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  1. ...Cigar from his pocket and began to imitate Churchill with his two finger salutes to the crowd, pulling out at the last second which was something he always had done up to now, but .............
  2. Don’t be disgusting.
  3. ........the AUF Aerobatics team, and the CASA Ramp Check Team. Turbo started to get nervous. Sitting in the Moth before his turn in the box at the Grong Grong Advanced Aerobatics Week, he noticed his hands shaking and he was sweating with fear. He got out of the Moth and tried to roll it back out of the queue, but the way was blocked by an over-eager Cappy who'd pushed two wide, so there was nothing for it but to face the music. "Toughen up!, you're an ace aerobatics pilot! he told himself but an unhelpful voive came back "No I'm not" and he wondered if he could pull it off this time. He sat looking up at the box, and noticed OT (sponsored by Kalgoorlie Tarts) making mistake after mistake, losing points by the second and he relaxed "I couldn't do worse than that" he said to himself and no one disagreed, so he kept rolling until it was his turn...............
  4. .......a rebore to get more capacity, shaving the head for higher compression, grinding and opening up the gas flow (being careful not to grind the guide flush). He also recontoured the big end. He adjusted the timing, used a lower viscosity oil, and quickly passed Cappy, becoming a favourite of the judges who...............
  5. ....in the case of the Chinese, scrutable. Not many people know that Turbo was quite a good aerobatic pilot, but he never won a championship because he only flew a Moth Minor, so always had trouble keeping it in the box whereas Cappy had no problemas because he had the more powerful Puss Moth. However in one competition ........................
  6. Don't get carried away with yourself Skippy, that's a marketing term related to the staff performance in getting deliveries out fast.
  7. A lot of flap jawing above these two paras. Para 1 Where is counts; the survival of passengers and crew in an accident the concrete was a stupid design and hard to comprehend. The T VASI landing systems manufactured in Australia had a mandatory requirement for the mounting feet to be frangible because these locations were usually where an aircrtaft would be out of control; aircraft could skid into it or could charge into the light area. Para 2 Of course it wasn't the cause of the trajedy but it certainly killed the people who crashed into it.
  8. Aerobatic Aces (AA) kept trying and some managed to lose their beer guts, others overcame the severe pain of sore backs and yet others ..........
  9. ........Pokahontas Split. Many of the world's top aerobativs pilots aspired to this but they were never able to.....
  10. .....bend the vertical stab if overdone and to finish off, a Schafenstaker skid to .......
  11. 17 degrees left followed by ...........
  12. ......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 ........
  13. 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.
  14. If it's any help I googled "public liability companies + aviation australia" and you wouldn't believe who was just sitting there.
  15. Was that engine thrust we could hear or just scaping metal?
  16. .......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 ...............
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. 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.
  20. ...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...........
  21. 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
  22. ........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 ...........
  23. 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.
  24. 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)
  25. 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
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