sfGnome
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One half of me says "Love it!", and the other half says "Ack! These blokes are crazy." Definitely not too much between the front bloke and anything coming the other way (like branches, if the engine stops). But... wouldn't it be fun
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Isn't that a coincidence, Don? I got sprung with a diversion to Singleton on my nav exam too. Amazing! My fear was that he was going to put me through the restricted area near Dex's place and see if I noticed, but he wasn't that devious. Now it's just a pity you can't fly down to Canberra for the AGM. Enough thread thievery! Powerin, how many times did you worry on the way back home that you weren't going to find the strip? I still do that, even when I know I'm on the right heading and I'm seeing all the right landmarks. Never bothers me when I'm heading out though? Dunno why.
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Oh ain't that the truth! Wish it hadn't taken so long to work it out.
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Oh, for heaven sake. Imagine if all that effort had been put towards something useful (like, maybe a 1:1 scale model...)
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Interesting. I was taught the same, and it's never even occurred to me to do it differently. Having read this discussion, I'll have to have a bit of a play next time I'm up...
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Same here. I flew down the coast from the Seacliff Bridge to Wollongong this week, and I did a hell of a lot more preparation because of this discussion, so thanks to all of you. One conundrum though. Do I give my beloved a full ditching rundown as we approach the water and have her never go near an aircraft again, or do I go softly softly and have her less prepared than possible? I'm a wimp, so I went the softly softly approach...
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Just got mine. Now, do I plan for tomorrow morning's flight and go to bed early, or do I sit up and read it... Decisions, decisions...
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Won't take long for that 1.6 hours to become 16 hours and then 160 hours...
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I have mine on the wall at work, so I only look at it about 145 times a day. Yes please!
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I've often thought along the same lines as Tomo (even though I know that nothing would/could ever come of it). I have access to hiring one of two planes, or one more if I want to drive 3 hours to access it. Every time I'm at the airstrip I see all these planes just sitting there...
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Actually, I want to know where there is a retirement village with a workshop big enough to build an aircraft in? I want to live there when I grow up. -
That was sooooo cool!
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Has becoming a Rec pilot made you a more observant passenger??
sfGnome replied to a topic in Aviation Enthusiasts
I've always been pretty attuned to the events of commercial flights and I have a bad habit of laughing out loud when the landing's not a good one (I wonder if that's why my beloved hates landing?), so the only time I remember being scared was on a $50 flight from Paris to Rome when, at least by my reading to the wind socks, we took off with a strong tail wind. I've never willed the wheels off the ground quite as much as that day... -
Doesn't all this belong in the 'Most famous RAAus Person' thread??
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With all due deference, you lot are missing the mark by miles. Forget ginger. Forget desensitising. Just tell him that your last boyfriend chucked five times per flight and was tough enough to come back for more...
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Ok, moving away from that specific incident, what is the best method for ditching (other than "don't"!). Apart from reading that it'll be ugly and you're almost certain to flip when the wheels dig in, I've never read any specific advice. Is it just a case of slow as possible and hope for the best, or is there something a little more scientific?
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Ok folks, when deciding on a course of action and you think something bad might happen, look into the abyss! What's the worst think the could go wrong? In this case, the worst result of some early prep work is that the new boss mightn't like it and decide to do it differently, resulting in some wasted work (and some disappointed workers). All up, that's not such a bad risk to be balanced against the rewards of getting some early organisation in and not leaving everything to the last moment. So, if you think you can cope with the possibility of a bit of disappointment, dive in and go for it! (Having said all that, I'm not in a position to do anything so I will now slink away with my tail between my legs... )
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Why wait until after landing? Surely streaming video from in the circuit is required... Seriously Pud, your one-step-at-a-time attitude is fantastic. I think it's like slow food - the wait is longer but the result is totally worth it!
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King of the world! Now the work begins...
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A beautiful sight, no doubt!
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I can just imagine the PIC asking his 8 year old how to program the thing...
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Love it!
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I've been on the receiving end of 'printed' 3D models for a number of years at work. They are really handy to make sure that a complex set of designed parts fits/works together perfectly or to complete early prototypes while you're waiting for the tooling to be finished, but they are also really fragile because the layers tend to separate so those prototypes don't last too long.
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Nice looking handle. Do you get to shoot anyone down with it?
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Yep, I had a NiCad explode on me one day when I was fitting it to my (then) 8 year old son's model car (geez, he's just turned 21. How time flies when you're having fun). Ended up with a scar beside my eye and deaf in one ear (but I'd still love an e-UL! )
