planedriver

Organ cleaning will be held whenever you are available.

Just don't answer "hello honey, I'm missing you, and need you so much so much" while seated in a busy gents.

Limbo dancers can get under the smallest of gaps.

Yuk!

A roll with either could be entertaining

She might think its a special offer for a nice Chicken Korma "Vud, Vud, Vud" or a service on your outboard motor which probably sounds much the same.

Genuine ones are always better in the long run Captain Daz, if you find one:hug:

Some blokes never learn!

You could have spent $40 bucks plus 10 for a half -dead bunch of daises from the local servo, and all would have been sweet:kiss:

"Ladies and... er.. Lady... we've now reached a comfortable cruising altitude of 5,280 feet...."

They'd already know he was a pilot, because as sure as hell, he would have already told them, even if it was only on a J170, Technam Golf, PA28 or Cessna 152.(sound familiar)

Half your luck, who are we to condemn that? Just list her phone No. as "Flat Battery" and if your misses picks up your phone when she calls, you might just get away with it.

Kind Regards, and useless tips from Planey.

If I ever need to change it, I could try Bureau of Meterology Marine Weather, but that might look a bit sus if they're asking me if the coast is clear?

I have this ladyfriend (for a bit on the side) and i've entered her number as "LOW BATTERY"!

Whenever she calls and i'm not there, my misses takes the phone and puts it on charge for me.

It's so good to be able to share a few worthwhile tips on these forums!

Spitfire video----interesting!

Many things have happened since moving to Taree.I still have the Stollite, which was powered by a 582, when I left.

Once here I flew it for a while but one day accidentally blew it up (got too hot during a decent while trying to sort out an airspace clearance problem)

 

I re-engined it with a worn out 912 I got from Howie, still had plenty of power, and flew it like that until I decided I needed that engine for another project.

 

Removed the 912 and am in the middle of installing a BMW R-100, but have been sidetracked by even more other projects..

 

I'll get back to it one day, but I also have to finish rebuilding my Lightwing (GR-912)

 

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A group of us in Sydney bought -33 (as we called it) from Wagga, it was still powered by a 532 and fairly 'stock'.

 

I flew it back to the Oaks with a stop at Goulburn, and was surprised by how fast it was, I then noticed the ASI was in MPH...

 

33 flew for the rest of that summer, but during winter, we needed to build a shelter for it and then decided to do some work on it, instrument upgrades etc.

 

About that time, I was moving up to Taree and swapped my share for an aircraft trailer.

 

I think it still flies now and then?

 

The other number we were looking for was the follow on from 25-0080, which would be 20-0081;

 

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This is 'Ol -81',

 

circa 1987 at the Oaks.

 

This is the ultralight I got my certificate in and then instructed in for nearly 20 years.

 

This machine has had a great history, had nearly 4000 hours on it when I left Sydney, has been rebuilt at least four times (twice by me), and I've lost track of how many engines have been through it.

 

'81 started life as a square back LW-1 with a pull start 532, no doors and sling seats;

 

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After one of the total rebuilds, I added a new colour scheme, which caused much discussion within the club.

 

After the last rebuild, it was painted all-over yellow again before being sold and replaced by a Foxbat;

 

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81 now resides somewhere near Bathurst.

 

Another Lightwing history, but a bit sadder.

 

After moving to Taree, I started instructing again using a local Gazelle, but I always wanted to get a Lightwing.

 

After chasing up a couple of really neglected examples I eventually bought Lee Ungerman's from Cowra;

 

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Unfortunately, within three months, fate dealt a bad hand and -437 was damaged while training;

 

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This was bad timing as I had just taken on restoration work on another aircraft (a Petrel) and it was to take me nearly twelve months before I realised it was going to be a waste of time, (this was just as the CASA/RAAs fiasco exploded).

 

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I then went back to my Lightwing and proceeded to rebuild it, only to find that, just as I had finished all the structural work, CASA/RAAs had moved the goal posts again and there was some doubt as to what MTOW I was going to be allowed, and I started wondering if it was worth finishing the repairs as a 'Lightwing', or as a modified 19 'Superwing'?

 

It would be nice to have it back for training use as taildraggers are becoming increasingly rare, and I had gotten one of those 'update' pilot notes from Howie saying I could fly my GR912 at 600kg, but if it has to go back to 450kg or even 480kg to be legal, one has to wonder if it's worth doing..?

