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.....any coronavirus. In fact, Cappys still carrying some disease from a Deni B&S ball, from 35 years ago! The docs don't know what to do about it, they've fed him every antibiotic known to Man, and he still has a permanent drip!"

Turbo gasped. "You mean to tell us, you've been diseased all this time, and you didn't tell us? That's incredible, you could've infected us all, without us knowing!"

"I can see, with these major disease problems the nation's got, I'll have to start issuing "Disease Free" Certificates! I'll get onto this, right away!".

They'll be fully backed by Turbine Medical Enterprises, and they'll be available for $125 each, as soon as you've been fully tested and declared Disease Free!"

"These will be better than a passport, they will ensure you can travel freely, enter any country, fly any aircraft (long-overdue avref), sleep with any Hostie, and be allowed into the Deni B&S Ball again!"

"But ... but ... but...", said Cappy, "The rabbbit skinner failed to tell you that..........

Just all part of the deal, when you flew transport in 1943 ....

Genairco - Did you find the website below? A lady has your great grandads propeller from the Junkers he crashed in Manly! - and she'd like to contact any of Goya's relations! (see comments).

https://www.pngattitude.com/2013/03/goya-henry-one-legged-flier-png-trawler-skipper.html

......where Cappy got in an extensive amount of time playing with Club, and partying with his Horn, which was virtually a permanent part of him, in those far-off days".

The German girls would say, "Jawohl, Cappy! Zeig uns dein großes Horn!" - and Cappy would oblige by pulling it out, and showing it off, making the German girls squeal with glee.

Of course, large Horns have been a big part of German (and Swiss) culture for a long time, so this is what got the German girls excited. It wasn't often they saw a large Australian Horn, so that was extra special excitement.

Right about that point where Cappy was proudly showing off his Horn to the German girls, who should roll up - but none other than.......

Welcome back, Genairco! Your grandfather was a bit of a terror of the skies, wasn't he? Seems like he was a born rebel.

I'm a little puzzled by his bio stating he died childless. Is that a factual error, or was there adoption involved somewhere along the line?

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/henry-henry-goya-6643

http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UNO.html

If you go for an "excursion" to the shops in your vehicle fitted with historic plates, they would nail you on disobeying the conditions as applicable to your historic plates. "Historic plates" were specifically mentioned in post #606.

And you'd be asked to present evidence, that will stand up in a court, that your daily driver is, "not working at this time". Expect a visit from police to inspect the "problem" with said "daily driver".

Historic plates are issued on the basis of restricted levels of driving, and only for use in attending club displays, or for travel for maintenance purposes. You would have to precisely outline, the "essential" maintenance requirement.

https://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/registration/get-nsw-registration/historic-vehicles/index.html

Welcome back, RV6JOY1. The forum programme was changed from one forum programme to another, and everything had to be swapped over. No doubt some things were missed in the transfer of data.

If you want the entire RF forum programmes, changeovers story, it's in post #57 on the forum thread below ....

https://www.theadminzone.com/threads/92-of-my-users-prefer-ips-over-xenforo.149830/page-3

Boeing have taken a final kick to the gonads, by having to shut down manufacturing indefinitely. 30,000 of Boeings 70,000 employees are being laid off, with no idea of when any aircraft production might start again.

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-indefinitely-extends-production-shutdown-at-washington-state-plants-due-to-coronavirus/

We know the demographics of over 95% of the ChiCom fatals.

This constant harping on about "the ChiCom" virus, is copied straight out of Rush Limbaughs constant "anti-Commie" diatribes.

The line that it a "Communist virus", designed to weaken the West, has no basis in fact - and the "ChiCom" terminology is Vietnam War, U.S. military terminology.

Every article of weaponry, armaments, explosives or booby trap design was "ChiCom" origin when the U.S. Military were describing enemy materials.

Rush Limbaugh still lives in the Vietnam War era of the late 1960's, and still spews "anti-Commie" diatribe on a daily basis - because he can't accept this is the 21st century, and the world order has changed, and his beloved country has lost every war it has fought since Vietnam.

What I find amusing is that America now deals with Vietnam on a major commercial basis every day, without any reference to "Commies". I'll wager Rush probably wear sneakers made in Vietnam by an American corporation.

If the virus had originated in the Mekong Delta, would Rush and FB be referring to it as the Viet Cong virus, or the Commie Cong virus?

What I find amusing is the Americans have only now just realised, that in the mad American Corporation rush for fat profits, by transferring three quarters of their manufacturing to Asian nations, they have become totally dependent on "the Commies" to supply most of their medical needs and other vital supplies.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/rush-limbaugh-economy-coronavirus_n_5e845a88c5b6a1bb76504f78?ri18n=true&guccounter=1

....the idea of electric flying cars, thus combining two main ideas foremost in the minds of current car designers. "I know where we can acquire a stack of turboencabulators, with a bit of graft", said OT.

