Todd M

I love it. They mapped my street well, and my surrounding streets. Fun to just go around and view all different places, especially if you are travelling someone and want to check out some hot spots.

I have purchased a pair of Earphones (A sport type, so when running or jogging they lock into your ear) which are made by Sennheiser. Great sound quality, good for an on the go pair of headphones. However, part of it has come unglued and has moved some of the wires in it ruining the sound. Back to the shop for a replacement me thinks! They are this pair http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/ho ... uct=500635

Qantas is just flavour of the month. It seems to go in a cycle, like look at when JetStar was having a minor mechanical problem with the A330's and it would be a two page speel about stranded passengers and such. Virgin have been the same, scrutinised for any minor problem when they have a minor incident. Qantas is flavour of the month again, and one thing the media does not seem to realise is that aircraft are machines. They will break down and the will have problems, they will never run perfectly no matter how well they are maintained. And this kind of stuff happens worldwide!

iTunes will not handle .avi files. It will handle MP4 and I believe MPEG/MPG files. When transferring aswell onto an iPod or iPhone there will be an option to convert the file for use on iPod/iPhone. When you do this, it seems to loose any sound that the fle has and will only play visual images. It happens on my friends aswell so I am stumped as to why iTunes during is conversion removes all the sound!

Go Edit, Preferences, Podcasts then down to Keep. That will give you a list of options, so select 'All Episodes'.

Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20 ... 5000c.html Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20 ... 8000c.html

Yes Glenn was the recipient of the Big Hug, and he is the one that has never been the same. And just to create one big awkward moment, here is a little picture I found on google

Well actually Glenn, I have not run off to Ted's to buy a spare. I should, but seeing I just spent $1600 on camera, bag, card and extended warranty, I can wait for a few weeks!! Will probably head somewhere tomorrow, I have three days off so why the hell not!

I just purchased myself a Canon 450D! Whoot. It replaces the now aged 300D, and with 12MP I am quite happy. Can't wait to give her a whirl!

Alot of my friends and even people I talk to are just not interested, or unawed. However with one or two I can sit and look at the stars and just be positivly intrigued by what they off, and by their beauty. These kinds of missions also give me hope that we can one day eventually move away from Earth and be able to explore the planets, the solar system and beyond. I must get to the CDSCC and see if they have any info sheets on Phoenix, would be an interesting read.

Source:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/news/phoenix-20080527.html

I am shocked this has not been posted about yet, but here is a General Discussion on the Mars Lander 'Phoenix'. Basically, post news articles, information about the mission and anything you want that relates to Phoenix. An overview and news centre can be found here at NASA's website, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoen ... index.html So I will kick it off! Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoen ... 0525b.html Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoen ... 0525c.html 'Source: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoen ... 80526.html

