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.......in the earliest days of the world, when aircraft were made of rag and tube, and all recreational aircraft engines were 2 strokes started with a pull cord, there camest out of the East, Wise Men calling themselves Recreational Aviation Australia. These Wise Men came bearing gifts and promises to the AUF stable, inside which place they prophesied that the RA-A would lead the world out of aviation darkness, and into the aviation light of the coming centuries. The AUF was taken in by these prophecies, and looked for............

........cheap offerings at the local market, mobile food trucks - otherwise known as Bait Layer trucks. On one visit to the markets just on closing time, Turbo seized on the opportunity to get a cheap feed, when he sighted a "Hungarian Goulash Special! - tonight only, selling fast! - only $7!". Turbo raced up to the truck with alacrity, and ordered the HG Special - but after receiving his special on a cheap paper plate, and walking around the back of the truck, he sighted 118 empty cans, labelled "Turbine Food Industries - SPAM". He was stunned. He thought the cat carcasses his operation processed after the fur stripping, would only be sold in 3rd world countries - but no, here was proof someone in the System had managed to sell a whole pile to the food truck marketers. All of a sudden, his HG Special didn't look so special or tasty any more - so he offered the meal to a passing bloke, who bore quite a resemblance to..........

I'm sure you'll be able to produce a full-size working prototype in a short time frame - as long as you find a backer with deep pockets, and a loose $50M that he would never miss. After all, it only took Clessie Cummins 25 years, and the unfailing backing of a friendly bank owner, who was prepared to sink endless amounts of money into Clessies dream, for Clessie to finally produce a commercially viable, diesel truck engine. The rest of us can only hope to win Lotto. Good luck with your project goal - as Calvin Coolidges famous quote goes, "Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent".

It looks like they're going to have to add an energy provider major inquiry to the list, as well. That's a major energy supply failure, right there. Also, it appears Santa avoided the work zone toolbox meeting, where recognising the hidden dangers of whirling propellers was discussed and highlighted.

.....our beloved entrepreneur and occasional war hero (he's only ever fought occasionally at the best of times, but we'll not cover that here), Cat farm owner of some notoriety, a speedway racer of major notoriety, and a former pilot of even bigger notoriety. The last-mentioned area of notoriety was the reason Meg chipped him. She wanted to make sure she knew where he was at all times - and also included in the chip, a concise history of his notoriety, able to be read by any $5 Chinese RFID chip reader. The problems started when Turbo was picked up by a City of Kingston Council Ranger as he was searching for Moorabbin Airport perimeter parking breaches. His RFID reader went off as Turbo was walking his.........

Has anyone considered the radio in the Cessna may have failed?

.........limited disposal facilities. This problem led to Turbo inventing the Wooworths EL6 model of bag, which came with factory-infused Chanel No. 5.5 in the weave. Naturally, as the Turbo bag was a knockoff, so was the Chanel No. 5.5. The perfume was actually refined cat urine from the Turbine Cat farms, which actually smelt better than..............

