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The pilot was obviously a complete effwitt and should never have been in the air. I don't just mean that day either, a danger to all given his penchant for constant low flying for no reason but thrills and a bugger the rules attitude. 0.14 is pissed and almost 3 times the legal limit for driving and that is after sleep then flying, how drunk was he before taking flight? The old saying was "eight hours from bottle to throttle, and you write your destiny" and many versions of this have proved correct. To not consider alcohol as a primary factor in the crash is negligent of the ATSB. The poor passenger may not of died but surely was injured and scarred by it. It is sad he died for all, he should have lived and copped the full force of the law as punishment and deterence for others that might be so reckless and selfish. I hope that a chain of responsibility exists and is prosecuted, if the behaviour was not done in complete secrecy from the employer or representatives. To expect no one in camp etc knew, seems fanciful. It is a longtime since this and what has been done to ensure all the pilots and their employers, contractors etc are fully educated on their responsibility to ensure a safe workplace and the law, not just aviation rules and regs?. It's not like we have no government agencies that can be involved to assist in compliance and ensure the law is prosecuted when needed. I expect they have been badly lashed with a feather and nothing real will change. Just like in mining, acceptable deaths are built into the bottom line. I hope the passenger has recovered.

Next they will claim the moon is a CIA satellite controlling the weather. Only need to see the tiny bits left when a fast plane hits a solid object. Not much left. There are heaps of conspiracies but that is just fanciful crap.

A 6x4 might do the trick, depends on what speed you want?. If it's for a slowish fun time maybe a 7x4 even, which will drop the revs and trade trade bigger thrust to current drain. You could even go a 7x4.5. The old nicad system can do it but a cheap lipo will last for longer flights and more power headroom. Either way props are cheap, grab a few to find it's happy spot. Happy darting.

I agree but that is more a case of the government spending billions on a millions problem. Yes spin offs, are great, but the philosophy of big bloated budgets leads to expensive for the public advances and profits for overcharging contractors. In modern times, India has shown they can do a great job on a shoestring in the space game. And today's corporate contracts mean Boeing will get the wins more than us.

Simple really...... Just look at the old space programs ..... The Yanks develop a special pen to write in space......cost millions The Russians just use a 10 cent lead pencil. Says it all really

Rubber or plastic screws are fine. Esp for a trainer, they act as a simple fuse and take the impact well. Esp with a foamy, you can do lots of abuse and get back flying in minutes. Much better than a black bag for the balsa debris. Have fun

With Trumpet at the helm we see the a blatant egotistical sociopath who will happily see even millions die and say it was a " great deal". Its the natural consequence of a long history of dysfunctional governance based on exceptionalism. Our great powerful " friend" is mad and completely psychotic in a fight to retain power. He will use anything including he threat of war to win. Beware We live in interesting times.

USA command had bugger all in the fight. That was a case of the Yanks demanding full control for so called help.

Turbo, I call bullshite exuse for us to follow the Yanks into a death cult. Did Japan invade Australia? No Did they intend to? No, that was clear at the time to the powers and Japan only wished to keep us out of the battle. Did the Yanks stop the Japs in PNG? No , we did with our troops. Did the yanks stop the Japanese in the Coral sea to save us? Absolutely not, it was just a extension of the pacific war. The Yanks under the cover of saviours used us to become economic vassals for weapons, war and trade ever since. We where their staging and training ground and any thoughts of our welfare were very much a secondary issue. Our strategic needs in WW2 are a very poor excuse for our waging war on who America does not like. No other "victors" of WW2 have decided they are "owned" by the USA for war in their name. Because The USA belatedly did the right thing in late ww1 and late ww2 - after selling weapons to both sides and financing the enemy- does not make it a good idea 75 years later. In that 75 years we have kowtowed to uncle Sam and followed in every unjust war they have created. In 75 years we have only followed them into murderous rampage against poor ( or make them poor)countries that do not agree with the USA view. Hence comments from the states like- "Bomb them into the stone age". Those with any real understanding of the world of politics and war see this as self evident. No amount of "all the way with LBJ" bullshite can change reality. Are we better off having the USA as a friend- YES. Should we jump into the fight when our psychotic friend gets drunk on power and blood? Hell no, call a man with straight jacket. True friends stop their mates doing stupid stuff and when he starts murdering people a real friend would stop him or if need be put him down. Anyone notice certain people have a very political view of history and follow their political masters- esp when its other people fighting on their behalf. The LNP- war mongers is in the DNA. For 75 years we have seen ANZUS used as a excuse for mass murder adventures.

