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It certainly is, for many traffic offences. The police/road authorities only have to show you broke the law, not show that you intended to break it.

McDonnell modified one to a hybrid to test out propeller technology up to around Mach 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_XF-88_Voodoo

...po, (keep up lad!" said Xi) - at which the instructor went a deep shade of puce, started gurgling, and making sounds like............

Red, you already posted the above article, last Saturday at 11:39AM.

A spammer posting crap to get a foot in the forum door.

.........that Abecar was actually a shape-shifting alien, and that he/she/it/them (we must be careful as regards gender today) could transform from a cheery, red-dust-covered, top-hat wearing, 19th century politician/miner/journalist/snake-oil salesman (take your pick), into a.........................

It always surprises me that so many recreational pilots continue to rely on a cheap consumer communication device with multiple known performance faults, for their mapping/navigation information. Seems to me about the equivalent of heading out to sea in a boat, out of sight of land, with a $2 compass from the Reject Shop.

I'd guess when overflying a crocodile farm, you pray twice as hard, for the engine to keep running? 😄

Nev, the story about unreliable and diesel-powered EV chargers in remote areas is true. Here's the ABC's relatively unbiased reporting. Electric highway issues causing range anxiety for EV drivers crossing Nullarbor - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU Constant malfunctions, long repair times and inadequate power supply are causing some EV drivers to rethink long trips in Western Australia.

If the structure is buckled at the wing root, it might be close to a write-off.

The old saying still holds true - "Good judgement is the result of experience, and experience is the result of bad judgement".

I store petrol in full jerry cans (of all types, PVC, poly and steel), inside sea containers, and the 91 ULP I use for all my equipment, keeps for 6 - 9mths with no problems. The secret is full, sealed containers.

Brendan has no reason not to buy his Electric Truck now! Except for the fact he's an addict to diesel! 😄 Tesla's electric semi just hit 1,000 kilometers of range - the number that makes long-haul trucking electrification genuinely practical. The Tesla Semi Gen 2 uses four rear motors producing 1,000 kilowatts, drawing from a 1,000-kilowatt-hour pack using Megapack cell chemistry. Aerodynamic drag coefficient of 0.16 - lower than most sports cars - reduces energy use to 1.1 kilowatt-hours per kilometer at highway speed under full 37-ton load. The same cell chemistry powering utility grid storage now powers trucks crossing Germany coast to coast, without stopping to charge. Megacharger stations at 1,000-kilowatt output charge from 10 to 80 percent in 30 minutes - exactly matching the EU mandatory driver rest stop every 4.5 hours of driving. Drivers rest while trucks charge, adding zero time to legally regulated journey schedules. Tesla is deploying 500 European Megacharger stations through 2026. PepsiCo, DHL, and UPS collectively committed to 8,500 units. Walmart and Amazon pre-ordered 2,000 and 1,000 units respectively - the largest commercial EV fleet orders ever placed. Source: Tesla Inc, European Automobile Manufacturers Association, 2025 https://www.techspot.com/news/111776-tesla-semi-finally-going-production-early-drivers-already.html

Or he did a touch and go, and then lost control whilst getting airborne again? I note he was a student, and the Cirrus belonged to a flying school.