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maybe so, but who wants an airplane to go down on them?

well she made it safely to orbit. there will be only 4 more shuttle launches now before the fleet is retired, and the US will then have no means of transporting humans into space for the forseeable future ( other than as paying pax on Russian Soyuz). Who would have thought that when we watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon 40 years ago. It will be a sad day indeed when the last shuttle flight lands at Kennedy space center late next year.

Well bad luck for Narromine but they have had it for 13 years so perhaps its time for a change. Unfortunately I never got to Narromine but Temora is a bit closer to home, and I hope to get to next years show. Terry

Hi Amy and welcome Be sure to tell us about your lessons Terry

Howdy Apollo 11, welcome to the forum. nice call sign. Im about your age give or take a year or 2 and I reckon watching Apollo 11 live as a 9 year old, started my interest in aviation and all things science. I can still remember it was lunch time and I was in grade 3. Never give up the dream of flying it is easy to make excuses like paying off the house and getting the kids through school, I used to do that too, then I turned 40 ( midlife crisis) and just said what the heck I am going to do this and I did.

yeh 2 weeks in a row. Im getting used to it. dunno how I'd go if they do that to me in the granny though.

Thanks guys, I did have a great day and looking forward to the big five O next year Terry

yeh they went broke feeding you Oz

Welcome to the forum avy8or and good luck with the PPL test. just recently finished CPL exams myself , but will be a while before I sit the flight test. Im in no great hurry as its not really a career goal for me just wanting to keep learning and having a goal to aim for helps. This is a good place to ask any questions, plenty of experience around and very friendly. Terry

Great pics Darren Especially like the one with the moon in it. I love aerochutes too. I wish you could hire them! I did go for a trial flight with Steve Conte ( I think thats his name) who owns the aerochute company. A group of them used to fly out of a property in Werribee between Geelong and Melbourne and I would see them every Tuesday morning on the way to work. I couldnt help taking a little detour one day, and next thing, there I was hanging around at 500 ft watching the cows and feeling the breeze in my face. There is really something special about sitting out in the open like that seeing the world go by. Terry

Coop I think I can see 2 NS airfields with the one to the east being shorter, it looks like the bottom half is dark and the top half lighter green. I have flown over it many times but didnt realise there were 2 NS runways. Torquay as far as I know is privately owned and used for commercial joy flights and skydiving. There is no club activity and you cannot hire aircraft from there, purely charter and joy flights only. Of course only 4 nm to the NE is Barwon Heads which is the home of the Geelong Aero club and where myself and Crash Lander fly out of. It caters for both GA and RAA. If you wanted to drop in at Barwon Heads you,the Navigator and Dorothy are sure to be well looked after. Geelong airport at Mt Duneed is also close by and quite busy, but I believe the land has been sold off to developers and the airfield has about 2 years to live. All 3 airfields share the same CTAF ( 119.0) Terry

Huh? I cant even read it, its not in English

Good news Steve. my wife also is not overly keen but have taken her up a couple of times when weather is exceptional. Same with my 2 daughters, I have taken them both up but they would rather go shopping than flying.... girls hmmph.! so is that Jab syndicate working out as you hoped? Terry

Welcome aboard Michael. You will certainly find a more welcoming administration on this site.