horsefeathers

'You can tune a filesystem, but you cant tune a fish' (date approx 1992)

Originally from the tunefs Unix (specifically SunOS 4.x) man pages but still in most BSD bugs section

But look at the cockpit - still looks relatively intact, even with all that associated damage.

I'll have my next engine failure in a Jabiru, please :)

Personal experience.

LiFePO4 battery (Shorai brand) installed approx 18 months ago in my Shadow Streak, when I installed a new blue head Rotax 582.

Connected using standard Rotax regulator.

Just completed 100 engine hours - thus 100 battery hours.

Zero problems, cranks the engine in the middle of a cold winter's morning with no problems.

Temperature of battery after an hours flight is not even warm to the touch.

Your mileage may vary....

I read that her parents bought her the Jabiru.

Wonder if they will adopt me?

Airbus A340 ??

It's a Cessna 172, according to the 7 news aircraft "expert" .

I'd actually prefer to send all those who are sceptical about human induced climate change (H.I.C.C.) there.

They could all jump up and down, and just maybe, all that energy could force Iceland to stop rising, thereby proving there is no such thing as H.I.C.C. - bleeding idiots, all of them

How much evidence do you need to see - and yeah yeah yeah, we've had ice ages and warming before, but NEVER have we seen such a change happening so quickly.

The evidence for rapid climate change is compelling:

From http://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/

http://climate.nasa.gov/system/content_pages/main_images/203_co2-graph-1280x800.jpg

Sea level rise

Global sea level rose about 17 centimeters (6.7 inches) in the last century. The rate in the last decade, however, is nearly double that of the last century

Global temperature rise

All three major global surface temperature reconstructions show that Earth has warmed since 1880.5 Most of this warming has occurred since the 1970s, with the 20 warmest years having occurred since 1981 and with all 10 of the warmest years occurring in the past 12 years.6 Even though the 2000s witnessed a solar output decline resulting in an unusually deep solar minimum in 2007-2009, surface temperatures continue to increase.

Warming oceans

The oceans have absorbed much of this increased heat, with the top 700 meters (about 2,300 feet) of ocean showing warming of 0.302 degrees Fahrenheit since 1969.8

Shrinking ice sheets

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets have decreased in mass. Data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment show Greenland lost 150 to 250 cubic kilometers (36 to 60 cubic miles) of ice per year between 2002 and 2006, while Antarctica lost about 152 cubic kilometers (36 cubic miles) of ice between 2002 and 2005.

Declining Arctic sea ice

Both the extent and thickness of Arctic sea ice has declined rapidly over the last several decades

Glacial retreat

Glaciers are retreating almost everywhere around the world — including in the Alps, Himalayas, Andes, Rockies, Alaska and Africa.

Ocean acidification

Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the acidity of surface ocean waters has increased by about 30 percent

Ignorance is the new Black.

how about this?

Abbott is a bit of of wanker, sure. But the alternative is a pro union nut ball who should be shot on site.

http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_102364

Background

On 7 February 2014, CASA published NPRM 1303MS - Proposed Airworthiness Directive to Mandate Inspection or Retirement of Control Cable Assemblies with Terminals Manufactured from SAE-AISI 303 Se Stainless Steel. The purpose of this NFRM is to set out CASA's disposition of comments received to the NPRM, which invited public comment on proposed changes to control cable terminal inspections and control cable terminal service life.

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Please note that although the original proposed AD and NPRM only referred to SAE-AISI 303 Se terminals, the AD and NFRM now apply to both SAE-AISI 303 Se and SAE-AISI 304 stainless steel terminals on primary flight controls.

Not able to find castrol antifreeze all climate...

It's only lunch time in the UK!Ladies who have had a genuine call out through the day for a flat battery or lock out etc, have a few drinks later that night or one or two days after, who realise one phone call can get a bloke to their door on a, cough, cough, genuine and totally innocent premise.

 

Happy to oblige - as long as they signed my book and I got my $6 on top as well!

Between dazza38 and Bex, none of our womenfolk are safe, it would seem...

Number 4 must be a re hatched version from the states as it mentions the age 21 for drinking alcohol when it should be 18.

As Abraham Lincoln used to say, you can't trust anything you read on the internet these days.

Yes! Actually he used the new embrace-all term 'climate change'. A useful modern explanation for anything and everything.

AirAsia chief executive Tony Fernandes said earlier this week he had "full confidence in my fleet and crew". Without giving details, he steered blame towards the weather, saying his airline would continue business as usual, but suggesting that climate change was making weather worse and flying riskier, particularly in the tropics.

He did not blame climate change as such, but it was nice of you to put a spin on a disaster to support your own viewpoint, GG - Not a defensible position to take.

Did u see the pic of the Mode S radar output from the same article, showing an apparent 11,000 ft descent at 24,000 feet, with a ground speed of 65 knots? Seems like it was a massive downdraft that got them, but, who knows. Lets blame the pilots anyway.

I saw a UFO last night. I didnt get a pic, but believe me, it was real!!!

, you are here on tender hooks

Sure it wasn't an Aero Commander, daz?

Here are 2 Radio National programs about RAA and CASA's response to the Jab engine failures, that were broadcast yesterday and today - some people may find interesting

Ban considered on Jabiru aircraft engines

Wednesday 19 November 2014 8:22AM

Australia's recreational flying schools are warning that they could be forced out of business if the aviation safety regulator imposes restrictions on the Australian made Jabiru engine.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/ban-considered-on-australian-made-aircraft-engines/5902168

Recreational flyers sceptical of Jabiru engine ban

Thursday 20 November 2014 8:36AM

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority says there have been 40 incidents involving the Australian-made Jabiru aircraft engine in the past year.

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/recreational-flyers-sceptical-of-jabiru-engine-ban/5905092

Can Avgas be used in a Rotax 582? Maybe even just a tankful every now and then???

I use a 16gb iPad mini, and due to space limitations, use a knee board to hold it. I find the screen size more than adequate,as do 2 other regular fliers I know.

Given the size and installation method of the latest ios update, I would prefer to have 32gb model now. I was able to update, but had to temporarily remove some of my other data and apps.

Geeze, what a setup interview...

There are 2 main engine brands that we use, Rotax and Jabiru. Could we get, and how could we get, statistics on all the failures of any kind both in the air and on the ground, and compare them to see exactly where we stand and if there is an alarming difference then possibly something could be done in the interests of our safety...but you need facts and only facts

I fly a Rotax 582,so I have no axe to grind.

As yet, I have not seen hard statistics about actual causes of jab engine failures, (lots of conjecture) and until these are produced, this forum is about as useless as the proverbial on a bull, except that jab forumites may keep a better eye on engine maintenance.

In other words, someone using the infamous so called RAA slush fund should investigate each jab failure and give the membership hard facts, not innuendo. This may just save a future lawsuit against RAA for inaction

Thanks Horsefeathers...looks like a good plan....can't you walk across to the Southern Cross ?...it's right there on Google Earth.

taxi to see Southern Cross.

taxi to Hamilton city cat ferry terminal up to South Bank, for maritime museum, Southbank, Qld Museum (lots of dinosaurs)

across Victoria St bridge to Treasury Casino

taxi to Breakfast Creek pub, then airport.

Come to think of it, you might want to use a Jab instead of a taxi to get round a bit faster