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Like this? Or this? ( ... okay, not an emoji but possibly apt ;- )

This is a mate's Cherokee 6, just emerged from the swamp at Murwillumbah. And here it is in happier times; having fun with its friends at Armidale (NSW).

Here is a really good walk-around / history video on the C337 from the Adelaide based Deadstick Adventures YT channel: More good GA vids from these guys here: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeadstickAdventures/videos

The author could have called it "Engine-out demo over Biarritz" but chose to dodge the hit-to-clicks that truth-in-names entails. ; -) A great vid of a rare and lovely bird, in any case.

Wow! sorry to hear about that KG. Crossing fingers that your aircraft will not be badly damaged.

He's telling us that he has now progressed into aerobatic type training (upset recovery) and that even spinning, per se, is not an issue for him - in a suitable aircraft. To me, he's just admitting to a little quirk in his way of seeing/feeling things. I see no evidence that he lacks understanding (any more than the rest of us) or is in need of changing his instructor.

Would you elaborate on that djp?

Here's another elevator failure story that happened near Dorrigo NSW in the late 80's. The pilot involved was none other than "Student Pilot" who posts here sometimes. This is from a Special Edition of Aviation Safety Digest called The Human Factor. The article title was Decisions, Decisions. Click the text image to make it readable:

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Juan Browne has just posted his analysis:

Everyone, especially him, I suppose, would agree; he cut it fine. The interesting take-away, for me, is that he pulled off the difficult trick of an 'easy' forced landing.

True, but I get the feeling that he well knew that. He seemed to be well aware (even reminded himself out-loud) that even though he had the field made, maybe ten miles out, well into his (20 minute?) glide - prop stopped - from 9000' he could still f#%* the whole thing up at the last minute, the last seconds, even. But crucially, he kept his cool, apparently circling the landing field - keeping it in sight - until he sensed that it was the right moment to set up for a 'normal' downwind for a 'normal' landing. He pulled it off by his calm disciplined thinking, where many others have failed, even after they seemed to have it in the bag.

This YouTube Channel Aviation Squared has lots of short vids on the ups and downs of an aircraft mechanic's daily work life. Filmed exclusively as point-of-view, they're all as good for a laugh as they are for an education in the finer points of plane fixing. Geez, gaffer tape just don't get no respect these days ...

I'd agree with that. However, last week's extraordinary intervention by ASIO chief Mike Burgess reminds us that the boot is often on the other foot; where the mandarins are our only defence against the perfidy of pollies. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/feb/10/peter-dutton-has-plumbed-new-and-dangerous-depths-by-suggesting-china-is-backing-labor "Did the defence minister not hear the Asio boss warn that stoking community division has ‘the same corrosive impact on our democracy as foreign interference itself’?" https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/politicising-issues-of-national-security-not-helpful-asio-boss-says/vu8xehs1l "The politicisation of national security issues has been labelled as "not helpful" by the head of Australia's spy agency. In an interview on the ABC's 7.30 program, ASIO director-general Mike Burgess also said both sides of politics had been targeted by foreign interference. The comments come after Prime Minister Scott Morrison labelled Labor deputy leader Richard Marles a "Manchurian candidate" during question time on Wednesday. Mr Morrison was forced to withdraw the comment made during another government attack on Labor as it continues to try to draw a link between China's communist regime and the ALP. Defence Minister Peter Dutton has previously called Opposition leader Anthony Albanese as China's "preferred candidate" in the upcoming federal election." https://www.themandarin.com.au/181670-asio-boss-labels-politiciation-of-security-not-helpful/

They don't make films - or hair helmets - like that any more (something to be thankful for). Too bad they abandoned the Aerobat, though, that would still be modern.

Similar in the simulator:

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/feb/22/downfall-the-case-against-boeing-netflix-documentary-737-max

Meanwhile, Superman's worst nightmare:

These three videos tell a good story; lessons about engine maintenance and handling an engine failure at take-off. I recommend cutting to the chase - around 05:00 - on this first one. The background is discussed better in the follow up films. (Clicking through to watch on YouTube itself makes the - equally interesting - Comments section available.) Here the guy talks for 20 mins (and reasonably succinctly ;- ) about the engine-shop issues he had preceding the incident and about his handling of the crisis. The first 9 minutes of this third one is only for those interested in a forensic analysis of his EMS read-out. From around 09:00 onwards there's the plain english story of what happened to the engine.

Okay, Turbs, tally them up ... we'd hate to miss the trees for the forest ;- )

Yes, well, a certain cynicism towards the machinery of government is definitely called for. But, "Yes, Minister" like all good comedy, also has its serious side. It'd be too bad if it had the effect of blunting our sense of indignation in the face of bureaucratic malpractice. Many people are still capable of righteous anger when they hear about agencies bullying individuals unjustly (in this case fellow pilots) even if they don't know them. And some politicians get genuinely annoyed, too, when they see its effects, up close and personal. It's not that CASA is a standout case in human history. All organisations with power to punish individuals need to guard against the (natural?) tendency towards systemic cruelty and corruption. History has heaps of warnings: from the Praetorian Guard of ancient Rome to the Stasi of the GDR - and onwards to the present NSW police (back in the news). And since no organisation is really capable of policing itself, we the people and our reps, and our (serious) media, need to keep an eye on them like hawks. So I'm not totally cynical about the Senate Committee. At least they're trying to hold the line, even if they appear powerless to effect real and lasting change. Statistics can be real tricky. To fairly compare the FAA with CASA doesn't Airservices Australia need to be taken into account? That means 3,500 more to add to your 859, no? And by my maths that puts Australia at 16.7 per 100,000; better than the US's 13.6, and without a big manufacturing industry to regulate (or not ;- )

True ... this bit from the (US) FLYING article echoes some of the dynamics playing out in the Australian Senate Committee video (original post). "In a statement, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio, D-Oregon, thanked Dickson for his service, noting the two did not “see eye to eye.” Source: https://www.flyingmag.com/faa-administrator-steve-dickson-resigns-cites-family-pressures/