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  1. planedriver
    You beat me to that one kasper:thumb up:. Just got home from the theatre and fired up the computer and knew it straight away. In fact I think this might be the one I've seen in the UK. If it is, it may have a Jabby motor in it now. The Super 2 was originally the dreamchild of a land speed record holder and built on The Isle of Wight if I remember correctly. The name Noble comes to mind, but I could be wrong as I often am. I know they thought they'd sell heaps of them, but in reality very few were made before the company went down the gurgler, which is a shame.
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    Know how you feel rgmwa, but Aunty, or Auntie does not always seem to get things right, or should that be wright, or rite, or write?
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    In the UK you were normally made well aware by local media that the vans with the "spinning roof racks" as they were known, were about to hit the local area. I'm sure this was a ploy mainly used to terrorise people into buying a license. I used to repair TV's in the shed at the bottom of the garden as a hobby. One day we had a knock at the door from the license guys and so I took then to the shed and showed them the insect zapper i'd made from using a line output transformer from one of the old tv's. They reckoned they'd detected it from the next street which would have been about 50yards away, but seemed impressed with what i'd made. They winked at each other and bid me goodnight. They never spotted the transmitter i'd built up as a pirate radio station to transmit pop music to my mates in the local area during the wee hours of the morning, or the radio-jammer in the picnic hamper which was sometimes taken to the beach to cure the noisey buggers who'd play there transistor radio's far too loud for comfort. Both of which were strictly-speaking illegal. Back in those days our current Sydney DJ Bob Rogers who's now about 85 used to work on a pirate radio station on a ship which was anchored out in the English Channel, so I wasn't the only crook to come to Australia. Most came before me on sailing ships.
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    How's this for an unintentional photo-bomb timing fluke, taken on a friend's iphone recently?
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    It's all a matter of good timing to give the wire a yank before the motor carks it. A bit of practice helps:victory:
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    Many years ago I had a wolf-whistle for the girls fitted to my car which worked from the engine manifold, and was operated by pulling a wire which passed through the firewall. Maybe this could help?
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    But a hole in 1 is not always as good as some think!
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    Yea! just fill up most of the green bits around airports with money making factory units, as directed by the boofhead bean-counters, and it could be a much sadder story. So much for privatization of small airports:thumb down:. So glad this had a good outcome for PIC & PAX.
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    A bit like this Nev.
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    Bet you're , it would fetch around $20grand today, in good shape.
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    DARWIN POST (Last Tuesday), Woman saves herself in Crocodile attack using a small Walking Stick. This is a story of self-control and marksmanship by a brave, cool-headed woman with a walking stick against a fierce predator. Here is her story in her own words: "While out walking along the edge of a creek just outside of our house in Darwin, with my soon to be ex-husband discussing our property settlement, Kids and other divorce issues, we were surprised by a huge 5 metre crocodile which suddenly emerged from the murky water and began charging at us very fast with its large jaws wide open. The Croc must have been protecting her young and her home because she was extremely aggressive. If I had not had my little $5 walking stick with me that I purchased from the Reject shop, I would not be here today! Just one Hard Wack to my estranged husband's knee cap was all it took....The' Croc got him easily and I was able to escape by just walking away at a brisk pace. The amount I saved in lawyer’s fees was really incredible and I wound up with the lot.
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    Take great care with those thin cutting blades mate, they'd cut through your thumb in a couple of seconds . Also keep it clear of your middle finger, just in case your car horn packs it in.
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    If the glass is full and it's a good vintage, simply send it to planey and there'll be no complaints. He'll even dispose of the glass or send it back for a refill.
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    Have used there 2pac on 2 of my boats and my car. Very happy with the results. They've been around for a while, so don't imagine you'd have any problems if preparation is good. Preparation is always the secret to a good finish.
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    Well done! Bet I can guess what you were thinking about when you went to bed:plane:
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    My son has a drivers license, but I don't consider him fit to use my car.
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    In which case they would not meet the criteria of fitness to drive, which presumably then also applies to flying an RAA aircraft. I don't think the ownership of a driving license comes into it.
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    That's terrible Phil! I went there too a while back with the misses. She hasn't been seen since, which turned me to drink. Nothing like an excuse to celebrate her happiness.
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    Spotted quite a few today, not far off shore at Bundeena Sydney. Not as good as I've seen up near Frazer Island Qld. though, but always a pleasure to see.
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    Have you tried Duracell's Bex. I've seen their ads on tv and they look quite impressive. But i'm no bunny! (in my humble opinion|)
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    Think you're right Nev. Kind Rgds Planey
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    I remember it well, weather turned crappy, but lovely company. It was a race to get the tent closed up before it all blew away with us still hanging on. Not the best place to be with all the lightning.
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    I found that so interesting FT. I love seeing developments like this. This is what progress in design is all about. I have no doubt that in a few years time many of our LSA's will be electric powered. Having worked for 19yrs with the pioneers of the photoelectric industry prior to coming to Oz, I can see that not only the wings, but the majority of the airframe itself becoming one large solar panel would be very achievable to give even greater range. All this stuff gets my old development brain working overtime. If I don't sleep tonight, i'll know who to blame.
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    Many years ago with only about 4hrs up my sleeve, I mentioned to my instructor that I had taken the family to Australia's Wonderland the previous day, but they didn't get me to go on the Bush Beast rollercoaster. He replied "I have a cure for that". Later out in the training area, he got me to climb to 3500 feet, reduce airspeed, pull on first stage of flap and trim for straight and level flight. The same procedure followed with carby-heat on another couple of times, until we were hanging in the air on full flap at a much reduced speed, and the bugger then threw the flap lever to the floor. The PA28 dropped like brick with no sky in the windscreen and wings out of level. With a wicked grin on his face, he talked me through restoring it to normal flight, then said "now go and try that roller coaster you chicken". Not quite the lesson I was expecting, but I did learn how much lift the flaps provide.
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    I thought i saw that same picture in "Trade-a-Hubby" The ad said something along the lines of "Good looking gentleman with personality, interested in aviation, moviemaking, and a real man of the land with property:thumb up:. In pretty good nick for the vintage, and very well maintained. New hips, new teeth, new clothes and above all, a flash set of new boots as modeled in photo which should last a lifetime. Low maintenance with a good service life remaining. Looking to meet lady of means with appropriate property. Please send photo and dimensions of the hangar".
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