th e coas t and de cide d to track out to s e a abit and s ta dow n be ow 1000 fe e t. I ook e d at a th e bus h and th ough t to m s e f, If I w e nt dow n in th e re, I w ou d be w i d pig tuck e r for s ure. I w as h aving a fantas tic f igh t, Itrack e d acros s th e Auck and h arbour e ntrance and continue d dow n th e coas ta w a to m is s th e CTR. Ith e n c im be d and h e ade d for M e rce r. W e h ad ca e d into M e rce r on th e w a up in th e car to ch e ck it out and found th e runw a to be jus t a bog h o e due to a th e rain but uck i th e h ave a fantas tic s e a e d taxi w a buts h e 's a bitrough in p ace s. I ande d th e re and w aite d for Lione & Dot w h o w e re driving m car back. M e rce r is an inte re s ting s trip. It's us e d m ain for Sk diving. Afte r a cup ofcoffe e & a cak e, Ih e ade d for W aih i. As i w as f ing tow ards th e m ars h e s acros s th e W aik ato, a w arning igh t cam e on, on th e F dat, It appe are d th e EGT's w e re a bit h igh

5 th e n s udde n, I os t e ngine pow e r, I pu e d th e th rott e back and it cam e righ t, a m inute ate r it did th e s am e th ing. O k I th ough t, I h ave to find a paddock, I re m e m be r th ink ing, I ne e d a paddock c os e to th e m ain road w ith acce s s and no pow e r ine s. I ch os e one it ook e d good and put h e r dow n. W h e n th e w h e e s touch e d, I th ough t, w ow, th is is s m ooth for a farm paddock th e n a of a s udde n, w oooom ffff. I cam e to a grinding h a t w ith m ud from th e tips of m toe s to th e top of th e fue tank. I ook e d ik e one of th os e gus th at drive th os e s e rious 4 w h e e m ach ine s. I got out and ch e ck e d m ne w bab. A w as good, no dam age apart from h aving th e w h e e s up to th e ax e s in m ud. I w as s tanding th e re th ink ing, w h at th e h e now. A gu s toppe d on th e m ain road and cam e ove r. It turne d out h e h ad a B22 at M atam ata and as k e d if h e cou d h e p. W e pu e d th e m ach ine from th e m ud to h igh e r ground ne ar a gate w h ich w as b ood h ard ack e r I can te a. I rang Lione and Dot on th e ce ph one, th e arrive d afte r a w h i e. Afte r a brie f dis cus s ion w e de cide d to tak e th e M XL to bits and tak e it back to Tauranga in a trai e r. I ca e d anoth e r m ate, Rob Sande rs w h o th ank fu cou d bring ove r a big cove re d in trai e r. W e s tarte d tak ing h e r to bits w h ich I m us t s a, is a ve r s im p e job but tim e cons um ing e s pe cia in th e m ud not to m e ntion th e cow S?/@ # and pudd e s. Rob turne d up afte r a coup e of h ours and w e oade d m bab into th e trai e r w ith ots of padding and de ibe ration. Now th is is a b ood ong and w ide trai e r, th e ne xt m is s ion w as to park Rob's car on th e s ide of th e road and to pus h th e trai e r out of th e gate w a to th e paddock onto th e road to ine up w ith th e tow bar. At th is point, Lione and Rob de cide d to ch e ck th e igh ts on th e trai e r and th e coup ing of th e trai e r to th e car got forgotte n (it w as s itting on top of th e ba ). I did up th e s afe t ch ain but w e a th ough t e ach oth e r h ad conne cte d th e trai e r, w e ou can im agine w h at h appe ne d ne xt. W e h e ade d off dow n th e road about 500 m e te rs w h e n a of a s udde n th e re w as a big bang, th e car je rk e d forw ard and back w ards. Rob turne d to m e w ith a ve r s tre s s e d ook on h is face and s aid "Th e trai e r h as fa e n off" M ins tant th ough t w as, w h at th e h e e s e can go w rong toda!. Butat e as tth e 40 tonne truck and trai e r be h ind us s toppe d ok a. Th e re w e w e re in th e m idd e of th e h igh w a on a bridge, s toppe d w ith truck s and cars back e d up be h ind us. I jum pe d out and trie d to ift th e trai e r back on th e ba,i m anage d to ift it about tw o inch e s th e n droppe d it on m big toe. I s tarte d e ing at Rob to com e and h e p. H e jum pe d out and be tw e e n us w e put it back on w ith a ot of s tre s s, a s ore big toe and pu e d m us c e s in m back. W e th e n h e ade d for Tauranga. A th e w a h om e I w as w onde ring w h at e s e w as going to h appe n buta w as good. W e m ade itback w ith no oth e r is s ue s.

6 Th e m ain fau t w ith th e e ngine w as th e pu se ine be tw e e n th e crank cas e and th e fue pum p w as crack e d. Actua on c os e r ins pe ction, w e found m os t of th e rubbe rs to be bugge re d. Th is m ach ine w as re ce nt give n a pe rm it to f s o I h ave s om e s trong th ough ts about th is proce s s as ou can im agine. W h e n ou find m ate s w h o f m icro igh ts w ith ou, You h ave true m ate s for ife and I re a w ant to th ank Lione, Dot, Rob & Bob w h os e trai e r w e borrow e d for a th e e ffort. Ch e e rs gus. From Ch ar e s Rus s e Re ading aboutth e adve nture s ofth e gus dow n South m ak e s m e fe e je a ous. A th e f ing w e do around h e re s e e m s to be e ith e r m ainte nance f igh ts or pounding th e circuit. A w h i e back I w atch e d a h e icopte r com e in m inute s be fore th e w e ath e r pack e d a big tim e s ad. Th e oung Spanis h pi ot and h is w ife w e re doing s om e e xp oring w h i e h e bui t h ours for h is Com m e rcialice nce. I took th e m h om e for th e nigh t to s e e p on th e f oor (m accom m odation be ing s om e w h at prim itive at th e tim e ), but th e w e re ch e e rfue nough. Th e ne xt da w e w e nt out to th e fie d to gas up for th e ir trip back to Ardm ore. H e as k e d m e if I w ou d ik e a run round th e fie d be fore going ove r to th e pum p. W h at a s i q ue s tion! H e s tood ook ing at a coup e of s corch m ark s in th e s odde n gras s, as I m ade m s e f com fortab e in th e pax s e at. H e icopte rs h ave be e n de s cribe d as w h ore s (no vis ib e m e ans of s upport), and h aving done a h a f h our in one pre vious, th at w e ird fe e ing of h aving no w ings cam e back to m e. As w e c im be d out Icas ua as k e d h im to s h ow m e an autorotation. Th is produce d a re uctant de c ining s ince th e s e th ings are not for th e faint-h e arte d. H e obvious th ough t about it afte rw ards and de cide d h e w as be ing s i. If a m anoe uvre is s car, as a pi ot ou don't unde rs tand it. H e de cide d to de m ons trate it to m e, and announce d th is as w e w e re h a f w a dow n w ind. W e th e n c im be d out to 1500 fe e t, turne d bas e to fina, and h e pu e d th e pow e r. Dow n w e w e nt at 1000 fe e t a s e cond w ith out a gre at de aof forw ard m otion. H e w as re a conce ntrating, I w as e njoing th e im age of th e ground s w e ing rapid and th e ins trum e nts frantica doing th e ir th ing. (God, in our ignorance h ow w e trus t oth e rs!) About h a fw a dow n h e s aid to m e 'If m w ife w as in our s e at now s h e w ou d be s cre am ing h e r h e ad off'. I cou d s e e noth ing w rong w ith our progre s s, gravitation w as doing its th ing, th e rotors w e re s pinning nice above us, and w e h ad th e ine rtia to ro out of our dive into a grace furound-out and s e dge acros s th e w e t gras s to a dignifie d conc us ion. H e pu e d th e pin a h undre d fe e t above th e runw a, w h ich I th ink w ou d tak e m ore s k i th an s im p e tting it h appe n, and w e c im be d aw a. At th e pum ps dis cus s ing th is, I to d h im th at th os e k inds of approach e s w e re w h at I w as accus tom e d to in our trus t o d Bantam. Th is w as be fore a th os e e xotic 4 s trok e s got h ung on th e tube, m ak ing th e m s o nos e -h e av, a s ta cannot occur, pu ing th e pow e r now s im p m ak e s ou fa out of th e s k w ith a th e ch aracte ris tics ofa w a brick. Le arning to f in m da, w e did circuits at 500 fe e t, s ince anth ing h igh e r w ou d h ave tak e n a da. At th e dow nw ind e nd, pow e r cam e off and ou w e re on th e runw a s e ve ra s e conds ate r. It w as a s te e p e arning curve and m ins tructor uncom prom is ing. As ou e vo ve into an o d fart, ou ge t ik e th at. Expe rie ncing a com p e te e ngine fai ure at 800 fe e t afte r 37 h ours totatim e, I w as tak e n aback at th e ack of tim e I h ad avai ab e to ge t dow n in one pie ce. Th e e ar Bantam s w e re inte re s ting. 2 s trok e e ngine s s cre am ing aw a at abs urd h igh re vs, th e k now e dge th at it cou d go q uie t at antim e and one e e a w as ook ing dow n for a s uitab e anding s ite. An as piring h e icopte r pi ot s h ou d do s om e h ours in an e ar Bantam. Engine fai ure?pow e r os s?not a prob e m. Th at paddock I h ave be e n ch e ck ing out for th e pas t 3 m inute s w i do ve r nice. W h e n a pi ot m ove s on to bigge r th ings, th os e e ar e xpe rie nce s can m e an th e diffe re nce be tw e e n a contro e d de s ce nt and a ve r painfu arriva.

