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Everything posted by Jabiru7252
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Hmmm, if the radio works on the bench, that is, transmits and receives without any problems (with antenna as close as it would be on a plane) then any problems would have to be with the installation in the plane. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. I have seen radios misbehave because RF is getting back into the wiring. Sqeals in the speaker/headphones are common when this happens. I miss the days when the radios were as big as a shoe box and weighed a ton.
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All the wind turbines, solar panels and other 'green' energy supplies are a waste of time if we don't reverse our population growth. God help the kids who'll be around in 50 years or so.
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Nothing scarier than when you hear the pilot say "Jeez, I've run out of aileron".
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Forced landing near Bankstown
Jabiru7252 replied to kaz3g's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Had she died, a man would be blamed.... -
MH370 Searchers arrive at calculated crash site today
Jabiru7252 replied to onetrack's topic in Aviation Enthusiasts
But, wasn't it suggested that the pilot of MH370 switched off all the tracking? That Jumbo (Korean Airlines flight 007) that was shot down didn't switch off its equipment. It (apparently) wandered off course and strayed too close to Russian sensitive airspace. -
Oh man, the new website is corrupting messages. The last one looks like double dutch to me...
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C182 crash with fatality - Tasmania
Jabiru7252 replied to Marty_d's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
At Gawler, we have three windsocks and they can be pointing in three different directions at the same time. -
I used to be in the Darwin parachute club, jumped a few times over Batchelor. Way back in the early eighties. Much prefer flying a plane rather than jumping from one. I remember a few jumping into the Noonamah pub for a beer at the end of the day.
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I take my hat off to anybody who can enjoy flying a light sport aircraft in hot, bumpy conditions. I find it just awful. Good luck with your 'real' test. I'm sure you'll do just fine....
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"so they don’t get no satisfaction" is a double negative. This means they get some satisfaction. As simple as time travel and relativity (not).
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Accident at Gympie
Jabiru7252 replied to Kyle Communications's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Holy Moly, seems not a surface has been left undamaged. Let's hope the pilot recovers quickly and tells us what happened rather than us making guesses and/or relying on bad press. -
The opening shots of the Falklands War.
Jabiru7252 replied to Phil Perry's topic in UK/Europe General Discussion
waste not waist. -
Rules for learning in your own plane
Jabiru7252 replied to APenNameAndThatA's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Well, where I work, we have to do a ten page risk assessment, a five page SOP (Safe Operating Procedures) and a two day hands on course just to use a f**cking pencil sharpener. Then, we have to do the same sh*t again before we can use the pencil because it has a sharp point. -
Yes, I think that's correct. The folks at RAAus have done it manually so I can go in an edit the details.
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Hi. I am logged into the RAAus website, in Manage My Membership. I'm trying to get my flying hours entered. Trouble is, the list stops at 2015 and I cannot see how to add any more rows. Any help appreciated. I was hoping to do this tonight.
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Many years ago my instructor (Frank Page) asked if I was the type to jump out of the car in a panic if there was a spider on board. I said no. He said good because if you are that type, you could be in serious trouble if a big ass hairy spider ran out of the dash in the plane you're flying. I have driven my car a few times with a big huntsman running about in it and it's funny to watch folks pull up at the lights and act like you're in grave danger. By the way, this is an attempt at using a 'green screen spider ' in my video editing software. Pretty good job I think.
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Why not go for the J170D. 600kg MTOW, 135 litre tanks.
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Night VFR Jabiru or similiar to hire?
Jabiru7252 replied to totalreaction's topic in Just Landed - Welcome
I have flown as a passenger in the back seat at night. When it's black down there I wonder what one does when the engine quits. You can't pick a paddock, can't see trees, wires etc. I would not do it myself. Even over the city, it's scary, although very pretty. -
Well, if this were happening at work, we'd all have to do mandatory bullsh*t courses on how to be nice to each other and not offend those who are ABCD or EYTF or whatever it is.
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Tell us about your first solo
Jabiru7252 replied to Admin's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
Mine was 36 years ago but I remember it well. Two circuits in the Tomahawk then the instructor (John Mariner) said okay, make this a full stop. He got out, told me to fly one circuit then put her away. Terror, excitement and relief. Glad it was a smooth cool day. -
Brexit claims its first major victim
Jabiru7252 replied to fly_tornado's topic in UK/Europe General Discussion
The world would be a better place if everything was not profit driven. If an airline had one dollar left over after paying all operating costs and other crap it would still be a great thing because it's employing people. I think it was Karl Marx who said competition would be the demise of capitalism. -
Turbulence and Safe Speeds to Adopt
Jabiru7252 replied to poteroo's topic in Student Pilot & Further Learning
I was flying my Jab on a hot day, only light winds, but found myself banked 45° and pointing 45° off the runway just as I started the flare. Landed heavily with the wing tip inches off the ground. Fought to keep from spearing off into the grass. Terrible experience, I suspect I was caught by a dust devil. I no longer fly in hot weather (> 30C°), too old to put up with that shite any more. -
Light aircraft accident near Melbourne
Jabiru7252 replied to biggles's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
An ambo driver once told me that he has come across car accident victims that have made no contact with the interior of the car during a crash but died because the impact has snapped their neck or their heart has been ripped from its mountings.