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Gibbo, it was the J160 with the 170 wings, you'll know the one ;-) 2 of the left-rear cylinder studs let go. The guys were lucky (??) enough to be overhead a station which had a HUUUGE private strip, maybe 1.4 kms long and 40m wide. -32.894000, 141.987000 - Google Maps I'll leave it to the PIC, a forum member, to fill in further details.

Great clip, reminds me of an excellent series of videos from Oshkosh 2009, in about 9 or so 10-minute instalments. Here's the first one: You really get the feeling of being there.

I've been looking closely at the HTC Desire, all the reviews I've read seem to suggest that they are the bees knees. But then I wonder if waiting for the HTC EVO 4G is the way to go. As for apps, I've been doing a fair bit of Googling for "android aviation". There's not a lot out there yet but keep an eye on developments at PropBlast.org - Aviation Android Apps Website is Live!. A good general starting point for apps seems to be here : Android.com - Market and AndroLib, Find all applications and games available in the Android Market for your Android Phone, HTC Dream, HTC Magic etc... Not as many apps as the iPhone yet but I suspect that is all about to change. Cheers, Tony

For a pretty good deal on the eee pc 1001-ha have a look at notebooksrus : Netbooks Melbourne | Buy Netbook | Executive Netbooks | Netbook Accessories | Notebooks R Us | Melbourne | Australia, they have one model there for $339, similar specs to the one Major found, but with 160Gb HDD, but that ought to be more than enough for what we want to do. I've been toying with the idea of getting a small netbook to hook my handheld GPS into, for a moving map setup using Google Earth, with the images cached on disk prior to flying Hhhmmm, hope that 160Gb is enough. Is the Asus EEE PC the one to go for? How about one of the Acer Aspire models? Cheers, Tony

G'day Gibbo, I'm not familiar with the "72", I have the Garmin eTrex Vista, but here goes.... Did the GPS come with a cable that connects to a PC? If so, download and install the g7towin program (G7ToWin) and see if you're able to talk to the GPS unit, like get it's ID. If this GPS allows you to upload your own waypoints then get back to me and I'll send you a GPX file that contains all the airfields from ERSA. Cheers, Tony

Guess?? I have no idea, but I'm currently shopping around for an iPhone and best reception will probably be the deciding factor? Please tell, which one provides the better reception?

Here is another one, a plane which appears to be on downwind for runway 22 at Tooradin

Parsing the DAH data Hi Bas, It was terrific to finally meet you down at Hamilton on the 14th, I was with PeterW in the Texan. It's still got me beat how you got in that green water in the pool at Asses Ears :yuk: but I digress... I searched high and low for a utility that would parse the DAH data from AirServices, couldn't find anything, so I ended up writing my own. I have simple shell scripts that use pdftotext to convert the PDF files to readable text, then a PERL script parses each text file to convert to a usable format. At the moment I'm converting to the OpenAir format (see Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange: Special Use Airspace for Australia) so I could compare my output files with the SoaringWeb files to make sure mine were on the right track. Then you can use something like oa2gm (oa2gm - airspace maps translator) to convert from OpenAir to MP format, which is then the input for the mighty cGPSmapper (cGPSmapper - Your Tool For Creating Maps) program to convert to a format that can be loaded into your Garmin GPS or into MapSource. It's a hard slog but very doable. More than happy to send you the PERL code if you like although it's still a work-in-progress. Cheers, Tony

My three 1. Edge 540 or similar Red Bull racer 2. FA18, or any equivalent FAST jet (Need for Speed!!) 3. 747-400, the most beautiful plan in the sky

Maps for Garmin handhelds G'day AJ, All is not lost, almost anything can be done but it usually involves a lot of difficult, technical work. Google is your Friend :thumb_up: I have a similar Garmin handheld, the eTrex Vista HCx, which does all that I want. It got me to Narromine and back, no problems. The first thing I did was abandon the supplied maps and downloaded the ShonkyMaps (Shonkymaps by Shonkylogic) to my PC which can then be uploaded to the GPS via MapSource that Slarti mentioned. Don't be put off by the name, the level of detail in his maps is amazing compared to the standard Garmin maps. Then grab a copy of G7toWin (G7ToWin) to manage your waypoints and tracks. Apparently it's possible to scan your maps to a TIFF file and then use OziExplorer to georeference the data (assign Lat/Long to a few points) so you might get some use out of it afterall. It's a lot of work, one of these days I'll have a go at it. You might even be able to convert the OziExplorer map files onto a format that the Garmin can accept, Google for "moagu", it might do the trick. Hope that helps, Tony

These little units on eBay don't look too bad : eBay.ph: Jabiru ULM Private Airplane Wood Model Free Shipping (item 350012911714 end time May 31, 2009 10:21:14 PHT)

G'day Geoff, The "AIP website" bit threw me for a while, I was thinking "AirServices" but I think I've found what you're referring to on the CASA site. Is that what you're referring to? Civil Aviation Safety Authority - Visual Pilot Guides Cheers, Tony

OK, last try, this is the best I can do 8-) It looks like you can buy it from AirServices, from their Online Store, which is probably what the person you spoke to meant. Check this out : Airservices Australia - Online Store But I'm blowed if I can find a downloadable copy. Clear Prop Shop. Now there's a good idea. Cheers, Tony

Funny you should mention that. I was on my way back from Narromine, we had just come over the ranges and I could hear the circuit calls for Jabiru 4781 and I thought to myself, "I haven't heard that callsign at YTDN before, I wonder who it is". Then I spotted the photos of you and Adrian here on the forum and the penny dropped. By the time we got back on the ground you were gone. Bummer! I've done more searching for the VFR (Day) Booklet and since realised that I was on the wrong tram. The closest I can get is : VFRDB VFR Day booklet - PILOTS - CASA Syllabus Publications - CASA Documemts but I haven't found the site to download it from yet.