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    Sure does, after a good vigorous exercise, my head aches afterwards. Maybe I should lube- being a trad guy- I might try Coarse Plus 50 weight.
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    Thanks for the great file. I suggest you place it in the forum labeled - Student Pilot and Further Learning. That will make it easy for others to find. Since you have a huge amount of low level experience, You are a old pilot not a bold one. Well done and a great resource for us all.
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    When it comes to Cleco's, it is a bit like having fuel on the ground, useless. YOU can never have too many cleco's, the more the better the alignment and easier the job gets. I also like the clamps- very useful. Also get many sets of the pliers, two is just a start. Especially as you will need a helper with some parts. Get as many as you can afford - a few hundred extra spent on the tools can make a big difference. They will last a lifetime of builds and you can always rent/borrow them out later. Do you have a good rivet gun and rivet sets for the solids? Do you have a hand rivet setter for solids? Do you have dimple sets for flush if needed? Do you have a pop rivet gun running on air? I once did about 1000 rivets by hand- never again. The better the tools available the better the end result can be, faster and with low fatigue/boredom/pain for the builder. Every single rivet should be perfect, practice and the right tools makes this easier. Every bad rivet is a chance to wreck the job when replacing it. And aircraft rivets are expensive as well. It is in my view a case of " tools maketh the man and man maketh the aircraft"
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    You lucky bastard- been able to have holidays! Damn rich bugger.
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    Quick Madeline, and do not forget the blue pills. And the tickler feathers- these English and into that I hear.
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    Or maybe for those with a Italian bent- The Pagano- a quasi Ferrari 500/Alfa Romeo of the 50's but with 80's Alfetta tech inside. So that means font/mid engine and a gearbox /transaxle in the rear. Perfect 50/50 weight balance. Suits Alfa 4 or glorious V6. No real modern features but who cares, this is 50's road racing porn. It could off course be upgraded to modern driveline if needed. weight is 750-800kg, performance exciting, and sexy as it comes. And lightweight wire wheels are available- for the finishing touch. No that is damn sexy.
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    So you want classic looks of the 50's- 60's and modern stuff as well? How about this- The Marlin Sportster It uses all BMW running gear as a kit car but can be factory built. It takes the entire running gear including suspension and brakes. This can inlcude the standard features of the BMW- anything feature wise- eg ABS, traction control, stability control and even blue tooth. The only thing that would be a problem is the 5 star ANCAP and air bags- but that is possible. The chassis is very strong. It will accept a BMW 4,6,8 or V12. This is nothing like a clubman it is substantially stronger and more refined and larger for real sized humans. They have been constantly upgraded and now accept the drivetrain of the BMW e39 5 series- on of the best drivers cars ever made. The E39 has fantastic handling and brakes for a big car- at almost 55% of the weight the Marlin performs like a supercar if needed. Can be built will aero screens or a full strong framed windscreen. Certainly a car I would love to build/own.
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    What like this Kestrel? Nice
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    Sure is Sexy. Hopefully this will bring back the beauty in car design- not damn brutalism or a half sucked lolly effect. Back to a bit of elegance in design- like the sexy 50-60s italian stuff. Like this Alfa Disco Volante, beautiful but lifted her skirt at speed- the design made too much lift at race speeds. The car was intended as a race car for Targa floria, Mille Migilia etc Besides the looks it was a tube spaceframe and alloy panels, more aircraft inspiration. If not for the lift at speed it would have been very fast.
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    What if car and aircraft design melded into something special. Not a flying car but using the best ideas from aircraft aerodynamics and blending that into car design. Anything that takes todays blandboxes and throws away the molds would be good. I love polished alloy- a personal fetish, but any type of suitable material is cool. Here are some fantastic pics of a concept design for the next generation of F1 cars. The new cars will be fully enclosed for much greater driver/pilot safety. The execution is beautiful to my eye, it has a very jet fighter look about it. Gone are all the weirdness of the current cars and something that now is Sex, Speed and Ground effect hugging, G slaping fun. There is so much to love about this design.
