M61A1

Not politically correct, Planey, What about the girls?

The harsh reality is that most of them are just not interested. The quota crowd hate to acknowledge this, but it's the reality. The more choice people have the greater the differences between the sexes.

There are also certain groups with a lot to lose if it all gets sorted and the longer it stays the more they gain. Who got the most money for the least effort?

After re-reading your post Turbo, it occurred to me that these useless fools haven't learned a damn thing. The QLD economy was hit hard because tourism is the first thing to suffer when things go bad. And what are they doing? Developing more tourism......

It's a handy sideline, but it's not really where you want to base your income if you need stability.

A king of an idea; should be trialled in Queensland; no caravans but and extra $5 billion ion State Taxes to pay their share of the $12.8 billion tourism industry.

 

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Except Grey Nomads aren't really like normal tourists, while they do provide some cashflow, they are notoriously stingey.

BTW....It was a tongue in cheek post, as much as I hate them on the roads, and I REALLY do, I realise some of us depend on them.

M61 if they can read the sign they are too close.. Nev

Most of them would have to put their reading glasses on first....

It my end up like that place in the UK that wrote "P1ss off Biggles" on the roof to ward off aircraft, but increased traffic as the went closer to read it.

I had noticed one positive effect of CV19, and that was the lack of automotive cholesterol that they call caravans. It has been the most pleasant period for driving anywhere that I can recall EVER....Sadly, this period is over and the roads seem to be littered with ignorant van operators. I know it's not all caravan operators, but that 99% sure make the other 1% look bad.

I wonder if we initiate some king of levy to support small town while keeping caravans off the roads?

And a "This is MY thermal- Bugger off." sign.. Nev

It doesn't work that way Nev...Thermals are community property. So I'm told

R/T is so quiet these days, feels like I'm the only one up there, ATC must be falling alseep?

Half your luck....someone around here had such a crappy radio and made so many calls they actually gave me a migraine the other weekend.

Have some respect for our gliding friends we all share the same airspace we should all train in gliders first

Nothing wrong with a bit of friendly rivalry....

Until it falls down a hole, breaks a leg......then rolls on top of you?

Or spooks at a.....well pretty much anything and runs out in front of a truck

Maybe we're going down the wrong path:

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/13/andean-condor-fly-without-flapping-wings-flight-bird

We already have that sort of thing. If it's your cup of tea, there are still gliding clubs around. Get yourself a terry towelling hat and some elastic waisted slacks and head on down.

it's not ONLY the lack of interchangeability of parts over the model range , 2/3rds of the model range changed for the next year. I'm not anti Jap bikes. I've owned and worked on almost anything. but don't keep them for 20 years or you are not in the loop. Ride the miles and get a new one rather than try to keep the old jigger running.. Restoring one?? I just wouldn't. There's too much diemetal, neoprene, plastic guards and seat covers and the wiring looms just crack up and unreproduceable bits and tanks and frames corrode badly as there's NO attempt to treat the inside of anything for rust. THEY want you to buy the next Model. Why wouldn't they? That's how they make their money and if you built one from Parts it would cost about 15 times the actual price so repairs quickly become uneconomic. even if you do the labour for nothing. For a Honda Farm bike I had I got a pocket full of small parts that cost what the bike was worth, even at trade discount. Only did that once. You have to know when to quit them. Nev

There are quite a few Jap bikes from the 70s and 80s that are considered collectables now. Repro parts are being made and often original parts are still available. Vintage motocross also has a significant following and motocrossers from the same years are fetching good money.

I have two Suzukis that are well over 30 years old and parts are still available.

I really don’t see what the fuss is about. If you are one of those who are at significant risk, it’s not difficult to take precautions to protect yourself. Not really much different to current social distancing. If you make the effort to stay away from crowds, avoid being close To others and don’t go around licking handrails and such, it’s really unlikely you will be infected.

And crowds in shopping centres, opening cafes and bars, gyms etc. doesn't send that message?

Those in shopping centres etc, are still supposed to be complying with social distancing rules and are generally compliant. Thousands in the streets shoulder to shoulder is clearly not what they were telling everyone else to do.

I do think though that it will have been an interesting experiment that will show us just how bad it actually is.

There are two ways to look at it, either it will show that it's not as bad as we thought and lockdown is pointless, or it is really bad and we need to figure out how do we deal with it long term, because we can't lockdown forever.

The initial argument was to flatten the curve. The curve is so flat it's not really a curve, so what are we doing now? Without complete isolation we can't eradicate it, so at some stage we are going to have to live with it.

No I'm not an epidemiologist or virologist, but these are the points being put forward by such people.

