BigPete

Now that's, what I call a forecast :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

If you leave the electric fuel pump on i_dunno - how will you know that the mechanical one is still working and, If I read your post right - the motor has only done 40 hours in the last 2.5 years. :yuk: I'd be ripping the heads off and having a good look at the internals. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Ditto :thumb_up: regards :big_grin:

A long, long time ago i_dunno when BigPete :big_grin: was just YoungAndPimplyPete (growing up in the Sunraysia District, Cardross, Red Cliffs and Mildura) lived on a vineyard and did indeed own a BSA Bantam. (150cc Major):heart::thumb_up: Our next door neighbours also had BSA Bantams, (125cc) but their dad (who was ex-navy WWII engineer ) had doctored the little buggers (lightened flywheel, :thumb_up: bigger ports, shaved head, bigger carb and tuned exhaust) so they would do about 55 mph in second gear. We were lucky to see around 35 mph in top (third). :yuk: The highlight of the year, however was a trip to my Uncles sheep station out behind Wentworth - where we worked our butts off - and had so much fun. ;) My uncle had a Honda 125, 2 cylinders, 4 stroke, 4 speed gearbox and ELECTRIC START. We loved it. :heart::heart::heart: (sigh). (oh, and yes the dog would sit on the petrol tank, while my uncle went off to move the sheep) . We learned to ride, drive, shoot, fish, every thing sheepy, and to respect ourselves and others - so there. :big_grin: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

...you think you're going fast enough, :thumb_up: you jump on, let go the clutch and....... .....you do it all over again, :angry:and again, and again.... Nothing keeps a young bloke fit like owning a BSA. regards :big_grin:

You can say that again :thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

So the Captain :heart: drives a Lexarse (and there's nothing wrong with that) unless of course, he also wears a hat. :yuk: We have the worst driver in the world living right here in Echewka. Drives a 1966 Volovo, thumb_down wears a hat (A coobra 1949), tows his rusty ol' hay baler, :ah_oh: (at 30 kph) three sheep in the back seat and listens to recordings of "Blue Hills" on an ancient 8 track cartridge tape player. (He is also deaf as a post and blind as a bat.) :yuk: Fronted up at the airport one day and we all ourselves thinking he wanted to learn to fly. :ah_oh: Turns out he wanted some AVGAS to "clean out the innards of the Volvo, as it's running on 3 not 4 cylindas" :confused: We didn't have the heart to tell him it was a 6. i_dunno Now, as PartyHardPete is back home, :thumb_up: but expecting family freeloaders thumb_down to arrive any minute and he still hasn't swept out the chookhouse (or the outhouse), wishes everyone safe flying and returns you to the NES. Play fair and play on. :thumb_up:;) regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Now that's what I call GOOD advice. :thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: regards :big_grin:

Geez Riverduk, wives :heart: can be funny things at times. When I announced to my other half that I was going to learn to fly an "Ultralight" :big_grin: (doesn't Recreational or Light Sport Aircraft sound so much safer?), she said, "No you're not". So I dragged her out to the airport and pointed out the Jabiru. "Oh, that's OK, that's a real aeroplane" ;) she remarked, and we were both happy. Now B4 you R&T flyers arc up about this, a few observations: Most of the girls are not mechanically minded. :confused: They see tubing and dacron and things fluttering in the breeze and then hear what to them sounds like a Victa mower on steriods, :black_eye: they get a bit concerned about our safety. (especially if you have to pull start it and it doesn't have doors). :ah_oh: We (seasoned aviators) know how safe your aeroplanes are :thumb_up: but, the girls just don't get it. Echuca is a stones throw from you Ross, we have RAA training Fridays and Saturdays every second weekend. PM me if you would like more details. :big_grin: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Captain - I fly when I want to, weather permitting. :thumb_up: I choose not to fly xmas day and boxing day for the following reasons: ;) a. usually flat out with family committments, :heart: b. usually had a few sherbets, and way too much food, :pig: c. although the chances are very slight, happens, and the last thing I wan't to do is make xmas time the anniversary of my demise. :yuk: However, I will defend your right to fly whenever you want to. ;):thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Hey Wayne - great stuff, :thumb_up: nothin' like your own aeroplane. Must hop over and catch up soon. :big_grin: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

