planet47

This girl has got thus far

One day soon (I suppose) I will probably have to part with my beloved quicksilver. It was never just a plane - it was also the first thing I ever owned without having to get a loan and the first time and only time I have towed a trailer by myself over a good portion of Australia to bring it back here (thousands of kms at 60-70km/hour over 5 days). It feels like preparing myself to lose a limb!

A bit of thread drift occurring but WTH!

If the plane is a single seater what do you do about an overdue BFR?

How long can a BFR remain overdue?

"Planet pusher"?

Flying Dog - do not leave please. Your input is important to everyone.

While I agree that mental illness should not be borne alone no one should be thinking in black and white about people with physiological illnesses and people with psychological illnesses thinking that the twain never meet. There are many causes for psychological illness just like there are many causes for physiological illness and quite often one can be the cause of the other. I have cared for people in the past with AIDS and MS and many other physiological illnesses and often they have been in need of assistance where their mental state is concerned. Did you know that people with cardiac condition are up there in the number of people that commit suicide? For each person that mental health staff see it has been estimated that another five got away without anyone noticing - not even their family nor their friends! My team works 7 days a week from early to late and for want of a better term we decide between the mad, the bad and the sad. The bad do not belong to mental health but the others do and dependent on their risk of harm to either themselves or others they may get to stay with us voluntarily or involuntarily and they may also have physiological illnesses or needs. The youngest I have seen was 8 years old and the oldest was in his 90s. In the past even the recent past I have transported people with mental illnesses by car and also as their escort in an ambulance. Some have been scheduled and others have been voluntary. I talk to people about their mental state which includes many many questions about behaviour, mood, thought content, perception,sleep, appetite, concentration as well as making judgements about thei appearance, affect, thought disorder and cognition. I take into context the use of ETOH, tobacco, prescription and non prescription drugs. A common cause of depression in middle aged smokers is the use of champix to give up smoking. The questions I ask also include the names, etc of any child under 18 and their current whereabouts as I am a mandatory reporter and I also have obligations regarding family and/or relationship violence no matter who the perpetrator is. To think in black and white about treating people only with a physiological illness only in hospital is to err on the wrong path because wherever you have black and white there is always brindle! You should actually ask a person if they are okay and bear in mind there is always brindle somewhere. If you have concerns about anyone you know you should seriously consider getting them help! As an end note I would like to add that if the pilot did commit suicide due to family law court matters, he was in a high risk category as men often do not fair well emotionally in relationship breakups.

Actually they are often not dragged off to MHUs but a plan is put in place which they find acceptable and helpful. The MHU in the service that I work for get to see approximately 10% of the people that I and my colleagues see in our ED. I work in a team of 8 people who see people who present to ED by various means and for various reasons including suicide attempts and my current list of clients stands at 29 and has been up to 47 at times. My nephew hung himself on the 06/06/2015 because he couldn't live with the knowledge that he had been unable to save his own nephew to whom he was a father figure from a tragic death two years prior to that.

People need to know that under the NSW Mental Health Act that if a person becomes unwell and there are fears for their safety or for the safety of others from that person that they should be taken to the nearest hospital emergency department. GP's and others can often assist by referral however hospital staff, ambulance and police if necessary can assist the person to hospital for assessment but it is better for the person if they come to the hospital themselves or with a supportive person.

Looks okay to me pylon500 but may be you could do an image of the finished product in gold?

No just yellow oxide primer & light reelection when I took the photo but maybe a basis for a colour scheme to come:smile:

Some more .........!

Due to a problem with the site at the time of my renewal I rang the ra aus office and paid over the phone quoting the number of my direct debit card. About an hour after the phone call I logged on to my bank account and the transaction had gone through and a few days later I got my card from ra aus - so you can use your debit card jabiru7252

Good on ya John - aviation laughter was the topic for this thread I think

So is there more info on the part that was fixed 23 times before over 12 months?

My tailplane - plastic to be removed, a bit of trimming and filing and taking out 3/32 holes to 1/8 and deburring and priming and hopefully some riveting.

You mean he can be more painful:yikes:

That would be funny

DrZoos - councillor or counsellor. There's a world of difference! One is on the local council while the other is there with a shingle and makes a difference to a lot of people's woes and problems. My experience with the assistance given by most IT help desks is akin to help from the local council - maybe you are partially right after all :-)

My lividness has passed. Much later I tried the forgot my password link (like you SDQDI) and got a new one and it actually worked and I am happier. I looked at my membership renewal date which is the 17th December with a due by date of the 16th January 2016 - I don't quite follow the logic in it but it will be paid by the 17th December anyway. I was fishing around in the tech manual which mentions an AUF builders log book - does anyone know where to get this? By the way maj I don't believe RA Aus is poorly managed - I was getting frustrated because I knew my renewal was due.

I rang RA Aus this morning and raised the issues previously listed. My email/username was checked and I was advised that an email was currently being sent to me with the logon included and I could then check to see about my membership renewal date. Yes I got the email and after 4 attempts I have been told 4 times "the email or password you entered is incorrect. Please try again". Why does this have to be such a f.....g marathon? Yes I will call RA Aus again tomorrow and hopefully I will not be as livid by then as I am now!!!!!