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    I know of a similar incident onetrack - but this was cause of a bank purchased by a bigger bank. Person came out with 2/3 rds of what they owned but saw 1/3 rd sold at fire sale prices (so I'm told)
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    NZ warbird costs here ........................................ Warbird Adventure Rides - Flight Experiences Harvard $600 Kittyhawk $2500 Spitfire $4050 hard to say ............ 4 x $ 600 lots in a Harvard would be good alternate
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    engine or flight time Byron ?
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    C 150 ............... 500 odd kilos empty weight
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    Aviation - should say: Leaning far to the starboard is what they do. If h
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    see link below for the chopper minded ......... there is discussion in NZ re the flight envelope for Robinson helicopters ........ a discussion and some action good to get some Aussie comments Robinson helicopters to address safety concerns
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    ............ target fixation ?
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    rough average age from pole is 58+ years old
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    Sportsstar ... train plane ..... touch and go ... at the go stage ... exited 32 stage left ..... hit tree ? ...... big damage .......
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    20 knots ? I wonder if its a rotor from the 2nd red truck ......... further upwind
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    there was talk about a zenith landing / mishap somewhere - found this one by chance
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    brute of a plane .................. make a good cropduster
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    ................................. death and war are such great bedfellows - neither discriminates
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    the memorial must surely represent the aircrew that died ? it could n't possibly represent those that perished by bombardment - the majority being civilians - this would then be a macabre memorial
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    What about weights yiannis ? ............. what is your allowed max weight ..... float weights etc
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    A poor mans P38 ?
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    'QUOTE: If you do the maths, a complete 180 degree horizontal and 30 degree vertical scan using this method could take at least 54 seconds. US military research found that it takes a pilot 12.5 seconds to avoid a collision after target detection. There can the' also the above paragraph referring to 180 degree implies a forwards scan - you should also be aware of merging traffic from behind - they might not see you ............................. it pays to have a looksee behind as well sometimes
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    a minor interruption ................... prior to the journey continuing
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    keep the thread going Red ................. good to see these rare birds
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    post 25 .......... fatalities / 100,000 hours is incorrect (way wrong)
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    also, the following archive web site has good accident information - either location or type from around the world - can't remember where I got it from ........... probably from here stacks of stuff ................... Aviation Safety and Security Archives: Digital Library
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    what was the reason for the 24 cylinder Tempest ................ what was its advantage ? you could argue that a V12 spitfire was as fast - if not faster - or even say a P51 they all seem as vulnerable as each other (re coolant system) - probably how much ordinance they could carry - would of thought a P51 would be equal (or not far behind)
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    yep - all groups of people fracture eventually (flocks of sheep do the same thing) .................. off the fracture goes and creates something better ? (without talking religion - look at all the different church denominations in any town) all groups of people have leaders (or assume they are leaders). It must be some sort of secret thing that a driven minority in a group clicks with ................. and the result are leaders filtering to the top of the group (a bad use of the word 'top') Its good to see a great leader
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