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Kiriwok airport, Papua.
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..... thrombustulators, which multiplies the power available to the nerdometricators, and which all adds to the very-noticeable increase in the Turboencabulator internal quasi-regulator rhythms, thereby producing a pleasing hum, which counters the.......
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Don't use a regular 2 flute twist drill to cut the countersink - no matter how you operate it, or no matter how big the drill, it will grab the material virtually every time, and wreck your hole.
Use the proper countersink drill, that's why they make them.
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....the Black Hand section of the Turkish Army Commandos (a very secretive group, about which little is known), and the call was to gather all Turks in every part of the world to rise up against the oppression of Turks, which has been carried out since the Ottoman Empire was dismantled by the massed Christians.
However, President Erdogan has decreed that the Ottoman Empire will rise again under his oversight, and once again, the world will feel the Turks authority, and experience their Islamic superiority over the weak Christian Nations, who will be overrun by the Turks again, and their churches turned into Mosques.
"But WW1 was supposed to end the Turks run?", cried Onetrack. "What happened to all our efforts to keep these raging Muzzies in check?"
"It's obvious we need to fight WW1 all over again", said Turbo Smith (who was given the middle name of Herbert, such was his parents doting on Herbert Smith and his outstanding abilities [subtle avref]).
"Accordingly, I've produced the design plans for a Sopwith Camel MKVIII), (avref) built in fibreglass and powered by a 912UL Rotax to bring it into 21st Century design practices. As a result, we've lowered the build cost enormously, improved the power output and handling tremendously - and this little aircraft will also appeal to Recreational Flying owners, too - as it has classic lines, with the security of 21st Century design and build quality".
"There's one slight problem in all your War planning", said Cappy, as he sucked on his Gin. "The Turks have done the same with their armaments, and now our fliers (avref) will have to face......
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I was a one-third owner of a largish family business for many years, with 65 employees on average and $15M turnover in the early 1990's. Our family business had PL from the day we started in 1965 and it was around $2M in that era and went to $20M by the 1980's and $50M by the 1990's. The premiums are not huge in relation to losing everything you've worked for, if you don't carry PL, or only hold a low value PL policy.
I've had to make a couple of PL claims - they were settled without fuss by the insurance company. The only thing you must remember, is that PL insurance is the only insurance where you have to admit liability (negligence) to be able to make a claim against the policy.
People usually only sue when they feel they have no chance of getting compensation, or someone says they can get a bigger payout if they sue. That is not always the case.
I do feel the judge erred in this case by finding that the girl is completely unemployable for life. No-one should ever be completely unemployable for life, there has to be some type of work she can do.
I agree that she should have got some compensation, but based on the fact that the trauma she endured resulted in her not achieving a better position in the workforce - not being unemployable for life.
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A Catalonian! Welcome, Jordi! I know a retired English friend living in Figueres, he is ex-E.S.A. That is nice country, I like Spain. I was surprised to see how much of inland Spain resembles many parts of Australia.
The numbers of olive groves and cork tree plantations in Spain is amazing.
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There was no "bad representation", the facts were argued in the Supreme Court, and every relevant fact was presented.
What did happen, was that the Ferris Wheel was removed before any surveyor measurements were taken, as to its precise position.
As the intrusion of the Ferris Wheel into the splay was reported as being a distance of 2.7M - but no-one could produce a verifiable, certifiably accurate measurement of the exact location - there was a great deal of argument over the precise position of the Ferris Wheel.
Courts deal with certified, verifiable facts - not hearsay or opinions. But they spend a great deal of time and money to get to the facts of the case.
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All publically-accessible court cases are available on the AustLII (Australasian Legal Information Institute) database website. Legal actions that are suppressed from public accessibility, such as Family Court actions, are not available.
If you know a persons name involved in a lawsuit, you can find that lawsuit easily on that site, using the site search.
The entire transcript of every lawsuit, and any associated lawsuits links, is listed. It can make for pretty heavy reading, you need to put aside some hours to cover the precise detail of every case.