7 Re cre ationaaircraftas s ociation ofne w Z e a and Som e facts and inform ation. RAANZ, origina M AANZ ( M icro igh t Aircraft As s ociation of Ne w Z e a and ) w as form e d in th e e ar 80's b pe op e w h o h ad im porte d th e ne w igh tw e igh taircraft, th e m icro igh t. From th e e ar ie s t das RAANZ h as be e n invo ve d w ith Th e De partm e nt of Trans port, Air M inis tr and in m ore re ce nt tim e s CAA. Th e invo ve m e nt w ith th e re gu ator and acce ptance of de e gate d re s pons ibi it for M icro igh t Aircraft and th e ir pi ots is w h RAANZ e xis ts. RAANZ h as an ope n and productive re ations h ip w ith CAA but are m indfuth at w e ne e d to k e e p our s port acce s s ib e and not c utte re d w ith unne ce s s ar re gu ation and com p icate d com p iance. RAANZ atte nds re gu ar M O U m e e tings w ith CAA to e ns ure our voice is h e ard. W h o ow ns RAANZ? Its m e m be rs. RAANZ is an incorporate d s ocie t and h ave an e e cte d com m itte e w h o in turn e e ct a Pre s ide nt and Vice Pre s ide nt. Th e com m itte e appoints a part tim e adm inis trator, a Te ch nicao ffice r and AN O pe rations O ffice r. You can re ad m ore about our s tructure b vie w ing our cons titution w h ich is on our w e b s ite. An m e m be r of RAANZ can s tand for a pos ition on th e nationae xe cutive and w e w e com e nom inations from th rough outnz. Is RAANZ re s pons ib e for running c ubs?no. RAANZ is an um bre a organis ation th at cate rs for its m e m be rs in conjunction w ith th e ir c ubs. RAANZ provide s its m e m be rs w ith s e rvice s and re pre s e ntation th at are not practicato de ive r at a oca e ve. C ubs are run at a oca e ve. W h at doe s RAANZ ge t invo ve d w ith at a oca e ve?raanz provide s a of th e back office s e rvice s re q uire d b its m e m be rs. Th e s e s e rvice s m us t be run in a w a th at com p ie s w ith our PART 149 e xpos ition and cate rs for our m e m be r's ne e ds. RAANZ is re s pons ib e for th e e fficie nt ope ration and appropriate s tandards of th e Ins tructor and Ins pe ction Auth orit ne tw ork s. Th e ce ntraorganis ation is invo ve d in th e appointm e nt of both IA's and ATO 's. RAANZ w i a s o be com e invo ve d w ith an is s ue s th at are rais e d from th e c ubs or CAA aboutope rationaor te ch nicam atte rs. In addition to th e obvious s e rvice s w e provide w e are cons tant unde rtak ing proje cts th at s upport w h at w e do for our m e m be rs. Curre nt w e are re vie w ing th e training m anuaw ith th e h e p of our ATO ne tw ork. W e h e d a m os t productive ATO confe re nce as t e ar and th e curre nt round of IA w ork s h ops and th e Re s ource CD for IA's are proving m os t va uab e, In fact, th e ne w IA re s ource CD is probab th e be s t s ing e re s ource on th is topic avai ab e anw h e re. Th e is t of proje cts th at RAANZ and M AANZ h ave be e n invo ve d w ith date back to our be ginnings and proje ctinto our future. RAANZ 'S m is s ion is to provide s upport to m icro igh t pi ots, prom ote be s t practice w ith th e m inim um of fus s and do th is at an affordab e price. RAANZ fe e s h ave be e n s e t at $65 pe r e ar for ne ar a de cade and for th at price m e m be rs re ce ive a of our back office s e rvice s and our q uarte r m agaz ine. Th at's va ue! Exam s, pi ot ice ns ing, proce s s ing of ins pe ctions, proce s s ing of aircraft m odifications, re gu ar pub is h e d inform ation to m e m be rs, and nationare pre s e ntation for one ow annuafe e. RAANZ is th e on M icro igh t O rganis ation th at pub is h e s a m e m be rs m agaz ine s pe cifica for m icro igh t pi ots. Re cre ationapi ot contains inform ation about w h at RAANZ is up to, k e e ping m e m be rs in th e oop, as w e as us e fute ch nicaartic e s and an s torie s or artic es s ubm itte d b m e m be rs. W e can m ak e th is m agaz ine e ve n be tte r if w e h ave m ore contributions from ou, our m e m be rs. It is our m agaz ine. Th e re is s pace in th e ne xt is s ue for our artic e. Go for it!

8 RAANZ 's m e m be rs h ip h as be e n s te adi grow ing for s e ve rae ars and our m e m be rs are ove rw h e m ing pos itive and s upportive. RAANZ is continua ook ing for w as to h e p be tte r s e rve our m e m be rs, if ou h ave an th ough ts, fe e dback or conce rns ou w ou d ik e to rais e contactraanz dire ct or th rough our C ub's com m itte. You can find out m ore about anth ing to do w ith RAANZ b ta k ing to e xpe rie nce d RAANZ m e m be rs, ook ing on our w e b s ite or ta k ing to one ofour e xe cutive. Ne ve r too oung Not ong ago I to d ou about Jos h H art e, w h o h ad com e a ong to e arn to f our Te cnam Go f m icro igh t at th e Ba of Is ands Ae ro C ub w h e n h e w as s ti on 14. Be ing too oung to s e nd s o o, w e ne ve rth e e s s de cide d to w ork tow ards h ave h im ach ie ve th is on h is 16th birth da and RAANZ s upporte d h im w ith a com p im e ntar F igh t Ins truction M anua, and a ogbook. Re ce nt Jos h m ove d to be com e a boarde r at Ne w P m outh Bos H igh Sch oo, but continue d h is f ing e s s ons at th e Ne w P m outh Ae ro C ub, graduating from a m icro igh t to a Ce s s na aircraft, w h ich h e fina got to f a one on h is 16th birth da on 20th Augus t, incide nta be com ing Ne w Z e a ands ounge s tpi otatth e s am e tim e. A th ough w e ' os t' h is Firs t So o to anoth e r ae ro c ub, w e are proud to h ave s tarte d Jos h on h is ch os e n care e r in aviation, th e Boe ing 747 is s ti a fe w s te ps aw a, but h e h as tak e n th e firs tone! Congratu ations Jos h. A an M urgatrod, RAANZ S/Ins tructor, Ba ofis ands Ae ro C ub Ke rik e ri. If ou h ave conce rns w ith a pi ot or aircraft ope rations ou e ncou nte r: C e ar s tate ou r conce rns to th e pe op e d ire ct affe cte d and h e ar w h at th e h ave to s a. D is cu s s th e m atte r w ith pe op e w h os e e xpe rie nce and ju d ge m e nt ou re s pe ct. E va u ate a ne w inform ation and re - as s e s s ou r conce rn. O ffe r cons tru ctive ad vice if ou th ink th at it w i m ak e th e s itu ation b e tte r. E ve rone h as an ob igation to re s o ve conce rns th at e nd ange r pe op e and aircraft ope rations. It is ne ve r ju s t one pe rs on or s om e one e s e 's job. It is ou r co e ctive re s pons ib i it.

