Ben Longden

"reasonably suspects".... Orwellian speak perhaps? Oh sorry... that IS cynical... BTW; Slip into Officeworks.. They have lanyards and rigid card holders for around $5. They Look just like the real (CASA approved) thing too.. APS can put their guns and dogs away now.. Ben

We have to use ID cards all the time at work.. but mostly they dangle in patients faces, so a lot of staff simply use sticky tape as a sort of "tie clasp". Really we use them cos the doors to various departments use the proximity chip in the card.. Some others have superglued a badge pin to the back, and wear it as a brooch. Me, I find them a right royal pain in the backside and just stick the thing in my pocket. Doing that airside with an ASIC would not score you any brownie points... *imagine the scene; High Noon..as Air Marshall Dillon is drawing for his Glock 9mm as you are drawing for your ASIC..* Ben

Mate, I just checked out the site.. and the headline on car parking issues says it all really. Cash Cows And a quick skim leads me to believe that airport operators are in great danger of losing the plot as to what aviation is about. Ben

Bummer... can we please have a section for Photoshopped stuff? :big_grin: My pic ofJohn Frew's Midget Mustang , with retract undercart, four bladed prop and six machine guns blazing was a big hit with the planes makers, who use it on their website homepage! I received a comment along the lines of "perhaps we should consider a retractable version.." Ben

Two of mine... Ben

The pic or the plane.....;) Ben

Provided the club is an incorporated body, the board memberswill be individually immune from the financial collapse of the club. However, if it is an OH&S related issue, then its my understanding that the board, and in particular, the president will be personally open to action. Most organisations appoint an OH&S rep, to ensure things are done by the book, so that if an incident occurs (such as a little old lady falling over on the front step, and breaking a hip), the courts would be more than satisfied that the club had taken all reasonable precautions. Still, its a bloody nightmare in this increasingly litiguous society of ours. Anyone?? Ben

Top pic...... Ben

I was a bit bored this arvo, so I produced this (poor) composite.... John Frew in Aus-Air's Chieftain at Echuca, with a little help from www.airliners.net and photoshop... Ben

Just looking forward to the day I do mine..... Ben

Good to virtually meet you as well! You firstly need to have a video camera, preferably MiniDV or DVCAM format that produces a high quality image. You also need to use a tripod (they cannot use "hosecam" footage). Then you need to ring up the Bureau Chief for the network that provides the region with a news service, NBN Newcastle in your case, and offer him your services as a night camera.. you get the grit as it happens, and they can follow up things in the morning with interviews. Mostly they will ring you when they hear of the incident. It certainly helps to cover an area of land that takes considerable travel time from the station. In my case, its over an hour. They will need the vision as soon as possible, preferably on a DVD disc, as an MPEG2 file. Not many places can accomodate MiniDV tape. Hope this helps. Ben

Hi, I'm one of the new faces that has popped up at Air Shepparton, as one of their students. Currently, learning RA but intend on going as far as I can, with IFR as an ultimate target. Just to give you a background, I work at Echuca 'ospital in the Theatres, do weekend bar work, and have my own small business in Broadcast Video and Photography. I spend time with St John Ambulance and specialise in pre-hospital trauma care. I wason the photo teamat the Echuca paper for seven years before taking a break in healthcare, worked for News Limited's Daily Telegraphas a snapper (9 years) and for a while with Fairfax's Sydney Morning Herald until I gotthe offer from the Telegraph. I was also chief photographer for a major central NSW paper group for 15 years. Now I produce corporate video, work as anight camerafor Nine News as well as write for Australian Video Camera Magazine. Flying is a childhood dream, and I just thought one day 'why wait' -just bloody well do it. So I am. Ben Ben Longden

Anyone seen this? Airbus v hailstorm. Cheers, Ben http://video.news.com.au/?channel=World+News&clipid=78827&bitrate=300&format=wmp