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Canola loses its bright yellow flowers within a month or five weeks, as the plant sets seed, and the paddock then turns to a plain dark green as it forms pods, then it turns to a dull yellow as the pods ripen. Canola produces a lot more flowers than it sets as seed, it seems this is the plants way of dealing with heat, heavy rain, insect attack, or other stressors.

My apologies, I have made an error, the Greenfields Flyers correct name is the Greenside Recreational Flyers Club.

.........regular sips from a Magnum of Moët & Chandon, all the while puffing on a Bolivar Belicoso Fino Cuban cigar, and puffing smoke rings for the entertainment of the small boys gathered at his...........

There's also the Greenfields airstrip at Muchea, on the North side of Perth city. It's essentially the same distance as Serpentine from the Perth CBD. The Greenfields airstrip has superb access with two of W.A.'s finest highways leading to it, and from it (Brand Hwy and Tonkin Hwy) - but it is restricted mid-week by the RAAF Pearce restricted airspace zone, R155. The RAAF use that area for military aircraft training, including low-level flights. The airstrip is operated by the Greenfields Recreational Flyers Club, and they don't charge any landing fees. However, they only operate on weekends and public holidays. https://www.grfc.asn.au/

.........dear Cappy, No, it appears your translation is exceptionally bad - Turbs actually said, you look good in a leotard - and he also said, you're very slow on genuflucting with those Asians girls in Tahiti. However, I know that can't be correct, because we all know your family has always had its primary tendencies towards the Wahines, and as such...........

The fear is real, if you get into Clive Palmers legal sights. He specialises in the worst kind of legal abuse, threatening to sue you, then "settling out of court". 😞

Skippy, the Jacinth-Ambrosia Mine is a fully operational mineral sands mine, they retail nothing at that mine, and you likely wouldn't even get past the main gate, without having to undergo a minesite induction course. Re Tarcoola - The 4WD road trip below, has photos of Tarcoola. It is a ghost town! Full of abandoned buildings and businesses, and no-one lives there any more. https://4x4earth.com/forum/index.php?threads/tarcoola.27733/ Glendambo is a settlement of about 30 people, and it contains a large roadhouse/truckstop selling all fuel types. There is a small airstrip about 1km SE of the Roadhouse. Kingoonya has a functioning Hotel with limited accommodation, and a Caravan Park that supplies fuel on a 24hrs basis, with a card-operated pump. The bowser dispenses only ULP 91 and diesel. https://kingoonyahotel.com.au/about/ https://directory.fullrangecamping.com.au/item/kingoonya-caravan-park-cp/ Kingoonya CP fuel bowser -

The pilot has been identified as Jarred Wait of Port Lincoln. The company was working for, was Aerotech. He leaves behind a young wife and baby girl. A very tragic event. Young dad mourned after death in plane crash 7NEWS.COM.AU Jarred Wait, 26, died after a crop dusting plane he was piloting crashed into farmland.

The pilot of an Airtractor has been killed today (8th Sept 2025) whilst crop-spraying at Yeelanna, S.A., on the Lower Eyre Peninsula. No further details are available at this stage. Pilot dies in light plane crash at Yeelanna on SA's Eyre Peninsula - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU A Port Lincoln man has died in a light plane crash in fields at Yeelanna, north of Cummins, on the Eyre Peninsula.

W.A. fuel retailers have to send through their next-day prices to Fuelwatch by 2:00PM each day, and the prices they quote, are set from 6:00AM the next morning, for a full 24 hrs from there on. However, remote regions are excluded from the Fuelwatch requirements, there are Fuelwatch "boundaries" - towns, cities and Shires, and anything outside those boundaries is not required to comply with Fuelwatch legislation. https://www.fuelwatch.wa.gov.au/about/boundary Skippy, your fuel supply places along the Trans-line route are going to be in serious short supply, I think you've nailed the potential sources. That's why long-range fuel tanks are all the go for the 4WD Outback exploration type of people. The main highways are the only reliable source, and there's only one main East-West highway, the Eyre Hwy. Even the Aboriginal settlements and remote Outback roadhouses can only supply Opal fuel, and often only in limited quantities. You may have to organise a fuel dump via someone helpful - but even then, if there are Aboriginals in the region, 95-98 RON must be kept under lock and key. The Indigenes will steal all the regular petrol they can access.

