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  1. RossK
    As a centre right kinda guy, what concerns me is the shift in both parties to the extremities. We don't seem to have any decent politicians who are centre left or centre right. The consequence of this is we see the vocal parts of our society mimicking our politicians, with no middle ground represented. You are either right or wrong depending on which side you are, none of your opinions can be considered as valid if you don't agree 100%.
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    That's confusing actually, as the ATSB report says the prototype had 340 hours flight time and it was the production version that crashed after 17 minutes. Doesn't say whether it was single or two seats though. "This aircraft was intended to be the production version of the "Stratos" aircraft. The prototype version had successfully flown some 340 hours. The production model incorporated significant changes made by the designer/pilot."
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    get yourself an early MX5, old british sports car dynamics, with japanese reliability, and one of the sweetest manual gearboxes you'll ever shift.
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    Fuel pump off helps with radio transmission apparently. Technically, turning base is the only call you're required to make, so if he was doing circuits that's all he would be making. But yes, he should have heard your joining call and either spotted you and made room, or called you and let you know where he was, so you could make room. I am aware of some pilots that think that as they are in the circuit, they have right of way, so the only call they need to make is turning base and the onus is on the joining pilots to see and avoid - similar to some guys I sail with who won't call starboard as the the onus is on the port tacker to see and avoid them. Neither is great when the give way person doesn't see them and a collision occurs. Both water and air are very unforgiving environments to have that attitude.
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    I've had a couple of incidents where another plane has reported position exactly where I am 😲. It really gets the adrenalin going. First was in the circuit when I was mid turn from crosswind to downwind, the local Jump plane called joining downwind 😬. A quick scan couldn't find him so I called him and reported my position. He replied that he was 500m off my left wing and slightly higher - got him, and he had me visual. He overtook me and turned base about 500m in front, those guys are always in a hurry. Second was on the VFR route from Kilmore to Sugarloaf. As I was abeam Yan Yean I reported that I was 2 miles abeam Yan Yean at 2500 tracking to sugarloaf. Within 10 seconds there was a call from a GA plane saying he was 2 miles abeam Yan Yean at 2500 tracking to sugarloaf. a quick scan found him about 1 mile further out and about 500ft higher. Not sure if he was trying to be annoying or not, as he was clearly not on the VFR route and in the 4500 class C step, or he just didn't really know where he was.
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    Agree, if the small minority of selfish people could just do the right thing for a couple of weeks, we'd be done with this by now.
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    Good to see someone got to commit aviation on my Birthday!
  8. RossK
    Already paid Draco
  9. RossK
    Having watched the Wasabi Test Vlogs on this Airframe and then some of the Raptor ones, this is un-surprising. Glad he is OK, looks to have done a better job than Dan Gryder !
  10. RossK
    Wax and grease remover from any paint shop. That's what i used.
  11. RossK
    I do actually agree with everything you've said. I posted that as an example of what we went through last year and that if the government has the resolve to do it, significant outbreaks can be overcome. I've been through a real lockdown, had my business suffer financially, retrenched staff, not seen my kids and grandkids for months. had my vaccinations. It all hurt - but I'm glad we've done it as the alternative is worse, in my opinion.
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    extract from an ABC article from last year on Victorias lockdown; As the city's first-ever widespread curfew came into effect at the weekend, 5 million people suddenly found themselves living in a dystopian novel. Police now patrol the streets with expanded powers, smashing the car windows of those who refuse to give their details. Pre-recorded government messages ring out over loudspeakers in empty train stations warning of the virus. Door-to-door checks are being carried out by police and Defence Force troops. And those caught on the streets between 8:00pm and 5:00am now need to carry government papers to prove they are allowed out.
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    Agree that contract tracing is pointless, no system can keep up with the potential 1000+ additional close contacts per day. But, this is beatable. Melbourne did it last year from a position of 600+ cases a day. I don't think people outside of Melbourne realise how strict the lockdown was, what NSW has done to date isn't even close. The Virus doesn't spread, people spread the virus. If you stop people from moving, you stop the spread. Simple. Waiting for herd immunity isn't the answer, it will take too long. Gladys needs to stop asking people to do the right thing, and demand that they do, and follow up with enforcement. If NSW had done a Melbourne style lockdown at the end of June, they would be out the other side by now. Tougher restrictions now will get this done by early September, but I don't think Gladys has the nerve to do it.
  14. RossK
    Boats pay Registration. Better Boating Victoria has lobbied the state government successfully for free parking at ramps and several ramp upgrades in regional VIC, using the argument that the registraion fees should go to boating facilities.
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    I bet that really affected them 🙄
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    But you do pay registration and fuel excise, and therefore pay for the roads and upkeep of such. In GA you don't pay registration or licence fees, so who funds airports? 99.5% of the population never visit local aerodromes, and you expect them to pay for them? I don't have a solution to aerodrome funding, but paying $10 to land somewhere doesn't seem unreasonable to me.
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    What is a project worth? As someone who has bought project cars and boats, this is how I value them; A = the cost of buying a similar car/boat/aircraft in servicable condition B= the cost of bringing the project to an equivalent serviceable condition C= Discount to make the project attractive D= project buy price D=A-B-C ie, by the time I've finished the project it has to have cost less than buying a serviceable equivalent. It's the Value of C that is up to individual buyers and sellers to negotiate
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    1 in a million is a really small number isn't it. Quite insignificant. So, in Australia, that equates to only 26 people. So, are we OK to ask 26 people to die by using the AZ vaccine. How would you feel if one of those 26 was your wife, son, daughter? I'm not an anti-vaxer, I'm all for pfizer, I've had my 2 doses. For those who have had AZ and are fine, great, i'm really happy for you. The more people who get vaccinated the better. But I don't think we should be pushing people to take a risk with AZ when there is a viable alternative. And people certainly shouldn't take advice on vaccines from this forum or from Politicians, speak to your GP.
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    I wonder if it's the adrenaline rush of what just happened, and being surrounded by your peers and wanting to talk to them about it.
  20. RossK
    Get in touch with Ben Morgan at AOPA. He's being helping a few regional airfields with similar issues.
  21. RossK
    Go to the Petition via this Clickable Link
  22. RossK
    Looks like the FAA are adressing this promptly LODA Experimental Instruction I think the key is the aircraft can't be hired out.
  23. RossK
    I like his pro tip of flying over the top of the power poles, don't have to look for the wires then. I'll remember that next time I'm doing a low level canyon run 😲 😬 🤐
  24. RossK
    Will the AG be looking into CASA's handling of the Bristell saga ? That would be interesting
  25. RossK
    The article is about Airframe Icing, not Carburettor Icing.
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