9 From th e boi e r room... a.. H ang on to our M e dicade c aration. A num be r of pe op e are s e nding in th e ir m e dica de c arations w ith th e CM V form s. I don't ne e d to s e e th e m - our ins tructor doe s. Ke e p our curre nt m e dica in our ogbook s o our ins tructor can s igh tatre ne w atim e. b.. Ch e ck our RAANZ m e m be rs h ip. Re m e m be r th at to be a e gapi ot our RAANZ m e m be rs h ip m us t be curre nt. A s o ou m us t be w ith in 3 m onth s of curre nt for our vote to count at th e AGM. Ch e ck our m e m be rs h ip e xpir date on th e Re cpi ot w rappe r. If ou don't re ce ive a pe rs onacop of th is m agaz ine, ch ance s are our m e m be rs h ip h as e xpire d. c.. Ne w M e dicaand Fit and Prope r form s. Th e o d H TM L form s off th e RAANZ w e bs ite w e re form atte d for vie w ing rath e r th an printing- s om e tim e s re q uiring 3 A4 s h e e ts to print. W e h ave re form atte d th e s e form s for tidie r printout. Th e are avai ab e offth e w e bs ite in PDF form. d.. RAANZ m ai ing addre s s. Ins tructors and IAs - re m e m be r th e addre s s printe d on th e VM V and F igh t Pe rm it/va idation form s is out of date. P e as e m ark up th e corre ct addre s s s om e w h e re on our pad s o ou don't forge t. RAANZ Inc, Fre e pos t , PO Box , Dins da e 3243, H am i ton. e.. F igh t pe rm it/va idation form s. IAs, re m e m be r to s e nd in th e pink copie s to m e to fi e and re cord on our databas e. Th is is to m ak e s ure our re cords m atch re a it, s o w h e n CAA ring as k ing ifa particu ar aircraftis e ga, Ican confirm w ith ce rtaint. Som e inte re s ting facts from our databas e... a.. Curre ntm e m be rs h ip b.. Curre ntaircraft- 239 (butdatabas e is incom p e te ) c.. O de s tpi ot- 87 (and s ti f ing) d.. Younge s tpi ot- 13 (in training- 3 e ars ti s o o!) e.. H igh e s th ours (butnota in m icro igh ts!) f.. Th e big 5 c ubs - CRAC (9 0), BO PM A (69 ), SRAC (63), NRFC (55), SCM C (41) Se e ou atth e AGM. StuartPark e r RAANZ Adm in PO Box , Dins da e, H am i ton. From RAANZ m e m be rs. Ne w s, Storie s, Ph otos, Ne w Le tte rs, Eve nts, Poe m s, Jing e s and Rude s ongs. Se nd itto: e ditor@ raanz.org.nz

10 From th e NRFC June Ne w s e tte r - b Be rtgre gor - Ch ie ff ing Ins tructor Fue M anage m e nt/m is m anage m e nt: one ofth e bigge s tcaus e s ofincide nts /Accide nts. Be tw e e n and 2001, th e re w e re 22 accide nts invo ving fue s tarvation re s u ting in 13 fata itie s and 10 s e rious injurie s. Th e re as ons? A invo ve Pi oterror: a) Inade q uate fue s s te m k now e dge ou ne e d to k now th e fo ow ing: -th e corre ctfue grade for our aircraft -th e totacapacit ofth e aircraft h ow m uch is us ab e and unus ab e -w h e re th e fue drain point(s ) are ocate d -fue s e e ctor ope ration -cros s fe e ding proce dure s -w h e n to us e th e e e ctric-drive n fue pum p -norm afue pre s s ure re adings -diffe re ntcons um ption rate s for diffe re nta titude s /rpm s -th e m anifo d pre s s ure and rpm for be s trange b) Lack ofade q uate pre -f igh tp anning: -unde r e s tim ating fue re q uire d to conc ude a f igh ts afe -fai ure to a ow for th e prope r re s e rve s da VFR ope rations re q uire a m inim um of a 30 m inute re s e rve -fai ing to bui d in a continge nc a ow ance ou m a h ave s tronge r h e adw inds th an fore cas t, th e actuafue cons um ption m a be h igh e r th an th e book s as ow ing to th e age ofth e e ngine, th e condition ofth e prop e tc. A prude nt continge nc a ow ance is an e xtra 10 % -tak ing e s s th an m inim um fue to m axim iz e uggage up ift -fai ure to p an s om e a te rnative re -fue ing points a ong th e route -fai ure to p an an a te rnate de s tination to cove r th e s ituation w h e re proce e ding to th e p anne d de s tination be com e s im pos s ib e due w e ath e r c) S opp pre -f igh tch e ck s : -fai ure to dip th e tank s : particu ar afte r an ove rnigh ts top (fue th e ftis an incre as ing prob e m w ith th e e ve r-incre as ing cos tofavgas ) -fai ure to drain th e w ate r offth rough th e fue drains -re ing on s om e bod e s e s confirm ation ofour fue s tate ou are th e PIC it s our re s pons ibi it to ch e ck th e fue ours e f -fai ing to com p e te th e pre -tak e -offch e ck s prope r de parting w ith th e w rong tank (s ) s e e cte d d) Poor pe rform ance in f igh t: -fai ing to accurate m onitor in-f igh tfue cons um ption ou ne e d to k e e p an accurate in-f igh tfue m anage m e nt og -fai ure to f th e aircraftas p anne d an e xtra 100 rpm can incre as e fue cons um ption on an aircraftw ith a fixe d-pitch prope e r b 10 % -fai ure to e an th e e ngine corre ct th ank fu nota prob e m w ith m os tm icro igh t aircrafte ngine s -f ing th e aircraftoutoftrim k e e p th atba in th e m idd e -as s um ing fue gauge s are accurate ou m a h ave e s s fue th an th e gauge s indicate -finge r troub e m ak ing m is tak e s w h e n s w itch ing tank s. Th is re s u ts in th ings going ve r q uie t. -pre s s ing on w h e n th ings are not ook ing too good rath e r th an dive rting e ar and re fue ing -fai ure to carr outa pre cautionar anding - ifits obvious th atou are going to run outoffue, itis be tte r to m ak e a pre cautionar anding be fore th e e ngine q uits

11 W anak a trip - Stan H de Th is journe a s tarte d w ith a ch ap from Rangiora w h o w ante d to bu m Jabiru righ t or w rong. H e s oon w ork e d out th at not on w ou d h is offe r h ave to be good but h e w ou d h ave to find a re p ace m e nt p ane th at w as m ore s uite d to m ne e ds w h ich is e xact w h at h e did. H e contacte d m e and ta k e d about a 601 Z e nair Z odiac w ith ow h our and tricc e unde rcarriage. W ou d I cons ide r th is aircraft s o h e cou d h ave th e Jabiru? Tw o w e e k s ate r afte r a ot of th ough t I agre e d. It w as bas e d at W anak a on a private s trip, h ow to ge t it back w as th e ne xt q ue s tion. I ta k e d to Bi about ratings e tc and as k e d h im if h e w ou d accom pan m e to W anak a and f it h om e. W ith out h e s itation h e agre e d to h e p. A re ie d on th e w e ath e r and w h e n th e conditions ook e d good w e book e d air NZ to W anak a. W e w e re gre e te d b th e ow ne r s daugh te r-in - aw and grand daugh te r w h o took us to th e p ane. I h ad an aircraft am e from W anak a ch e ck and s e rvice th e 601 and a w e h ad to do w as pus h th e s tart button and go. Not! Th e radio h ad be e n e ft on and th e batte r w as de ad f at. Luck i th e h ad jum pe r e ads in th e car. Tw o h ours ate r th an e xpe cte d w e w e re on our w a. Bi s at in th e e ft s e t for th is e g and I s h are d th e f ing. Th e w e ath e r w as k ind to us as w e f ew th rough th e Lindis and Burk e Pas s e s and on to our firs t s top at Rangiora. A w e nt according to p an and th e p ane w e nt w e. W e got th e us ua w arm we com e, p ane h angare d and th e us e of Ros s M arfe 's car, th e n a fe w be e rs w ith th e ads be fore s e tt ing dow n in th e c ubroom s for th e nigh t. W e w ok e on Th urs da to ow c oud and s h ow e rs w h ich c e are d e nough b one O c ock to e ave. I f ew e ft s e at on th is e g but w ith th e ow c oud and poor vis ibi it w e w e re both w ork ing fair h ard to e ns ure a s afe f igh t ah e ad but s ti h aving a c e ar track to turn back. O ut of th e m urk to our e ft at e xact th e s am e h e igh t anoth e r p ane appe are d, pas s e d us and dis appe are d into th e c oud ah e ad. Quite s car w h e n ou th ink w e w e re both f ing in th e s am e dire ction in th e s am e p ace at th e s am e h e igh t and in conditions th at w e re borde r ine. H e ande d at K aik oura and we continue d on h om e. Afte r K aik oura conditions im prove d and w e h ad a pe rfe ct s trait cros s ing at 2000 ft. W e m e t up w ith Pe te r Ke rnh oh an jus t afte r Paraparaum u and h e accom panie d us back to Fe i ding. W e took 2 h ours 50 m inute s from Rangiora to Fe i ding, a ne w re cord for m e and an e xce e nttrip. Th ank s Bi.