The latest search approval by the Malaysians is based on work done by three highly qualified researchers, who have spent years researching the best ways to track down a missing aircraft. The researchers are Richard Godfrey, an aerospace engineer, Dr Hannes Coetzee PhD, a Design Authority on antenna designs, and Prof. Simon Maskell, MEng, MA, PhD, FIET, CEng., Professor of Autonomous Systems Electrical Engineering and Electronics at Liverpool University. It's not correct to say that an aircraft can vanish with no trace. It leaves traces in multiple places - and one of those traces was interruption of ham radio transmission waves. The radio waves are recorded by a system known as WSPR (Weak Signal Propagation Reporter - pronounced "whisper") . WSPR (amateur radio software) - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG In a fortuitous act, those ham radio transmission waves have all been logged since 2009, and the records are readily available. Richard Godfrey tracked all the ham radio wave disruptions caused by MH370's flight, and claims he now has a complete record of the flight - right to the point where it crashed into the Indian Ocean. Interestingly, the crash location closely follows the deleted, but recovered, flightsim waypoints left on Capt Zahari's homebuilt flight simulator - where he practised landing on a remote part of the Indian Ocean. More interesting is the fact that Godfrey has removed a number of the assumptions made by the previous search teams - and one important one, was the assumption that the aircraft flew a relatively straight course to its splashdown location. Godfrey has proven the aircraft made several turns during its assumed final course. Finally, Godfrey has removed another assumption - the one that the aircraft didn't drop into the ocean within a short distance of running out of fuel - but glided for some distance. Boeing did some extensive testing and found that the B777 could be made to glide for up to 110NM after fuel exhaustion - obviously by a pilot with skill - as in the Gimli Glider pilots. The ham radio wave disturbance record appears to indicate that MH370 didn't glide for any great distance after fuel exhaustion. The Immarsat record showed MH370 in a 15,000FPM high-speed dive right after fuel exhaustion. Godfrey states that he can find no WSPR record that shows MH370 glided for any distance after fuel exhaustion, and he believes the Immarsat record is accurate and reliable. Godfrey and his two assistant researchers produced a document detailing their research, findings and conclusions in March 2023. This document, after being studied by others with substantial qualifications, is believed to offer the most accurate interpretation of MH370's flight path and final location - and the Ocean Infinity group are in agreement with Godfrey and his assistant researchers, and have simply been waiting for 18 mths for the Malaysian Govt to study Godfreys report and agree to fund this latest search. https://fox2now.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/653164863/new-groundbreaking-report-reveals-mh370-location/ Breakthrough technology giving real hope for a new search for MH370 WWW.AIRLINERATINGS.COM MH370 – A New Hope | The Search for MH370 WWW.MH370SEARCH.COM

.....gets a top-class proctologist to give him a bypass and a colostomy bag. "Well, he's already in possession of what would pass for a pouch, around his gut now, so I don't see what the problem is?" "Well, the problem is", said the Doc, "someone has to break the news to him gently, and as he's obviously already endured a considerable amount of trauma, I'm not sure that he could absorb the trauma of being advised he now needs to have a colostomy bag?" "He'll handle it", said Cappy. "This is my Khyber Pass compatriot, we've endured a lot more up the Pass". The Doc took this in, and then said...........

....to visit a very famous, world-class plastic surgeon, one Dr Nipitoff. Dr Nipitoff was renowned for his ability to reshape bodies into far more attractive shapes, with his skilful hands and scalpel. Turbo complained, "I can't sit in the seat of a Drifter properly now, since I've been left with this jagged-shape, lumpy bum! It not only affects my ability to walk, it affects my ability to control the aircraft (long-overdue avref), and besides, everyone's laughing at me! It's making me depressed!" "I can clearly see your distress, and I can assure you, I can repair the damage caused by your so-called 'surgeon friend', and it won't cost you any more than $198,000!" "On completion of the surgery, we also adopt the latest and most revolutionary healing products - one we have discovered, is called 'Goanna Liniment', we use it to speed up the healing process and....... At that, Turbo screamed with a high-pitched scream, jumped up, and ran out of the Dr's office at a speed that would make Usain Bolt look slow. "My goodness!", said Dr Nipitoff, "What an amazing reaction to being told about such a fine healing product to be used on him! I wonder what............

.....was slated to be carried out by a very famous surgeon, who we'll not name here, for privacy reasons - but when Turbo woke up after the anaesthetic wore off, he was shocked to see OT was the leading surgeon! "Aaaahh", said OT (giving his best Bob'awk impression), "There was a little problem that arose right after the anaesthetist administered your dose, and put you under - you thrashed around viciously under the anaesthetic, and badly scratched the surgeon - so much so, he couldn't carry out the tail removal operation!" "The surgeons team were at a loss as to what to do, until one of them remembered my skills at crutching, dehorning, and steer castration, and called me in as matter of urgency! Naturally, I felt obliged to help out an old trucking mate, so I got here post haste, and did the tail job in 30 seconds flat, with my best............

Remember that no-one can make a claim for compensation under a public liability approach until it can be proven that the insured (or uninsured) party is found guilty of negligence (or admits negligence) - and that the area where the loss or injury occurred, is accurately determined as a "public place". A "public place" is any area where the general public can reasonably be expected to be allowed to frequent.

.....some Goanna Liniment is what he actually needed right at this moment?", he thought - as his tongue started to dart in and out. He couldn't hold back any longer, he made a rush at the big vat that Ed was stirring, and knocking both Ed and Jimmy aside, he scrambled up onto the edge of the vat, and started to dip his right hand (now starting to look like a claw) into the bubbling solution. Then it happened - the worst thing that could happen. Turbo lost his grip and fell, right into..............

