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Having actually worked at both Brisbane oil refineries (first BP, and then Ampol, as it was then), pipelines from refineries to terminals (where the petrol/diesel tankers load) indeed can contain different products at different times. HOWEVER, when a product change is made (say from diesel to ULP), the interface (a known quantity of the mixed product) is sent to a "slops" tank, which is obviously a mix of all sorts of different products. This slop tank is then shipped back to the refinery, and is then re-refined (it just becomes another feedstock, actually). After the interface is removed, the clean product is then sent to its particular product tank. Temp differences on the product end make for minimal volumetric differences, just BTW. Not worth changing the time of day you buy. The servo tanks are in the ground - they are effectively isolated completely from daily (as in diurnal) temp changes. As for Avgas, typically, there is a dedicated pipeline to the airport, that is not used for any other product. Dont know about ethanol mixing, but I do know that the fuel is tested by the refinery by its own NATA registered lab before it hits the pipelines. What then may happen at the terminal (where the tankers load) is up to the terminal operators - they may mix additives at that point. Does anyone work at a terminal who can comment on additive blending?

I'll be there. It was at the 2009 airshow that I first heard about Recreational Flying. What a difference a couple of years make - since then, earned my certificate, Xcountry and passenger endorsement, and happy as a (insert your own slightly dodgy reference here) pig in mud. This time I'll understand what everyone was talking about. Tomo, can you wear a big sign round your neck? Like to meet and greet with as many other forumites. Cheers

However, having used the mytab with its resistive screen, AND my garmin a50 capacitive screen, I dont find the resistive screen limiting for me, and the way I use it. The WiFi speed is fine, as well. And now that my wife is doing a uni course and dominating the laptop full time, the Mytab is good enough around home for the emailing and browsing as well.... The android app Androzic has moving map display with the Maptrax supplied oziexplorer files (ok, its not as polished as Oziexplorer) Some people prefer an iPad (I prob would as well if I had a spare $700), but like they say, "horses for courses" - it does exactly what I want, and it is more than fast enough for what I want, and the size is perfect.

Optus has reduced their Mytab to$100- 7" screen, GPS,wireless,3g,android 2.2,10 hr battery Best value out there for cheap navigation tool

Android Androzic, which is a simple OziExplorer client. - Uses OziExplorer maps - currently using maps from MapTrax, converted into OziExplorer v2 (it cant read V3 maps, which are apparently encrypted.

One more than I have managed . I've taken my daughter as my first and so far only passenger.

Good on ya Pud. been watching the progress on here and I think its a real credit that you persevered to produce a machine that looks "best of breed" (Sorry, I just cant bring myself to call it beautiful) All the best for Saturday and the future...

Are you sure this isnt an old Marx Brothers script??????

Caboolture war plane museum

Android phone - Bearing + Distance AU-NZ - Flight Tools - IATA/ICAO Dictionary

I'll become a lert when I get a round tuit.................

Hervey Bay - YHBA Maryborough Qld - YMYB Sunshine Coast - YBSU (at Maroochydore - not for RAA - controlled airspace)

Geeze that's a sad sight... Often wonder how many aircraft are sitting unused in hangars all round Australia. Perhaps a register of underused/unloved aircraft could be matched with pilots without the resources to buy their own aircraft so both pilots and those aircraft dont get too rusty. (Sounds like a job for Ian and SUPER CMS )

There is a Cessna 172 ??? on final, just after crossing the fence, about to land on 28R, at Archerfield Airport 27°34'29.11" S 153°00'42.94" E

Yeah BPN, everything is fine , except somehow, when I pulled my old scuba gear out (just in case!!), the wet suit had shrunk. We are well away from the floods, thankfully. Thanks for the concern Cheers Gerry

Back up your apps, and a factory reset perhaps? Have you been charging at the same time? My phone has some weird issues when charging...

SE Qld ALA waypoints Ken, I've attached a set of south east Queensland airports and ALAs. These can be loaded into the PC AND the GPS. I use this to generate a track on the PC, which I then load onto the GPS. This may make life a little easier than plugging them in by hand. (Unzip the file first). They work well on mine, but be sure to check that they overlap your map correctly. Cheers Gerry ala_QLD.zip ala_QLD.zip ala_QLD.zip

obviously, he's the one they send up to the hardware store for the left handed screwdriver............

Forget the plane!!!! That trailer is amazing. Is it home built (the trailer I mean)?? Also, just wondering why you don't tow the plane nose first? Great video. Cheers Gerry

Which got me thinking..... Are there any flight accident statistics available from RAA or CASA? It would be interesting to know what trends (if any) show up - for example, is it true about the oft quoted stat that you are most likely to have an accident/incident with approx 100 hours, or is that just another urban myth? What about accindent breakdown via aircraft type / engine type / age of pilot / experience of pilot / etc........

Nup A mole is the amount of pure substance containing the same number of chemical units as there are atoms in exactly 12 grams of carbon-12 (i.e., 6.023 X 1023 - ie avagardos number)

Basically, just refer to Avagadros law.... (warning - science content ahead) Avogadro's law (sometimes referred to as Avogadro's hypothesis or Avogadro's principle) is a gas law named after Amedeo Avogadro who, in 1811, hypothesized that two given samples of an ideal gas, at the same temperature, pressure and volume, contain the same number of molecules. Thus, the number of molecules or atoms in a specific volume of gas is independent of their size or the molar mass of the gas. For example, 1 litre of molecular hydrogen and 1 litre of nitrogen contain the same number of molecules when they are at the same temperature and pressure.

Thats great Rowan. Much prefer to support an Australian product.

Any idea on when the Android version is likely to surface?

Winsor68 - did you try soaking it in a solution of Viagra? I hear that helps with lack of desire..........