So the captain :heart: is feeling tired and looking to join Biggles for two weeks rest. Though I must say Le Crappee is the master at pushing the limits :black_eye: AND the only emoticon I use after you know what is: and speaking of my better half, :broken_heart: she now informs me that my new battery (see post #658) is part of my xmas booty. I told her if I find the bastard wrapped up under the xmas tree tomorrow morning, then fair enough. (Jeez it's quiet here at the moment). :confused: Jeez I love Xmas. ScroogeMcPete exits (stage left). regards

Well done Watto :thumb_up: - shame you had a few problems early on. Good idea to share your early frustrations on the forums. :thumb_up: Make it cryptic to save your bottom. i_dunno Most of us can read between the lines. :big_grin::big_grin: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Loved your site, Jim - I'll keep an eye on it. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

....suddenly realized it was only two days before christmas..... "" said ForgetfulPete to himself, I still don't have a present for the holder of the "BuggaOfAndGoFlying" leave passes. :heart: Thank heaven for late night shopping. :thumb_up: "Strewth", he said to a passing lamp post as he crawled down the freeway at 42 knots thumb_down (well this is Melbourne), what do I get her After parking the car 2 miles from the shopping centre, AtLeastI'mNotTheOnlyOne) PPPPPPPPPete, (Prior Preparation Plus Planning Prevents XXXX Poor Performance) walked, and walked, (and walked), into the main entrance. :confused: After spending enough money to fill the Jabby 4 times i_dunno (which should give me at least 6 months of leave passes) :big_grin: PennilessPete returnes to the car. Where the is it (Here I am, over here. With the flat Battery) :yuk: By the time ExhaustedPete gets home to bed, he counts his blessings: 1. Car now has a new battery. :thumb_up: 2. All that exercise means I can eat more Xmas dinner.:thumb_up: 3. She :heart: who holds the afore mentioned flying passes - will be handing them out like there's no tomorrow. :thumb_up: 4. It's now only one bloody day 'till Xmas :thumb_up: Merry Christmas to all those that stop here. :thumb_up: (Hey Ian, can we have Xmas type emoticons for NESt year ) regards :big_grin:

My Instructor taught me the same thing, :thumb_up: Ozzie. Experience is a wonderful thing. :thumb_up: Tony - we now have the benefit of your (and others) years of experience available on these forums. Which make us all (that read it) much safer. :thumb_up: So a big thankyou to you, and a big thankyou to Ian. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

There are three rules to land without damage to the undercarriage: :thumb_up: 1. Keep the bloody nose wheel up, (on touchdown) 2. Keep the bloddy nosewheel up, and (after touchdown), 3. Keep the bloody nosewheel up. (as long as possible after touchdown) The main gear on a J160c is very strong and will take a fair pounding. :thumb_up: Treat the nosewheel like its made of tissue paper and you won't go far wrong. :big_grin: When taking off down hill, get as much weight as you can off the front wheel as soon as you can, as well. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Well, what a series of events - new players on the scene, which is great but they need to realize that sometimes less is more, ;) Planey pops in and wishes everyone a wonderful xmas:hug: and ticks off 2 days B4 xmas (lazy i_dunno), ahlocks alias bol-locks i_dunno (geez I like the way your mind works, Captain:heart:) makes some good posts although a bit too cryptic for a Mildura Tech boy :yuk: to grasp at times, YouCantSeeMeOrMyAeroplaneGeoff:cool: (who is quite sophisticated and must have gone to Mildura High) has gone off somewhere (probably with the Good FriarPuk) and Paley can't be found. As for Grab a Granny, :ah_oh: I'm married to one, I'd rather go flying :big_grin::big_grin: (and If she reads this, I am so dead.) :yuk::yuk: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Mate, :big_grin: if ya can't beat 'em - join 'em. PatePete has a nice ring to it, and I do like a good pate. :thumb_up: I recon Le Crappee :heart: and you must fly around the same area, ;) so give him a call for a good whuppin', I'm sure he'll ablige. :big_grin: The whip of my Aunt is in YSWG. :ah_oh: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Jeez ahlocks :big_grin: - give us a break, what are the rest of us - chopped liver Biggles2CentsWorth :black_eye: went right past VNE on one of his posts and was shot down by Sir Ian, the keeper of the faith and the Forums:thumb_up: - he will return I'm sure, much wiser and funnier than ever. In the mean time the rest of us will try to be funny without overstepping the mark. That's half the fun ;) - the other half is to make us all laugh. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

