planedriver

It's probably a "pay back" for lurking in the background when she had a lingerie party. Having said that, appreciate what you've got. I'm also fortunate to have a sweetheart who's happy to sit and watch, while I go to see whats new in the hangers, and chat to the boys. It's priceless!!

 

 

For lo and behold out of the blue yonder, there occasionally appears one of those "fresh air" flyers, who has secretly been converted, and yet is probably busy behind the scenes, seeking out one of the discarded warmer-to-fly Jabiru's without the need dress-up to look like "Michelin Man".

 

"Fear not", said the flyer, "clothes alone, not maketh the man, but to have the gut's to fly like a bird when we were designed to walk on the ground certainly say's something. Are we convinced by this statement, or, could he be talking Sierra, Hotel, India, Tango?.............

 

 

Stunning pictures, thanks for posting them for us to enjoy.

 

Hope that J160 had a heater, or you had thermal underwear.

 

Rgds Alan

 

 

Thanks Ian,

 

It was my sort of price:crying:

 

Rgds Alan

 

 

WRAAF mechanic who is prepared to get dirty under aeroplanes, but only gets a service every 100hrs to keep her in full flight. Others less fortunate ......

 

 

Is there any Murphy Rebel owner / builder out there ? I'm considering purchasing a part completed project and any advice on this aircraft would be appreciated.Regards

 

David

Hi David, I imagine you are referring to the one in this months RAA mag. It sounded like a bargain to me and would have thought that it would be snapped-up by the first person who was sufficiently interested to look at it. I was even considering making a trip up from Sydney to check it out. Some sections need replacing????

I'd be interested to hear your opinion of what it's like.

 

I was with Rick Harper at Mangalore many years ago when he went for his first ride in a Rebel after he'd just ordered his kit. You should see it now, it's beautiful.

 

Rgds Alan

 

 

Well done mate. I always prefer to read story's that have happy endings:thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up:

 

 

We learn something new every day Brad.

 

If I was running their business, I would at least want to keep my ear to the ground directly, or indirectly, as a bit of bad press can rob them of plenty of dollars which as a business they should be trying to earn.

 

 

Thanks for that Brent,

 

Would have thought that Foxcon may have had some input to support their own interests. Now i'm really disallusioned:black_eye:

 

It obviously pays to seek advise from those who know a lot more than me.

 

Presumably they don't even have time to be in touch with their potentially biggest market place in Oz. Certainly makes one think of the alternative options.

 

 

Hi Nelson,

 

Do you know whether it was built at the facory, or somewhere else?

 

I'm sure Helmut or one of the staff would have checked it out if it was built at the factory under their guidence. I would certainly like to think so anyway.

 

Just goes to prove the worth of taking a LAME or someone experienced in the field when checking out any aircraft before purchasing one.

 

 

EU Directive No. 456179

 

In order to meet the conditions for joining the Single European currency, all citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland must be made aware that the phrase 'Spending a Penny' is not to be used if wishing to go to the toilet after 31st December 2009.

 

From this date, the correct terminology will be: 'Euronating'.

 

Thank you for your attention.

 

 

THE BACK PEW

 

There was a preacher whose wife was expecting a baby so he went before the Congregation and asked for a raise. After much discussion, they passed a rule that whenever the preacher's family expanded, so would his paycheck.

 

After 6 children, this started to get expensive and the Congregation decided to hold another meeting to discuss the preacher's salary.

 

There was much yelling and bickering about how much the clergyman's additional children were costing the church. Finally, the Preacher stood up and said "Children are a gift from God," he said. Silence fell on the Congregation.

 

In the back pew, a little old lady stood up and in her frail voice said, "Rain is also a gift from God, but when we get too much of it, we wear rubbers."

 

And the congregation said, "Amen".

 

 

If any of our Kiwi friends have anything to add? it would be good to hear from you.

 

I know quite a few kit's went over to NZ a while back and presumeably they did their homework before buying them. I'd be interested to know whether they've lived up to their expectations.

 

Come on you guy's both in NZ and Oz, how about a bit of feedback.

 

 

Wow! what a trip and most of the scenery was awesome.

 

I hope you did'nt forget to pack all your thermal underware.

 

Thanks for sharing it with us. (The pictures I mean, not the underware).

 

 

Could be right there Ian, but in my case since the last election, it seems more a case of "meagre bucks" and "go-go" bucks.thumb_down

 

 

:welcome:Nathan, you're probably still on a "high" from your TIF.

 

Personally I prefer a/c with a fan on the front.

 

Good luck.

 

 

What mizerable bugger put this on the forums???

 

I was trying to sort it out, and the dinner I was cooking is burned to a frazzle.

 

I'll be knocking on your door soon Doug for some of your leftovers.:hittinghead:

 

 

:welcome:buttsy,

 

This is a great site, you're judgement is spot on.

 

Keep us informed as to how you're going, by the way, what a/c are you learning in?

 

Lots of nice guys here to learn from, don't be afraid to ask for anything (except money). There's pilots here with experience ranging from 767's to broomsticks:laugh: who will be very happy to help you.

 

 

Ian, so as to enlighten you with the requested information.

 

Here are the fact's which just goes to prove that you can not only converse with nice people on these forums, but can get edumikated too. How goods that!!

 

Planedriver (Alan)

 

Million, Billion, Trillion...