12 Jabiru F w h e e Bo ts Im portantnotice. Anton Law re nce RAANZ Te ch O ffice r O ve r th e as t coup e of e ars th e re h as be e n an incre as ing aw are ne s s of a prob e m w ith th e f w h e e re taining bo ts in th e Jabiru 2200 and 3300 e ngine. Th e prob e m is s im p e e nough to ide ntif, th e bo ts are bre ak ing and h ave caus e d in-f igh t e ngine fai ure. Th e caus e h as be e n m uch h arde r to ide ntif and h as be e n b am e d on oos e prop and prop e xte ns ion bo ts. Th e re can be no q ue s tion th at oos e bo ts in th is are a w i trans fe r h arm onic vibrations dow n th e crank and pre cipitate m ove m e nt of th e f w h e e parts. Exam ination of th e tim ing ge ar on e ngine s w ith brok e n bo ts h as ide ntifie d s e ve re fre tting of th e ge ar agains t th e e nd of th e crank, th is cc ic m ove m e ntis th e re as on th e bo ts are bre ak ing. Th e re taining bo ts are 5/16th s ock e t cap s cre w s prope rt c as s 12.9, a th ough s om e of th e s e are th re ade d fu e ngth, w h ich w ou dn'tnorm a be cons ide re d be s tpractice, a th e bo ts are fracturing on th e s h e ar ine bo ts h ave an u tim ate te ns i e s tre ngth of 1220 M Pa and ie d s tre ngth of 1100 M Pa, it is norm ato tigh te n th e s e to w ith in 9 0% of ie d; th is is to e ns ure prope r c am p pre s s ure of th e parts. Th is w ou d caus e th e Jabiru bo ts to e ongate b about 5 th ou and is th e m e ch anis m b w h ich c am p pre s s ure is m aintaine d. A com pan in H am i ton, As s e s co h as ana s e d th is joint and com e up w ith a torq ue figure of 41Nm for th e s e bo ts w ith ubricate d th re ads and w as h e r face. I h ave us e d th e form u a from M IL-H DBK-60 and com e up w ith a figure of 43Nm us ing th e s am e ubrication and 56Nm w ith no ubrication. Th e Jabiru m anuas tate s a figure of 24Nm for th e s e bo ts w ith out ubrication, it is m be ie f th at th is w h e re th e prob e m part ie s. ( Jabiru appare nt now re com m e nd 32Nm butth is is s ti on ½ th e m axim um pre oad th e bo ts can tak e.) Th e CAA is w ork ing on an AD for th e s e e ngine s w h ich w i m os t ik e re q uire th e bo ts to be re p ace d e ve r 100h rs. It is ve r im portant th at as part of th e re p ace m e nt proce dure th e tim ing ge ar is re m ove d and ins pe cte d, if th e re is an s ign of fre tting th e part s h ou d be re p ace d and e q ua im portantis th atth e bo ts are re p ace d irre s pe ctive ofth e ir appe arance. Jabiru are now fitting th re e 1/4inch dow e s into th e e nd of th e crank in an atte m pt to pre ve nt th is fre tting, an ne w ge ar w i h ave h o e s for th e s e dow e s pre dri e d. Th e fitting of th e dow e s into th e crank is a ve r pre cis e job and s h ou d not be atte m pte d b anone oth e r th an a q ua ifie d fitte r, e ngine e r or too m ak e r. As s e s co is one com pan w h ich h as a re ad com p e te d te n of th e s e dow e fitting ope rations, I don't w ant th is artic e to appe ar to be adve rt for one com pan or an oth e r, s o if ou w ant th e ir contact de tai s ou can contact m e dire ct and Iw i pas s th e m on to ou. In conc us ion, if ou h ave an unm odifie d Jabiru e ngine of e ith e r tpe in an aircraft tpe ou s h ou d im m e diate h ave th e f w h e e bo ts and tim ing ge ar ins pe cte d, if a ook s O K ou s h ou d re p ace th e bo ts (re m inde r, 12.9 bo ts s h ou d ne ve r be re us e d) and tigh te n th e m to be tw e e n 41Nm to 43Nm us ing m o bde num gre as e as a ubricant in th e th re ads and unde r th e h e ad, don't ge t an gre as e on th e be aring s urface s. If ou us e Loctite 620 in th e th re ads and gre as e unde r th e h e ad ou s h ou d tigh te n to 46Nm, Loctite 620 and no gre as e tigh te n to 53Nm. If ou are going to tigh te n th e s e bo ts to th e above figure s it is vitath e bo t h as a ½''diam e te r m inim um h arde ne d w as h e r unde r th e h e ad, if not th e bo t w i e m be d into th e a o parts and pre oad w i be os t. Ch e ck th e prop bo ts and prop e xte ns ion bo ts for corre ct tigh te ning and a s o ch e ck to e ns ure th e e xte ns ion is running true and th e track ing is w ith in 3m m, on s om e aircraft th e s e h ave be e n found to be w e off ce ntre. If ou h ave 10m m prop f ange e xte ns ion cap s cre w s ins ta ed w ith Loctite 620, ou can tak e th e m to 89 Nm to re ach 9 0% ofie d.

13 I h ave a s o ch e ck e d th e torq ue for th e Crank s h aft Prop F ange Cap Scre w s as th e s e h ave a so be e n found s igh t oos e, Jabiru re com m e nds 40Nm but th e s e bo ts are capab e of tak ing 83Nm. Ifa th e s e bo ts are tigh te ne d corre ct and a th e parts are running true its h ou d be pos s ib e to e im inate th e prob e m ofbrok e n bo ts. W h e n tigh te ning bo ts ou s h ou d tigh te n to h a f th e re q uire d am ount fo ow ing th e tigh te ning s e q ue nce, e ave for an h our (no onge r if us ing Loctite 620) to a ow for ocare axation and th e n com p e te th e tigh te ning in one m ove m e nt s o as not to ge t s tuck w ith s tatic friction at a ow e r e ve, I h ave ca cu ate d th e turn of th e nut (5/16 cap s cre w ) from s nug tigh t to 43Nm be on 48de g s o tak e care. Som e note s on Loctite : Jabiru h as appare nt ch ange d th e ir re com m e ndation of Loctite 262 to 620 for th e above parts. 620 is not s pe cifie d as a th re ad ock product but Loctite as s ure m e it is good for th e job as it h as a onge r tim e be fore cure and h igh e r te m pe rature capabi itie s. You can dow n oad a th e data s h e e ts from h ttp://w w w. octite.co.nz. Unfortunate ou w on't find th e friction coe fficie nts or nut factors on th e s e s h e e ts, I h ave h ad to dig de e pe r to ge t th e s e dire ct from Loctite. If ou w ou d ik e to dis cus s an as pe ct of th is artic e or re q uire furth e r e xp anation p e as e contact: Anton Law re nce te raanz.org.nz Nutand Bo t ock ing de vice s Anton Law re nce W h i e doing re s e arch into bo t tpe s I cam e acros s s e ve rane w tpe s of ock ing s s te m s and found s om e inte re s ting facts re garding Loctite. Nut or bo t back off is one re as on w h bo t pre oad can be os t, if th e bo t is s ubje ct to cc ic oads itw i bre ak, th e tpe ofbo tw i on h ave a be aring on h ow ong ittak e s to fai. Th e com m on tpe s of nut ock ing de vice s are s pring w as h e r, n ock nut, ock w ire, tabs and ock tite. Unde r s e ve re vibration a th e s e w i faito s om e de gre e. A ne w tpe of w as h e r w as s h ow n to m e b Ste e m as te rs, th e s e are ca e d Nord-Lock W as h e rs. Th e h ave in fact be e n around for about tw e nt e ars but are not w e k now n of. Each w as h e r is in fact tw o ide ntica w as h e rs, one face h as m an s m a radiaridge s w h ich grip th e m ate ria be ing bo te d or th e unde rs ide of th e nut or bo t h e ad, th e h ardne s s of th e w as h e rs is m ore th an a 12.9 bo tso no prob e m s th e re. Th e oth e r face h as s m a w e dge s or cam s w h ich h ave an ang e s igh t gre ate r th an th e h e ix ang e of th e th re ad of a nut or bo t. W h e n th e w as h e rs are p ace d face to face and th e nut or bo t tigh te ne d, th e ridge s grip th e w ork, w h e n it com e s tim e to undo, th e ridge s pre ve nt th e w as h e r from turning, th e on w a out is for th e w e dge d cam s to s ide up on e ach oth e r. Th is s iding caus e s th e bo t to e ngth e n and s o incre as ing th e Nord Lock W as k e rs

