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    Alan Joyce is stepping down as CEO of Qantas https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/vanessa-hudson-to-succeed-alan-joyce-as-qantas-ceo-20230502-p5d4tg.html
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    The government confirmed that there was no Terminal already built, and that there was no penalty fees they would need to pay citylink (the toll road to the airport) funnily enough they confirmed that originally there was one - but it was taken out as part of the tunnel agreements
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    I believe it was earlier then that, wasnt that one of the main selling features of the colt handguns. could mix and match parts, important for military use but in our factory the machinist are in short supply. generational issue, lots of older workforce at retirement age. And there isn't a supply of young trained individuals to replace them. which isn't a surprise, its a trade with apprenticeship. but doesn't have the plumber/sparky/builder wage when you complete it, ours are mostly father/son teams. where the attraction is legacy and job security. (the guy I took over from in internal sales was here 40 years) - this also fly's in the face of my generation, where its easier to move jobs, then get a raise at the moment a lot of places are shutting the doors as the owner/operator retires and he cant find anyone to sell to, to take over the operation
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    We have a CNC machine with robot arm at my work, runs through the weekend and overnight. investment was made as they couldn't get qualified machinists to work at those hours. wasn't a wage issue - had to have the production regardless.
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    Used to have one of these sitting behind the seat in my MX5, otherwise condensation was a PITA we use this stuff on Jet-ski's to stop the corrosion when sitting
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    true, but the Harleys are known for the low stressed air cooled engines - seen as using old technology, though the Ducati's I worked with were mostly water cooled performance oriented - using the newest technology. thought it was a good comparison to the aircraft engine options Id expect a jap bike to get at the minimum double the life - though they rarely see high mileage. seeing anything with over 100k Kms is rare. people just don't keep them that long. or see the value in maintenance. I have heard the legends of 500K km+ bikes in the 80's/90's when motorcycle couriers were still a thing. which does ask the question, outside of flying clubs, farm use and flight schools. how many privately owned jabirus for example have 300+ hours?
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    Interesting to see the engine life, for comparison sake. a Sea-doo jet-ski (rotax powered) is built to last about 10 years, used for around 30-50 hours a year. so expected engine life is only 300-500 hours. Ducati from my experience was expected to get to 90k Kms before pistons need replacing, Harley Davidson was 90k Kms before the crank needed replacing. so lets say, the average speed is 80km/h (highway driving). then thats about 1125 hours.
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    was more to do with the marketing and way they sell the products. but my experience is with the powersports market. not uncommon for engines to have year on year performance gains. simply from different mapping of the ECU. of course there is always new materials and changes to the internals. with different piston, camshaft and crank design. (sometimes the engines are making the same power or slightly less then previously, but actually improved figures. as new emission's regulations cost HP) I assume the same evolutionary gains they find in the aircraft market can just be sold as the next model up. what a great business model selling engines by power rating. At some point the question is how much power can the cases take?
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    true.... but this is Rotax the same people who have a 60HP and a 90HP engine in the seadoo spark jetski they call the (900 ace). the difference between the two engine options... a simple ECU flash
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    my last motorcycle accident, I cant remember the impact. But I remember locking up the rear wheel and making the decision to leave it locked instead of letting go and re-applying the brakes. I also remember seeing and knowing that I was going to impact with the trucks rear wheel hub.
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    Golf the only sport I know, where the whole point of it. is to play the least amount possible
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    yes.... the sea-doo use a 4 cylinder intercooled, with heat exchanger (with supercharger option) the can-am a 3 cylinder or v-twin, the Aprilia and Buell engines they manufactured were V-twin's very different engine architecture, they don't even share oil filters. I imagine the horizontally aircraft engine are even more different again
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    BRP own Rotax, BRP also own can-am, sea-doo, ski-doo but its a bit like Kawasaki manufacture motorcycles, as well as ships and aircraft. reality is the divisions are mostly separate just sharing a name.
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    no go-around when its an engine failure
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    yeah, cost is a huge factor. I'm 31, and haven't flown in 3 months due to rise in cost of living. doing tail wheel endorsement. which I was aiming to fly every 2 weeks ( and mostly achieved last year) at $300 for an hour, I need to dedicate $150 a week on a $1000 salary - means 15% of my earnings flying every 2 weeks I reckon doubles the time it takes to get the certification - but constricted by financial means. pretty hard to justify that with my mortgage repayments increasing almost 40% in 12 months flying is not a young mans game. imagine if I had a wife or children not hard to see why it has the reputation as an older gentleman's pursuit Funnily enough I remember training at Lilydale and you would see all the young teen boys being dropped off by the parents, with the girls in horse gear to go riding. seemed to be a common theme as the equivalent "male hobby"
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    do K&N do a filter (I assume so, most are standard sizes) its all we used to use on motorcycles when the OEM wasn't available. plus they have a hex nut on the end. pre-drilled for lock-wiring, and easier then finding the correct size filter tool
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    Mike Patey FTW! Looks like red-bull brought in the big guns after the plane to plane stunt. I hope this leads to future collaborations, would make a great partnership
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    I blame the death of the Encyclopedia, it used to be as simple as whatever was written in the Encyclopedia (especially Britannica) was held as fact if we didn't know, we would just say that and move on. you wouldn't accept that what the guy at the local pub said was correct. unless you knew he was an expert in that field now its google, and whatever answer feels right. (multiple answers because any idiot can post the opinion) because your truth is more important then, the truth and never forget everyone wants to feel special, everyone wants to feel like they know more then the average person. or have some hidden truth or answer
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    I trust them to do a better job on my stuff, then what they do on their own🤣 ive worked with enough mechanics - definitely a different standard for paid customer work, then the bodgy "still works" on our own stuff
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    there is a lot of "easter egg" painting in certain positions. I know one of the thunderbirds had a traditionally black tail. as it flew in the back, with the rudder in the exhaust of the lead jet - was easier then cleaning the soot off when flying F4 phantoms think the blue angels opposing solo has his numbers upside down too
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    been a trend on tik-tok for a while, that they film themselves when stopped by police, as if its some injustice. They soon find the registration plates and their license when they realize just how much trouble they can be in.
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    My understanding is that this was the case here, they both flew the same flight path. problem is that they are operating from two different pads, 200m away from each other. the crossover occurred in that 200m space between the pads.
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    just finished reading the report, this was my takeaway: how much importance was put on the ground crew information relayed to the pilots? I didnt quote it but further in the report it talks about them instructing the pilots via hand signals on the length of the flight.
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    was talking with a friend on the weekend of the number of aircraft I have had, turn in-front of my path while I'm in the circuit at the airfield I fly from. one taking off with no radio calls. and the difficulty I have in keeping situational awareness..... this friend of mine instructs with Asian airlines students. He then let slip that the operation he is with have banned it as a destination for training flights - (still allow personal hire and fly there) for the same reasons I have difficulties with. I wonder if its a similar situation here, how many other operators avoid the area these helicopters operated for similar reasons. how many of us take note of jump planes and their frequent cycles... then look at the tempo of these 5 minute flights, from effectively 6(?) active runways
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    WB-57F there is 3 operated by NASA, I think they look like something out of star-wars with the bigger engines.
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