It's a little known fact that in Aviation - all ASIC Card Inspectors :devil: have two fundamentals. This makes them much meaner than us single fundamental folk. thumb_downthumb_down The 2Ring test gets to the bottom of the problem. :yuk: To ask to take the test is suggesting that your behaviour is somewhat wanting - if you get my drift. :big_grin: So what has the Kapitain :heart: done....... regards

Big Les was astounded - he involuntary jerked his knee a few times and waved his arms in fright :ah_oh: - the GreenSheeta suddenly inverted so quickly that even the law of gravity didn't notice and the unraveling Sheeta began to descend upwards! Soon the sky was turning blue/black and the altimeter read 109,000 feet. :confused: "My Gott in Himmel" :yuk: oxygen deprived Big Les said to himself (in a very poor imitation of the famous Mein Kapitain :heart:) I can bloody see everything from up here! :thumb_up: Unfortunately Sputntik One, (which was believed to have re-entered and burnt up years ago) was now approaching and getting larger and larger in his rear vision mirror :raise_eyebrow: (in case you didn't know all Sheetas are now fitted with rear view mirrors so the pilot can check on the straightness of newly furrowed land before their next approach - pioneered by the hotplate king of aviation SlartiStraightAsADieAndSixInchesDeepBartfast. As the deadly Sputnik approached Big Les reached for the POH and desperately scanned the pages for a solution to his problem..... :big_grin::big_grin:

.... do you realize how many Crapnams we can make with all this recycled stuff, :thumb_up: he excitedly asked Grabba the Butt. :confused: We can even send some to Yarrawanka and get that retractable Crapnam back into the air (the one that's been waiting 6 months for parts). :yuk: :broken_heart: Just then the Sobet Harlot (brilliant Geoff, just brilliant) whizzed passed at 120 feet and tried to land but, as it was almost as ugly as a helicopter couldn't quite make it flair or flare and had to go around and around and around.......:yuk: "Bother", said the Captain, :heart: who was trying desperately to lift his image (especially as he had failed dismally as a poet (see post #617 para two) and still hadn't completely grasped the essentials of good emoticon dipersal within a post.) :black_eye: "Now there's two of the little buggas unable to land". (See#614). :confused: Just then, the Good FriarPuk (who has been strangely quiet, ;) but was probably unable to get a word in edge wise) arrived with Caroline :heart: and the Riverland Lass :heart: in his shiny white double B tanker truck. "We've been to see PlainVanillaJabbyJuicerMoonLightMoonShineGeoff in Milldurex", they said as one. "He's doing great deals on fine communial wine and white paint. :thumb_up: " (Allthough he will only deliver after last light). Meanwhile Big Les amuses himself by trying to navigate using his left hand/foot shoelace tied to the throttle (while still tied to his boot) i_dunno and keeping one eye on the voltmeter whilst listening to Johnny Hortins' "North to Alaska". :thumb_up: Suddenly, the impossible happened........

Sounds good to me.....:thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Well done Simon, :thumb_up: congrats. When you start your navs, Echuca is only 30 mins away, :thumb_up: I'll even put the kettle on for you. :big_grin: regards :big_grin::big_grin: