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    He got legless more than once.
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    I bought a new one in 2011 and flew it for several years. I was very happy with it. They have been used for training quite successfully, that’s where mine went. Visibility was excellent, I didn’t have any issues flying it except a tendency to land hard if you pulled power.
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    That was my thinking, I had an ASIC from when they came in, but this time I decided to follow the instructions on the ASIC application. It says that you can only apply if you have a regular need to access security controlled airports. I have only done it half a dozen times in twenty years so I should not apply for an ASIC.
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    I recently got an AVID which cost, I think, around $100. It is just a letter saying that you have had a security check. I have not found out when or where to use it. I am particularly interested to know whether it will save me from a fine if I enter a security controlled airport alone or with passengers. If not, what is it for?
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    Winkle Brown’s helmet at the Yeovilton museum.
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    Remember that short woman, lovely Rita metre maid?
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    I just spent a couple of hours in the Flight section of the Science Museum on South Kensington. I love the place, it has the best collection of aero engines anywhere, more than fifty I guess. Not many aircraft, but a Spit, a Hurricane and the Alcock and Brown Vimy. My first visit for at least fifteen years. They had a series of displays about important people in aviation, in about twenty panels spread around the gallery. I expected I would know most of them but I didn’t know any. The people displayed were, in no particular order, the first Indian fighter pilot, the first black British pilot, the first disabled British pilot (missing an eye and an arm), a couple of first female pilots, the first gay RAF pilot to come out, and so on. I am still thinking about what it means, and what it will mean to the mainly young visitors who want to learn about the history of British aviation.
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    I lived under the final approach to Essendon years ago. Missed out on a fortune charging tolls.
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    Last time was a bad experience that I don’t need to repeat. Driving, parking, heat and facilities.
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    Same here, when I was fifteen or so.
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    I have always hoped that the aviation site would attract a lot more international members. I think it has in recent months, but still not to the level that it might. I think some people here put them off at times by saying this is an Australian aviation site.
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    I read the book The Diamond Dakota recently.
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    It is automatic punishment for cruelty to animals.
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    Sperry autopilots existed in WW1 and many heavy aircraft had autopilots in WW2. Full auto land was demonstrated in 1947.
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    I like real ale not too cold, so I will be happy.
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    Wife and I are off to the UK at the end of next week for a holiday. USA is off our list for now.
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    The funnel could be inserted into an empty water bottle to make a handy in-flight convenience.
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    Aviation body to face criminal investigation following fatal crash – Australian Aviation
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    There is a backup logs function under data management which allows email, airdrop etc.
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    This one was suggestive of a bird strike.
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    Ok here’s a related question to the above. In my Vixxen I have taken to flying about at 4000 rpm and looking at the details below when I go for a jolly. This gives me 60 to 70 knots , vs 27 knot stall speed. I don’t think the engine is overstressed, fuel consumption is way down. Of course, cross country is 5200 to 5500 rpm, but I am doing much more slow flying at present. Am I risking damage to the engine?
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    It’s interesting. I am an experienced vehicle restorer and I am an engineer, but I have never wanted to muck about with any of the four aeroplanes that I have owned. I trust a LAME to keep them in good order and I don’t think I could trust myself to do it, because I know I take shortcuts to solve mechanical problems. My cars and motorbikes have never let me down, but I just don’t have the confidence to take responsibility for an aeroplane. If finance forced me to do more. I might think differently, but at my age I am losing skills faster than I am learning them.
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    ITS HERE!!!

    pmccarthy commented on Area-51's article in Articles

    The thunderbirds thunder box.
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    Aviation in the US has gone to crap since Trump was installed.
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    In any Limited company, your liability is limited to the amount you have agreed to pay for your shares. RAAus is a Company Limited by Guarantee. You have no personal liability.
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