johnm

I can remember asking an instructor to demonstrate a climb / vertical stall turn (don't know the word)

The manouvre was a fizzer

An Airtourer I think - the plane fell back - in reverse gear ............. a lesson on how not to do it !

It was like backing into a Woolworths parking lot ................ and hitting a couple of shopping trollies on the way in

pilot will have to be unpaid in the hangar ............ fixing that up .......... weekends

my condolences ............ invevitably we must all complete the circle of life

(some religions suggest there have been exceptions)

wonder how airline ranking relates to that airlines / countries government support ........... 

(guessing there will be some airlines that don't recieve any goverment assistance)

apart from the rock throwing (all directions) ............ thanks Brendan - somthing to note

.......... could be the answer - lets ask some flight schools and see what they say about how they treat any insurance excess - and post 

yes ......... interesting to see the delicious cigarettes @ 10.24 ................ while having dinner 

we all must be nuts talking about the mechanics of legislation 

But Turbo does raise the point that any new rule re registration could financially benefit some persons and not others ......... and should be announced correctly 

.............. IT crowd - friendface ............ 

and this ............... I assume

true BD ............. but its always advantageous to discuss the absurdity of things (if seen as absurd)

something good might come of it

by their nature - bureaucracies must go there (either required, not required, willingly or reluctantly) 

1.  interesting pint skippy - you are saying - with a PPL or CPL you could do a touch and go at Sydney international airport ......... and you would not need an ASIC card ?

2.  in that instance ......... does the legislation say you need an ASIC card ?

16.51 ......................... when did they change O - oboe to oscar ?

volumetric conversions - here's one that is handy

Whiskey

700 mls - 40 % alcohol means = 280 mls alcohol (rocket fuel)

has 22 standard drinks

280 mls divided by 22 = 12 to 13 mls of rocket fuel per standard drink

other liquids with rocket fuel suspended within

the above calculation works ruffly with other liquids

standard drink

about 13 mls of alcohol  

no disrespect BUT they would have had ground crew operating those pads ............... it would not take much ? for a ground radio to advise of movements  (perhaps there was - don't know)

my understanding is the airfield owner gets a 'cut' of the landing fee - the 'cut' % age is probably confidential

that system is an easy sell for Avdata in that when the airfield owner gets used to the 'take' ................... it's probably then easy for Avdata to get out the thumbscrews ......... and then create a really solid symbiotic mutually beneficial business relationship 

there's no option to it .................. you have to stay out of the EMAS (the kitty litter) or you'll be put under the microscope  

On 14/03/2025 at 6:07 PM, facthunter said:

You have to log in to read it all. It increases your accelerate-stop safety distance. "Someone" will land short in it one day. I'd rather have the extra runway if it could be arranged. Nev

OK FH - how does it increase your accelerate / stop distance pleaase ?

• no bucket of flowers if you end up in that bog - the bean counter would not be happy
• me thinks primarily for saving life (if the undercarriage legs stay put) ............... 

real pictures (I think)

just remmeber this all stems form the 2 youngest in the village going up to the big house and asking the lord if they could marry - certain unmentionable practices may of occured at that moment in the parlour ............. unspeakable things

we have come a long way since then 

'ere tis

ooooohhps - I'll try that again ................. OK Regular person - my twisted thoughts

• committed now - can't back out
• what a neighbour does is their own business - you / your (the neighbour of the neighbour) business ends at the boundary line - particularly on rural land - he can race around on a motorbike all day long - noise and dust till the cows come home (he does n't need cows either) - when he tires of that his 12 sons might do the same - staged over the next 20 years - until they leave the allotment
  • you could be a 'drone fanatic' - what happens then
• the size of their land (don't know) and your land (6 acres ?) is relevant
  • did the neighbours property sell with an airstrip advertised
  • assuming all land is rural in the area
• if it was residentail land - motorcycle circuits would probably not be allowed - nor a planted line of 20 m high trres
• when it comes to a neighbouring airstrip ................ I'd go and see your local Council and have a chat with the town planning section - generally such people will tell you what the airstrip man is allowed to do
  • like - was the airstrip always there and was it an allowed use
  • like - private airstrips maybe specifically mentioned and certain rules apply
• armed with that bureaucratic advice - you might get some solace and it could be a card to be used later
• ideally best to nut it out with the neighbour - but good for you to know the bits and bobs mentioned above ?
• me myself - I think you are entitled to your privacy and peace

OK Regular person - my thoughts

if Zonsen do good - it can only mean good for any person buying an engine

Rotax might start to see any compartive engine ......................... as competition

if you have time to look at Utube ............. you probably have time to read / scan some comments. Who knows if the poster was an instructor (at face value they are)

............... there could be 'some' truth to the technique ........... that's why I posted it ................ something good might come out of it - or perhaps it can be dispelled  

(a trimmed aeroplane is easy to fly with just you feet - you can lean back and relax - try it - I am not qualified to make this statement, do not try this at home)

I agree with Skippyd about 3 posts above ............ no need to be doing barrell rolls with the yoke

not being an instructor nor a brain surgeon; but: ................ it could be a nuerological thing - your hands are to close to your brain

your feet are further away so they interpret logic better - maybe using the middle ear as a movement sensor