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Posts posted by robinsm
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I see the call is out for the two firies from Western Sydney to be given a state funeral,
Anyone agreeing with it ?
spacesailor
Absolutely. Why would we not give them a statae funeral, they died to protect us.
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We all have the answer, its the very studied and factual speech given by a juvenile scandinavian who seems to have major psychological issues so it must be true. Obviously the many scientists who have studied for years and kept and analysed records for generations must be wrong, after all, an iumpassioned speech to the august UN body must be believed. Lemmjings leap off cliffs because they are cfonvinced their leader knows where to go, climate conspiracy theorists seem to be doing the same thing. Remember folks, at the end of the day, FOLLOW THE MONEY, and who is making it before believing anything this wild.
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NOT ALL BULLIES.
I just left, as not able to agree with the new regime.
Take our money, then take us for fools.
spacesailor
Left what, what new reqime. (do you mean Raa Aus?) Bit hard to understand what you mean given the context of the rest of the previous posts.
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Well said, I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. This site has already gained a reputation in the recreational flying community for negativity and RAA bashing. I too had no issue about completing the survey.
Is that right, I thought it was a forum that everyone could air their concerns etc. The "bashing" is by RAA members, and does not appear to be by the page owner or his staff. I completed the survey but found it limited and only fishing for a couple of answers.
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Not doing a great job 106 fires with 53 out of control after weeks of fighting these fires. Need 3-4 times more volunteers if they want to get on top of the fires
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They are doing the best they can, with what little they have. Easy to sit on your computer and criticise. Have you ever faced a fire and put your life on the line. People have already died fighting these fires. Do you have any positive comments or action to assist them?
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I may be cynical, but when NSW (Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong) are threatened by fires, all the experts come out and try to make a name for themselves. The country people and regional people have been battling these fires for years without a lot of attention, and doing it well I might add. Yes the fires are bloody serious and yes the firies are doing brilliantly but the political grandstanding of city folk does not help. If a pollies country hobby farm, or a CEO from the city's vinyard is threatened then the calls for what can the govt do flow. The volunteers always done a magnificent job with limited resources. If the city slickers want to know something, dont askl the pollies, ask the country people who deal with this every year. (wont happen thopugh because no political mileage to be gained). Rant over
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For goodness sake, this is becoming a lottery, who's next. Makes me start to think.
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The elephant in the room...
dont let over 60's get a pilots licence/certificate. (shoot me) Dont let elephants get them either...lol
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agree, save the dollars and use the Zenforo site. As pointed out, most of the features were not used a lot. Consolidate the core then go for expansion again after analysis.
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out in the middle of nowhere, poor facilities, rotten organisation, political grandstanding...
what else can I say.
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Why does everyone assume what was said in the original post by AirVenture is true?
so what are you saying, they lie? Having made that statement, what is the true state of affairs then?
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Raa-Aus again shows its fantastic skills at speeding the demise of worthwhile events, ie, Temora where the entire town and aviation residents were behind the evnt, this one et5c etc. The practical support of the sport, open days and airshows, is obviously interfering with someones political/empire building ambitions. Someone else may get a guernsey and we cant have that.
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Part of the problem is the falling off of the "old school" Ra Aus members and pilots Fewer and fewer are building their own aircraft, Rag and tube and old style aircraft are becvoming thin on the ghround and the inquisitive, self learning mindset these aircraft encouraged are slowly disappearing. People want instant wisdom now, want all the info handed to them. Society is encouraging instant gratification so I see the general audience of this site aging. Many of the younger, and not so young pilots are buying pre built plastic fantastics and becoming GA wannabe's. (shoot me ). The schools are moving to upmarket new mini GA type aircraft. Clubs around Oz are possibly experiencing the same thing with the average age of members increasing. I dont know what needs to be done. Just my view.
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Hanger flying?
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merging works for me
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sounds like a plan to me Ian, brings the members together and boosts the rec site. Less work for you as well.
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If your radio is out or the tower has a radio failure, the Controller is going to give you a green light to land, or if there's a hazard (which you may not have noticed) a red light to go round.
So you need to be able to determine red from green.
So does your drivers licence, doesn't need a DAME to verify your car licence.
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the point of dunning kruger is that the lack of self awareness is what creates the failure not external factors, the inability to estimate complexity and overestimate one's ability. just because something fits together doesn't mean its safe, its a classic failure scenario but you're building off plans from a talented designer with a long history of success.
what a load of rubbish
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the old saying of be careful what you wish for applies. Could be the most important ruling as far as Recreational pilots are concverned. This will put a crimp in an avenue for enjoying the sport if it is correct....
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Jeez, didn't this one go downhill in a hurry, must be a quiet day in the old folks home...lol
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With out David it would not be there for us to enjoy. If he can get something out of it while we enjoy it then great. If you dont like it, either dont go there or deal with it, dont spoil it for the many many australians that have enjoyed the museum and the facilities the airport has. Some people are never happy unless they try to spoil it for anyone else.
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Whatever the reason, more kudos to david for allowing the museum there in the first place and for running a great little airport.
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The puish to establish a mini GA empire continues apace. The name Recreational aviation seems to be more and more aimed at the larger mopre expensive end of the market and not at the home builder with limited funds who just wants to fly. Is this elitism or just corportate arrogance. Obviously RAA does not see the value in the roots of this sport.
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I saw this post from ELAAA today. What does this mean for ultralight homebuilt and current 10 and 19 reg aircraft. Are the GA maintenance rules to apply. Will it price small home built and self made lightweight aircraft out of the market. Please clarify????? I am a l;ittle concerned that the lower end of this sport is going to be ignored and costed out of the realm of affordability for the average wage earner.
"... it will be based on a different platform. All Australian aircraft need to be and should be VH registered wether it be VH and numbers or letters and all pilots should have ICAO compliant licences not cetificates or RPL's which are not recognized anywhere else in the world."
'Flight shaming' and the ethics of recreational flying?
in AUS/NZ General Discussion
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guys, breathing, cow fa.ts, insect emissions and worm juice all produce CO2. Do we get rid of thos too. I think if you are going to worry about all of the things that peoduce CO2 then nothing will get done. Maybe we should all live in sealed caves using co2 filters. Aircraft do very little to increase the CO2 load. Plant more trees and get over it...