Erik Snyman

last week the IDF shot and killed a journalist

The essence of all conflict and threat comes from the underlying fact we have all been engaged from birth in a huge spiritual war between GOOD and EVIL.. To understand this we first have to define GOOD & EVIL.. These are not disembodied forces, they can only result from the deliberate choice of a MIND.. So ultimately GOOD is of GOD and EVIL is of the DEVIL.. and we all get to choose. The problem here is non of us are totally GOOD or totally EVIL! Which means the enemy is not always "out there".. it is sometimes ME..! Atheists and theophobics are of course in complete denial about all this which is too bad because the ONLY way to understand the problem and get the best guidance is found in the pages of the BIBLE and an understanding of who is God and who is the Devil.Back to the topic of lethal almost undetectable drones.. It is not the weapon that is the real problem.. it is the person who chooses EVIL which we may now give the correct definition EVIL = Playing GOD. The verification of all this is easy.. GOOD comes only from TRUTH and EVIL always comes fro LIES.. (again correctly described in the BIBLE).. We don't have TRUTH (because we never know everything, only GOD by definition does).. The best we have is VERIFIED KNOWLEDGE.. but that is sufficient to establish who GOD is.. I am talking observational science not religious beliefs..

So every functional state of matter (ie has a purpose) specified by information is a DESIGN and product of a MIND. We are all familiar with engines we know they are designed.. easy.. Well it may surprise you to know the most efficient engine known exists in billions inside every cell of every living animal.. its called ATP Synthase and 8 million will fit on cross section of a hair. They are a true electric motor fully controllable and fully specified by information in DNA.. Hence they are a DESIGN and can only be the product of a mind.. but this mind must therefore be responsible for all animal life.. Well only the GOD of the BIBLE fits that criteria so we know who he is and the real answer to the fear of death is the fear of God..

we wouldn't be bombing civilians in Mosul if Indonesia was a real threat.

no one is going to bomb Australia

Israel is still a massive human rights abuser

I would like to mention a thing or two regarding the reported terrorist incident in Israel. Having spent a great part of my younger life involved in the art of, and defending against, unconventional warfare, it scares me s***less to know that the terrorists have evolved from suicide vests to drone-delivered devices in such a relatively short period of time. Knowing what can be produced, manufactured and the delivery methods of such, I can assure you that they are not even past the introduction page of the book on Terror. We are living in la-la land if we think they will not embrace any viable way or means to deliver their terror. Yes, it happens mainly far away at the moment, in Israel and Syria, etc. but let us be very glad that Israel is standing in trenches against the war on terror, and is taking the punch at the moment. Because believe me, as sure as God make little green apples, if this was is not stopped there, in the Middle East, it will be on our own doorsteps. What we have seen up to now in Australia was child's play. A few dim-witted youngsters with time on their hands and no work to do. And I sincerely hope, Mr. fly_tornado, that you go on your knees and pray to your God, that, when the first explosive device gets dropped on Australian soil by a drone, it is not on you or your loved ones. It is not "IF" anymore, it is "WHEN".

I also note, Mr. fly_tornado, that you don`t have much to say about the Gestapo tactics employed by the guy next door to Israel, Bashir al-Assad. Now HE doesn`t play around when it gets to wiping out people......what drones? Wholesale is the word....It makes a drone-delivered mortar bomb almost look humane....

Ok, I am off the box. Getting the asbestos suit on against the expected flaming...

Erik in Oz.

Its not that much cheaper these days, insurance prices are similar, hangerage is the same, maintenance is a bit cheaper and so is fuel, most RAA planes you see flying around these days are not thrusters or saphires, they are expensive 2 seat 100 knot aircraft. My point with the tecnam for $169k is you can buy a nice C172 for around $70k, that gives you $100k in your pocket for running costs. also a couple of extra seats

My names Kyle, and I’m new here. I’m currently a new aspiring pilot with 10 or so hours thus far, with hopes of one day obtaining a commercial license.Anyway, I came here looking for help because my brain isn’t working like it should.