14 pre oad on th e bo t, th is can noth appe n w ith outth e us e ofa w re nch. Th e s im p icit ofus e and e ffe ctive ne s s can't be unde re s tim ate d. For m ore inform ation and a de m o vide o ch e ck out w w w.nord- ock.com Nord-Lock a s o h ave e xte ns ive torq ue tab e s and a torq ue ca cu ation s pre ads h e e t. Spira ock is anoth e r m e th od of im proving th e friction of nut or bo t. It is a diffe re nt tpe of fe m a e th re ad form w h ich be tte r dis tribute s th e axiaforce acros s m ore th re ads th an a s tandard th re ad. As th e force s are s pre ad ove r a gre ate r num be r of th re ads th e ch ance of th re ad s tripping is a s o re duce d. Th e torq ue re q uire d to tigh te n a Spira ock th re ad is 10% to 15% h igh e r th an norm abut a te s t s h ou d be done if ou are cons ide ring us ing th e s e. Spira ock Th re ad Form Spira ock s upp s pe cia iz e d taps to cut th e th re ads and nuts w ith th e s pe cia iz e d th re ad pre cut. For m ore inform ation go to w w w.s pira ock.com Loctite 620 is th e th re ad adh e s ive s pe cifie d b Jabiru for th e f w h e e re taining bo ts and s e ve raoth e r bo ts on th e ir e ngine s. As 620 is not prim ari us e d as a th re ad ock adh e s ive I contacte d Loctite dire ct in orde r to ge tm ore inform ation, th e on ine data s h e e ts do notgive friction coe fficie nts. I w as to d th at 620 cou d be us e d as a th re ad ock ing product; it h as th e advantage of s ow e r cure about one h our, and h igh e r te m pe rature re s is tance. I w as give n s om e K factors w h ich re ate to th e friction coe fficie nt of igh t m ach ine oi e d s te e bo ts, in oth e r w ords Loctite doe s not affe ct th e torq ue of a s tandard bo t. Th is w ou d a s o re ate to a friction coe fficie nt of 0.15 and I h ave us e d th is figure in th e torq ue ca cu ations for th e Jabiru bo ts. Th e fo ow ing is s traigh tfrom th e 620 data s h e e t. "Loctite 620 is de s igne d for th e bonding of c indricafitting parts. Th e product cure s w h e n confine d in th e abs e nce of air be tw e e n c os e fitting m e tas urface s and pre ve nts oos e ning and e ak age from s h ock and vibration. Tpicaapp ications inc ude ocating pins in radiator

15 as s e m b ie s, s e e ve s into pum p h ous ings and be arings in auto trans m is s ions. Particu ar s uitab e for app ications w h e re te m pe rature re s is tance ofup to 200 C is re q uire d." For m ore inform ation go to h ttp://w w w. octite.co.nz It h as a s o be e n s ugge s te d th at 620 w ou d, if igh t app ie d to th e m ating face s on th e Jabiru f w h e e, h e p pre ve nt th e fre tting. Ce rtain th e e xtract above w ou d indicate th is as a pos s ib e app ication, but I h ave e t to ta k to anone w h o h as done th is or found an oth e r e m piricae vide nce of it h aving be e n us e d in th is w a, I w ou d be ve r inte re s te d to h e ar from anone w h o h as m ore inform ation on th is tpe ofus e. From th e Pre s ide nt Ian Sinc air I.A. W ork s h ops I w ou d ik e to th ank Anton for running th e s e w ork s h ops. Th e tw o I atte nde d w e re w e re ce ive d and ve r inform ative. Th e fe e d back h as be e n ve r pos itive. Th e re s ource CD th at h e h as produce d to s upport IA's and ow ne rs is top c as s and is de s igne d to be a iving / ch anging /grow ing docum e nt. As a w as our fe e dback and s upportw i m ak e ite ve n be tte r. M O U w ith CAA Th e RAANZ e xe cutive re ce nt atte nde d a M e m orandum O f Unde rs tanding (M O U) m e e ting w ith CAA. Th e s e are a w as us e fum e e tings. It is a forum w h e re both s ide s can e xch ange inform ation and dis cus s conce rns. W e as k e d CAA if th e re w as an age nda w ith in CAA to ch ange th e ru e s th at m icro igh ting ope rate unde r or to m ove th e m icro igh ting com m unit furth e r tow ards th e Part 61 e nvironm e nt. Th e ir re s pons e w as th at th e curre nt ru e s are cate ring for th e ne e ds or our s e ctor and th at th e re is no inte ntion b CAA to introduce an ch ange s to our ru e s. W e e xp aine d th e RAANZ be ie ve s th e curre nt ru e s and s tructure s cate r for our m e m be rs and th e w ide r m icro igh t com m unit and w e s ough tto re tain th e s tatus q uo. Aviation Safe t Se m inar I atte nde d th e re ce nt Safe t Coordinators cours e in W e ington. It w as a w orth w h i e and s tim u ating w ork s h op. I w ou d re com m e nd th is tpe of cours e to an RAANZ Ins tructor or IA. It m os t ce ntre s around e nh ancing com m unication and providing pos itive s upport to anone w h o is face d w ith s o ving im portant is s ue s th at m a im pact on th e s afe ope rations of pi ots and aircraft. W e ath e r It's be e n re a w ind ate, at e as t e ve rw h e re I h ave be e n. Th is m e ans th e re w i s oon be s om e re a nice w e ath e r. If ou h ave h ad a bre ak ove r th e w inte r, or due to our gus t s e as on, s cre w our th ink ing cap back on be fore ou h e ad off to com m it aviation. Th e re are pe op e w h o can as s is tou w ith an m icro igh tprob e m s ou e ncounte r s o don'th e s itate to as k. Th ank s To e ve rone w h o h as contribute d to th is is s ue. You k now w h o ou are and now s o doe s our m e m be rs h ip. If ou h ave a cam e ra, k e board and a s tor, te it to us in th e Re cpi ot. Itis our m agaz ine. O w n itand us e it. Editors Ch oice Th e fo ow ing contibutors w i re ce ive a RAANZ Cap ofth e ate s ts t e W i ie M orton, Craig Gi be rtand Bre ntth om ps on