 

Sob story over, lets see more Lightwings.......

I remember them all at The Oaks, along with your Stolite. Do you still have it?

Rgds

Planey

That's a bit of a stretch.

Looks great Ian, very happy for you mate.

When I order mine, I won't be such a tightar*e, and it'll include the optional seatbelts:banned:

Knickerless Bottomly, the CEO of the Underware Manufacturers Association of Australia, stated at a recent trade show, that in his opinion, it was a bit of a bummer that the increased consumption of alcohol, has caused a decline in the sales of elastic.

My son used to be a scrappie for a while. All his non-ferrous, computer boards etc: were bought by Chinese people who'd ship it by the container load half way around the world, recycle it, and make money.

Maybe we are vision impaired.

But the chicks seem to love it Arthur, when riding pilion:scooter:

It didn't help due to politics that military technicians like myself had to redo exams to become LAME's. Most of us of course said they can stick that up their ar$e and we moved onto different careers.Pretty silly how we could have many many years swinging spanners on fast jets and multi engined transport aircraft. But we were not allowed to work on a single engine Cessna lol.

This all came about from the unions worried about the military guys taking the jobs away from civilians LAME/AME and apprentices . Well they made their bed and now they can lie in it.

So think long and hard before deciding which way you vote in the next elections.

Unions have no doubt done a lot of good in the past, but their unsustainable greed has caused a lot of problems also, killing the goose that laid the golden egg who put food on their family's table.

Too many pollie's from both sides of the fence are like mushrooms, short storks and thrive on bullsh*t.

Going back half a century or more, I could never understand how a country like Australia produced so much wool, shipped it to the mills in the Midlands of UK and once processed and turned into blankets, etc; then sent them back to where they originated from at a much higher price.

What sort of Sh*t for brains leader can lack vision to think like that?, but sadly half a century later, it appears that mentality hasn't changed.

"God help our grandkids"

In the next election, i'll vote for whoever has the balls to do what it right for this waning but great country I love, if it is possible to find anyone who fills that critera.

I've only lived here for about 40yrs and will always give it my all, in that time I've seen so much I wish I could change back to the way things were before I arrived, but with improvements for all who live here with blinkers over their eyes.

Back in the early 70's I was involved with a lot of the British Standards for various things. Australia seemed to take them on board and try to set even higher standards, not that there's too much wrong with that, but the aims have to be realistic, believable and above all achievable, or you either stagnate or go backwards.

That's my spit for tonight, but I think it contains an element of truth:taz:

You may have different views, and are entitled to them.

here's the one for 2015. haven't been back to the UK since 1991, might be time to start planning a visit...Loved it, thanks mate.

Not sure if I posted this before?

If I did it's worth a second look.

A well done promo for last years show. Crank up the volume on this, the sound is part of experience.

Two Minutes of Aviation Majesty...

For WW II aviation buffs, this is something to see. If you weren’t

able to make it to England July 12-13 at The Imperial War Museum in

Cambridgeshire to see it in-person, watching this 2:30 minute video

might send chills up your spine. Watch in full screen mode. http://player.vimeo.com/video/93587997

He's a lot better than most Ninemsn proof-readers, and should really be working for them, then some of us mite git better edumicated.

It's a great asset to have broad shoulders Dazza!

It will be it's final resting place, because with skill it is able to land, but never take-off again with the runway distance available.

Should be a good additional tourist attraction for the area, along with the rest of the HARS collection.

So do I Bob, but even so the speed still creeps up going down hilly stretches in the 50 zone near where I live, you are frequently on the brakes because Kojack with his Kodak is normally hiding behind the trees. I've never seen an accident on the street in over 3 yrs of living here, yet they nett approaching $300grand revenue in fines some months, according to the Daily Telegraph. It's the highest in the State:cops:

Having read this http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/13/swedish-man-may-pay-largest-speeding-fine-ever/ maybe our fines are a bargain.

Those Mexicans are out to get you mate!

3 kph Nev, is ridiculous.

I also had a spell of training with the Metropolitan Police Driver Training School in London and have always considered good driving as an art.

Having said that, I've been done too.

My old man was a copper, and when I wanted to join up, he said forget it!

"Things aren't what they used to be, where a bit of commonsense and discretion prevailed"