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Well Marc, you've come to the right place. You'll find plenty of illogical argument here!

Tomo, you do get around!

Bonjour mon ami.

Great video, thought he was going to rip the wings off the old DC4!

The J17o, of which I'm a part owner, got to 1000 hours, without any trouble what so ever. At this point it was agreed to install a zero time factory recon engine as it is only a little more expensive than a top-end overhaul. It is used by the school so it gets a fair bit of use!

Good luck, Amigo!

How true!

I used the Dyson-Holland study guide which was developed specifically for RA aus. Reading the book was fairly heavy going, although the exam itself is fairly easy. The best part of the book was the sample questions!

Good onya, Steve. The 170D is a nice aeroplane

Hello James, welcome. You will enjoy this site! Bob

Thats true, remember, the pain is temporary, the glory lasts forever!

Hi Oksinay, a flapless landing is the go. Lower the nose a little to increase your approach speed a little and land as you otherwise would. Flapless landings should be practised regularly as it is not uncommon to have electric flaps fail. Don't get hung-up on trying to fix the problem. Better to resolve electrical problems on the ground rather than up top. Regards, Bob

Yep, we've found yet another way to kill ourselves!

I found a wonderful old flight training video on youtube. It is presented by Robert Taylor of movie fame in a unique style. Very informative and a touch of the charm of yesteryear. Robert Taylor was a navy flight instructor during WW2.

Well thanks for the update, Ross I'll be sure to add a footnote in my good book! Bob:pope:

Hi Ross, I think that was Noah, not Adam!

Real men are supposed to be hairy!

That looks like the dreaded fungus on your left big toe! You really do need a de-humidifier.

That was almost poetic, Tomo. You have a great way of capturing the moment. Bob

This one grabbed my attention when visiting HARS a while back. From a P&W R1830 powering one of their DC3's

I have another thought regarding successful syndicates. It is an advantage to have a mix of older and younger members. If all members are of working age, you will all want to use the plane on the same days ie Saturday and Sunday whereas retired and semi retired folks can commit aviation on week days and leave the weekends for those that have to work and pay taxes! Regards, Bob

Syndicates work well if they are run correctly and every member understands the rules from the word go. You must have a written agreement which every member must sign and have a copy. Decide whether to have it available for the local flying school or not, how much each member must contribute and formulate a method to share the access to the plane, who washes it and who supervises 100 hourly's etc. I have seen some disasters with syndicates when there is no formal agreement, one member was not even competent to fly the plane! Well organised, you will have few problems. Regards, Bob

Tie a knot in it!

Bridge to bridge classic?

Winsor, another great read is a novel by Ivan Southall titled "They shall not pass unseen" WWII Sunderland action around the Bay of Biscay. It recalls the sinking of U boat U461 by Australian squadron 461/u Sunderland . Unfortunately the book is out of print and second hand copies are as dear as poison. If you are fortunate enough to get hold of a copy, you won't be disappointed! Bob