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The Vomit stinks. We had to hose out the Poor tiger Moth and my Friend had Pineapple for Breakfast. All in a days work. Well actually I was Just a PP then, thinking back. The old Aerodrome at District Park was very small. Some people from Bankstown had difficulty even landing there. Nev

People obviously missed my Joke (two above) I only ever had one Pupil/passenger Perk up. It was his first flight and was in an open cockpit Tiger Moth with No aeros Performed. He was a very accomplished Aeromodeller and RC Pilot. I let him do most of the Flying and Reckon he would have soled very easily, had he chosen to do more flying. He was also an excellent Mechanic. Nev

Why Bring that up? Nev

A fellow( Surname Flannigan) went though training on a Commonwealth scholarship at the same time I did at RNAC and he went Commercial + AG rating and I went the Instructor Path. He ended up flying a CERES. (Converted Wirraway) spraying Cotton very low at Night. A patch of warm air put him into the ground and he cartwheeled, hitting his forehead on the Panel and severing his achilles tendon. He got over a Km from the Plane. He was quite a character and individualist and ended up running a Mental Home and did OK.. He went through Newcastle TECH High a Year Behind me. Another croppy I knew was Neil Simpson. Bit older with Avro's. Nev

You are Only Ab-initio Once. Do it thoroughly or your foundations are weak. There's no need to rush your first solo either. The "STRAIGHT and LEVEL" sequence has more in it than the title would Imply. Briefing and debriefing should be extensive. Talking while you are flying should only what is necessary for safety. UNDERSTANDING is Paramount. Know WHY things are Happening and it's so Much easier. If you not sure , don't be afraid to clarify it with your instructor. That's what HE's there for..It's HIS JOB, Enjoy the Learning Process. It's stimulating. Set your seat exactly where you want it , keep the seatbelt tight and have the airvent on and windscreen clean.. Nev

I've pointed out many time that this IS a Public Forum, and Ian Funds it and OWNS it. Nev

SCARY. Nev

Now you have the reason why People don't reply to my Posts. The Miscreants have now ALL self identified themselves( I'm NOT including Turbs. This will be the Kiss of death for you Probably. Sorry). Clearly these Bullies like Playing some kind of SICK Game at other's expense. It's time it stopped. Nev

Putting people on IGNORE is really the Most Pathetic action Possible. IS Telling me of it is supposed to bother Me? It doesn't! . Nor have I EVER Put anyone on an ignore list OR intend to. It's time a few People GREW up and behaved like adults. Don't shoot Me I'm only the Messenger. People must have the right to say "things" others don't always like or where ARE we? It should be Putting people in Boxes Indulging in personal insults rather than Tolerance and reason. Don't do things to others that you would like being done to you. How about WE give that a try? Disagreements are a normal Part of any Honest interaction. It'd be a boring World IF we all thought the same. It's HARD to get Much Idea of people on a website. IF you wouldn't say it to My face why say it at all? Nev That's my Name Is that a problem?. My avatar is Dusty Crop Hopper. A Disney Planes character who is a Misfit and looked down on but comes through. That's MY life and it's not been easy. Lots of others get things handed to them on a Plate and think their Poo doesn't smell. Nev

I will say what has unfortunately become necessary to say.. You are NO help and are Part of the Problem. . I'm Fair Dinkum. It will pass when It's sorted. Properly. Nev

Don't believe that BAZ. No one hates it more than I do but I'm considered fair game to say anything against., here. I'm not going anywhere. It's so easy to be anything on line. The $#!t above is just More of the same and Ignores what the Moderators have asked for and is a bit gutless on Moneyboxes part. I'm pretty sure HE wouldn't like getting what he is dishing out. None of them would. The comment above is uncalled for. Hang in. ASK me anything you feel like asking . Perhaps NOT on this forum as the way it's operating at the Moment it's a disgrace so I wont be able to say things I'd like to as it's likely to be Bagged. I'm the REAL McCoy. I check what I don't know and have a lot of Contacts to ask. Don't be Put off by the unpleasantness. It happens on Forums. I go back a fair way on this One. I was good Mates with Ian Baker before it began and still am. He's done a Lot for the Ultralight Movement and I went as his Proxy the meeting of RAAus where to my surprise and some disappointment found the the Permanent Staff in the Office regarded the Delegates as a nuisance. That was when a red-wine Loving ex CASA notable took over thinking it would be a feather in his Cap in His semi-Retired Lifestyle in Canberra. Nev

I'm Usually a Person of not many words. Lately with my hand problems. . It take s a lot of extra care and time and corrections to get something here. Have also had some unexpected Deaths happen to People close and am Under a Lot of strain. I feel a great Need to clear up the view some have of me, but piling more of it on me doesn't make it any easier. I've run out of" just cop it Nev". or take a sip of the cool aid.. Nev Yeah, I don't like the Name either but I'm stuck with it Now I reckon.

