Old Koreelah

... Bolts assertion is ridiculous...

He's paid by Rupert, so what else would we expect?

I currently don't have a pilots license, I was working on it (had about 20hrs-10hrs solo) when we started a family and couldn't afford both so I quit flying and raised an amazing family...

Welcome aboard, Pm. A lot of blokes in your position talk about it, and regret never getting around to it.

Others finally get around to learning to fly in later life. I know of a couple who did and it didn't go so well for either of them, I presume because they hadn't learned to fly in their youth as you did.

I was about to leave Narromine, following a very successful AUF Natfly. Some friends called me over for a mag and a coffee...

That was your first mistake, Methusela. I dunno about coffee, but green tea, my normal beverage, goes straight thru me in about thirty minutes!

...Landing at Temora I taxied up to the fuel bowser as quietly as I could hoping to spring out of the plane and empty my shameful cargo before being spotted...

Surprised you didn't empty the bottle out the window; others' attempts to do that have resulted in some hilarious blow-backs!

[quote="Flying Binghi, post: 555076, member: ..Any responsible government, knowing the pandemic-panic created by SARS – which spread to 26 countries in 2003 – would have alerted the responsible international authority, the World Health Organisation immediately, and taken all steps to contain this new, unknown virus.

The People's Republic of China did not...”

You're probably right, FB.

What is equally appalling is that it took MONTHS more before countries like ours got organised. Shutting the stable door after the horse was long gone.

Those temps should be regarded as vague approximations (unless your CHT system is carefully calibrated).

I've set my alarms at 150C and anything above that worries me.

What about Facial hair ?,

Should all men shave their beards off, Just in case.

hairy spacesailor

I did and have greatly enjoyed freeking out my grandkids on FaceTime!

This is what it looks like in er in a city with lockdown. What would it look like without a lockdown? Some friends of ours have a son (a childhood friend of my son) who is a doctor in er in John Hunter Hospital. His parent are worried sick. I am sure he and his parents would much rather he dealt with a number of patients that is within the capacity of the hospital to deal with. I have great sympathy for these health workers and I am not sure if I would be brave enough or conscientious enough not to just walk away...

I'm with you, Octave. My nearest and dearest are on the front line, in the healthcare and law enforcement sectors. Like me, they have pre-existing conditions that make them vulnerable, but they are essential services and must take the risk. The rest of us have a responsibility to minimise that risk.

Re coal: ...- Even if you ‘believe’ in the global warming cult you would have to realise just how pointless the shouting down of Australia’s coal power is..?

An old, pointless argument. Makes about as much sense as this one:

https://www.betootaadvocate.com/headlines/labor-calls-for-australia-to-pull-out-of-olympics-because-we-only-make-up-1-3-of-athletes/

Yep... Wikipedia. What a source...

Yes, FB; what a source!

Wikipedia is the 5th most visited website on the planet, not just because it's easy to access and free, but because it's reliable. It's built by the global community, not some ultra-rich right wing nut job with an insidious agenda.

As a longtime user and contributor to Wikipedia, I can assure you it ain't perfect, but it's at least as reliable as standard encyclopaedias and constantly checked and edited by a team of unpaid professionals.

While his peers earned billions from establishing Facebook, Google, Apple, etc, Jimmy Wales put his heart into building up a global resource that all humankind could rely on and contribute to.

He deserves a Nobel Prize.

https://qz.com/98600/wikipedia-founder-jimmy-wales-is-only-worth-1-million/

...What keeps me involved (at least for the moment) is not because I think I can change their mind but there are probably other forum members who are sitting on the fence not knowing what to think...

This fence-sitter appreciates the opportunity to follow the debate.

Most of our normal human contact is off limits, so that makes this site an even more valuable resource.

Where would we all be without Ian's Recreationalflying?

... I remember cruising along at 500 agl near Tocumwal when a 172 with flaps out pulled alongside,...

Gold!

There is an aerodynamic consideration... you want the front lower cowl to bulge maybe more than simply clearing all the engine bits needs...

Good point, Bruce. Another role for the cowl is to protect the engine from damage in a minor bingle.