Im proposing to my girlfriend on Sunday in the middle of winter up here in Michigan. We’re flying with a CFI from an airport around 40 minutes away from where I want to propose, and am looking for ideas on how to go about writing the “will you marry me” question on the ground for her to see from above. Keep in mind, the ground is white. I originally though about using orange ground marking paint to write the message on the lake ice behind her parents house, however I’d hate for the water quality control workers to chase me down because I’m pretty sure the SDS for the paint says it’s harmful to aquatic life. Any help would be appreciated!!

Just seen a Tecnam p2008 with 400 hours for sale at $169k plus gst, and he quoted $280k for a new one, you will buy a very nice C172 or 182 for that money. with prices like that it is not getting cheaper

Oh dear! What a shame you have only eaten such poor quality Indian food. I too have had to walk out of an Indian restaurant after being served sad, boiled lumps of chicken floating in a thin gruel harshly spiced with raw chilli powder, all too obviously microwaved to order. Inedible, and yet the place was full of people apparently enjoying this travesty of a great cuisine.In fact, there is no such thing as just 'Indian cuisine'. Every region has its own distinct traditions. different meats, spices, herbs, vegetables, & methods of cooking feature depending on which region of the vast Indian continent the meal originates from.

 

A true curry is prepared from individual spices, often freshly dry roasted before being ground & used at the time of cooking. Some meals need marinating for a few hours, but other than that a good curry will be prepared fresh on the day. No artificial colours or flavours are ever used in a proper curry: they simply aren't required because of the colourful mix of ingredients and the superb taste of a minimum of 4 or 5 spices, but often 15 or 20 herbs & spices used in a single dish.

 

Fresh vegetables figure strongly, and the Indians have an almost infinite number of ways of cooking them. Ditto fish, prawns, etc, but it is not strictly against the Hindu faith to eat meat. Goat meat features strongly in Indian cooking, & it does curry very well. Hindus are forbidden beef, & Muslims pork.

 

I do urge you not to write off this ancient, varied & infinitely rewarding treasurehouse of seductive spiced food. I strongly believe there could be very, very few people who would honestly prefer tinned pap & ersatz 'spaghetti' to a well prepared dish of proper Indian curry.

 

Trust me, you are missing out on one of the best of all cuisines if you judge all curries on the basis of a few badly mass produced rubbish offerings. I blame the people who are prepared to pay for such insults to the palate with folding money: just say no!

 

Incidentally, I'm not Indian, but have been an avid amateur curry cook for over 30 years. Done well, it's food of the gods, in my book.

 

Bruce

I absolutely agree with you. My father-in-law is German born and raised, and he lives in Durban, South Africa, the home of a multitude of Indians. He cooks the most divine curries, from recepies (sp?) given to him by the Indians working for him. Delicious.

Erik in Oz.

Many ancient cultures had boomerangs. There are glass cases full of them in the Cairo museum and in the First Nation museum in Phoenix Arizona.

Erik in Oz.

That's incorrect, more miss information! Most of the lower power lycomings and Conty's are designed to run flat out all day, the flight manuals will state otherwise. The max rated power is rarely achieved continuously anyway but there is no restriction fir most.

That's incorrect, more miss information! Most of the lower power lycomings and Conty's are designed to run flat out all day, the flight manuals will state otherwise. The max rated power is rarely achieved continuously anyway but there is no restriction fir most.

Very interesting. Like most auto conversions they rarely become popular. I wonder what longevity this motor would have developing 93 HP continuously? What reduction drive ratio does it have?

IIt's a DV6 diesel made by the European PSA group. They are used in Citroens, Peugeots, Mini Coopers, Volvos, Mazda 3, Fords etc.

 

1600cc, 8 valves, all alloy turbo. It started life as an HDi direct inject but that creates headaches with the electronics so the common rail has been pulled out and replaced with a distributor pump. Very simple and reliable. It has been tested to 93HP. The reduction drive has been used on a lot of Gaz'ailes in Europe without issue.

