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  1. Student Pilot
    Interesting, has a Messerschmidt look about it. I'll do some surfin see what I can find.
  2. Student Pilot
    As a Victorian, I'm happy with Dan's decisions and generally with Australia's actions. Australia corona cases...........7,276 cases with 102 deaths. As an example Canada..........................................97,000 cases, 7960 deaths. America.........................................2 million cases, 114,000 deaths. Yes there are differences in population but percentage wise Australian States health management has done way, way better. An example between management styles between States/provinces Ontario has 31,000 and next door in Manitoba they have 300 cases. I'm happy with Dan's decisions, Dan has done a superb job, long live chairman Dan
  3. Student Pilot
    Not 12:15 in the morning here, 9:30am a day before you advanced folk in Oz. You up early or late?
  4. Student Pilot
    Buggar Mr MacCarthy, you beat me toit.
  5. Student Pilot
    Really big hint there Mail contract? Standard Aircraft Company JR-1B Hard all sorts of trouble tracking it down even with that clue, I'm a bit slow with these new fangled putor things. Sitting in motel room for virus isolation from travel so got plenty of time and wifi to look important stuff like this up
  6. Student Pilot
    Jack was a pretty handy pilot as well. He flew up to Bundarra in the late 70's to look at an ultralight with the possibility of going into production and Jack being involved financially. He went for a fly in the machine, he hopped back into the 310 and was never seen again in those parts. He went up to see Gordon Bedson and the aircraft was the Resurgum. Gordon was killed when his 2 seat design lost a wing on a test flight. RAA has mostly become a rich mans sport, the same as private flying in GA used to be, with aircraft costing upwards of 100K and training $300 an hour, Joe Ordinary on wages (wages have been reduced in real terms in the last 20 years or so) can't afford that. There seems to be a lot less and less Drifters/Thrusters/Phantom types flying now. Basic is best if you want a proper flying experience.
  7. Student Pilot
    They used the Spad cowl/engine and a lot of Spad parts by the look of it.
  8. Student Pilot
    They keep crying out for cheaper airfares, sure some people go to Bali for birthdays or crissy hollydays but seems to me it was an ever decreasing spiral to oblivion with airlines. When some order a $60 fare (olden days pre virus) then get bumped to another flight complain loudly about poor service, there is usually small print on the cheap ticket to cover the airlines change of schedule. Cheap carriers, you get what you pay for. Although last time I flew Qantas the crew were tired and fatigued, the aircraft was dirty inside and there were delays. I'll fly others now unless I don't have a choice. Qantas general operating meanness and decision to employ folks on contract from other countries (Jetstar) doesn't help either, pilots employed from NZ living in Australia were on a lot cheaper rate just to get the "Dream job". Australia does need competion, if that competion gets together and fixes prices then you might as well just have one. Easy to see the likes of Alice Springs and regional's like Armidale and Tamworth, when there is no competition they charge what they like.How can it cost 4X more to travel from Sydney to Armidale in a Dash 8 (Used to be, no idea what it is now) than from Melbourne to Sydney on a 737?
  9. Student Pilot
    180's and 185's weren't brilliant topdressing aircraft. The hopper didn't just block the starboard door it was equal both sides it used to halve the entry space and make it hard alighting. When cancelled the super bounty was only something like $7 a ton, at the same time some glaziers were getting wool checks of several hundred thousand. In the scheme of things it was a drop in the ocean.
  10. Student Pilot
    Gotta be a Spad, cockpit looks a bit far back, no exhaust pipes down the fuse, but that's what I'll go with.
  11. Student Pilot
    Shood be called a Deco cruiser, pretty machine.
  12. Student Pilot
    Dooly, long trip. Plenty of time to take in the scenery.
  13. Student Pilot
    Here's another from the same museum, it was in Moosjaw, Saskatchewan. I have no idea what it is, obviously a glider.
  14. Student Pilot
    It's a Funk, not sure what model. It was in the same museum as the others.
  15. Student Pilot
    Try another
  16. Student Pilot
    Stolp SA-900 V-Star
  17. Student Pilot
    Sounds like a 2 stroke, crankcase looks like a Rotax. What sort of car engine, Trabant? I did click on the link but not being a bookface person I couldn't access it.
  18. Student Pilot
    Checklist...........engine running-keep flying..........engine stop-land
  19. Student Pilot
    Maule looks similar, what was it attached to?
  20. Student Pilot
    Matco? Scott?
  21. Student Pilot
    Yep, Fairchild Cornell Canadians call theirs. Delay with the Quebec contract, going tomorrow hopefully.
  22. Student Pilot
    That a Truster emergency checklist?
  23. Student Pilot
    Not this one
  24. Student Pilot
    No takers....................Aeronca K, looks like a Chief, main difference is undercarriage. Try another
  25. Student Pilot
    Correct here's nuther, pick the theme
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