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I think mental health checks and drugs tests may soon be added to boarding security checks, before very long.

The instant you sight an electrical device of any kind that is manufactured in China, you can guarantee the claimed electrical output has no relation to actual electrical output. This applies whether the item is a battery, a small or large genset, or an electric motor. Electrical output claims are like a game to the Chinese, on a par with MPG/L/100kms fuel consumption claims, by salespeople in the car sales business.

Don't expect any action soon on the Angel Flight lottery sordid affair. It seems pretty obvious that bringing a con-artist to justice in NSW doesn't rate as a priority, especially as the individual involved is a Canadian citizen. https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/angel-flight-shattered-by-businessmans-unmet-promise-to-raise-half-a-million-dollars-for-lottery-prize/ff93a1e3-2e69-4bfb-bd41-38352a779da1

Shades of a single powerplant GAF Nomad, in the GafHawk? It'd be interesting to find out why certification was "elusive".

....set of coke-bottle glasses that would do any Japanese tertiary student proud. Bull laughed and gunned the Harley at him, but at the last second, saw the razor wire, and dropped the bike, skating along the bitumen and wearing the pattern and colours and words off his Mongols jacket, faster than a Council worker scrubbing rude graffiti off the Council Chambers windows. Bull came to a sliding halt against the butt of a huge mill stump, rolled onto all fours, sighted the damage to his jacket, and screamed. "My jacket!! My Jacket!!!" - leading to at least twenty people ........

......they were constantly grumbling at the inability to acquire castor oil in bulk for engine lubrication, and fretted about the fact that Gnome et Rhone parts were becoming increasingly hard to find - and this coupled with the youngsters who laughed at aeroplanes with wire-strutted double wings, made them feel that they were...........

This is getting a long way away from a spare parts list.

And in a can constructed to the cheapest manufacturing standards? I've seen pressurised cans explode in a car in Summer heat, that'd be disastrous in an aircraft. The can lid is merely crimped on, over a raised lip.

Avoid using tyre levers with tubed tyres. A bit of lube and a rubber hammer will generally suffice to install tube-type tyres.

.....went down to the shed and pulled out the faithful old Morris Minor that had served as his farm transport for many years, and measured it for the fitment of an engine and seats and dashboard from a wrecked Palisade. If he could acquire a Palisade cheaply, the only option was to turn the Morry Minor into a Morris Palisade. CT worked on the Morris Palisade for months and months. It was terribly exacting and energy-draining work - and what was worse, it cut into relaxing bunny-popping time. But finally, he could see some promising results from his efforts. He only had to do one more......... (and here, dear NES readers, we have a sneak, undercover photo of CT's project, well on its way to completion. Note the cunning use of electric fans for additional propulsion, an idea gained from CT's long aviation experiences.......)

......Interior, Wun Bung Wing. Now Wun Bung Wing could not only claim Aboriginal bloodlines, he could also claim Chinese bloodlines because his Dad was a Chinese maritime trader who made regular trips "Down Under", to sell cheap Chinese goods to the Natives - thus leading to the longstanding tradition amongst Australians of regularly buying cheap Chinese crap. Now Wun Bung Wing, with his natural aerial skills honed by manufacturing many hundreds of spears and boomerangs - and after becoming famous and highly sought-after for his products - became totally enamoured with flight in heavier-than-air machines, the day he saw a kitbuilt STOL aircraft land near his spear and boomerang manufacturing setup in a gunyah, 150 NM SE of Alice Springs. This kitbuilt was flown by none other than.........

You blokes aren't looking hard enough. You have to look at ebay.com (not ebay.com.au). The Rubbermaid Paint Buddy is available from various sellers on eBay for as little as US$9.99. Just ask them if they will ship to Australia, and what is the cost of shipping. One seller in Jordan is offering a Paint Buddy with 2 additional roller covers for US$19.99 + US$29.99 shipping to Australia. Rubbermaid Paint Buddy for sale | eBay WWW.EBAY.COM Get the best deals for Rubbermaid Paint Buddy at eBay.com. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items!

Yes, I forgot about that one. Another one that even a current ASIC card wouldn't have stopped.

He's one lucky bloke, I'm amazed he survived. Must have been a pretty substantial cockpit structure and a good harness.

Grays will be calling the highest bidder and trying to screw more money out of them, effectively negotiating a "best deal" for the seller. If the buyer agrees to the price set by the owner, or if the owner agrees to the highest "behind the scenes" offer by the buyer, the aircraft is sold, and Grays will get their chop. But these deals are never posted online, on the auction site. It appears to me the buyers highest offer is not far short of the owners reserve, and perhaps a deal has been done. If no deal comes out of the negotiations, the item will often be listed again - usually at the reserve price as a starting bid. I bought a food van from Grays on behalf of a family member, it had been through several auctions over several months, and always failed to make the reserve. It was a really nice van, near new, and probably worth around $50K. I'd estimate the sellers probably paid $70K for it new, just a couple of years before. They were baling out of the mobile food van business, and it was complete with everything needed to start selling food, even down to boxes of plastic containers. The previous bidders always stopped around about $24K. Grays listed it at a starting bid of $25K, and I put one bid on it (the only bid), and I was quite surprised when it was sold to me instantly. It was a real bargain, and the family member was wrapped in it. Sometimes there's only one buyer for the item you're trying to quit, and if you find them, you have to take what they offer.

