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Apparently it's an American name to those who fall between ultralight pilots and having a fully-fledged PPL. Becoming a Sport Pilot — Step by Step | EAA WWW.EAA.ORG Learn how to become a sport pilot, where you can enjoy recreational flying for you and a friend and with no medical certificate required.

The way the aircraft was bouncing around on final looked like enough reason to do a go-around to me. But what would I know, I wasn't there, and who knows what pressure the pilot was under. He probably thought a cabin fire was going to break out any minute, and it was imperative to get on the ground.

The case will more than likely be settled out of court, pushed for by the State Govt, and the insurers of the company. Take the lesser amount of money now, or wait 10 years to see if you might get a bit more - after the class action funder has taken their 30%.

Of course it's true, the manchild wants his new toy, and he wants it NOW! Boeing should just give the plans to the Chinese, they'd have the aircraft finished in 6 months, and supply it at two-thirds the cost of the Boeing version - and the doors would stay on, on the Chinese one!

The hit looks pretty effective to me. What is possibly more interesting is the lack of air defences around a military base. Another Attack on Grozny: A-22 Drone Strikes russian Military Facility (Video) | Defense Express EN.DEFENCE-UA.COM This is at least the third time this month that drones have attacked facilities in Grozny

Boeing wouldn't be able to finish the aircraft on schedule, because the amount of gold DJT wants plastered all over the interior (enough to beat those filthy rich Arabs, of course), means they have to go back to the drawing board to figure out how they can keep it in the sky, with all that extra massive weight.

.......when Moses came down from Mt Sinai with the two stone tablets, the first thing he was heard to say was, "Where's Cappy? I've got some bad news for him about his behaviour! - and these tablets are going to be the worst thing anyone has read in.......

........recently discovered inability to outrun or outfly .50 cal slugs. This, according to paleontologists, is what led to the Moa becoming extinct. It also appears that cockfighting in ancient times was known, thanks to some cave drawings, and cockfights between Moas were apparently just as dangerous to the cockfight-watchers, as it was to the Moas. Turbo decided that the Moa would be an excellent name for a new Ultralight, projected to be built by Turbine Innovations in Aviation Inc. Just the idea of a sales pitch that could say, "buy a new TIA Moa and kick arse with it!!" really got Turbo sitting on the edge of his seat. Of course, the fact that Moas never even got off the ground seemed to be of no consequence to Turbo - but it certainly did to other managers in the company. "How are we going to get around the guffaws from prospective buyers and tyre kickers when they laugh about the aircraft never getting off the ground?", one was heard to say. "Just ignore them", said Turbo. "They laughed at the Wright Bros, too, and look at what they........................

The best material for dipsticks is black anodised aluminium strip or bar. This material is what is used in commercial fuel storage tanks - however, they utilise square extrusions, which would be too big for recreational aircraft fuel tanks. Watch out for powder coated finishes, they're not as durable as anodising.

It was a step too far, and too late for the Japanese. The Ki-83 was powered by 2 x 18 cyl Mitsubishi Ha 43 Model 11 engines (Ha 211 Ru), each producing 2,200HP. The engine was fuel injected, fan cooled and turbo-supercharged. But the engine was new, and unproven, and when put into operation, it was unreliable. It would've taken another year or two to get the engine even moderately reliable, and even then it was an enormously complex engine. The aircraft itself shows a lot of similarities to a Mosquito in its aerodynamics and profile. Mitsubishi Ha 43 Model 11 (Ha 211 Ru), Radial 18 Engine | National Air and Space Museum AIRANDSPACE.SI.EDU Type: Reciprocating, 18 cylinders, 2 rows, radial, air-cooled, turbosuperchargedPower rating: 1,641 kW (2,200 hp) at 2,900 rpmDisplacement: 41.7 L (2,546 cu in.)Bore and Stroke: 140 mm (5.5...

