johnm

I think ? .... I read of a non stop flight in an untralight to NZ - somewhere down south (Vic) Any info or where that thread is ? thanks

so well put on numerous occasions I have emailed bureaucrats - and suggested rather than change legislation - they should take up knitting or at least use a 2 lb hammer on their fingers - these suggestions have fallen on deaf ears

we seem to be whinging ................. about people whinging the human condition is terminal which helps and OME I always notice your comment about traffic - exhausts and wheezing turbines - you need to excavate a bunker and retreat to there Whinge: to me the worst thing would be live next to a person that incessantly whistled - good whistling would be bad - bad whistling would be murderous

I reckon pilot failed to look outside - and then put the pedal to the metal

I'll go for brownie points Ian (I'm sure we were here about 5 years ago) Nice easy read .......... suit me fine - thanks

gympie queensland has mogas .......................... credit card required

what would have been the rough fuel burns for each engine ?

my guess ? - pilot seems nervous from a higher speed landing ............... then things ............... really start to happen hope pilot is OK after impact

there's one missing forgot to screw down oil filler on a C152. went for short flight and had to clean fueslage with paper towels - covered in oil all cleaned up for a cpl flight test which I passed ! - immediately before flight test the local flight instructor said 'you'll never get it' (great words of encouragement)

there is one missing - just started taxi - noticed pitot cover on wing flapping in the wind

.......... thats odd ?

if that was planned ..................... smart move (stepping away from global ethics, countries and politics - a shrewd (for some) business move)

The plastic rego card system worked well -rego card displayed on aircraft

if you are part of a club ................. that group should investigate using the one insurer .................. there are some good benefits to be had (for both insured and insurer)

thank god they remembered to put a wing on it

on 2 separate occasions I have been lucky to sit in the right hand seat while aerial topdressing (nz). On the second occasion the relaxed pilot (ag pilots usually are) allowed me top fly it back to the airfield - a distance of say 20 miles - and to finals the DC3 topdressers were single pilot operation and carried 5 tons of phosphate from provincial airfields Provincial airfields saved the cost of transporting the fertilizer to an isolated farm strip - I don't know if that was sound economics

let him who is without sin cast the first stone

If you are lucky to pocket my $ 750 that I paid by PAYG trust to Scomo ........ you can use some of that to balance any unforseen financial disturbances !

go get 'em jackc - see if you can get the highway rig up to 120 km/h - might as well do some speeding as well pack the spare tyre full of illicit substances and make a packet when you get there as well that s a 'well, well' (.................. said in a pensive tone)

........ if we are grounded till say august 2020 ? (a guess) then RAA will have to allow some mechanism where owners can all go and 'run up' these planes once and a while its a bit like all the other closed facilities - they need to be maintained for their eventual reuse ?

Come on T88 ......... how many thousands of acres do you own ?

is it that a single truck can't be defined as 'trucks' ....................... is that the answer - is it ?

.................... I'm listening Ian - I hope you pull a big rabbit out of the hat with everyone gone to facebook - kinda makes this site unique - is that a pro for survival ?

Yes Mactuk (and others) ............... the majority of us are rec pilots - armchair commercial pilots if you like - we like flying and we particularly like viewpoints from those that have used their commercial pilots license in anger ............... all good subject matter to us / me Please keep sharing I find it ironic that ag pilots are mentored and trained and presumably fly in their level of experience (with plenty of willing replacements waiting), but, in some instances the inference is a charter pilot flies in to the blue yonder (also with plenty of willing replacements waiting) - seems that maybe each type of flying (ag & charter) does it differently ?

it was mauled