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I'm curious at what point was it too late to go around? when the aircraft struck the runway - we have all done a go-around after the flare but before touching at some point in training

Personally I see the title effects as a plus. Still believe they should swap the oxygen system for sleeping gas. Id pay extra to sleep the whole way

Germany during ww2 (mmm panzer chocolate) USA post war (anyone want some CIA experiments with LSD)

What car is that? love the off-road ABS button in my Amarok, all the power slides. especially going down hills where it brakes one wheel at a time

We are all waiting for scrappy's wing to be on a production aircraft

true, but it was by design https://www.flyingmag.com/aircraft-robohorse/ great story of aviation history. basically the test pilot was added later as insurance against losing the only remaining prototype.

Why didn't anyone tell me that riding a UAV like a motorcycle was an option

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there is something on this in the first chapter of the Barefoot Investor, something to do with superannuation and guarantee future earnings. I know the book says you need to contact the Super fund and request it, it also requires more payments - but is better then a life insurance policy been a while since I read it

Branson's Biography is worth the read, awesome mindset. each company is its own business, just shares an initial source of investment and branding. that way if one thing fails it doesn't domino. and the idea of being the peoples champion, find out what people want and meet that expectation. especially if its an industry that has high customer dissatisfaction (phones, banks etc..) the story behind virgin Australia is great, One of his executives who he had success with left and returned to family in Australia, drawing a basic business plan on a napkin over dinner. (really wanted to foster the culture of people bringing him ideas. and ensured that anyone who left was on good terms to contact him as a partner if they saw a future opportunity) He had enough trust to let let him run it, all. from memory it was a small initial investment of 1 million dollars? literally the smallest amount possible, as they leased everything in the beginning. Branson calls it his best investment decision.

Just did a quick look, pre-covid Qantas reckons they did 55 million passengers. so that's roughly 50c per ticket straight to the CEO's pocket

yes, but the fact she is female means that it cant be a jobs for the boys situation. not saying at all that her gender has anything to do with the capability and qualifications. I don't think it makes any difference with her appointment. But can already see in the BBC headline that its being used as a selling point

somehow I don't expect things to change, basically the accountant moving into the CEO slot. all done internal from the existing culture

Alan Joyce is stepping down as CEO of Qantas https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/vanessa-hudson-to-succeed-alan-joyce-as-qantas-ceo-20230502-p5d4tg.html

The government confirmed that there was no Terminal already built, and that there was no penalty fees they would need to pay citylink (the toll road to the airport) funnily enough they confirmed that originally there was one - but it was taken out as part of the tunnel agreements

I believe it was earlier then that, wasnt that one of the main selling features of the colt handguns. could mix and match parts, important for military use but in our factory the machinist are in short supply. generational issue, lots of older workforce at retirement age. And there isn't a supply of young trained individuals to replace them. which isn't a surprise, its a trade with apprenticeship. but doesn't have the plumber/sparky/builder wage when you complete it, ours are mostly father/son teams. where the attraction is legacy and job security. (the guy I took over from in internal sales was here 40 years) - this also fly's in the face of my generation, where its easier to move jobs, then get a raise at the moment a lot of places are shutting the doors as the owner/operator retires and he cant find anyone to sell to, to take over the operation

We have a CNC machine with robot arm at my work, runs through the weekend and overnight. investment was made as they couldn't get qualified machinists to work at those hours. wasn't a wage issue - had to have the production regardless.

Used to have one of these sitting behind the seat in my MX5, otherwise condensation was a PITA we use this stuff on Jet-ski's to stop the corrosion when sitting

true, but the Harleys are known for the low stressed air cooled engines - seen as using old technology, though the Ducati's I worked with were mostly water cooled performance oriented - using the newest technology. thought it was a good comparison to the aircraft engine options Id expect a jap bike to get at the minimum double the life - though they rarely see high mileage. seeing anything with over 100k Kms is rare. people just don't keep them that long. or see the value in maintenance. I have heard the legends of 500K km+ bikes in the 80's/90's when motorcycle couriers were still a thing. which does ask the question, outside of flying clubs, farm use and flight schools. how many privately owned jabirus for example have 300+ hours?

Interesting to see the engine life, for comparison sake. a Sea-doo jet-ski (rotax powered) is built to last about 10 years, used for around 30-50 hours a year. so expected engine life is only 300-500 hours. Ducati from my experience was expected to get to 90k Kms before pistons need replacing, Harley Davidson was 90k Kms before the crank needed replacing. so lets say, the average speed is 80km/h (highway driving). then thats about 1125 hours.

was more to do with the marketing and way they sell the products. but my experience is with the powersports market. not uncommon for engines to have year on year performance gains. simply from different mapping of the ECU. of course there is always new materials and changes to the internals. with different piston, camshaft and crank design. (sometimes the engines are making the same power or slightly less then previously, but actually improved figures. as new emission's regulations cost HP) I assume the same evolutionary gains they find in the aircraft market can just be sold as the next model up. what a great business model selling engines by power rating. At some point the question is how much power can the cases take?

true.... but this is Rotax the same people who have a 60HP and a 90HP engine in the seadoo spark jetski they call the (900 ace). the difference between the two engine options... a simple ECU flash

my last motorcycle accident, I cant remember the impact. But I remember locking up the rear wheel and making the decision to leave it locked instead of letting go and re-applying the brakes. I also remember seeing and knowing that I was going to impact with the trucks rear wheel hub.

Golf the only sport I know, where the whole point of it. is to play the least amount possible