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  1. Deskpilot
    Bex and I finally met yesterday. A short visit as he was due to fly out to Brisbane but we had a very informative chat. Was lovely to meet his beautiful wife, and his parents who live 'locally'.
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    I obviously wasn't concentrating. Just enjoying the view and a smooth flight. Keep them coming Scott.
  3. Deskpilot
    Yep, still waiting for your phone call.
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    Once again, a beautiful video Scott. Well done. Your plane looks great and I'm green with envy............or is it last nights prawns ;-) Just kidding. As a matter of interest, were you on 123.45 for your radio link, or just the local frequency? Just asking.
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    Scot, that is one of the best 'home' videos I've ever seen. Clear sound and images, well edited and no bloody annoying music to spoil the flight. Well done. Apart from a bit of picture 'wobble' I didn't notice any problems with your camera set-up. Best train your wife not to speak when you're on the radio though. Thanks for sharing.
  6. Deskpilot
    Well that shows how it should be done. Wonderful. I just hope that they look after the artifacts outside as well as they do those under cover. Thanks for post.
  7. Deskpilot
    What's the point? What's our LEGAL low level flight. USA and Canada may turn a blind eye to this sort of thing but Australia doesn't.....I hope. Yep, I agree it's fun but fly that plane at legal heights and it's boring.
  8. Deskpilot
    I find it strange that only the nose gear collapsed. Any 'tom foolery' would have surely set the whole gear retract in operation although, whether the mains could actually move whilst the plane is stationary, I don't know.
  9. Deskpilot
    What a coincidence. 2 days ago I was talking to the 15 year old daughter of our gardener about what she had in mind for the future. Seems to have her head screwed on right and was quite open with her comments. When it came to me giving advice on what not to do, getting tattoos was one one the no-no's. Apparently her mum has a few but I couldn't judge her attitude to them. I just hope she takes my advice and stays clean skinned, even if wrinkled, in old age.
  10. Deskpilot
    Nev, you referred to a curved approach, it that what you would call at an airfield where others are in circuit?
  11. Deskpilot
    Really! I was still at school, maybe 16. Perhaps I was more daring than you but had to work for it, or maybe I was better looking than you
  12. Deskpilot
    It's such a shame that we as the human race have 'progressed' to where we are today. Us older folks will remember the joy of trying to go from first base to second base and ultimately to third base, possibly receiving slaps on the hand or cheek along the way. These days it seems to be 'do you want to, then let's get on with it' No finesse what-so ever. Ask a, say nineteen year old about his/first experience and they probably won't even remember it. I can, and that was all of 70 years ago. Tis far better to be tantalized than have all too easy. I'm sure some of you younger fathers will be dismayed at what I've said, but, do you REALLY KNOW what your kids get up to?
  13. Deskpilot
    An oldie but oh so true. Not talking about my instructor here but another school, sharing the same field........................aaaaagh By the way, is there a name for a short continuous curve approach other than 'glide approach'?
  14. Deskpilot
    Personally, I think it sounded better.
  15. Deskpilot
    I think most of us would have ended up up-side when landing into long vegetation. I say he made a bl**dy good landing and probably broke his wing strut though a very, very low speed stall and almost vertical, but flat, descent into the wheat.
  16. Deskpilot
    Been around for quite some time and like you, I want one.
  17. Deskpilot
    Photoshop, the worse thing ever invented.
  18. Deskpilot
    I let my certificate to fly laps a long time ago so I don't visit airfields much these days. On my occasional jaunts down to Aldinga for a coffee, I see all safety precautions being adhered to so a have to ask, just how many 'on ground accidents' have been reported to bring about this totally useless piece of legislation? Are those accident recorded anywhere in RAA HQ, and if so, can we please see them. Just trying to figure out how the brain of the twerp that initiated it works, if it works at all. Don't get me wrong, I'm not against hi-vis clothing in certain areas like road works and industrial places that use fork-lifts, even non flying/ground crew need them but in our environment, the only non flying people on the flight line should be passengers who's safety is the pic's concern. If an aircraft needs the attention of a LAME, pull it to a safe place to work on it. Away from revolving propellers.
  19. Deskpilot
    Digging! not looking for buried Spitfires or trains are you?
  20. Deskpilot
    G'day Lyndon, welcome from another Adelaidian, well almost. Where are you situated?
  21. Deskpilot
    Dave, you're pushing up the airspeed and I wonder how close you are to the maximum the wings can take. What are their design limit?
  22. Deskpilot
    I don't think so but I could be wrong. It's his life story up to starting university.
  23. Deskpilot
    Recently finished reading Stephen's biography, his early years. Brilliant writer. No holds barred, The raw truth. Can thoroughly recommend it. Moab is my Washpot.
  24. Deskpilot
    IMO, both pilots made mistakes. A, the trike pilot was obviously not keeping a good lookout. He must have been able to see the plane a lot sooner than the plane saw him. B, the plane pilot rolled his craft left, thus raising his right wing closer to the trike which was also on his right side. Roll right or just dive would surely have given more separation. Yea, I know. Easier said with hind-sight.
  25. Deskpilot
    It doesn't matter at what height you enter a loop. The important thing is to what height you climb before going over the top. Climbing to that correct height is dependent on the power/speed you have at the time.
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