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    We expect many things in life, having that expectation met is a different thing (human factor). Part of that knowing is hopping (or getting someone else to) onto a computer and reading the weather and NOTAMS appropriate to their proposed flight and incorporating that info into their plans.
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    Air Law says that if you are going to do XC then you need consider Wx and NOTAMS and come to an informed decision. Do you have a non-computer related solution? Or do you get a computer literate person with access to a computer to do it for you? If I were to be running an FTF, accessing and interpretation of Wx and NOTAMS would be on my syllabus. If I was renting a plane to a qualified pilot I would want to know if they understood what they were doing before I handed the keys over.
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    Having a computer gives one the collateral of being able to call up and read all sorts of publications, including Air Law. We don't, now, have time (so I am told) to stand around and trade war stories and fixes so a good place to do that is here, using a computer. There is probably an argument that those on low speed, low capacity links should get a better deal, maybe a text only electronic copy (I don't look at many ads). But low speeds/ low capacity is more a question for OPTUS (as the cando carrier) to answer as RAA and its members are just meat in this commercial sandwich.
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    The one without the "inc" appears to be a Facebook corporate hack "This Page is automatically generated based on what Facebook users are interested in and not affiliated with or endorsed by anyone associated with the topic."
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    Randwick, Canterbury, Rosehill, Warwick Farm, Harold Park, Menagle, Penrith and Bankstown all have race tracks which would make excellent industrial/commercial centres as their currents useage is quite low
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    Lots of info - no not really. I understand that they have been building engines for Jabiru and on their own but I haven't seen a history of engines built under a CAMIT brand, free of the CASA restriction, and their history, performance, TBOs etc. I keep getting told that CAMIT engines are NOT Jabiru engines but does this make them better or is the jury still out because there is insufficient data to form an opinion because the quantity, hours and testing are too low?
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    Has CAMIT got history? How many engines and how many hours? and how many have reached what TBO?
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    Has Jabiru indicated why they are the reason for refusal by CASA to release?
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    Hello Daniel, do you have any contact details?
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    Actually I went the other way. RAA >> GA. But the majority in RAA and staying that way.
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    Bull, for you!!
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    Hmm, it was a real news item. Found it in the SMH. Still though post it notes wouldn't have been invented if they didn't bugger up an experiment and create crappy glue that didn't stick. Sorry to have doubted you Ron.
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    I find it impressive that the unemployed and homeless, far from getting an adequate amount of support from the government, are still willing to step up to conduct this research. Have you got any scientific papers on this Ron? Which issue of the Tele was it in?
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    Refresh on RAA planes - much cheaper also get your RAA Navs. Consider PPL when you consider you need to get into controlled airspace. (But RAA is trying to get RAA access into controlled airspace by right)
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    If you make an extra effort every friday it will become ingrained for the other 6 days of the week. You will notice that kid running out of the shop with no conscious thought and stop your car just before you might run over him when he reaches the middle of the street. One of the advantages of riding a pushbike or a motor bike is that you are away in the front of your mind that they are going to kill you so you develop a 6th sense about your suroundings. You even develop a 6th sense about what you bike is doing and this carries over into a car and even a plane. Safety is a learned behaviour not something that you are born with - practise frequently, if not continuously.
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    Ozzie, you are out of touch with modern motoring. The Volvo drivers of yor are now driving Audis, BMWs, Mercs, VW, Citroens, MGs, Alfas, Lexmarks, Subaru Tribecas and Foresters. The list goes on and so do the pains in the butt, but doddering along on a different planet and in a different car.
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    Not fun? Try C30 T5 Polestar!! Now if only I could get that cockpit up into a Jab:cool:
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    Done (to the staff), an hour ago - after all $45 is 20 minutes in a Jab!!
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    Hmm! You get 18 months? I only got 12 on a tax receipt dated 1st June. Is this us city dwellers getting screwed again? Col
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    I don't have a problem with the stability of Windows (except Vista).
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    I think Steve was encumbered with a disfunctional board. His reaction was probably a military one which he was unable to implement due to our laws. My reaction to the board at the EGM was one of disbelief that this mob had control of OUR Association. Jim Tatlock was, however, a standout and presented to me as a person of intelligence and integrity and not prepared to be bullied by the others. Everyone should support Jim. Perhaps we should all wear campaign badges for Jim
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    A and B were probably Alpha and Beta - versions that were verry buggy and only test examples. There are some that say the P76 was the best car ever built in Australia but others would claim it was just the Alpha version rushed to market. Lollipop is quite nice. I have a Nexus 9 tablet and am trialling it with RWY from Oz Runways. I have only taken it flying twice and it seems pretty neat but lacking in a lot of the geewizz stuff from the Oz-Runways full version. Printing out the flightplan is easy but it would be good to also print out the tracks and ERSA as backups. A work in progress with lots of promise. Certainly much easier to drive than Flight Sim X It is gratifying that we have 2 software companies in Oz prepared to produce full feature Av Nav software - Thank you AvPlan and Oz-Runways. (but I wish they would pull their fingers out and do it for Windows tablets!!!!)
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    I wouldn't imagine that occuring - the next code series could be pizza rather than sweets. Lets try "anchovy" followed by "brussel sprouts", "calzone" etc etc
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    Lollipop is version 5 of the Android OS The versions are Cupcake (1.5) Donut (1.6) Eclair (2.0–2.1) Froyo (2.2–2.2.3) Gingerbread (2.3–2.3.7) Honeycomb (3.0–3.2.6) Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0–4.0.4) Jelly Bean (4.1–4.3.1) KitKat (4.4–4.4.4, 4.4W–4.4W.2) Lollipop (5.0–5.1.1) Version 6 will probably be Marzipan, mango, mooncake, marzurek or some such
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    ATM? Is that a threat? Jim is a keeper, the only one after Runciman and Ramsay who knew how to read books and present information.
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