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johnm

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  1. how does that work Old K shirley the 'hard rubber disks discs' don't have energy ?
  2. its a cool propellant ...................... not hot gas I think
  3. Hello peter51 Nice to see commercial pilots here ........ where else could you rather be ? I think the savanah is a great utility go anywhere beast ..... with your experience you probably need a ......... (fill in blank please) More importantly welcome and we are all ears for impart of knowledge or whatever you choose
  4. I know of a similar incident onetrack - but this was cause of a bank purchased by a bigger bank. Person came out with 2/3 rds of what they owned but saw 1/3 rd sold at fire sale prices (so I'm told)
  5. NZ warbird costs here ........................................ Warbird Adventure Rides - Flight Experiences Harvard $600 Kittyhawk $2500 Spitfire $4050 hard to say ............ 4 x $ 600 lots in a Harvard would be good alternate
  6. engine or flight time Byron ?
  7. C 150 ............... 500 odd kilos empty weight
  8. Aviation - should say: Leaning far to the starboard is what they do. If h
  9. see link below for the chopper minded ......... there is discussion in NZ re the flight envelope for Robinson helicopters ........ a discussion and some action good to get some Aussie comments Robinson helicopters to address safety concerns
  10. ............ target fixation ?
  11. rough average age from pole is 58+ years old
  12. Sportsstar ... train plane ..... touch and go ... at the go stage ... exited 32 stage left ..... hit tree ? ...... big damage .......
  13. 20 knots ? I wonder if its a rotor from the 2nd red truck ......... further upwind
  14. there was talk about a zenith landing / mishap somewhere - found this one by chance
  15. brute of a plane .................. make a good cropduster
  16. ................................. death and war are such great bedfellows - neither discriminates
  17. the memorial must surely represent the aircrew that died ? it could n't possibly represent those that perished by bombardment - the majority being civilians - this would then be a macabre memorial
  18. What about weights yiannis ? ............. what is your allowed max weight ..... float weights etc
  19. A poor mans P38 ?
  20. 'QUOTE: If you do the maths, a complete 180 degree horizontal and 30 degree vertical scan using this method could take at least 54 seconds. US military research found that it takes a pilot 12.5 seconds to avoid a collision after target detection. There can the' also the above paragraph referring to 180 degree implies a forwards scan - you should also be aware of merging traffic from behind - they might not see you ............................. it pays to have a looksee behind as well sometimes
  21. a minor interruption ................... prior to the journey continuing
  22. keep the thread going Red ................. good to see these rare birds
  23. post 25 .......... fatalities / 100,000 hours is incorrect (way wrong)
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