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    Yup - we got our last lot from Peter MacLean at Yarrawonga.....
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    Running Hot

    Neil_S replied to Keith W's topic in Skyfox/Gazelle

    Hi, Best check with Floods for the best method, I would think..... Cheers Neil
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    Great videos - very enjoyable.... Neil
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    AVPlan on an iPad Mini on a kneeboard works for me. No problems seeing the display in the Gazelle cockpit....
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    Gday

    Neil_S replied to Roscoe's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hi Roscoe & ! Tell us a bit about yourself, eg where do you fly from? How long have you been flying etc Sorry - can't help wrt the Jabiru as I have no experience of Jabs.... Cheers, Neil
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    Hi all

    Neil_S replied to Ralph's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hi Ralph, Welcome to the site, and Happy New Year to you! Please tell us some more about your flying - eg where you fly from etc, and I would like to see a picture of that ultralight beaver (hhhmmm - it's good this is not a dodgy website, or that might sound rather bad....) Cheers Neil
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    Hi Bruce, As you imply - dropping weird names like this into the conversation is an opportunity to maintain/reinforce an air of mystique for pilots! All too often in this age of high tech gizmos it is the youngsters who drop weird acronyms into the conversation to confuse us oldies - these names are a rare opportunity for us to get our own back! Cheers Neil
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    Cool video. Thanks. Interesting to see the wingtip vortices at the end.....
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    Excellent stuff! Thanks for posting Neil
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    Are you sure you weren't on one of those "other" sort of web sites ? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Maj, Just the sort of day recreational flying is all about! I am just a bit green with envy.....Interesting pix too. (....and that V16 is mental!!) Cheers Neil
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    Excellent video - thanks for posting!
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    Yes - some really good aerial scenes in that one....
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    LOL - hope she wasn't a nervous flier....
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    Excellent article - thanks for posting, rgmwa. Good to see they have young apprentices, not just old farts, working on them to keep the skills going. Cheers Neil
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    Hi Ian, Glad to hear you have found a job, mate. All the best with it. Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Mark, Welcome! Hope you don't actually get that much thunder in Thunder Bay as I wouldn't really like to fly in such weather. Keep us informed of your progress. I would love to visit Canada again (have done so a couple of times over the years), lovely country. Cheers Neil
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    Hi Marc, Well done! I don't think the order is important - I always go back and re-read stuff at least once anyway. There always seems to be material at the end you needed to know at the beginning, so reading twice is good as the stuff at the beginning will now make more sense..... Cheers Neil
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    I am sure you will be back flying in no time. Let us know how you go! Cheers Neil
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    Hmmm....never seen a paper map overheat and fail, or run out of power, or crash for no apparent reason......but having worked in IT for nearly 40 years I have seen ALL types of IT equipment fail......I was at a fly-in one time when a pilot told me about how his two identical, supposedly totally independent, glass panels failed at the same time. Perhaps due to the same, identical bug... I would always have a map handy. Cheers Neil
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    Really cool!
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    ....an instructor? Sorry....just being facetious..... In my case, being vertically challenged, a cushion and/or properly-adjusted seating position so you feel comfortable handling the controls at all times. I would also add pre-flight preparation as being an essential cockpit tool. Read up on the theory of each aspect you are going to cover prior to each lesson. Hope it all goes well - keep us informed of your progress! Cheers, Neil
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    Hi Kaz, Yes - I certainly remember the same, and rubber band powered balsa wood planes too. Also we all know planes can fly upside down, so IMO (unscientific as that may be) the curve more determines the smoothness of the flow of air and where it breaks down relative to the AofA thus assisting the lift, rather than actually providing lift. I could be entirely wrong, but while my plane continues to fly I don't really care...... Cheers, Neil
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    Nice video! Not so sure about the Village People soundtrack......
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    Hi Kaz, A really interesting read - I especially like those old photos.....thanks for posting. Cheers, Neil
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