Drifter makes emergency landing on Surfers Paradise beach

[Teckair]

True, unless you could arrange for it to have zero groundspeed. Nev

Mmm how do you do that? 30 or 40kt head wind?

 

 

[M61A1]

Aussies love snitching?Well, you guys tried your best & lost many of your best in Vietnam. So if any of you want to snitch, you go right ahead.

 

Plus I'm too old to give a crap. If you guys are anything like South Africans you're a fantastic bunch...and I think you are!

 

Happy New Year from Florida in what was the good ol' USA now the Socialist States of America.[ATTACH=full]53195[/ATTACH]

Ha Ha, here in Aus, you would need a special endorsement and permission from the regulator to be allowed to tow that banner...in fact the open line of the regs state that although banner towing ops have been carried out safely, we felt we should regulate it anyway.

 

 

[farri]

If we measure richness by our freedom to fly, I`m a filthy rich man!

 

These days I only fly off my own property! basically! I have my own sky to fly in and no problems with any authorities`! Well! I`m not $ filthy rich but I`ve been paying for the privilege of flying an Ultralight aircraft, for over 30 years!

 

Other than to continue sending me notices that my RA-Aus membership and aircraft rego is due and that the fee has again increased and is likely to continue increasing, the only authority that does anything for me, is me! But then! I guess I`m helping to keep some people in a job

 

The $ value probably doesn`t really matter to the $ rich.

 

Frank.

 

 

[red750]

Thanks for the tip Turbo but I kinda' figured that! :)

Hi Callahan, if you want your reply to appear below the quote, like this post, highlight the text you wish to reply to, and click on "Quote" in the dark grey box. Then, in the reply panel, click on the "Insert Quotes" button. The cursor will appear after the last /QUOTE in square brackets. Hit Enter twice to carriage return (to use an old expression), then start your reply. It will appear like this post.

 

 

[kgwilson]

Or just click reply, highlight the text of the message you don't want to quote, press delete & click post reply. Same result & simpler IMO.

 

 

[David Isaac]

Good plan except that it's surfers/broadbeach... at 5am it's packed with morning joggers/walkers

Yep, just get someone to keep 100m clear hard sand. A few good friends could do that, better than later when they are all sun baking.

 

 

[NinjaNate]

Yep, just get someone to keep 100m clear hard sand. A few good friends could do that, better than later when they are all sun baking.

Good point :)

 

 

[farri]

Not really bragging but I've been flying two illegal "ultralights" for 30 years .

As far as I`m concerned, legal doesn`t necessarily mean safe! There are plenty of legal Ultralights that have crashed and plenty illegal ones that haven't, the most important thing is that you`re still around after 30 years of flying them.

 

I'm 68. Not really an outlaw....

I`ll be 70 on new years day, not really an outlaw either, just don`t like or have much time for rules that don`t benefit what I do.

 

Frank,

 

 

[johnm]

...... drifter must have left the sands of surfers .... by now ?

 

....... anyone now how ?

 

 

[turboplanner]

...... drifter must have left the sands of surfers .... by now ?....... anyone now how ?

Believe it or not John, despite all the excited, indignant, inventive talk. The guy did the right thing; assessed the engine, assessed the undercarriage, broke it down, transported it off the beach soon enough for photos to be taken.

 

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Australians love snitching

Back to the more inventive banter...

Isn't the Australian parlance for snitch, "dob"? Why on earth would an Aussie use American parlance on an Aussie forum?

 

Anyhoot, as I recall during the first 30 years of my life, Aussies never dobbed... ever... You weren't Australian if you did..

 

 

[fly_tornado]

jeez you should see how the place has changed since howard ran it

 

 

[Keith Page]

Thanks for that. Shows you how quickly you get out of touch with reality. He should be fine then as long as the CASA a.. hole factor doesn’t kick in.

What is the Tech team at RAAus going to get up to? That is a concern as well.

KP

 

 

[spacesailor]

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[Head in the clouds]

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[Happyflyer]

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[Jerry_Atrick]

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[Jerry_Atrick]

jeez you should see how the place has changed since howard ran it

A mate of mine moved back to Brissie from here and labelled Aus, "Ausmerica"...

