Tomo

Geography Dictionary: rain

A form of precipitation consisting of water droplets ranging from 1 to 5 mm in diameter. The type of rain produced reflects the circumstances in which it formed. A mass of warm air rising at a warm front will develop layered clouds and produce steady rain. Air forced to rise quickly at cold fronts will bring heavier rain. These are both examples of frontal rain. Convection rain occurs when warm, unstable air rises rapidly. Air forced to rise over mountains may form orographic (relief) rain.

That's how it's s'posed happen apparently...:confused::confused:

I'd have to agree.... that would be an awesome job...:thumb_up::thumb_up:

When Duncan get's the A380 endorsement, you'll have to ask him to slip over to Brisy, and you can invite all the forum out for a day trip in it...:thumb_up::thumb_up:

Wouldn't that be cool:clap:

I wonder what the hourly hire rate would be on one of those things...

Looks like you may have to call a tree surgeon in to fix up your broken branches

Steve....

Echuca hey... there's a Young i_dunno fella around here that's from there I believe... go's by the name of Bigpete :big_grin:

Cheers,

No probs Tomo,I only had it emailed to me like a 1000 times so if you would like a copy for yourself I would be happy to pass it on if it helps with the withdrawl symtoms lol:laugh:

Ps. Don't worry about sending it...'cause if you do ...................

This is an electric trike that I found out about...not bad:thumb_up:

this link will download a pdf info page of the trike...http://www.electraflyer.com/brochure.pdf

and this link it the home page of the electric aircraft..Electraflyer.com

I think I will get over it...

:laugh:Just joking:laugh:

Let's get this thread going again.........

It cool seeing how you all got the bug and how you did it etc... don't you reckon...?

What is rain?

it's a Rare And Important Nutrient

A photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a raging forest fire. He was told that at the local airport a small plane would be waiting to take him up.

He got to the airstrip just before sundown, and sure enough, there was a small Cessna waiting. He jumped in with his equipment and shouted, "Let's go!" The man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind, and soon they were flying

erratically through the air.

"Fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make several low-level passes."

"Why?" asked the pilot.

"Because I'm going to take pictures!" yelled the photographer. "That's what photographers do!"

The pilot replied, "You mean — you're not the flight instructor... ?"

:big_grin:

I started making one of them a few yrs back....but had to many saying it ain't gonna work....thumb_down So it's still sitting out the back shed...

I'll attach some pics for you to see, I had a bit of ground handling trouble, so that's why it's got a rudder + front wheel steering etc... It's all made out of aluminum, except the wheels which are way to heavy for it, but worked for ground tests.... It has a 15inch push prop and 25cc whipper snipper engine, puts out terrific amounts of thrust:thumb_up:

One thing that got me stumped the most was the control servo's.. Ie, how to work them etc...

Cheers,

On a plumber's truck: "WE REPAIR WHAT YOUR HUSBAND FIXED."

A plumbing company: "DON'T SLEEP WITH A DRIP. CALL YOUR PLUMBER."

In a vet's waiting room: "BE BACK IN FIVE MINUTES. SIT! STAY!"

Door of a plastic surgeon's office: "WE CAN HELP YOU PICK YOUR NOSE!"

On an electrician's van: "LET US REMOVE YOUR SHORTS."

In a non-smoking area: "IF WE SEE SMOKE, WE WILL ASSUME YOU ARE ON FIRE AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION."

On a maternity room door: "PUSH. PUSH. PUSH."

At an optometrist's office: "IF YOU DON'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE."

In a toilet in a London office block: "TOILET OUT OF ORDER. PLEASE USE FLOOR BELOW."

Outside a second-hand shop: "WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING — BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A WONDERFUL BARGAIN?"

Sign on a repair shop door: "WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING. (PLEASE KNOCK HARD ON THE DOOR — THE BELL DOESN'T WORK)."