........., having nothing to write home about - as noted by Turbo - then turned their attention to Turbo and one blonde journo asked, "Where and when did you get that big "8 MILES AWAY" tattoo on your chest? - and what was the idea behind it? Is it something to do with a conquest? Turbo grinned slyly and said, "I was hoping you'd ask about that!" (he'd left his shirt unbuttoned on purpose, not only to show off his huge gold chains, but to also display tantalising glimpses of the tattoo. He ripped his shirt fully open, and went on. "It was when I was on.........................

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I can't see where 1% ethanol would make any noticeable difference to fuel performance. The Fuel Standards Act also makes allowances for certain levels of other fuel ingredients - even water! Be aware that motoring fuel standards are just as much about limiting emissions, as they are about fuel quality or contaminants. Aircraft fuels do not have to meet any emissions requirements. At the end of the day, fuel quality from service stations is totally reliant on the servo operators and fuel tanker drivers fuel handling abilities, and the condition of their storage tanks. Many servos have old tanks, many have tanks that are subject to flooding. Condensation gathers in tanks and this produces rust, and rarely are either of these removed, the operators simply raise the pump suction spears above the level of the contamination. I recently vacated a factory unit that was integral with 11 other factory units, and a truck parking yard with a servo and workshop, as the landlady closed it all down for sale of the industrial land. The landladys employees sold off the remnant fuel (petrol and diesel) cheap, as the yard and factories closed. Then the employees advised me there was approximately 1500 litres of fuel left in the bottom of the tanks, that couldn't be extracted, as it was contaminated with water, dirt, and rust! The tanks had been there for probably 40 years or more.

You pick up interesting comments on many of the sites. A couple I read - one bloke is convinced the aircraft wreckage is located in one of the ravines in the upper reaches of the Wangat River or its tributaries. Another commenter says he sighted broken tree tops North of Burraga Swamp many years ago, whilst hiking with companions, looking for wreckage, and was convinced that it wasn't storm damage, it could only have been done by an aircraft crashing. One would think that if it was storm-damaged treetops, it would be over a wider area. A relatively small number of damaged trees in close proximity would indicate damage by an aircraft coming down.

Whenever the ground gets soaked - a rare event in the W.A. Goldfields - you have to re-appraise your hold-down method. In which case, the star pickets will probably prove a better hold-down system. The ground can go from concrete-like to extremely soft once it gets soaked, and that applies anywhere.

Well, it's obvious then, isn't it? - you've been a bad boy all year long!

Most Western Australian red dirt with moderate clay content sets like concrete in Summer. You're struggling to drive star pickets into it. I've found modified Hilti concrete bolts ("screw anchors") work for me, for anchoring items in hard W.A. ground in Summer. The Hilti concrete bolts normally require an undersize hole drilled into concrete, and the bolt them screwed straight in. But that's not practical in dirt, so I grind the end of the Hilti bolt to a taper, which assists in starting them into the ground. You drive them in with an impact wrench, and you'll need a minimum of 200mm length, probably 300mm is better. Slip a big heavy washer under the head prior to installing, and use a neat-fitting D-shackle under the washer as the anchor point. /_ui/package/100336/responsive/assets/images/logo_2016_sRGB.png HUS4-H screw anchor - Mechanical Anchors - Hilti Australia WWW.HILTI.COM.AU Hilti Mechanical Anchors - HUS4-H screw anchor - High performing hexagonal head screw anchor for fastening to concrete and masonry (carbon steel)

Is another screen to look at in a cramped cabin, advisable?

Brendan, this previous discussion from over 20 years ago produces a number of points to keep in mind. It seems there's a variance in teaching amongst instructors. Your instructor may be set on teaching offset backtracking, just in case another aircraft has a need for an emergency landing on your runway. In which case, one would expect some radio warning of the need to land immediately, but this is not always the case, either.

.......keep terrorising prawns, fish and sea snakes to the point where they throw themselves into his boat. But bull rapidly escaped the Church and the Presbyterian Minister, and made his way back to a place where his desires really were still strong - an airstrip!! (long overdue avref). Bull sighted a lonely, dusty, and unloved-looking Jackaroo in a run down hangar, and his heart beat faster. Surely, that couldn't be the Jacka he once owned? He jumped the perimeter fence, and was nearly at the Jacka when he became aware of a noise that was getting louder and closer, and accompanied by a...........

