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    Hi Jonathan, Eeee by gum - a Yorkshireman! Didn't your folk invent the Email? I've been in Oz for about 14 years now, and my Pommy mates say I now talk funny (but you Northerners would have thought that anyway, right? ) Don't miss the frosty UK mornings scraping ice off the windscreen, but I think you would agree the beer here tastes funny.....(guess I should drink more in order to get used to it) I fly from Penfield, near Sunbury - maybe we should meet up one day at Tyabb to keep up the tradition of Pommy whinging while having one of those strange cold beers... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Jonno, I will add my welcome to the others. Tyabb's a nice airfield - I am sure you will enjoy your training there. As a Pom myself I am always interested to know which part of the UK other Poms are from...I'm from Leigh-on-sea in Essex (born in London). WRT the headset there was a recent thread on this, and the conclusion was that the shop on this web site (under Pilot Supplies) had a very good value-for-money headset available. Have one myself, so can vouch for that. Take a look and compare...... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Adam, to this site. Hope the training goes well. Keep us informed about how it goes.....and maybe drop us a few more details about yourself (not cos we're nosey, just cos we're interested ). Cheers Neil
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    Hi GG, Whilst at the Darwin Air Museum last year I bought a book from their shop titled "Fighter Heroes of WW1" by Joshua Levine. ISBN 978-0-00-727494-9. Superb read. Highly recommended. Amazon has a copy for $15.56 - claims it only has 1 copy left! So get in quick if you like that sort of thing. Cheers Neil
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    If you like statistics I believe it is on a par with riding a motor bike - so take your pick....but remember lots of people buy lottery tickets although they have much more chance of being struck by lightning than winning the lottery. BTW - you seem to have singled out Jabirus (which is bound to start another Jab/Rotax debate along the lines of Ford/Holden - see various previous threads) - so if you don't like your chances with them why not change to a Rotax-powered plane instead? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Matt, Wow - must be fascinating reading! Cheers Neil
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    Yep - I have a set and they are fine. Can get better, but you will pay a lot more. So if you want value for money, go for it. Cheers Neil
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    But sadly, if you do something momentarily, you do it FOR a short time, not IN a short time (check any dictionary) - which the Americans I work for don't understand....They simply use it wrongly. I am very tempted to take them literally and when they say "Can you call me momentarily?" say "yes" call them, say "Hi" and then put the phone straight down...... But I need to keep my job, so maybe not.... Cheers Neil
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    Absolutely! Pedants rule....
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    Hi guys, For well-presented, factual, objective discussion on this sort of topic, backed up with data and evidence, I would recommend the Webinars on the EAA web site. If you are not a member of EAA I would highly recommend you join, if only for the excellent monthly magazine. However, the webinars are available for ages after delivery, and are usually about 45 minutes of slide presentation (most with online surveys answered by the online audience present at the time), and at the end the presenters take a selection of questions from the audience for about another 30 minutes. The presenters are usually well-respected members of the US aviation community, and include appropriate statistical info and/or scientific formulae in most cases. I distinctly remember one about EFATO and the argument about a controlled crash in a 30 degree arc ahead being so much more survivable than an attempt to turn back. The figures wrt the impact the seat belts are designed to take, and the "aim the fuselage between any trees so the wings get ripped off" argument also. I find this type of presentation to be a very effective approach to education, rather than a more confrontational one. My two cents, Neil
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    Hi Laurie, Welcome to the site! You obviously have a diverse aviation background, so no doubt you can contribute on a range of areas. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers Neil
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    I agree, kg, and it probably stems from the US trait to remove as many syllables as possible, yet they like to use superfluous words as well. This is why Americans refer to an "ongoing emergency situation" where the single word "emergency" would seem to suffice. You have no doubt also noticed that we have started to follow the US in doing away with ordinal numbers when referring to dates, which clearly makes no sense, so we now have things like films starting at the cinema on "July 12" instead of July the 12th. There is no such thing as the 12 of July - it is the 12th day as it has followed on in order from the 11th, etc etc. My English teacher would turn in his grave. Mind you, he would not be "dead" these days as we seem now to have to use euphemisms, so he would have "passed away". Monty Python's parrot sketch has come to life! Cheers Neil
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    It was davidh10
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    Yep - pretty much what I do (without the Vfe check as I'm in a Gazelle ).... Cheers Neil
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    As with many others I only knew David through these forums, but respected his opinions and obvious concern for airmanship and safety. RIP.
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    Have the DVD - great movie! Cheers Neil
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    Excellent job - well done! Cheers Neil
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    Hi, I agree a combination of white and a dark colour would seem to be the best. I think your Savvy looks good, and should be visible against most backdrops (sky or ground). Cheers Neil
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    Hi - excellent video, and cool music. Loved it! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Alan, Like other artistically-challenged forumites I am completely jealous of your skills! Love the paintings, especially the Auster. BTW - my instructor flew DC3, 707, 727, 767 et al, but now happy to fly RA aircraft, so what you fly is not important, it's the love of flying that matters IMHO! Anyway to the forums! Cheers Neil
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    Hi folks, Just saw this from EAA in the US :- http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-05-08_iltfd.asp Seems like a good idea, and wondered if we have a similar thing in Australia at all.... Cheers Neil
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    He sure did. Neil
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    I believe it is whichever comes first. Neil
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    Hi Joe, Good to hear you have got back into flying. Where do you fly from? Cheers Neil
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    Hey Solomon, Congratulations!! - very well deserved.... All the best for the award and hope you enjoy the day. Cheers Neil
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