flying dog

French airliner:

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.

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.)

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/

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.

facthunter, There are SO MANY places I could go with that, but won't. ;-)

rgmwa, But she is definitly eye candy huh?

Simply sharing information.

(Yeah, maybe should be in the "funnies" section, but I am Serious!) Mirand Kerr has broken up with her boyfriend. So she is "available" again.

Thursday night I gradually woke up stiff as a plank in hospital's ICU, tubes up my nose & down my throat, wires monitoring every function & all around my head, hell of a pain over my left ear, and a gorgeous nurse hovering over me. It was obvious I'd been in a serious accident. She looked deep & steady and I heard her slowly say, 'You may not feel anything from the waist down.' I managed to mumble in reply, 'Can I feel your tits, then?'

I recently spent $6,500 on a young registered Black Angus bull. I put him out with the herd but he just ate grass and wouldn't even look at a cow. I was beginning to think I had paid more for that bull than he was worth. Anyhow, I had the vet come and have a look at him. He said the bull was very healthy, but possibly just a little young, so he gave me some pills to feed him once per day. The bull started to service the cows within two days, all my cows! He even broke through the fence and bred with all of my neighbor's cows! He's like a machine! I don't know what was in the pills the Vet gave him ............ but they kind of taste like peppermint.

Paddy and Mick are two Irishmen working at the local sawmill. One day, Mick slips and his arm gets caught and severed by the big bench saw. Paddy quickly puts the limb in a plastic bag and rushes it and Mick to the local hospital. Next day, Paddy goes to the hospital and asks after Mick. The nurse says, "Oh he's out in Rehab exercising". Paddy couldn't believe it, but there's Mick out the back exercising his now re-attached arm. The very next day he's back at work in the saw mill. A couple of days go by, and then Mick slips and severs his leg on another huge saw. So Paddy puts the limb in a plastic bag and rushes it and Mick off to hospital. Next day he calls in to see him and asks the nurse how he is. The nurse replies, "He's out in Rehab again exercising". And sure enough, there's Mick out there doing some serious work on the treadmill. And very soon Mick comes back to work. But, as usual, within a couple of days he has another accident and severs his head. Wearily Paddy puts the head in a plastic bag and transports it and Mick to hospital. Next day he goes in and asks the nurse how Mick is. The nurse breaks down and cries and says, "He's dead." Paddy is shocked, but not surprised. "I suppose the saw finally did him in." "No", says the nurse, "Some dopey bastard put his head in a plastic bag and he suffocated.

Ok, not wanting to spread "stories" but here is one I heard when I was learning to fly: (repeated as best I can remember) Up near Maroochie: A school has their planes flying. There is a LARGE training area just east of the Glass house mountains. A student was up and flying. The air force had a plane (F18 - maybe) flying around there too. Ok, maybe not. But it was a FAST plane and flying LOW! It scared the $hit out of the student - flying solo. Getting back to the airport, the CFI was informed. He rang the people to find out what was going on. Air force: "Why didn't you have a transponder?" CFI "the plane doesn't need one, it is not in CTA. It is flying in the TRAINING area." Air force: "So why is that our problem?" CFI "It isn't, unless you hit our plane, then it would be TOTALLY your problem." The call suddenly ended.

All well and good of the yoke "fails" in the center position. What about if it fails else where? Not too sure what to say.

Thanks. I guess they woudln't want people flying in and out anyway.

I was watching "Australia - life on the edge" and Lady Elliot Island was mentioned. Cute little island made of bird poo with and airstrip. Wow! Looks nice. Digs up ERSA. Can't find it. :( It would be nice to fly into. Then I looked on google maps. Ok, I don't think so. Yikes! That is a long way off the coast! Would we be legally allowed to fly there? (Not that I think I now want to, but gotta ask.)

Yeah. if you want more then take it up yourself. What do you want for free?

Point me in the right direction? My compas is broken. If the phone rings, and there is a "NAME" it is because I put it there. If the name is supplied by "the carrier" it is flagged as SUSPICIOUS! I am really losing touch with the modern generation and how "gullable" people are trusting technology and phones. I KNOW the VOICE of people and so if "Fred" calls me and it isn't Fred's voice, there are processes to determin what is going on. C'mon! It isn't rocket science folks.

Oh just some more research: http://www.raa.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Members-Liability-Policy.pdf Anyone care to explain what I am missing about the pax not having cover?

Sain, MOST of that is not really applicable in Oz. I shall do some digging - as dogs do - and find out how valid that link is for this country.

Ok, I'm interested. Maybe where I fly I was sure that the PAX was covered, but not me. Thing about taking people. Way back, I was talking to someone and they said they wanted to come flying. As I was "new" to that I took them up on it. I gave the preflight brief and the do's and don'ts. We took off. "How high are we?" "2000 feet." "What's that in metres? I want to know in metres." "The gauge is in feet, what do you want me to do?" They got upset with me. They were looking out the window: "Why do they have a swimming pool in their back yard?" We hit some turbulence, and he was asking how far up/down we went. I wanted the plan to have an ejector seat. I also read an article in one of the mags about someone who was flying up to near Brissie. 3 PAX. The person in the front seat touched the throttle and caused all sorts of problems. The person then went on to say he heard this person attacked someone else and cut off their ear. I can't vouch for the validity, but yikes!

I know it is getting a bit off topic, but how can you spoof a phone number? That would surly need the person spoofing to have access within the phone system. But what do I know.

Well here is a report on the event for those who were wondering if they should go next year. It was teriffic! I was there from Friday to Monday and the two days of the event were great, both in weather and what happened. (As what has been said: I am the first to arrive and last to leave. This year I really was!) Although there have been years when there have been more planes and/or people, this year was good. Maybe there is a "magic number", I can't say. But it was fun with the number there. 3 ballons flew in both days early in the morning. This year the hot rods were also in town and they were an extra added thing for the town. The hot rods happen every two years, so if you want to include them next time, don't go next year. ;) Although it had been raining before the event, it was clear skies and no rain for the two days. Light winds and warm days. Yes, the nights/mornings were a bit cool/cold, but not intolerable. The "Care Flight" helicopter made an unexpected visit Saturday. They were stopping off to refuel the helicopter when flying past, however, the two pilots came over and had breakfast to refuel themselves as well. So to clarify: The airport now has Avgas and Jet fuel available. The Oz Runways people were there and helped people with their program. The food was great, as was the entertainment. The club have also now recently opened an "on airport" accommodation for people flying in. It is the old terminal building and has 5 beds. 2 double and 1 single. Great for families wanting to stay at the airport. There is a kitchen, toilet, shower, TV, airconditioning. Check with the club for more details and pictures. I was the first guest and was really impressed with it. Job well done to all concerned with the fly in.

I was with a big fat friend who couldn't swim. So to amuse himself, he decided to go for a "swim" in the water with an inner tube around himself, and was doing to pretend to be an island. I said to him "don't be Sicilly."

A mother and her young son were flying Virgin Blue from Brisbane to Melbourne. The son (who had been looking out the window turned to his mother and asked, 'If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?' The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the flight attendant. So the boy asked the flight attendant, 'If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?' The flight attendant responded, 'Did your mother tell you to ask me? 'The boy admitted that this was the case. 'Well, then, tell your mother that there are no baby planes because Virgin Blue always pulls out on time. Ask your mother to explain that to you.'