16 M O UNTAIN FLYING - BY W ILLIE M O RTO N - Part1 of3 I gre e te d Ke vin at W h angare i airport afte r h e gre as e d a 10/10 anding in h is Z e ph r. H e h ad f ow n up from h is h om e bas e atnorth Sh ore airfie d k e e n for us to ge taw a on our adve nture m ountain f ing in th e South e rn A ps. I s tow e d m ge ar into th e aircraft w ith h is ge ar a re ad on board. S e e ping bag, ove rnigh t bag s tuffe d w ith w arm c oth e s, s urvivae q uipm e nt, food, w ate r and m os tim portant ;an unope ne d ve ato cardboard m e r ot. I cons ide re d th e w e igh t and ba ance figuring th at if th e aircraft w as not ab e to do th e job th e n it w as not w orth th e acco ade s I d h e ard. Re ad to board Ke vin as k e d, w h ich s ide do ou w ant? I tak e th e righ t h and s e at. Afte r re fue ing w e s ow taxie d to th e h o ding point runw a 24 W h angare i w h e re Ke vin m e th odica tick e d th rough th e DVA ch e ck s. M e ticu ous Ith ough tw h e n h e inc ude d ife jack e ts on. We ine d up on 24 and h e cas ua announce d th rough th e h e ads e t, "our ae rop ane ". W e, be ing in m us uas tarboard ins tructor s e at I re p ie d I h ave contro and k e e d th e m ik e : W h angare i Traffic Z u u Foxtrot Rom e o is ro ing 24 and vacating VFR to Ch ris tch urch. I th e n ge nt advance d th e th rott e to fu nois e and a ow e d th e aircraft to tak e its ow n tim e in th e tak e offro w ith pos itive acce e ration and track e d ita ong th e runw a ce ntre ine k e e ping it s traigh t w ith rudde r to th e point w h e re I fe t th e w ings tak e up th e w e igh t and th e n rotation... ge nt rais ing th e nos e to pe rm it th e aircraft to fo ow its naturaprogre s s ion and th e n and th e n w e igh t e s s ne s s ge nt announce d th atw e w e re airborne! I conce ntrate d during th e rotation in m s e arch for im ba ance and for an unus uae e vator input due to incorre ct C of G. Noth ing! W e jus t c im be d s k w ard ik e th e o e prove rbia h om e s ick ange. I ge nt bank e d th e Z e ph r e ft afte r tak e off and s e t h e ading for M uriw ai be ach w h ich w as on track to tak e us ove r th e K aipara h arbour to anticipate Victor 175 for te n m inute s of ove r th e rugge d w e s t coas t th rough Pih a and Be th e s and out ove r th e traitorous M anuk au h arbour e ntrance to th e s outh. I s e tt e d dow n our ae rop ane s traigh t and e ve and trim m e d h e r in th e cruis e on track at 1,800 ft. I th e n be gan to s cour ove r th e ins trum e nt pane in s e arch of undone h ous e w ork. F aps up, ge ar up, pitch cruis e, 4,800 Re vs, corre ct fre q ue nc, trans ponde r on a t W H O O PS! A itt e f ick of th e w ris t to th e righ t for a t and no bod notice d a th ing! O n w e go! I f ippe d ove r our trans ce ive r to DuaW atch and s im u tane ous m onitore d Ch ris tch urch Inform ation and th e norm a G airs pace fre q ue nc Approach ing M uriw ai I ch ange d to W h e nuapai Tow e r and e arne d th at th e re w as an aircraft s tooging around our inte nde d track at ow e ve. Ica e d up th e tow e r and m ade th e m aw are of our inte ntions to m inim is e pote ntiaconf ictand w e continue d s outh on m ark one w atch. Cros s ing th e W aik ato rive r Ke vin and I dis cus s e d our options and de cide d th at w e d go dire ct to W anganui. I ch ange d cours e for th e tige r countr route and, as if carrie d b m agic carpe t, w e im m e diate found ours e ve s ove r th e W anganui rive r at Pipirik i w ith W anganui on th e righ t, O h ak e a on th e e ft and fifte e n m inute s to run. Approach ing W anganui I as k e d out oud, s h a w e m ak e a anding h e re? W h at for? as k e d Ke vin, w e, th at w as a good e nough q ue s tion for m e Ith ough t. W e h ad ch e w e d up jus t unde r h a f of our fue s ince W h angare i and w e w e re s ti good to go. Th e w e ath e r w as be ginning to bui d tow ard Cook Strait and th e re w as a s o a bit of c ag to th e w e s t. I w as m u ing th rough th e options in m m ind w h e n th e q ue s tion aros e, w h ich w a

17 from h e re? W e, I th ink dire ct to W e s tport from h e re w ou d give us be tte r w e ath e r. O k w ith m e, Ke vin re p ie d. H e took controof our aircraft w h i e I fidge te d around re organis ing m s e f in th e cabin. W e w e re m ak ing good tim e but I w as aw are th at w e h ad a h e adw ind a th e w a. Ke vin track e d us out to th e w e s t to avoid s om e airs pace and im pre s s e d m e big tim e b k e e ping a cons tant h e ading on th e com pas s and accurate h e igh t controfor a fu one h our afte r w h ich tim e h e de s ce nde d ow e ve to ge t unde r c oud and, true to p an, th e m ain and cam e into vie w w ith th e w e com ing s igh t of Tak ak a and Go de n Ba ove r our port w ing. Th is m an can f a righ t! I m utte re d to m s e f in m m ind. I re s um e d contro w h i e h e fis h e d for h is cam e ra. During th e ove r w ate r eg I h ad trie d s e ve ra tim e s to m ak e radio contact w ith Ch ris tch urch in th e h ope of odging a VFR f igh t p an for th at s tint but no s h ow th e n k ick e d m s e f ate r for not th ink ing of O h ak e a, a s h ort dis tance be h ind us. I de cide d to tak e th e coas taroute due to c oud bui d up in th e va e s from Go de n Ba and h ugge d th e rugge d w e s t coas t a th e w a around. I h ad h ad e nough of f igh t ove r w ate r for th is s tint and figure d th at for now, if ou don t ne e d to, ou don t h ave to. I cou d at ong as t s e e W e s tport in th e dis tance w ith its te ta e s tack s be ow ing unm e ntionab e s into th e atm os ph e re. Ne ve rth e e s s, a s igh tto be h o d. In th e finarun for th e ine I be gan to com pare th e dis tance to go w ith th e s h ort dis tance th e fue gauge ne e d e h ad to go to re ach th e e nd of th e RED. Be fore I k ne w it w e w e re ca ing dow nw ind W e s tport th e n ook ing for a p ace to park th is be autifu,s ippe r, runs on th e s m e of an oi rag, e as to f m ach ine. Ke vin dis e m bark e d firs t to w ate r a fre e s tanding h ange r w h ich m us t ve re a e njoe d th e w arm trick e be caus e itw as e m itting p e as urab e ah h h s and oh h h s. Is atin th e p ane and ponde re d ove r th e firs tpartofour adve nture w ith incre du it ofth e nons top f igh t in a m icro igh t: a th e w a from W h angare i to W e s tport, in five h ours, fu oade d, w ith m uch of it ove r inh os pitab e te rrain, one and a q uarte r h ours ove r w ate r, w ind on th e nos e w ith tw o ave rage, run-of-th e -m i pi ots on tw o w e e k s e ave, obs e s s e d w ith adve nture in th e m ountains and a ops norm a. I re counte d a th e outs w e h ad p anne d, th e nigh ts w e pore d ove r m aps, th e diffe re nt route s w e p anne d to give us th e be s t options and th e be s t part about it a is th at good p anning w ork s be caus e itde finite w ork e d for us. (to be continue d ne xtm onth )

