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  1. ........Pokahontas Split. Many of the world's top aerobativs pilots aspired to this but they were never able to.....
  2. .....bend the vertical stab if overdone and to finish off, a Schafenstaker skid to .......
  3. 17 degrees left followed by ...........
  4. ......she would have to work to earn that crust [thanks to Cappy for the spelling correction) and get him out of there before he started to smell. Impressed with the recent delivery of a trophy to the Bathurst race track. She had bought herself an Extra. These handy aircrtaft could land up the side of a steep hill like Conrod straight. She thought the Khyber Pass would be a breeze, but a hundred thousand Khybers, nopne of whom could shoot straight, thought otherwise and ........
  5. That's him, QBE himself, but first it may be worth calling RAA and finding out what exactly happens with a passenger on board, and getting the full details of what is covered. It looks to me like the Base $20 m. cover works, but if the passenger is only compensated up to $250,000.00 that RAA may be able to get a low cost add on extension.
  6. If it's any help I googled "public liability companies + aviation australia" and you wouldn't believe who was just sitting there.
  7. Was that engine thrust we could hear or just scaping metal?
  8. .......gyrating up and down (even though it was steep and rocky) the Khyber Pass oblivious to the bullets flying in all directions as the Khybers tried to hold themselves together while at the same time getting the Princess in the cross hairs but firing too soon. The wounded Turbo, his right stibula hurting from another bullet wound tried to warn Poka but she cust him off at the pass (that's where the saying comes from), and before he could ...............
  9. Sorry, got interrupted. Then there are things that need to be added when you get passengers, neighbours, farm dogs etc into the mix. We had two aircraft crop spraying one year. A pilot started the rotary engine in a Ceres just as a sheep dog walked through. He described an arc through the air and wasn't much good for a few days but that was a survival. What happens when you get a fire on start up or in a crash? I know that's heading for a list which few farmers would be wanting to see, but you have to cover the risks somehow. There was a chance of getting these policies set up so property owners would have an "industry" standard which was common across all properties in the days of RAA Inc. when the people who ran the Association related directly to the people in their district, but with the isolation of a Company but today you're on your own.
  10. Yes, all the CASA and RAA standards for airfields. Plus Conditions Stock troughs Old windmill sites Quarries used for rubbish Livestock removed Wildlife removed and so on Plus Operations Who is in charge, who makes the decisions on the ground situation White crosses out if strip shouldn't be used Splays clear of young/overhanging trees Ground inspections Parked machinery and those lists are just what I thought of today, nowwhere near the lot. White crosses could have saved a lot of lives and aircraft over the years. Industry Standards We've lost two cases where our people weren't complying with Standards Australia or general safety standards within our industry, one where a Fire Marshall aimed an extinguisher around a drivers head so he wouldn't be breathing flames. It saved his life, but the correct way to operate a fire extinguisher is aim it at the seat of the flames. The other one was connecting a catch fence (which can take a car impact from around 170 km/hr) by clamping overlapped cables instead of cables being looped and the ends clamped back on themselves. Compliance with an Industry Standard can be a good defence. Cases and decisions These are a low cost way of seeing what the Courts are deciding and why - often things you'd never heard of before
  11. There's now a lot on the Ferris wheel if you search for it. As this one unfolds we'll know the grounds of the claim and what is upheld by the judge if it gets to trial. In your case the parallel could be a visitor to your property airstrip.
  12. ...while Turbo was moved to tears on hearing that Cappy had been left hanging by them for so long he also remembered the day the Khybers charge the trenches bolstered by Indian troops. He remembered how Cappy slid back down the trench and lined up behind Turbo, using him as a barricade. Turbo didn't mind that, but it was the shot from behind that irritated him. The attack petered out when Flying Eagle yelled across the trenches "Hey Turbo, is that you" and Turbo had replied "How are the feathers hanging?" and the Indians told the Khybers to get lost and jumped into the trench, partying all through the night. Next morning...........
  13. Rollercoaster, Royal Melbourne Show, girl goes onto tracks to retrieve dropped phone. Attached is the story, source: Daily Mail Australia, Dec 20, 2024 Occurred 2022 A WorkSafe investigation cleared the operator. The injured party is suing the operator of the rollercoaster for lifetime damages. The story gives the background to date; The lawyers haven't provided their details yet. This may be applicable to what you are expected to do as an aircraft owner or pilot or service operator where your aircraft comes in contact with inexperienced people who may walk into a prop, walk across the runway and be hit, hang around a workshop etc. WQ10400.pdf
  14. ........inadvertently trapped one behind a control cable, so that when he moved the stick to stabilise the aircraft there was an excruciating pain which he could only avoid by pulling the stick back until the warning signs of a stall occurred, then he had to stabilise the aircraft. He went through these cycles for 15 minutes until the cable wore a hole ...........
