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  1. Jabiru7252
    " I wonder why your GPS shows the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle site just north of Truro Flats?" We (at work) were there testing some model planes. I guess I could remove that waypoint from my GPS as I only added it so I could find the place by road.
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    I use a Garmin Nuvi. It's just a car GPS set to off road mode. I enter my flight path (Say, Gawler, Murray Bridge, Loxton Gawler.) It draws a purple line between each town or waypoint and as I fly I leave a blue line. I can see how well I am tracking and the moving map shows the towns etc. as I approach and pass them. No airspace displayed (it's not an aviation GPS) and only miles or kilometres, but hell, it does a splendid job of backing up what all real pilots use, that is, a map and compass. I can upload the .gpx file straight into Google Earth and see how well I stayed on track. I can even replay it! See attached picture as an example.
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    The chances of being caught under water with a jammed seat belt are about the same as having a shark attack in the Tod River. Your mate (with due respect) was a very, very unlucky man.
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    I remember when folks said they wouldn't wear seatbelts in case they ended up in a river and the belt got jammed. Think how utterly stupid that is.
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    unable to view the video!
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    As dickheads kill themselves off, others will replace them. And a lot of dickheads truly believe they are not doing anything wrong. It is a difficult situation but I think that most of us enjoy the flying and aviation life style so much that the crap can (usually) be tolerated.
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    We all complain about being regulated, or living in 'nanny states' etc. however, we continually prove that we need regulation and big brother watching because we behave like imbeciles otherwise. We cannot handle booz, road rules, drugs and a million other things. Imagine if there was no CASA or RAAus. Good God, pilots would be killing themselves and others through their own stupidity, ignorance and crap attitudes. (I use the term 'we' at the beginning of my rant, those of us who do the right thing please feel excluded)
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    Have you looked at the TAFE Diploma? This link http://www.tafesa.edu.au/courses/engineering-transport/aviation might be useful.
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    Holy moly! She's an angel! Congratulations....
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    How many hours before that job has to be done?
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    In descent the airplanes speed increases. Now I am confused.
  12. Jabiru7252
    Aussie etiquette is when a checkout chick neither says please or thankyou when you're being served and then abuses you when you politely ask why she doesn't. Sad effing world.
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    If some folks get their way these joke will see you in jail. Remember - political correctness was invented by the Nazis.
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    All those current affairs programs are crap. One program once blamed Ham Radio Operators for a fake mayday call that cost tens of thousands of dollars. Why Ham Radio? - he (shame shame shame) could never explain. Dickheads on 27Mhz CB were the culprits. (I might add that Ham radio is now so dumbed down it is basically just CB but that's another story.) Also, same guy ran a story about a fellow who sold his mates caravan and pocketed the money. The program forgot to mention the caravan was abandoned on the fellows property and was sold after five years of trying to find his mate and get him to remove it. Do yourselves a favour, watch Southpark - it's closer to reality than any current affairs program.
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    It's okay. Statistics is part of my job and unlike many who post here, I know more than most would realise. Let them flaunt their ignorance.
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    Perhaps the pilot had a medical event? At 66 he is no spring chicken.
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    I wish I had muscles. I once had to ask the girl over the fence (12 years old) to remove the lid to the pickle jar for me (sigh...)
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    You'll find many pilots here that are (were) into motorbikes and racing cars etc. Just remember the journey towards a pilot licence involves a lot of study so be prepared to allocate a time and place where you can be alone and undisturbed for a few hours a week. Even if that means taking your books etc. to the library. Having said that, the study comes after a few lessons in the air where you can determine if it is in fact something you can do. As you reach various milestones (first solo, first nav, first engine failure etc.) you will be required to shout a beer for all the current forum members. Good luck in your adventures.
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    Give Scully and Mulder a call. (X-Files)
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    From what I understand the incidents of people flying with false passports is very high and it is common to find passengers on many flights doing just that.
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    Call me stupid; I cannot find any 'P' charts in any of my Jabiru documentation but I have been told they are there. So, can somebody enlighten me please?
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    Holy Moly! It sure got broken.
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    As long as it doesn't fall off and into some inaccessible area!!!
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    "the plane swooped and hit a large air pocket - the engine subsequently stalled" - Was that actually reported??? Hells bells, how would the clowns know that. As for air pockets not existing, then what are they that I have flown into that suddenly causes everything in the cockpit to stick to the roof for a second or so while my kidneys are smashed into my pelvis?
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    Well, the way these UAVs are being developed I would bet a beer we'll see pilotless passenger jets within 25 years.
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