Jerry_Atrick

Proves the British also have a sense of humour (Note, if the AT3's first D in the registration was an O, it would be very poignant).

I don't disagree at all.. But as I pointed out on the one hand people want the freedome to move between states, but on the other hand, people want to have differing extents of the lockdown based on location - rural v. urban.. which sounds OK, bit to work, would have required even more stringent lockdown because I would not be able to move between the two otherwise the lockdown would have bene a farce. I agree with the eternal vigilance.. I just happen to think that in some cases, one's vigilant assessment is to ensure that while the action is justified (as it appears to be), it is checked. I mentioned one of thread that there was news that Andrews was seeking to extend some of the extaordinary powers into normal life afterwards because it was easier for police to round up the crooks (paraphrasing). That should be resisteed at all costs until at least it has been presented under the normal democratic process... as should un unjustifiable extension to the lockdown, etc. As I said, there are a lot of people here now criticising the government and the medics for its tardy response.

Isle of Mann...

Hmm... German regos, eh?

Apart from the beat up about the states being communists.. last time I looked they are operating in democratic laws and if you want to (and you are in the right jurisdiction, you can vote against the sitting MP.. etc. Just a little bit of propaganda there.. But I do agree that it is insane that it applied across the states.. However, that is where the powers are - not federally.. and each state CMO provided advice they thought necessary for the protection of their state - that is their remit. Of course, they should have come to a more consistent approach - but then... OK - so from above - why shoud each state differentiate - and now are we saying se should micro-differentiate based oin rural and urban areas - that's even smaller than a state.. It's a tough act to work out what to do that is practical. I agree, however, that it may have been better to allow such differences.. But, you would have to enforce even more draconian travel restrictions as you wouldn't want the city folk descending on the rural areas so they could enjoy quite a bit more freedom than in the city.. In this case, the government is damned if they did and damned if they didn't. Personally, stopping the spread in built up areas is a darned good job they should be patted on the back for.. regardless of political affiliation. @Flightrite - your "Welcome to reality" was in response to a post that was stating the problems with not having a lockdown continue, yet you then say it is draconian to continiue it.. I am guessing your welcome to reality is a "get used to it" type welcome to reality rather than a "wlecome to the fact there are a lot of seriously incosiderate and selfiosh people in the world who are oblivious to the problems they may cause".. Maybe you shouuld look up the damage it does to people who survive it as well...

Which is, if I am notmistaken, the reason why on the medics advice, the governments have taken the actions they have - despite them being accused of being draconioan and dictatorial... ?

Why wait until virtually everyone is infected before taking action?

I think the minimal negative outcome is because of the action the government - well the chief medical advisers - took. Just look at other hotspots where they were more relaxed but implemented social distancing only. These figures speak for themselves. The government erred on the side of caution.. In hindsight, closing the borders entirely, stuffing everyone's house with enough food and dunny paper for a few weeks, finding places for the homeless for that time and going into total lockdown (obviosuly, medical cases excepted) probably would have nipped it in the bud and we would all be back to normal... (gross oversimplification, but you get the idea).

@Bruce Tuncks - I understand where you're coming from.. But recall for the Anzacs, that they were under the impression that they were just going to have a crack at the enemy and come home. DO you think that if it were known how horrible the conditions were that they would have signed up in the first instance And as a result of there being an initial wave of volunteers, if you didn't sign up once the communty had already paid dearly with the first recruits, you were pressured/ostracied into signing up (white feathers or something I recall). Although conjecture, I would wager they wouldn't have been initially so quick to sign up if it were known in the first place the hell they were going into. With respect to the idiiots, such as those on Bondi Beach, well, I would have to agree with you. Except, unfortunately, we don't live in isolation (otherwise a lockdown would not be required). We live in a community where those idiots interact with others who may be be doing the right thing. The problem is they can be running around for 2 weeks without knowing they are even infectious. You may be the one who opens the door they have left the virus on; you may have been forced to go to work against your will and they have come into the shop you are working and passed it onto you, despite you taking all the precautions.. The smoking analogy I used is but one.. but consider this... your son or daughter are married.. they have a couple of kids and their partner decides to sleep around.. The parther knows the risk of contacting HIV, but they are stupid enough to sleep without protection (or lets say they get into drugs and share needles,.. or whatever). And they pick up HIV.. After all, like COVID, it is a while between contracting HIV and the symptoms showing.. Your son or daughter is faithful and has no idea aout what is going on, however, picks up HIV because of their patner's stupidity.... Just because your son or daughter have contracted it do they deserve to die as obviosuly, it is their stupidity for allowing themselves to catch it? Of course not.. They have been faithful, etc and it is the stupidity of others that led them to their position - and that is exactly what could happen with COVID. Now, before I am told that, it may be the case, then why don't they outlaw sex or some such thing.. Well, they have to an extent here.. it is an offence to have sex with someone else when you know you have HIV and don't disclose it. But remember, HIV is a lot harder to contract that COVID. (or the SARs virus attached to it). COVID is so easy to get, it warranted a lockdown. It's not forever.. things won't quite be the same, but things are changing all the time. I accept there may be an increase in mental health issues and that there may be a suicide increase. I know the docs are talking about it as our neighbours are acutely aware of it. However, the question would have to be which is the lesser of the two evils.. and where is the modelling to show it? Also, don't forget, the vast majority of mental illnesses suffered are of a temporary nature - we only hear about the chronic conditions.