  15. Yes, I got that; is the liability limit for something the passenger does which is negligent or is that the maximum to passenger can claim on this policy.
  16. Would you have a list of conditions on this policy? I would there there will be a list of conditions for the $20 m. and it's not clear whether the passenger liability is the limit the policy will pay out on (i.e. you may need more insurance for the passenger for a serious even) or whether the passenger gets coverage of up to $250,000 for his/her negligence and the same for the other two categories (motor vehicles and Tenants)
  17. Insurance Companies themselves normally don't have financial problems. Warren Buffet is arguably the world's best investor. When he bought Berkshire Hathaway it was a successful cotton supplier for garments in the US with several cotton mills scattered around the country. Then China began selling T Shirts to the world and Berkshire Hathaway was almost belly up. He needed income fast, so he bought, through Berkshire Hathaway, well known US Insurance Company Geico. He had observed that: Insurers laid off their risk like bookies, so the lay offs paid part of the claims. Insurers got their income immediately, but didn't have to pay out until a claim was made (in some cases there were no claims in 40 years, so incoming money was invested, compounding the premium paid, and this rolled on with next year's premium etc. So for what appeared to be a small premium, big payouts could be made, while still making a copetitive profit each year. Berkshire Hathaway shares today are worth $684,908.00 USD
  18. ..... they are likely to come in contact with the new Chinese GripU seat covers $24.00/pair less coupon and based on the structure of the Goondiwindi burr. The squeals ........
  19. I’d agree with Skippy that the lighting on recreational aircraft could best be described as “lite” and even the strobes disappear against some types of cloud, however GA standard where you need to have the red strobe turned off while taxying, and powerful “landing” lights you can turn on for the circle can give you much greater safety in congested areas and circuits where half the traffic doesn’t know which height they are supposed to be at and where they should be. The additional benefit is you can point straight at an oncoming aircraft (when safe/far enough away and flash your landing lights. Over the years I’ve managed to get two coming in Head On, contrary to circuit direction to peel off and rejoin the rest of us in the circuit. The discussions on this site over the last couple of years indicate a lot of people aren’t seeing other traffic (Sorry, should have qualified the GA strobes as starting on Piper about the year the Warrior was introduced. Before that most were RA standard.)
  20. I’d agree with Skippy that the lighting on recreational aircraft could best be described as “lite” and even the strobes disappear against some types of cloud, however GA standard where you need to have the red strobe turned off while taxying, and powerful “landing” lights you can turn on for the circle can give you much greater safety in congested areas and circuits where half the traffic doesn’t know which height they are supposed to be at and where they should be. The additional benefit is you can point straight at an oncoming aircraft (when safe/far enough away and flash your landing lights. Over the years I’ve managed to get two coming in Head On, contrary to circuit direction to peel off and rejoin the rest of us in the circuit.
  21. red away like true Scots. Cappy was surprised to find how easy it was to haver and suspected that either Captain Cook had Scottish ancestors or a Scot had got into the Cottage. This opened up a whole new question about the Great Navigator's past and ........
  22. ....afternoon tea. There were 82 WAlians standing on hills that day all trying to get a signal, and all got Jacinta's message to bring two dozen scones. The redeye to Melbourne was overweight on takeoff the next morning, and it stank of scones and under arm deodorant, but they were all .......
  23. ...Jazzy tended to extract money from a lot of people by pretending to be besties with them, and giving herself special names. These were really just codes, so when Cappy phoned up and said Hi Jazzy, she would know that was Cappy and know to flick him out the door when he started to waffle. To OT she was Petronella; she knew the ruidiculous name would trigger extra care to shorten the meeting at a minute's notice because some of them hadn't seen a woman for months out in that gold mining country and were inclined to .......
  24. .........debit card. "Yes, even that" replied Jazzy and Turbo bought her a Schnauzer. (We won't tell Cappy that she has pet names in ascending order and for Turbo calls herself Jac. Cappy became wary and ..........
  25. ........I get a reverse drive. OT fitted it the next day and as soon as they started the engine there was a loud BANG! "Where was the reverse drive made?" asked Turbo. "china" replied OT and Turbo h............
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