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Ok, to clarify: You think you have lived to be 80 and know who you are, then along comes someone and blows it all to hell! An old Marine Pilot sat down at the Starbucks, still wearing his old USMC flight suit and leather jacket and ordered a cup of a coffee. As he sat sipping his coffee, a young woman sat down next to him. She turned to the pilot and asked, Are you a real pilot? He replied, 'Well, I've spent my whole life flying planes, first Stearmans, then the early Grummans... flew a Wildcat and Corsair in WWII, and later in the Korean conflict, Banshees and Cougars. I've taught more than 260 people to fly and given rides to hundreds, so I guess I am a pilot, and you, what are you? She said, 'I'm a lesbian. I spend my whole day thinking about naked women. As soon as I get up in the morning, I think about naked women. When I shower, I think about naked women. When I watch TV, I think about naked women. It seems everything makes me think of naked women.' The two sat sipping in silence. A little while later, a young man sat down on the other side of the old pilot and asked: "are you a real pilot?" He replied, 'I always thought I was, but I just found out I'm a lesbian Originally from: [/url]http://www.recreationalflying.com/threads/are-you-a-pilot.34662/#post-204131

Yeah, that's a bit like the story I read in the "Funnies" about the old WWI pilot sitting at the bar. A woman walks near him and he asks her what he was. He tells her the story of how he is a pilot from the war. He then asks her what she is and she says she is a lesbian........ I won't repeat the story here. But I think I am a lesbian too. ;)

Which begs the question: What a hindu?

Incase you didn't know: I can't spell to save my life. If two words sound the same, until I am told/shown the difference, I spell them however I think it is. Though I have probably spelt it both ways here, that is a very different problem.

So explain how/why there is a cervical bone in people's neck?

You spelt them both the same there..... I have kind of only realised there are two words like that and yes, it can be a "foot in mouth" moment. But what are the two spellings? (How can men damage their cervics? (spelling?))

Ok: My effort: Don't get me wrong though. I believe this is a great language. It is complicated and so to speak it you need BRAINS. Other languages are so simple, "anyone" can spell and say the words. English as a long and complicated history, and a long and complicated future. Choose - to select one of a group. Loose - basically not tight. Lose - the opposite of win. How they are pronounced..... Lose is more sounding like Choose than Loose. Go figure. Most - there is no more. Post - a pole of wood in the ground, or to send by mail. Cost - the value of something if you want to buy it. Coast - where the land meets the water. Toast - heat treated bread. Boast - to brag. I before E except after C: Ok, granted: Ceiling. Receipt. That is two words. But, modern society needs to understand the weight of the problems moving frieght down the roads because of the restrictions of height some bridges which restricts where the vehicles can go. Of course the scientists are working on better ways to help, but until now, there are no easy answers. That is 5 words and I think there are more but I just can't remember them just now.

Well, from the concensus I can see, people know more about what happened than me. So with that knowledge I shall act.

I am not going to dignify that - or this any more. I don't have time for people who belive the sun shines out of their ......

suck it up I think is the saying. (Who said that I wonder?)

Ah.... Quick to complain yourself but are reluctant to actually instruct and/or educate. Your cred' has gone from LOW to NON-EXISTANT for me.

So to educate the village idiot, why don't you tell me the DEFINTION of a overfly? And that isn't the part which concerns me.

Well, as you do know better, you tell me what the other plane was doing when I was joinging crosswind. They weren't taking off, I know that. They were about 500 feet in the air, above the runway (flying along the runway). So was it a "go around"? Or were they simply overflying the runway? there was no radio call telling anyone.

