CAA Inspectors - Conflict of interests?

[Boet]

Ja jy kan jou eie sparkplugs in en uit draai. Jy doen dit al jare. Hoekom sal ek dit nou skielik BETER as jy kan doen. My gewete sal my nie toelaat om jou daarvoor te laat betaal nie. Ek weet nie meer of dit so n goeie idee was om n AP te raak nie. Die risiko raak al groter. 2c

[Boet]

In elk geval, AS dit dan so is dat sekere mense wel belang in die private sektor het, dan LAG ek lekker, want dan is sekere mense besig om op hulle eie stoep te kak.










Wag en kyk.

[Aerosan]

Boet 024 040 skerp gese........

[John Boucher]

I am grateful that I have allies on this forum!

Dankie vir die K@K-storie.... ons daardie een gedoen toe ons nog TOK-TOKKIE kon speel - hondegedoentes in 'n koerant papier - steek aan die brand - lui die klokkie en OH BOY watch the fun!

Wat is jou huisadres Chunky - wil graag weer dit speel en lag (Ja moenie worry nie, ek sal 'n BulletVest aantrek! )

[Boet]

Junk?? Jaaa dan kan hy sommer sy eie bleddie stuk junk eerste ground.

[Chunky]

Junk?? Jaaa dan kan hy sommer sy eie bleddie stuk junk eerste ground.

Jammer, maar ek vlieg nie junk nie boet...

[John Boucher]

Shawn....

I think you have come into this forum with the wrong approach or attitude!

Go out, come back in and try again with a different and non-abrasive approach and maybe by chance you'll make some tjommies here

[Chunky]

Shawn....

I think you have come into this forum with the wrong approach or attitude!

Go out, come back in and try again with a different and non-abrasive approach and maybe by chance you'll make some tjommies here

John, why the wrong approach?

I am in the same boat as you. I would also like to see the rules change but this is Africa so we must expect things to operate ass about face.

All I am saying is that I have little faith in these guys being able to accept that the Rotax can run longer than 300 hours without being opened.

My 503 Engine on my first trike ran for 800 hours plus without anything wrong with it. It never even used to have the plugs changed. It never missed a beat even though it was a single ignition.

The guys at CAA and AE are pretty hard headed on the issue and by the looks of things are intent on enforcing the 300 hour rule. My view is just change the damn thing and keep them happy. We can all bitch and moan but I dont think its going to change.

[Wargames]

The guys at CAA and AE are pretty hard headed on the issue and by the looks of things are intent on enforcing the 300 hour rule. My view is just change the damn thing and keep them happy. We can all bitch and moan but I dont think its going to change.

Chunky,

I cannot accept this as being correct. This is exactly what CAA and esspesially AE wants. If we don't stand together, so that they see that we as a group does not want this, then CAA must start to realise that either they must change the rules to accommodate us, or there is going to be 3000+ airplanes illegally in the air.

The responsibily lies not with us, but with them to write laws, that create a situation where I want to comply with the law, and not to alienate the whole microlighting community.

If we stand together, then the vision will change from, this is the law, to where did the process go wrong. Then they must rethink the whole process, which was at fault from the start.

You are entitled to do what you want, but don't do anything, untill there is a bit more clarification on this matter. I suspect that this will have an answer before end of april 2008.

If we don't stand together on this we will crumble.

Last remark: If you have the money to do TBO on rotax, rather spend the extra money and buy a HKS or BMW or Hirth. This is the only way to hurt them, as they are hurting us.

Fly safe.

[Chunky]

Wargames

If my trike engine had just gone past 300 hours I wouldnt bother changing the crank. I would just fly the thing as is and only log about 5 hours a year.

The only reason I am looking at changing is my 462 has about 450 hours now. It also had an Exhaust mod done that raised it from 50 hp to nearly 70 hp. The engine still runs 100%. I havent had any problems but I am sure that the crank has had a harder life than usual carrying my fat ass around.

If I do have to redo the engine I am rather going to go the HKS route.

[The Agent]

Nou waar is Leprecorn hy het noudie dag by CAA die selfde ding vi my gese.

Kom nou ouboet deel jou storie ook hier.

Seker nie so besig nie ne.

[Wargames]

Chunky,

I agree with you.

The point I want to make that every one needs to understand, is that If they do not change the rules, then there is a lot of money that will be spend to keep all of us in the air. And with that, we all should support HKS, Hirth, BMW, and whatever engines come up, except ROTAX. This is the point that MISASA should communicate to CAA (Or will they, with the head of rotax sa heading up our voice).

I for one don't have the money at this stage to pay for that, so I will fly illegaly untill I can afford a decent engine, or else I will fit my lawnmower engine. I doubt whether I will get into the air with that. But this is what AE wants.

They are in essence changing a safe hobby into a dangerous one. I will find out about the agency for rolux 50cc 5hp engines, cheap-cheap. convert now. TBO hours is 10000 grassblades. So this is suposed to last long if you fly safe.

[John Boucher]

There seems to be light at the end of the tunnel....

Shawn

Your tone of voice in the last few posts have changed dramatically and I applaud you for this

Your compliance in the Sport Cruiser is exemplary as transponders and tcas is the next issue that we are going to be faced with - mark my words! 096

Luckily we are in a forum where we can bitch and moan and kick and groan without being told to shutup and just comply as you so eloqually stated not to do. I am under correction here but the group of chaps here don't look down on one another because he flies a trike, the other fixed wing - either 2 or 3 axis, another a gyro or blik for that matter. We are here for the pure enjoyment of flying and the boundaries for this is being choked beyond the norm. Ask anyone for advice here and you'll get it without an oppinionated approach. The wealth of aviation expertise & knowledge on this forum is immense and one, especially CAA en sy travante must not under estimate that we not just a push over or walk in the park!

To other chaps that have added input on this thread - thanks for opening my eyes to other possible problems we face.

ps. Shawn, were you not known as BEEG Shawn Lynch - the Springbok sprinter?

[Boet]

Chunky, neither do I. Never mind what anyone els fly, HE worked for that aeroplane, and is probably PROUD of it. NEVER EVER again refer to another man`s aerie as "JUNK". I thank you.

[Morph]

Luckily we are in a forum where we can bitch and moan and kick and groan without being told to shutup and just comply as you so eloqually stated not to do.

Within reason. I don't want the forum to decend into the depths of Avcom, slating, naming and shaming, conjecture, bullshit. What comes out of here must be constructive. At this point CAA is the big enemy, use the forum to focus our efforts against them, sort it out and move on. Let's not have personal attacks on anyone here please.

I am under correction here but the group of chaps here don't look down on one another because he flies a trike, the other fixed wing - either 2 or 3 axis, another a gyro or blik for that matter.

Absolutely. This is what makes us stand out from the others. We are here for the love of flying. All are welcome, from 747pilot to flight sim, if you fly you are welcome. However we are only going to talk about microlights in all their flavours. We never criticise another man's choice of aircraft nor shoot them down when they have had an accident/incident, even if it was pilot error. Stick to the rules and enjoy the forum. If not, go somewhere else.