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    re Planes... I Can't recall or find engine BAY. It's Cowled or in a Pod or just held by Engine Mount(s), or direct to a Pylon. Nev
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    IF I was ABANDONNING the Aircraft I wouldn't be wasting time sitting there and jamming the radio frequency for everyone else. It's supposed to be radiotelephony NOT some code.
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    Machinery is only too big when it's Parked near your House AND in the Burbs.. Once they are running they only use fuel when worked hard. Nev
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    A dirt strip with significantly sized rocks anywhere on it is going to mess up your plane. You'd also have to sweep a sealed one occasionally or check it. Looks like a Job for Life to me. Nev
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    The risk you would expose other road users to should be considered also. Same as a beach landing you wouldn't want to kill surfers just so you went OK. THE COURT's will take a grim view of that. The point I'm trying to emphasise is that roads have a lot of hazards you might not consider fully in the first instance. With a slow stall speed plane being into wind is of much more benefit than if you are flying a Bonanza. Some planes ANY OFF Aerodrome landing is really unlikely to end up well. YOU still do your best with the situation you are in and maintain control as long as possible. Nev
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    You will need a grader to look after it. You can get one to tow behind a Tractor working on the linkage AND (importantly) having some way of accurately raising and angling the blade and it's own flanged steel wheels at the rear.. Nev
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    PTT can also mean Press to TEST. Nev. .
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    I'm only referring to the Abbreviated capital letters symbols. Holding the transmit button just makes that frequency useless locally. Nev
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    I've seen them building farm dams by professionals where they have to be sealed with a CLAY layer or they leak I'd raise that runway and put a slight crown on it and mix something special in the top surface. . Fortunately it will never grow grass on it, but will be dusty and geta few prop, nosewheel strut. and Paint nicks. Forget a run up Bay. . Work on it after the right amount of rain has fallen on it . nev
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    Looks harder than it is. When you use it you will get familiar with it. Nev
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    It can mask things you should take notice of. nev
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    Fibre glass I believe. Plenty built them themselves. A few gained a bit of weight. ( the PLANES). They also survive Prangs well compared to a lot of other stuff and CAN Nearly always BE REPAIRED. Nev
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    What about a Drott Skid Shovel? Nev
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    The trip above was about 1982 and the Plane was a DC9-20 Operating a scheduled service Perth Pt Hedland Darwin. depart PH at about 2230 local time. Going back a bit, C-54/ DC 4s were introduce hereabout 1950 and Qantas , Ansett and TAA had them. They left here at the end of 1968 They have Full 3 axis autopilot with hydraulic servos, but not pressurised. The DC-6 was a bigger development of the DC4. Pressurised, faster cruising at higher Levels and with more range. We flew the DC4 with a crew of two Pilots and the DC-6 has a flight engineer as well. Nev
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    The overhang has to be considered in places with more rainfall. Nev
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    Trees also You don't need to clip one by the roadside. There's cattle grids also if the VIS isn't that good. Dusty roads. Nev
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    Well I thought it was a good story and you've got to spice up the existence. somehow. Charter would be better than Milk runs but you'd work harder. Nev
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    It did warp but probably from being placed on the Combing panel. Nev
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    We USED the white Plastic ones all the time. Mine even warped from the heat generated. Nev
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    You're correct, but you are not exactly just sitting there twiddling your thumbs at the time. Natures forces render Man's Puny machinery , Insignificant. Nev
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    The standard is not that good, so any improvements would be welcome and benefit us all. Nev
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    Nice understanding of Levers. Rather than fiddle with fuel levels I'd recommend a trim tab on the back of one of the ailerons, that you can bend to get the required result UP makes the aileron go DOWN which makes the wing come UP. Nev
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    The older nickel plated ICAN brass ones came out long before I was flying. Most instructors were ex military AP 1732 A manual and we all did the same thing without much questioning. We called the Plastic one the Prayer wheel. I'd still have the OLD Brass one somewhere. Nev
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    It's nice to be near a road if you have to outland. It's easier to make the Headlines landing on a road , but it also has it's own hazards to assess as well besides that. INTO wind is important. IF fuel is low, land before it runs out. Having the engine still running gives you a better chance of getting it down EXACTLY where you want it to end up with a few more options than when you are gliding.. Nev
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    I really work on the hope they will do things better and WE should not prejudge everything before it happens. The more you get around, in the aviation game, you will find some monumental Faux Pas and inconsistencies and even '"Personal" attitudes against People they CASA found troublesome.. I worked as an official "Pilot's Friend" at many Incident enquiries where I was pretty effective at making sure the other side of the story was considered and people kept their jobs. Pretty full on at times as the pilot group are often ALL too ready to assume the worst about one of their Compatriots. Nev
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