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  1. johnm
    Hey VFR - I was born over there and also hanged around Hood aerodrome also - small world eh
  2. johnm
    I'm a retracking record .............. but under the regulatory division the first thing that would be an immediate benefit to members would be to get rid of annual airplane registrations (lets stamp out tedium) If the organisation needs revenue lets devise another way (like 'hot potatoe' or spin the bottle - etc) - not by creating mountains of annual paper work - as is the current system
  3. johnm
    I just read in a nz rag that a 'biggles' flew a C150 or 152 from hobart tas. to haast nz. (middle west coast sth island nz) direct ............ .......................... 10.50 hours I think it said !
  4. johnm
    another one is sunlight soap - good gear I reckon - the good old cake of yellow soap - and plenty cheap to - soap it on with a rag and then come back for a second go and the exhause gunk goes you can use for other things as well having matrimonial problems ?; give your wife a good hot bath in sunlight soap - these problems will also be fixed in no time .... as well
  5. johnm
    .............. I'll die trying .............. I'll die trying to keep the premiums current, so I they get a good life assurance payout
  6. johnm
    nothing has happened because we don't really know anything ....................... any statement would be a rumour - but I think lots know and have heard things that put the movie 'a death by a thousand cuts' into the GA classification (I think)
  7. johnm
    be good when people post videos that we could see what's happening a bit around the hangars - just being nosey great day for flying in that video - thanks no bugs on the windscreen no bug windscreen days are the best I reckon
  8. johnm
    The way that certified F 18 rolls - the nose of that plane was rock solid on the horizon - looks like its all aileron for roll and elevator for vertical - no rudder at all I guess ? Be nice to know ?
  9. johnm
    Yes Flyhi Luck it seems. You (we) could probably force RAAI to give the full 12 months (from date of issue) but I'd suspect the logistics of that would be to tough - considering their current workload & things to sort
  10. johnm
    If it were not for electricity, we would all be watching televison in the dark
  11. johnm
    I got my rego - delayed about 15 days - good to have some machinary that you can use Hope the delayed ones are not delayed too much longer
  12. johnm
    my brothers next door neighbour read a newspaper about a highjacking
  13. johnm
    so if you are flying along and maybe from paranoia you hear a rattle (incident 1) up front or down the back or under the seat or above in the wing root ..................... or you percieve the motor is not performing like usual (incident 2) and you adjust the throttle and maybe even carb heat ! ............... and every thing then seems OK - then if you don't land at the nearest strip - you are negligent ? surely that can't be how the law thinks of the actions of a licensed pilot ? maybe (engine vibes) are considered to be more threatening / litigous - but I would have though carb ice could give the same symptoms
  14. johnm
    IAN a tiring question but if I donate $ 50.01 do I automatically become a first class member ? - I don't want to - I want to go through life as a private - may be a corporal - not any higher ...................... though, 1st class on my blemished record would be a blemish ! please advise
  15. johnm
    And again ................ 2 yearly aircraft rego please (minimum) 1/2 the workload and red tape and twice as much fun (or should that be twice as less hocus pocus)
  16. johnm
    Alf ! .......... you just reminded me - I have had no reply from my 3 emails and am 11 days over rego date - I'll try again
  17. johnm
    .......... the bean counters will be positively salivating at aircraft doing circuits ?
  18. johnm
    2 yearly aircraft rego please (minimum) 1/2 the workload and red tape and twice as much fun
  19. johnm
    An airstrip / airport to me is like a road, a footpath, a beach, a river, an open space, a local hospital, a council run caravan park or a golf course It is a public / community asset - it is not like McDonalds or KFC It has a use for the betterment of society and the community. All members of the community will not use it - but, they might do at some time. Airports perform ambulance and search functions; etc etc. They can make the community safer. Thay can promote the community and some also say thay stimulate the local economy. They certainly provide employment Aviaiton is an important part of 'time poor' lives. Airports are the grass roots of where the people in the pointy ends of airliners have come from I think it is inappropraite to charge each individual that uses an airport an individual cost - it should be seen as a community cost I'll predict that if 'user pays' continues to be applied to airports ............... they will be proved to be uneconomic - they will then close and then be occupied by buildings like houses, McDonalds or KFC .............. then, people will realise that more airports will have to be established because there 'aint enough of them
  20. johnm
    the worship of the all mighty dollar Lets: - meter rubbish bins - put tolls on the footpaths - license dog kennels as places of habitation - put tolls on vehicle xovers - meter fishing rods - double the rate if they are on a quay or fishing off a beach - charge an additional fee when you get a traffic ticket written out - put tolls on all public toilets, parks and any open space - put tolls on all crown land, forests etc - place tolls on all railway, airline, bus seats (just the ticket price if you stand) - put tolls on all entry doors / gates / trapdoors / rope ladders of places of enjoyment - put tolls on all places of burial - if annual payments are not made the corpse will be delevered to the next of kin - place tolls on all hospital beds (just the medical fee if you stand) - place tolls on all medical centres, dentists, urologists, porn shops, brothels (you'll probably be walking out happier so you should pay for it) - etc - etc
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    dangerous topic this ............ unless you are getting skrewed like prwood (how could it get any worse ?) airport owners were put on this earth to allow cheap flying for us all to think that someone has to pay $ 2,750 for a recreational pastime ................ is a rip off lets hope the other airport owners don't go crackers like prwood's airport owner I'd imagine prwood's airport owner would have coin operated toilet paper dispensers in their own house (user pays) JM
  22. johnm
    thanks all ............................ I'll try for Tyabb
  23. johnm
    can't find a previous thrread on this but ......... where are some local recreational airports from Melbourne CBD preferably close and maybe public transport going past (might be asking to much there) I have a free day to roam this week and would like to log an hour in Vic :) thanks
  24. johnm
    Summarising ................................. ??: annually we have birthdays - this is a good idea ............. when we get older it reminds us we are getting older - when we are getting close to 104 we know time is running short annually we do our aircraft maintenance (or at 100 hours) - this is also a good idea and does not seem to be a contentious rule / idea (not too many people disagreeing here) annually we register out planes with RAAI - this is probably not a good idea and this is probably a contentious issue. An aircraft owner probably needs to annually report the hours their plane has flown and landings (and maybe other data) - but not this current tedious system - every 12 months (annually) !
  25. johnm
    ( Remember the (not so) Secret CASA Motto "We are not happy until you are not happy") ............. and ......................... 'the floggings shall continue until morale improves'
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