Isolation will keep us safe for today, but what do we do for the rest of our lives?

I saw this and was rather surprised that certified aero engines were this bad. Perhaps someone here who operates or maintains some of these engines can enlighten us as to whether or not these figures where engines require "top overhaul" long before TBO are accurate.

Note: I do understand that frequent operation is one of the best things for an engine.

In the past few months we've had to put up with thousands of predictions like this from would-be Epidemiologists, but we've been luck enough to have the real ones in charge.

And just why do you think history will play out differently this time? It's not like this is the first time this has happened.

If you're complaining about the BLM protests but not about shopping centres, cafes and gyms, it's not spread of coronavirus that you're worried about, it's BLM.

The point was that allowing the protests to proceed sent a strong message that that social distancing precautions were no longer necessary.

I'm not personally concerned about CV19, but I do feel for Victorians who are going to be put through all that crap again and largely due to complete mismanagement and I'm concerned that if it gets out to other areas (which it probably will) that other states will go into lockdown again.

I'm less concerned about the disease than I am the governments response to it.

It's not going away, and all they will really do is cause maximum pain by destroying everyone's livelihood (unless you're a public servant) AND they will eventually still have the deaths overall, just over a longer period.

This has deteriorated into BS. Nev

That's exactly what happened the moment Dan allowed protests to proceed, from that point on this was going to happen. people will not tolerate one set of rules them an a different set for others.

I don't believe anyone here took it as the government not being serious.

It was managed.

There are a lot of reports that say otherwise. Video footage also shows thousands not complying, but fully sanctioned by Dan.

It's not "infected", it's "inseminated"

Are you sure? Once infected, a parasitic growth often develops.

a media beatup about security staff failure at the Stamford Plaza Hotel was insignificant in terms of the numbers, and so was the BLM rally.

The protests are significant not only because of transmissions at the event, but because it was a clear sign that the govt wasn't serious about preventing community transmission. If it was OK was thousands of virtue signalling clowns to ignore social distancing, it's fine to pretty much do anything else.

I am confused though....These numbers are insignificant but one at Woodend is quite significant???

I had to go to a TAFE center to get mine, and like yours, it was extraordinarily basic. I can easily see how Engrish speaking students can bluff their way through in that context, while still being completely unintelligible in an operational environment where they have to talk and fly.

It just happens that I tracked down standard phraseology this morning, and where to find it from a starting point of Airservices to ICAO - here's the link, Post#7 for the links to the phraseology.

 

https://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/learning-key-words-in-class-d.72583/

As mentioned previously....They appear to use standard phraseology and most of them are just fine, BUT....there appears to be some that slip through the cracks somehow. Perhaps they are being assessed rather leniently, I don't know why. I'll say it again.....It's not what they are saying or when or the number of mistakes, it's the fact that what they are saying is not recognisable as English, and it's nothing to do with the radio. What they transmit is perfectly clear, just not comprehensible.

To get an idea of what they sound like say a standard transmission without letting your lips touch together at any time.

If all these car engines where so good why isn't the market flooded with them.Jab, Rotax, Lyc/Conty should all in theory be going out of business???

The Suzuki G engines are quite popular, especially in poorer countries. (In the Ukraine I have read they flog them day in day out even cropdusting with them)They aren't as light some might like either but still quite reliable. There are two factors in countries like Australia and the US, one, is that we are highly regulated and limited in wight so the few extra kilos are important to carry larger people under the legal weight limit and two, in both countries we have a lot of crusty old shellbacks that simply cannot deal with the idea that you could use anything but a certified aero engine in an aircraft. Even Rotax has taken a long time to be accepted in the US.

150 nationalities poor socioeconomic but the Council hit the ground running in March with language, explanations, people social distanced and look at the results.

Exactly....The same people knew what precautions to take in March. It's an outright lie for the govt to suggest that they don't understand because their english is poor. When Dan allowed Bacon Lettuce and Mayo protesters to go ahead he effectively let everyone know that it was OK to do whatever you like without consequence. The current problem is directly on his shoulders.

Mind you, for a large spike in cases we have hardly any serious cases and 2 extra deaths so far, both very old. Perhaps it is not as serious as they portray. We will know more in a few weeks as cases mature.

Your link says Dan announced a state of emergency....that means it’s his call. Yes the CHO makes the directives, but it also appears that Dan can override them for certain groups.

Firstly, just so you know, the word Mexicans is highly offensive to Victorian

I would have thought that it was highly offensive to Mexicans if anyone.

We are under the control of the Chief Health Officer, not Dan

No, Dan is in charge, he just chooses to take the advice of the medical officer, unless it's in regard to Bacon Lettuce and Mayo protests. But you knew that.