When I arrived in Melb a couple of weeks ago after a 8 years since my last visit, I understood what he meant. I cal it America without the guns (unless, I guess one goes to Keilor, apparently).

 

Having said that, have applied for a job down there.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

english language culture is pretty global now

 

 

[facthunter]

It's probably easier to settle in to a City. You don't have to know your neighbours. I personally prefer less traffic and drama, (and cost) . When you try the country IF you are not related to most of them you are a blow in. Your interests will decide who you mix with rather than the chance of getting on well with whoever happens to live next door. It can be a bit tribal wherever you go.. Ignore it unless they have guns. or conceiled bombs. Nev

 

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Cost less in the country? You are kidding? One earns less and the property rental is less (unless one wants something close to civilised). Despite being in an agri-belt, food was more expensive, petrol is more expensive and everything else costs much the same. That was my experience, anyway. After 6 months, moved to Melbourne and despite renting a house in South Yarra (long before the rental boom - we got the house $200/wk less than he wanted), we were much better off because cost of living was ever so slightly cheaper, but incomes were much better. Having said that, I preferred the rural location, though the missus wasn't quite so keen on it.

 

(I take the point, rents/cost of housing in Melb or other major cities these days much higher than rural).

 

You're right about finding people whom share the same interests though... I don't consider myself much of a ladies man (nor do the ladies), but one young-ish lass in the country town did ask if I was spoken for when she found out I was a private flyer - as she was also a pilot and couldn't find a lad that shared the same passion who was available. I was (and still am by the same person) spoken for.

 

 

[facthunter]

In the BUSH, You usually don't have to travel far to your work to start with. No Tolls or parking fees either.. or one hour+ a day each way. traffic jambs. More if there's a prang.. You can own a valueless bomb and still keep driving it. Diesel price doesn't vary much % wise as long as you aren't VERY remote.. You can actually live without owning a car in the City. IF that's possible it makes a BIG difference.. Nev

 

 

[Yenn]

You don't live in the city. You exist in the city and Live in the bush. Melbourne the most liveable city. I would hate to live there.

 

 

[Jerry_Atrick]

Melbourne being the most liveable city is a furphy. It is a title dreamed up my the Economist magazine for liveability by expat snr mgt/executive employees where at the very least, they are paid a premium to adjust for the cost of living or more usually have most of their living expenses directly paid for and then some for FBT/tax equalisation, etc. I can tell you from experience, London is more liveable the Melbourne for the average punter like me.

 

But it depends on your interpretation of living. For some people rural is living and city life is existing, for others, it is the opposite. And it would appear from the expression on random strangers faces that it is im about equal proprotion that they feel they are existing. Drug and crime problems are rife in both sets of civilisation (to use that as a possible measure of existence v living); the proportion may be different and the nature slightly different as well (e.g. rural locations generally are not places of terrorism because the impact is lower).

 

 

[red750]

I was born in the country. My father and grandfather had a dairy farm at Jindivick North, in Victoria, until the government acquired the valley to create a reservoir. I was 7 at the time. Here is a satellite view of the district. The + shows where my grandparent's house was located, and the X where my fathers house was.

 

 

Jindivick fits the dictionary definition of hamlet perfectly, a small settlement, generally one smaller than a village, and strictly one without a church. It's exactly the same now, over 65 years later.

 

This Google Streetview shows the area now, the end of the road. Horizontal arrow shows where granddads house was, vertical arrow Dad's, now under water.

 

 

Moved to the "big smoke" (Warragul) where I finished school (apart from 4 years in Deniliquin). On leaving school, I had to move to Melbourne to get a job. Also lived and worked in Sydney and Adelaide. I worked in a bank. I don't mind whether it's city or country, but the wife doesn't like going to the country, even for a weekend. Driving through many larger country towns, its hard to tell the difference from the city. Most have Macca's, KFC, Subway, Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, traffic lights and what not.

 

I know....thread drift.