Ferris

Hi, Thanks guys, I knew there would be an answer there somewhere.

I've got Ozi Explorer in a standard PDA type navigator, which has been loaded with 4wd maps and WAC charts to cover both my passions. As you may have guessed I'm fairly new with Ozi Explorer, and I'm having a bit of trouble with the maps changing too often. Does anybody know if there is a method of getting Ozi just to display WAC charts while flying and topographical maps while driving. It's very frustrating to be flying along and have the WAC chart disappear and a road map show up without notice. Cheers Ferris.

What was the last thing that passed through that insects mind as he hit the windscreen?? His Ar:censored:

With four jets strapped to the wings that would have to be one super hotdog.:hittinghead:

BLA82, you're being a little harsh on the poor old Captain, if the tv documentary was anything to go by. I think we are all talking about the same incident, where an airliner crashed because a static vent was taped over, by the person washing the aircraft. The static vent on a 747 is three story's up, hence you'd need eagle's eyes to be able to even see the vent, let alone see clear tape over it. The aircraft washer man/woman/person was charged with manslaughter because he/she/it forgot to remove the tape. Cheers Ferris

I went to the Horsham fly-in today, and what a great day it was. I arrived just as the parachuters called it a day because of the wind, but got to have a look at some great aircraft. Somebody said the numbers were down on previous years, and that's to be expected with the on-going drought, but it seemed like half of Horsham turned out. If only we could have seen one of those hotrods having a drag against and Jabiru. Congratulations to John and all his hard working crew. Cheers Ferris:thumb_up:

I haven't had a look at the Regs, but "populated area" and "built up area" are two different things....although we maybe splitting hairs. For populated area we have to rely on a dictionary definition, and that is an area inhabited by people. Built up area on the other hand has been enshrined in legislation for many years (at least in Victoria). A built up area is any area with 2 or more houses and street lighting. I'm not sure if that adds to the debate, but it is a bit of useless information for you.

Congratulations Ben Well Done Ben. It seemed that most of Hopetoun turned out to have a look, as well as people coming from a long way away (apart from the flyers). It should be the good basis of a terrific aero club. As a relatively inexperienced pilot, the courtesy extended over the radio was tremendous and the 'system' worked very well. Hopetoun Footy Club turned on a good feed, even though they were a bit stiff and sore from yesterday's bruising - as was Ben for that matter. After speaking with Ian over the phone a number of times, it was great to finally meet him, and have a fly on his flight sim. Ian..... I forgot to wish you all the best for the election, while I was talking with you, so all the best for the election. Well done to all those who organised the day. Cheers Shayne:thumb_up:

I've got a little problem that I hope you can assist me with. I can't open any of the threads in these forums on either of my home computers. The problem started after I downloaded SP3 for XP and the latest version of Explorer using Microsoft updates. Each time I try to open a thread, it stays open for a few seconds before I get an error messages stating that the program needs to close and it then does so. While other web sites are affected, it is mostly these forums (or maybe I'm here more often) that are affected. The first page is not affected, only whenI try to open second or third pages; ie get into a thread. I've tried turning off the pop up blocker and creating a restore point without success. Any ideas???? This one's got me guessing. Cheers Ferris

Fuel at YHPN G'day Ben, :thumb_up:Avgas is available at Warracknabeal about 35 miles south, should anybody be looking for it. It's just a phone call away through the YWKB Aeroclub. Good luck with the fly-in. Cheers Ferris

G'day Basscheffers, Far be it for me to get into an argument with you, as I am not sufficiently informed about lasers to argue either way. It just seems odd to me that the airlines would be complaining about a non-existant problem if we are too accept your argument. Perhaps I should have included a bit more of the story from this airline pilot as he related it to me. The Captain seriously considered aborting the landing and diverting, but elected to continue on with the landing on the basis, that had he diverted, he would have encouraged future attacks. We can argue about whether he should have continued on, or not, but that is a whole different argument. I can't answer Ben's question about distance. I can only re-iterate that this pilot stated it was very distracting in the cockpit and he regards lasers as quite dangerous. Here is a very experienced pilot talking from personal experience. Maybe you could find somebody who can relate through first hand experience, that lasers are not distracting

Basschefers, I don't know whether you're information is correct or not, because I've never been on the receiving end of a laser, however I'll recount a story told to me by a 737 Captain who I've known since his student pilot days, and you can decide for yourself. While on approach into an Australian airport his aircraft came under laser attack, and his co-pilot was so severely distracted she was unable to continue flying the aircraft. The Captain had to make the landing while doing both the pilot and co-pilot jobs, as the co-pilot was no longer capable of safely flying the aircraft. You'll note that I haven't identifed the airline or city involved for deliberate reasons, but the Captain describes landing at the airport as being 'technically difficult anyway' and the laser attack seriously jeopardised the safety of his aircraft. This pilot stated he has been on the receiving end of lasers a couple of times and described them as being a serious distraction in the cockpit and quite dangerous. For his airline, lasers are a significant safety issue. Unfortunately if the information our friendly 737 Captain is correct (and I have no reason to doubt his word) then defence lawyers acting on behalf of laser attackers will use information gained from forums such as this, and these academics to dismiss laser attacks as nothing more than a storm in a tea cup. If major airlines are worried about laser attacks, then I think we should perhaps take notice of them. Maybe the academic you have quoted would have a different opinion if he had been the victim of a laser attack while on final. Cheers Ferris

Apologies Ian. I didn't realise you sold them, otherwise I would not have directed Ferret to the opposition.

Log into Air Services Aust web site and shop. They have the complete range and you can get your ERSA and PCA charts at the same time.:thumb_up:

Ant, RA to GA conversion is usually around 15 hours minimum, but I believe you also need 40 hours total as well. Going this way is still a lot cheaper than launching into the deep end with GA. Back onto topic, thanks for the info, it will give me a good basis for further research. What can I say about the package that Ian has assembled. It's awesome......would probably even fly by itself. Cheers Shayne

Hello, I've been lurking out there for a few months now, just watching with interest, listening and learning, rather than throwing my two bobs worth in. Ian & Co need to be congratulated on an excellent site, and I bought much of my gear through Ian's shop, and will continue to support it. Anyway I started or should I say re-started my RA career last November and am now converting across to GA and should have that finished in the next few weeks with a bit of luck. One of my neighbours is an octaganerian, and has forgotten more about flying than I could hope to learn in a dozen years. He wants to run a flight simulator program on his PC. While I'm reasonably savvy on PC's I've never been one for games and know nothing about flight simulator programs and looking for a bit of help with which program I should recommend to him. He'll be ordering a new PC in the next couple of weeks, and will order a graphics card to suit the game. Your opinion will be greatly appreciated. Cheers Shayne.