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    If you are using "Aunt Mary" as a name (Good morning, Aunt Mary. I went with Uncle Bill and Aunt Mary. -- The same way you'd say "Good morning, Frank" or "I went with Peter and Alice") then use capitals. If you are referring to her like this: "I went with my aunt, Mary, and two of my cousins" then it's a generic noun and not part of her title.
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    The apostrophe can be quite important too - the difference between "knowing you're $hit" and "knowing your $hit".....
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    Hi Lance, Will do. My brother is in Holcombe, which is about 30 miles from you as the crow flies. Romsey is just up the road from our airfield, which has only just opened again yesterday after more than a week of being closed due to boggy conditions. Lots of rain here recently, so very wet ground around and lots of towns in Victoria are still flooded. Kyneton Aeroclub has just had to postpone its 50 year celebration airshow (scheduled for Sunday Oct 23rd) due to boggy conditions. Very frustrating! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Lance, Whereabouts in Somerset are you? My brother lives in Somerset and, although he is into old cars rather than aeroplanes, he did join me at Oshkosh earlier this year and enjoyed it. I am over in the UK reasonably often, so may be able to drop by whilst in my brother's neighbourhood next time. I fly a Savannah at Penfield (Sunbury), although at the moment a float plane would be the best option - it has been SO wet here recently. All the best, Neil
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    I saw a piston-engine powered one of these at Henstridge in the UK. I thought it was an RC model until someone came along and got into it.... It then took off and did an amazing display of handling. These French! Sacre Bleu! Amities! Neil
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    Oi! Who are you calling old?? I'm 61, and learnt to fly at age 54. Go for it! You will only regret not having done it sooner! Cheers, Neil
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    I agree - this would be a real advantage if implemented. Or if we (recreational pilots) were able to use FLARM at $700 a go, that would also be good. My only nagging concern, as someone has already said, would be having a false sense of security that ALL aircraft would be picked up, when in reality they wouldn't. But on balance I think it would be better to have it than not, as I have also been in the situation of hearing a radio call from an aircraft in close proximity, but never being able to see it, despite straining my eyes in the direction stated. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Javier, Welcome on board! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi all

    Neil_S replied to Mewp's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Ah yes! So when are you over Penfield way again?
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    Personally I find the full size iPad too big for a small cockpit, and so I have an iPad Mini on a kneepad, which has worked fine for me...
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    Hi all

    Neil_S replied to Mewp's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hi Matt! Good to have you on board. Where do you fly from? What sort of flying do you like (local, long-distance etc) Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Marty, Good to hear from you! Hope all is well. Actually it is "Warbirds over Wanaka", and is a must for any WW2 plane enthusiast. Also there are the shows at Omaka (the two shows occur on alternate years), which are a sheer delight for WW1 plane enthusiasts like me. So you will have to head over to NZ on TWO years Have to admit the Kiwis put on bloody good shows!! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Jonathan, Yeh - we all put it off for far too long! Hope you put in an airstrip and enjoy flying from your own back door - my back yard is not quite big enough Keep us informed of your progress, and all the best! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Sonja, Welcome from a fellow Melbournite. Where/what are you flying? Cheers, Neil
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    Details added - now cross fingers the wx is good.....
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    Hmmm - I love flying my plane, but the reason I like Fly-Ins and Airshows is not so much looking at other aircraft, although that is fun if they are a bit unusual, but talking with the other attendees. Some will be fellow pilots/builders, and others not, it doesn't matter. That is probably why I did not get to see everything I wanted even in 7 days at Oshkosh - I just seemed to spend so much time talking to people. The sheer variety of backgrounds, experience, and opinions was great, and I made a few useful contacts with whom I will keep in touch. But maybe that's just me..... Cheers, Neil
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    Tow bar?

    Neil_S replied to Neil_S's topic in Savannah

    Thanks, guys, much appreciated. I actually don't need to make one any more as my hangar mate also bought a Savannah, and it came with a towbar, so I just borrow his! I will upload some pics next time I go out to the airfield so you can see how it is made. Basically fits over the axle within the nosewheel fork. Very simple, but effective. Regards, Neil
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    Totally agree. In my 40 years in IT it was staggering to me the number of times a company had a pathetically small test system that was next to useless when it came to testing changes that were to go on a (e.g.) multi-gigabyte, 1000+ concurrent user live system. When asked, the support guys pretty much always said that they were "not allowed" to buy a sensible, representative test system as it would cost too much. When I asked the cost of putting essentially untested changes live that then brought the live system practically to a halt there was a deafening silence....
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    I think not. Still waiting to hear when I might be able to log in, and if those who logged in earlier in the day (like you and my daughter) have had their data compromised....
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    I would fill it in, but predictably I continually fail to get in to the site as the system cannot handle the load and they are too cheapskate to buy a system capable of handling millions of concurrent users....
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    G'day, Noel, Some good flying country round your neck of the woods.... Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Brendon, I did mine at Lethbridge a couple of years ago, but not sure if they still do them there. Try giving them a ring (Bill Weeks). Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Marty, No - not much flying atm, horrible wet and windy weather here, as I am sure it is in your neck of the woods too! I am off to Oshkosh at the end of next week to escape the weather here, and to drool over the loads of lovely airplanes there Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Marty, Howya doing? Very interesting article - I thought it looked rather Pup-like! The shot where you can see the wing section shows it is a very narrow profile.....hmmm. Thanks for posting! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Jfob, Welcome to the site! NZ is a great place to fly. Cheers, Neil
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