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    There's very little that mankind has imagined that hasn't come true in some form. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but some near future period will almost certainly utilise personalised air transport. As with many things, no-one can predict what inventions will appear in the future, to bring about wholesale changes to society. If the early "future projectionists" could've foreseen the invention of the transistor and electronics miniaturisation, they would've been much more accurate with their projections. As it was, a number of them did foresee important inventions.
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    ....decided he'd also like to go head-to-head with the Turbine conglomerate in numerous other fields - especially after sighting the documents that outlined the massive profits in Cat farms, joint ventures with CT9000 in rabbit destruction, and the extensive property development and land holdings in the Spratlys. But the thing that really raised Charlies interest was the Turbine Aviation profits. It appeared aviators were constantly ripe for scalping. Just mention a new aircraft accessory and add a couple of zeros to the regular non-aviation price, and the punters were sucked in, like it was a pea and thimble bet table at the local fair. Accordingly, Charlie looked at how aircraft accessories could added to the Corn Flakes factory lines. This would take a little ingenuity, but he was sure it could be done. Via a mutual friend he found a bloke in Tasmania who had factory modification skills - and aviation skills as well. He was the prefect fit for the job. Charlie called this bloke, and found out that..........
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    Would suicide be a possibility? Seems strange that witnesses stated they saw the aircraft going nose-down at high power, and the investigators have determined it hit the ground at an angle of 60°. Nothing stacks up - "no evidence of an in-flight break-up or other pre-impact airframe or control defects", and the engine was deemed to be producing power at impact. State of mind of the pilot must be part of this investigation. All the other information points to adequate pilot skills - "The instructor reported that, during these flights, the student pilot demonstrated exceptional aircraft handling proficiency, and the instructor assessed them as competent and ready for their first solo". Not just "adequate" aircraft handling proficiency - but "exceptional" proficiency. How many can claim to be classed at "exceptional" skill levels, with low hours?
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    My little Chinese Rossi 200A inverter welder has Toshiba MOSFETS in it. I've never seen such an advancement, nor such an increase in reliability, as this little beast. It weighs 7kgs against the 35kgs of my previous CIG Handyman welder, and it welds like a welder 3 times its size! It's never stopped in the 5 or 6 years I've owned it, and I've run 4.0mm electrodes with it for an extended period. Those MOSFETS have revolutionised the electronics industry.
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    ........were the giveaway. They kicked whenever something fast flitted past them, thus making people suddenly realise they were cat drumsticks, not chicken drumsticks. If there was any doubt, the double joint was the final indicator of............
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    Generally, No. I believe written statements from deceased persons can be presented in a court of law, but the statements are subject to exhaustive examination, and only those statements of facts that can be proven, are allowed to be admitted. Statements deemed to be hearsay are excluded. U.S. law may be somewhat different. Some of the claims made by John Barnett about Boeing management failures have already been investigated, and found to be true. Laxity in procedures seems to rule at Boeing.
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    There's 9 items in the auction in total, and the auction doesn't end until 2nd April 2024. The item descriptions are poor, but I've come to expect that with Slatterys. /slattery-logo-dark.jpg Slattery Auctions & Valuations WWW.SLATTERYAUCTIONS.COM.AU A firm of professional auctioneers and valuers who provide a wide variety of general & specialised auction sales for trucks, machinery, cars & more. Browse now.
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    Basic spade connectors are an automotive invention, and you won't find them in certified aircraft. There's always the chance an unexpected and inadvertent component movement could separate a spade connection. The Japanese auto manufacturers have always led the way with simple superior wiring harness connectors that are sealed with o-rings. Well designed harness connections are always sealed against moisture, dust, chemicals, salt and other detrimental products, and are secured via screwed or other locking arrangements to prevent accidental disconnection. I'd have to opine some heat-shrink on a spade-type connector would provide the simplest and cheapest design for uncertified/experimental light aircraft.
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    I don't know how you'd put down on Hogan Island? What's not major rock outcrops, is thousands of large tussocks of grass! Looks like it'd be a nightmare to land on, to me!
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    I googled "bbj" and got "Boeing Business Jets", straight up. Maybe Google knows what you're actually looking for, every time, from all your previous searches?
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    Well, SOUTH of Hogan Island, is IN Bass Strait! Did the Savannah go into the water? If so, there should've been news of a maritime rescue!
