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19th of Jan is the version my CASA assessor sent me this week so I guess it's the current one

Fair enough, but I don't think we had the same guy by the sound of it :) Good luck with your business venture!

Yes the new manuals would have benefited me too if they had come out a couple of months earlier. Not too much hassle to drag and drop my stuff into the new one but I guess it's good to have manuals standardised for everyone. Glad you got a refund too! Not sure who you had or if you got on well...

Congrats mate, well done! Interesting about the new 30m rule, didn't know that was coming.

Sent you a Facebook pm Johno :-)

Hi Southerndoug. Have they sent you a copy of the flight assessment yet with all the exercises in? They should email you them so you can get out and practice them. I did my assessment last December. Just remember to fly slow and consistent, be prepared to fly the exercises again in ATTI and he...

Always great to see new WA members. There's a few of us that keep in contact and pass jobs on if we can't do them for whatever reason. Is Carl Brown your CASA assessor? He's a great guy and really helps you out if you need advice

Welcome mate. Where abouts in WA are you?

Oh I thought you meant the Phantom Pro, sorry. Gpc do a new version for the x5. It's on their site

Hi Michael, yes i believe it does. Go Professional INSPIRE 1/ PHANTOM COMBO CASE

Hi Tony Thanks that'd be great as I haven't got it sorted yet due to the cost. I did try Simon and QBE but they were the same price but only included public liability and hull cover for my Inspire, not the extra equipment and my Phantom. Would be interested to learn more. Cheers, John

Not sure how much but I don't think manual amendments cost a great deal. I guess we'll find out when they contact us

Hey folks, found out a bit of interesting news this week. I applied to CASA for night time flying exemption and was told they are considering issuing a general exemption to all UOC holders for night flying, saving us $960! Here's a quote from the email: "CASA is currently considering a general...

Looks like a lot less hassle than mounting a Rode, but is it any good? :)

Can't find anything online about it, not even a photo