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    None of it is in any way your Fault Baz.. Do not stress. Nev
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    Ok you win. It does need some explaining. I think the biggest kick about it is telling people that YOU have done it. Well I intend to NEVER do it. . It's intended as a big insult to the One it has been applied to but it's not working. People can only be insulted by People THEY respect. I learnt that Years ago. Nev
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    My hearing Aids don't like Phone use either. In the 60s the C-172's just had a speaker and a Microphone. Nev
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    We had to get on with OUR lives. Your record is stuck. WE heard you the first time. Nev
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    Why would that bother ME at all? Why you chose to react is your choice. No one forces you to read it. But you Might actually get something good. Now that you know I didn't make out I was a Non Pilot, does that Help? Nev
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    Almost everyone has their OWN headset. Get what YOU need.. Don't leave it sitting around. Nev
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    Nice little Airline when it existed, Nev
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    It wasn't Polly Amorous was it? . Can you satisfy a widows wildest dreams? Nev
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    They wouldn't be doing it without a lot of Cost analysis. The newer Airbus makes it Possible. . You eliminate Landing charges and elapsed time turn around costs and climb fuel but have to carry greater amounts of fuel early on the flight, limiting pax and Payload but having more space in the Cabin for extra comfort. On the return Leg, diversion airports in Australia are more limiting than Europe. It's also easier on the airframe. Less time in the More Turbulent Lower levels and reduced gear, Brakes and flap work and one engine start at least eliminated. Fuel is cheapest in the ME, giving Airlines Operating out of there a constant advantage. Airlines Operate on slim Margins and high Cash flows. This means operating below capacity is risky. That's called a Load factor.. On any Route there will be a Cost Per seat Km, figure, I recall a figure I dug up some years ago was 38Cents AUD. That's on a shorter Internal Leg like Syd-Mel and allow for Inflation. Nev
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    Too Much BS and too much cost. It also doesn't fascinate People like it used to. People want more instant gratification with Less effort. Not How I would like it but what I fear it is. Nev
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    When I need your advice I will ask for it. You never let up do you? It's NOT funny. Nev
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    To the Pure in Mind, ALL things are Pure.. Nev
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    Turbs Likes it. That's fine. The"NEVER ending" has me bothered. I wasn't prepared to commit to that as I couldn't deliver. Nev
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    One night on a freight flight from Launceston to Hobart (Not that far) in a standing wave condition with a Lenticular cloud over the Central Tiers and the wind from the West, the Plane rose 3,000 feet with Power at idle and the speed at Vne..Air smooth as silk. It would not be like that in the daytime. Nev.
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    You can reflect on it. . How others see you is a Lot in their Hands. A pilot of some standing I knew once, said Everyone is Projecting their Image. That must be where I went wrong.. Nev
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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
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    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
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    Why Bring that up? Nev
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    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
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    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
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    I've pointed out many time that this IS a Public Forum, and Ian Funds it and OWNS it. Nev
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    SCARY. Nev
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    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
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    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
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    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
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