Recently journeyed to Sydney for the hell of it, so I took Qantas both ways this time. Canberra to Sydney Date: 02/05/2008 Flight No: QF878 Reg: VH-TJH Type: Boeing 737-400 Name: 'Falcon' Seat: 12A Seq. Number: STD: 16:05 STA: 16:55 Gate: 12 Dep Rwy: Arr Rwy: A nice flight, I was lucky enough to get the Exit row with nobody next to me. Sat around the airport for a while, I had finished work, gone home and came back to the airport to sit down and talk to some of the fellow staff members when they were not busy with other stuff. Also got through a decent amount of pages of Harry Potter. The aircraft arrived, with it turning out to be VH-TJH 'Falcon'. Takeoff was nothing special, smoother than normally with not as much turbulence but very average. Service was started as soon as possible, and was able to partake in two Carman's snacks which come in a little pack. One was lightly seasoned chick peas and the other was a muesli bar. One thing I did notice is that they now have moved onto the new coloured cups and traymats. Looks nice when they are all different colours. The entertainment on this service was the usual Billboard On:Q. Coming into Sydney we tracked a fair way north before looping back around towards the airport. Had beautiful view of the city upon landing, with the Ship Pacific Dawn heading out to see and the afternoon sun glimmering of the harbour and buildings. Has to be the most beautiful approach in the world. My bags were the first out, and as always it was a short walk to my transport home, this time being the expensive train. Sydney to Canberra Date: 04/05/2008 Flight No: QF1479 Reg: VH-QOA Type: Dash 8-Q400 Name: 'Gladstone' Seat: 18C Seq. Number: STD: 12:55 STA: 13:40 Gate: 17 ('Canberra City flyer' Dep Rwy: Arr Rwy: Was glad to have a sleep in following a late night out with some friends, but headed out to the airport after checking in on the internet in the morning. I pre-chose my seat being 18C, as on the Dash 8 it is either row one or Bust. So I like the rear 19CD seats when available. Today they were not so I went second best and chose 18C. Lined up in the incorrect line however, as the hosts were busy and I did not realise there was a seperate Web Check In line until I got to the head of the queue. I only had ten minutes to wait at the gate, however while waiting VH-OEB rolled past in its new livery. Flight boarded, and was uneventful through Takeoff and climb. Service today was once again quick due to the flight time, but was quite delicious. It seems that on QF Link flights they have started or now have only Pink 'Breast Cancer Foundation' Cupcakes which are given as the snack. They were yummy and 10 points to QantasLink for this little addition to their snack list. A Lemonade was also had while onboard. A Bumpy ride into Canberra, riding in over the mountains and quite a hard landing. However a smooth flight throughout! Some photos from my time in Sydney. A Malaysian 747-400, a Thai 777 in the new scheme and a Singapore A380-800 rest at their respective gates take from the Observation Deck An Etihad and Qantas A340 and A330 respectively, rest at Sydney Airport VH-OEB is passing T3 in its new livery. Doesn't look half bad on the 747

Have found some Ad's from Ansett, Australian and TAA Way back when. [youtube:2f81hvlh] [/youtube:2f81hvlh]JAL One World Entry Advert

Now with Content Warning! Well these came right out at me when looking at the articles today, and made me laugh in a way. As these are a little raunchier, I will post the first few lines with a link to the Article. Well the first one anyway! Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/culture/waiwai/a ... 8000c.html

The New 'Worlds most experienced airline' is up and running and the ad can be found here http://www.qantas.com.au/infodetail/abo ... rience.mpg Have not seen it posted yet, nor even seen the ad on TV Myself!

The Ansett Yellow A, with Star with light blue and navy blue background is called the Starmark. The BA Tail is the 'Union Flag' and was originally part of the World Tail series, none of which remain but all of which can be found in photographs here http://www.lockonaviation.net/html/intspecial.html The Korean Airlines Logo is a Red and Blue Taegeuk Symbol as found on the South Korean Flag.

Depending on when you are travelling is when you can change it. However, lower fares which are not Fully Flexible, Business, or First Class tickets will attract charges as with any airline who offers cheap fares. The Fare Rules for your particular fare can be found in the PDF File you would have been sent by Qantas. Below is the fare rules for a Red-E-Deal fare as taken from Qantas.com Main points are Bolded and Italicised In short, you can change up to 24hours before your flight. However this will attract a change fee, along with the difference of you old fare and your new fare. If you buy a fully flexible ticket however, this is basically all waved and you can switch around whenever you want (Although I think you may still have to pay a fare difference on Fully Flex tickets).