"Despite Cappys sneering at my electrical knowledge, I can boost those turboencabulators power output even further, with the addition of several MOSFETS connected in parallel, and these electric flying cars will virtually leap off the ground!"

"Graft?", said Constable Doubtfire. "As a NSW copper, I understand graft perfectly, it's taught to us as part of our training courses. What's it going to cost and whose palms do we grease to get these turboencabulators?"

"Well, Turbine Enterprises has a warehouse full of them, but they normally run into several thousand dollars each - but I can organise to grease the palms of the warehouse watchman, a close relative of Cappy known as Mustafa SXXX".

"I can run the jury-rigged Freightliner up there if you turn a blind eye to the repairs, and we'll be able to stack 188 turboencabulators in the 45 foot dry freight van, and they'll only cost us a few Samsung phones, plus a 55" Widescreen UHD TV".

"With skills like that, you're definitely NSW copper material", said the Constable in admiration. "Now, we also have to attend to.....

.....Onetrack, who protested they weren't his, and he'd never seen the wolves before today. But the RSPCA Inspector was adamant that he'd seen OT talking to the animals, so OT must be their owner.

The RSPCA inspector roared off, and then, while OT watched in amazement, the doors of the van burst open (Turbo had had major input in the van doors design) - and the wolves fled into the bush.

OT then decided to turn to the busted Freightliner, and examine the cracked chassis to see if it was repairable, and he could make it driveable and roadworthy.

With OT's longstanding jury-rigging skills, he soon had the frame twitched up with fencing wire, and associated lengths of star pickets, so he climbed into the cab to return to town.

No sooner had he got up to highway speed, than a set of red and blue flashing lights appeared in the rear-view mirrors. Yes, it was Constable........

Just a little correction there, Poteroo. Brig. Arnold Potts didn't miscalculate the Japs ability to climb sheer slopes - he simply didn't know the Japs had mountain artillery pieces that they manhandled up those slopes.

Those Jap artillery pieces slaughtered a lot of Aussies, and they had no artillery pieces of their own. Add in Jap snipers hidden up in trees, and the Kokoda Track was a deadly place, if you were an Aussie.

When did having the right papers ever stop you from doing what you want to do? According to you, rules are made to be constantly broken.

The general rule of thumb for burns is, that you add the percentage of burns to the age of the person, and if the total number is over 100, then the chances of the burns victim surviving are slim.

In this case, I'd have to opine the prognosis is grim. Many severe burns victims survive for 3 to 4 weeks before they succumb.

....taking a rising problem into his own hands, is one that Turbo practises quite regularly, which results in great relief - to all concerned. Meantimes, Cappy was feeling left out of all the international action.

"How come you got to go to the U.S., when there's an international travel ban on?", wailed Cappy. "Because people of my standing can make and break the rules", replied Turbo loftily.

Just then, Turbo coughed. It didn't sound good, it was a dry cough, and he had a raspy sore throat with it. Cappy reached for his no-touch infra-red thermometer, and pointed it at Turbos forehead.

Turbo, recently returned from the Land of The Gun, thought Cappy had lost it, and gone off the deep end, and had pulled a 40 cal Glock on him. He crash-tackled Cappy, and brought him down......

I'm sure hundreds of pilots land on cliff-top runways every day of the week, and have to take evasive measures to avoid falling into the sea.

.... the fool properly, when it suits him. Ah gotta admit, I like a man like that, though!" At that, Turbo thought it wise to turn the conversation to something different, in case Cappy rang, and got an invite to the White House, too.

"So tell me, President Turbo, hows this Chinese virus hitting the Ostralian eeconomy?" "Ummm, we don't have an Australian President as a leader, and I'm not Australia's leader, anyway - just an adviser!", said Turbo nervously.

"What!", said the Donald. "You mean to say, I thought I was talking to Ostralias leader? - what do ya call him? - First Minister or sumthin'? - and I'm not?? Dang, how did this happen? I've just been wasting my time here!!"

"Git this guy outta here!!", roared the Donald. "He's been posturing as Australias First Minister or whatever he's called!" At that, 6 burly Secret Service blokes grabbed Turbo, and unceremoniously turfed him out onto Pennsylvania Avenue.

"Well, that impersonation was good while it lasted", said Turbo, dusting himself off. "But it's a darned shame I didn't get a photo with the Donald, while I was in there!"

Right about then, a tough-looking Capitol Police trooper walked up to Turbo and said, "Buddy, you'd better have good reason to be......

Thruster, we are still in bushfire season here, had a big bushfire S of Perth a couple of days ago, and we currently have a bushfire going in the Youraling State Forest, near Mt Cooke, SE of Perth.

The restricted burning period usually ends 1st April - but the end of the restricted burning season has been pushed back to 1st May, due to excessively dry conditions - with warnings that we don't need any bushfires right now, with current virus restrictions hampering every type of operation.

