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    ruffly - specific gravities: fuel - 0.7 water - 1 steel - 7.85 gold - 19
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    not so B by Baz ................. its encouraged some entertaing posts about what you can do with a pilots license * as innocent as it was - thanks * or perhaps ........... what you should not say about a license * we all look forward to your next post * 🙂
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    last comment on this directed to you fh I am not responsible for any 'bad' remark about airline pilots - it was Mr F18 Tucker's statement - you can be incensed (I understand that and agree with your position (not that I have to state this !)) but point your finger elsewhere please. Perhaps even MR F18 Tucker now regrets that crass statement .......... the rest of the book might deliver on this Thanks BBoy Stupilot and fh for what you write. (and shall continue to) My understanding is commercial pilots are generally humble persons and think their adventures are nothing more than a normal life. My old man was a commercial pilot and really now wish he wrote his commercial life down. we did suggest it but modesty surely gets in the way - maybe also the scrutiny / pressure of peers I have his logs but not the 2000 ? hours he did in tiger moths, dungbusting - that log disappeared at his funeral (or got way layed) (his funeral that I did not attend). The earliest mention of me and my twin brudda in those logs was aged 3 when we went for a couple of laps around the the district in a DHC2 beaver - I guess it was 2 of us strapped in the front seat - a lovely old bird that still survives today
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    correction fh - I have 'quoted' a disparaging remark ............ in the interests of us all hearing different opinions - that's happening - that's good that's why I made the comment 'all respect to airline pilots' - figured you would bite to me the discussion is the important part how a life is lived as a commercial pilot intersts me and probably all us wannabees
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    the book, the words, the photo's and quote (page 1) look genuine (CT4, nomad & F18) to me and they fit my context of reality FH - I'll continue to post in this thread with any other pearlers. The book is entertaining and an easy read - I'm 20% into it so I am assuming its all in context. What you can do with a pilots license can have it's disadvantages ............... another viewpoint - relevant to the thread SJMBS_KM_C226073122330.pdf
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    ............. I suspect a fair portion of us (not all of us) - what job you do, to earn your crust, is accidental a book I am reading states 'most fighter pilots (ex RAAF) detest their airline jobs as they become enslaved to their wallets' all respect to airline pilots - airline work seems to be: - a status ? - big money wage because of seniority ......... counting for not much is you start with another airline - a skill set that does not transfer easily to other occupations - apart from the basic, joy of flight
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    its a license to fly - no more or less ................. if you can find something convenient to fly
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    Yes ............ K C
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    ............ be interesting to know when the pilot 'confessed' to the instructor about when the fuel was turned off ? * before / after landing * before / after data
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    300 - 100 = 200 ............. what would be the designed payload ? (apart from the pilot)
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    hello Baz You do meet people from time to time that did not 'get it' when coming to flying (instructors no doubt meet them more). Main thing is flying is a detachment from things normal - its great fun - and its a learning thing of things unknown. ................. I recommend you jump in a plane and do / pay 2 or 3 hours of lessons - you'll know from that, or have an idea if you'll fit into 'the slot' Also if you know someone that flies - ask & go for a fly with them - that way there is no learing / instructor obligation - just the fun of it (learning and instruction is / are fun - just a different sort of fun (should be))
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    @ 0.07 a brisk downwind ........... also in the scheme of things
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    found it - 'aint seen it
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    at time 1.54 ............... whats that on left wing trailing edge ............................... does not match the other wing / difference
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    not taking anything away from the skill of the flying - a demonstration of skill ? .......... and no offense to the poster but ............ a lot of this stuff on UTube (or whatever) is contrived - at 0.37 the pilot has paper, a pen and a tape measure ................ no less ................ a mathematical calculation to determine (please fill in blanks) Contrived describes something artificial, forced, or unnatural, often appearing carefully planned rather than spontaneous or genuine. It usually implies a negative, disapproving, or "fake" quality in plots, excuses, or situations. Synonyms include artificial, forced, stilted, unnatural, engineered, and affected
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    the landing strip is at carriage 9 I can't see any reson why some live music - quartet / orchestral perjhaps folk - could not be undertaken at carriage 3 or 4 - maybe also deancing bears at carriage 5 it would be just as relevant
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    page 23 - rupert red two - autobigraphy of pilot jack broughton 1940 WW2 ............ and Churchill was aluding to the US army that they might not be ready for any future military conflict - the us army tried to counter such allegations and to generate the image of strength; in a highly publisized military exercise in Louisiana between ill trained blue and red forces - one unwanted outcome was concerned a GI from the red force raising a broomstick to simulate a rifle - pointing at a blue GI and shouting 'bang you are dead' - The blue Gi's reply was 'No i'm not - I'm a tank'
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    says as a member - dual $ 200 / hour plus $ 10 landding fee 🙂 ................
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    great opportunity there Skip to quote the hourly rate (dual & solo) - 3 aircraft - simple planes - lots of people - rate ?
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    there is also this system .............. (don't think it is AI ?)
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    interesting ................ 1st time I have heard of a 'triple control' M.28 Mark III: Three seat trainer with triple controls for two students and one instructor, powered by 150 hp Cirrus Major 3 and with revised wing section. One built (PW937).
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    ............... start of a good idea - theres money involved here ............ so there's going to be some rorting - you could put lots of other things in this category to - imagine the whole neighbourhood going to the supermarket in the falcon with a trailer on the back ......... sound like fun to me - imagine having a depot -m where you wait for a car to take you to your advertised destination - imagine hitching a ride with a pollie when they jet overseas to France - etc
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    yes - OK - Takeoff - and read back instruction - mentioned in this one
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