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they fail my basic sniff test.... Is it used in racing? if the race teams looking for any advantage without care for the budget aren't using it... then its probably marketing hype

I think that is a little outdated, pretty much every motorcycle manufacturer I worked for had a supported product life span of 10 years. all reduced down to in the 2010's. realistically after about 5 years it started to be questionable, especially anything out of the ordinary - often waiting till they had a big enough back-order list before they would manufacture the part. and they didn't scrap the parts, they would sell them in a bulk lot to interested parties. there are specialist company's that purchase and distribute NOS this is the company I know Harley uses, looks like Boeing does too https://www.vpartsinc.com/aviation

that's interesting, as it fits with my mentality. I am terrified of heights. whether it be tall stairs or windows in high rises. send my mind into panic. don't dare stand near a ledge But I am mostly fine about flying, occasionally the fear creeps in when thinking about consequences of sudden failures etc... but mostly its a meditative thing. always found it difficult to explain the disconnect, whether its because my whole focus is on the present actions, knowledge of the physics. or the different setting being in the cage (one of these days ill have to try an open cockpit)

so have to renew my membership and it gives 3 options. 12 months, 2 years, 3 years. all fairly standard but gets interesting when you look at the cost breakdown. 12 months $285 2 years $559 ($11 saving) 3 years $840 ($15 saving) doesn't seem to be much incentive to go for the 3 years....

Ive been taught all of it at different points. the use ground effect and zoom climb over the obstacle for the end of the runway at hot days. rolling entry into the runway... watching the speed not to tip or slide. full brakes, full throttle release and go. never been taught that one is always better then the other. like a slip or flaps to adjust height on final. its multiple tools to use as comfortable

im wondering if everything is partially right. and a fuel selector was the issue. happened to pilots before. gives both fuel in one tank to drain, but run dry in the other with nothing but air. pilot too low to run through the full checks and committed to the landing instead of trouble shooting

...... Have you bought parts to rebuild a car or motorcycle recently? that's a pretty reasonable cost for OEM piston rings.

So basically its wing warping without the actual wing changing shape. using the same idea as blown flaps

and that's why insurance basically writes off any boat or ski that is sunk instantly. they have to guarantee for the life of the repair

all of this stuff is only really as good as the access available. seen plenty of spark plugs corroded into the heads of ski's because the boot/cap in the well prevents it from properly getting treated when cleaned. same with the pulleys on supercharger belts - hard to get to so commonly corrode and seize. despite owners using all the correct products and washings. by the same token I know of sunk ski's that have been revived. but they are usually 2 stroke stand-ups. so I believe engines were stripped down and soaked.

yeah there is a few products I remember from the jet-skis lanolin spray before use, and salt-away after use

oh and if you see a custom bike for sale - just needs registering..... chances are that it cant be registered, plenty of people buying wrecks as a starting point, because they are changing everything anyway.... only to find out that it has to be original parts to go through the inspection report, same with repairs that "just needs inspection" i.e. I don't have the paper trail for every part - a requirement to be passed off. I have heard of people getting around it with having the VIN crossed out and registering it as an ICV. but thats a whole different ballgame (edit to above repairable write off, is uneconomical - just noticed it and cant edit as timed out. stat write-off is dead, end of story)

Oh man, used to deal with this quite a bit with my old job as a parts interpreter/workshop adviser for Harley/Ducati. did all the quotes and dealing with the insurance assessors so many people buying wrecks at auctions and not knowing what was required - the days of the cheap repair and re-register are long gone. Stat write-off is better termed as Un-economical write off. usually with parts and the price of the auction value of the vehicle…. its worth more then a new one. their whole business is minimizing loss, no idea why people still have the mentality of it being cheaper to repair a car then buy one in good condition. used to have it about once a month where someone would come in wanting a new frame for the Harley... "cool, what's your VIN number. ill need the neck of the frame where its stamped cut out and brought in - so we can get a replacement with the same details." only to be told that its a wreck they bought at auction - and needs a new VIN. which they fail to understand that we cant just get a new frame with a different VIN... Ducati was an interesting case because the bikes are special. numbered bikes (normally 500 to 1000 built worldwide) could get up to 3/4 of the value before being written off by insurance (and then the wrecks would usually go overseas to be rebuilt and registered). new models were in such high demand that minor damage (literally a drop needing side fairings) would write it off, as they got such high amounts at auction for the bikes. (literally had people come in puffed up as they bought a wreck for 20k in the auction, buy 6k in parts to get it ready for inspection.... and then see the demo we have on the floor is being sold for 25k)

