winsor68

The miscreant was identified in the article as the 'leading hand' of the crew. So if this was a case of lack of training, him being the leading hand, what does that say for the efficiency/effectiveness of the rest of the crew? At some time in our work lives, we have all done something totally inexplicable which, had it broken another way, could have had horrid results. I'd reckon this guy just had a temporary brain fade which he'll pay for for the rest of his working career (if he has one with Jetstar). Each and every work accessory fastened to one wrist/arm????? I don't think so.

Do you know what they are paying their ground staff and thus the quality of worker they are employing these days? I was contract ground crew for Virgin Blue for 7 years and I loved it but I had to get out...the pay and conditions were appalling. When I left we were earning $21 per hour casual...but do the maths...I still managed to earn almost $70k for several of the later years due to the hours we worked with no minimum/suitable rest periods doing constant split shifts. My ticker finally started to spit the dummy and I had to get out. None of the basic safety rules were being followed...especially when it came to drug testing of staff. They just didn't do it full stop. I did end up reporting all this to CASA through their confidential reporting portal in the end when the guilt of what was happening got to be too much. Virgin and CASA sent their people in...CASA was only there for one morning...and they left after lunch. The Guys I was working with that night all sighed in relief and rushed to their cars excitedly to go home and get their "bongs" in before the last flight arrived. And I am not making this up or guessing. They told me. Virgin itself cared even less but they did remove the contract from the company I was working for not long after I left and found another job.

 

Funny thing is the new company that took over paid even less.

 

 

Winsor68 - I was under the impression that UV light and radiation did as much, if not more, to decompose man-made materials, than oxygen and liquids such as water did.Yes, the dryness of space would certainly eliminate corrosion caused by water and oxygen - but the much stronger cosmic rays outside Earth would soon break down the organic molecules, the epoxy resins, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, nylon, and rubber, that comprises a very large percentage of the Tesla.

Nah.

 

 

Far out.

 

 

I reckon they are dreaming.

 

 

Massive doses of cosmic radiation that we don't get on Earth due to the filtering effect of our atmosphere. Temperature variations that go to 127º C when facing the sun, while the shaded areas drop to -173º C.The metals in the vehicle will withstand these extreme impacts for quite a few decades, but the car is probably 40% thermoplastics and other rapidly-degradable materials, that won't last long when regularly impacted by radiation and those temperature extremes.

You only have to examine any vehicle abandoned outside with no cover, to our weather on Earth, to note that it's badly damaged after only 12-15 years exposure to the elements.

I'm no scientist...but I would imagine that oxygen and liquid plays a major part in erosion and ageing on earth and that the materials would age better in the vacuum of space regardless of temperature. Of course if it is hit by space debris that may be different.

 

 

Someone needs to pull the plug on this thread.

 

 

And in answer to your question... I reckon you chop the nose off...add a firewall and a motor...and go fly it?

 

 

Why, you turn it into an arty-farty, Sculpture by the Sea, of course! How many pilots does it take to turn a plane into a Sculpture by the Sea?

 

I gather the arty aim is represent the glider running out of steam - the corkscrew in the fuselage must represent the rubber band unwinding - and the winds bending upwards must represent the tiredness in old, worn-out wings.

 

I guess its must beat corroding or disintegrating away on a big plinth outside the clubrooms. Maybe the sculpture will bring a bit of focus back onto recreational aviation.

That is so sad.

 

 

What a mess this whole Ra-Aus thing is. It is incredible that so many people...including instructors...have no idea of the rules regarding their operations. Incredible and a very sure sign that things are still far from okay in my opinion.

 

 

Rockwell Commander folded it's nosegear on landing.

 

 

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How lucky was he not to be killed.

 

 

After you...

 

 

The fact that the engine is cast-iron sure doesn't lend any weight to the idea that it was designed as an aircraft engine.

Good one. Pun intended?

 

 

No need to guess-------->3DLabPrint

 

 

No biggie really.

 

 

P.S. Did you say someone in your video was 165 years old???

 

 

I would rather hear the flying sounds than music. Which is a shame for me because the footage is great and I would have loved to watch it.

 

 

Flown by Steve

 

 

 

Flown by Steve

 

 

 

Comment deleted...(A little sympathy for the injured wouldn't hurt, appreciate the joke but a little out of place...Mod)

 

 

Comment deleted...(A little sympathy for the injured wouldn't hurt, appreciate the joke but a little out of place...Mod)

 

 

Sweet. I only just ordered my first FPV setup. Looks like a good cheap little airframe to mount it in.

 

 

Don...

 

Down at the bottom there is an option that says "upload a file"...I know it is confusing...I think it took me years to find it...you expect it to be up the top with the rest of the functions...use that to upload a file directly to the post...It gives you a choice between uploading as a thumbnail or fullsize. I recommend that later.