 

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It seem to me that very few of the contributors to this discussion are actually comparing like costs egCOMPARABLE

Acquisition cost,

 

Depreciation

 

Maintenance annual

 

Maintenance periodic (calendar life replacement and or service requirements)

 

Maintenance as a cost per hour (not the same as above, only incurred when you start the Hobbs )

 

Fuel cost per hour

 

Annual insurance (covering third party and hull - equivalent to auto comprehensive).

 

Most of the navigation & communication systems can be compared if similar in capability.

 

Safety costs - if both fitted with ballistic parachutes

 

Compulsory registration/certification fees

 

NOT SO EASILY COMPARABLE

 

Experimental V Factory built

 

Things like hangarage will depend on where you keep your aircraft (major airfield or in the farm shed).

 

Even the availability of additional seats is a bit of a suspect advantage (how often do you actually fill them or use the available "payload" ?)

 

Who you get to do your servicing/maintenance, is a major factor in overall running costs (especially if you do your own) and is certainly one way of keeping costs down but it's a bit similar to the hanger location comment above.

 

Cost of pilot's license/certificate when linked to insurance and or regulatory requirements for medical/BFR/frequency/training - gets very messy.

 

I FEEL that my move from GA to RA has reduced my costs markedly, but in truth I have not actually sat down and compared the real costs.

 

My 2 seat aircraft cruises at 100 knots indicated, sipping well under 13L/H or 7-8L/hr stooging around my local area. I choose to use 98 RON @ ULP costing me about $1.54/L ($11- 20/hr).

 

I do about two 50 hr oil changes per annum, using 3 L of oil each, at about $16/L (when delivered) + a $22/oil filter

 

Sundry other stuff (spark plugs every 100 hrs @ $6/plug x 8, fuel filters $30 if I change all of them) air filter cleaner/ dressing. Then there is the 5 year rubber replacement at about $750 + coolant $13.

 

A whole heap of other costs should be included - like tools, tyres, prop replacement, transponder check, electronic repairs/replacement, etc etc. Too much to think about but most (not all) way cheaper than GA.

 

My gut feeling is I am financially way ahead - it's been years since I was able to fill a four seater and my Zephyr is so much more fun to fly than a regular spam can.

 

In end the pilot will justify the cost of the aircraft he/she wants to fly.

Erik in Oz.

I have to qualify that $2500 annual for the 172, though. I am pedantic when it comes to my own backside, so the plane gets new sparkplugs every annual, all new filters, in fact, anything that my friend the LAME can change with new, (consumables) gets changed.So, on a normal annual on a 172 or a PA28, you could probably get away with a lot less.Erik in Oz.

Not convinced some of the conclusions about aircraft value and depreciation.Yes a new $100 K LSA is more than a 30+ year old 172 and a new 172 is a little bit more.........., Id also expect the cheap 172 might have a few expensive costs in the pipeline.There's plenty of solid older RAA aircraft under half that.

 

As far as servicing, say, Jabiru offer 100 hrly from $850 (well under $2500 Erik indicates for GA). Top end overhaul is ~ $5K.

Erik in Oz.

$80 a month for hangerage? Wow move over that's cheap as chips!!

Erik in Oz.

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Erik in Oz.

Kaz, the way I see it, the Russian willingness to sustain huge losses was decreed at the very top and backed up by party commisars attached to every unit as enforcers of the common goal. Stalin has his critics because of his harshness to his own people in the war, but if he wasn't that way, the Soviets would have been defeated. That may have lead to our defeat, maybe not, as Hitler would still have had to tie up lots of resources as an occupying power.Stalin's hard line also had a high degree of public support as the Russians were fighting for the Motherland on their own soil and everything was at stake. Same as the British with their backs to the wall.

