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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

You Posted it digger, so you own it.. You didn't Preface it either. I don't find critiquing it Pleasant either, but Some Mud always sticks. Nev

I used to see them but now I don't, but they are still there. OK Got it. You ARE pulling my leg aren't you? Nev

Nothing like it used to be. How many in a heap? Where would you go the train on one these days? A lot used to fly to Narromine. Nev

YOU are responsible for what YOU choose to Post and I'm certainly Prepared to stand by how I have replied. It's not a Matter of BITING, either. IN my experience it's NOT accurate. I'm compelled to undo the errors of that article to the best of my ability. I certainly would not put my name to such a derogatory view of our Airline Pilots. There's plenty of BS about them out there already without adding to it. IF you really are Interested ASK some of them. Airline Management doesn't like them. Pilots enjoy doing their Job. (Can't have that) Most Head Office People wouldn't KNOW what their Job entails. I allowed a couple of them to ride in the Jump seats Mel-Syd and the weather in Sydney was really rough with Hail , Turbulence etc which we had to carefully and actively dodge with Airborne Weather radar. On arrival One said, "Well you blokes DO have to earn your money sometimes, don't you?" It's a pity more of them don't see it. Way back most Airlines were Managed by Pilots. Now it's mostly Accountants. Nev

Bennyboy. I did say"won't necessarily"and you don't generally build up a lot of hours on an F18 or the like It's also about as different to Airline flying as you could get. Jet Airliners have not increased their cruise speeds for about 50 years. They are stuck at High subsonic. After airlines I instructed in RAAus, including Thrusters and Drifters and never scratched anything. Of Course there's great doubt around how a Airline person would cope with very basic aircraft so you're scrutinised for a While. Then lots of Owners wanted me to fly their plane and tell them what i thought of it. I Flew my own Citabria for a few years and had a Twin Comanche that ended up on Line and sent me broke, because of the Clown I entrusted with it. Nev

A top Gun F-18 Pilot won't necessarily be suited or Happy flying airlines. One chap my DC-4 course the was a croppy who did not make it. None of this actually Means much. One sample is not great proof of anything.. IF you Missed out on something you may have wished to do It's not uncommon to Make out you didn't want it anyhow because they all hate the job, or it's for Wankers who like wearing uniforms etc.. Over the years I would have known well over a thousand pilots and Yes there were a few who were a bit shaky but not THAT many. Taking in very high hours Pilots who have done a lot of solo Hours didn't work out so well either. They had often fallen into Habits that were a bit hard to change from and didn't adapt well.. The Airforce doesn't want people with another way of being trained either. We had Ex Army Airforce and ex Vietnam chopper pilots as well as Intake cadets and Aero club/ flying school $#1t Kickers & ex instructors such as me. When I commenced a Commonwelth gov't Commercial Plus Instructors rating scholarship course for which I had to do a DCA officers flight test where I had to agree to apply for a Job as a Pilot on completion . The demand for Airline Pilots was over and I had already resigned my Teaching job with the NSW Dept of Education, as they require a Ship load of Notice or they will dock your Pay. ( Lovely People to work for).. Eddy Connellan offered me a job on good terms. I got on well with Him and have a lot of respect for Him, but was not sure I'd get on so well with his offspring. At my TAA interview is Had my nose rubbed well and truly in the Cat$#!t by a Person (Director of Flight Operations) who assured Me they had plenty of pilots with more hours and other qualifications than I did which WAS UTTER bs, That was Thursday. By Friday I get a Message can I get Myself to Melbourne to BE on a DC 4 course the following WEDNESDAY.????? Nev

GMT Zulu) ELAPS and the stop watch function are what you will find most useful. Till you operate that way you won't know. You can fly a timed circuit, Overfly and do a procedure turn to Base/final and do holding timed patterns Time fuel tank changes, position reports etc. Time equates to distance when you have a groundspeed. Know what nautical miles you do in a minute. A clip on your Panel or Maybe Velcro will make using the Watch much easier. Watches on your wrist easily catch on things and a loose coat sleeve or glove will obscure it. Nev

You have to Look at Bang for your Bucks. (and weigh up all the BS that's inherent with flying these days). Nev

You've adequately demonstrated what selective Perception is and seem happy to disparage a whole group of highly Trained Professional People without hesitation. Top Guns don't make good Airline Pilots. I deal in FACTS and will defend their reputation from the attack you have made. Your Author is Probably cheesed off that He wasn't accepted. or that Job would not appeal to him because it not exciting enough. It's just ONE persons opinion, John and he's Trying to sell books NOW. By the way I'm fh (Lower case) Flying the Nomad is not a plus. It probably gave him PTSD. Nev

Not really Jack. Rotax 2stokes are Out of Production. I've never had a Failure but generally it's not a good record. People prefer 4 strokes, I reckon. Nev