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    Re: Martin Shaw, Bloody cool bloke in my house. Fantastic in Inspector George Gently. Has also done some doco's on aircraft. See it on I-view (ABC) I love my Aunty
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    My current ride is a 1991 TDM 850 yamaha. This was the adventure bike original and the jap version of the Paris dakar racer. Gone are all big body work, twin headlights, instruments, panniers, racks- in fact anything non essential. Weight is now about 180kg and down to finally 172kg when finished. Now it is a real fun machine and runs rings around the SV650 in the shed. The extra weight loss will be a home made exhaust that ends under the motor- and will be fruity.
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    Some more
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    for your viewing pleasure some modded K series
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    For me- Tatts are as common as muck these days. Some say it makes them individual, NO, they were individuals before , now they are just part of a trendy tribe. But trends fade as do tatts. What makes me laugh the most is those that tatt their kids name and birthdate. What does that mean? Are they too dopey to remember their kids name and birthday? I am surprised some don't tatt their own name on the forehead- just in case they forget. The only tatt I would ever get, is one for my chest, when I get much older ( stop laughing you old buggers) and it will be DNR. ( Do Not Resuscitate).
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    Now, that sounds like a good combo. For more sound add some hot cams- easy job, some 3-1-3 pipes (real short) and polish the tank (its alloy). The plan for the K100rs in the man cave is 1200rs motor GSXR 1000 front end rear paralever suspension from a R1150 s Wide wheels and radials Cut down frame and alloy guards and ducktail seat unit (I will make the alloy bits) Some tiny instruments and a small headlight. A loud home made under frame exhaust. Will go much harder and be a lot lighter- up by 50hp and down by 30-40 kg.
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    Having suffered the damn noise of bloody terrorist training by the RAAF and assorted armed honchos, over my house at 2-3am for two nights a week for 6 bloody months. I know about noise, how they thought hovering around Kings Langley at 200ft in a Blackhawk was a good idea , I do not know. They are damn loud and very annoying. How that helped do anything but just annoy the shit outta me and neighbours- I do not know. Oh and the bloody bright search light through the window everytime- really gets beyond pissed off. What they were training for I do not know, but must have been a waste of time and money. But hey as long as it keeps us peeps scared and alarmed- It is all OK. Enough grumbles- back to bikes. And you blokes stop picking on poor old Geoff. Yes he rides a two wheeled truck, yes it is heavy, yes it sounds like a sewing machine. But.......................It makes the rest of us riders Look good.
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    Yes, Cowls, bike guards, tanks etc and the intersection between wing and fuselage- which is often glass/plastic or roughly done in metal. I am just a mug metal shaper some guys are real artists
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    Following the lamination of wood- I posted this because I love shiny metal and have a english wheel myself so was great to watch this. Naturally I am jealous of his wheel and all the damn expensive profile wheels he has. Enjoyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C09SVIruHpc
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    The look on her face when she twists and pulls on that stick.............. Plane porn that is
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    Could you please change the title to something relevant and impartial. Like " Jabiru experience?". As you current title is alarmist and more suited to tabloid newspapers. Thankyou
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    Bike wise- noise is our best friend. I find a rumbling V twin and a small blue led in the headlight makes the traffic split, like I am moses and the red sea. My nieghbours have complained of the 3am rides though. They must be upset as I changed from 2am. Can't please anybody these days.
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    Scott, I am shocked so much I am off topic. You Sir have been been replaced with a impostor in your avatar. Some lanky greying git has stolen your big smily likeness. Oh lord where art thou noble ape?
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    Damn, Phil You always stir up a Hornet's nest!
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    Very good idea, A cool but really tiny $20Million makes a massive difference in pilots and affordable fun. They just need to fast track the builds. This is chump change even to our Airforce. Imagine how cool the airforce would be if anyone serving could get airtime, and lots of it. All serviced and maintained by actual RAAF personnel and thus without a contractors artful bills. If the RAAF bought outright, self insures, cops the depreciation (hell they throw money money in BBQ's) and only charged for actual fuel and oil- bingo. You could get hours damn cheap, like $30 hour including service parts. Naturally all actual service pilots and navigators get free hours. All big heavy pilots need to keep intouch with the basics of aviation. And having lots of pilots on staff makes everything better. Imagine having a ground crew or avionics guy that also has 500hrs as PIC. Could make a much better airforce for bugger all cost. And having RAAF personnel using the company bird for joy flights is great cheap PR.
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