The Judges summaries make for enlightening reading, particularly where the Judges pass their opinion on the evidence presented, and the reliability of witnesses, defendants, and claimants statements.
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Planey, I don't know what your link is supposed to show us - but when I click on it, all I get is a Google Gmail application page, already largely filled out, for me to sign up to Gmail, and making that email address my primary email address.
I think that is pretty rude and obnoxious of Google - I don't use Gmail, and I don't want a Gmail address, so I clicked it off. But that's typical ruthless Global Corporation behaviour.
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Kermit Weeks speaks about flying the P40 in the lower part of the article linked to, below ....
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..... had produced all the problems in the first place. But unfortunately for Turbo, he was unaware that Australian artillery had homed in on the A7V, and very soon, an 18-pounder shell was whizzing in his direction.
As Turbo's luck would have it, the Australian artillery didn't have the precise range for the tank, and the first shot was a ranging shot.
It landed just 50 metres from Turbo, who had dived into a nearby trench, as soon as Onetrack yelled out "INCOMING!!"
The unfortunate part for Turbo was that he'd dived into a German latrine trench, meaning he was now well and truly in the sXXX.
Of course, Turbo had completely missed the smell of the latrine, thinking it was just the remnants of his killer sauerkraut fart.
After the 18 pounder exploded without injuring anyone, Turbo dragged himself from the latrine, cursing his luck.
"Oooh!", said Bull, "that latrine has improved your regular BO pong, out of sight! You haven't smelt that good since the Gumly CWA held their.......
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Actually, the mention of cattle is important. They are curious, and if you do an outlanding in a paddock with cattle in it, you really need to be on guard for them "inspecting it"!
Cattle have been known to seriously damage aircraft with their curiosity. They can chew on panels and fabric, and they will lean on anything in their way, when they put their heads in for a look or a chew.
And being herd animals, they will gather when one finds something interesting, and before long you have 20 cattle all leaning on, walking on, or chewing on your aircraft.
But the horror animals are goats! They will eat anything! - as well as climb all over anything standing higher than surrounding ground, to stand on the highest point of your machine!
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I wouldn't like to guess on that paddock being nice and smooth. To me, it looks like cattle have been pawing the ground and digging small depressions, as they do, looking for grass in bare pastures. Also, bulls paw the ground and dig holes, too.
Look into a paddock where cattle have been located for a period of time, and you'll soon see the ground is not at all conducive for smooth outlandings. Give me a plowed or scarified wheatbelt cropping paddock any time.
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Sam, just be aware the Carlisle Turf Glide tyre is designed for golf buggies/cars/carts and is rated "NHS" (Non Highway Service), and these tyres have a speed limit rating of around 20mph for most manufacturers.
In addition, the tyre carcass on golf buggy tyres is thinner and made from synthetic rubber, rather the high proportion of natural rubber found in "proper" aviation tyres.
You can get golf buggy tyres that are DOT-approved for high-speed highway use. But I'm not sure if these are available in 8.00 x 6 size.
As always, "you pay your money and you take your chances", if you choose to use tyres on the nosewheel of a light aircraft, that are only designed and rated for low-speed, smooth turf work on golf buggies.
However, it does seem that many kit-built aircraft users are getting away with using these tyres on nose wheels. I guess it comes back to the fact that the speed is washing off by the time the nose wheel is in contact with the ground.
Takeoff could be where the greatest problem lies - a nosewheel blowout on takeoff could be quite disastrous. And a golf buggy tyre doesn't have the strength to resist the impact from hitting a solid object such as a rock, at say 30-40mph.
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Waraton, you can get a non-aviation unit here ....
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At least he selected a relatively clear outlanding spot! Could've been much worse, there's a lot of tiger country in Tassie, isn't there!
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...who uses a .303 to bling down airclaft (avref), anyway? If you want to bling down airclaft (avref), the only way to do that, is to use Zelo! (avref)"
But suddenly Nobu became aware of the sound of a high-pitched scream in the sky, and he dived into a nearby trench - along with Turbo, Cappy, Bull, and Onetrack - who was there first, and who already had a good grip on a Browning .50 cal MG.
