The Never Ending Story

[Captain]

49 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

They are made in Greece by Di who churns them out at a place called Hedra Lower, in the mountain country next to Delphi

The above enlightening post by Turbs inspired your Captain to spend a few days researching Greek aviation successes in detail (a thesis is now being written to add to The Skipper's extensive number of PhDs) and he has only now realised that the Wright brothers were actually Greek .................., who's christian names (they were actually Greek Orthodox names) were Vassillis and Con.

 

It is also little known that this is the reason why there are so many Greeks (95%) working within CASA, after the collapse of the Victorian taxi industry. As you would all nodoubt know, CASA is a Greek word meaning "Home".

Edited April 20, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

........use the “pound of flesh” precedent, and he knew then that he would be safe.

He hadn’t counted on Mavis, who had been on a long quarantine (she had contact with everyone) and was........

[Captain]

3 hours ago, turboplanner said:

........use the “pound of flesh” precedent, and he knew then that he would be safe.

He hadn’t counted on Mavis, who had been on a long quarantine (she had contact with everyone) and was........

.... exhausted yet still interested (as usual) in a quick .....

[turboplanner]

.....and nasty ............

[Captain]

2 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

.....and nasty ............

..... Grecian naked .....

[turboplanner]

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........fisherman, even if he had just cleaned out the boat. And there was such a man in the Port of.......

[Captain]

11 hours ago, turboplanner said:

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........fisherman, even if he had just cleaned out the boat. And there was such a man in the Port of.......

...... Fremantle named ένα κομμάτι (or μία ρίζα as his mates call him).

 

This Greek connection in Freo, and their domination of CASA, meant .........

Edited April 20, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

...........that no questions would be asked and no one would be on duty for ramp inspections, and mavis was just about to run for the taxi when the Judge banged his gavel scaring the crap out of everyone in the Court Room, and ruled that a trip by Mavis to see a fisherman would not be acceptable as proof beyond doubt that Bull was a bull. He called for a Vet, and a few minutes later Dr Samatha Shorts walked in (that wasn't her surname but Turbo has forgotten it). "Do you know what a bull is?" questioned the Judge. Thinking it was a trick question, and of course with no idea who Bull was and how much depended on the Decision, she looked across the room straight at Bull, who fainted, and she said ........................."

[Captain]

57 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

she looked across the room straight at Bull, who fainted, and she said ........................."

........ "May I please put on these latex gloves and use these swabs and kleenex to do a detailed inspection of his equipment" as she put on bull's halter & testicle clamp ("That's the best way to get their attention" Dr Sam whispered .......... Dr Samantha was a senior partner with Turbine Veterinary Services Inc and they, like their founder and namesake, have a policy of always going the grope if the opportunity arises).

 

bull awoke to the ..........

Edited April 21, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

..........sound of clapping. 

Samantha had come through; Bull was given a "TURBINE BULL" badge, a bale of hay and a tin of Turbine Lice Killer, and as he gingerly shook off the clamps and stepped down off the podium, he heard the Judge saying "and I hope we don't see you here again Mr Bull.

Unfortunately Mavis met him at the door, and............

[onetrack]

.....said, "You won't need that bale of hay, you won't need that lice killer, and you're not going anywhere, Big Boy - until you've serviced me, with that equipment you're carrying".

 

Bull was terrified at the gleam in Mavis' eyes, and the way she blocked the door to freedom for him. He stepped back a little, mouth agape, as he considered what he could do. 

 

He could put his head down and just rush Mavis headlong - he could kick up his heels and just race off in another direction, looking for another open gate - or he could bellow his distress and hope........

[Captain]

.... that some brave soul (Salty or Planey (2avrefs) are such people) will .....

Edited April 21, 2021 by Captain

[bull]

step up to the plate for old mate Bull,[ who was now suffering a case of public exposure droop so was out of service.]Now Mavis had picked up on the conversation and bellowed...................

 

[Captain]

40 minutes ago, bull said:

step up to the plate for old mate Bull,[ who was now suffering a case of public exposure droop so was out of service.]Now Mavis had picked up on the conversation and bellowed...................

