Old Koreelah

Lazy Journo's strike again-http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-01/raaf-top-gun-elite-fighter-pilot-training-northern-territory/6512676

I love my Aunty (ABC) but they just never seem to check stuff or even grammar.

 

Article says it will have 5 fighter pilots and 22 aircraft in the games. Is it just me ...... that means each pilot gets 4 aircraft and two spare?..

 

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YennI think if you start to do a little research on Dick Smith you will find he is not as patriotic as he likes to make out, one such article (published by Steve Creedy) in the Australian Smith suggests ..

 

Aldo

There's your first mistake, Aldo: where you're doing your research. What you say may be true, but you will never get the full story from the Murdoch press. DS has long been a target for Australia's rich because he shows them up; few of them do anything decent with their wealth. The gutter press has mocked many of his initiatives. Do some more research on the crap thrown at him when he set up Australian Geographic.

...by getting them into the cockpit:

http://www.bbc.com/travel/bespoke/story/20150424-a-view-that-puts-window-seats-to-shame/index.html

Gawd people take the poor bloody milko for granted!

...Well meaning relatives turning up when they think first solo may happen also puts on too much pressure.

Like the sign on many a motor mechanic's wall:

Hourly Rates -$50

If you watch -$80

If you help -$100

Curse you Planey! I thought I had weaned myself off bikes, then you go and dangle a Norvin under my nose...

I've watched with interest a couple of the Jodels that have come up for sale. Interesting little plane and quite a lot written about it. Also seems pretty docile although sounds like you have to get approach pretty spot on otherwise you can float a long way down the runway. I like this video of a kiwi guy and his dog....

Nice clip Akro, but I was always told aeroplanes and dogs don't mix.

But part of the problem is knowing the strip exists. Strip name doesn't tell you where it is. When planning a route, I may not know what names to search for. Those with accommodation are very desirable, but having drawn a line from say Shepparton to Roma, how do I find the strips along that route that might have been discussed somewhere on these forums?

This site's airstrip map (http://www.recreationalflying.com/airstrips/) is great, but has limited info and you can't access it easily while in the air. If you could patch it to OzRunways that would be great.

Oscar's posts are probably right on the money, but the problem is CASA's new leader is burdened with the grenade his predecessor tossed over his shoulder as he departed.

Perhaps if the heat dies down the Instrument might be quietly lifted. Pushing CASA's new boss into a corner might make that less likely.

So, if we can so easily share local airstrips we find, what about a thread so we can contribute to a central resource?

I wonder how the wool is so easily pulled over a large chunk of the Australian publics eyes time and time again...http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/may/27/story-of-australian-jihadis-overseas-and-on-the-dole-turns-out-to-be-a-furphy?CMP=soc_568

Speaking of which OK those waypoints once loaded have stayed in my ozrunways even after I shut it down so you are on a winner there:thumb up:Sorry for the off topic PM

Interesting that you thought the Nav a greater milestone than the solo, Geoff.

I remember being pretty disillusioned on the 5th morning of my intensive intro to gliding. I was still making mistakes and not getting any better. After one circuit I was ready to cut my losses and give up. Perhaps the instructor realised this; he suddenly got out and closed the canopy! The exhilaration of that flight is still fresh, as is my first solo Nav.

Was I ready? No. The instructor had not yet introduced me to several basic skills, but he elected to take a risk. I'm glad he did, or my flying career might have ended there.

There is great information on these forums about individual strips, fuel and services, but it is hard to access. There is also the Airstrip Google map that can be accessed through the Menu. It would be great to link the information to the points on the map. Then when planning a trip you could click on each map location and see whether it suited a landing.I keep reading details about specific airstrips that I might want to visit one day but I'm afraid I will never read the details again.

Some damned ugly ducklings in that lot- and the biggest wing fences I've ever seen!

PTT switches used on HH radios with headsets attached is a little different. Basically the PTT switch completes the ground side of the microphone circuit. It does depend on what radio you have. What radio do you have Old koreelah?

What we learn easily as youngsters is damned hard to unlearn when we grow up:

http://viewpure.com/MFzDaBzBlL0?ref=bkmk

I am also in the market for this info. Years ago I bought a PTT switch which never really worked as advertised, so I just press the button on my portable. This avoids a mess of plugs and failure points, but it requires taking hand off throttle. Not ideal.

http://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/hunt-for-missing-miner-bruce-schuler-ends-era-of-trackers/story-fndo4ckr-1226427461934 this is the most modern story I can find on the subject. Looks like I am going to run out of people to ask about it anyway.

Google "Aboriginal telepathy."

Do black trackers follow energy or ground signs? I have always believed they felt their way like diviners, but have never met one to ask.

...aboriginal Billi Bunji, a self-taught archaeologist, reported

That he found absolutely bugger-all.

 

Billi has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Australia had already

 

Gone to wireless."...

Rated descent rate of a BRS= 7m/sec which means your airspeed is about 14kt. Not likely to give you much contol authority.

I thought billy carts had died out, but when my grandies and their 5-year old cousin visited here I realised it's in our genes...or a morphic field.

They spied our old folded-down laundry trolley and were soon using it to zoom down our steep gully. No steering, but give them time...

...There's no hard points on the 701 for 4 point harnesses...[ATTACH=full]35691[/ATTACH]

Looks like your 701 has slats. Are they fixed or automatically deployed like Handley Page?

The tailplane seems quite narrow, presumably for trailering.

Don't know about a "balance" but at times the energy of one will act against the other. Keeping it all with the prop would seem to be the go. Certainly give the prop less of a hiding. Nev