planedriver

could'nt keep up with our intrepid humorist, who if you have a sh*ts nights sleep and log on in the wee hours, will see his activity while most get none, to the envy of most.

Mrs Turbo who deserves a  for keeping Eeeeeans thread going without nightly passion without a whinge ,sees that her man has had a long reputation of being an intrepid stayer. whatever that means.

Going back a good few years I was chatting to a pilot at a Narrowmine event who said he was bought up in the country and as a kid always helped his grandfather with his Tiger Moth. 

From the age of about 14 he used to fly it a lot in the country with grandad, and also a lot on his own unlicenced, untill someone suggested that he HAD to get a licence. Apparently he used to fly the Tiger Moth to XXX airport for his instruction so he could come clean. Which apparently he eventually did.

That pilot is well known by many but no longer with us sadly, as he had an EFTO in The Blue Mountains, but had plent of hours up and was lovely bloke to talk to.

You would think that it couldn't happen if you are living out in Whoop Whoop unnoticed, but this story seems that it can.

That's a very sad way to learn what you should have already known.

You can't help but wonder how others may feel now, who may have known of the lack of qualifications, but said nothing.

It's not often that we get a good news story on mainstream media these days, but this one is.

Very sad that the pilot and 2 adults died in the accident, but it's amazing that 4 young children have been found alive after such a long time in the Amazon jungle.

For once the reporters go it right, it was a Cessna 206

https://www.9news.com.au/world/4-children-lost-in-the-jungle-for-40-days-after-a-plane-crash-are-found-alive-in-colombia/f5c6e2a6-8275-464f-8570-ec8ed7f635fd

Mate, you know how to make some of us envious.

Looks like it was great flying weather.

Don't make him envious, he's still got a little way to go.

WOW! that was a blast from the past.

Brings back memories of sing songs and a few pints after a rugby game.

All looking good.

So enjoying your build journey.

On 31/03/2023 at 1:39 PM, johnm said:

 

 

Any one wants to argue ? .................................... winner takes all (plus the light green 2 tone '55 vauxhall velox (with 5 new ! retreads))

 

My first car was a 1953 Velox rego SPK268 with bench seats.

I was only young then, and it could tell a tale or two. 

Try this link from somewhere else. 

For those who have not seen this done, it really works.

We did it as kids with a chalk line, then asked another kid to wipe out the line. They got pecked and and the chook ran away unharmed.

https://www.facebook.com/tony.pappos/posts/pfbid038McVtKv8oNNSWhKgE3SUcnpA62HowVsWAyENSYoDBcUjqNZjSJf6dLkjUnXPs9TGl?from_close_friend=1&notif_id=1683804000643303&notif_t=close_friend_activity&ref=notif

13 hours ago, danny_galaga said:

Tell me about it. The UK branch even has a climate change desk!

But they didn't mention about rising sea levels presumably.

A guy I knew who rose from being a crane driver at the docks and finally heading a big company in the motor industry, attributed his success not to what he personally knew, but his ability to steer those around him to get the best from them.

He claimed it was so important to also have respect and keep staff happy. You are only one guiding individual, and if the rest of the working team is happy in their work, a lot is achieved and profit follows. 

It could well happen, Mercedes managed it with their new Model AA car.

So why not with aircraft? Don't forget your boarding pass and battery pack.

https://www.facebook.com/mbstarmotors/videos/200452841739689/

12 hours ago, turboplanner said:

 the farmer had to build turnstiles and allow them to use the paths used for hundreds of years.

 

Just a bit of trivia from an old Pom Turbs, they were generally know as "Kissing Gates" Haha!

 

 

Maybe she'll reinstate some of the thousands, yes thousands, of highly qualified staff that were laid off who refused to be coerced into taking an unproven vaccination.

I might be opening a can of worms here just mentioning it, and each to their own personal views, I respect that.

There has been a not insignificant number of air crew that seem to have had and an in flight adverse affect world-wide.

So many lives are in the hands of so few, which at times appears rather concerning given these events.

Pilot shortages are blamed for many cancelled services, while many have who have lived their lives with their love for Qantas, have been forced to retire and take up un-meaningful employment.

Could this also be an opportunity taken to ensure that any replacements are on a lower pay scale?

I'm so glad I personally don't have the problem sorting it all out.

On now

4 hours ago, IBob said:

What a beautiful aircraft they were!  My folks took me to Heathrow as a kid to watch them come and go.......)

You may have even seen me there on my push-bike watching the planes. I was there almost every other weekend.

https://worldwarwings.com/after-5-years-of-building-rc-connie-it-finally-takes-off/?fbclid=IwAR3q5Bpdi5smGW04ydvGHqVtptkyMNltuZ_JcK2248xFknw6oyCS_ySkZW4

Never mind Marty. It comes to us all at some stage. You're a a lucky man, As long as she's happy with it, you are on a winner. "Oh Yea" Can't wish for much more.

There'd have to be a few old blokes on here who can longer fly, who'd love to have it as a static display in their garage, while they sit in it making engine noises and spitting on the inside of the windshield.

I would have the same concerns, much the same as possible corrosion on electrical connectors when i've seen helicopters posing on the back of mega-yachts in the Mediterranean. 

Great post OME,

You stole most of what I was in the process of writing.

Sadly from an aviators point of view, Bankstown Airport  is constantly shrinking at an alarming rate to commercial and industrilal development. The green area's are getting smaller and smaller and replaced with what seems like an ever growing amount of building sites.  In the southwest corner of the airfield where I used to enjoy Schofields Flying Club plus others, there is now a warehouse so massive it needs to be seen to be believed. I looks almost big enough to put a runway on it's roof.

The aviation museum has gone, and many others.

As you rightly point out, so many have suffered as a result of the airport being leased out. The sad case of Clamback & Hennesy to mention just one, who had built up their business over decades, only to have many years of hard work and investment virtually stolen away from them, due to conditions imposed by the new leaseholder and no compensation. 

Unfortunately, it seems that those with a vested financial interest in the almighty dollar, always seem to come out as the winners.

Scarey stuff!

Had a Pitts do that to me many years ago in western Sydney. No radio calls, and just came out of nowhere, though not quite as close as that.

Something you don't forget easily.