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God forbid that we ever change over to driving on the right, half the nation can't drive properly on the left now! Probably about a quarter of the current crop of drivers seem to fail to understand that basic road rule of "keeping to the left"!! They park on the wrong side of the road, facing the wrong way (a chargeable offence in every jurisdiction in Australia), they fail to understand the dangers in parking in this manner - they corner wide, and come across to your side of the road at T-junctions and curves, instead of keeping to their side! - they drive down the middle of most urban roads, as if they own the whole road - and vast numbers fail to indicate, even when it's mandatory! We'd be better off re-educating a large number of current drivers to get them to understand basic road rules, instead of swapping to driving on the opposite side of the road! Besides, the cost to the nation of a swap to driving on the right is unaffordable, and the gains are insignificant in comparison to the cost.

Here's a webpage with plenty of useful aircraft engine cooling tips. It pays to cover all the areas mentioned, and look for potential problems. Checking the accuracy of your temperature-measuring instruments is important. Engine Cooling Tips WWW.EAA.ORG Experimental Aircraft Association

It took 78 years for Perth Airport to get a railway line to the terminals. Guildford Aerodrome was built as an RAAF airbase in 1942, and commercial aircraft were only grudgingly allowed to operate from it from 1944, due to airline complaints that Maylands Aerodrome was totally unsuited for the increasing level of commercial use, and the increasing size of commercial aircraft. Guildford aerodrome wasn't renamed to Perth Airport until 1952, and the first train ran to Perth Airport only in 2022.

Fit an electric fan to boost airflow. All long-life, reliable air-cooled engines have cooling fans of some sort. Even Briggs and Stratton and Honda garden equipment engines utilise a flywheel-driven fan. It always amazes me that both conventional aircraft engines and air-cooled motorcycle engines have no forced air cooling. Radials are the only exception, they have basic forced air cooling system.

Stop this talk right now, about asking disappointed Americans to come to Australia! Do we really want a massive uncontrolled level of refugees arriving here, in any form of transport, from America? 😄

Small engines such as lawnmowers and garden equipment should never use petrol with any level of ethanol in it. The reason being, they virtually all use gravity feed fuel systems, and this encourages the ethanol to separate. Ethanol evaporates from carburettor bowls rapidly, and leaves petroleum fuel varnish and gums that clog up fuel systems. Most carburettors don't contain ethanol resistant gaskets, seals, or other flexible components. In a modern (post year 2000) fuel injected engine, designed to run on an ethanol blend with fuel system components made from synthethic polymers and ethanol-resistant plastics, and where a high pressure fuel pump is fitted, and the fuel is often recirculated when running, a 10% level of ethanol works just fine.

......that if the rabbit skins had been treated with disagreeable-flavour tannins, then the fox problem wouldn't have occurred. Others in the AUF said that injuring lovely foxes was abhorrent and constituted animal cruelty, and would lead to picketing of the AUF HQ by the Fox Rescuers and Animal Liberationists. CT was heard to mutter under his breath that he'd like to deal with Fox Rescuers and Animal Liberationists just like he dealt with rabbits around YGDG (DG Internationational, in case you're not up with all the latest ICAO codes) - and that was viciously, from an aerial position of strength, and with a 12g, 2-3/4" chamber SxS Tonolini, and a box of BB's, thus instilling............

To find out just how much he cheats at golf? Donald Trump and golf: Fancy resorts, A-list partners, cheating at highest level WWW.PALMBEACHPOST.COM 'Trump doesn’t just cheat at golf,' Rick Reilly wrote in a tell-all book. 'He throws it, boots it, and moves it. He lies about his lies.'

.....job of how to ensure the correct fur length for rabbit skins used for wing, tailplane and fuselage cladding, because fur that's too long only gives foxes the mouth-watering dribbles, and will result in the aircraft being ambushed by foxes on takeoff, resulting in some dramatic control movements designed to shake off foxes hanging off aforesaid components, and thus leading to...........

Apparently it's an American name to those who fall between ultralight pilots and having a fully-fledged PPL. Becoming a Sport Pilot — Step by Step | EAA WWW.EAA.ORG Learn how to become a sport pilot, where you can enjoy recreational flying for you and a friend and with no medical certificate required.

The way the aircraft was bouncing around on final looked like enough reason to do a go-around to me. But what would I know, I wasn't there, and who knows what pressure the pilot was under. He probably thought a cabin fire was going to break out any minute, and it was imperative to get on the ground.

The case will more than likely be settled out of court, pushed for by the State Govt, and the insurers of the company. Take the lesser amount of money now, or wait 10 years to see if you might get a bit more - after the class action funder has taken their 30%.

Of course it's true, the manchild wants his new toy, and he wants it NOW! Boeing should just give the plans to the Chinese, they'd have the aircraft finished in 6 months, and supply it at two-thirds the cost of the Boeing version - and the doors would stay on, on the Chinese one!

The hit looks pretty effective to me. What is possibly more interesting is the lack of air defences around a military base. Another Attack on Grozny: A-22 Drone Strikes russian Military Facility (Video) | Defense Express EN.DEFENCE-UA.COM This is at least the third time this month that drones have attacked facilities in Grozny

Boeing wouldn't be able to finish the aircraft on schedule, because the amount of gold DJT wants plastered all over the interior (enough to beat those filthy rich Arabs, of course), means they have to go back to the drawing board to figure out how they can keep it in the sky, with all that extra massive weight.