 

The undisciplined gaggles of Russian aircraft is an interesting one. Sheer numbers helped, and compared to the Germans, I guess you would have to say the discipline and structure were not comparable. But what won the day in my opinion, was firstly the Russian fighting spirit. Defenders have a lot more incentive to do well than the invaders. Secondly, I think the undisciplined nature of their air war worked in their favour. The German mindset is well and truly contained in the box, whereas the Russian mindset doesn't even comprehend the concept of a box. You never know what they'll do next, and that's a good asset to them.

 

It would have been a lot harder for us if Hitler had deferred to the professionals in the Luftwaffe and let them get on with the job. But always a hard task when you are continually losing infrastructure and manufacturing ability to bombing raids.

Erik in Oz. (German descendant)

Oi, we'll ave none o' that rounde ere!But you could find yourself wishing this brought back a few memories........

 

Erik in Oz.

Sorry, not aviation but though you may want a report on our own Toby Price at the Dakar, the world's toughest off road event that manufacturers spend tens of millions to win. To the shock of the World, Toby Price won it in 2016, that's the motorcycle section. 2017 he was challenging for the lead until a crash put him out, and a badly broken leg.2018; Bad first day for all the KTM riders as the very deep sand dunes did not suit their bikes, but Toby managed to hold 10th place, 6;40 seconds down.

 

Now the end of the 3rd day and Toby has ridden supremely and fastest of all the bikes, and was in the lead of day 3, and about 3rd overall. He fell off once, and his navigational map got damaged, was hard to read as well as his drink bottle broke so he dehydrated towards the end of the day. This cost him time and he fell back to 3rd fastest time for the 230kms, and is now in 4th place overall, about 3 minutes back.

 

I know this ain't aviation, but this is an Australian who is the best rider in the World in this arena, and you should be proud! It is the largest watched/followed single sporting event in the World.

 

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A good watch if you want to know more about the World's most famous Australian at this moment ..

 

Good stuff.

Erik in Oz.

If you need something to suck up the last few tiny drops of fuel in your tank, methinks you're flying a bit too close to the wind. Allowing for inadequate fuel reserves is one of the most scary things you can do, as I know to my cost.Back in the 80s I was a member of a Cherokee 180 syndicate and used to fly it occasionally from Biggin Hill to Zurich on business with the costs being met by my then employer (BA Club Class fare). So it was a good opportunity to take my now ex-wife along, put her into a separate hotel to the one I had to go to for business reasons and then take a couple days holiday in Zurich before heading off back home.

 

On the day in question I'd filed my flight plan and got held up - by nearly an hour - but didn't want to mess around cancelling and refiling it. And then, of course, there were stronger than expected headwinds, so I upped the engine revs a bit to stay within the flight plan ETA. My wife kept pointing out during the flight how quickly the gauges were dropping, but me being the 'experienced' aviator that I was airily dismissed her concerns, saying that aircraft aren't like cars and that we do detailed fuel calculations so as to avoid any problems.

 

My approach into Zurich was via Bremgarten in the SW of the city where on previous occasions I'd had to hold before receiving clearance. Luckily that day I was cleared straight in and tracked across the city centre towards the airport where I landed safely and followed the Follow Me to GA parking, where I left the aircraft until the Monday morning.

 

When I came to refuel I found that from the volume of fuel that I took on board I had used fuel from the wing tanks that is described in the Pilot's Operating Manual as unusable. I was horrified when I thought what could have happened during the last few minutes of my flight.

 

From that day to this I can say with hand on heart that I've never, ever overstretched my fuel reserves.

Erik in Oz.

Above and upwind of preceding aircraft is the safest I recall. In stable conditions it may persist for longer.Something to remember is if full aileron doesn't lift the desired wing make sure you have speed and use further effect of rudder. Don't give up the fight without using all you've got.. Nev

Erik in Oz.

It’s the opening scene of the 1989 movie “ Always “ about a fire bomberHere’s the trailer :)

 

Click the link on the Black screen

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTFMBfp0--k

 

Jason

Erik in Oz.