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  1. flying dog
    Yeah, but I am surprised that there was/were NO identification lights at all. Other than landing lights and nav lights. To me that screams "Hey! Look at me!"
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    Sorry for the big quote. Haven't read all the replies. Alas "been thre, done that". It is not pretty what happened. You say share. That isn't really a good term. Do you mean SYNDICATE or you just rent the plane? SYNDICATE - unless you REALLY EALLY REALLY know the people, foreget it. Even the: Foregtit. Like marridge, money destroys syndicates. You said something about a condo with lots of room always available. Weird how after the papers are signed things like that change to "hardly ever available". Be it from other people using it or you just not having the time to fly. I used to do 6 hours a month. Now I am lucky to do 2 hours a year. That is a big difference. I strongly suggest you BITE THE BULLET, and RENT WHEN NEEDED. If the plane is booked, go else where for that trip, or use another plane. Committing yourself to that plane carries a lot of problems you can not imagine. Sorry if that is a wet blanket, but it is the truth from my experiance.
  3. flying dog
    Tuesday 06:08-ish. Commercial jet going in to land 16 R. Only nav and landing lights. No cabin, tail, or any other lights. Grated cargo planes don't need cabin lights, but no tail lights, and from what i could see it was GREY. So basically: NO PAINT, or a very dull one at best. Anyone?
  4. flying dog
    I have written a flight plan spreadsheet. It has most airports, VOR, DME, VFR, IFR (dunno why) and points in it. Alas it is BIG, but does fuel calculations, distances, all that stuff. A few people have it and use it. You can put in custom waypoints, if you want. Let m eknow if you want a a copy.
  5. flying dog
    Here you are. Very good show.
  6. flying dog
    Plane crashes in Antarctica http://hackaday.com/2014/01/25/repairing-a-plane-in-antarctica/
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    Tonight (Sat) I was watching the news - dunno why when you read what I am just about to post. A plane flying near.... (somewhere out west NSW) a passenger had to take control of the Cessna when the pilot had chest pains. Picture of an american Cessna. Obvious from the rego. Some "from the cabin" movies. No overlaying text. Then a clip of a Cessna landing. Again Nxxxxx. NOWHERE did they say "THIS IS NOT ORIGINAL FOOTAGE". What do they take us for? Total idiots?
  8. flying dog
    No worries. Got it. Thanks to you both. Dunno why I couldn't find the link PA mentioned. Must be getting senile
  9. flying dog
    Strange. I went to the link, clicked the download link (PDF) and was asked to "log in" to facebook. Just tried again and got same result.
  10. flying dog
    It was funny. Though at the end it did get a bit "over the top" on language. Oh well. Got a few giggles from it.
  11. flying dog
    Could / can someone download the PDF file forme? I am not on facebook and it won't let me download it.
  12. flying dog
    rgmwa, Like with driving, I do en-route calculations. Check fule used to flight plan, fuel burn rate, check for cross winds, and try to calculate them. I don't care if the answer is right or wrong, I just try to go through the montions of from which direction it is blowning and how strong it is. Aalas the back of the thighs sufferes a lot and so I take my feet off the pedals fora while. Drink a bit of water at regular intervals. Listen to the radio and keep a picture of where the planes are, and what they are doing.
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    Yenn, But thePAX don't - usually - worry ab out road conditions. To keep myself awake, I do mental tests like fuel consumtion, time to next town, etc.
  14. flying dog
    Ackward!
  15. flying dog
    I was going to say that, but thought better of it. I never seem to win when stating th obvious.
  16. flying dog
    (And I have to learn how to spell FELL - not feel.) Though a pilot feeling the stick has a WHOLE DIFFERENT meaning. ;)
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    (This is touch typed from today's paper) A councillor who fell asleep for up to 20 mminiutes while flying his plane to Sydney has blamed fatigue, illness - and listening to country music on the radio. Port Macquarie business-man and councillor Michael Cusato has been grounded after it was revealed he was snoozing while flying his Cessna 210 plane to Bankstwon airport in September. An Australian Transport Safety Bureau report found Mr Cusato switched his plane to auto-pilot and was listening to country and western music when he dozed off. The report also revealed the councillor and businessman failed to respond to several calls from air traffic controllers in both Brisbane and Sydney sa he cruised through Williamtown, near Newcastle, airspace at 8500 feet. About 20 minutes latre the plane had begun a "spiral descent" near Brookly Bridge without clearance and several thousand feel highter than he should have been. Mr Cusato said last night he was suffering from the fly and was very fatigued". "It was one of those afternoons where conditions were calm and fatigue took over". Yeah, right.
  18. flying dog
    Well, I stand corected by people who weren't there telling me what I did see. (I do'nt need thhis crap!) No more comments by me on the subject.
  19. flying dog
    arielle, I thought it was a Jab and the .... Trojan. Someone said it was a Piper (or what ever) ((CRAFT disease is getting worse! Can't remember 1 minute ago)) But what ever. It was an RAA plane though I am 99% sure.
  20. flying dog
    Yeah, well that is the SIMPLE story. The "long" version: The Trojan was backtracking..... Had landed and turned around. Duh. This was taking TIME. In the mean time: The jab turned base/final and came in all the time with the Trojan on the runway. It isn't that it suddenly appeared out of nowhere. On the go-around, no radio call - so I am told - and no shift to the right to clear the runway. They didn't throw the book at him, but did have words with him.
  21. flying dog
    I liked the RAA plane who tried to do a landing when the Trojan was back tracking. Did a go-round at 50 feet. After he landed, CASA walked over to talk to him. As much as yoyu are right KG, the important thing is no one hit anyone else.
  22. flying dog
    I helped him with initial assembly. Getting the wings our of the trailer, etc. But I was out of there by 10:30. A 9 hour drive was not someting I was looking forward to.
  23. flying dog
    Well: It was a good turn up. Alas the weather made it a bit scarse for people but there was a lot of people there. Lovely days on the days, but Friday was a bit overcast and why so many didn't turn up.
  24. flying dog
    JG3, Yeah, sorry dude. Spoke too soon. I was once lectured by a "dork" who was having a go at me at one of the "New Year's flights" in which I was participating.
  25. flying dog
    Ok, oops. Spoke too soon.
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