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Please continue this discussion over on the Social Australia site

https://www.socialaustralia.com.au/

Guys. I really don't see this discussion continuing on the subject of aviation and I don't think it is going to end well...so I think I should close the topic but I will just see in the very very short term if I am incorrect...thanks for your views and contributions

I always believed that a baby could be carried as a 3rd person as long as it was on the lap and does not interfere with controls. If I also believed that I can certainly understand the pilot having the same belief and most probable thousands of other pilots.

Now, for tongue in cheek, the courts recognise a life (or a recognised person) as being a 22 week fetus so does that mean that a pregnant woman of greater than 22 weeks also can not be a pax?

I think a bit of common sense and understanding should go out to the pilot especially when you consider what he has gone through and the fear he must have felt to have both his wife and especially his 1 year old child with him.

Well done to the pilot!

2 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Gday Ian - Not sure if it was my warped sense of humour Or geriatric computer incompetence  but a post poking a bit of "tongue in cheek" fun at Jab (engine) operators seems to have disappeared - hope I wasn't censored, I would be very disappointed at this Forums Admin if so.

Yes, the post was removed due to several complaints. Please read the site rules

Fantastic contribution @AT3 pilot thanks very much, especially what you felt you learnt from this very unfortunate event...but great to know you are still here with us

Thread closed

Thread closed

Enough, we are here to discuss between us good people, not inflame. A Pen Name 2 weeks cooling off

I don't understand why some of you guys don't support our own pilot supplies shop Clear Prop, it's in the menu...it is also what helps to pay the costs of providing this site for you

I urge anyone who feels that a post is not appropriate to click the 3 dots in the top right hand corner of the post and then click Report.

This alerts the moderators to the post for them to act accordingly.

5 minutes ago, onetrack said:

Ian, the Social Australia page appears to be having problems. The site is not opening.

Works ok for me on several devices, NBN and mobile

Don't forget to add any movies into the site's movie section

https://www.recreationalflying.com/movies/

We have one either black or Pink and is lightweight but comprehensive here in the site shop

https://www.clearprop.com.au/for-pilots/other-pilot-supplies/pilot-log-book-black-or-pink/

Social Australia is locked to Australian users only and with the software license now expired I turned that function off. I will have to monitor how it goes

Seems to be working ok for me...anyone else having a problem?

Merry Christmas to every single aviator our there, have a great time with family and friends, a fantastic New Year, and PLEASE stay safe!

Ok, @Ahmed Zayed is getting better so he has adjusted the listing of the leaders in the Quizzes to only show the top 3. I will also allocate more time per quiz...unfortunately once a quiz starts I can't change the allocated time. Hope this is ok?

14 hours ago, rgmwa said:

Might be better if all the  scores weren’t visible and ranked. No self-respecting aviator wants to look bad.

What about if it just showed the top 3

I see that 5 have taken the first quiz, i would very much like to know how you found the new quiz section. There are some things that I can change with it like:

1. Display x number of users that got the top results
2. Display CORRECT ANSWERS on your Quiz results
3. Allow users to play the quiz only once or many times (top results show only a user's first attempt or their highest attempt)
4. etc

So please let me know how you found the new quiz section and anything you think I need to change...thanks

In line with the objectives of this site:

1. Increase pilot safety by increasing their knowledge of flying
2. Increase pilot skills by the exchange of experiences through discussion
3. In crease pilots knowledge in proper aircraft maintenance

I have implemented a Quiz section to the site.

Now this is just experimental at this stage with just 1 quiz being created. Subject to your feedback I may change some of the parameters of the quiz section before I add many more quizzes that I have ready to add to this new section so please, take the first quiz and let me know your feedback.

Remember the quizzes are purely a learning tool in the hope they help and that THEY ARE FUN

You can find them under "Resources" in the main menu

Enjoy!

@Ahmed Zayed who helps with the development of this site and strongly note how much great work Ahmed has done for us all here, is currently quarantined in his home in Egypt without his family and doing it tough with positive Covid-19.

Not sure how he caught it, Ahmed is a high level technician at a world renowned electronics company and Egypt doesn't have the strict work and social constraints that we have had here, especially here in Victoria so like any of us, it can be caught simply by standing in line for a coffee.

I personally, and I am sure everyone here wishes Ahmed a speedy recovery and happy times once again with his family when he comes out of this hard time...get well Ahmed, stay strong and remember you will come through this

Yes, there could be separate What's New pages however there would be a slight performance hit in that the SQL Query that pulls the data up from the database for each one would have to include specific forum criteria (forum list filter)

The Off Topic site Social Australia is used to direct off topic discussions away from this site Recreational Flying however I have to make a choice between 3 options in the next few days and need you to advise on what you want.

The Off Topic site uses the same software as this site, that is IPS and in the next few days the software license will expire. Now the site is just used as a secondary site, produces no income and simply costs. To renew the IPS license will cost around $400USD a year. This option will keep it looking and working like this site.

I could go to the Xenforo software at only $200USD per year but whilst it would be cheaper, it would look and work differently than this site.

The last option would be to bring the Off Topic back into this site. The cost is nil but it would be hard to completely segregate the Off Topic threads and posts from the aviation ones.

So please vote on what you would like to have.

A PILOT was “shaken up” after his light aircraft suffered engine failure and was forced to crash land soon after take-off at Tyabb airfield.

The Searey amphibious single-engine plane was reported to have landed on the emergency east-west runway where it collided with a parked twin-engine Cessna 414, 10.30am, Wednesday 25 November.

Peninsula Aero Club president Jack Vevers said the plane was in the air for about eight seconds after reaching a height of “maybe 50 feet”.

The pilot was taken to Frankston Hospital with a sore back and for a general assessment.

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau spokesman said the bureau would not be conducting a safety investigation into the incident as “doing so would be unlikely to uncover new safety issues or learnings”.

Mr Vevers said the PAC would be conducting its own inquiry. He estimated the damage bill to be around $20,000.