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  1. Methusala
    As I remember it that one was built by Bobby S and was registered 95:10. A great airplane. Don
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    Sad news. I enjoyed all of his contributions to this site's conversation. Too few Thruster nuts left...hate to lose a good one Don
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    Every thing looks better from a couple of thousand feet. Kind regards, Don
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    Methusala replied to Tex's topic in Drifter

    Must trust the Rotax. I'm sure I heard somewhere that there are crocs in those rivers!
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    Not much useful information in them I'm afraid. Not meaning to be disrespectful to the late Tony , just my opinion. Don
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    2.58:1 is the common ratio used on Sub EA81's. Regards Don
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    A major debacle was removing the air navigation component from the price of avgas. This abruptly reduced the price of avgas to less than the equivalent mogas price. Of course, it took less than 18 months for the greedy oil companies to re- inflate the avgas price to previous levels. A huge win for the oil companies.
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    I think that Dick Smith tried to bring the US FAA culture to Aus. This, of course, was resisted by the bucolic rump resident in CASA since the days of DCA. So what we got instead was a cross between a cow and a duck. Of course it didn't work. Politics 101 Australian style.
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    Old Kareelah Mate, GG obviously identifies with the 1% elite who feel they are so rich that no ecological event can do them harm. Another way to put it is that he is a troll, a sociopath who delights in stirring us good citizens for his own feeble ego's gratification. Ignore it and it will go away...Poof...
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    "The road to Basra" will live in infamy as will the assault on the population of Fallujah. I know that its all war but bloody hell!...
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    What's the use of growing old (and Fat!) if you can't bore the buggers occasionally. I know because I have become a teacher for my sins. Don
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    Soon to be 9 with the expectation of 12 before something (I don't know what and neither I'm sure does GG but not good I think) tips the balance and Malthus intrudes to right the equation. Don
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    People in the public eye are always subject to close scrutiny. Dick Smith is a successful entrepreneur. You don't get there by thinking along parallel lines. He produced a fairly balanced documentary on alternative energy sources, shown by the ABC a time back. I've met him and he doesn't have a lot of time for chit chat. But compared to the Packers and Murdochs (and others) he is quite friendly and straight forward.
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    So many owners have modified their original aircraft to improve the safety, utility and flying qualities over the original design. Mostly this goes unremarked unless the mod results in a failure. I added a turtle deck extending back to the rudder on my Volksplane. This improved airflow over the rudder so well that when i first took off the rudder felt as thought it was locked! Gone was its horrible dutch roll when flying straight and the rudder was actually far more effective at yawing the aeroplane. We are required to placard these machines so that pilots and passengers will know that it is not certified to any standard.
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    NOT interested in facts...sounds like a chip off the LNP
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    :ban me please:I once questioned the use of peculiar and very poor English language on the ABC and was told that they liked "the venacular"?!???????? wtf
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    Isaw a 4 engined Lazair at Narromine years ago. Little beauty!
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    Your'e correct GG. Under this govt's slash & burn economic policies the kids won't have jobs. Looked at the (un)employment figures lately. Regards Don
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    http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CDQQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2014%2Fdec%2F12%2Fburdekin-hydro-power-project-scrapped-over-renewable-energy-target-concerns&ei=huH7VJy7GIHymQWDnIGgCg&usg=AFQjCNGc7NyHvso_fC2FFu-8nU8P3p92SQ&sig2=OYt4bGCYQKtDgRdLwIgBDQ&bvm=bv.87611401,d.dGY Try this link to see what can hapen to viable projects when governments won't play a consistent hand on renewables
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    Mos' probly the on'y reason ya don' heeah abaat crupshun in tha minin' inustry is b'cuz the capitalists own tha meja, heh? I believe that there is a move underfoot to investigate (via Senate committee) corruption at high levels in companies such as BHP Leighton hldgs Rio Tinto etc...more to come on this. (Surely these companies are not involved in the mining industry? Nooo...)
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    Hope this works for you Ian.
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    G'day Ian, can I get rid of the banner down the left hand side of the screen? It obscures the avatars and some of the text. Regards, Don
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    Hey Kaz, What sort of "beaver" are we meant to be looking at in this photo?Anyhow, looks great to me. Don
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    G'day Kaz, No this Beaver is based at Rose Bay in Sydney. Don
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    Quickie search revealed one aircraft at Aberfoyle, NSW and a possible wing failure in Papua with 3 of 4 crew killed (JZ-PAB).
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