 

© Copyright 1999, Jim Loy

 

People sometimes ask me the names of the large numbers. Here is a table. The system used in the U.S. is not as logical as that used in other countries (like Great Britain, France, and Germany). In these other countries, a billion (bi meaning two) has twice as many zeros as a million, and a trillion (tri meaning three) has three times as many zeros as a million, etc. But the scientific community seems to use the American system.

 

Number of zerosU.S. & scientific communityOther countries3thousandthousand6millionmillion9billion1000 million (1 milliard)12trillionbillion15quadrillion1000 billion18quintilliontrillion21sextillion1000 trillion24septillionquadrillion27octillion1000 quadrillion30nonillionquintillion33decillion1000 quintillion36undecillionsextillion39duodecillion1000 sextillion42tredecillionseptillion45quattuordecillion1000 septillion48quindecillionoctillion51sexdecillion1000 octillion54septendecillionnonillion57octodecillion1000 nonillion60novemdecilliondecillion63vigintillion1000 decillion66 - 120 undecillion - vigintillion303centillion 600 centillion

 

 

How many zeros in a billion? This is too true to be funny.

 

The next time you hear a politician use the word 'billion' in a casual

 

manner, think about whether you want the 'politicians' spending YOUR tax

 

money.

 

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency

 

did a good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its

 

releases.

 

.

 

A billion seconds ago it was 1959.

 

B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.

 

C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.

 

D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.

 

E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our

 

government is spending it.

 

While this thought is still fresh in our brain, let's take a look at New

 

Orleans It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division

 

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking the Congress

 

for $250 BILLION to rebuild New Orleans . Interesting number, what does it

 

mean?

 

A. Well, if you are one of 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man,

 

woman, child), you each get $516,528.

 

B. Or, if you have one of the 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home

 

gets $1,329,787.

 

C. Or, if you are a family of four, your family gets $2,066,012.

 

Washington, D. C < HELLO! > Are all your calculators broken??

 

Accounts Receivable Tax

 

Building Permit Tax

 

CDL License Tax

 

Cigarette Tax

 

Corporate Income Tax

 

Dog License Tax

 

Federal Income Tax

 

Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

 

Fishing License Tax

 

Food License Tax

 

Fuel Permit Tax

 

Gasoline Tax

 

Hunting License Tax

 

Inheritance Tax

 

Inventory Tax

 

IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax),

 

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax),

 

Liquor Tax,

 

Luxury Tax,

 

Marriage License Tax,

 

Medicare Tax,

 

Property Tax,

 

Real Estate Tax,

 

Service charge taxes,

 

Social Security Tax,

 

Road Usage Tax (Truckers),

 

Sales Taxes,

 

Recreational Vehicle Tax,

 

School Tax,

 

State Income Tax,

 

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA),

 

Telephone Federal Excise Tax,

 

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,

 

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax,

 

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,

 

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax,

 

Telephone State and Local Tax,

 

Telephone Usage Charge Tax,

 

Utility Tax,

 

Vehicle License Registration Tax,

 

Vehicle Sales Tax,

 

Watercraft Registration Tax,

 

Well Permit Tax,

 

Workers Compensation Tax.

 

STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

 

Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago, and our nation was the most

 

prosperous in the world.

 

We had absolutely no national debt, had the largest middle class in the

 

world, and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.

 

What happened? Can you spell 'politicians!'

 

And I still have to 'press 1' for English.

 

I hope this goes around the USA at least 100 times

 

What the heck happened?????

 

Don't forward to Kevin Rudd in case he's missed a few of these taxes.

 

 

Careful what you say guy's.

 

He has close associates that tend to "bob up and down" in the most explosive manner!! and we don't want him to have a seizure.

 

 

I must be a simpleton, all this time I was thinking it was Icarus who did it.

 

Did'nt realise there was really an Irish connection.:hittinghead:

 

We learn something new every day.

 

 

Tony died and was sent to be judged. He was told that he had cheated on his income tax returns, and that the only way he could get into heaven would be to sleep with a stupid, butt-ugly woman for the next five years and enjoy it. Tony decided that this was a small price to pay for an eternity in heaven. So off he went with this woman, pretending to be happy.

 

As he was walking along, he saw his friend Carlos up ahead. Carlos was with an even uglier woman than he was with. When he approached Carlos he asked him what was going on, and Carlos replied "I cheated on my income taxes and scammed the government out of a lot of money." They both shook their heads in understanding and figured that as long as they have to be with these women, they might as well hang out together to help pass the time. Now Tony, Carlos, and their two beastly women were walking along, minding their own business when Tony and Carlos saw their friend Jon up ahead, with an absolutely drop dead gorgeous supermodel. Stunned, Tony and Carlos asked Jon how is he with this unbelievable goddess, while they were stuck with these awful women. Jon replied "I have no idea, and I'm definitely not complaining. This has been absolutely the best time of my life. There is only one thing that I can't seem to understand. After everytime we have sex, she rolls over and murmurs to herself, 'Bloody income taxes!'"

 

 

She said one. While he was hoping it would be two.

 

 

Fantastic!

 

Bloody good effort, and with determination like he's got, he deserves to succeed against all odd's from the few knockers.

 

Wishing him the same progress for the rest of the trip.

 

Good on him and thats an understatement!!!

 

Keep going Jerry, were proud of you mate, and you should rightly be so, for what you represent.