The best way to acquire adequate insurance is to contact a broker who either specialises in aviation insurance, or who knows which companies deal with aviation insurance. Insurance for the likes of aviation is highly specialised and only a few insurance companies will take it on. They need to be able to understand the risks involved, and this also involves the insured party making very clear what activities they undertake, how often, where, and under what circumstances, so the insurance company is properly informed, and can calculate the risk accordingly. A broker works for you, to get the best deal that properly covers what you want covered.

.....adding essence of bat legs (assists in curing flight problems), some ground tiger penis powder (assists in getting strength into weak things), several dingo hairs (adds bite to the product), and a litre of used crankcase oil (30 weight and heavier is preferred - and this final element adds the lubricity required). Some Box Poison leaves are finally introduced to the steaming solution, which aids greatly in killing any life-form that remains, after the liniment is applied. Once cooled, the mixture is allowed to settle, the scum is skimmed off the top, and you end up with the pure Goanna Liniment, ready to pour into little goanna-shaped cans. Turbo watched with great interest as this process was being carried out by Ed and his sidekick, Jimmy "One-eye" Wangkirny, who controlled the ingredients amounts, while Ed did the stirring. It was obvious Turbo was eyeing the commercial potential of copying.........

Wedgetail Aircraft P/L appears to have been Ray Tolhursts registered company. This company has been de-registered. Wedgetail Aviation P/L is a different company, and owns VH-EBT, which I presume is the Aztec aircraft KRaviator mentions. Wedgetail Aircraft Pty Ltd WWW.AUSTRALIACHECK.COM Wedgetail Aircraft Pty Ltd VH-EBT 6 AUSTAIRDATA.COM.AU Registration VH-EBT Sequence 6 Registration Date 201207 Aircraft Type PA-23-250 Aztec C Constructor's Number 27-385

.....worst itchy rash, where I've never had a rash before!" Ed replied, "I've got a cure for that - and it also involves Goannas. I use Goanna Liniment - it cures everything from nasty rashes right through to AIDS and COVID-19, and if you smear some Goanna Liniment on the control cables and pulleys in your aircraft (long overdue avref), you'll be amazed at what the stuff does to aircraft performance!" "What? Even on the Polikarpov I-16 control cables and pulleys?", said Гарольд. "Yes, it makes anything and everything more supple and pliable", said ED. "That's incredible news!", said Гарольд, "Where can I get some of this fabulous, almost magical liniment?" "Well", said Ed, "First, you have to catch a big Bungarra and kill it. This is not easy, as the savagery of big Bungarras is well known, just ask any snake! After you've managed to kill the Bungarra, you then have to........

I have no idea what JOTA is, but if you mean the JORN system of over the horizon radar tracking, then there's at least a couple of qualifications as regards JORN's ability to see MH370. The aircraft disappeared in the wee small hours of a Saturday morning on March 8, 2014. It has been calculated the aircraft would've run out of fuel by 0800HRS AWST, and may possibly have crashed earlier, as the fuel burn of MH370 cannot be calculated. The JORN system is a Defence system, and as such, is under a substantial level of secrecy. Despite stating the JORN operates 24hrs a day, there is a possibility it was not operational for some reason at the time MH370 went missing. Defence will never reveal whether the system was operational or not in that time period, they are not about to reveal what is likely to be classified information. Secondly, the precise capabilities of JORN are also secret. Defence brag about how small the airborne targets are that they can reputedly see, but there are no doubt qualifications to those claims. One qualification is that, as JORN uses the Doppler Effect to track airborne targets, the movement of targets tangential to the base station array means that they cannot be picked up. The course of MH370 is effectively tangential to the JORN station in Leonora, W.A. Jindalee Operational Radar Network - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG

Ray Tolhurst died suddenly on Christmas Eve 2023, aged 68. His FB page is still up, and no-one has posted any information on it as regards the associated demise of Wedgetail Aircraft. Ex-Normanhurst Boys High School Group | Not sure if this sad news is... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Not sure if this sad news is widely known. Ray Tolhurst, a student of NBHS between 1968-1973, and my best mate, sadly passed away on Christmas Eve. Condolences to his family and friends. He was one... Raymond Tolhurst WWW.FACEBOOK.COM Raymond Tolhurst is on Facebook. Join Facebook to connect with Raymond Tolhurst and others you may know. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.