 

.... something about bull's bull-like equipment.

 

She was fascinated and asked "Do bull's really touch the ground? And does ......

Edited April 21, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

"..........Bull share some of their DNA?" but Bull artlfully dodged the question, and it's clear from the recent conversations that where there's smoke there's usually fire, but Mavis persisted and when Bull said he was going out to the airfield to fly his Jacka, she got confused and said she was coming with him. It all went well until he asked her to get into the little aircraft................

[Captain]

11 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

"..........Bull share some of their DNA?" but Bull artlfully dodged the question, and it's clear from the recent conversations that where there's smoke there's usually fire, but Mavis persisted and when Bull said he was going out to the airfield to fly his Jacka, she got confused and said she was coming with him. It all went well until he asked her to get into the little aircraft................

..... and she watched (in awe) as he had to lift, coil & tuck up his ......

Edited April 21, 2021 by Captain

[onetrack]

.....legs to be able to fit in the pilots seat, such were the cramped dimensions. Then Mavis realised that if she wanted to fly too (avref), she had to tuck herself right in behind bull, like a pillion passenger on a motorbike - but only much closer. She climbed in and positioned herself, and then found she could easily reach.......

[turboplanner]

.......the primary controls [avref]. She grabbed one in each hand and the aircraft shuddered.....

[Captain]

59 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

.......the primary controls [avref]. She grabbed one in each hand and the aircraft shuddered.....

...... then so did bull, as Mavis was inexperienced (as a pilot [avref]) and as many do, she held the primary control waaaayyy too tight (and with both hands too ........... which is a big compliment to our old mate bull).

 

bull thought about saying nothing & just going with the flow (which was imminent), but the lack of adequate blood circulation soon forced him to turn to Mavis, look her in the eye and say, with a pained expression, "............

Edited April 22, 2021 by Captain

[onetrack]

....you really need to ease up on your grip, it's making me wince, and making my eyes water, which is a bad thing for a pilot (avref), as he really needs to be able to see clearly all the time".

 

At that, Mavis eased up on her grip, and bull was very pleased at the result. It made for a more controllable response. He didn't mind as much at the pressure she gripped the primary controls with - but it was the way she seemed to delight in the differing response, as she eased the pressure on and off, that greatly concerned him.

 

He would need to address the grip and pressure issue more intensely, once they were back on the ground, but in the meantime a more pressing problem was arising.

In fact, it was rising out of all proportion to anything else, and threatened to......

[Captain]

11 minutes ago, onetrack said:

He would need to address the grip and pressure issue more intensely, once they were back on the ground, but in the meantime a more pressing problem was arising.

In fact, it was rising out of all proportion to anything else, and threatened to......

....... cool their ardour (which by that stage was almost overflowing), and that meant that they would both need to ..........

Edited April 22, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

.......ease back on the throttle and handle the stick [avref] with a bit more success if they were to have a successful landing.

The approach went well, but when Bull tried to do the round out, Mavis ..............................

[Captain]

18 hours ago, turboplanner said:

The approach went well, but when Bull tried to do the round out, Mavis ..............................

...... 's round .....

Edited April 23, 2021 by Captain

[turboplanner]

......rump and heavy weight had pushed the floor panel off, and the rump scraped the grass surface of the runway. Bull didn't realised she had suqashed the floor out and thought the swearing and yelling was due to ....................

[Captain]

10 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

Bull didn't realised she had suqashed the floor out and thought the swearing and yelling was due to ........

........ his lack of a competent Passenger Briefing (avref) ("Surely he should do more than just spend 15 minutes fiddling with the crutch strap on my 5 point harness? commented Mavis at the NTSB hearing) & his lack of attention to Mave's other needs, including her ...........

 

 

Sidenote - Turbo himself knew this ploy and had been sanctioned a number of times for taking 25 minutes, with an unhealthy smile on his dial, to adjust the crutch strap on the harness in his Speedcar.

Edited April 23, 2021 by Captain