On 28/06/2025 at 1:42 PM, Flightrite said:

Oz ain't far behind those stats! 
I’m on vacation (as the yanks say) atm on the border new/qld and walking daily on the beach I see so many who have no shame! Whales in and out of the water!😂😂

So was the tide really coming in?

On 27/06/2025 at 3:00 PM, Blueadventures said:

Dam iPhone images posted from phone

Be honest for once, don't blame the phone for your naughty antics.

On 03/07/2025 at 11:31 AM, facthunter said:

The Combat "DEAL" in the Late 50s was a Fox 35 in an "ALL AMERICAN" plane  with reflex wing section with fully UP/Down flaps . At Lambton Oval in Newcastle  with my mate,  we'd go  through about a gallon of shell A and Castrol R mix. About 42 in Wingspan I think and the inside wing was bigger than the Outer one. One time a couple of blokes came over and gave us a fiver as they had been betting on who would cut whose streamer all the while.  Getting inverted made it challenging. Nev

Agh! Nev, The old Fox 35 Rocket. Had a few of them and bent a few with combat antics. Those were the days of many onfield cremations as a result, but we did have a lot of fun.

One of my favorite models of which I built many, was George Aldriches Peacemaker.

Kind regards Planey 

On 17/06/2025 at 6:35 PM, BrendAn said:

They once said the early A300 normally only got off the ground due to curvature of the earth

On 17/06/2025 at 7:09 PM, BrendAn said:

Last week I had a look at a citation mustang that was at sale for the day.

The pilot said he is limited to 2 passengers with full fuel. Expensive ride at 450 lph for 2 people.

Yea! but at least be positive, you can get to the refueling point a lot quicker to empty the wallet.😜

Great to see 👍

1 hour ago, Jabiru7252 said:

I wonder if passengers went crazy and got into punch ups during flights back then like they do nowadays. Probably not as back then only 'cultured, educated' folks could afford to fly. These days any bogan in bare feet and a smelly singlet can fly. 😞

Many a true word spoken in jest, and not only on Bali flights.

 

On 11/07/2024 at 4:47 PM, BurnieM said:

Isn't Qld bitching about lack of money (generally) ?

How did this happen.

They are trying to somewhat fix it now. If you pay top dollar for a unit at the Gold Coast, they now hit you with a view tax.

Similar in Sydney where I have friend with a nice house overlooking the Georges River. It costs him almost $6000 a year.

Next thing we know is a fresh-air tax if we live out of town. 

Reminds me of flights to London where all the smokers once jockied to take turns in the back 2 rows of a 747 for a smoke, then coughed their guts up like me, 😜 while returning to assigned seats.

That was interesting Brendan. Thanks for posting that.

Flabergasted that a giant aeroplane weighing 42 tons made those trips.

What would they think of todays aircraft weighing 10 times that and travelling at todays speeds?

They'd no doubt think we were bull sh*tting.

Such is the progress of time.

Bet they never got a plastic cup of coke and a few pretzels for inflight munchies..

7 hours ago, facthunter said:

I'm flying Jetstar this weekend. I doubt it will look like that. My boss booked it. Back Tuesday. Make the Most of my absence.  Nev

Enjoy your trip Nev.

Didn't realise you were also a gambler.

Been let down and bumped so many times i've learned my lesson. 

They won't get another cent fom me.

🙏🙏🙏

PS This in only wishing you get a safe flight on time. Nothing to do with Air Lingus who used to have a priest bless the flight before departure 🤪

Many may have heard that Qatar has offered a new jet to President Trump, but they also had one to offer Biden.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2776208065906568&set=a.1308508166009906

A mother and her very young son were flying Southwest Airlines from Kansas City to Chicago.

This to allow passengers to be warm when they travel, by unpacking their case and then wearing 6 jumpers and a warm winter coat to make it all good 😜

Hardly worthwhile, might as well delete post.

Sorry about that.

Rgds planey

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=9042870349151517&set=gm.3127134164117812&idorvanity=1812096605621581

14 minutes ago, Red said:

Yeah one of the reasons aeros in a Helicopter aren't a good idea for most Helicopter/pilot combinations.

Negative G is a no-no

Not always prudent to push the boundaries into the somewhat unknown.

I've always felt a little more comfortable flying builders planks than ceiling fans.

Silly terms maybe.😜

Whatever happened to the quid, soverine, crown and half a crown to say nothing about the poor old thuppence and sprazee?

Very sad outcome.

Although i've been in quite a few, personally, I dont like them much as I feel they rely on on too many parts which could go wrong, go wrong.

Maintenance demands seem far hight than what i'd prefer.

Simple things generally seem more reliable to me.

That's just my personal feelings.

That was a real feat back then.

Back when I worked in UK for an electronics firm, I was involved in the final test and inspection for many huge control panels built for the British Navy.

All the wiring was pink. Thick bundles of it!

Can you imagine what a headache that was to sort out all the wiring mistakes from the factory floor?

It's no wonder i'm a bit nutty!

On 04/04/2025 at 9:03 AM, facthunter said:

It's called a RUNway isn't it.?.  Nev

Possibly only after a bowl on Nutrigrain or similar.

When I first posted this thread, I never imagined that it would stir the thought pot so much, but the response has been really interesting from all.