You just have to be careful about what Google throws up for search results. Scammers set up fake websites to scam people, and then "game" Google search algorithms to end up high in Google search results. A recent example is the legit-looking site recently exposed, that claimed to provide heaps of great information about upcoming welfare payments. But the payments are non-existent. However, the information provided is about legit earlier welfare payments - the scammers just make it appear the payments are going to be repeated. I think I'm reasonably savvy, but the fake "information" site took me in. However, after close reading of the "information", it became obvious to me there was something about it that didn't jell. The style of writing was poor. I suspected it was written by AI, but I didn't realise scammers do this setting up of "information" sites regularly, to set up unsuspecting people up, same as any other sting. Incidentally, if you come across a fake website (there's plenty out there, watch out for the ones selling bargain aircraft parts!), you can report them to Google, and Google will delete them from search results. Of course, this doesn't stop the scammers from just changing something about the fake site, and then getting back into Google search results again, though. It's a "whack a mole" game, just like trying to block scam phone calls. Google Safe Browsing: Report a Malware Page WWW.GOOGLE.COM The lucrative scam business behind a non-existent Centrelink payment - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU These websites might seem like victimless enterprises, but there are real-world consequences for people who get tangled up in the lies.

Today, well over 10 years since MH370 vanished, the Malaysian Govt has agreed to fund a new search for the aircraft. The new search proposal has been put forward by Ocean Infinity, who previously searched (unsuccessfully) for the aircraft, in 2018. The new search will be on a "no find, no fee" basis, and is to cover a new, recently defined, 15,000 sq km area outside the previous areas searched. The new search is proposed to commence around March/April 2025. If the aircraft is found, Ocean Infinity will be paid US$70M. Flight MH370: Malaysia launches fresh search in New Oceanic zone after 10 years ECONOMICTIMES.INDIATIMES.COM Malaysia has agreed to restart the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, more than a decade after the aircraft disappeared. The decision follows a proposal by exploration firm Ocean Infinity, with a $70...

.....horror of W.A. Drop Possums (the East Coast have Drop Bears, the West has Drop Possums), and warning him the W.A. Possums are as big as Cougars and twice as vicious, and they lay in wait in trees, ready to drop on their unsuspecting human prey passing below. Not many people know that OT bears the scars of a W.A. Drop Possum attack, he's one of the few survivors of such an attack, and recounting the attack makes listeners hairs stand up on the back of their necks, with the listeners making sure, in their trips to W.A. that they never venture out at night under big W.A. trees, because they now know that......... (and here, dear NES readers, we have one of the W.A. Drop Possums victims last photos from a fatal attack, showing the Possum ready to pounce......)

You can blame Henry Ford for the LHD car and truck operation decision. Taken without general consultation, and done with dictator-level Henry Ford authority. All U.S. vehicles were RHD prior to 1912. Your control abilities all go back to training. Most of us are right-handed, and favour that hand. Most Americans say, "I could never change gears with my left hand!" - but it only takes a little training to cope with changes, and develop the dexterity skills in the appropriate hand. I've driven and am competent in the operation of many dozens of construction machines, and they vary considerably in controls layout, even in direction of throttle operation. My Dad was a signwriter and painter and quite a good artist. He could start a big drawing or painting or hand-written sign with his right hand, and swap to his left hand with ease, and lose nothing by way of artistic skill. I'm sure he was born left-handed, but the schools in the U.K. in the era he was raised (very early 20th century) beat left-handedness out of kids.

Population density is the tipping point for rail. European cities work well with rail and trams, because of population density. Here in Oz we suffer from the fact we're all spread out and like our space. But when the traffic congestion gets horrendous, and one prang brings the entire freeway to a halt, then the train starts looking pretty good. Plus, the cost of car ownership is a big burden for many people. A factor that is becoming galling to me, is that the police close an entire section of road (including freeways) after a major prang, nowadays. This closure can be for many hours, even a whole day. It's disastrous to a road traffic system.

.......hide, heads buried in the bushes, thus showing Cappy their bare bums, a regular method of showing dislike for people in authority in the colonies. Cappy was shocked to see all these bare bums pointed at him, and asked, "What have I.............