Mud thrown is ground lost and that's exactly what you are doing. I didn't List Myself as a Non Pilot and perhaps erroneously believed it would be obvious to anyone with 1/2 a brain that I wasn't a NON Pilot. I wouldn't know how to change it but I think bringing it UP which quite a few have done is a bit below the Belt. I've been called a CASA Hater( Not true) I've known more CASA pilots than anyone here and a Rotax hater Not Tue either but they ARE expensive and should be good. I'm equally critical of plenty of other engines, but that FACT is not noticed . I've also done 4 years of tertiary psychology too. I detest Snobs and Posers. I never wore my uniform anywhere but to Work and IF I was overnighting at a pub, I left the Plane after everybody else with my Epaulettes off. I also have had a Lot to do with engines all my life and it's fascination with Piston engines that Most attracted me to real aeroplanes after about 11 years of Control Line and Free flight Models. My family was POOR but I didn't realise it. We always had a roof over our Head. When I started to fly It was never Mentioned at all. I sold Newspapers and reconditioned engines two week nights and all the weekends when I was doing my Last 2 Years at High school . Army camps at Singleton on officers Pay all went into Flying lessons. When I started working for TAA, it was the first Time I'd received money for any flying I did. At age 25 I was considered almost too OLD to be employed but my UNI qualifications made my application more acceptable., Particularly with ANSETT who Kept on offering me a Job, which I probably should have accepted but out of a Misguided sense of Loyalty, did not.. I've NEVER considered Myself superior by being an Airline Pilot but it's Not a thing that Just Happens. I worked for it and I'm Proud to have done it and survived some very critical events.and thought by coming here I might be able to give a Bit of the cost that was spent on my training which would amount to some Millions as it would for others of the Period, back to the system and future Pilots of all kinds. If I helped only a few it would be worth it especially On SAFETY. Yeah BORING I know. Would I advise Young People to Be Airline Pilot's? Probably Not. It's pretty uncertain and you need realistically to have another possible option up your sleeve. Management resents having toPay you and is Jealous that you enjoy your Job. Wives don't like to be with out of Work people . They NEED security. I've seen it happen. Nev

What is Offensive about that?? I can't say anything here without being condemned. I did OWN a Vineyard for About 10 Years and Have a Nationally Acccredited Qualifications to Manage a Vineyard. I also Inherited a six cylinder Cortina with the farm that I Got running and the Kids used to tear around in the Mud for Fun. Unfortunately there's a lot of saliniity Involved with Irrigation and any cars used that way Rust out very quickly, and become worthless. I've also owned 3 Planes. Nev

Unreliable older cars are of little use on Farms because they have to be Maintained and Have little traction when the Place is wet. Quad Bikes have taken over as well, with the tractor with trailers as it always was. Planes need regular inspection more carefully performed than Many other things do. Nev

Who are you alleging is Bagging-out 2 strokes? It's certainly NOT me. I've also never had a failure with 2 strokes either because I know how to treat them, but a Lot of People just don't like them. It's accepted their Power to weight ratio is hard to Beat. I recall giving a Pre arranged Lecture to some Airline Pilots about the virtues of what AUF/RAAus has to offer and was booded and ridiculed, even while I was speaking. Rude Eh? for making the effort which I'd researched and was then an RAAus Instructor at Lethbridge. Oh well I tried, at least. But I stopped going to their Dinners. There WERE some good Guest Speakers though. Nev

Where are these Made up FACT you speak of?. Most of what I write is accepted Good Gen On Aircraft Nev (Called the resident leftie, amongst other derisive things.)

There's other than Briggs Too Jack, on ride on Lawnmowers.. The Motor in the New single seat all metal monoplane is on the Mark. Vee twins have the advantage of not having two pistons stopped at the same time,so less torsional vibration issues and a much shorter stiffer crankshaft .Nev

T510. You are still at it .My stuff is based on facts and I recognise and acknowledge them when they are there.. You chose to ATTACK me from your first days here because you thought I needed cutting down to size. You came straight out guns blazing ant attacked EVERY aspect of me you could find. Go back and read it and republish it or stop your incessant attacks. Why would I not try to DEFEND myself from People such as you. I value My reputation. YOU are intent on destroying it.. Nev

I'm VERY MUCH for such craft and there may be some AREAS OF ACTIVITY. But it's NOT what it was wayback is all I'm pointing out and somehow that developed into another $#!t fight where I'm being made out to be the Problem. Nev

You have never said one good word about any of My Posts, T510 and ATTACKED Me Unmercifully from your first Posts Here, So you are a hypocrite. . Lots of People have Lamented the Reduced activity of the More basic types. But somehow, if I dare to comment there is a predictable Pile On by the easily Self-identifing usuals. T510,YOU would be close to the top of that Pile. THAT IS a Fact. Nev

I'm not cranky and I'm NOT wrong either. That question is like "Have you stopped beating your wife". I just want FACTS so don't assume it's MY problem. I've been to Natfly and Holbrook plenty of times and flew and instructed in plenty of 2 stroke Powered aircraft and rebuilt Many two stroke engines, including Rotax. I first flew a Thruster at Mangalore Airshow in 1986 with Plenty of onlookers with my flight the day prior being PIC of a B727 which is a bit different.. Nev

You are Just listing types that used to be flying and haven't answered directly anything I've said . What's the wtf also.? Surely that's not acceptable in a discussion on Ian's Forum? Nev

There's an ID plate on each one. Nev

You've done nothing wrong Baz. Nev