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  1. fly_tornado
    Steam lasted well into the 1940s with railways but steam never made it into buses, trucks or cars?
  2. fly_tornado
    its a new economy, back in the heyday of GA, the 1970s, every service station had a garage attached to it and making and fixing things by hand was a common. the world has moved on, people are more interested in seeing the world than their own backyard
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    wind farms are definitely here to stay and aren't a problem to aviation unlike say TV towers
  4. fly_tornado
    they are here to stay, even the driest farming land is a potentially viable
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    I don't think the attraction of flying out to a regional airport in the middle of nowhere is that compelling. It doesn't compare to hopping on a boeing and flying to different country.
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    mike is saying pollution is good, his kids can sort out the mess once he's gone cause Mike is getting Mike's
  7. fly_tornado
    The work is in the big cities, young people have so many better entertainment options, it's that simple.
  8. fly_tornado
    That's the beauty of Apple, it just works
  9. fly_tornado
    you run up your engine inside the hangar?
  10. fly_tornado
    I imagine the company that supplied the information systems to the RAA that records pilot records is about to hit gold.
  11. fly_tornado
    gotta dump your nuclear waste somewhere, no fan of nuclear power wants it in their backyard
  12. fly_tornado
    Not every country has colonial assets in the middle of the Pacific to test their nuclear technology, I wonder how the EU would feel about China and India testing nuclear technology in the Northern Atlantic?
  13. fly_tornado
    its weird that "wind turbine syndrome" has only ever been recognised as a phenomenon in Australia
  14. fly_tornado
    thank the railway unions for that
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    Even a domestic solar system has got a 11% return on investment, imagine the sort of money those big solar farms are making
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    The funny thing is all that coal, is it's full of heavy metals, which once airborne, ends up in the food chain. I was reading about the secondary pollution in China and how its working into the food chain around the world. The only way the Chinese can ensure their food stuffs are toxin free now is too import food, which means buying up Australian farms. My tip would be definitely not to buy farmed prawns from Asia.
  17. fly_tornado
    send it back to the retailer for a refund if you don't think its "fit for purpose", radio is essential for your safety
  18. fly_tornado
    ultrasound is a silent killer
  19. fly_tornado
    Another area of note is that whilst the RAA increased by 750 members there is only an increase of 1% ~35-40 aircraft in the fleet.
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    I think you are in the "honeymoon" period, the growth area for schools and workshops is in the BFRs and aircraft inspections, there is a possibility for the RAA to use them to increase the standards. The notes about the PDP THE RAAUS professional development seminar series for all Instructors, maintainers and safety personnel are underway. The seminar series will run until June. The programs are structured to include important information on flight training practices, school management, maintenance and airworthiness, along with introducing staged integrated Safety Management Systems for flight school operations. Part of each seminar includes a forum, intended to be an opportunity for members to ask questions directly to RAAus staff and Board members, along with a chance to enjoy some food in a relaxed environment. Full details can be found on these pages or at Log in - RAA - Intranet This seems orientated toward pushing higher training standards post licence phase
  21. fly_tornado
    I think its unlikely that you will see less intervention from the RAA in your daily flying over the next few years
  22. fly_tornado
    its like the ultrasonic vibrations coming from the tips of turbine blade, you can't hear or see them but they can easily travel 20 kms and damage you
  23. fly_tornado
    I know a mate, who swears his mate knows of two pilots who have been blinded flying over solar farms
  24. fly_tornado
    Another perspective on this growth is that are enough to pilots entering the sport to justify a 2nd a player like the ELAAA, if anything the presence of a 2nd organisation would probably accelerate the sport. Its good for investment into assets like airfields and the supporting infrastructure.
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