The Dept of Parks & Wildlife run a number of AC Scouts for fire spotting.

https://www.emergency.wa.gov.au/#

https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/management/fire/bushfires/47-equipment-used-for-bushfire-suppression?showall=&start=2

https://www.americanchampionaircraft.com/post/new-8gcbc-for-dpaw

ChiCom Virus or CCP virus is what many in the world are calling it so I’m a bit mystified why it is offensive...

Donald? Is that you?? ...

W.A. Aviation College is still only just operating, but only on the basis of following all Govt social distancing and travel restrictions. Ground training is being undertaken.

https://www.waaviationcollege.com.au/

The W.A. Royal Aero Club is operating on a similar basis - effectively shut down, apart from very basic activities that can be carried out according to COVID-19 restrictions. No flight vouchers are currently being honoured.

https://www.royalaeroclubwa.com.au/

Aviassist, drone trainers - also effectively shut down. Message on their blog as follows;

"The COVID19 pandemic is untimely, students can not complete the theory component of the Remote Pilot Licence in the current format, and the practical component in the new format. In the current climate, Aviassist could not guarantee the safety of our students and elected to suspend operations until such time as we can. The suspension is only a temporary measure and we are working to ensure delays in licensing are kept to a minimum."

https://www.aviassist.com.au/blog/

China Southern West Australian Flying College says precisely nothing about any flying training restrictions due to the COVID-19 virus.

As the whole operation appears to be like a small portion of China transported to W.A., maybe they feel no need to stop what they're doing. Maybe they're already immune to the virus.

The students are not allowed to drive whilst here in W.A., not allowed to travel away from the college, not allowed to stay away overnight, they have all their meals provided by catering, and they obviously operate as one big happy family.

http://www.cswafc.com.au/faqs/

I have to relate, that my very first efforts at model airplane building, at age 11 (1960) - the aircraft result was excellent, I ended up with a beaut little model Mustang, made from a Balsa kit.

But then I purchased a little engine, that I recall, looked identical to Thruster88's King Kat - but that engine absolutely refused to run! - no matter what we tried!

I had numerous helpful adults try to get that engine to run - but it defeated all attempts to make it go. It would sputter and try to run, but never ran for more than a second or two.

I gave up in disgust, the Mustang went into storage for about 35 years - and then I think I sold the Mustang and engine for a few bucks, in a garage sale cleanout about 1995.

I have never been so sorely disappointed, in anything that I ever bought, as that bloody model aircraft. I lost interest completely in model aircraft due to that fiasco.

We are heading into a serious economic recession, and I'm pretty sure a lot of people thought we were heading that way, long before the COVID-19 virus slammed into us.

The figures show that a lot of people were paying down debt at a higher rate than normal, and also repaying credit cards at a better rate than normal. Total CC debt was actually going down for a change, early this year.

A lot of people are going to come out of this exercise a fair bit poorer than they thought they were. Mortgages and a lot of debt may be getting deferred by banks being "good fellas" - but those debts are still incurring interest.

And that interest is being calculated on amounts owed that are static - so no reduction in either interest or principal until some semblance of normality returns - probably around Sept or Oct.

A sizeable proportion of businesses are reporting serious downturns in income (turnover) - particularly those "non-essential" businesses relying on dealing with large numbers of people every day.

Superannuation figures are looking pretty sick at present, and numerous people are drawing early on their Super to survive. Superannuation returns will eventually recover, but it's going to be a hard slog.

In every recession, a modest percentage of people have to "downsize" and get rid of "unnecessary toys". I don't see this period ahead being any different, and it's likely there will be a few bargains in used and unwanted aircraft.

The beauty of LPG is the total lack of carbon, leading to a cleaner engine, cleaner oil, and much less cylinder/ring/piston wear. You could take oil changes out to 15,000-20,000 kays on LPG.

Around the late 1980's, I can recall seeing a red 202 Holden motor in an LPG-powered Commodore taxi, stripped down for a valve grind at 400,000kms, and the bore wear was non-existent.

But the higher combustion temperature of LPG is murder on valve seats and valves. You need to have hardened valves seats, and preferably stellite valves, to ensure long valve/valve seat life on LPG - particularly if you're doing highway speeds.

KGW - You're mistaking CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) with LPG (Liquid Propane Gas). LPG is a combination of propane and butane, with propane forming the largest constituent.

It liquifies easily at low pressure, so LPG tanks do not need high strength construction. It normally sold for about 40% the price of petrol and was popular with taxi owners.

LPG is largely a waste product from oil refining, and it was utilised as a fuel for cars and light commercials, in increasing amounts in the 70's, 80's and 90's - particularly in VIC. and S.A.

It was distributed to every service station, even remote servos supplied it. But then, once Govt subsidies and support for LPG evaporated in the early 2000's, use of LPG fell right away.

CNG is natural gas that is largely methane. It is compressed to high pressures in extremely strong tanks to around 20-25MPa, but it never liquifies in the tanks, as LPG does.