Skippy, there are numerous airstrips between Kalgoorlie-Boulder and Forrest, but they are all unsealed, useability is subject to weather, and some are station airstrips where you would be best advised to call ahead to obtain landing approval, and advice on local conditions. Maintenance levels are a mixed bag on these locations. Karonie airstrip (adjacent to Karonie siding), possibly poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/ct8ZwAzV6jrYd3oZ8 Kitchener airstrip - single runway at Kitchener siding (Zanthus), adjacent to Trans-line - https://maps.app.goo.gl/2SXWq8i2PR6tkEth9 Kanandah Station airstrip (N of the Trans-line, NW of Rawlinna), two runways, little information available, appears to be poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/B71tb1Z6VXGzvRa88 Rawlinna Station airstrip, single runway (private airstrip, landing approval required) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/1ABtJGXN26ZmHCnY7 Rawlinna Station Homestead airstrip (two runways, private airstrip, close to main Rawlinna airstrip, landing approval required) - https://maps.app.goo.gl/46npWcCqKnarwVmM8 Haig airstrip, single runway, adjacent to Haig siding. Little information available, possibly poorly maintained - https://maps.app.goo.gl/RmezBcZjEKdMAjzE8 Distances: Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Karonie - 50NM. Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Kitchener - 140NM. Kalgoorlie-Boulder to Rawlinna - 200NM. Rawlinna to Forrest - 144NM. All distances approximate numbers.

.....to chop up other vegetables - seeing as he was actually the campsite cook - not any frontline combat hero. Yes, dear NES readers, this explains why Cappy bears the surname of Cook, as cooking for the tribe has been a primary occupation of Cappy's family line ever since his ancestors crawled out of the caves, stood upright, and had a look around. This skill was developed right after Fred "Flintstone" Cook, first discovered that dead dinosaurs tasted better when chunks of meat off them (cut off with kukri's, of course) were toasted to charcoal crispness over open fires - and this promptly led to other Neanderthals turning up, to find out what the delicious smell was - and Fred offering them samples - with larger portions available in exchange for spear heads, sharpened flint stones, etc, etc. All this led to Fred figuring out that a dinosaur meat food truck was what was really needed, and if he could get that fire up onto a moving bed, he'd be able to extend his meat sales extensively. Accordingly, Fred tried to invent the wheel, so he could move his dinosaur meats around. His first attempts were pathetic, with square sides and offset holes (sort of like Cappys aircraft-construction efforts) - but before long, Fred had........

.....claim that he actually owns the kukri one is carrying. Regardless of who owns that particular kukri, it's noted that Cappy says it must be used affectively. That means you utilise the kukri on your enemies with great affection - in essence, you have to say, as you wield it, "I love you to death" - just like the movie stars do, in moments of tender passion. This then eases the pain of sending your enemies to cross the River Styx. Cappy seems very familiar with large sharp curved knives, which appears to indicate he has a large infusion of Genghis Khan DNA in his lineage, which obviously comes from the time his great great great grandfather was found with.............

Well, a new Childrens Hospital was built here in Perth a few years ago, and almost immediately, excessive levels of lead were found in the water from the piping in the hospital. The lead was traced to brass pipe fittings that contained unacceptable levels of lead. Guess where the pipe fittings came from? In addition, roof panels were fitted to the Hospital, that were later found to be tainted with asbestos. Guess where those panels came from? And guess who produced documentation stating that their panels were free of asbestos, prior to supply? It's a constant problem from that big manufacturing country to our North. Try buying a new Chinese generating set, and see if you can get it to reliably produce its factory claimed output. Good luck with that. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-27/perth-childrens-hospital-cleared-for-opening-after-lead-problem/9591812 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-14/asbestos-found-in-perth-childrens-hospital-roof-panels/7628108

Don't worry, if Chinese tractors and construction equipment and cars are any indicators, the drone will have major flaws - peasants will have done the assembly - resulting in missing parts, connectors left unconnected, and bolts left loose - the castings will still have casting sand attached, the QC papers will be forged or acquired via bribery, and the item will have been rushed into production with inadequate testing. But they will build 500 of them every day, that's the main concern.

