Butch

I keep getting the message "oops we have a problem" when trying to like a post , look at alerts ,trying to edit a post and a few other random things. Does anyone know how to fix the problem or what's causing it?

I'm getting the "oops" problem too! Does anyone know how to fix it ? thanks in advance. "Sorry Bex not trying to hijack your thread, but it is annoying the sh-t out of me"

We all have a bad day! Had one today.... two F-ck ups because I didn't look at the real problem. I thought I knew the solution and instead of assessing the whole problem went straight for the fix. Thank god I went flying yesterday, at least the whole brain (even though small ) was working. As my Grandfather said "hindsight's a wonderful thing" Same as flying! it's easy to have the right answer after the event.

Thread drift …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. ……………………… ………………………………. Take half a Viagra … extended range ...… no pissing on the feet !

Ok Litespeed, we'll agree to disagree. Back to the original topic before I get moderated, cheers

As my Dad used to say....take a teaspoon of cement and harden the .... up! Shit happens ..we don't need lefty guys like you preaching how bad our capitalist society is. I applaud you for the work you are obviously doing. It doesn't mean people like me aren't concerned about the failures of our politicians and society in general. We just don't want it shoved down our throat that if you are right wing and an employer you are the blame for all the country's problems. PS. you're preaching to the wrong person , farmers are only second to mining with deaths in the work environment. After the fires and the drought we will probably take out the top spot. I'm sure after losing all their life's work a few will be tipped over the edge.

I'm not ! we live in one of the best country's in the world. Go and visit a third world country and see what you get for free! Well you could have fooled me!

Go you socialist thing! My kids couldn't get Austudy because I'm supposed to be a rich farmer! I'm not like you with paid holidays, super and long service. It must be hard being an employee working for all us self made capitalist pigs who are taking all the risks and putting there lifes work on the line so that there are jobs out there?

Tell me about it! A few times I just had to get out of the circuit...lack of communication and flying skills made it scary! I think they have a lot to answer .

Me too, I started at 55 because finally I could afford it and the kids had grown up. Wish I had lived the dream when I was in my 20s. I still get a rush when I push the throttle in and head down the runway and see the ground disappear below me. It's the greatest privilege to be one of the few that can experience the joy.

Just saw Scott Morrison on A Current Affair Leloir tried to shoot him down! Wake up you guys! This isn't climate change, this isn't bad management , this is NATURE. A few years ago the NSW and QLD were in a flood crisis. Today its FIRE. Tomorrow who knows? Rather than trying to score political points ( like ALBO ) and most of the media..... be realistic. Do you really think that any political party wouldn't try and do the right thing? When things are at there lowest the brave rise and the scum sink.....as I said take a hard look at yourself! FROM A CFA MEMBER OF 45 YEARS who is sick of you desk bandits!

One of the best weather forecasters in the nation! He has forecast this drought more than 5 years ago. Can't revile who it is as you are supposed to subscribe to get his report. He puts up a good argument that climate change doesn't exist........it is the climate that is changing. Look back in history ...Ice age ....inland seas....nothing is the same as 10,000 years ago. We only have weather records of a few hundred years ... One good volcano eruption or asteroid strike will do more damage in a few minutes than humans have done in the last 400 years! It might be a bit deep and meaningful , but don't get caught up in the MEDIA hype.

Might be of interest! CLIMATE DRIVERS FOR EARLY 2020 I will start this section by repeating the warning that I have been sharing with all my readers for many years. An unprecedented extended drought period is developing in this present period. I have forecast this based on the very rare combination of the five strongest drought drivers in our climate system, all being in play at this time. In broad terms, the gravity and solar forces exerted on our climate system by the Sun, Moon and the planetary system produces short-term and long-term climate extremes. This is especially so for Eastern Australia. Regular wet extremes are produced each 37.2 years and then 9-10 years later the dry extremes are produced. During this present drought extreme, these combined drought forces are producing a very rare 297-year low extreme. There is nothing we can do on this earth to counter these cosmic forces, other than to prepare for their impact. Only a very warm Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomaly “near Australia” can counter these drought forces. Presently there is little sign of that developing. Only a little warming in recent weeks along the northwest coastal regions of WA has occurred which I believe is not enough to reverse the current dry trend. The first of three weak Northeast Air Tide surges came through in early November. The recent Bourke rain event was helped along by the increased moisture flow from the warming of sea surfaces to the northwest of Australia. The second and strongest Northeast Air Tide surge for this year just passed through in late November and - as you have observed - no drought breaking rain was delivered. Only a few small rain events developed across the inland regions of the MDB. The Top End of Australia has one more chance during the last two weeks of 2019 for this Northeast Air Tide system to enhance the monsoon rain systems. Then the first three months of next year will be dominated by the drier Transition Phase of this lunar-driven cycle. Due to the extensive cool sea surface temperature anomalies dominating most coastal regions around Australia, I forecast a general failure of this year’s Summer monsoons. The very cool SST’s currently along all of Queensland’s coastal regions makes it impossible for any strong cyclonic systems to approach Australia from the Pacific. Hence the current MDB drought shows no sign of ending during this Summer and Autumn period. CLIMATE DRIVERS FOR AUTUMN 2020 The recent collapse of the late-Winter La Nina trends has been confirmed by further recent declines of the SOI. It now appears we are heading back towards El Nino-type conditions once again. The central and eastern Pacific Ocean surface has also started to warm once again. Thus the cool SST anomalies along the QLD coastal regions are very likely to be maintained. These local cool SST’s are currently enhancing the “cosmicdriven” Eastern Australian drought. During mid to late-Autumn 2020, we will be relying only on the Southern Lunar Air Tides (the weakest for 18.6 years) to provide a small positive force for the southern regions of Australia. Unlike last Autumn, these weak Southern Air Tides will not be supported or enhanced by the positive planetary forces that were in play during May-June 2019. This lack of support is because the lunar and planetary cycles shift on an annual basis (i.e. the Lunar Air Tide peak period moves 10 days earlier each year, while the planetary cycle peak moves about one month later each year.) Hence during 2020, these two positive forces will be working separately (about 6 weeks apart) and most likely will not be as productive as they were during the Autumn and early-Winter periods of 2019.