Basically it is 7 KG's no more. 7Kg's is AFAIK a CASA Regulation and is applicible on all Australian Domestic Carriers. The reason for 7kg, ridiculous as it may sound, is that if the overhead lockers open in turbulence, or when they are opened by passengers and have shifted they can cause great injury especially landing on someones head. 7kg is a fair limit. This regulation has been in operation for a while now. At every airport there is what they call a Test Unit. It will have a hole the maximum bag size, sometimes a scale and information regarding Baggage. Look for one of these at the airport. If Check In or even security feels this bag is/looks too heavy or oversize, you will be either asked to repack or asked to check the bag in. Remember knives, razors, scissors or any other sharp items especially in toiletries are not allowed. This such as Aerosols (Deodorant etc) are allowed but have to be declared when going through security as they need to inspect it. Basically by the sounds of things you will have a bag that is too heavy to take on, and you will also be over the amount of items you can take on as hand luggage. Hand luggage is one piece normally not including a handbag or manbag. You are allowed up to 32kg of Checked Baggage, but it is limited to two pieces maximum unless you are a Qantas Club member, Silver, Gold or Platinum Frequent Flyer. For more information, these following links will help you. these are from the Qantas Website Checked Baggage Allowance http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/be ... ageChecked Carry On Baggage Allowance http://www.qantas.com.au/content/dyn/in ... ageCarryOn Excess Baggage Charges (Prices May be subject to change) http://www.qantas.com.au/info/flying/be ... Collection

Date: 25/04/2008 Flight No: DJ906 Reg: VH-ZHA Type: E170 Name: Belle-issimo Blue Seat: 1F Seq. Number: 1 STD: 07:45 STA: 08:32 Gate: 38 Dep Rwy: Arr Rwy: Woke up nice and early to travel, catching a cab instead of the train as it was too early for me to even think about walking up to the train station with a heavy bag. Check in was easy, as it was the priority line you just walk past all the other 'commoners' who were waiting to get their boarding pass, checked in and headed off to 'The Lounge'. The Lounge is nice, very well layed out, and they have some nice sourdough bread for brekky along with a soft drink machine (So I was happy, got me some post mix Lift). Using the WiFi I surfed the net through my iPod, and enjoyed the view of the line of DJ737's and an Aeropelican aircraft. My flight was called, and by the time I walked down to gate 38 the aircraft was on Final Call, and I was infact the last person to board. Not a full flight today, infact quite empty. The staff were friendly, and one or two seemed new as the Purser was informing them of hints (Stating 'I dont know why they tell you to do this as this way is actually easier!') to use when doing the demonstartion. The E170 is a lovely aircraft, it is a little pocket rocket and certainly flies down the runway. Up in the air we had a bump free flight until after service was dished out, which was basically the staff member walking along and taking orders without the torlley and pooling them all together. A Much easier way of doing it when no one is on the flight. I got myself a Hot Chocolate, they make a mean one on DJ. Coming into Canberra seemed like forever, I could see the airport from a long way off and coming in seemed to go so slow, but we made an un-eventful landing in Canberra which was alot drier than Sydney. All in all it was a good journey, the Premium Economy is good however you should only use it if you really need to spend the money on a fully flex ticket. The Lounge access was good though, very nice facility. To note I think that VH-ZHA is becoming the new VH-TJW as I have now had it three times, all my EMB Flights!

lol, Good one Glenn. I would fly with them, I mean wth the 747-8 Freight Version and a Sleeping Pilot, your in Good Hands!

Now for something very practical. Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20 ... 1000c.html And People, Crox are EVIL :twisted: Those ugly things deserve to go, and now I have a reason why (Apart from the being ugly). Source: http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20 ... 3000c.html

Thanks for the Report. Love the Reso'Cha Aircraft, have not seen that one for ages! Used to be a regular in Sydney.

The Previous Qantas roo was very noticable, The Red with Gold stripe had a sense of elegence. The new logo shows more simplicity and change within Qantas minusing the Gold Stripe and making the Kangaroo look younger. I like the new logo, on some aircraft only. It does not look right on the 767 or by itself in the Red Triangle (Which was designed for the previous logo). Personally the Previous logo and the Winged Kangaroo Logo are my Favourite Qantas logos.

I have had to purchase a flex ticket as I am unsure on what day I was coming home, so I thought I would spring out for Premium Economy on Virgin, as it was alot cheaper than Qantas Business Class. Anyone been in Premium Economy to tell me what it is like?