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I didn`t say "an increase in broken necks" This is exactly what I did say..."A good fitting,quality helmet may well give better head protection in the event of crashing your aircraft, but it may well break your neck, at impact, as the mass of the helmet and your head will continue traveling in that direction,unless restrained."...As far as I`m concerned,that`s a fact and everyone needs to be aware of what I`ve said, when making a decision on wearing a helmet. As for the stats! You`ve talked about "crashing your aircraft" ...For the types of aircraft that most of us recreational pilots fly, show me the stats where wearing a helmet has definitely saved the pilots life,when crashing their aircraft... If not all, almost all crashes are fatal, on impact. I`m not opposed to anyone choosing to wear a helmet, when flying...I choose not to. Frank.

A good fitting,quality helmet may well give better head protection in the event of crashing your aircraft, but it may well break your neck, at impact, as the mass of the helmet and your head will continue traveling in that direction,unless restrained. Frank.

Hi SSCBD, My younger than I, old mate!...Now that you`ve brought that up, I recall a guy, many years ago, doing a beautiful maneuver, in a draggy old Thruster at 500` agl, I was so impressed, I`ve never forgotten it....... :whisper:As you were there, can you recall who it was? Another thing I`ll never forget, was going over the Gillies Range, up to the Atherton Tablelands, in the AC I built (yeah,you know the one) when we were only legal to 500` agl, it terrified me! yet I did it many times....When I had my FTF approved by AUF and CAA, they gave me quite a large training area with 2000` amsl height limit! That`s when I started, legally flying above 500` agl......while most other poor buggers were still down at tree top. On a more serious note! Those days are long gone! These days, the only time I fly below 500` agl is when I`m taking off and landing, I prefer to be at least 1500`agl and above, depending on the terrain and yes, I still choose to only fly within gliding distance of a suitable landing area! If that makes me a whimp,then so be it!!! Frank, Ps, Glide descent? I was only up there to take photos? PPS, You keep those fancy things with all the bells and whistles in the air now, You hear!

This morning`s solo flying, just for the pleasure of flying and taking some photos...Is there a better aircraft than the Drifter, for doing just that?...Regardless of the time I`m flying passengers around, I still have the need to regularly get up there solo and do my own thing, on a day like today, it`s just a bugger I eventually have to get back on the ground...Due to the amount of time I`ve spent on and under the ocean and flying, Frances,my wife, jokingly says I must have been a fish and a bird in previous lives...I`m starting to think, she might be right. In case your wondering, except for two, I took the photos with zoom, from 3700` amsl. Frank.

This lovely young lady is the daughter of one of our neighbours`, just up the road,last weekend I took her for her first flight in an Ultralight.Once back on the ground,I always ask first time passengers,for their first impression of the flight,with a big excited grin, she replied,and I quote, "It`s the best thing I`ve done in my life." I told her and her Mum about the shortage of Airline Pilots,in Australia, especially Female Pilots, gave them some information on the subject and now she thinks she want`s to be a Pilot, I hope she does, I reckon she will make a good one...Today I was going to take her up again and her younger brother for his first flight, but the weather is so good here today that their Mum and Dad took them reef fishing. My son is out there today, in his boat,reef fishing... me?, Well! I`ve done enough reef fishing in my life! First, I`m getting off this computer and going for a fly then later today, I`ll be going with my eldest Grandson, Jet Skiing. Frank.

There wouldn`t be too many, if any, that could say for sure, how they would react in an emergency situation, where the slightest mistake could be fatal. I like to believe, everyone does the best they know how! Frank.

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G`Day, John, ...What make of rag and tube aircraft? Frank.

Hi Bill, ...I started flying Ultralights` by building my own, back in the mid late eighties...Have flown numerous Ultralights, over the years! these days, I fly my Austflight WB Drifter. Frank.

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Hi from Deeral, Nth Queensland, Australia! ......I`m a recreational pilot and currently fly an Austflight WB Drifter. Frank.

Did some great flying today...This morning I took up Aude Blondel and Sebastian Charneau, both from New Caledonia and a first time Ultralight flight for both. This afternoon, I took up my Grandson, Matthew Cheetham and Harrison Maunder, the boyfriend of my Granddaughter,Kristy Cheetham...Matthew has flown with me several times but a first for Harrison...It turns out that Harrison`s mum flew gliders for many years... I`ll have to introduce her to the Drifter. Frank.

Seriously! I don`t want to put a white cross at each end and I don`t want to stop anyone coming in but it is private property and anyone coming in requires my permission...Technically, they should have written permission, verbal permission ain`t worth much and I won`t give anyone written permission. That`s the way I see it, I`m flying off the paddocks that I keep mowed. Frank.

, for remembering you shooda remembered!!!...I once told a doctor, I was instructing that I was concerned about my memory, he instantly replied, " Frank, if you are remembering you forgot, it`s OK."...Apparently, those with severe memory loss, arn`t aware they forget. Frank.

B.P, Yes, I have! Take a look here. Hot Tips Anyone? Post#13 These days ,liability issues are concern to all of us who allow anyone to land on our private strip...Without sufficient insurance cover and how much is sufficient, we either take the risk,or,not allow others to land. Frank.

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Hi Ya! ..........Do you fly, if so, what do you fly? Frank.

Really! Can they?...Little true story: Years ago, a couple of guys turned up at my place, wanting to use the strip to test fly this powered parachute they`d put together, I`d never heard of such a thing so I was interested to see this thing and how it would fly. They laid the parachute out, one of the guys strapped the engine to his back, started it up and applied power, took a few steps forward and the Sh!t hit the fan, literally...They`d used a plastic mesh as a guard around the prop and it simply got sucked into the wooden prop, destroying it...They packed it up, went home and I`ve never seen them since. Moral of the story: What appears to be totally obvious to some may not be obvious at all, to others. I wouldn`t say, " Anyone can build one in their backyard, these days!" Frank.

WOW! WOW!! WOW!!! Frank.

Anyone for one of these? Frank.

No problem at all S.M.....Just putting it out there!........Cheer and all the best to you. Frank.