planedriver

Lucky Bast--rd!!

Thought that was the one.

It may not have all the "bells and whistles" compared with some of the A/C around, but that was one very nice aeroplane and I fell in love as soon as I saw it.

Take good care of it, or, i'll be chasing you with a big stick in my hand.

You don't have to tell me, I know you'd be feeling very proud of your purchase.

Could be right about Piper drivers, because the same thing happened at Newcastle a few years back with a guy in a Warrior. Must have been a chip off the same block, to coin a phrase, because he had about 300hrs on type, but so sure about the time doing pre-flight checks.

Congratulations Captain Scott,

If thats the same one I saw at Narromine about 10yrs ago which was the same colour, then you are one lucky guy, because it looked that well made that i'm sure the guy must have made violins also. However, with it's C85, it sounded heaps better. Hope you have many years of enjoyable safe flying in it.

Regards

Alan

A big welcome Christine, there's lotsa lovely guys here, some fly sims and some fly 767's, (you don't initally know who is who, co's you have'nt met them all yet , neither have I), but i'm confident that sooner or later you'll meet your knight-in-shining-armour here who is happy to do the outside checks on a hot day while you sit in the airconditioning, and most importantly will appreciate you who for who you really are. You've landed at the the right place i'm sure. Your ex. it would seem' may have made an error in judgement :censored:and may live to regret it, but you can only change the future, not the past.

Don't look back, thats only history.

Take care and keep us posted.

Alan

Why is it that sad news so often hits us at Christmas? The answer is beyond most of us.

For the comfort of any family members who might read these forums, we all have such a closeness, respect and love for people like George that money can never buy, because he was one of us. We are all feeling the sadness of the loss of one of our kind, and he will be sorely missed, but remembered with the utmost respect.

R.I.P. mate

Alan

Good Onyer Bigglesworth,

I loved it.

Sad thing is that your sense of humor must be as warped as mine.

(Nothing to be proud of)

Rgds.

Alan

Hi Decca,

Well I made it to The Oaks for a couple of hours this afternoon and it was really nice to finally catch up with Daren, his lovely wife Emma and their very well behaved kids, as well as Uncle Fred and a few others. No wonder Daren always seems to have a smile on his face. For what it's worth, he was very well behaved, maybe because his mate Disperse was'nt there to lead him astray. It was so good to see him happy after what the poor buggers been through, and his hand finally looks like it's on the mend. One of the boys took him for a fly which made his day. One day in the near future Daren and I are going for a fly together. He'll use his good hand for the flaps and control the left rudder pedal, and i'll control the stick and the right rudder pedal. Oh yes! he can also make the radio calls, as hopefully i'll be trying to get used to a new mouthful of teeth by then. Thats what real mate-ship's all about, sharing the chores!!

Sorry I did'nt get to meet you Disperse, especially after you submitting a post that you'd be there.

Next time, make sure you bring a note.

Regards

Alan

If I was flying aroud Oz covering a lot of remote areas, i'd probably like the comfort of having the system onboard, but your right in what you say, how much can you take, plus the cost factor. You only need some, to give piece of mind, not everything thats available. It reminds me of my younger days when I was buying just about all the petrol saving devices available for my first car. The problem was, that much to my dissapointment, I found that I still had to put petrol in the thing, when I ought have been given an I.O.U.

Regards Alan

Sorry you won't be able to make it Decca, it would have been lovely to catch up with you mate.

I'm hoping to make it there, so will I have a extra snag for you. Mind you, i've just had the last of my teeth out this week, so will probably have to put it through a blender first, or toss it into a spinning prop. Hope you don't mind. After all it should taste the same.

Alan

Could it simply be a case of the authorities trying to cover their arses if somthing goes wrong. They can at least say "well don't blame us, you were warned", while we all go boss-eyed reading all the signs. To say nothing about the revenue it helps to raise for those that do not comply with speed-reading the signs.

Alan

Aircraft tracker 'could save lives'

Don't touch that button either!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many years ago I supplied automatic security gates at the J.U H.I. fuel depot at Mascot, and late one evening had to carry out a service call because one of the gates had been hit by a refuelling truck. I took my young son with me for the ride, and thought he'd enjoy the airport environment. After finishing my job, I walked across the plant to inform the site superintendant and all these fire alarms were sounding.

