BigPete

Letsstickituppoorbloodyuncaringselfabuse(please)can'tspell&notworldlywise(fairsuckofthesavCaptain)selfishPete was absolutely gobsmacked :ah_oh::ah_oh: at the cavalier attitude of both the paindrivel :yuk: (nee planedriver) and the scathing crappy captain/Kaptain/craptain/whoever Captain. :yuk: Just because he's taken a few days off (with both of the riverland gals ) and gone fishin' ('cause it's to crappy to fly ) his so called mates (who are probably just jealous of his escapades (with the afore mentioned girls) decide to put the boot in)). Starchy Nell I love you. :heart::heart: It's painfully obvious that the only way to repair the the once harmonius relationship is to have a face to face meeting with each of them at a place to be decided by themselves. :thumb_up: Maybe we could even invite other forum members and have a mini fly in. :) Pre-requsites would be to own a bloody mobile 'phone, have the bastard switched :thumb_up: on and a real bloody 'phone number to ring if ya can't make it. SlartiHotPlate can cook the barby (in his dirt eating cheata ) and Bendova (from NoHopeTown) could organise the parking. :big_grin::big_grin: PlaneDriver is hearby unbanned and invited to keep both the Captain and BigPete honest and pure in their contributions to the Never Ending Stoush (Story) and in the famous words of that Australian boxer (that no one can remember) I love ya's all.......:heart::heart::heart: Egads :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin:

I'm dyin' here. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Hey Hey - Awesome stuff Mark - love the pictures. :thumb_up: Glad you did away with the external wing tank (see photo 2). My big question is did you go over or under the powerlines ? :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: (see photo 6). :ah_oh::ah_oh::ah_oh: regards :big_grin:

OK Geoff, fill me in. :confused: All the jabs I have used (all certified) have the carb heat routed thru the filter. :thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Don't worry about using carb heat on the dirt in a Jabiru, Flyer, as the carb heat air is still filtered. :thumb_up: regards, :big_grin::big_grin:

Wow - fancy putting in all those fans a Bald Hills just to keep the sheep cool in summer. regards :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin:

A similair episode happened to a friend of mine last year. Landed straight away (fortunately close to the airfield) and pulled off the cowls and checked it out completley. Nothing wrong - the only thing we could think of was a bit of ice going thru the motor. The conditions were conducive for ice forming. We couldn't prove it, but was the only thing we came up with. The motor in question has done a further 140 hours with no trouble since. regards

......meanwhile Friarpuk (disguised as a dental technician) has convinced the local constabulary to do a trial "special delivery service" :thumb_up: for Maccas products to outlying small towns that aren't large enough to have their own golden arches, but do have enough bad boys (and girls) to warrant having a police presence. With a 4 inch plastic pipe cut into the Jabirue floor pointing straight down it was proven that a large fries, BigMac and medium Diet coke could all be dispatched in 1.82 seconds with an accuracy of within two car lengths to the waiting officer. :thumb_up: Aptly named the "Jabirue Burger Bomber" Friarpuk secured the release of DropEmPete to lead the new squadron. :big_grin: For the first time in history, country police men (and women) can now enjoy the lurks and perks of their city dwelling counterparts. Moral was thus boosted and the country coppers were quite willing to sign on for extra country duty. :thumb_up: Scores of Jabirues are converted at the cost of $10.01 each (4 inch x 36 inch plastic pipe ($6.90) and 1 roll gaffa tape ($2.20) and undergo special training (you must drop the drink first because if the lid comes off the fries and burger that follow will stay dry) was the teaching of the day. Everyone was happy - the KRudd government picked up $.91 cents GST on each conversion. :raise_eyebrow: Country peacekeepers got all the Maccas they could eat (Free of course). Jabirue owners had a ball – indeed most of them found all sorts of objects could be dropped thru the pipe with great accuracy (not to mention the fact that many of them undertook exceedingly long flights with having to stop for No 1 or No 2’s) i_dunno;) The golden arches owners (who have to supply sufficient avgas as well as all the burgers and fries were busy trying to convert a Jabiboom motor to run on Old Frying And Recycled Tallow Oil (FART Oil). :yuk::yuk: All though many thought this was an economy directive, the real reason was that with so many Jabirue’s using it – many people felt an urge to go to Maccas and eat after a Jabirue flew past. The Kaptain :heart: soon gained a reputation of being the most accurate of the new breed of burger bomber operators. :thumb_up: Using a top secret bomb sight that he developed in his own lounge room, (made out of an old monocle of his fathers, a 10 x 4 lupe and uncooked spaghetti) the Kaptain :heart: could (and regularly did) deliver his meals right thru the car window of the waiting officer. PlainMcGuyver was seen to be busy in the hanger with with a couple of pogo sticks, six totem tennis elastics (minus tennis balls) :devil: and a whole box of soda stream bottles. :ah_oh: But - maybe we'll let him tell the story............ regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Sometimes you need to listen to "gut" feelings. I picked both of my valve failures way before they made themselves known by "leaking audibly thru the exhaust". regards