rule of cool, like the Mooney

also it struts..... or an unconventional Bi-plane, as I assume they would produce lift too

just nice to see the T tails make a comeback

They build awesome trucks. at one stage they dominated the Dakar rally before the Kamaz took over

the answer is that Qantas had good PR, but the record isn't exactly matching. Virgin Atlantic have had 2 major incidents but both aircraft are still flying and haven't had a fatality. Hawaiian airlines has been flying since 1929 with no hull losses. QANTAS has never had a fatal jet accident, But they were crashing seaplanes and DH. 84's into the 50's they just happen to have built this reputation thanks to a movie line a few decades ago. in fact of the list of Airlines that have never had a fatal accident.... QANTAS doesn't appear (except as JetStar) Air Berlin Air Europa AirTran Airways Allegiant Airways Cape Air Chautauqua Airlines CommutAir DragonAir Easyjet Emirates Era Alaska Expressjet Airlines Frontier Airlines GoJet Airlines Hainan Group Hawaiian Airlines Horizon Air Jazz air Jet airways JetBlue Jetstar Lion Airlines Mesa Airlines Olympic Airways Oman Airways Pinnacle Airlines Qatar Airways Republic Airlines Ryanair Shenzhen Airlines Shuttle America Southwest Airlines Spirit Airlines Swiss Trans State Airlines Transaero Airlines Ukraine International Airlines Vietnam Airlines Virgin Atlantic Virgin America Virgin Australia Vueling Westjet

One of the most amusing things for me is Qantas has been known as the preferred option for safety.... When Virgin (both the English and the Australian company) have such a clean record, and are arguably the biggest competitor

leaving out the best part, from Wikipedia: Noise The XF-84H was almost certainly the loudest aircraft ever built, earning the nickname "Thunderscreech" as well as the "Mighty Ear Banger". On the ground "run ups", the prototypes could reportedly be heard 25 miles (40 km) away.[17] Unlike standard propellers that turn at subsonic speeds, the outer 24–30 inches (61–76 cm) of the blades on the XF-84H's propeller traveled faster than the speed of sound even at idle thrust, producing a continuous visible sonic boom that radiated laterally from the propellers for hundreds of yards. The shock wave was actually powerful enough to knock a man down; an unfortunate crew chief who was inside a nearby C-47 was severely incapacitated during a 30-minute ground run. Coupled with the already considerable noise from the subsonic aspect of the propeller and the T40's dual turbine sections, the aircraft was notorious for inducing severe nausea and headaches among ground crews. In one report, a Republic engineer suffered a seizure after close range exposure to the shock waves emanating from a powered-up XF-84H.

I feel like this is the same debate as is going on in the USA with classified documents.... If its classified, and it doesn't need to be there is no repercussion's. if its not classified, and it should be its a career ender with possible jail time. feel like if this pilot had called Pan, and something went wrong in landing, they would be crucified. where as right now its just a "better safe then sorry" plus we have all done the exam questions and know it can be fairly vague and up to the pilots interpretation of risk.

had a guy cut across the circuit at circuit height on the weekend at Aldinga. took off from a private strip the other side of the main road that's normally used as a landmark for circuits. turn across the front of me as I was crosswind - I busted altitude before turning downwind to avoid him. then he flew right over the airfield. at circuit height, all with zero radio calls @2pm ish on a Saturday. to make it better, there was 3 helicopters less then a 1km away over the town/beach that had cleared the airspace for a life saving exercise (500ft, 2000ft, 4000ft from memory). the guy did it again crossing over the field and doing a steep just past it while I was taxiing after landing

....... "standard call" in my limited experience there is no such thing.

don't crash but on a more serious note, dont be afraid of being a nervous fool. we all were I was talking to myself out loud all flight and did a go around or two because I wasn't comfortable. don't be focused on getting it perfect mistakes happen, fix it and move on. dont try to fix a bad landing set-up. make your judgment point and stick to it, if its floating down the runway go-around