ben87r

Just read this out of the comments section on that link, would be interesting if we could get that confirmed.

Most of the pilots from things similar to this aren't around to defend themselves.

Skytrans, Vinnies, Brinnie, all in 18 months, am I missing anyone else out of the bigger guys?

Thanks for the info guys. Justin, thanks for the heads up but still be at least a year before I move home, then a lil while after that before I could do anything.

Shite.....

Cheers Mike, I got to admit, was expecting a bit more than that. Got a C210 figure from work the other day, nearly fell over.

G,Day, Just out of interest, what is a 100hrly worth for a NON builder/LAME? Looking for an aircraft when I get back over East and was toying with the idea of a RV/Mustang 11, wanting some real world figures. Cheers

I haven't seen that one before but another similar, I cannot understand how a pilot of an aircraft with performance degraded to this level would not abort, he had heaps of runway available and time to put it back on the deck but chose to continue.

I thought the thread started with a new pilots total disbelief at attitudes towards MTOW? And the reason it's circuilar is because the same point stands each time. It is unsafe/illegal to depart over MTOW for any unapproved reason. It isn't a recommended weight.

I think that might of been tounge in cheek but yep, you could do all of that if that's what's required. Or use the Aircraft you have for what it is capable of.

Or, you can depart at MTOW and track to a destination that is within a safe useable range of the aircraft!?

What's wrong with V2track? Works for our planes.

Correct. I think I may need to start putting tounge in cheek smileys in my posts.

The Asians wouldn't be smart enough to comprehend all the complex computer based FMS and envelope protection employed on an A type aircraft. Everybody knows when you need help with computer stuff to ask a yank.

Ah the metric system, that makes sense. Maybe the OAT was -40F but they calculated it at -40C , but in all seriousness, doing anything different to the states must be dangerous, that's why gun related murder is out of control in Aus.

I can't believe it, guys thread is 20hrs old with no armchair speculation, I might have to go to the other forums to hear from sim flyers as to how it crashed! Can't say I'm disappointed tho. Good work.

Not quite simple as I see it so may need to explain my answer a bit. I wouldn't have faith in CASA administrating the local chook raffle, but, in saying that I do think "Rec" should be amalgamated into the competent federal administering DEPARTMENT. One can only hope.

What's the issues with the batteries Stevron? Apart from the nuicence of changing them.

Don't know about hard wired but if set up with LEMO plugs no batteries so I'm led to believe, no idea what's involved at all tho.

I like to think he guided her through bad experience to learn that they are better off to fly with us! Don't think they will be driving any time soon.

Right so haven't posted in this one yet but thought this one worthy.. Was getting ready for a day of beer and feasting when at 0730 the work phone rings, a nun by the name Sister Alma wanting to know if we were flying today because she tried to go to one of the local communities yesterday to do a midnight mass and instead got stuck in the middle of the kimberley for 15hrs on a flooded dirt road. So not feeling like I could say no to a nun on Christmas I poped into work and pulled out the aircraft, preflighted, and met sister Alma and Father John around 1000. Only about a hundred miles out to the community through a fairly bumpy morning and we arrive. Sister tells me in no uncertainwords that she would like me to join mass. Well, next thing I know I'm spending Christmas in the middle of no where in a beat up old community with burnt out cars and all the usual stuff in a mass of 50+ aboriginal pepole all getting right into it! Not a bad turn out since the population with everybody at home would only give a hundred a nudge. Well it was quite a surprise, I half figured no one would turn up, instead there were kids everywhere singing along and all age groups having a crack. Now I'm not a religious person but do like a good story and I tell you what, the father and sister brought a massive feast for the locals, ham, fruits and the like and seems to me like the do fair bit down there for the little kids. And after spending so long stranded the day before they wouldn't have been blamed for giving up but nope, they weren't having any of that. Not how I expected my Christmas day to end up this morning. Get a few good story's flying planes "out bush"

I reckon flying at 600kn would be fun, that now recreational flying for me?? Would have liked to have a crack at the shuttle too.

Low paid pilots you reckon nev?! that sounds like a pretty familiar story .

For this may I suggest one large dose of get over yourself mate, only thing need into go to Pprune would be yourself, although there you would probably not get noticed as you would be surrounded by obnoxious pepole. Need a reference?