"The Bogeyman is hear" I like it. :thumb_up: Welcome to the forums, Ian. Lots of friendly folk here. :big_grin::big_grin: regards

After spending a very uncomfortable night in the cells, :yuk: IncarceratedPete again struggled to come to terms with his identity. If I'm not really here NowYouSeeMeNowYouDon'tPete pondered, then I won't have to pay the speeding fine or the fuel bill for the Jabirue. :) Telstra can whistle for their money as well - Crikey I won't even have to go to work tomorrow. :thumb_up: And If I don't exist - I can carry an extra 95kg in the Jabirue or an extra passenger. :big_grin::big_grin: I'mNotReallyHerePete became quite excited at the prospect of thumbing his nose at all those in authority and being beyond redemption or prosecution. Just then two dental technicians arrived at his cell door. "G'day guys" said SmugPete as he approached the door - "nice coats, guess who's mums got a whirlpool, heh heh, - wow that's a big needle, - OW!, what the , let go, no I'm not.....help me.....help me......help me......"

I do it as part of shutdown too. When things are hot they may break down but work fine when cold. So when I fly I check when cold (runup) and later when hot (shutdown). regards

The Importance of being BigPete. Recent events on the Never Ending Story have confused and bewildered IThinkThereforeIAmPete or aka BigPete (if that really is his name). :ah_oh::ah_oh: The very fact that he failed to appear at the local aero club (on a Sunday) has caused AmIReallyTherePete to doubt his very existance. :yuk::yuk: Am I a product of somebodys imagination? pondered CouldHaveBeenPete. Do I exist - Am I Real - InvisiblePete kept asking himself. :confused::confused: Lets look at the evidence. i_dunnoi_dunno The Kaptain flies for hours but never sees BigPete. The Echuca refuellers are not sure either?? The Riverland girl laughs and says "this peter is not big" but she is not very bright and quite often gets things in arrears. thumb_down PlainMcGuyver thinks he may be of French extraction (LargePiere?) (one of three musketeers??) and allthough he is sure BigPete is a good all round guy -although he has not seen him yet?? i_dunno And so our Hero?? (who slips in and out of 1st person/3rd person style of writing (which in it self is confusing)) but has good spelling and fine control of the paragraph - finally comes to terms with his dilema. :big_grin::big_grin: The phone bill has just arrived along with the fuel bill for the Jabirue and a speeding fine (117kph on the freeway). I owe (lots) therefore I must be............:thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin: LargerThanLifePete.

RegretfulPete s-l-o-w-l-y realizes that he may have jumped the gun and berated the poor Kaptain :heart: unnecessarily. Able to count the number of his friends on the fingers of one hand, i_dunno he also realizes the Kaptain accounts for 16.23% of the possible places to fly to, :thumb_up: be met and be made welcome (mobile phone and number permitting). But will the Captain forgive TriggerHappyPete?.........

There's a new invention just been released :thumb_up: - it's small, compact, works for hours on a single charge, more capable than a swiss army pocket knife. Affordable, multi colours and shapes. Its being advertised as the best thing since sliced bread. The Captain :heart: needs to buy one desperatley so he won't travell zillions of nautical miles with out result. (like meeting people) :confused: It's called a bloody mobile phone - Captain - why didnt ya call. I was busy, but never to busy to drop everything (including the Riverland girl) and come out to the airport.!! :big_grin::big_grin: As it was I did manage to get out there, (much, much later) and was told "some bloke in a big plastic parrot (bigger than yours) was looking for you." (Don't ya just love those GA guys.) "He was a weired looking geyser" I knew then that the captain had come and gone. :ah_oh::ah_oh: "Quick" I said - "count everything" a Jabirue owner knows a thing or three. ;);) After everyone accounted for their wives and daughters things settled down a bit. "How many liters an hour do you burn?" asked one of the GA boys. AHHH - I thought. Another convert coming up. :thumb_up: regards :big_grin::big_grin::big_grin:

Marcus - I feel your pain. i_dunno My J160c is not perfect. :yuk: It has character. :thumb_up: Most hand made objects do. I might even say - it's a work of art, unique and almost one of a kind (a collectors item) crafted by humans and not some cold robotic (but very accurate) machine. sorry to steal the thread. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Palexxxx - you're killin' me. Funeeeeeeeeeee! regards :big_grin::big_grin:

Ok - I know this has been discussed before - but I think its very important in the light of recent collisions or near misses both here and overseas. Here are the three best ways to avoid a mid air collision. :thumb_up: 1. Have a good radio and use it correctly. 2. Have a good radio and use it correctly. 3. Have a good radio and use it correctly. I believe its time to change the rules so that all aircraft must have and use a radio. This is a cheap, effective option. Yes, I know some of you fly minimal aircraft or older aircraft or "grass roots" aircraft that dont have a power supply to power the radio. Find a way to do it. "Sometimes we select the wrong frequency" - c:censored:p that's just poor airmanship - do it and double check it! "But there's no one around here for miles" :confused: No - what about the guy who thinks the same thing and is about to land on top of you because neither of you bothered to have or use a radio. I've been local flying and seen no one in the air - given a 10 mile inbound call and had 4 local responces to me. BUT nobody broadcasted until I did??? We all know what it's like to be in a busy circuit with many other aircraft - Hopetoun Flyin was a perfect example of SAFE flying because we all used the radio. It was brilliant. The Mark One Eyeball - Still the best way to "see and avoid" - yes I keep a good lookout for other aircraft. I also use my hearing to listen for them as well. That's two senses now looking for you. I might even say that once I've heard you I'm REALLY looking for you. So - enough from me - I'm now putting on the flame suit :big_grin: ready for fiesty (but intelligent, PLEASE) replies. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

You will if you access the passenger terminal - most of us just park adjacent to the clubrooms (pies, pasties, sausage rolls and cold drinks always available) and it's not a problem (so far). regards

most of us can be a bit thin skinned at times depending on recent events. :confused: The great thing about this post is it has generated some very positive support for our boys/girls in blue. Good onya - where would we be without you? :thumb_up: regards :big_grin:

Somewhat taken back by the Craptains :broken_heart: remark about being a fop, i_dunno SlightlyMiffedPete immediatly imposed a self ban on replying for three days. During this self discipline ReflectivePete pondered on just what was a FOP. :confused: 1. Foolish Old Pete? 2. Full Of Pxxx? :ah_oh: 3. Frightened of Poweroff Failure (EFATO) 4. Flaps On Permanent (see: Look Ma No Flaps) :yuk: 5. Friend Of PaleXXXX? 6. Friend of PlaneDriver? 7. Flyin Organiser Par Excellence! :thumb_up: Finally FopPete decided that the forums had suffered enough thru his absence :big_grin: and realizing that at least three people were waiting to hear from him, i_dunno unbanned himself and returned for further abuse. ;) I'm Back. :thumb_up: Now be gentle..... regards :big_grin::big_grin:

My initial thoughts were: 1. Aldinga (overfly Murray Bridge) - Wentworth = 183 nm 2. Wentworth - Griffith = 208 nm 3. Griffith (overfly Condoblin) - Narromine = 163 nm Total 554 nm but, on reflection that may be stretching it a little especially if you get a headwind. So: 1. Aldinga (overfly Murray Bridge) - Loxton = 118nm 2. Loxton - Robinvale = 106 nm 3. Robinvale (overfly Balranald and Hay) - Griffith = 165nm 4a. Griffith - Condoblin = 91.2 nm and then Condoblin - Narromine = 72.4 or, 4b. Griffith (overfly Condoblin) - Narromine = 163 nm Total 552 nm. regards

How much - I wonder. regards

:thumb_up: That's great Steve - I'll look forward to your visit. regards :big_grin::big_grin:

That story ties for equal 1st place (for infamy) with the obscene closure of Megs Field in the US of A. (See the DVD One Six Right (ClearProp Shop). regards