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    Ivan has no knowledge of the sliding shade that may have once been fitted to VH-RSJ.
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    I have resisted paying for YouTube subscription which claims to remove ads. Has anyone done it, and does it?
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    Duluth has always been an exciting and romantic place for me, I don’t know why.
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    Agree, we would like to be more multinational as this would be more interesting to all involved, and the sky is the sky, wherever we fly.
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    Yes, very high risk of a stroke, burst blood vessel in the brain.
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    I will ask Ivan, the current owner of the rolled steel joist, how it works. I flew VH-MVF a lot back in the 1970s in Broken Hill and we just lived with it for a while, then painted white the top of the canopy.
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    The Kittyhawks had armour plate and I’m pretty sure the Spitfires did too. Edit…just checked.. had head and back armour and armour on the glycol tank.
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    I understand this was a manouver to avoid death, when bullets were hitting your aircraft from behind. There is a good illustration of how real the fear was. At Moresby, bulbs kept blowing in the sights so the fitters installed ring sights at the side of the windscreen. The pilots were reluctant to use them, as it took their head out from the protection of the seat armour plate.
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    I think it is more than an outside loop. Given the roll rate of these aircraft, it turns into something else in a fraction of a second with full rudder and aileron.
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    I bow to your knowledge of the subject, but remain confused. Probably because I tried to read and interpret the regulations.
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    I have been reading about RAAF fighting tactics. In a Spitfire or a Kittyhawk, a bunt was the best and possibly only way to get a Zero off your tail. In a Spit it was full left rudder, full left aileron, and full nose down. Described as everything in the corner. In a Kittyhawk it could be either left or right corner. Either way, it was a minus 5 g manoeuvre. I am trying to visualise what the plane would actually do in a bunt. You would certainly need some altitude to recover.
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    Can I take issue with the word issue? A C of A is issued by CASA. CASA can appoint agents to process the application but it is still CASA that issues it.
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    As I understand it, a special CofA is issued by CASA, not RAA.
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    Yes it is. Looks like a great product if it fits in the hole!
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    This looked like the answer and so I bought one, but the nozzle doesn't fit into the Vixxen or the Foxbat filler. It would, but they have a breather line inside the filler which fouls the nozzle. I tried discharging it manually and got fuel all over the wing as usual! The search continues.
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    I have been considering a flight to Wentworth and Menindee to look at the floods but worrying that the forced landing options might be limited.
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    Methusala you will be familiar with this plaque on the wall of the Tumut clubhouse. There was an airshow on opening day and... I was there! My first airshow of many. I remember Tiger Moths doing streamer cutting with bog rolls. Not bad memory for a five-year-old.
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    A pic from my family album.
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    Found the accident report. It was an Anson W2369
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    Accident between Sale and Laverton, according to Webb's service records. He was an instructor. I didn’t look at the other service records. It is strange that there is no record in the usual lists. edit…Peter’s had just completed a Hudson conversion course.
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    In my opinion, as long as you remain above 500 feet you can fly where you wish, unless there is another aircraft doing an official search. In the recent Rochester area floods, the emergency management people banned private flying for a few days, due to high traffic levels by emergency choppers.
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    Here's one with the same livery from October 1962 17 Oct 1962 - SARA QUADS THRILLED BY BIG JETS - Trove (nla.gov.au) And from March 1962 16 Mar 1962 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) And September 1961 18 Sep 1961 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) But the old design in April 1961 26 Apr 1961 - Advertising - Trove (nla.gov.au) And this guy has the year right but doesn't give the exact date of the change » A detailed visual history of the Qantas livery (norebbo.com)
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    I have just ordered one of these. Looks like the easiest way to avoid spills.
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    Looks very interesting. Could sit on the wing in a 10 litre container.
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