Old Koreelah

Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine ...

A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

Dijon vu - the same mustard as before.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments.

Shotgun wedding - A case of wife or death.

A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

Dancing cheek-to-cheek is really a form of floor play.

Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?

Condoms should be used on every conceivable occasion.

Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

When two egotists meet, it's an I for an I.

A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired.

What's the definition of a will?

(It's a dead give away.)

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

In democracy your vote counts.

In feudalism your count votes.

She was engaged to a boyfriend with a wooden leg but broke it off.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

If you don't pay your exorcist,

You get repossessed

With her marriage,

He got a new name and a dress.

The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it.

Local Area Network in Australia - the LAN down under.

Every calendar's days are numbered.

A lot of money is tainted -

Taint yours and taint mine.

A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

He had a photographic memory that was never developed.

A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.

Once you've seen one shopping centre,

You've seen a mall.

Bakers trade bread recipes on a knead-to-know basis..

Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.

Acupuncture is a jab well done.

Pots of good advice here, Dan. Owning an aircraft may be much cheaper than keeping a car or bike on the road. Hangarage is the tricky bit, but may still be cheaper than registering and insuring a bike or two. The Sport Pilot magazine has pages of planes for sale. Some fold up onto a trailer so you can take it home for secure storage and maintenance.

...Once you have worked in a (properly-organised!) virtual office situation, you will never want to go back to a 'traditional' office environment because it is clumsy, slow, and far less efficient. The only caveat here is the absolute necessity for high-quality communications access - and I'm talking fibre-to-the-site between sites...

Nev I have been dabbling in this area. As Patrick says, VGs help to delay the stall (mine came down 3 knots) but when she does finally let go it's a different animal; the stall may be sudden and dangerous.

Bruce is right; the advice of Jodel designer Jean Délémontez is worth listening to: "add lightness". Everything you add increases the stall speed. This includes adding wing area. You end up in a merry-go-round of redesigns until you get to your goal. Perhaps researching different wing profiles is your easiest option.

Some older people seem to slip into a time warp, especially over money. I can remember my dad paying me, in the 60's about what he got paid at the same age in the 30's.

That's why I was thinking of Sam for the leading role. He he heCheers Scotty

...The 5 American/Israeli agents took over the plane, switched off the transponder and other communication system, changed course and flew westwards...The plane flew over North Sumatra, Anambas, South India and then landed at Maldives (some villagers saw the aircraft landing), refuelled and continued its flight to Diego Gar CIA the American Air Base in the middle of Indian Ocean. The cargo and the black box were removed. The passengers were silenced via natural means, lack of oxygen. They believe only dead people will not talk. The MH370 with dead passengers was air borne again via remote control and crashed into South Indian Ocean, making to believe that the plane eventually ran out of fuel and crashed, then blame the defiant captain and copilot.

...Cheers Scotty

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Racecars still use them for composite panelsThey are available here, ill try to find the link

At least dividing the inch into thousands allows us to use the decimal system. It makes more sense than 33/64ths.

Learning anything complex like the imperial system (or English spelling and grammar) is so difficult that many fall by the wayside. On the other hand, maybe our brains need the stimulation of such a challenge... I think I'd rather learn Mandarin.

I mean no disrespect, but are you being fair dinkum when you say

... the imperial stuff is straightforward.....3/32-#40 drill/0.097", 1/8- #30 drill/0.125", 5/32-#20 drill/0.161"3/16-#10 ...

I am just the opposite. I was fortunate to have had an enlightened teacher in the 1950's. As well as learning all about Rods, Roods, Chains, Grains, Ounces, Yards, Fathoms and Furlongs, we learned the beautiful simplicity of the metric system.

Unfortunately metric thread sizes have been allowed to become a nightmare and I can understand your frustrations.

What narks me is that after decades of effort by so many, Australia finally metricated. It was made an offence to advertise in Imperial measures. Now, three decades later, medieval measurements are creeping back in. Our authorities seem to have no interest in keeping this confusing system where it belongs- in the museum.

The USA decided to metricate over a century ago, but can't seem to get their act together. Their economic clout has ensured that this outmoded system has continued to plague us. Aircraft supplies are dominated by the Americans, so I am compelled to revert to their outmoded measurements.

I can cope with altitude in feet, but when I see these confusing, archaic measurements creeping back into general use because America refuses to modernise I see red.

Crikey, KG, that sure sounds like grounds for a mandatory modification- or grounding.

Have a look at the eBay shop Bullant performance , one of those listed on the above link, if you go into the store, on the left is a product list, the springs are under the dzus fastener heading.

Thanks fellas. It's good to see Aviaquip now also show metric measurements.

I bought mine from aerokits.net.au ex-stock, http://www.aerokits.net.au/product_6.htm down near the bottom of the page, are they what you are after?

I'll give these blokes a call tomorrow.

Pusher Vimanas were the preferred ride back when I flew for them.

There ya go, mate:http://www.sportsbike.com.au/accessories_dzus_fasteners.html

 

Old Man Emu

Hard to please, but the right item exists and I have learned not to settle for second best.

I didn't know what they were so I googled it out of interest, does this help you.http://www.ebay.com.au/bhp/dzus-fasteners

There were a lot of google results for sellers.

Thirty-odd years ago I could easily buy dzus fasteners for the motorcycle fairings I made.

After spending a couple of months making wheel spats I need a dozen or so Duz fasteners and have hit a brick wall.

Despite explaining exactly what I want, aircraft supplies people insist I order from catalogs which are written for the trade. After making great efforts to re-learn their medieval measurements I ordered the various components spread across different pages. What I received had little resemblance to what I had patiently asked for.

Can anyone suggest a business which sells Dzus fasteners and which can communicate with the enthusiastic amateur?

Wilbur and Orville should be remembered for their dogged application of science to the problems of flight, but as others have said, they sure sat on their laurels after Kittyhawk. But for the likes of Glen Curtis, the USA would have been left behind in aviation because of patent battles by the Wights. When America entered WWI their aircraft industry was so far behind that they purchased warplanes from the French.

... if you really want to get serious you can look at the flying machines from Atlantis, and the Vimanas from Lemuria, and they are interesting because they contained technology we haven't rediscovered yet.

The rings:

...Most of us blokes aren't big on professional help, and anyone who has been through critical incident debriefing would probably question just how much worth there is in it. For now family and friends are probably the best support, and anything that is causing problems into the future probably warrants professional intervention.

Vietnam vets had a short plane ride between war zone and home. Previous diggers at least had a few weeks aboard a troopship to wind down.

In the light of his own crash, Maj might be able to tell us if parachutist are normally secured to the aircraft these days. A shifting load is a nightmare scenario.

Looks very similar to a set up I saw that was used to check the stealth qualities ie put up on the stand and hit with radar. Can't remember where I saw it?? Maybe on a doco not sure:dizzy: