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  1. johnm
    I read somewhere they were originally taildraggers and at runway speed pilots used to hit the brakes to get the tail up .......... for a better takeoff angle of attack ? ................. solved that by tricycle undercarriage
  2. johnm
    very futuristic .............. but you can't play rock in roll without a primitive motor .............. how do you stop the rear of your jeans disappearing under extreme acceleration ?
  3. johnm
    I^d settle for 4% of his money .......... he^s probably a plumber - great toys though
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    I've heard of 2 experienced ag pilots that lined up a DHC2 beaver for takeoff ................ after heavy maintenance ailerons worked perfectly ..................... but rigged in reverse sense engineers and pilots never tweaked plane was rolled up in a ball just after takeoff - 1 pilot OK - 1 pilot lucky to survive
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    this is no doubt a pretty big deal for Sydney can the sydneyites let us know the good, bad and the ..................... - commercial property would be high value close - flight paths not known - effecting values ? - etc
  6. johnm
    .............. and this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations; and then shall the end come and so did Dick
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    This quote is from the ^cockpit safety advice^ part .......... cynics could ridicule this statement ........ how could a medical determine if a pilot in that position, discover they wanted to commit cockpit hari kari ? Surely any person scheming such a thing would disguise that idea ?
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    ................. sounds like normal neighbourly social interaction
  9. johnm
    ....... you mean you want to physically buy this ?
  10. johnm
    .............. BUT, that would n't benefit you Old K - the airline will surely make a dollar out of it ....... the seat size would remain the same .......... how does someone else's penalty satisfy a fellow traveller Maybe an airline has an obligation to provide 6 bigger seats per flight - for the portly flyers
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    ................. what about all them low wings without struts Turbo ?
  12. johnm
    very entertaining .................... be good to hear from pilot what actually happened (maybe some brake fade before he went to grass)
  13. johnm
    the safety system would not be a person pushing a button to save the lives of the joy riders I'm curious to know what the overall design safety system was supposed to be - there would have to be that basic overall fundamental thing ................ would n't there be ?
  14. johnm
    if you do a 'touch and go' at one of these aviation cash .................. I presume there is no fee payable ?
  15. johnm
    yes ......... beer and motorbikes do cause headlines I think stupidity becomes more sophisticated ? as you get older ........ so you never quiet escape every statute 'stupid is as stupid does' (F Gump)
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    beer and motorbikes after many beers me and mate were off down the country road - he overtook me at some pace he did not realise he was approaching a T intersection (he was the visitor) - could n't stop - through the T and fortunately up a driveway. At this point he had 2 choices - still going fast ................. go into a garage or lay the bike down on a gravel driveway bike was bent but driveable, so he limped home - a dangerous laugh all the same (going through the T)
  17. johnm
    and ..................... road signage on the side of a road warning of danger up the road a bit ............. the road signs themselves restricting the road ................ and being a danger themselves
  18. johnm
    ................ and striking colour and contrast too
  19. johnm
    Could it be that the design of the ride was not safe when a failure occured ........... it was not failsafe Could it be the ride did not have a redundancy - training is one thing but if a trained person had to push a button to stop 4 people being killed ............ that seems to me to be deficient design
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    ppphhff - a 1 or 2 $ billion blowout - nothing - they are just warming the public to handle the real BIG number ......... lets wait for the real blowout cost
  21. johnm
    drats ............... go to youtube - type in 'xp82 mustang' ............ an xp82 lives again
  22. johnm
    yyeeeaaaahhhhh BUT remember we are only on a 45.6 hour week .............. kiwis got to be on a 52.54 hour week - shirley
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    you can get a quote .................... from kiwi rocketers ............... launch pad mahia; nz bex Rocket Lab | Space is now open for business | Rocket Lab
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    .............. if you have not seen this ! - have not found flight video though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6SqgELXzoA
  25. johnm
    the usa defense budget seems to be $ 800 billion for their 2018 year - $ 2.2 billion per day assuming a billion is a 1000 million = $ 91 million per hour ! you could deal with lots of reds or buy lots of beds for that (not to mention the needy, hungry and homeless)
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