Captain

calculate the odds of a successful tryst with Mandy, the alter ego of Andy, who only comes out on......

..... on a scooter fabricated from broken Jabiru thru-bolts, with wheels made from bananas and brakes fashioned from Cough's Harbour ..............

Ma tante said that she saw an article from 2009 in the Coffs Harbour Chronical where Andy "came out" earlier that year. "Just call be randy Mandy" he said, but the press always exaggerate.

...le whereupon she gave a mighty scream and a great heave... and he was hirsuit.And this was why he lisped, he'd tried pliers, wire strainers, and even a string attached to a door knob, but he just couldn't get it......

Then again, AhRoxOff seldom does "Get It" ........ or get "It".

And he is often seen at the Blue Oyster Bar wearing her-suit, which just encourages him (or her, NTTIAWWT) to .....

........the upper bunk and landed right on her high gloss...............

...... car-bunk-................

....... ThportThtar owners' barby & maypole at Natfly."

"I'm thorry that I need to athk, but do you have a lithp, or do I need to edit your thpelling?" athked AhThox (in his kindly, Moderattori, helpful, grandfatherly, GSX1100, Czecho, Lockwood monotone.)

 

"I don't have a lithp" he replied "I have a hair lip, and I think it is one of Nanna's, from when I ........

............. decended (went down) from ..............

My Aunt is pleased to advise that the SportStar BBQ and Maypole will be held between taxiways B & G at intersection 4 @ Temora this year, with Robin-of-Locksly as head chef and with Nanna, Nobu & Acki making guest appearances + signing autographs on Friday and Sunday.

All I am saying is lets stop pointing the finger of blame at everyone else but the pilot.

What rot.

And we won't (stop).

Motza,

It's a tad off subject but ......................... in addition to being slack & possibly culpable in not grounding Robbos until the bladder mods were done, it looks to me like CASA is getting back into its bad old habits.

As examples, I site the papershuffling exercise at RAA (although they did give 3 or 4 warnings to a dysfunctional RAA management, so it was probably appropriate ..... but is the Ibis immediate grounding even worse than the Robbo issue?) and the way that they are treating several commercial operators at the moment, including Barrier Aviation in Cairns who, I understand, were grounded on Dec 23rd without warning and without having the opportunity to do anything about whatever burr CASA had under its saddle (and with action on 23 Dec BA had bugger all time to react quickly with the public holidays on the way).

And I'll add to that my experience at Avalon on the opening Trade-Day, when I was deep in discussion with an aircraft salesman, with both of our heads inside the cockpit, and Mick Poole + a few other CASA whizz-kids walked up and immediately took over the discussion like their's didn't stink, while ignoring me and without any acknowledgement that I was even there. Mick and his mates were so far up themselves in jumping in between me and the sales guy, and then riding around in their golf cart throughout the day, that it was a shock to me, but then again I guess a leopard never really does change, does it?

A CASA badge makes a little dog the biggest dog on the block (airside anyway) and it surely goes to the heads of some of 'em, so I can't wait to see their attitude (and strut?) at Natfly.

Regards Geoff

G'day Neil ........ The 30th April date is the problem as that was a Service Bulletin (only) and SB-78B was issued in December 2010 (for goodness sake) with a Rev B in Sept 2012 & therefore gave heaps of months to have it done, while it has been demonstrated that innocent passengers, and pilots, continued to die from what should or might have been survivable accidents. 20/20 hindsight is great, I know, but in my opinion they should have been grounded if not enough bladders were available to comply immediately with the SB. It's 5 1/2 weeks to 30 April so a reasonable chance that other innocents might also perish by then. Regards Geoff

I'm not pointing fingers, but can any choppa just land where the pilot likes? What are the rules? I know that there is a lot of transfers done up to this restraunt, can any choppa just land there?

It is fairly common for Choppers to call in there for lunch, and while I don't know the specific rules, I was taken there in a Bell 206 a few years ago which my mate was learning to fly.

The departure over the cliff to the east from that site, going immediately from 20 ft to 1200 ft is a great test for vertigo & a real buzz.

It looks like they may have clipped those trees on the Nth side of the landing area, while from BOM data it indicates that there was a N - NE breeze blowing 20 knots gusting 25 - 30 knts down at the beach at Bellambi, so perhaps stronger at the top of the escarpment, with maybe a little rotor over the top of the cliff.

I support the call for mandatory and immediate fitting of bladders in Robbos .... see attached pic of one on my front lawn a couple of weeks ago. This one has bladders fitted and I'm still towey about the fire issue if there is a whoopsie.

Regards Geoff

Anyone got any guesstimates on what the weather will be for NatFly?

Looks to me like there will be some weather around on Wed & Thur, then pretty good Fri & Sat with a H dominant.

Regards Geoff

......Yeth Thetil, I'll be there thitting neckth to my Thpoertthar, counting riveth, and thimmying around the ......."

....... ThportThtar owners' barby & maypole at Natfly."

"I'm thorry that I need to athk, but do you have a lithp, or do I need to edit your thpelling?" athked AhThox (in his kindly, Moderattori, helpful, grandfatherly, GSX1100, Czecho, Lockwood monotone.)

"I don't have a lithp" he replied "I have a hair lip, and I think it is one of Nanna's, from when I ........

It is not my place to make any announcements on this issue, but for those that are interested, I was a member of the selection panel for the General Manager and I was also invited to contribute to the selection of the Tech. Manager.

The process was exhaustive, fair and didn't appear to be stacked in any way.