Or a decent mock-up, with nothing actually flying yet? Military parades in countries led by dictators are notorious for holding military equipment displays with equipment that is largely fake, or non-operational.

There has been more than one aircraft crash caused by an improperly secured cowling or fairing, and even canopies, detaching after takeoff. Some of those crashes have been fatal. https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-items/2014/open-canopy-leads-to-fatal-takeoff https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/news-items/2025/flapping-cowling-door-likely-distracted-pilot-prior-jandakot-chipmunk-accident

John, it depends on the interpretation of "practicable". I define "practicable" as being an idea or principle that is produced in a working model. Others may view the definition of "practicable" as successful commercial production of the principle. IMO, the first practicable turboprop was the Gloster Meteor EE227, which first flew on 20/09/1945. However, the EE227 was a test bed, not intended for production. The first successful commercial turboprop was the Vickers Viscount, which first flew on 16/07/1948 - however, the Viscount didn't receive full type certification until 27/07/1950.

Nev, a tailwheel fork or arm is not really a critical structural steel part. But yes, plating can produce hydrogen embrittlement - however, it's primarily high strength, low alloy steels, that are affected by the hydrogen generated by the plating process. Hexavalent chromium is a bigger threat to your health and lifespan!

I have read a very involved, technical, official research item (it was an American publication) a couple of years ago, that carried out destructive testing of both Li-ion and LiFePO4 batteries. Unfortunately, I can no longer find it. However, the test results were clear, the LiFePO4 battery did not spontaneously combust, it merely smouldered - and at a much lower temperature. Admittedly, any smoke is bad news, and even worse news in an aircraft. However, there are many destructive testing results available online, that show LiFePO4 is as inherently safe as you can get, as regards modern batteries - considering that high energy levels and plastics are also involved. The Czechs below treat an LiFePO4 with ruthless attacks, most of which wouldn't happen in any normal use. The only flame that ends up being produced is the plastic burning.

It says a lot for the old Auster as to how well balanced it was, to be able to take off by itself, and fly by itself!

.....a group of Comancheros, kicking chairs out of their way, and with their Sgt-at-Arms snarling, "Alright, who's the bastards who took up our regular bike parking places with that Holden crap?" Big, blonde, pink-faced Ted Shepherd (note the clever sheep reference), his pink face (and neck) now turning a bright red, raised himself from his chair, uncoiling his massive 2 metre frame as he did so, faced the SaA with his famous glare that made sheepdogs cringe, and said, "Well, if youse are talking to me, it was...................

What the hell was he doing? He was carrying too much speed for satisfactory landing, and failing to flare. Whoever qualified that pilot, needs to be re-assessed as an instructor.

Yes, there are transport restrictions as regards transporting both LiFePO4 and sodium batteries in all aircraft, as they're classed as Dangerous Goods by transport regulations. There is only one LiFePO4 battery certified for use in aircraft power or backup systems, it's the EarthX brand. No sodium batteries are yet certified for use in aircraft systems. However, there are quite a number of pilots with light recreational aircraft who are using LiFePO4 batteries for power systems in their aircraft, with no reported problems at this point. As always, the use of a LiFePO4 battery that has a robust and good quality Battery Management System (BMS) attached to it, is very important.

Sodium-ion technology batteries offer no substantial economic or major safety advantages in portable applications - especially when compared to lithium-iron-phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries. The sodium atom has 4 times the mass of the lithium atom, and therefore energy density is far less than LiFePO4 - and it can't be improved, simply due to physics. The sodium-ion battery has some application potential where weight and size are not critical issues. In a light aircraft, these issues are critical. Sodium-ion batteries have a lower life cycle than LiFePO4. As little as half the life cycle of LiFePO4, and two-thirds at best. The cost factor of sodium-ion batteries is not yet substantial, even though it is promised it will be much cheaper. The fire risk of LiFePO4 is already very low, and even when perforated they still don't "blow up", as the early, cheap consumer product, lithium-ion batteries did. If they do get damaged, LiFePO4 will only smoulder heavily, they don't turn into a runaway spontaneously-combusting event. Sodium-ion technology and research is still relatively new, I see no reason to rush into it for portable applications, because the overwhelming advantages are not there.