planedriver

Check out this drone video from Colorado. It's absolutely stunning and by far the best ive seen.

https://vimeo.com/186483277

Looks like the usual journalistic BS to me. Are pollies exempt from flying in an RAAus planes. It's not worth a fortune whichever way you look at it .But I suppose it's good enough to make a few headlines short of WW3 being declared.

Colin who?

Autosol works well on plastic headlight covers to remove the yellowing. Plenty of elbow grease needed, so don't envy you with about 1/2 a sq/mtr to do.

An old watch repairer that I used to work with used Autosol on the plastic watch-glasses, and finished off with brasso. They normally came up looking like new.

Congratulations Captain! Enjoyed your journey that you've posted on here.

Wadya saying, the Jabiru's not a fancy plane?

Expect a bit of flack from those who own and love them.

Rgds Planey

Is that the sane and insane totals? If so I quite understand.

but by all accounts they are fast and don't like grass.My son used to be a bit like that, but has now matured only a little bit, and drives a Nissan 180 imported drift-car, but due to marital responsibilities has given away the grass bit too!

Made a post tonight after a total of about 3,015 and suddenly noticed my total had dropped to 2,623.

Just seemed a bit strange?

Good job someone has a few brains, but difficult sometimes to transfer knowledge.

Glad you made it back OK.

Eventually made contact with my friend, but she retired a few months ago and apparently was employed by ACT and in a different department. Sorry if I built up your hopes, but she can't help. We can only wish the best for our mate Ian. Just wanted to help if at all possible.

Kind Rgds

Planey

You never guess what, I moved out of my apartment yesterday, got it cleaned and carpets steam cleaned and drove back to Melbourne. The agent has already started advertising the apartment. BUT, I just got a phone call that DSS, whom I went up there to work for a few weeks ago and was cancelled due to them cancelling a big program of work, wanting to interview me on Tuesday for a role in another area.

I get the impression that once you get in the door, they prefer to promote from within, but I may be wrong.

I know someone who works next door in DHS. Pretty good money if you can ever get past all the red tape blocking the doorway.

She's not easy to contact, but i'll try and see if they have a need for someone with real computer skills who actually has brains for brains. I can only try.

I get the impression that some there, work their butts off, while others work from 1 till 2 with an hour for lunch.

Too right Col, The M5 also springs to mind. Total lack of forethought!

:welcome:Trooper, I used to think along your lines and found them exciting, but have grown to prefer builders planks to ceiling-fans, of any type.

Good on you bobcat, well done!

But 62 is definitely pre old-fart as you will realize in years to come.

As things get older, this can sometimes happen, sadly!

For sure, but if you or I were in that situation we'd obviously be very busy up front, and our priority would be to get all on board back down safely rather than worrying about whose tomato crop we were going to flatten with the bits that fall off. That's probably of secondary importance, even if we'd all like to know exactly where it fell.

PS Sorry, I missed a couple of posts

So near, but so far from runway. Glad PIC is OK. That's the main thing.

Never mind, we still love your very informative posts.

Mate, government departments are government departments, you'd realize that, and many of those running them have sh*t for brains and wouldn't know real talent if it was to bite them in the bum. I'm sure someone with a bit of grey matter between their ears will snap you up soon. Lets hope so anyway. Good luck Ian.

Still plenty flying over my place Red. I understand they have grounded some with the same batch of gearbox shafts and are undergoing close inspection.

Many of those aircraft would have knocked up a considerable number of hours by now and have done stirling service given the mainly short routes they have operated over. They look like a two engined Viscount to me, but with less whine.

I'm very close to the airport, so hope their fans keep running as I've just plant a whole batch of petunias and don't want them disturbed!

Checked my garden today, Not there, must look in the garage !.spacesailor

Or, if you see a new home-made looking wind-generator around the Camden area, report it to CASA

Thanks for posting the photo's jabiru. Looks like the shaft has sheered off due to metal fatigue. Flying on after a precautionary landing with propeller tip missing as on one recent flight after a bird-strike won't help a lot in the balance dept.. Not sure whether this was the same aircraft.

This particular aircraft did have an issue at Lismore in the last week or so, I read, but can't find the reference at the moment.

Everyone is safe, that's the main thing.