Well, that's exactly what I read all those years ago, too - so I wasn't imagining it. But I can't find any reference anywhere now, to that particular aspect of the story. There's repeated reference to three of the pax sailing an 18 metre steel-hulled yacht (the "Islay G") to the Whitsundays (from Sydney) for the aircraft owner, John Challinor. But the truth is, all four pax on VH-MDX were part of the volunteer crew on the Islay G, on its trip North to the Whitsundays. There were regular crew changes as the yacht went North, but all four pax - Ken Price, Noel Wildash, Phillip Pembroke and Rhett Bosler, were on the Islay G when it reached its destination, and none of the four have ever been identified as a bookmaker. Their occupations are identified as below: - Ken Price - former chief of the NSW Newcastle Water Police Noel Wildash - Company Director Phillip Pembroke - Nursing Home operator Rhett Bosler - Finance broker. This more precise information leads me to believe the story about a bookmaker on board, carrying "the days takings", is a total fabrication, quite possibly based on hearsay. Most interesting is the winess report by a farmers wife (now deceased) at Upper Rouchel, who reported that she went outside after watching the 7:00PM news bulletin (one would presume it was the ABC News, as the ABC was most likely the only TV channel available in the area), and who thought she heard "a tractor coming up the hill". She was shocked to sight an aircraft that flew directly over her head, "nearly close enough to touch". Note, this is not a witness report where they thought they sighted an aircraft or something, in the distance. This would have been around the time of the last radio transmission, where the pilot literally yelped, "5000!!" The townsite of Upper Rouchel has an altitude of approximately 250 metres (820 feet), but there's high terrain in the region ranging up to 1400 metres (4600 feet). Upper Rouchel is quite some distance West from the Barrington Tops, where the last radar trace indicated the location of the aircraft. The last flight of Mike Delta X-ray - Photo Time Tunnel WWW.PHOTOTIMETUNNEL.COM Mystery of Mike Delta X-ray plane crash Fear of Landing – Cessna Missing Barrington Tops and the 2013 Search FEAROFLANDING.COM Special thanks to Mark Nolan who filled me in on this and made scans of the original investigation available to me so that I could use primary sources for this post. On the 9th of August in 1981, a…

.....led bull to think long and hard, as to how you go about servicing a big end nut. He'd learnt all about servicing various other things in his career, but big end nuts weren't one of them. There was only one thing to do - call up the professionals - Turbine Big End Nut Servicing Inc, and get the whole lowdown on how to go about it. But when his call was answered, bull was stunned to hear......

I've never seen anyone successfully repair an epoxied PCB, but I guess there could always be a first time. I doubt whether the epoxy melting point is low enough to melt and flow out, without causing major damage to the electronics.

There's at least three things about the crash of VH-MDX, that numerous amateur searchers fail to appreciate. 1. The aircraft quite likely broke up in flight due to icing and tumbling out of control. This would mean a number of pieces of the aircraft fell to Earth, thus making the "crash site", multiple "crash sites". 2. The aircraft was way off track, and no-one really knows what track it actually followed. It could be 10 or 15kms away from the "calculated" potential crash positions. Even several kms off the projected track would make for a much larger search area. 3. Lots of very well-informed, competent and highly qualified people have spend a lot of time searching for the aircraft wreckage, and constantly come up totally empty-handed - with not even a tiny piece of wreckage or aircraft contents having been found. This indicates to me that the aircraft is well outside any area previously searched.

Thruster, I don't have a link to any concrete information about money on board VH-MDX, I only read it somewhere, many years ago, and I cannot guarantee the article was accurate. The more I dig into the official crash records, the more it seems the article I read was incorrect, or I've simply confused VH-MDX with another aircraft crash, which aircraft also hasn't been found. The NAA contains a huge amount of VH-MDX records, just search the records for "VH-MDX". Session expired | RecordSearch | National Archives of Australia RECORDSEARCH.NAA.GOV.AU