I learned this the hard way: I was packing up my camping gear before leaving a fly-in and wanted to access my belly door to stow my sleeping bag. Normally that involves grovelling under the plane, but this morning the grass was damp so I lifted the fuselage to chest height and asked a mate to hold it while I opened the hatch. He didn't realise that it was already balancing on the main wheels and gave it an almighty lift.

It tipped forward, crushing the cowl against the engine sump.

That's when Dave became the first (and only) person to prang my aeroplane.

...we'll never know to what extent they have been tested...

We know that Jabiru have a very exhaustive test regime. One ex-RAAF test pilot told us about doing 80 spins on one Jab model.

...Vegan/vegetarians are notorious for being unhealthy low in B12 and iron - thats the stuff that gets oxygen to the blood...

FB do you have any authoritative source for this claim?

I've heard this so many times over the forty-odd years since I gave up red meat, but I'm in better health than many who didn't.

...arrange to tilt it in many positions to distribute the oil all through the internals...Nev.

All good advice Nev, but this is the only bit I picked up on; sounds like an endorsement for doing some serious aeros!

Too many schools and authorities have taken the BFR as another form of income generator, instead of the flying capability assessment that it really is...

I agree, Pylon. After years of flying solo, I have undoubtedly picked up bad habits, but none of my BFRs have been intensive enough to identify them; I have never felt that I was given a thorough workout.

...I spend a lot of time getting students to appreciate that 'flying' an aeroplane is only half of what it takes to 'pilot' an aircraft.

It's trained into muscle memory leaving more concentration time for navigating, communicating and fitting in with other users of the skies.

Pop questions about how aircraft fly, what are the air rules, how do you create a flight plan, can all be asked on the ground (from at least 2 metres away) instead of while burning dollars in the sky...

I know it wasn't your intention, but you've pretty much persuaded me to do a BFR in Taree...

Looks like the pride and joy might be in the hangar for several months. What can we do to protect it?...

A timely thread, PM. My only suggestion is to not leave MoGas too long in your barbs. A mate did and ended up with some sort of varnish coating the bowl.

I had planned to prepare my plane for long storage this weekend. That involves coating the steel bores of my Jab engine with oil. The best way to do that is warm up the engine thoroughly, then tie it down and run it hard while injecting 2T oil downstream of the carb.

The safest way to thoroughly warm up my engine without overheating the heads is to do a couple of fast runs up and down the runway. I'm almost certain to be the only person for miles, but Is that legal?

Not good to be too dependent on instruments. When the controls start to feel sloppy it's a good indication you're almost out of flying speed.

I built mine so that it stalls after the horizon disappears under the cowl.

Plenty of cement, gravel and other supplies to get some building work done.

...There are other things that are imagined such as the engine not sounding right when flying over water.

I've heard it said that "an aeroplane doesn't know what it's flying over", but the only times I've ever heard an engine splutter seemed to have been over water or Yowie country!

Already hit the country in Tamworth, on the news last night-“we weren’t stopped only given a piece of paper with advice on isolation”. So what did they do, hop on several trains to Tuggerah and drive home. How many people will have contact infections now. READ THE PAPER AND FOLLOW IT. grown ups shouldn’t have to have their hands held over this. These people raced onto a cruise boat 2 weeks before, so not to miss out on a trip that insurance wouldn’t cover. We were already into this problem at that stage and advised to cancel unnecessary travel.

Now it is just adding to a bigger community problem.

The following is a bit cruder language than I'd use, but sums up this situation:

Water sits at the bottom !.

spacesailor

That makes sense, but I haven't seen a drum pump that reaches the bottom- leaving the last few litres.

... and never use the total drum contents at any one time.

What's the reasoning there?

Well I'm sorry for you because you are at risk, but the Australian Government gave you the warning you needed...

Once again you totally misunderstand me.

I repeat: this little British video explained the virus better than anything produced by our government.

Please either prove me wrong or stop; your condescending attitude is quite offensive.

It did...

Actually Turbs, it didn't.

I was impressed with the clarity and explanation of the British production as compared to the unimpressive messages coming from our own government at the time.