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  1. Thanks very much for all the input, chaps. Coldstream does sound most in line with what I'm looking for. That and Lilydale are so close, I could try both in one day! Wow! I knew there were more options in the Melbourne area - just didn't realise how much so. Can't wait to get started. Cheers.
  2. I'm moving to a place near Manningham, which is to the east and slightly north. I know what you mean about it being easier to travel around Melbourne. Lethbridge sounds ok, similar to the 90kms I already drive to get to The Oaks every time I want to fly. I'm looking forward to the new adventures that lie ahead in VIC.
  3. Hi all, Due to a career change, I am relocating to Melbourne at the end of this month. Among other things, I need to find a new place where I can continue my flying training. I've just received my RAA pilot certificate but I still need to go for my Pax Endorsement and I'd like to get X-C too. I know there's a lot of options around the Melbourne area, but I don't know if there's a club or school in the area that operate Aeroprakt Foxbats. Although I would prefer to continue flying in a Foxbat, I'm not averse to learning in another aircraft of similar stature. Low-wing aircraft are also of interest to me. Can anybody help point me towards a suitable club/school in or around Greater Melbourne? Thanks in advance.
  4. Hmm, maybe we have another Helios Flight 522 on the cards? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 Too sad.
  5. "Watch the birdie... Cuckoo..." Brilliant! Ah, you gotta admire the guts of these early aviation innovators. Without them and their ideas, we'd still be flying wooden biplanes between here and England with twenty or more stops.
  6. Very nice. Thanks for sharing that.
  7. Yes, thanks, Magneto, for sharing that with us. Very cool video and the music was groovy too.
  8. Aircraft prefix "SP" = Poland. And website suffix ".pl" = Poland. Nice. Seems like they were inspired by the Jabiru design.
  9. Welcome, Bushbabie, and thanks for posting this video of what looks like an awesome flight around a small part of a fantastically scenic area of Africa - the Western Cape. I have to say, though, you sure placed a lot of faith in your engine to fly that far away from the coastline - especially that one. Safe skies.
  10. That was fantastic, thanks for sharing. I really missed out there. It was a great day for flight.
  11. Now that's what I call a GoPro video of the week. Great that all survived.
  12. Really nice! Thanks for that.
  13. Golly! Nice video but I have a couple of questions... 1. Why did you take off and land with a tailwind? Is this a one-way runway (if there's any such thing)? 2. How can someone place a building so close to the approach line of the runway like that? (See about 5:40) That brought back memories of those excellent near-miss videos of Kai-Tak. And a request/suggestion - please don't mount your camera on your headset. The views from that perspective are freaky and tends to make viewers quite queasy. Cheers and safe flying.
  14. Fantastic! I sat here in awe watching that whole thing through. Some pretty exciting manoeuvrings there. Thanks for sharing.
  15. Three blondes were all applying for the last available position to enter the Police Academy. The detective conducting the interview looked at the three of them and said, "So y'all want to be cops, huh?" The blondes all nodded. The detective got up, opened a file drawer, and pulled out a folder. Sitting back down, he opened it, pulled out a picture,and said, "To be a detective, you have to be able to detect. You must be able to notice things such as distinguishing features and oddities like scars and so forth." So saying, he stuck the photo in the face of the first blonde and withdrew it after about two seconds. "Now", He said, "did you notice any distinguishing features about this man?" The blonde immediately said, "Yes, I did. He has only one eye!" The detective shook his head and said, "Of course he has only one eye in this picture! It's a profile of his face! You're dismissed!" The first blonde hung her head and walked out of the office. The detective then turned to the second blonde, stuck the photo in her face for two seconds, pulled it back, and said, "What about you? Notice anything unusual or outstanding about this man?" "Yes! He only has one ear!" The detective put his head in his hands and exclaimed, "Didn't you hear what I just told the other lady? This is a profile of the man's face! Of course you can only see one ear! You're excused too!" The second blonde sheepishly walked out of the office. The detective turned his attention to the third and last blonde and said, "This is probably a waste of time, but..." He flashed the photo in her face for a couple of seconds and withdrew it, saying, "All right, did you notice anything distinguishing or unusual about this man?" The blonde said, "I sure did. This man wears contact lenses." The detective frowned, took another look at the picture, and began looking at some of the papers in the folder. He looked up at the blonde with a puzzled expression and said, "You're absolutely right! His bio says he wears contacts! How in the world could you tell that by looking at his picture?" The blonde rolled her eyes and said, "Well, Hellooooooooooooo! With only one eye and one ear, he certainly can't wear glasses."
