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  1. Ben Longden
    AAAwwwww Jeez....... aint that the truth.... ;) Ben
  2. Ben Longden
    FANBLOODYTASTIC! Now I can get more stick time - without annoying anyone else... All we have to do is fix the weather so its "soloable".... Ben
  3. Ben Longden
    Lets not lose sight of the fact that local & state government often uses the hiring of consultants to establish a master plan as a means of 1) dealying any existing project indefinitely and 2) ensuring the consultants recommendations match those of the original council intention. Sorry this sounds cynical, but after working for 25 years in the news gathering business, I have seen this happen all too often. Also, the formal rebuttal letter is used as part of the spin doctoring to reduce the credibility of the media organisation when said media outlet has uncovered the truth. Ben
  4. Ben Longden
    Er... depends... on.. the.. emergency, dareI say? Ben
  5. Ben Longden
    Aaaaand it gets the added letter K, when the ratio is 99% air, I guess... Ben
  6. Ben Longden
    Kind of what I was thinking..... Ben
  7. Ben Longden
    Well - BILS (bloke in the left seat) is a more accurate description... Ben
  8. Ben Longden
    I call it the Air to fuel Ratio Management Policy... When the quantity of air in the tanks is greater than the supply of fuel, its time to seriously considerfilling up... Ben
  9. Ben Longden
    It was! The "convective turbulence" on short finals was cool.... ended up floating for 300m with power at idle, trying to land... Ben
  10. Ben Longden
    Geez! One very cool pilot under a hell of a situation. So, anyone know what happened in the moments before the collision? ben
  11. Ben Longden
    One way to spend the day..... Ben
  12. Ben Longden
    Totally agree with you there.... Its little things they need to worry about, like someone asking to learn to fly.."straight and level, but dont worry about landing.." Ben
  13. Ben Longden
    Just imagine some ASIC nazi asking to see his ID.... Ben
  14. Ben Longden
    As a kid, I used to work as a flagman for a crop spray company during the holidays. We would start at 7pm and go till 7am, with a break around three. With the daytime temp in the low 40s, the reason given was the spray would rise and not settle on the plants, whereas at night in the "cool" of 32 degrees it would swirl around the plant and stay there before evaporating and rising with the thermals. At night the sight was awsome.. no wonder there were so many UFO reports made! The pilot would use the main landing light for the spray pass, then on the turns, he would use two lights on the wingtip, to light the ground. Ben
  15. Ben Longden
    Funny thing... my instructor is hammering into me the fact that P Charts WILL be used almost every time you fly. Runway length available, versus required.. temp, slope, weight, balance, crosswind, trees at the end of the runway... a zillion thingsall variable.... Geez no wonder I lose sleep after a dose of P Chart theory! Ben
  16. Ben Longden
    Sorry.. Cant see the pic.. Internut Explorer blocked the link... something about security certificate errors... a bit approriate, really... Ben
  17. Ben Longden
    What... the snake eating scene was a hoax as well? Joke Joyce.. I knew a lot of the techies at the CSIRO Radiotelescope (AKA The Dish) who can attest it was no hoax.. the Apollo 11 one, not Capricorn 1... Ben
  18. Ben Longden
    Thats what I thought.. Ben --------------------------------------------- 7:58 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 175 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying 56 passengers, two pilots, and seven flight attendants. The Boeing 767 is hijacked after takeoff and diverted to New York. 7:59 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 11 departs Boston for Los Angeles, carrying 81 passengers, two pilots, and nine flight attendants. This Boeing 767 is also hijacked and diverted to New York. 8:01 a.m. - United Airlines Flight 93, a Boeing 757 carrying 38 passengers, two pilots, and five flight attendants, leaves Newark, N.J., for San Francisco. 8:10 a.m. - American Airlines Flight 77 departs Washington's Dulles International Airport for Los Angeles, carrying 58 passengers, two pilots, and four flight attendants. The Boeing 757 is hijacked after takeoff. 8:46 a.m. - American Flight 11 from Boston crashes into the North Tower at the World Trade Center. 03 a.m. - United Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the South Tower at the World Trade Center. 45 a.m. - American Flight 77 crashes into The Pentagon. 10:10 a.m. - United Flight 93 crashes in a wooded area in Pennsylvania, after passengers confront hijackers. Source; http://www.september11news.com/AttackImages.htm Ben Longden
  19. Ben Longden
    Cop That!!! Well done. A copy has been printed up and now kept in my nav bag.. Ben
  20. Ben Longden
    While I would be tempted to build one.. It HAS to be a factory job for mine... Sorry, I have this thing about double and triple checking things... Im so bad, Iwater testthe tanks twice... By the way, Is Mike bringing a 300 to the Aviation Unlimited at Shepp in March.. cos if he is, I would love a test drive. Ben Ben Longden
  21. Ben Longden
    I couldnt go for a fly yesterday as the smoke haze was too thick - about 900m vis. At Shepp, the flightline was packed with helicopter water bombers and spotters - including a Sikorsky S64 Skycrane, named Malcolm. These guys spent half the day on the ground as the smoke was unsafe to fly through. After lunch half the fleet moved to Wangaratta awaiting deployment, but the skycrane stayed. Ben
  22. Ben Longden
    Ahhhhhh but here in Australia we use a light short acting sedation... so you actually snore all the way through the procedure. By the way, anyone with a change in bowel habits, or a family history of cancer, or a bleed from the bum needs to go and see their doc. If s/he suggests a scope - dont worry, this is the best way to do the check. Painless, no discomfort. The only downside is the prep.. and having to stay near a dunny. Anyone see 60 minutes a couple of weeks ago? Ben
  23. Ben Longden
    Strange but true... At Echuca, the ambos were refused access to a key to get airside by the local council.. which meant a bit of an issue when they needed to load a critical care patient into the waiting King Air. So, the bloke in charge of the ambo station got the OK from his boss to purchase a set of bolt cutters for each ambo truck in the fleet. When they needed to gain access to the airstrip to load a paitient into the king air - now, remember this needs to be done preferably with the ambulance, a big GM next to the aircraft, so the patient movement is minimised. You guessed it, each time the Air Ambulance arrived, out came the bolt cutters.. And then a radio call to the Ambo dispatcher to notify the police wot they just did. It took about a year before the council got its act together... and Echuca is NOT a secure airport.. well in terms of needing ASICs anyway. Ben
  24. Ben Longden
    I would go for the kit.. and my advice is to study as if you were doing PPL. At Shepparton, many go on from RAA and get their PPL which is why they teach to the PPL standard. Not only does it give a greater understanding of practice, theory and air law, but it makes for a better pilot. The other book I would head for is the one on Navigation. This is a really valuable book (RAA and GA) in teaching the essentials and advanced methods of navigating and flight planning. Just remember the standard RAF equipment is a map, compass, protractor, pencil, clipboard and a stopwatch. Ben *Passed the BAK!!*
  25. Ben Longden
    Just an add-on to my previous thought. While going through CASA's nine page application form for the card, I found this on P8. So, you can wear it without a lanyard... just so long as its visible. Ben
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