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    In the case of the Airbus sudden dive near Exmouth, I believe there was always a level of suspicion that an EMF event from VLF transmissions at the Naval Base tower at Exmouth were responsible for the ADIRU fault. All parties involved claimed it was impossible, but then another Qantas Airbus developed a similar fault when passing Exmouth, so that certainly weakens all the arguments that interference wasn't possible. The problem is, the U.S. Navy is extremely secretive about their VLF transmissions from Exmouth, which are designed specifically to communicate with U.S. subs at great depths and great distances. The power generation level at the Exmouth base is huge, and I'd have to opine the AIrbus designers didn't include massive EMF burst shielding for the ADIRU units in their design, they rely on backups. You would never know if the Americans were experimenting with different VLF frequencies, power levels, or what they were trying out - military experiments are often at the edge of technology. Naval Communication Station Harold E. Holt - Wikipedia EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
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    At least the doors didn't fall off when it dropped suddenly. Re the lack of seatbelts - there's always going to be a number of people moving around the cabin at any one time - going to and from toilets, cabin crew serving food, and even people just standing up to get an item (or place an item) in an overhead locker. So you can't have everyone secured all the time in cruise. Yes, there are those who whip their seatbelts off as soon as the seatbelt sign goes off, though - and they never put them back on until landing. I have always been a seatbelt wearer all the time I'm seated, when flying commercially - because I know that one day, all the smooth rides I've enjoyed up to now, will be joined by one ride from hell.
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    That's interesting, Spacey. I'm sure when I first put the link up, the "unreserved" message wasn't there, and I'm sure they've only just put it up recently. That means it will sell at this auction. The last half hour before auction closing time, usually sees bidding activity pick up substantially.
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    That's exactly what I was thinking Marty, that's a cheap 912 if nothing else. However, as the auction isn't marked as "unreserved", then the machine almost certainly has a reserve price on it, which would be considerably higher than the current level of bidding.
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    I don't know if anyone is interested, but there's a 2008 Airborne XT-912 Tundra Microlight up for auction at Smith Broughton auctions, Midland, W.A. The auction ends midday tomorrow (12/03/24). I didn't see this machine until this morning, although the auction started mid last week. It's powered by an 80HP Rotax 912 and has done a reported 151 hrs. It is unregistered and appears to have been unregistered for some time. It appears to be very complete with all the books and manuals included. Smith Broughton Online Auction OA.SBAUCTION.COM.AU
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    And a plane spotter who was photographing planes landing at Shellharbour, just happened to catch all the action, and is a star eyewitness. He told ABC News he watched as the Stearmans tail came right up and over, halfway along the runway. He's indicated it wasn't a ground loop, and he said it looked like excessive braking. Boeing Stearman model 75 vintage plane crashes while landing at Shellharbour Airport - ABC News WWW.ABC.NET.AU A man and woman in their 50s have avoided serious injury after the 1940s plane they were flying overturned at Shellharbour Airport in NSW.
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    Remember the old computer operation basics - GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out. And the supplier of the computer system was also the lowest tenderer, thus guaranteeing a lot of shortcuts.
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    .....I'm too busy prawning and keeping tourists occupied, to bother with your problems! Why don't you just depart that bitterly cold, overpopulated and rainy State, and come up to Sunny Queensland and join me on my prawn trawler! I'm looking for good deckies, and with your skills at handling rough crowds, I reckon you could...........
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    How else does a tail-dragger flip on its back, in line with the centreline of the runway, except for excessive braking? New owner, still learning how to fly it, only bought it this year, and only just registered it. If it had ground looped and flipped, I wouldn't expect it to end up in line with the runway - and I saw no tyre skidmarks that would indicate a ground loop.
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    I can see use for the devices in SAR in rugged terrain. They might even be able to find the wreckage of VH-MDX with one, now THAT would make for some great news!
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    ......tiny plastic dolphins made in Turbines China factories using AI stolen from the Americans, with the dolphins able to interact with children by eyeballing them, and talking to them in a cute Dolphin-squeak voice. The product was a massive hit, and the outlets were struggling to keep up. The Turbine talking, eyeballing, AI Dolphin product made Coles Little Shop miniatures look positively tame in the collector stakes, and wasn't long before people were being stalked and robbed at gunpoint for their Turbo Tiny Dolphins. At this point, the new commander of VicPol, Chief Commissioner Doubtfire, held a press conference to address community fears over the impact the Turbine product was having on their formerly safe and civil society. Doubtfire started her speech with, "We need to reassure the public that.........
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    It's extremely fortunate he didn't start a fire in that long dry grass! He even managed to miss all the powerlines! Great work! https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=920997750025755&set=pcb.920999593358904
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    The military value is pretty limited when you've got no armaments - but the baddies have missiles, rockets, heavy machine guns, RPG's, and big guns galore! I'll only take one when they have the Mark VII version, with the death ray laser gun!
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    Sorry, I have to disagree with this opinion. Technology is all about using correct, accurate technical descriptions for devices (or parts and components) to eliminate errors and confusion. A solenoid converts electrical energy into mechanical energy, converting electrical power into linear motion. A relay transfers current by allowing a low current circuit to control one or more higher current circuits. There is a major difference between the two devices, and it's not "nit-picking words". Many devices gain "common names" which are not correct technical names, and it may be O.K. to use these in casual face-to-face discussions where "local terminology" is understood - but correct technical naming must always be used in manufacturer references, written instructions and technical papers. Every manufacturer with a professional approach insists on this, and I have sighted and read numerous publications from companies that identify devices and parts by their correct names, and those publications insist that everyone use those correct names.
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