Load of crap! Second load of crap !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Google up flight sims, when I was training on a Tecnam I had a sim program for Microsoft Flight Simulator X of a Tecnam P92 Eaglet and found it really good. Helped me to get orientated with where things were in the aircraft, practice circuits and radio calls. It may not be that authentic but is a cheap way to practice the basics. Hopefully you can find a sim for your training aircraft on Ants Aeroplanes.

Onetrack , try holding onto the bodywork of the car (roof panel) as you exit before you put your feet on the ground. This seems to keep you grounded to the car and prevents discharge after you exit when you close the car door. Worked for me on an old Magna we had, I would have to kick the door shut so I wouldn't get zapped!

Turbs, as you know most farmers properties that have stock grazing don't usually become overgrown with rank grass. Firebreaks were introduced in our area when large properties were subdivided into small 5- 10 hectares lots. Many smaller properties were left without stock grazing and became a major fire hazard. The local councils introduced mandatory fire breaks around title boundaries (if you weren't full time farming) to break up the area into manageable segments if a fire was to start.

A blockie is someone from out of town that has a small block of land under 40 odd acres that only comes up on weekends. As to slashing fire breaks around properties this usual only applies to small properties (larger properties that crop or graze animals are usually exempt from this rule). The date you used as an example is the cut off date when you will be fined by the local council or a contractor will be sent in to do the work at your expense. This has nothing to do with when the slashing can be done. It is left to your discretion to do it in a safe manner, like a cool morning or after a shower of rain if you are responsible. A couple of years ago in one of the local subdivisions, late December,mid 30.c day with strong wind, and late in the afternoon. Old mate decides it would be a good time to get the old push mower out and mow the long dry grass between him and the neighbours block. He starts a fire, the wind whips up the flames through the fence and sets the neighbours shed alight. The heat from the shed fire sets a parked car on fire and it in turn sets the neighbours house on fire. Half a dozen CFA units turn up but it's too late to save any property. Old mate lost 100 square metres of dry grass and a bit of fence. The neighbours lost a shed , a car, their house, all their possessions and most of their fencing. All because one MORON didn't think about what he was doing!

There's your answer ! one lot of DIKCHEADS telling another lot of DIKCHEADS what to do! I take it you are South of the divide (maybe still green) up hear it's as dry as chips. The local contractors here slashing the roads have a ute with a fire tank and pump following them slashing due to the fact they were starting too many fires over the past years. Local government should be running a campaign to inform how dangerous mowing and slashing can be in dry weather. As you have said there is no legal reason you can't slash or mow anytime as long as you have 9 litres of water, the machine has spark arrestors and it's not a Total Fire Ban day. We have a lot of blockies coming up from Melbourne that have no idea they shouldn't be mowing dry grass until they start a fire and are surrounded by fire trucks, some even burn rubbish as they are not aware of fire restrictions. They wonder why we get the SH.TS on them!

He is also entitled to be a Dickhead ! We go to more fires started by slashers and rider mowers than any other cause. I'm with you PM. You can't compare harvesting with slashing, hit one rock with a slasher and you will have a fire.

I agree PM Our Flying Club in Bendigo trains lots of RAA pilots every year. Not many are aware of this site. Putting it out there for up and coming pilots would be a good thing! I only found Rec Flying by accident on the Net. I think I have learnt more about accident prevention here than I did in training! There are a lot people out there....you just have to connect with them.

Our CFA fire brigade has just taken delivery of a new Isuzu light tanker. We had to apply for a grant to pay for part of the cost and we had to raise the rest of the money. A lot of our equipment is payed for either by fundraising or sponsored donation ( our local gold mine donates regularly to help us out). What we as volunteers don't like is a union coming in and trying to take control when the system we have works as it is. Put yourself in the situation where you volunteer in the local community and donate your time and effort only to have someone who is well paid with all entitlements ( super, holidays, sick leave, long service and the rest) tell you how to suck eggs. They say that they are only trying to help out, more like trying to push us out !

We had a Bristell as a training aircraft at our club. Only flew it a couple of times, seemed very pitchy to me. None of the instructors liked it and it had a few issues with brakes , nose wheel steering and other little items. In the end the club sold it and went back to a newer Tecnam, a far better aircraft.

Have to agree Yen, did half a dozen touch and go's yesterday and ended up dragging myself in with power on most landings . Stayed at it till I finally got it right. Gets a bit scary when you are way too low and coming in short and you know if the fan stops you are into the fence. Hadn't flown for 8 weeks so some more practice over the next few weeks with a bit of side slipping.

What else would you expect from our No 1 troll