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Can't do that , as I will NOT , ever apply for one . spacesailor

Geoff Just a thought! . IF you want to ' polish ' your Hummel , please try out your ' arm ' power on mine. LoL How about a ' dark colour undersides ' with that sparklingly polished uppersides. Then when making your circuit those wings will flash a signal to all us ' wannabes ' waching .. spacesailor

Not everyone will buckle down to a law , they don't like. I refused to wear a motorcycle helmet. SO, I had to give away my sport. Fifty years later I squashed my head I to a helmet, And had an enjoyable day on the dirt & across the river . spacesailor

Yes. I too walked away , with a very pronounced limp . But the airline ' insisted ' I use the provided ' wheelchair ' ! Or , there was No way to get from A to B before the air craft departed, hence the call to " hold the aircraft " as my assistant pushing me couldn't make it as well , in the time allocated . spacesailor PS , I also had a paraglide in Turkey, With my " Ho-So painfully hip,

Security!. I waked 'to ' my international ( many years before hip ) checkin, wearing a ' life vest ' complete with knife ' before staff decided I couldn't have the knife. It was put in a very large paper bag to go into the hold . & I retrieved it from NZ Security in nz. spacesailor

Just by . one litre = one kg = 140 litres of fuel . At 6 litres per hour , it equates to a loong full day's flying in my " Hummel bird " . LoL ( 22 hours ) spacesailor

I go one up on that . Before my new hip , I was ' ushered & pushed around & through the international airport ' . Like a " KING " . They were even calling the ' Air-traffic controllers ' to hold a minute . And I couldn't believe there were more than a dozen passenger's in 'wheelchairs. For that one flight . spacesailor

Mechanics ! . Diagnosed a broken " valve spring " as " hole in the head " ..Nrma couldn't get a wheel off a " Commadore sedan ". Next doors Mazda had multiple flashing lights that didn't make sense on the ' obd2 unit ' so mechanic said , " it needs a new motor " . Actually needed NEW BATTERY TERMINALS. spacesailor

But they Do fail ! . The ' hand ' fell off my ' altimeter ', ( possibly children's fingers overturned a knob ) . also a double temp gauge stopped working on one side only , but is it a serviceable gauge for a single cylinder . spacesailor

Bluetooth to a mobile phone or tablet will surprise most oldies here. I was shown a " Samsung Galaxy " phone ready to connect to the paired aircraft . So if someone steals that aircraft how will it be flown without its instruments. That are at home with the pilot . spacesailor

The Hummel-Bird used the " clark- Y- airfoil . Then a ' modified ' Clark. Y . spacesailor

AGREED ( Minimal). spacesailor

Optus sent me a check for $0.85 cents, but informed me, that it couldn't be cashed when less than $ 5.00 spacesailor

Sold in the UK Indian restaurants as " curried chicken " . 30,000 missing mogies in one Week . Delicious!. spacesailor

NO I refuse to use my driver's licence for a ' mock ' ID card. . My wife And lots more have never taken that ' Bureaucratic ' driving test to get an I D card . We both have a " photo Identification card " . As well as , I have a ' driving licence ' . spacesailor

Good maybe the ' shout-out ' got through !. At the time ( quite a few years ago ) I think it wasn't on All aircraft . spacesailor

But ' pilots ' Are passengers, With their. " ASIC " identification . Is it illegal to wear the card , when Not the current pilot . spacesailor

This old builder has one AND a half Hummel Birds with plans I bought a kit HB & started to build a ' skinny ' one with solid rivets , but my hip replacement, then a fall breaking my arm , stopped any work ( terrible four letter word ) , even my prop chopping stopped. I'm not certain if I will get to a ' working builder ' again , as everything is on top of me. I'm pushing 1 one kilo weight up by this damaged arm . To gain more strength. One kilogram.! LoL spacesailor

Looks like a , ' rearward-chock ' is required for the ' hight impaired pilot ' . Better than a ' cushion ' . spacesailor

But ! If your quick to disengage the motor it will become an . Autogyro-glider spacesailor

Yes The HB is built with either the Learner's wheel at front or taildrager . You can reverse the mains to the ' nose/tail ' wheel, After you master take-off's & landings . But You need to rebuild the tail section for the strength & steering, then Your C of G needs adjusting, it can be built FAT , TALL or even standard. LoL Now going with a different motor a ' V twin predator 22 hp ' , than the Old VW . spacesailor

Almost a ' Hummelbird ' . Local flier. With a ' Rotax two-stroke ' . spacesailor

Now November Not a whisper. spacesailor

That ' caraboat ' , Sits on a ' registered trailer ' plus, possibly marine rego to boot. So has to be a ' litte ' more expensive to own . A house-boat on a trailer will be the same cost . But a small ' trailer yacht ' does Not need marine registration. And you sleep on the trailer if you want to stop rocking & rolling . A motorhome , only has road registration . spacesailor

The NSW SES , Have asked for an " emergency placard " be fitted to All aircraft with a " ballistic Shute. " DO NOT PULL RED HANDLE " I remember the response, Silence Hopefully someone has done ' something ' since . spacesailor