18 SituationaAw are ne s s Evan Gardine r I s us pe ct th at for m an pi ots, if a re q ue s t w as m ade to ide ntif th e m an h um an factors th at contribute to f igh t s afe t w e w ou d s trugg e to is t m ore th an a fe w of th e re a obvious one s. Th is is in s pite of th e fact th at ove r 80% of aviation m is h aps invo ve h um an factors - i.e. th e pe rs on at th e contro s. To focus on jus t one as pe ct of h um an factors, FAA s tatis tics s h ow th at s patiadis orie ntation fo ow ing os s of s ituationaaw are ne s s caus e up to 15-17% of fatage ne raaviation cras h e s annua. To focus in a itt e furth e r, s tatis tics re ve ath at 9 out of 10 s patiadis orie ntation m is h aps re s u t in a fata it. Now th at is a re a s car fact. Grante d, th e s e are s tatis tics from GA accide nts. M os t s patiadis orie ntation m is h aps occur w h e n pi ots are f ing at nigh t and inte ntiona, (or inadve rte nt ) f ing in IM C w e ath e r (Ins trum e nt M e te oro ogicaconditions ). Not our us uam icro igh t ope rating e nvirom e nt. H ow e ve r, th e re are m an circum s tance s w h e re e ve n ve r e xpe rie nce d VFR pi ots can be inadve rte nt e xpos e d to a s ituationaaw are ne s s e ve nt w h e re if th e corre ct action is not fo ow e d th e cons e q ue nce s cou d be jus tas fata. A coup e ofre aw or d e xam p e s h e re : In s trong w ind conditions th e pi ot is aw are of th e aircraft's h igh grounds pe e d w h e n turning from ate dow nw ind on to bas e e g prior to anding. H is ins tinct bas e d on th is s ituationape rce ption of h is aircraft continuing to drift dow nw ind is to counte r th e drift b tigh te ning up th e turn, ove rbank ing and app ing m ore back pre s s ure th an is prude nt. M an of our ong dis tance f igh ts in NZ invo ve track ing a ong a coas taroute. As ong as th e c oudbas e and vis ibi it m inim um s are ok and th e re is a c e ar path to back track on to if conditions w ors e n th e re s h ou d be no prob e m s. An im portant adjunct is to m ak e s ure th at our f igh t track is far e nough offth e coas tto a ow a re ciprocaturn to be s afe m ade turning tow ards th e and and not out to s e a. An turn m ade out to s e a m a pre s e nt th e pi ot w ith a h oriz on difficu t or im pos s ib e to dis tinguis h in de te riorating conditions, k e factors th atcan e ad to th e ons e tofs paciadis orie ntation A fu oade d aircraft tring to e xe cute a c im bing turn afte r tak e off, w ith no de finitive true h oriz on and ris ing ground ah e ad ris k s a s ta /s pin accide nt. Th e tragic Tige r M oth accide nt at Taum arunui is a re ce nte xam p e ofth is s ce nario. In fact, I s us pe ct th at in m os t s ta /s pin accide nts th e pi ot h as be e n confronte d w ith s om e pre ce ding s ituationaaw are ne s s is s ue prior to th e accide nt. I be ie ve th is, s im p be caus e th e re is no ogicare as on w h a norm a com pe te nt and s afe t cons cious pi ot w ou d put h im s e f, and/or h is pas s e nge r, at ris k b inte ntiona f ing h is aircraft at an uns afe s ow airs pe e d or w ith th e prim ar f igh tcontro s cros s e d up. Th e frus trating part of th is w h o e s ituationaaw are ne s s /s patiadis orie ntation th ing is th at apart from fu ins trum e nt f igh t training th e re appe ars to be no training re gim e avai ab e, or c e ar path to fo ow, th at w i h e p pre ve nt th e s e tpe s of accide nts from h appe ning in th e future. Pe rh aps jus tta k ing aboutth e s e is s ue s is th e m os te ffe ctive te ach ing too. I am s ure m an of us can re ca at e as t one aviation s afe t s ituation - w h e n w e k ne w abs o ute, and e s pe cia w ith h inds igh t, th at th is w as th e w rong path to fo ow. Le t's a ta k about th is. Ifw e can ge ts om e contributions from ou, w e w i ca th is ne w co um n in th e Re cpi ot: I e arne d from th is To k ick th is co um n off, h e re is m contribution. A big H s ignifie d s e ve radas of s e tt ed w e ath e r and w e de cide d to f from m s trip at W aitoh i to H ok itik a, w h e re w e w ou d be bas e d for a fe w das. W e e e cte d to f th rough th e South e rn A ps via th e W h itcom be Pas s th at runs be tw e e n th e H ok itik a Gorge and th e h e adw ate rs of th e Rak aia Rive r s s te m. H igh up in th e m ountains w e f ew q uite c os e to a g acie r form e d h anging va e th at w as s o picture pre tt th at w e s tooge d around th e e ntrance to th is a pine am pith e ate r for s om e tim e, jus t to s avour th e m om e nt. Th is w as s um m e rtim e and th e g acia ak e h ad th aw e d to provide a s park ing m irror im age of th e ove rh anging ice and rock w a s above it. I w as tota captivate d and I re a ne e de d to f around th is va e to c os e out th e e xpe rie nce. Th is va e w as s e ve rah undre d acre s in s iz e s o th e re w e re no is s ue s re ating to ins ufficie nt m anoe urvouring are a for th e Ban-Bi. Eve n an e ngine out e ve nt w as cove re d as th e rive r va e w as m an th ous ands offe e tbe ow m f igh tpath. But as s oon as I h ad ve nture d far e nough dow n one s ide to os e pe riph e ravis ion of th e

19 m outh of th e am pith e ate r I k ne w I w as in troub e. Th e m irror im age re f e cting off th e ak e b e nde d w ith th e re ate rrain, th e s k and m idda s un w as a bri iant re f e ctive orb in th e m idd e of th e ak e and I h ad no ide a w h e re th e true h oriz on w as. It w as as if I w as f ing in a fis h bow and I k ne w th at th e onge r I h e d th is track th e m ore difficu t it w ou d be to re cove r m pos ition s afe. A s im p e de s ce nding turn (w ith ots ofairs pe e d jus tin cas e!) and Iw as outofth e re. O n re f e ction, pe rh aps th e m os t s urpris ing th ing about th is e xpe rie nce w as h ow th e true h oriz on w as s o e as i e s tab is h e d once th e "big picture " be h ind m e w as re ve a e d. W h at did I e arn from a th is? It is a fact, th at w ith out a s tabi is e d gro im p ante d in our h e ad w e re a h ave no abi it to function ik e a bird. Th atis w h w e bui d ae rop ane s! Safe F ing ARIZ O NA b Ch ar e s Rus s e Th e nigh t w as bitte r co d, s tars ik e s park s in an unfam i iar s k trie d vain to tak e m m ind off th e s h ive ring fe e t above s e a e ve on th e North Rim of th e Grand Canon. W e h ad s e e n h e icopte rs and tw ins diving dow n acros s th e gaping im m e ns it in orde re d corridors a da. It w as p e as ant w arm - noth ing th at pre pare d m e for th is. A bag of ch ippie s bough t at e s s e r a titude h ad e xpande d to th e point of e xp oding, th re ate ning to cas t its conte nts th rough th e car w e h ad re nte d. At as t th e s un cam e up and w e cou d boith e bi and ge t dow n to m ore civi is e d de pth s. It re q uire s an e ffort to c im b m inor h i s and th e h e art pum ps m ore q uick, e ve n at re s t. Sitting com fortab in an ae rop ane, one doe s not notice th e s e th ings pas t 10,000 fe e t, s ince th e re is no e xe rtion. O n th e e ag e s s oaring e ffort ess above us w e re ath om e h e re. Driving out of th e de s o ate are a th at w as once fore s t (A m as s ive fire a fe w m onth s ago h ad de s troe d m i ions of acre s ) w e s ow w arm e d up as w e de s ce nde d. O ur car dis p ae d th e outs ide air te m pe rature, and curious itros e as pre dicte d 2 de gre e s e ve r th ous and fe e tw e w e ntdow n. Th e s ign s aid th at th e ocaairfie d w as ne xt on th e righ t. W e s ow e d dow n not to m is s it and s ure e nough a narrow rough road pre s e nte d its e f up front to turn dow n. It w as h ot. 40 odd de gre e s C, a titude above s e a e ve 1400 fe e t. Th is w as Ariz ona m oving into th e m ons oon s e as on. W e s toppe d at th e airfie d carpark and w ande re d onto th e concre te h ards tand. To our e ft w e re bas ic s ing e s tor office bui dings, tatt, run dow n, w ood and pe e ing paint. A Be e ch Bonanz a s atfor orn in th e car park a ongs ide an ancie nt Caddie, its taif apping jagge d a o in th e bre e z e, w ing tips brok e n and w inds cre e n gone. Strange, th e e ngine w as s ti intact and th e variab e pitch prop. In th e s ti c e an and tid pas s e nge r s e at a th e Am e rican ve rs ion of our VFG, s m a and fat, inform ation incom pre h e ns ib e to us K iw is. Acros s th e concre te w ave ring in th e h e atw as a h angar, door ajar. As w e cros s e d th e h ards tand, an o d m an appe are d from th e h angar and ch a e nge d us. Can Ih e p ou? Ire p ie d th atw e w e re from Ne w Z e a and, both pi ots, and th atw e w e re inte re s te d in ook ing ata tpica de s e rt airfie d. H e as k e d us if w e w e re te rroris ts. I to d h im th at w e did not w e ar tow e s on our h e ads, h e s m i e d, re axing s om e w h at. W e e nte re d th e h angar and ook e d at th e Pipe r W arrior h e w as w ork ing on. A m otoris e d parach ute s at in one corne r; th e ow ne r h ad tak e n off on h is s e cond e xcurs ion into th e b ue, caugh t a m as s ive th e rm aand ne ar k i e d h im s e f tring to ge t back to te rra firm a. It w as for s a e. A Th rus te r s at be s ide it, us e d once for ins truction, s ince 9 /11, it w as no onge r viab e. Th e ins truction th is m inor fie d once e njoe d h as be e n de s troe d b ins urance de m ands. Th e Bonanz a h ad be e n s m as h e d b a m ini tornado e nte ring th e h angar, ifting it from its foundations, f ipping th e p ane and dum ping th e s tructure on th e poor gu w ork ing on h is p ane. H e h ad no ins urance, s o h is w idow is now s trugg ing to m ak e e nds m e e t. Ins truction h as e nde d due to Am e rican paranoia, ins urance be ing proh ibitive. Th e h ave a te rrib e de m and im pos e d on th e m th at h as k i e d a initiative. O ur m an w as w aiting for a Ce s s na Citation com ing in for fue. A ve r o d Ce s s na 150 w as tie d dow n in front of th e h angar. Po is h e d a um inium oxidis e d in th e h e at s itting at a jaunt ang e on tai -dragge rs can affe ct. A coup e of p ane s s at patie nt in th e ir ope n h angars ne ar th e runw a. W e as k e d h im w h at th e de ns it a titude w as at th is s trip. Atth is tim e ofe ar approach ing th e m ons oon, th e h e atand ow pre s s ure can produce an a titude of 5000 fe e t. You can f out w ith ca m conditions and arrive back w ith 40-k not gus ts m ak ing a anding s om e w h at de m anding. W e w e re to d th at p ane s occas iona f ip on anding due to th e s e s udde n w ind

