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  1. .....you know a thing or two about popping stuff off, don't you? OT replied, "Mate, I didn't get this beret in an op shop, I earned it by popping off more rabbits than you've ever seen in your life! Here in the West, we've got Eastern States rabbits that mutated into fast breeding, hardy rabbits, that built bunkers and command posts and strongpoints, and started to shoot back! So we started courses in how to stalk and ambush these rabbits, and as a result, I proved my worth in rabbit kills, and was invited to join this crack team of Black Beret Rabbit Extermination Commando's, who meet regularly to........
  2. .....and the rabbits there, are in unbelievable numbers, and it's a mecca for aerial bunny-poppers like CT! I want to do a wall mural about these bunny-popping aerial artists, 'cos I believe us artists need to stick together and support each other (and that includes the BS-artists like Cappy), so as a result, I need to find........
  3. .....waltzed in to a "Welcome to Country" display, and a smoking ceremony - which pleased Cappy no end, as it was much more than his ancestor had received in 1770. It's matter of little-known fact, that when Capt James Cook had knocked off one of the local ganguuru's (just to see what it tasted like), and then refused to share the turtles with the Guugu Yimithirr, then all chances of a "Welcome to Country" ceremony went straight out the window. However, after a couple of major punch-ups with the Guugu Yimithirr, whereby one of the natives got shot up, and Cooky and his mob pinched some of the Guugu Yimithirr spears, there was a sort of "Welcome to Country" ceremony held at Reconciliation Point, whereby peace was made, the spears were returned, and Cooky and his mob agreed to share the turtles. All this family history was uppermost in Cappys mind as he faced the Welcome to Country and smoking ceremonies - fully expecting to be ushered in with great respect - but then - he was stopped at the door. "Hey bro", said one big black fella. "We reckon you owe us tree hunded and pifty bucks for the shows! And we only take cash! - but we could take a few cartons as well, if you haven't got the full tree hunded and pifty on you!" Cappy was appalled. This wasn't the adoration he was fully expecting. In fact, it was nothing more than a scam, and a huge rort, and he was being disrespected!! "Bro", said Cappy, adopting his best humbugging stance and mannerisms. "I ain't got no tree hunded and pifty bucks on me, right now - but if you care to lend me pive hunded bucks, I can reassure you, I'll repay the whole amount next dole payday, and if you...........
  4. .....we only allow black fellas to do the searching up here! But you can't do a blackfella search at present, 'cos they're all out doing "Welcome to Country" performances. Besides, we can't waste black fellas on ordinary searches, our black fellas only specialise in searching for people lost in the bush, and things like that!" Dejected, Cappy left the Library in search of some worthwhile help. Within a short space of time, he found a group of black fellas clustered around a Pord Palcon that wouldn't go. He rocked up to the nearest black fella and said, "Hey, if I get this going for you, will you..........
  5. ......there'll be a huge beer bill being sent to the Cook families of today. When Cappy got his share of the beer bill, he went ballistic. "What the hell is this??", he exclaimed. "I don't recall giving Turbo any ability to run up a tab on my account at...........
  6. Land Africa is a Portuguese-built (BRM Costruções Aeronáuticas) version of the Zenith CH 701. Chris Heintz considers the Land Africa aircraft an unauthorised copy of the CH 701. The Land Africa has a larger cabin than a Zenith CH 701. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRM_Land_Africa
  7. You could've fooled me. Heart disease is still the biggest killer in Australia, and we are fatter as a nation, than at any time in our national history. Obesity is a national epidemic, and a lot of people still die long before retirement age - or shortly after.
  8. Control lock problem? He went virtually straight up, that's not a normal takeoff climb rate.
  9. .....the soup froze before you could get it to your mouth, straight from the stove! Cold!? You've never seen cold like it! It was so cold, we had to light fires under the barrels of the guns, and even then, there was still a chance the remnant ice would block the barrel!! And as for flying! - we had to light fires under the engines to try and start them, and use the fire axes to chop the ice off the wings! - and even then, you'd still.........
  10. .......get overpowered by the smells from the hawkers market, and you will end up in the soup, literally - and I can tell you, flying into Pakistani soup is one of the........
  11. onetrack