Onetrack, That is a very one sided view. If a man murders a few in a village and saves the rest, it is a brutal murderous way to get support or prevent dissent. That is a long known tactic all the way before the Romans. But to claim you are giving freedom by murdering every one in the village and raping at will then killing is completely different. That was the American and for some the Australian way- no comparison at all. We can not justify our excessive blood lust and inhumanity because someone else did it before us and to magnify our ways to kill everyone in sight on the assumption "everyone is a combatant" is genocidal and anyone who justifies it can only be classed as psychopathic. Their is no difference between this and the 911 terrorists on the basis" everyone is a combatant" as such any child in the USA would be a legitimate target as they live in America the enemy state. No American could accept this but happily force this regime on everyone else. Psychotic dissonance maybe? American exceptionalism is the most dangerous political thought in history, it is naturally a fallacy but one they will use to kill anyone who opposes them- or they believe might oppose them. From the moment the Puritans arrived, America has been a nation hell bent on murdering anyone they see less than their god, beliefs or not in their interest. If you get in their way- you are subject to deadly sanction. They no longer even declare enemies but kill them via drone. No amount of death by the enemy can justify the actions of the USA and those that have happily followed them including us Aussies. Why has the USA refused all international laws and conventions on weapons control (nukes a limited exception) and war crimes? Simple they know they are war criminals and like any criminal, you don't vote for laws that stop you. Want to go kill a hundred people and get away with it? Join the US military. YOU can not kill millions and justify it because some tin pot dictator killed a thousand.

Anywhere in the cockpit is fine as long as it is well away from your skull- so do not use your head as a mount. If you must- mount to the side facing into the centre of the cockpit. For a single seater if enclosed, find a place well away from your skull. Why? That camera is a hard object and rough air can mean banging your head into structure and a potential nasty incident can occur. Do we know of any incidents? Yes, some have been anecdotally reported and survived to get it down. But if a head hit to the side caused a problem it would be difficult to prove in a crash after the fact. Most of our craft have limited space and flail area even if we don't stop suddenly, keep that in mind if you add a camera and wear a helmet if you must place one of your head. For those that are sceptical- get in your aircraft, place a camera strapped to your skull on cabin door side and now flail around in the seat with belt in normal position. If at a real stretch you can contact the camera on any structure- it fails the flail test and is a potential killer, just from rough air. Now add in a real rough landing or worse. IF you absolutely must, wear a helmet- a very good one. The same issue follows on cabin mounted ones- if you can flail into it- move it somewhere safe. Lots of sporty types have received head injuries wearing hard cams on their heads - a variation of "hold my beer". I will get of my high horse now......

We do not have a monopoly on wrecking the lives of our serving men and women, but sure are world class in destroying them when they come home. Yes, the leaders and generals are isolated and that is a problem but it excuses their shear psychopathic war lust for death. As long as they can get kill numbers on the board, the damage is discarded as collateral damage, even whole countries. Instead of care and support we spend 500 million on tart at the War memorial and grab sponsor dollars from the merchants of death. Glorify war and the "might is right" and bugger the results. Entire populations have suffered for a generation of war and we call that a "win". You can't destroy a country, its public services, health , water, power and education and call that a win for freedom. Today Australia was number 13 in the world on military spending for 2019. Thats weapons and systems we may never see or even be usable. And probably the lowest spending on care for soldiers in the west. And you can bet every dollar they claim they spend, 99 cents goes on paper pushing and 1 cent on making the soldier feel ashamed. Next time we go to war- give the pollies a club each and send them out back, the winner gets life in solitary. That assumes we actually know we are at war somewhere, but these days it is all secret bullshite and "operational matters". We regularly go bomb, shoot and destroy in step with the collation of the killing and never tell the public it even happened. Kill a hundred in a hospital by "mistake" and we blame the dead. My last march was 2008, at the memorial- seeing my son march- never again- just a big pageant calling the young to death and the pollies and arms maker guests seeing dollar signs and power. Next time you see a politician who is pro war or pro spreading the freedom to die by western weapons - they are not your servant. They are mass murderers and war criminals, treat them as such. The Coalition of Killing- Carpet bombing will continue until peace breaks out.

No worries, looks nice and simple. Great been able to fold it down.

OME, I have a bike trailer that has rarely been used. has a wooden box and lid approx 3ft by 4 ft and would suit any large bike. I assume you mean a trailer to go behind a bike. It can be yours dirt cheap if you want a head start. Give me a PM.

No hate the game and those that play to rip off the people. To only blame to he game means his ilk get away with it.