After being quizzed, my young fellah admitted that he might have just knocked this red button while passing. Take-offs were stopped to allow fire trucks to race across the airport, and you could hear sirens in all directions with fire trucks coming from Botany, Alexandria, Rockdale and got knows where else.

Even though a call was put through to emergency services that it was a false alarm, most of them turned-up anyway. I wanted the earth to open and swallow me up, as you could imagine. Appologies all round, and I promised the Fire Chief that my size 10 boot would be swiftly planted in his backside after they'd gone. But he replied that he did'nt think that would be necessary judgeing by he stain in the back of the boys pants.

That boy is now 29 and has taken over my business, in case any of you need a similar automatic gate installations. He's promised not to even look at any red buttons, and to keep his hands in his pockets.

Alan

Was that Niki Lauder?

Who?

Lauder,

Who?

Niki Lauder you deaf Bast--d

Don't know how I missed Ians post before today.

Now thats one real good-looking jump team.;););) without even a mention of tandems. (What a Gentleman)

Welcome Tim.

You've arrived at a great site here. There's so much support and knowledge to be had on these forums, from guys that are expert in flying anything from office desks to 767's.

Good luck with the Technam. Keep us posted as to how you get on.

Many moons ago, I hoped the Queen was going to pay for me to learn to fly through the RAF, co's I figured she had a bit more money and plenty of aircraft to choose from. Sadly, I went in another direction and have regreted it ever since.

Keep the posts coming.

Regards

Alan ;)

Hey Matt,

25p is a lot better than having to buy more undies and change them in some shop doorway, only to hear a man with a funny hat say "Hello Hello Hello, now whats going on here then"? ;)

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeha!

Well done mate, you must be on a real "high" after all the hard work you put into it. So many out here will be envious, including me.

Kermit Green, you'd surely expect it to leap off the ground.

Don't worry if Slarti's shines a bit more. Rumour has it that he used a bit of slave labour during Boy Scouts "bob a job week" to polish his. After all said and done, it will be drooled all over, when the non-achievers check it out at your first fly-in

I've really enjoyed reading the posts and following your progress.

Instead of working on it half the night, you'll now be able to walk into the bedroom and say, "Hello, do you remember me"?

Stay safe, and enjoy it to the max.

Regards

Alan

Toilet-finding phones offer relief for Londoners

Friday Nov 30 05:48 AEDT

First came SatNav for lost drivers. Now there's "SatLav", a toilet-finding service to help people caught short in central London.

On Thursday, Westminster City Council launched a new mobile phone text message service that will guide Londoners and tourists to their nearest public lavatory.

Anyone who sends the word "Toilet" to 80097 will receive a reply giving details of their nearest public convenience.

Student Gail Knight, 26, came up with the idea for an innovation competition run by the council.

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"When I'm out with friends we're always ducking into McDonalds or department stores to use their loos but we feel a bit bad about it," she said. "I thought a text service would be really useful for people on the move."

The service is available across the Westminster area, that includes many of the capital's most popular sights, such as Big Ben, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace.

Unlike in-car devices that rely on satellites to pinpoint someone's location, the SatLav uses mobile phone technology.

All that comes at a price, however. People will be charged 25 pence ($0.58) per text.

Our new Federal Government has no plans in place for a similar service in Australia at this stage, and they expect the average citizen will carry on quite undeturd about it.

Why I am a pilot

A 65 year old man went to the doctor for his Class II exam and the doctor was amazed at what good shape the guy was in.

The doctor asked, "To what do you attribute your good health?"

The old timer said, "I'm a helicopter pilot and that's why I'm in such good shape. I 'm up well before daylight, climb all over the helicopter doing my preflight inspection, flying all day, etc."

The doctor said, "Well, I'm sure that helps, but there's got to be more to it. How old was your dad when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my dad's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean you're 65 years old and your dad's still alive? How old is he?"

The old timer said, "He's 84 yrs old and, in fact, he built and flies his own ultralight airplane and he went flying with me this morning. That's why he's still alive... he's a pilot too!"

The doctor said, "Well, that's great, but I'm sure there's more to it. How about your dad's dad? How old was he when he died?"

The old timer said, "Who said my grandpa's dead?"