.......when Moses came down from Mt Sinai with the two stone tablets, the first thing he was heard to say was, "Where's Cappy? I've got some bad news for him about his behaviour! - and these tablets are going to be the worst thing anyone has read in.......

........recently discovered inability to outrun or outfly .50 cal slugs. This, according to paleontologists, is what led to the Moa becoming extinct. It also appears that cockfighting in ancient times was known, thanks to some cave drawings, and cockfights between Moas were apparently just as dangerous to the cockfight-watchers, as it was to the Moas. Turbo decided that the Moa would be an excellent name for a new Ultralight, projected to be built by Turbine Innovations in Aviation Inc. Just the idea of a sales pitch that could say, "buy a new TIA Moa and kick arse with it!!" really got Turbo sitting on the edge of his seat. Of course, the fact that Moas never even got off the ground seemed to be of no consequence to Turbo - but it certainly did to other managers in the company. "How are we going to get around the guffaws from prospective buyers and tyre kickers when they laugh about the aircraft never getting off the ground?", one was heard to say. "Just ignore them", said Turbo. "They laughed at the Wright Bros, too, and look at what they........................

The best material for dipsticks is black anodised aluminium strip or bar. This material is what is used in commercial fuel storage tanks - however, they utilise square extrusions, which would be too big for recreational aircraft fuel tanks. Watch out for powder coated finishes, they're not as durable as anodising.

It was a step too far, and too late for the Japanese. The Ki-83 was powered by 2 x 18 cyl Mitsubishi Ha 43 Model 11 engines (Ha 211 Ru), each producing 2,200HP. The engine was fuel injected, fan cooled and turbo-supercharged. But the engine was new, and unproven, and when put into operation, it was unreliable. It would've taken another year or two to get the engine even moderately reliable, and even then it was an enormously complex engine. The aircraft itself shows a lot of similarities to a Mosquito in its aerodynamics and profile. Mitsubishi Ha 43 Model 11 (Ha 211 Ru), Radial 18 Engine | National Air and Space Museum AIRANDSPACE.SI.EDU Type: Reciprocating, 18 cylinders, 2 rows, radial, air-cooled, turbosuperchargedPower rating: 1,641 kW (2,200 hp) at 2,900 rpmDisplacement: 41.7 L (2,546 cu in.)Bore and Stroke: 140 mm (5.5...

........., having nothing to write home about - as noted by Turbo - then turned their attention to Turbo and one blonde journo asked, "Where and when did you get that big "8 MILES AWAY" tattoo on your chest? - and what was the idea behind it? Is it something to do with a conquest? Turbo grinned slyly and said, "I was hoping you'd ask about that!" (he'd left his shirt unbuttoned on purpose, not only to show off his huge gold chains, but to also display tantalising glimpses of the tattoo. He ripped his shirt fully open, and went on. "It was when I was on.........................

You might have to view the series via a VPN. Ice Airport Alaska WWW.TVGUIDE.COM Find out how to watch Ice Airport Alaska. Stream the latest seasons and episodes, watch trailers, and more for Ice Airport Alaska at TV Guide

I can't see where 1% ethanol would make any noticeable difference to fuel performance. The Fuel Standards Act also makes allowances for certain levels of other fuel ingredients - even water! Be aware that motoring fuel standards are just as much about limiting emissions, as they are about fuel quality or contaminants. Aircraft fuels do not have to meet any emissions requirements. At the end of the day, fuel quality from service stations is totally reliant on the servo operators and fuel tanker drivers fuel handling abilities, and the condition of their storage tanks. Many servos have old tanks, many have tanks that are subject to flooding. Condensation gathers in tanks and this produces rust, and rarely are either of these removed, the operators simply raise the pump suction spears above the level of the contamination. I recently vacated a factory unit that was integral with 11 other factory units, and a truck parking yard with a servo and workshop, as the landlady closed it all down for sale of the industrial land. The landladys employees sold off the remnant fuel (petrol and diesel) cheap, as the yard and factories closed. Then the employees advised me there was approximately 1500 litres of fuel left in the bottom of the tanks, that couldn't be extracted, as it was contaminated with water, dirt, and rust! The tanks had been there for probably 40 years or more.

You pick up interesting comments on many of the sites. A couple I read - one bloke is convinced the aircraft wreckage is located in one of the ravines in the upper reaches of the Wangat River or its tributaries. Another commenter says he sighted broken tree tops North of Burraga Swamp many years ago, whilst hiking with companions, looking for wreckage, and was convinced that it wasn't storm damage, it could only have been done by an aircraft crashing. One would think that if it was storm-damaged treetops, it would be over a wider area. A relatively small number of damaged trees in close proximity would indicate damage by an aircraft coming down.

Whenever the ground gets soaked - a rare event in the W.A. Goldfields - you have to re-appraise your hold-down method. In which case, the star pickets will probably prove a better hold-down system. The ground can go from concrete-like to extremely soft once it gets soaked, and that applies anywhere.

Well, it's obvious then, isn't it? - you've been a bad boy all year long!