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  1. photo 2 & 3 suggest the fueslage pivots in relation to the wing ...................... shirley not ?
  2. ......... yes it was unusual how the legislators imposed a driving log and hours on those that were getting a license while they themselves were not subjected to it (of course that sequence was unavoidable) all that system - the driving log - does is stimulate false entry to get those hours up ( ....... a bit like when you have a CPL and need just a few more hours to stand out shoulders above the rest) (and I appreciate not all do this)
  3. .................... and; 'the floggings shall continue until morale improves'
  4. The Tairov OKO-1 (Opytno Konstrooktorskoye ................ it could have been a futuristic concept (sponsered by the great-grandparents of Messers MacDonald, Jack, Dinno and Hutt) - on the off-chance that the 1935 60 kilo person might evolve into ..................
  5. Nakajima G10N Fugaku - gunship (post above) Project Z called for three variations on the airframe: heavy bomber, transport (capable of carrying 300 troops), and a gunship armed with forty downward-firing machine guns in the fuselage for intense ground attacks at the rate of 640 rounds per second (i.e. 38,400 rounds per minute). interesting concept - 40 downward firing guns A .303 shell weighs 14 grams ? - In one minute: - 38400 x 14 = 537,600 grams = 1/2 a tonne
  6. keep up the good work Red ................. always a treat to see the wierd and wonderful (the planes Red)
  7. lets support steam gauge aircraft instruments and ........................ bring back the steam gauge telephone - society will be safer, quieter and safer
  8. sone nz background https://rnzaf.proboards.com/thread/31899/blake-wilson-named-cairns-helicopter?page=1&scrollTo=322937
  9. yes - its hard to reconcile all the things we think we know NZ pilot - not an Oz pilot - worked for Company - got promotion - on the turps ? - stole - went flying at night
  10. misinformation ? ........... when I owned by little Tecnam plane - as my daughter was going to Maroochydore - I asked her to get a box of shell engine oil (with all the tech instructions) - when she was aked what sort of plane it was ......... she said it was a 2 door ...... oil was not purchased in the end
  11. I had to check ........... my informant tells me this pilot owned 2 aircraft - both Kappa / sabre - so that starts to make sense why there is one in the garden on a post
  12. that pilots family still live at the address ....... you are right ? - it was a Kappa / sabre
  13. noticed a Sabre ultralight in a garden on rural res land (about 40 kms nth of Gympie) (can't get close to it - don't know its history) looks great - on a timber post at that - by the looks about 2003 / 2004 these planes were very popular and sought after .............................. sabre 2.pdf sabre 1.pdf
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    elvis's jetstar motorhome

    they are all hustling ............... for a $
  15. in some ways this web site is ground level discussion about things aviation in Australia - facts, opinions, hearsay etc. DG (Dan Gryder) puts it all out there and its a good way to get an idea of things happening in a HUGE aviation environment - USA. I enjoy his weekly broardcasted report If it's a 'chip on a shoulder' or fact ........... all humans suffer that flaw and most of us will recognise it
  16. they need to give the commentator a banana or a bowl of apples ................ so you can hear the plane flying
  17. I can't se how domestic drone delivery improves society - perhaps a medical delivery ..... however it's a great opportunity for neighbouring houses to get in some aerial target practice
  18. interesting to know the logistics of the flight to Oz - the fuel burn comparison with say an airline jet that does that similar flight (google says the Eurofighter Typhoon burns 4500 litres / hour)
  19. that's a lot of motor up there
  20. the old boy (father) in the camera plane had great eyesight ................ never went to specsavers
  21. ............... careful what you say about the king FH - we don't want you dissapearing on us
  22. we could put the male drivers on one side and female drivers on the other side of the road - that might help the authorites have created a paranoia regarding the speed limit - we have cars in 100 kmh zones doing 90 kmh to avoid a ticket .......... and a fair few other cars, behind, all trying to overtake that car Leniency has gone out the window - you are merely driving a machine that is potenmtially a contributor to a state budget
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    Fairchild 100 Pilgrim

    Edgar Percival - EP'9s Grandad
  24. just the sort of thing you should have sitting on the front lawn
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