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  1. pmccarthy
    That’s so cruel, with his dad not yet in the ground.:)
  2. pmccarthy
    Sidney Cotton invented the Sidcot flying suit in 1917. It was so popular that the Red Baron was wearing a purloined one when he was shot down. Later Amy Johnson wore one.
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    I had just written an item about Australian aviation inventions for our aero club newsletter, I missed Warren and Grant. But they missed Sidney Cotton and Alf Traeger, who made the flying doctor possible.
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    The very first Sikorsky also had twin tail rotors. But it is not the one you are thinking of.
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    The caption on this photo says it was an early experimental version of the S-56 but the caption may be wrong. I will keep looking. 🙂
  6. pmccarthy
    Sikorsky S-56 then!
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    Boeing AH-64 Apache
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    I cannot find HITC or his project using search. I remember he got deleted a decade ago and came back, wonder what happened this time.
  9. pmccarthy
    This would provide a good base line for design. There are plenty of them flying in the USA, only one I believe in Australia.
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    Texan Club in Australia is 550kg.
  11. pmccarthy
    Tell that to Finnegan.
  12. pmccarthy
    This is a silly discussion. I learned in high school that mass is a property of the object and weight is the force it exerts due to the gravitational field it is in. What is hard or confusing about that?
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    I was in Royal Park in Melbourne today at the appointed hour and did not see any of the aircraft.
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    My friend was required by CAsA to have a stress test for his Class 2. He did it against the advice of his cardiologist. He had a coronary event during the test. He was never the same and died of it some time later.
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    The applications for this were blown out of all proportion.
  17. pmccarthy
    I remember they had rucks and rovers but my detestation of football started so early I never found out what they were.
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    From Wikipedia... The word derives from the Bengali word biletī, (older sources mention a regional Hindustani language but the use of b replacing v is found in Bengali and not Urdu) meaning "foreign",[4] which more specifically came to mean "European", and "British; English" during the time of the British Raj.[5] The Bengali word is a loan of Indian Persian vilāyatī from vilāyat meaning "Iran" and later "Europe" or "Britain",[6] ultimately from Arabic wilāyah ولاية‎ "state, province".
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    Ah, there is the problem. Pushups. I never do them. Better to stress your heart with a good Cabernet Sauvignon. Good to hear from you Bex.
  20. pmccarthy
    And then CASA can reverse the decision of the examining DAME with no explanation.
  21. pmccarthy
    The trailing link undercarriage can cope with a crabbed landing. Or there is a retrofit kit for rudder pedals.
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    I find it both stressful and depressing dealing with CASAs medical demands. I consider myself quite healthy but fall into several of their risk categories that demand several expensive tests. My renewal is currently on hold pending another round of tests, but of course I could sell my aircraft and fly RAAus, which I am considering. But the whole situation could cause mental depression and certainly does not help my quality of life, all for no safety benefit to me or the world at large. A good friend of mine suffered serious ill health and ultimately died because he was a keen pilot who failed to get medical attention because he wanted to continue flying. Others I know have suffered depression in similar circumstances. I believe there are many pilots who fail to seek medical help because of their fear of CASA, this is anecdotal but I hear enough stories to give it foundation. And then there are the many pilots who have told me it is just foolish to be honest on the CASA medical renewal questionnaire. it is a deeply flawed and counter-productive system.
  23. pmccarthy
    See https://www.recreationalflying.com/topic/37333-casa-and-bristell/?do=getNewComment
  24. pmccarthy
    There is a 1946 Ercoupe on RAAus reg for sale at present. I have fancied one for years. Any comments?
  25. pmccarthy
    This is worth a read https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1WyIFBvIVXGaVdfRkFGM0UtYjA/view
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