The doctor said, "You mean your dad is 84 years old and his father is still living! How old is he?"

The old timer said, "Grandpa is 102 years old and he was a pilot too."

The doctor was getting frustrated at this point and said, "I guess he went flying with you this morning too?"

The old timer said, "No...Grandpa couldn't go this morning because he just got married and he's on his honeymoon."

The doctor said in amazement, "Got married!! Why would a 102-year-old guy want to get married?"

The old timer said, "Who said he wanted to? thats just one of the problems when you join the mile high club" ;)

I backed "Steptoe's" horse. It did'nt win. But hopefully, i'll make a few buck off the scrap iron I collected along the way!!

I have used a tube of Autosol cream from Super Cheap with success on the perspex screen on my boat, and it seems to work a treat as it's a very fine abrasive.

Almost any fine compound such as brasso,will normally do the trick ok to finish off, but make sure you only use a very soft cloth clean cloth, such as grannys undies.

If you can find a supplier of the old fashioned Duraglit wadding you'll be happy with the results for sure. Duraglit is a cottonwool type product which is impregnated with (i think) oelic acid, and I used to polish scratched watch glasses with it years ago.

It dries out in the heat, so if you can find a supplier, make sure you keep it in the cool. Dont forget to do the right thing and wash grannys undies and return them to her in case you need to borrow them again

Stress Management.

A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience of kit aircraft builders held up a part from the kit and asked, "How heavy is this part?†The answers ranged from 20g to “bloody heavyâ€Â.

The lecturer replied, "The actual weight doesn't matter.

It depends on how long you try to hold it up while working out where it goes.

"If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem.

If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm.

If I hold it for a day, you’ll have to call an ambulance.

In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."

And that's the way it is with STRESS. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on."

"As with the aircraft part, before the sun comes up again, it is wise to put it down for a while and rest before picking it up again.

When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden, normally with more success."

"So, before you curse and swear and say “good morning†to the milkman on your way to bed, feeling totally frustrated, put the burden of work down. You can pick it up again tomorrow.

Whatever burdens you're carrying now, Put them down for a while."

"Relax; pick them up later after you've rested. Life is short. Enjoy it!

And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:

Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.

Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.

Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of reading it.

Build and fly your aircraft very carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker.

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.

If you lend someone only some of your clecko’s and never see that person again, it was probably worth the cost.

Always keep in mind, it may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to be an 'example' and serve as a warning to others.

Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on.

The early bird may get the worm BUT... It's the second mouse that gets the cheese.

When everything's coming your way, you're probably in the wrong lane.

Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.

You may be only one person in your world, but you may mean the absolute world to somone else.

Follow these simple instructions and enjoy your kit-building

Having explained all this, I can only conclude that a truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a long detour, (but maybe next time, they won't be overtired, and will remember to allow for a GPS).;)

Very interesting report Matt.

Can't believe that it was back in 1993 that the auction was held at Bankstown. I was there, and remember that the first couple of CT4's went under the hammer for what I thought was a price reflecting very keen buyers who did'nt want to miss out. after which the hammer fell at much lower prices, for aircraft which to my mind did not show really significantly different hours etc: I was very interested myself, but had just gone through settlement and must have picked the "short straw", so it was'nt to be. Anyway, i'm now getting a lot of pleasure from reading of your exploits with Kaz with your one.

Thanks for that.

Alan

Welcome Kevin,

If you get only a fraction of the pleasure I get from this site, you'll be more than happy, but be warned, its very addictive. I'll be in Perth on holiday in about three weeks time, so if I see a chute flying around with someone with a grin from ear to ear, I'll assume it's you. Look forward to hearing more from you, about the exploits in your new toy.

Bud and Jim were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as airplane mechanics in Atlanta. One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do.

Bud says, "Man, I wish we had something to drink!" Jim says, "Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get a buzz. You wanna try it?" So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane hooch and get completely smashed.

The next morning Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels. In fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing! Then the phone rings... It's Jim.

Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?" Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?" Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?" Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff -- no hangover, nothing. We ought to do this more often." "Yeah, well there's just one thing..." "What's that?" "Have you fa*ted yet?" "No....."

"Well, DON'T, 'cause I did and now i'm in PHOENIX!!!"