  16. Congrats, Sabrina! That's a fantastic achievement for you and a really nice video. Thanks for sharing.
  17. If you've ever worked for a boss who reacts before getting the facts and thinking things through, you will love this! Arcelor-Mittal Steel, feeling it was time for a shakeup, hired a new CEO. The new boss was determined to rid the company of all slackers. On a tour of the facilities, the CEO noticed a guy leaning against a wall. The room was full of workers and he wanted to let them know that he meant business. He asked the guy, "How much money do you make a week?" A little surprised, the young man looked at him and said, "I make $400 a week. Why?" The CEO said, "Wait right here." He walked back to his office, came back in two minutes, and handed the guy $1,600 in cash and said, "Here's four weeks' pay. Now GET OUT and don't come back." Feeling pretty good about himself the CEO looked around the room and asked, "Does anyone want to tell me what that goof-ball did here?" From across the room a voice said, "Pizza delivery guy from Domino's."
  18. 1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow. In fact, just p*s off and leave me alone. 2. Sex is like air. It's not that important unless you aren't getting any. 3. No one is listening until you fart. 4. Always remember you're unique. Just like everyone else. 5. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. 6. If you think nobody cares whether you're alive or dead, try missing a couple of mortgage payments. 7. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you're a mile away and you have their shoes. 8. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. 9. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day. 10. If you lend someone $20.00 and never see that person again, it was probably well worth it. 11. If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. 12. Some days you are the dog, some days you are the tree. 13. Don't worry; it only seems kinky the first time. 14. Good judgment comes from bad experience ... and most of that comes from bad judgment. 15. A closed mouth gathers no foot. 16. There are two excellent theories for arguing with women. Neither one works. 17. Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving. 18. Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it. 19. We are born naked, wet and hungry, and get slapped on our ass, then things just keep getting worse from there. 20. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
  19. I heard an interesting theory - the pilots may have punched the wrong numbers into the computer when doing their takeoff calculations and so the plane over-rotated after V1. Or the computer malfunctioned. It could be that the PIC realised too late what was happening and was too late to switch to manual control to recover. That could explain the fact that it nearly righted itself before hitting the ground, as opposed to hitting the ground tail-first which it should have if there was a significant load shift to the aft.
  20. Wow! Well, that looks like a fun way to blow dust and leaves off your driveway. Pity it'll annoy the neighbours no end. By that, I mean everybody within a three block radius.
  21. Actually, he was backing away just before impact. I guess he wanted to avoid being hit by possible flying debris or the shockwave. That was possibly a full fuel load. What I find interesting is that the camera appears to show the date of February 1 - did this happen so long ago or was the camera's date set wrong? Still, an awful, terrible scene. I feel for the crew's families.
  22. Excuse me, but I beat you to it, on April 10th.
  23. A little old lady was walking down the street dragging two large plastic garbage bags behind her. One of the bags was ripped and every once in a while a $20 fell out onto the sidewalk. Noticing this, a policeman stopped her, and said, "Ma'am, there are $20 bills falling out of that bag." "Oh, really? Darn it!" said the little old lady. "I'd better go back and see if I can find them. Thanks for telling me, officer." "Well, now, not so fast," said the cop. “Where did you get all that money? You didn't steal it, did you?" "Oh, no, no", said the old lady. "You see, my back yard is right next to a golf course. A lot of golfers come and pee through a knot hole in my fence, right into my flower garden. It used to really tick me off. Kills the flowers, you know. Then I thought, 'why not make the best of it? So, now, I stand behind the fence by the knot hole, real quiet, with my hedge clippers. Every time some guy sticks his thing through my fence, I surprise him, grab hold of it and say, 'O.K., buddy! Give me $20, or off it comes.' "Well, that seems only fair," said the cop, laughing. "OK. Good luck! Oh, by the way, what's in the other bag?" "Not everybody pays."
  24. My first job was working in an Orange Juice Factory, but I got canned. Couldn’t concentrate. Then I worked in the woods as a Lumberjack, but just couldn't hack it. So they gave me the axe. After that I tried being a Tailor, but wasn’t suited for it. Mainly because it was a sew-sew job. Next I tried a Muffler Factory, That was too exhausting. Then tried being a Chef, figured it would add a little spice to my life. But just didn't have the thyme. Next I attempted being a Deli Worker, but any way I sliced it... I couldn’t cut the mustard. My best job was a Musician, but eventually found I wasn’t noteworthy. I studied a long time to become a Doctor, but didn't have the patience. Next was a job in a Shoe Factory. Tried real hard but didn’t fit in. I became a Professional Fisherman, but discovered I couldn't live on my net income. Managed to get a job working for a Pool Maintenance Company, but work was too draining. So then I got a job in a Workout Centre, But they said I wasn't fit for the job. After many years of trying to find steady work, I finally got a job as a Historian, until I realized there was no future in it. My last job was working in Starbucks, But had to quit because it was the same old grind. So then I tried Retirement and found great satisfaction. I'm perfect for the job...
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