Actually, not quite as rare as you would have everyone believe. I know of several stolen aircraft events, just in W.A. alone. Nearly all of them ended in disastrous crashes. A new Cessna 175C stolen from Maylands aerodrome July 1962. Crash landed in sand dunes S of Ethel Creek Station in Northern W.A. Pilot survived. A Cessna 310R (VH-UQR) stolen from Kalgoorlie Aerodrome in Oct 1988, crashed in thick forest near Busselton W.A. after running out of fuel, and both pilot and passenger did not survive. A Cessna 337 (VH-MRZ) stolen from Kalgoorlie for the thiefs planned flight to Esperance W.A., made an emergency landing on a road East of Lake King W.A., after encountering engine problems. The thief managed to con locals into helping him to restart it, he took off again and crashed shortly afterwards in scrubland. He survived, and was charged and jailed. There was another aircraft stolen from Kalgoorlie Aerodrome in the 1990's I STR. Can't find the details right now. That aircraft was stolen by an individual with no flying training or skills, and crashed shortly after takeoff. The thief did not survive. A Jab stolen in 2013 from Northam airfield was found abandoned and relatively undamaged in a farm paddock containing a crop of canola near York. I cannot find any information on whether anyone was caught or charged over this incident. There may be more stolen aircraft incidents in W.A. that I'm not aware of.

......the translation appeared in all lower-case letters (which MS and Google endorse, and which feature bull loves, because it makes typing so easy), and after slowly reading the translation (because bull was trained not to do anything too fast), he was amazed to get a message that said.....

Looks to me like, "Well, if they won't let me fly in Oz with my NZ licence, I'll show 'em!" Something similar to the lines of the old American saying, "Hey guys! Hold my beer, and watch this!!"

I'm sure the queue for DeltaHawk DHK180 engines is going to be around the block, at US110,000 per "engine package"! - NOT!

There were no aircraft buried at Woomera that I know of, but I understand the Lincoln bombers that were ordered to fly through the mushroom clouds were so contaminated, that at least 4 had to be scrapped. The eventual disposition of these 4 Lincolns is disputed. Their ADF serial numbers are A73-25, A73-47, A73-52 and A73-54. You can find a little information on these Lincolns, if you search for "Operation Totem" in the link below. http://adf-serials.com.au/ADF Telegraph Autumn 2014.pdf

Nev - Why did the B707 have such a tendency for Dutch Roll? Did they have inadequate longitudinal stability?

Can't the Dukes claim to have been the first to make Dodges fly? Mind you, each flying Dodge apparently had a short lifespan. Gravity is a b****.

I can recall my first flight in a Qantas Boeing 707 in 1969, it was like something out of the future. And you could walk up front and talk to the crew, and study the flight engineers engine instruments. What a difference to today.

I think you'll find the photo is genuine, it's a photo of Storage Depot No. 41 in Kingman, Arizona. At its peak there were 4,700 surplus aircraft stored there. They were nearly all turned into scrap. I'll wager some were near-new. No market existed for dedicated bombers in civvy street. As for parking, the military would've had numerous tow tugs pulling them into neat rows. Kingman Army Air Field aircraft boneyard in post-WWII Arizona, Storage Depot No. 41, and modern-day airliner storage at Kingman Airport WWW.AIRPLANEBONEYARDS.COM

Goulburn Airport is still listed for sale. It's listed with Ashby York real estate agents, and is offered for sale on "an Expressions of Interest" basis. If the agents had a serious offer, it would more than likely be stated on their website. The cutoff date for E'sOI has been extended and extended again. The problem is, this is a huge listing - both in area and in items included in the sale. The seller, John Ferrara says "he wants to sell everything he owns around the airport as one package". This will make it more difficult to sell, as the buyer has to be in the big league. It's likely the agents are looking for an overseas buyer, someone with hundreds of millions to invest. Regional airports by themselves are rarely money-spinners, it's the peripherals to the airport that pose the best return - land for subdivision, industrial/commercial tenancy building opportunities, potential freight/distribution hub. To develop these add-ons means lots more money is required - over and above the purchase price. It will be hard work trying to find a buyer for it. Goulburn Airport on the market after 13 years – Australian Aviation AUSTRALIANAVIATION.COM.AU The general aviation airport, which has been owned by Goulburn businessman John Ferrara since 2011, has been listed for sale through real estate firm Ashby York as Ferrara looks to divest from his... Ashby York | property WWW.ASHBYYORK.COM.AU Welcome to Ashby York, a prestigious and leading property real estate agency specialising in commercial, rural, and residential properties. With an unwavering commitment to excellence, we specialise in...