In the middle of March, this thread was started: COVID-19 Virus. I am guessing the deat toll at the time for the UK was low.. only dead that day.. Coming up to three months later, the UK has reported almosy 37,000 deaths.. on a linear scale, that would be over 12,000 a month. While I admire your opinions, they are just opinions.. Others have provided stats and facts to support.. not quaint and old-fashioned assertions of tyranny.. Apart from a few early stuff-ups, Australian states have done very well globally and are in the news here as an example of what should have been done. The government and the medics here are coming under fire for the slowness in handling it. Only last week, they decided to impose self-isolaton for 2 weeks for people coming to the UK and it really isn't enforced as all they have to do is tell border control where they will be self-isolating so they can be checked up on..of course, the government won't provide the resources to make sure they are checked up on. 36,000 dead for a population 3 times Australias. Yes, it is much more densly populated, but the lockdown was not strictly enforced, either... and I know of people who went to work when they didn't have to - and got it.. and like Nev says, they aren't quite right (yet). You may take it ias denying your liberty - and you are right.. It's sort of like smokers though - preserve their right to smoke in the face of denying others around them their right not to smoke. We know this is a doozy... unlike the flu... So I would like my right in a democractic and supposedly intelligent society not to be forcibly subjected to it because my grocery delivery driver has been. I was listening to a radio program about the spanish flu, which incdentally may not have originated in spain. Virtually all of Europe went into lockdown to eradicate it (after it took its toll but was still growing). A Scottish doctor sort of started the process much like the process your government has done a good job of protecting you from... Because, let's face it, when they first introduced measures for social distancing, effing idiots like the bondi folk couldn't adhere to it, or maybe they thought like you do now, that their liberties were unfairly removed. Virtually every pandemic has shown to be quickly contained through lockdown. As the docs next door say, once it's dead because it hasn't spread, it's gone. No second wave (which is probably why despite a potential reducing rate, the lockdown was maintaned). It became known as the Spaish flu becase Spain didn't go into lockdown and it maintained its stranglehold there and ripped harder through the population there than anywhere else. My revenue has all but dried up.. But I would prefer that than to cop this thing.. I have no known coindition and can ride a bike 30 odd miles on a hilly route reasonably comfortbly. But I sure don't want to find oiut through dying that I have some unknwon condition - nor do I want anyone I know to. But more importantly, I want the current resources we have allocated to saving people able to handle normal volumes. It is clear that the deat rates other countries (incuding the US where morgues were overflowing - remember) that without drastic - but temporary action, it could be you the docs sacrifice because there isn't enough beds, ventilators, etc. And the fact comorbitity may be a factor, does not mean someone who has a condition doesn't have the right to live... or have we suddenly lost our sense of humanity.

Nah.. FOr the likes of me, Australia is still open.. and offering a free two week holiday at a luxury hotel on returning

Meeting Luke Hodge is good enough for me! (big Hawks fan). Great to hear you are getting exposure to a variety of a/c. You'll be very welcome here... Can't wait to get back to Aus for some flying... Everyone on this forum is causing be to go green with envy!

Brings back memories... (of the song.. not me doing any of that!)

Very hard to watch through... and a poignant reminder of things that can go wrong - it can happen to any of us at any time. As with many accidents we see on YT, we think they may have a death wish,but it could be as simple as something outside of our control - a cable snapping for example; A lot of the time I sit there and wonder why pilot didn't do x or y, but we have no idea - did they misintepret what was going on? Or as simple as the decreasing brain capacity with increasing stress simply couldn't process everything happening quickly, let alone react to it. More training helps alleviate it, but in the real world of private flying where people have families and jobs and a be-ennial check flight (not even techically required as a training flight in EASA land - an instructor just has to sit next to you), self-training, which takes self-discipline is the only real way to go. I try and recite various emergency procedures at least once/day, including mimicing the actions.. I doubt too many even do it once a month.

Hi Otway, Welcome to the fourm... One of the fondest memories I have of Aus is heading to the Colac Show - from memory, in November... The local tyre company would put on the fireworks at the end. Dinner at the Union hotel, too (commercial was always booked out). You don't happen to personally know Luke Hodge? ? As Red says, what do you fly? GA and RAA..