I was very pleased with the outcome as I believe that we have 2 well qualified existing RAA members going into those positions, both are fully aware of the RAA's past & present issues and both appear capable and willing to take RAA to a better place.

Although the recruitment process comes with no guarantees (other than the recruiter will find another at no cost if the selected candidate pulls the pin).

I suggest that all members (and more particularly the Board and the Executive) get behind & support Wayne and Mark to give them the best possible shot at managing us out of RAA's recent/present hole.

The Executive and Board not only need to support Mark & Wayne, but also ensure that they get out of their way to let them do their jobs effectively.

I commend both Mark & Wayne to all members and you will have a good chance to chat with them both at Natfly in a week and a half, so come along and be part of the solution.

Regards Geoff

On the Low-Pass/Missed Approach matter, it has become fairly common at Fly-Ins in my experience.

It happened regularly at SAAA's Wings Over Wagga and at Natfly on occasions over recent years.

Anyone who is demonstrating an aircraft, and is so inclined, calls a missed approach then does a hoon fast low pass down the runway, usually followed by a pull-up at some point, with no real attempt to climb out once the missed approach is called.

I've been in the right seat for a couple and they are great fun, but nobody can ever convince me that they are not a hoon ............... and are less safe.

I'll run a sweep on the rego numbers of the guys that will do it at Temora this year if you like.

not the time or place for it.

It looks to me like there may be some validity to Tubb's post #37.

...Nobu, the nefarious nipponese knicking off from Cowla to nibble on .......

...... AhLow at the Blue Oyster.

"I ruv this gay bar of yours, so how are you going AhRox, and will you be going to Temola for Natfry?" he aksed.

McSox thought for a moment with his hand on his hip (NTTIAWWT) and replied ................

.........pyjamas perambulating along the pathway to.............

...... lots of pulsating, pushing, pumping and pleasure, but eventually to .......... palpitating, however only after .................

....near naked nurse in neoprene knickers to nullify his needs with her/his (NTTIAWWT)......

...... (mag) nifficent nifty nockers and knotted ..............

...... McSoxinhisJox at the Blue Oyster Bar, looking for a ........

.......starting fairytales about the days in India when the Army cooked in tin tubs and sprayed phenyl over the...................

........... fennel, and Basil over the ..............

....passes out after we show him our.......

....... new 12 point nut clamping technique, which is great for ..........

....Old Tom catches up with us and.......................

....... we have to give him "the usual"-to-mouth, once he .....

......group of chicks from Cecil Plains."Do you.........................."

....... want me" he asked while they rolled around on the ground laughing "I have a Corvette and I am hot (baby)" he added " .....................because it is a convertable and the sun is out (ohhhhh .......... the sun ............. and ohhhhhhhhhh ........ the humidity)".

"You're OK as a short time plaything, Tink" the Cecil Plains chicks said "But we have to get back to the Nursing Home before .................

Tuesday Trade-Day with crappy weather and low ceiling.

1 pm airshow cancelled but 4 pm airshow was great.

1966 combi van complete with the psychedelic paint scheme (well it did look like a normal paint scheme when there wasn't any smoke in the way)...but then Elle piped up and said enough about this joint [NatFly] Rat, you can talk dirty to me all you like with those 3 letter words but the "MacPherson Strut" has had more real men on top of it then cushions you have in your combi van, and the horizontal dampening of it...is...well...2nd only to the cushioning effect of the Dolly Parting V Clamp so stick that in your...

..... sporran."

And with that McJockLocks raised his ugly robber's dog head again after a couple of years missing from the NES.

"Look Elle (Och eye the noo)" he said "I have my new G-string made out of MacPherson tartan ..... and I loved you in McSirens, although Kate Fisher is a good sort too."

McLox in his tartan sporran G-string (you should see it from the back) .............

The revered but portly McJocks (his CofG calcs were way out for a while there) doing his best Mel Gibson impersonation at the annual Aero Club Knees-Up ...

"Tell me" asked Elle "If I can ever lift me eyes up to your face, and stop laughing, do you have a blue stripe down your mellon and a ............

...strut you've got there...do you use that telescopic damper as the upper steering pivot often...

....... But just at that moment, to save Elle the embarrasment of a response when Eeeen was also moving in on her, the StudRat jumped in between them and said "Don't you worry about that, Elle darling, you can use that td as an usp whenever you feel like it, and particularly after you do that special thing with the pbj like you did last evening, just after I convinced you to dump that loser billionaire boyfriend of yours and come up to Natfly camping with me in my .........

...when you dribble excessively."I have been known to dribble a bit in my younger days" said the the oldflat Rat

 

"A BIT" exclaimed Ahlostmerox, "Why, I remember when we were at the BoB one night and you............

.... cracked on to Elle McPherson."

Then AhloxBotox added the critical bit "Or rather, when Elle cracked on to you after she saw the StudRat from across the room."

"Hey big boy" Elle said "I hear you are a Fly-Boy and know AhChoo"

"No Elle" said the forever HonestRat "I am Fly-Blown & I have a cold, plus I need to stay true to Nanna, and I can't go home with you again tonight." but then he looked down and said "Hey Elle ....... nice ...........

.......scratch his left hock, before.......

.... tweaking his 12 point nuts, after applying loctite lubricant and torquing them up with a ..............

The plume de ma tante is in the jardin making notes about the fact that there are a shipload of AvRefs in the above and that Tink has been upsetting another forum member on the above subject.