Y know Motza, As true as you may be, you seem to be promoting what they did. And if CASA are or not interested, I am quite capable of asking them myself and getting THEIR opinion. If people do something different to what they say, then there is a problem with how they were instructed. There are proceedures for reasons. I did not do a go around seeeing the person overlying. There was someone overflying/going around as I was joining cross wind. I just read what I said. There seems to be a problem with you parsing what I wrote. It was quite clearly stated. When I was on SHORT FINAL the plane infront landed - after another interesting observation of their flying - and basically stopped on the runway. I made a call and they didn't really do much to help me. Granted they have/had "right of way". But if that is the attitude they promote at the school, then I feel there is a problem with what is being told as the right thing to do.

JYQ - Warnervale Air Pty Ltd, can't have been behaving badly on an unfamiliar strip. So they were local. So I would hope they would have been more professional than what tey did at "their own strip". Or is this "typical" of them? I have heard they have an attitude unto them selves that RAA and "outsiders" are not welcome. But that aside, I made all the required calls and this plane made none and just (basically) sat on the runway after landing. Not exactly professional or polite.

Yeah, and considering that it worked at YWOL, and when I was talking to Sydney radar, I can't believe it suddenly failed then/there. It was also working when I got to Cessnock. So honestly I don't think it wasn't working Motza.

Yeah. I am going to call CASA about it too. I can't belive what happened. The other story was just as amusing. Same plane watching them on final. I thought I was going to see a crash.

Folks, I was attempting to fly to above airport on Sat from Wollongong. Alas I got as far as Warnervale and the weather had other plans. I thought it would be a good idea to land there and wait out the weather and see what happens. I was EAST of the strip and heard that runway 20 was the active one. That was good, as all I had to do was cross over, descend and join cross wind. So: It is drizziling, there were planes in the circuit - unknow number - and I wanted to land. Made an inbound call. NO REPLY. Not really expected though. Made a 3 mile call. NO REPLY. Other planes making occasional calls. (note: occasional) Overflew and went to the dead side. Got down to 1000 feet and joined crosswind. Made joining call. There was another plane "overflying the runway" (go around?) and I watched him. NO REPLY. That's a bit annoying. Somewhere else there was another plane in the circuit. As I passed over the runway, I looked out the right window and checked the plane I just saw and he was where I expected him to be. Flew out a bit and turned left for downwind. Did downwind checks. Pump, fuel, switches (bumps and turbulance), hatches and harness. Looked back out the window! WTF!!?? A plane! Yikes! Where did he come from??!! Really throttled back. and held short. Heard a "turning base" call. The plane infront didn't turn, so there must have been another plane again infront of him as well. Kept flying downwind. No radio calls heard. The plane infront of me turned base. NO RADIO CALL. I held on downwind and let him get further on BASE. Turned base. "Traffic Warnervale, ....... turning base 20 FULL STOP, Warnervale." There were other radio calls from a Tecnam made now and then for Warnervale, but it wasn't for base/final, so I didn't worry too much and it proved to me that I was on the right frequency. Watched the other plane. He turned FINAL.. NO RADIO CALL HEARD. I turned final and watched. There is another story here but let's keep to this story. They "landed" and just sat on the runway. I had to do a go-around. This plane was a GA plane. VH-JYQ Congrats dude. You may need to learn how to use a radio.

Fantastic. I am now green.

Though it was said there would be red faces at the de-brief, I am sure the controller would have a few questions to answer as well. Vectoring them in on the wrong airport. During the landing the controller had every chance to say "Wrong airport - GO ROUND!" but didn't.

And how many "Oh my god" did you count in the LANDING one?

Ya just gotta laugh. These "muppets" who read the weather. As accurate a quote from what I heard as possible. "Southerly winds turning to the east." Classic. I think that would be an EASTERLY wind myself.

No, I think Optus are just trying to be a bit "One man up" on him.

Hi guys. I shall try to read all the posts when I can (and get time). Question/s: 1 - If people keep breaking the sound barrier, who is the poor person who has to keep fixing it? 2 - That person from back in the 60's... (sorry real short term memory failure). Didn't he break the sound barrier?

Um, Obviously most of the ones I have seen around are all geared up for the Airbus. "OBVIOUSLY"? What aren't you telling us?