Butch

Hi Sean, If you have a computer get yourself a flight sim for the aircraft you will be flying. It helped me to get familiar with the cockpit layout and the basic control operation. You can practice and get a mind set of what to expect when you start instruction. Good luck and enjoy ! Remember to relax and take one step at a time, before you know it you will be off on your first solo flight. cheers Butch

Scud running?...maybe Nine News ......into the side of a hill.

While stitching a cut on the hand of a 75 year old farmer, whose hand was caught in the squeeze gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to politicians and their role as ourleaders. The old farmer said, "Well, as I see it, most politicians are 'Post Tortoises'.' Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post tortoise' was. The old farmer said, "When you're driving down a country road and you come across a fence post with a tortoise balanced on top, that's a post tortoise. The old farmer saw the puzzled look on the doctor's face so he continued to explain. “You know he didn't get up there by himself, he doesn't belong up there, he doesn't know what to do while he's up there, he's elevated beyond his ability to function, and you just wonder what kind of dumb arse put him up there to begin with." Best explanation of a politician I've ever heard.

Well said Geoff ! Post anything about Gay or Black and you will get shot down in flames!!!!!! Hang sh!t on the Irish (me), Collingwood (me),over 50 (me),low hour pilot (me), Farmer (me), Liberal voter (me).............no one gives a F..k!

Well said Geoff ! Post anything about Gay or Black and you will get shot down in flames!!!!!! Hang sh!t on the Irish (me), Collingwood (me),over 50 (me),low hour pilot (me), Farmer (me), Liberal voter (me).............no one gives a F..k!

Reminds me of the old joke where the young lady sits in the dentist chair, as the male dentist starts to drill she puts her hand down and grabs him by the "family jewels " and remarks "we aren't going to hurt each other are we " !

Reminds me of the old joke where the young lady sits in the dentist chair, as the male dentist starts to drill she puts her hand down and grabs him by the "family jewels " and remarks "we aren't going to hurt each other are we " !

I agree Alf, The stats are running at 1 death a month for us. I don't think its lack of training, just a lack of respect for our sport. Play by the rules hopefully no one gets hurt.... stay safe, Butch

One more example of where responsible pilots will have to take the heat for the cowboys! Condolences to all involved. When will they learn?

Hi Phil, I'm only a low hour RAA pilot with experience on 2 types ( both stick, right hand throttle and one with centre hand brake) I've done a lot of work with machinery ( backhoes, skid steer, dozers and all sorts of farm machines) , you have to be able to adapt quickly to the machine you are working at the time using both hands and feet simultaneously. Maybe it's more mind over matter in an aircraft, it's always in the back of your mind that if you turn the wrong knob or push a lever the wrong way it could end in tears ! Having had my share of F--k ups with machines over the years due to lack of concentration it makes me twice as careful when I fly and tend to check twice do it once ( the old measure twice cut once trick). cheers Butch

Me too ! I find it smoother to use my left hand.....no over control on the stick and good control of throttle with the right hand. When I asked my instructor which hand should I use he said it was my choice but left hand is the most common way to fly in GA.

I'll add a couple more Bruce ! Coming home from the pub at midnight when you went there at 5pm for 2 beers When your partner asks you...." does my bum looks big in these jeans" .... and you answer YES (not guilty of any of the above......just saying !)

747......Tiger Moth.......Trike ......they all go through the same air. I agree 100%

Went with my best mate for a fly in the Tecnam today....... he loved it ! He is a trike pilot ....looking forward to going up with him to experience weight shift flying. We all love flying, chill out guys......we're all on the same team!

. A real calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I'd like to buy some cyanide. The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide? The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband. The pharmacist's eyes got big and he explained, "Lord have mercy! I can't give you cyanide to kill your husband, that's against the law. I'll lose my license! They'll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide. Just get a divorce!" The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist's wife. The pharmacist looked at the picture and said, "You didn't tell me you had a prescription."

True Pearo, I have been on bikes all my life, but not road bikes. I had the choice to buy a bike capable of 200 plus ks per hr with no instruction on how to ride it, or learn how to fly an aeroplane . I'm sure if I had tried hard enough I could get training in how to safely ride on a high powered bike. My point was that you don't get to fly any aircraft till you prove you have the skills to safely control and pilot it. With bikes all you need is 12 months on L plates and you can ride a Formula 1 road bike. I had a friend that came off his bike between 150 and 200 ks.....lucky to be alive. When I asked him why he was going so fast he replied that he didn't realize how dangerous it was and thought he was a better rider than he actually was. I think it's up to the individual to stay safe, cheers Butch

That's right Turbo, shocking waste of young lives, 5 guys going to the trots for a day out to see their horse race. I was only 150 metres away from where it crashed...... 1.20pm 12th of June 92....a day i'll never forget! I'm not afraid to fly......I'm afraid of making bad decisions, cheers Butch

Bluey, over the years I have tried many dangerous sports . Scuba diving..... very easy to kill yourself if you are reckless ,don't follow the rules and get over confident. Rock climbing.... as above, as safe as you want to make it just don't cut corners. Motor bike riding.....most of the time it's some other idiot that hurts you. Flying ....again as above. Of coarse all these are more dangerous than driving the family car down the road.......mainly because when the sh.t hits the fan you can park the car on the side of the road , you get lots of second chances if you make a mistake (speaking from experiences) . In June 92 a light plane with 5 passengers crashed in my back paddock ........all dead ! The reason .....bad decisions ( bad weather, peer pressure, lack of experience in type of aircraft and disorientation in low cloud) My condolences to all the families that have lost love ones in aircraft accidents, many that should never have happened , cheer's Butch

Spot on Ultralights, Wasn't putting down riding bikes ! You have the rite attitude. Do what you enjoy and do it safe, its better to die doing than die wanting, cheers Butch

I tossed a coin when I turned 55.........Road bike or RAA licence ! I think I made the right choice choosing RAA, it's up to me how safe I choose to be. Flying has lots of dangers , most of them you have the choice to avoided if you follow the rules , stay within your limits and don't end up in a place that your training and experience can't handle. It's a lot safer than riding down the road and being T boned by a car that didn't see you ! Life's short, fly safe its all good, cheer's Butch

The cats not bad either !

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