They all peered up to see a Stuka (avref) screaming towards them at high speed, on a bombing run. "Holy SXXX!!", exclaimed Cappy, Turbo and Bull in unison. "They've brought WW1 forward by introducing WW2 aircraft!, said Cappy in amazement. "It's not possible!" said Bull, "We must be in a time warp, did anyone see any strange mists and light changes recently?"
"Nah", said OT as he calmly pulled the trigger on the .50 cal, and the Stuka went into a spiral dive, trailing smoke and flames. "But I did find this funny machine with a cabin over in one of the other trenches, and sat in it, and found a heap of buttons I played with! But now, you mention it, a lot of things seemed to have changed around here since I did that, and the scenery is definitely looking.....
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..... going to have a go at those little Fokkers!!". With that, he peeled away in a banking dive - then he suddenly realised his controls had frozen. He started to spiral! It was looking like it was "all over, Red Rover", when suddenly, he found.....
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Downunder - Yes, that's a good point. Quality silicone hose contains Fluorosilicone, not cheap fillers, and the Fluorosilcone provides good resistance to oils, fuels and most hydrocarbons.
However, Aeroflow don't state what their heater hose is specifically made from, merely stating that it's not recommended for fuel or oil transfer. Their heater hose has an inner lining of Nomex, an Aramid-type material.
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Silicone rubber hose is superior in every respect over "natural" rubber hose, as regard both low and high temperatures, has higher pressure ratings, is more resistant to UV light, and stays supple for longer.
Probably the weakest point of your installation is the cable ties. Make sure the cable ties you use are UV-resistant, and able to cope with the Australian sun. The white nylon ties do not have the UV-resistance of the black nylon ties.
https://swiftsupplies.com.au/nylon-uv-resistant-cable-ties-range
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The ABC has run a story about an invasive foreign wasp called the keyhole wasp, which is wreaking havoc with aircraft pitot tubes, especially in QLD.
The wasp originated in the Caribbean and South & Central America, and was only discovered around Brisbane recently.
The insect, like all wasps, is a smooth operator, and they have recorded it blocking pitot tubes within 30 mins of arrival!
It won't be going away anytime soon, so it looks like pilots and aircraft maintenance personnel now have to be just that little bit extra vigilant.
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....what happened at the Folies Bergere, whereby Pierre Turbine, Eduard Le Bull, and a number of other well-known aviators (avref), were involved in a most decadent display of behaviour, that if news of which got out to the media, the careers of all concerned would be effectively terminated, and they would become targets of vile abuse, the likes of which would not have been seen in the aviation industry (avref) in a decade or more. And as Pierre leaned forward, with a grim look on his face, he uttered those infamous words......
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Pylon500 - I'd rate your problem on a par with removing aged vinyl decals from vehicles - a bugger of a job if there ever was one.
However, the website below offers a good range of advice as regards removing old vinyl decals, and I would think this information is probably quite relevant to your problem.
I've tried - Windex, razor-blade scrapers, petrol, and citrus-oil-based cleaners - all with varying results. I did not try the heat-gun as suggested, and there may be some advantage with using one of them. The plastic "chizl" scraper is probably a good investment.
https://blog.signwarehouse.com/a-basic-guide-to-vinyl-removal-options/
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There's kit biplane here ...
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/biplane.php
Or you can build a replica biplane ...
Running a Jabiru engine on Mogas?
in Jabiru
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Petrol supplies are "generic". It's mostly refined in Singapore to meet Australian fuel standards and when the oil tankers arrive in port, the refined petrol is pumped into tanks in fuel farms that are often not even owned by the company buying and selling the petrol.
Road tankers from a dozen different brands of retailers draw their fuel from the fuel farm tanks. The only difference between brands is an "additive package" is sometimes added to the road tanker on fill up, for different brands, or "premium" brands, or to upgrade the octane rating. This info comes straight from a fuel terminal manager.