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  1. Yenn, But thePAX don't - usually - worry ab out road conditions. To keep myself awake, I do mental tests like fuel consumtion, time to next town, etc.
  2. I was going to say that, but thought better of it. I never seem to win when stating th obvious.
  3. (And I have to learn how to spell FELL - not feel.) Though a pilot feeling the stick has a WHOLE DIFFERENT meaning. ;)
  4. (This is touch typed from today's paper) A councillor who fell asleep for up to 20 mminiutes while flying his plane to Sydney has blamed fatigue, illness - and listening to country music on the radio. Port Macquarie business-man and councillor Michael Cusato has been grounded after it was revealed he was snoozing while flying his Cessna 210 plane to Bankstwon airport in September. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report found Mr Cusato switched his plane to auto-pilot and was listening to country and western music when he dozed off. The report also revealed the councillor and businessman failed to respond to several calls from air traffic controllers in both Brisbane and Sydney sa he cruised through Williamtown, near Newcastle, airspace at 8500 feet. About 20 minutes latre the plane had begun a "spiral descent" near Brookly Bridge without clearance and several thousand feel highter than he should have been. Mr Cusato said last night he was suffering from the fly and was very fatigued". "It was one of those afternoons where conditions were calm and fatigue took over". Yeah, right.
  5. Well, I stand corected by people who weren't there telling me what I did see. (I do'nt need thhis crap!) No more comments by me on the subject.
  6. arielle, I thought it was a Jab and the .... Trojan. Someone said it was a Piper (or what ever) ((CRAFT disease is getting worse! Can't remember 1 minute ago)) But what ever. It was an RAA plane though I am 99% sure.
  7. Yeah, well that is the SIMPLE story. The "long" version: The Trojan was backtracking..... Had landed and turned around. Duh. This was taking TIME. In the mean time: The jab turned base/final and came in all the time with the Trojan on the runway. It isn't that it suddenly appeared out of nowhere. On the go-around, no radio call - so I am told - and no shift to the right to clear the runway. They didn't throw the book at him, but did have words with him.
  8. I liked the RAA plane who tried to do a landing when the Trojan was back tracking. Did a go-round at 50 feet. After he landed, CASA walked over to talk to him. As much as yoyu are right KG, the important thing is no one hit anyone else.
  9. I helped him with initial assembly. Getting the wings our of the trailer, etc. But I was out of there by 10:30. A 9 hour drive was not someting I was looking forward to.
  10. Well: It was a good turn up. Alas the weather made it a bit scarse for people but there was a lot of people there. Lovely days on the days, but Friday was a bit overcast and why so many didn't turn up.
  11. JG3, Yeah, sorry dude. Spoke too soon. I was once lectured by a "dork" who was having a go at me at one of the "New Year's flights" in which I was participating.
  12. Ok, oops. Spoke too soon.
  13. Folks, Sorry if this is a "double post" but I can't see any reference to the 2014 event here. http://www.greateasternflyin.com/ January 10 - Jan 12. See you there! Zip code? Huh?
  14. Ok, I'll bite: If you are RAA, how are you supposed to get a photo of SUNRISE?
  15. Marty_d I think has it! Santa operates outside time/space! Oh no! I wonder if, somewhere in the sleigh, is a blue police box hidden? Maybe "The DOCTOR" is in cahoots with Santa and helps him??!! Wouldn't that make a good episode for one of the Christmas specials? Though I guess it sort of has been done already.
  16. "You are going in the wrong direction".
  17. Well, kinda. Look at how many times they tried before actually landing. Sure "dangerous" but they did a few "trails" first - or where they "Missed approaches"? I was surprised how low he was going in though. Me: I would have gone in higher. But that's me. WRT the takeoff. I wonder why they were holding him back so hard? The plane would have breaks, and watching how fast it got off the deck, it wasn't that critical to get off the deck. Someone said the boat/ship would be doing 22 knots..... I'm just wondering: Really? 22 kts is pretty fast from what I know.
  18. Bill, I heard it on the news. I am mearly repeating it. Obviously it was a quite day if they were reporting old news. But if Miranda is looking for a new boyfriend, well: "I'm free". (no intended reference to Mr Humpries of Are you being served fame intended.)
  19. Oh just on Nev's post, you reminded me of a joke: http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/whats-the-difference-between-a-fox-and-a-dog.108652/
  20. Q: What's the difference between a Fox and a Dog? (Two options) A1: About 30 years. A2: You go to bed with a Fox and wake up with a Dog.
  21. facthunter, There are SO MANY places I could go with that, but won't. ;-)
  22. rgmwa, But she is definitly eye candy huh?
  23. Simply sharing information.
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