Sign in a laundrette: "AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES: PLEASE REMOVE ALL YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT."

Sign in a London department store: "BARGAIN BASEMENT UPSTAIRS."

In an office: "WOULD THE PERSON WHO TOOK THE STEP LADDER YESTERDAY PLEASE BRING IT BACK OR FURTHER STEPS WILL BE TAKEN."

Outside a photographer's studio: "OUT TO LUNCH: IF NOT BACK BY FIVE, OUT FOR DINNER ALSO."

Outside a disco: "SMARTS IS THE MOST EXCLUSIVE DISCO IN TOWN... EVERYONE WELCOME."

Sign warning of quicksand: "QUICKSAND. ANY PERSON PASSING THIS POINT WILL BE DROWNED. BY ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COUNCIL."

Notice in a dry cleaner's window: "ANYONE LEAVING THEIR GARMENTS HERE FOR MORE THAN 3o DAYS WILL BE DISPOSED OF."

Sign on motorway garage: "PLEASE DO NOT SMOKE NEAR OUR PETROL PUMPS... YOUR LIFE MAY NOT BE WORTH MUCH, BUT OUR PETROL IS."

Notice in health food shop window: "CLOSED DUE TO ILLNESS."

Yes I know what you mean....I just asked because an engine on the coast is... how will I put it... has more corrosion, than an engine in the desert...for example...

Where abouts was the engine stored... Ie, near the coast, or more inland?, is it humid or dry?.... reason i ask is because if it's near the coast(a lot more humid), you've got more moisture in the air, therefor making it more prone to corrosion... thats what I've found with vehicle engines anyway.

Cheers,

G'day Rocko, just looked on ebay and they have a wireless camera there for around the $110 mark...cheap enough just for an experiment I reckon, to see how effective it really would be...here's the link to one of them..*NEW* 3.5" LCD WIRELESS REVERSING CAMERA- NIGHT VISION - eBay Other Car Audio, Video, Audio, Video, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 07-Nov-08 21:33:00 AEDST)

Cheers,

You did know that golf is no longer a rich man's sport.... Because there are millions of poor players...:big_grin:

And G O L F, stands for... "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden":confused::confused:

40mm the other night....... Sorry...just can't get over it....:big_grin::big_grin:

He said that there is work in the bush(!?) where CPL guys will go and get their hours up.

Might be a silly question, but has anyone fitted one of those reversing cameras so commonly used in cars today, to the front of their aircraft, to help with this? They're pretty cheap now, light, and use little power. This ones from Jaycar...$199

Jaycar Electronics

 

Had wondered if this might help some. Not a perfect solution, but...if it works in bulky 4x4's ;)

And people say it's impossible to make quick fast cash...:confused:

If you head west about 400clicks, it's the lovely dry heat:hug:..."you've got to put the end of a water bottle right in the mouth, otherwise it evaporates before it hits the spot"...that sort of DRY heat...:big_grin::big_grin:

By the way, we had 40mm of rain the other night, first time for??? Oh, gee I've forgotten...i_dunno... it was Just B E A UTIFULL stuff:clap::thumb_up::thumb_up:

Cheers,

from the above posts it sounds like a very disorganised management.

If it all went rosy, we'd have nothing to talk about:thumb_up::thumb_up:

It's a pretty good silhouette:thumb_up:

Yeah, what is it with this industry: why is it so hard to find this stuff out? Airports are businesses, yet they do an extremely poor job at marketing themselves. Even if they have a reasonable website, they will never list any pricing.Last year there was the classic aircraft fly-in at Parafield which drew quite a crowd. So you have a lot of people interested in aviation in one place, most of whom don't think they could ever learn or afford to fly. So how many of the schools located at the airfield had a stand with information or offering on-the-spot TIFs? That's right, not a single one!

 

And folks wonder why private aviation is in decline despite the general population becoming more affluent and thrill-seeking...

I wonder if you'd be aloud to land on the roads in one.....