Good question - or if you decide you don't want to use it anymore, or your prospective purchaser doesn't want to use it. I am currently developing some online software to automate admin overhead for aircraft syndicates, as well as an EASA compliant digital log book and a few other things. One of my later plans was a simple a/c tech log - not quite as comprehensive as Breezy Log - but it is intended to be free.. with the ability to upload or download all of the syndicate or personal data at any time or come and go as you please. I can see the benefit of the Breezy Log solution and noted on their web site that they are looking to develop for FAA and EASA markets.. The record keeping requirements for EASA under Part M are crazy and cost us about £800 or so of our annual maintenance bill. Part M lite was introduced and to be honest I am not sure what has changed in terms of record keeping, but a LAME llosing a decent chunk of their fees in an annual based purely on hours of work may not be terribly happy. I couldn't see anything on their web site that mentioned the portability of your data.. But I am sure they have something to protect you in the case of bankruptcy at the very least.. May be worth checking with them as it looks a very comprehensive solution for not a lot of money in the scheme of things

I hope y'all can read pig English... (sorry.. or in today's parlance... soz)

This is Cirrus centred (and possibly sponsored??), but I think it vindicates @MattP's thinking. Also interesting is dthe deplpomnt over water.. .I guess if there is a decent horizontal wind component, it can be beneficial...

There is no silver bullet to make flying absolutely risk free. The BRS is another weapon in the arsenal to help survivability in certain - but not all situations. Trained properly, it can save you in circumstances where you may otherwise stand a much lower probability of suvivability. Use it in some of the abovementioned situations and at best it doesn't aid you a bit; at worst it can kill you. There are times in Aus, I have taken the long way around to avoid tiger country.. would I go more direct with a chute? Not sure.. . From my closest airfield, the shortest route to France includes a water crossing over the channel of c. 120nm... If I have a chute, I will still do what I do today when I fly to France - fly along the coast to Kent and take the c. 20nm crossing from near enough to Folkestone.. Adds c. an hour to the trip - but within my risk appetite.. I would not think of deplying a chute over water... At present, as I don't have a BRS a/c, if I fly to Northern Italy (well, outside COVID-19), it is down the western side of the alps/Central Massif in France to the coast, low level (c. 1,000') follow the coast east to Italy and then into the North of the country. If I had a chute, I may be tempted to go over the alps. Pilots think I am nuts.. but I don't care. There are some things that can happen that, if they do.. nothing will save you.

@willedoo - I take your point on the resources of journalism being stretched due to the advent of the wild-west that social media is. And you beat me to the roles of sub-editors and editors. Be that as it may, often stories like these are syndicated from a feed and as I understand, even the likes of Fairfax et al syndicate more content than they did.. Sharing resources should still allow some copy editing or review before publish.. Although, it may be me and others being over-sensitive to the use of home-built implying a negative connotation. Re test flights - In our syndicate, we are lucky in that the LAME is a syndicate member and active flyer, so he is likely to have that bit more tenacity to his approach. However, I make it a point not to be the first to fly after a 100 hourly or annual. It's nota guarantee as that un-locked bolt may take time to work its way off, but at least more fundamental things may come a cropper beforehad.. Having said that, it has been too many hours and months since the last annual and I still haven't flown :-(

Sincere condolences to family and friends. Whenever something like this happens, it always reminds me that it could happen to me (and I could be the subject of this or other forums I frequent). Very few of us ever intend to go up and not come down to see our friends or family again, and worse, leaving a sad loss to them. When the media portray us as a bunch of chaotic hobbyists (slight exaggeration, but you get the drift), it must hurt the loved ones even more. When I drive my car, I will admit to being a little cavalier at times.. And I would not remember the last time I looked at updates to the road laws nor have I ever thought I should get an instructor to check my bad driving habits When I am in the aeroplane, I have a totally different mindset - my son notices it - much more disciplined and attentive. If I am feeling at all rusty (which I am at the moment), it will be a trusted examiner to check me out. But that doesn't mean something won't go wrong nor I will necessarily make the right decision. It's also why I am never likely to build my onw aircraft, even though I like the idea. I just don't have the engineering where-with-all to do it and even though engineers/inspectors check your work as you go, I feel there may be something they don't spot.. As private flyers, on average, we don't fly regularly enough nor have as many incidents to test our decision making as we do in cars. Yet the media would as likely portray us as being somewhat less than diligent than the average car driver who I am sure disengages brain at an exponential rate to that of pressing the accelerator. Maybe AOPA, RAAus and other TLA organisations should liaise more with the main media outlets to try and address this? Or maybe rather than write up any rebuke or clarification in our own publications, where at the end of the day, they will be preaching to the converted, they ensure they get out to the public through various channels clarifications and rebuking this perception of rank amateurism.

The UK government lifted private flying restrictions yesterday - subject to maintaining social distancing, which means no instruction and only people from the same household on the plane. For me in the TB20, it is useless as I feel it has been so long (taking into account the 6 month paintjob finishing just as the lockdown came) that I need instruction.. So I will have to wait a while yet. I can jump into a club PA28 but not sure they will allow me to, either. At least I can get my ipad out of the aircraft now... Can't recall the PIN to log in though...