20 ch ange s. Th e runw a is concre te, 5000 fe e t ong, cons tructe d b th e ocacounci. An aircraft w ith m arginape rform ance ne e ds a th e e ngth itcan ge tto be com e airborne. Th e Ae ro C ub and private ow ne rs pa e as e s on th e h angars and 10 ce nts a ga on tax on fue. Th ings h ave die d s ince Bus h s bana w ar on te rror. O ne can on s pe cu ate on h ow th e s e s m a s trips w i s urvive in th e future. De m ands on and in th e m ore popu ate d are as of th e State s are s e e ing th e m s q ue e z e d out b e xpanding urban de ve opm e nt or a m ore us e fu de p om e ntofth e and. W e h ave itt e e xpe rie nce of e xtre m e de ns it a titude ch ange s in Godz one. In one da w e drove from 8800 fe e t to ne ar s e a e ve. Doing th at in an aircraft w ou d tak e a fe w h ours. Ca cu ating e ngine pe rform ance s in th e s e conditions can be inte re s ting. Ens uring trivia itie s ik e are a QNH tak e s on a w h o e ne w m e aning. Im agine be ing ove r a th ous and fe e t out ove r a coup e of h ours! Around Ariz ona m os t aircraft are turbine s. Sing e e ngine pis ton tpe s f q uite h igh s e e k ing ca m conditions aw a from th e th e rm a s ow e r dow n. Th e e ngine s s cre am aw a at fu th rott e but on de ve op 60% pow e r e ane d out s o do not I s uppos e, w ork too h ard. O ne can on s pe cu ate on f ing a 2-s trok e for ong pe riods unde r th e s e conditions! Coo ing is th e bigge s tfactor and itis vitato m ak e s ure th e baff e s are up to it. Th e andm as s be ing s o vas t, w e ath e r conditions are re as onab pre dictab e. O ne can obs e rve h uge e e ctricas torm s and s pe ctacu ar c oud form ations around th e m ountains, but w h e re one s its e njoing th e vie w, noth ing h appe ns. W e got to Tucs on th at e ve ning w ith a vie w to vis iting th e Pim a Air M us e um and th e De s e rt Bone Yard th e ne xt da. H e igh t above s e a e ve w as around 550 fe e t. O ur dis te nde d bag of ch ips h ad not fai e d us and w as back to norm a. Notice and Age nda for th e AnnuaGe ne ram e e ting ofth e Re cre ationaaircraftas s ociation ofne w Z e a and Inc. to be h e d atth e W aik ato Ae ro C ub c ubroom s, Ste e e Rd, H am i ton Airport on Nove m be r 18th, 2006 at10:00 am 1.R e gis te r of Voting S tre ngth and Proxie s 2.Apo ogie s 3.M inu te s of th e Pre viou s AG M 4.M atte rs Aris ing from Pre viou s M inu te s 5.Pre s id e nt's R e port 6.Tre as u re r's R e port 7.O pe rations O ffice r's R e port 8.Te ch nicao ffice r's R e port 9.E e ction of E xe cu tive O ffice rs 10.R e m its 11.G e ne rabu s ine s s

21 REM IT: RAANZ M e m be rs h ip O ptions Back ground to th e propos a Th e re are now th re e 149 organis ations in NZ. RAANZ acce pts th e re a it th at e ach one of th e s e organis ations w i as pire to be NZ 's pre m ie r m icro igh t organis ation. RAANZ inte nds to m aintain its e ading pos ition and re cognis e s th atth is w i ne e d s om e fine tuning ofour s tructure atth is tim e. Th e pote ntiae xis ts for c ubs pre vious affi iate d to RAANZ to be com e dis s affi iate d in th e ne w e nvirom e nt. Th is w i dis e nfranch is e an ofth e ir pi ots w h o w is h to re m ain w ith RAANZ. Your e xe cutive h as e xam ine d th e options avai ab e to a ow RAANZ to ope rate e ffe ctive in th is ne w com pe titive e nvirom e nt and w e h ave form u ate d a ne w initiative th at w i re q uire a ch ange to our cons titution. Th e s ignificant as pe cts re s u ting from th is ch ange are pre s e nte d be ow for our cons ide ration. W e s ugge s t th at ou active participate in th e proce s s of dis cus s ing th is propos aat c ub e ve be fore voting for or agains tth e re m itth atw e w i pre s e ntat th is e ar's AGM on th e 18th Nove m be r. Th e re m it Curre nt our cons titution h as th e fo ow ing re q uire m e nt: Th e Socie t s h a cons is t of an un im ite d num be r of fu m e m be rs. A m e m be rs m us t be curre nt m e m be rs ofa c ub w h ich is an Affi iate d C ub ofth e Socie t. O ur propos e d ch ange w ou d re ad: Th e Socie t s h a cons is tofan un im ite d num be r offu m e m be rs. Exp anator note It is acce pte d th at a s trong c ub bas e d organis ation is ve r m uch a part of RAANZ, now and in th e future. H ow e ve r, w ith th e ch anging e nvirom e nt, it is obvious th at th e ru e th at a RAANZ is s ue d m icro igh t ce rtificate h o de rs m us t a s o be a m e m be r of an affi iate d c ub m a re s u t in a num be r of our m e m be rs be ing dis e nfranch is e d. Th is cons titutionach ange a ow s th os e m e m be rs w h o are no onge r a m e m be r of a RAANZ affi iate d m icro igh t c ub th e option of re taining th e ir m e m be rs h ip of RAANZ and th e righ tto h o d a RAANZ is s ue d f igh tce rtificate. Points to cons ide r * Th e re are now th re e 149 organis ations in NZ. RAANZ ne e ds to fine tune its s tructure to m aintain its pos ition as NZ 's pre m ie r m icro igh torganis ation. * Th is propos aa ow s dis e nfranch is e d m e m be rs to re tain m e m be rs h ip ofraanz. * M icro igh t c ub bas e d activitie s - s ociaand f igh t training - are now s uch an e s tab is h e d fe ature of th e NZ m icro igh t s ce ne th at w e doubt th is ch ange w i s ignificant affe ct c ub m e m be rs h ip e ve s. It is note d th at m an SAC c ie nts are a s o m e m be rs of our c ubs, not be caus e it is a re q uire m e nt, but be caus e th e ch oos e to. M icro igh t c ubs w i h ave com p e te dis cre tion as to th e ir m e m be rs h ip re q uire m e nts for th os e pi ots th at us e th e ir c ub faci itie s. ie th e can re q uire a pi ots th at f th e ir c ub p ane or uti is e th e ir IAs or ins tructors to be a paid up c ub m e m be r - if th e ch oos e to. Th is w i now be a de cis ion for e ach individuac ub rath e r th an a RAANZ proce durare q uire m e nt. *O ur proce dure s m anuaw i re q uire th at a our IAs, ATO s, and ins tructors m us t be a m e m be r of, or tie d to a RAANZ affi iate d c ub. Th is re q uire m e nt re tains m os t of th e core advantage s of th e pre vious ru e and e im inate s th e ris k of's oftoption' ins tructors ope rating outs ide c ub boundarie s. *Th e 'out of are a' re q uire m e nt re m ains as be fore. Th is ru e re q uire s an ins tructor th at h as be e n approach e d to proce s s a ce rtificate re ne w aor upgrade from an 'out of are a' pi ot to firs t m ak e contact w ith th e pi ot's pre vious ins tructor. If th is ins tructor h as an re s e rvations about th e pi ots re ne w aor upgrade th e f igh tte s tm us tnotproce e d.

22 AGM Exe cutive Nom ination W e nom inate as a candidate for e e ction to th e RAANZ e xe cutive. Nom inating c ub Nom inating c ub office rs s ignature Iacce ptth e nom ination and am pre pare d to s tand as a candidate for e e ction to th e RAANZ e xe cutive Nom ine e s ignature AGM Re m it W e s ubm itth e fo ow ing re m itfor cons ide ration atth e RAANZ AGM Subm itting c ub Subm itting c ub office rs s ignature AGM Prox W e auth oris e as our c ub prox atth e AGM Auth oris ing c ub Auth oris ing c ub office rs s ignature

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