As a country boy who grew up with dust, locusts and boredom, the water holds great adventure. The life aquatic is far better than land and a hell of a lot cheaper. So much easier to go shopping in the sea for protein and does not get fresher. Far less flies, and mozzies are annoying but just move a bit from the mangroves. Some of the wildlife do fight back but battlefield tactics work on mudcrabs. You are as far from people as you choose and if you don't like them or the view, just move somewhere nicer. It is far better than been a grey nomad in a van. For the price of a years rent a nice boat can be had. The price of a tiny nasty apartment buys a luxury boat with lots of goodies and million dollar views. Age is not really a big deal, just buy what suits you and a electric windlass does wonders to lift a anchor. My current backyard is Port Stephens and the tourists are all stuck in their homes long ago. The sound I hear at night is not cars doing burnouts or domestics but the dolphins around the boat. Priceless and great for mental health. I have fought a serious case of crabs though, everytime I lift a net, it's full of fresh food.

OME, Check out HobbyKing, they have a Sydney store so if in stock it should arrive quick. HK store or China have bigger range but might be a big wait. SWMBO, can be assured so little money will keep you sane and out of the house. $40 would be a reasonable budget all up. Much better value than a case of beer and more fun.

Long gone are the days cars were easy to service and access things. Even a radiator change can be a real pain. For some they have this in mind and major work is easiest by removing the front bar etc esp for major things. A BMW of the last 30 years this is easy and 30 mins has entire front body bar guards off and complete access including radiators out of the way. A engine removal is only another 60 mins with basic tools. Think like the production line and much less problems. For most fwd the solution is drop the entire sub frame, a much bigger job and a real knuckle scrapper. Come a cam belt service and it's easy to find a big bill, many won't pay and it breaks or sell to pass on the problem. Naturally old BMW twin s and moto Guzzi laugh at such matters. The two easiest bikes on the planet to service.

What old car would I choose to do a variety bash or Repco trial........ Peugeot 504 best car of its era and still a awesome machine, just get a French one not a CKD made in Melbourne by AMI. I agree, keep bashing the euro cars, makes me cheaper for me. Please slander Alfa Romeo, please...

Don't know about C4 models except, any car fob can be a problem and everyone charges like a wounded bull. I would never take notice of a rac or NRMA guy but use a mechanic who works in a workshop. NRMA is "no real mechanics available". I know mechanics who recommended Toyota for everything only to find out it was cause they earnt the biggest profit and most service hours for the fleet we had. If it's a 5 hrs service via log book, you are charged 5 hours even if they do it in two.

After a life of running and playing with euro cars, they are bloody good value. Just let someone else loose the depreciation. Peeps winge about big looses but it is all relative. A lot loose 50-60% in first three years, pretty standard. Except it's a big figure if the car costs 200 thousand. In almost every case the only thing stopping a BMW or Merc is piss poor maintenance for cooling or oil changes. If you maintain the cooling and replace simple things like thermostats and any old brittle plastic connections, they are great. Same for oil, 99% of the time. It's oil sludge from no oil changes. Yes they are thoroughbreds, but every car needs clean oil and coolant. Twin has a Citroen wagon diesel and it is amazingly frugal and tough but comfy. Most run a mile so it's a dirt cheap car, purely on lack of knowledge of most. But they will buy a diesel cruiser and spend mega on the injection etc and defend it as awesome. The average toymoter dealer will extract a huge price if you let them and quality of service is not what you hope. Right now, I bet, I can buy a 12 year old 5series BMW for the same a as 6-8 yr old corolla. Both with the same KMs and know which is a better car and will cost the same to maintain. One was classed as the best sedan in the world, the other the most mass produced little buzz box. Which would you choose?

Living the life on a boat in Port Stephens. I see up to a hundred perfect landings a day, all amphibious. Pelicans are just awesome to watch land and gannets are awesome diving into the water to fish.

A friend has just got one at $120. If you go to Bmw for your 100k service you will be ripped off blind, just like most dealers that's how they make big bucks. Lots of great places to get the parts all genuine OEM or direct from the maker in their box ie a radiator $200 or $1500 from BMW dealership. Brake replacement is common including disk's at 100k KMs for many euro cars and is part of the service cost. They will charge till it bleeds. Go find a jap car and get the same type of extensive service and it will cost 20-30% of its value as well. BMW are not alone trying to get max dollar for services. My mate has done BMW engines for 30 years. Many Honda and Mazda parts are far more expensive. Just like a dentist dealers see you as a way to buy a new holiday home.

The special code reader is about $120 and not real special. Not harder to fix or costly than any toymotor.

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