Hi Erich, RAA are actually trying for 760kg because that permits quite a few more 2-seat GA aircraft.
According to the RAA, there is no reason why you couldn't register a touring motorglider (ie with a fixed engine) with them. The MTOW of a super dimona is 770kg - so you'd only lose 10 kilos if you registered it as an "ultralight". The old "stay below 5000 feet unless you are over bad terrain" rule is on the way out. Their new Ops manual has Glider Towing and Controlled Airspace endorsements. The only major operational restriction would be you'd have to keep the engine on in the circuit (this provision is in the new RAA ops manual due to an earlier tragedy). CASA has a discussion paper on their website asking for comments about the weight increase. If you'd like to comment please see http://www.casa.gov.au/newrules/ops/dp0802os.htm . If this rule goes though, I'd be seriously interested in forming an RAA motorglider syndicate. Best regards, Al On 11/3/08, erich wittstock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hello everyone, > Glaser Dirks already got it approved: > Aero-towing of sutainers with motor gliders. > (I call gliders that can't launch but can get home on their own account a > sustainer. Jets are already available from the manufacturer (no need to > re-invent the wheel). Turbo's will be seen in the not so distant future: > gliders with torbo-prop engines.) > Aerotowing with a motorglider should open up a few possibilities. Such as: > towing self launchers or sustainers with a Dimona / Grob 109. Initial > launch: both engines. Cruise-tow: motorglider power only. Let's get more > self launchers / sutainers to the morning glory or to that wave camp! Launch > early in cool calm conditions, cruise on top of thermal activity. > I do believe that towing with motorgliders / recreatinional aircrafts has > got it's limitations: it wouldn't be safe to tow in high density altitude or > thermal intense conditions. (Pawnee's do make sense due to their high > inertia.) > > Next thought: > Recreational Aviation Australia (RA-Aus) is working very hard on getting > the max gross weight limit of 650kg raised to 750kg. Proactive bunch they > are! Maybe it's all falling into place by the end of the year... > (stop reading at this line and see if you have the same light bulb > illuminating....) > > What this weight increase means to us: we can rub the *VH* off *K*a*M*e*L*'s > tail and put a 24-XXXX on it. It's factory built - can be used for training > and is already approved for towing. Airworthy 150's are going from 30.000 > onwards on Aviation Trader. Maintenance costs should be more affordable as > well! Anyone for a 150/152 syndicate? > Erich > PS: XXXX is in place of a number. RA-Aus 150's should be able to be used > for aero-towing in all other states as well - not just the sunshine state > ;-) > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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