Marty_d

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A brave man you are Riley. I learned the hard way to be very cautious about making such commitments.Absolute loyalty leads to being taken for granted; all parties have been guilty of this.

Marty, It would apear that your Albert Einstein quote is somewhat accurate.Finish the hard work building the 701, then simply give it away to someone who dosen't really need it.

That will then make about as much sense as what the former government did with our money for the past few years.

 

The ABC with all it's lefty biased incompetants, can't run an organisation either.

 

If you need brain surgery, use the services of a brain surgeon.

 

You could call the local butcher, as he also cuts meat and is a bit cheaper, but the brain surgeon is likely to do a better job.

- Stopping the mining Super Profits Tax. Because we can't go taxing corporations on massive profits they're making by selling off what's under the ground and belongs to all of us. And poor old Gina and Twiggy and their mates are doing it tough.

- Stopping the Carbon Tax. Because... er... um... well we don't like the environment. (And secretly we still think global warming is bullsh*t, but we won't say it out loud because it's unfashionable just because a few scientists say it's real. Well, ok, about 97% of them.)

- Stopping the NBN in it's "Fibre to the home" format. Because we don't think that anyone needs more than 25 MBPS, and there's NO way they'll EVER need more than 100. Ever. Better to build a scheme for just 75% of the cost of the Labor plan, then do it all again in 5 years.

- Stopping those whinging child care workers from getting a pay rise. Jeez, it's not like they do anything important. I mean, kids! How important are they?

- Planning to pay high-earning women $75,000 a year Paid Parental leave. Which is probably double what a child care worker gets. But of course, your high level executive or lawyer is far better qualified to look after children.

- Rorting the travel allowances. But... it's not a rort to go to Peter Slipper's wedding!! He's a top bloke! Well, he was when he was a Lib. It's only after he became Speaker that he turned gay and became a prick. And rorted his cabcharge privileges. Well yes, he should go to jail for that! But we shouldn't. I mean, we paid it back when we got caught. Some of us.

- Ripping a billion dollars out of trade schools. Well, who needs tradesmen anyway. What do you mean, we're not looking at the long term?? Who cares about the long term, we're here for 3 years to do the most damage we can, then we just ramp up the lies to get elected again.

- Planning to get rid of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Because it's NOT NATURAL for a government agency to make a profit while helping to save the planet. How dare we!!! Profits are for private citizens with lots of money already, not for the commonwealth. As for these silly ideas about alternative sources of energy, if people started finding alternatives to coal or CSG, it'd really p*ss off our good buddies the mining magnates! We can't have that.

Yep, good on you Tony.

In the greatest days of the British Empire, a new commanding officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel.After welcoming his replacement and showing the courtesies (gin and tonic, cucumber sandwiches) that protocol decrees, the retiring colonel said, "You must meet Captain Smithers, my right-hand man, God, he's really the strength of this office. His talent is simply boundless."

 

Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised to meet a toothless, hairless, scabbed and pockmarked specimen of humanity, a particularly unattractive man less than three foot tall.

 

"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself."

 

"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions behind enemy lines.

 

I've represented Great Britain in equestrian events and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight boxing division of the Olympics. I have researched the history of..."

 

Here the colonel interrupted, "Yes, yes, never mind that Smithers, the CO can find all that in your file.

 

Tell him about the day you told the local witch doctor to get f@$ked."

Even fixed UC need checking:http://media.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/selections/pilot-survives-crash-landing-5012878.html

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-11/emus-on-runway-likely-cause-of-outback-crash-landing/5149974

...thankfully our little planes are uncomplicated, but there is still a lesson for us. Talking takes up a good slice of our brain function. Even using a hands-free phone reduces awareness of what's going on. The best passenger is a switched-on co-pilot.

 

Damn, I have only one seat!

I'm sorry......I've never heard anything with 3 cylinders sound good.

Actually I think the ABC are the most unbiased news agency out there. Can't blame them for Abbott being a useless twat.

The Triumph Speed Triple I used to own had a nice sound too.

... and as for motorbikes with nice sound...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbX2t7O6to0

Marty you have anticipated a whole future industry, with nostalgia selling a plethora of digitally- generated engine sounds...

I've always thought a Lancaster would be bloody great as a two seat tandem , obviously would be VH exp ,how cool though, four 912's howling away ( well actually sounding like a fleet of vacumn cleaners) , you'd have to put the turrets on electric motors , I'd love to have a go at it but time is the bummer, still good to dreamMatty

...Arm yourself with some tissues as you drool over these beauties from France...

Now that would be a good aircraft for electric conversion!

Funny thing is, that hairstyle looks natural on that little weasel Pyne!

Looks like a crop-duster with a shade, need that in north queensland.

pretty much down to wing loading.

Out of Montpelier at 07.15, touchdown at Stark Airfield ten minutes later. Watched our CorvairK do circuits in School Gazelle...impressed with his style because the air was unusually rough this morning.Out of Starke at 8.15 landed nearby Donnington at 08.30. Ten minute delay due arriving traffic. Enjoyed homemade scones with strawberry jam and cream, and chocolate birthday cake to celebrate Ray Smiths 84th Birthday....entertained by Wittman Tailwind flyby, took photos of visiting planes. Saw worlds only V-16 powered KR-2.

 

Out of Donnington at 09.45 for the run over to Ayr, landed Ayr 10.15 for Ayr sausage sizzle put on by the Ayr flying club. Enjoyed much good company, looked at aeroplanes, took photos.

 

Departed Ayr at 12.50 for a rough run back at Montpelier, landed 1.20 in high winds, happy with landing.

 

Home for coffee around 2 PM.....Photos below...............Maj....

got stuck on one point though... V16!!!! powered KR-2??

ROFLMAO If they're enemies they deliver a hellfire missile, otherwise it's a pizza coming at you......

They are coming Frank, soon they will be delivering your Pizzas to your door....................Maj.....

Drones are already being used as delivery vehicles, hopefully your new Kindle from Amazon would be delivered a little slower than the current Pakistan/Afghanistan delivery services...

Daleks are not robots. They are an advanced life form that needs a protective metal body. So they must be South African traffic lights.

Following on from your suggestion,. . .I like the idea of a GPS voice which changes accents as you cross borders,. . . not much good in OZ I know, as they all have the same accent, spoken quickly or very slowly depending upon how hot or not it is in that state. . . . . but I'd just love to hear the nice lady voice change into Billy Connolly cursing like mad as I drive across the border into Scotland and make the slightest nav error. . . . .

spitfires suddenly a must have itemhttp://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/brad-pitt-spends-2m--on-a-wwii-spitfire-plane-616056.html

I've found the solution to trikes.

Add a heap of aluminium tube, another wing, some ailerons, a couple of rudders, and ...oh yeah... a fourth wheel.

Natalja is HOT.

Back to topic.

Give me a plane in perfect flying order, with a type instructor on the radio telling me what to do, plenty of time and height to practice approaches, a massive runway nowhere near a built up area and perfect weather, and I'd have a crack if there was no-one else who could. But the pucker factor would be huuuuuge.