BrendAn
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i used to work in the bluegum harvesting industry in albany . we used to carry spare hoses in our utes. if you blew a hose you took it off and fitted the new one. now the big corporates have taken over the industry if you blow a hose you tag machine out. if its more than a meter off the ground the company sends a scaffolding person out to build a scaffold beside the machine. once he is done a fitter will turn up and change the hose. then the scaffolder will return and remove the scaffolding. my mate that does repairs for all the companies in the area said an hours work now takes up to 2 days. imagine the cost compared to the normal way.
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If you actually read my posts you would not be accusing me of the thing's you just did. For a start I said we should have freedom to do our own thing within reason if we are not carrying passengers or flying near people. Which is what I do. Look up part 103 in America. It works well. You and one-track are making out I am flying a 6 seater full of passengers around the city.
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While you all are talking about headphones, i have a set of refurbished Bose a10 s..worked perfect but now the noise cancelling is dropping in and out. Would anyone have an idea what causes this.
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You can interpret what I and skip have said how you want We are saying we want to do our thing within reason. Don't try to make out we want to just do whatever we want. Your comments are pretty condescending really. And a lot of duty of care is rubbish ,not all of it obviously. It gave rise to the safety industry, now we have dickheads thinking up new rules every week in my job. It's hard to keep up .
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Congratulations to our forum member jackc, who has been appointed to the saaa facilities committee. Well done jac.
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He is saying we should be able to enjoy our hobby and have freedom to do it within reason. No need to be wrapped in cotton wool all the time. If I do something to my AC and stuff up .it will be my problem. I don't fly near people or cart passengers. ii don't see how raaus have a duty of care really when the panel has placards saying fly this aircraft at your own risk. And this is not a a certified aircraft. There are many rules in life designed to protect us from ourselves. People should be accountable for their actions not fall back on duty of care rubbish.
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Have to agree with Skippy to an extent. If you fly alone you should be allowed to do your own thing without being silly about it. The minute you put a passenger in the plane they are putting their life in your hands. The nanny / Big brother is a pain in the a. Doesn't work too well either. Victoria is a good example. Worst drivers in the world even though it's the biggest nanny state in the country.
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My passenger holds 20 ltrs. His name is Jerry.
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They had the same autopilot in flying high. Anyone remember the hostess pumping it up.
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the xair has to use an agm because that 6.5 kg is positioned on the fuse tube to set the w&b. when you fit lithium you have to add counterweights because of the 5 kg difference.
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There are lots of earth X lifepo4 batteries in aircraft I haven't heard of any problems with them. But they are certified aircraft batteries. I have an AGM .
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i thought there was no way they could burn unlike lithium iron which i thought you had at first.
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try doing that if your throttles are not available . i am pretty sure the qantas captain i was talking about would have some idea about flying.
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and that is what will keep pilots in a job. look at the uproar when airlines wanted to have single pilots . there is also the problem of fly by wire. if you read the story of the airbus that had the uncommanded descents over wa, the pilot from that said when the electronics fail there is nothing the flight crew can do. as you said earlier a backup mechanical control would be reassuring.
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https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/watch-thousands-of-retired-warplanes-lined-up-in-the-arizona-desert/vi-AA1Ruo3T?ocid=socialsha
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i understand but you have to admit ice are very efficient and reliable these days.
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Don't be a dronego
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I don't really care, just thought it was interesting. I laughed because I was just thinking how long is it going to take for o/t to jump on this. Didn't have to wait long.😁
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This thread is in the running for most pointless of 2025. It's more boring than the ones I start😁. This is from a pilot, operator or maybe I am airflow control technician
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this might be interesting
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the ice is still the most fuel efficient and reliable engine available. It will be a long time before electric takes over except for Hybrid, but If there I ever a major breakthrough in battery technology it may happen. Can't see it yet .
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The future might even be hybrid. Like a small turbo prop running a prop and battery charging. If they come up with a small fuel efficient turbine one day. And light weight batterys.
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The diesels would run on jet fuel I would imagine.
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Sorry. I didn't mean to imply you flew dc3 😁. You often talk about the 727s. I guess fly by wire takes a lot potential mechanical failures out of the system.
