Popular Post old man emu Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 In case you missed it over on recreationalflying.com, CASA has approved the flying event I have been working on over Summer. What needs to happen now is for the word to get spread around. That's where you can help. I sent out an email to every contact I had in my contact lists, but some emails shot back because inboxes would not accept them. Lyle was one whose inbox wouldn't accept the email. So, I've attached the file for the flyer here. Would you either share it with your flying contacts, or print it and display it where they might see it? Thanks on behalf of Arthur Butler Aviation Museum. OME Final comp-flyer.pdf 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Done. All the best for a great day 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, old man emu said: In case you missed it over on recreationalflying.com, CASA has approved the flying event I have been working on over Summer. What needs to happen now is for the word to get spread around. That's where you can help. I sent out an email to every contact I had in my contact lists, but some emails shot back because inboxes would not accept them. Lyle was one whose inbox wouldn't accept the email. So, I've attached the file for the flyer here. Would you either share it with your flying contacts, or print it and display it where they might see it? Thanks on behalf of Arthur Butler Aviation Museum. ome, I regularly volunteer at our local air museum which gets a lot of visitors. If you like, I can arrange to print some copies to stick up in the reception area, and get it posted on the museum's Facebook page. The FB page gets a fair bit of traffic. Edited March 28, 2023 by willedoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Crickey, I’d better get started on all that maintenance! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 21 minutes ago, Old Koreelah said: Crickey, I’d better get started on all that maintenance! Bloody oath, mate. Start swingin' them spanners. You're only three hours away from me by road. You might cop an unexpected inspection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 2 hours ago, willedoo said: If you like, I like! I like! That would be a great help if you did that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Every flying school and aero club should welcome one also. Email. IF you get your drome active it's an extra facility for all of them and they are sorely needed. Nev Edited March 28, 2023 by facthunter expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 12 hours ago, facthunter said: Every flying school and aero club should welcome one also. Been there. Done that. At least for as many of then whose email address I could find. Too many simply have FB pages with no email details. I think I contacted most of the ones west of the Dividing Range in NSW, and a few in the NSW conurbation to the East. The Museum's main reason for the event is to advertise the aerodrome to increase movements because that's how we can get the owner (Council) to pay more attention to it. A long term goal is to reinstate Rwy 14/32 so that the aerodrome can handle Northwest-Southeast winds. (Yes, I know. I've got them Rs about). Maybe further on we might even get 01/19 available. Restoring those runways will have to be funded by Federal and State development grants, but in order to get them we must get the movement numbers pretty high. Council barely has the money to budget to slash the runway more than four times per year and spray for weed control twice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 What is the acreage you have to mow? It's relatively easy going once any wire etc is removed. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 I mow our airport terminal area with a machine our club bought. A couple of hours every month is what it usually takes. After years of walking around spraying prickles, they’re under control. I carry a 600ml sprayer on the mower to attack the odd khaki weed or three-cornered jack brought in by visitors’ tyres. We are hosting the ASRA Nationals in a couple of weeks, so I’m giving the grounds plenty of attention. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 It's not so much the area (20 hec acres) but the logistics of getting men and machinery 50-odd ks from their depot. There' a lot of Shire and a lot of mowing to be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 2 minutes ago, Old Koreelah said: I mow our airport terminal area with a machine our club bought. The Museum President, whose house was part of the original farm that became the aerodrome, mows the airside of the terminal on his ride-on mower. We suggested to Council that the Museum would handle the maintenance, but they immediately hoisted the WH&S red flag and said that we would be required to undergo training to be certified to use the very sort of equipment that many members use on a seasonal basis - slashers, boom sprays etc. We are actually developing a reasonable rapport with Council since we started promoting the economic and community benefits of a vibrant aerodrome. The problem for Council is too many requests and too little finance. We have to be careful not to ask for too much. At the moment there is no landing fee. If we start asking them to spend more, then can a fee be far away? However, we can stall that by arguing that the cost of collecting movement information and sending out invoices would not be recouped. I'm against a fee if simply for safety reasons - too many pilots avoiding a fee by not making essential radio calls. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 You might find a local farmer with a light tractor you could come to some arrangement with. If it's greased and kept under a shelter it won't Suffer much. Sharpen the blades and it will cut much better and use less fuel. . Erect a "sponsors" list billboard at the site. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Make the fee voluntary. The cost of collection erodes the effect otherwise.. Try to get a group going . You don't want to take it all upon yourself. Nev 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 4 minutes ago, facthunter said: find a local farmer with a light tractor That's not the problem. It's WH&S that gets in the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 1 minute ago, facthunter said: You don't want to take it all upon yourself. Fortunately, I'm not on the maintenance committee. I've got enough secretarial work and history research to do. Luckily, if the Event is a success, next year all I'll have to do to get CASA' ok is to change the date in the paperwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 No more than any other primary producer. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 About the only Primary Producer thing I can do is whinge about the weather. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 You're supposed to have a chemical user's certificate to use sprays. Id cut right back to the bare minimum with them. Eventually resistance of the weeds builds up and some MONSTER weed emerges.. Get them before they seed. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Weed steamers are all the go today. Highly environmentally friendly. But I guess you'd need a boiler operators certificate to operate one in todays crazy WH&S world. When I think of all the deadly dangerous equipment I've operated with not a single certificate or licence, it's amazing that I've still got all my fingers and arms. https://www.weedtechnics.com/horticulturists/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 There’s a huge safety industry that could be replaced with just one sign: 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 The weed steamers are a good environmentally friendly solution. You "get" them (the weeds) when they are just shooting. Probably less dangerous than an electric iron. or hair dryer. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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