    old TAA ad.jpg

    What date is that ad, Peter? It must be early 1950's, as TAA's first Convair arrived in Sept 1948 and by 1954, TAA had purchased Vickers Viscounts, and the piston-engine aircraft era was soon to be relegated to history. Despite their drawbacks (noisiness and fuel consumption and higher maintenance costs), the Convair was a superb aircraft, exceptionally reliable, and the Convair 240 had a perfect record in Australia, with no crashes recorded. http://www.taamuseum.org.au/70Anniversary/70thTAAStory.html
  12. The British electric passenger aircraft manufacturer, Vertical Aerospace, has had a setback in their electric passenger aircraft plans, when their prototype VX4 eVTOLmodel crashed on Aug 9, 2023 at Cotswold airport in the U.K. The crash occurred when the aircraft was at an altitude of approximately 20 feet and undergoing simulated engine failure testing. It was being operated remotely when the crash occurred, and no-one was on board, and there were no injuries, even on the ground. Photos taken from a distance show a crashed VX4 with substantial airframe damage, especially the starboard wing. The crash will no doubt set back Vertical Aerospaces planned testing and production programme, as the prototype was the only flying model they had built, and a second, supposedly improved prototype, is only partially built. Vertical Aerospace has already pushed back certification of the VX4 from 2025 to 2026. However, they currently hold around 1,400 pre-order bookings for the VX, which reportedly is going to be capable of transporting 4 pax and 1 pilot for up to 100 miles (160km) at a cruise speed of 150mph (240kmh/130kts). https://simpleflying.com/vertical-aerospace-vx4-evtol-crashes/
  13. .....said, "My jolly goodness! A talking dog! And one that can speak Hindu as well! This dog is extra-special! - he must have been trained by the great............
  14. Hallelujah! So Tasmania really is the Promised Land? No wonder Marty's been keeping quiet about it!
  15. More Internet fakery and hoaxing. The image was created using an AI programme. https://www.e-farsas.com/um-mosaico-antigo-com-imagem-de-ovni-foi-mesmo-encontrado-na-italia.html
  16. ......Toto, I've a feeling this isn't Kansas any more?" But as the Capt turned to speak to him, Toto was nowhere to be seen. Toto had already been seized and was heading for an Indian street hawkers market, where the Curry of the Day was often........
  17. Probably a good start point is to try and define how many aviators involved in crashes died from head injuries that could have been avoided if they had been wearing a helmet. Not so easy to find that information, as so much crash information is deficient, or many sites need to be trawled, to dig out reports and to try and find the relevant details. We know that helmets save lives in motorcycle and bicycle crashes - but those style of crashes are different to aircraft crashes, where speeds are often higher, and there's a cage with many hard points of contact around the pilot. I really am surprised that more effort isn't put into softening surfaces and recessing projecting controls, knobs, levers, etc., in light aircraft.
  18. Personally, I'm glad we've got Gary Larson to keep our ideas about aliens on the right level, and to stop us getting too serious about their existence .......
  19. I enjoy all the "character" and original Australian place names. It's depressing to find so many old Australian place names were simply the result of naming places after similar-looking places in the Old World. A lot of these early immigrants must have been pretty homesick. I'm amazed at the number of place names that fall into this category, I still keep finding them! But names like Mt Nameless, Lake DIsappointment, Egg and Bacon Bay, Starvation Bay, Candlelight, Point Torment, Useless Loop, etc, all represent a bit of Australian initiative in naming. https://www.winetraveler.com/australia/funny-town-place-names-in-australia/
  20. I don't think our feeble little minds can really grasp what is possible with other parallel dimensions, time travel, etc., that are just sci-fi to our minds. The fact that many UFO's simply disappear or travel at what seems to be fantastically unbelievable speeds, indicates to me, that other dimension travel, or time warp, exists. Our Planet Earth physics and other established natural laws just simply don't apply to these dimensions, they're in the realm of science fiction to us. After all, scientists are still researching, experimenting, and finding all the hidden particles in atoms that they suspect exist, but cannot see - they can only measure them in specific ways. They didn't spend mega-billions on CERN's LHC just to have a school science experiment, these blokes are still trying to find out what makes the Universe tick. https://www.livescience.com/mystery-of-proton-neutron-behavior-in-nucleus.html
  21. I would imagine the U.S. military are not going to let a video be released, that clearly shows the quality and full features of their HUD, on their premium level fighter aircraft, to all and sundry - including foreign militaries, who would dearly love to have that info.
  22. Tik Tok videos rate a zero in credibility. Try some of the genuine USAAF and USN Navy pilots videos of UFO's.
  23. The 767's were weak in that region of the fuselage and after several early fuselage wrinkle events on 767's, Boeing undertook strengthening of the upper crown stringers in the fuselage, in production aircraft from January 1995. However, no retrofit of the fuselage strengthening was available - the strengthening obviously required structural changes that couldn't be carried out to earlier production aircraft. As this United 767 was 37 years old, it's obvious it's an early 767 (it's actually United's oldest aircraft) - and the 1995 strengthening couldn't be carried out on this aircraft. Boeing advice on fuselage damage - https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_18/aero_18.pdf This is how easily the fuselage buckling can happen - ANA bent this 767 in 2012, and it was captured on camera. It appears the porpoising event was where the damage occurred.
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    old stop flying.jpg

    Does this mean - if he's a real pilot, he should have a big head? zZXZaszDXsaZSXACSdv l pilot
  25. Sorry, my error, I somehow got the idea they were using 787's - I failed to check before posting. Yes, I knew Bonza are using brand new Boeings - the "junky, creaky, ancient 737's" I referred to, are the aircraft belonging to Qantas, Virgin and Jetstar. Some of those aircraft are well past pension age.
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