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    Absolutely! Pedants rule....
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    Hi guys, For well-presented, factual, objective discussion on this sort of topic, backed up with data and evidence, I would recommend the Webinars on the EAA web site. If you are not a member of EAA I would highly recommend you join, if only for the excellent monthly magazine. However, the webinars are available for ages after delivery, and are usually about 45 minutes of slide presentation (most with online surveys answered by the online audience present at the time), and at the end the presenters take a selection of questions from the audience for about another 30 minutes. The presenters are usually well-respected members of the US aviation community, and include appropriate statistical info and/or scientific formulae in most cases. I distinctly remember one about EFATO and the argument about a controlled crash in a 30 degree arc ahead being so much more survivable than an attempt to turn back. The figures wrt the impact the seat belts are designed to take, and the "aim the fuselage between any trees so the wings get ripped off" argument also. I find this type of presentation to be a very effective approach to education, rather than a more confrontational one. My two cents, Neil
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    Hi Laurie, Welcome to the site! You obviously have a diverse aviation background, so no doubt you can contribute on a range of areas. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers Neil
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    I agree, kg, and it probably stems from the US trait to remove as many syllables as possible, yet they like to use superfluous words as well. This is why Americans refer to an "ongoing emergency situation" where the single word "emergency" would seem to suffice. You have no doubt also noticed that we have started to follow the US in doing away with ordinal numbers when referring to dates, which clearly makes no sense, so we now have things like films starting at the cinema on "July 12" instead of July the 12th. There is no such thing as the 12 of July - it is the 12th day as it has followed on in order from the 11th, etc etc. My English teacher would turn in his grave. Mind you, he would not be "dead" these days as we seem now to have to use euphemisms, so he would have "passed away". Monty Python's parrot sketch has come to life! Cheers Neil
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    It was davidh10
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    Yep - pretty much what I do (without the Vfe check as I'm in a Gazelle ).... Cheers Neil
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    As with many others I only knew David through these forums, but respected his opinions and obvious concern for airmanship and safety. RIP.
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    Have the DVD - great movie! Cheers Neil
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    Excellent job - well done! Cheers Neil
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    Hi, I agree a combination of white and a dark colour would seem to be the best. I think your Savvy looks good, and should be visible against most backdrops (sky or ground). Cheers Neil
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    Hi - excellent video, and cool music. Loved it! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Alan, Like other artistically-challenged forumites I am completely jealous of your skills! Love the paintings, especially the Auster. BTW - my instructor flew DC3, 707, 727, 767 et al, but now happy to fly RA aircraft, so what you fly is not important, it's the love of flying that matters IMHO! Anyway to the forums! Cheers Neil
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    Hi folks, Just saw this from EAA in the US :- http://www.eaa.org/news/2012/2012-05-08_iltfd.asp Seems like a good idea, and wondered if we have a similar thing in Australia at all.... Cheers Neil
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    He sure did. Neil
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    I believe it is whichever comes first. Neil
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    Hi Joe, Good to hear you have got back into flying. Where do you fly from? Cheers Neil
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    Hey Solomon, Congratulations!! - very well deserved.... All the best for the award and hope you enjoy the day. Cheers Neil
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    Yeh - I remember reading somewhere (CASA Safety mag perhaps) of a guy who received his plane (I think a Piper) back from a service, and he had a passenger sitting next to him. He moved the stick to the left and checked that the left aileron went up, but couldn't see the right aileron as the passenger was in his line of sight. What he later found out, with almost fatal consequences, was that the right aileron also went UP when the stick moved left as the mechanic had connected it up incorrectly..... Now I always check that BOTH ailerons move correctly, even if the plane hasn't been serviced.....call me paranoid if you like..... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Solomon, Brilliant news! Well done, mate . Hope you gets lots of fun flying on your own now. Keep us informed on this site how you get on from here. As Maj said - it's really good to hear of young people getting their certificates and starting off their flying, wherever it may take them in the future..... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Southron, Wow - a whole flying family! Sounds great. Hope you all get to do lots of flying......keep us informed on this website as we all like to hear about other people's experiences. Cheers Neil
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    Hi Maj, Sounds like excellent fun! I wish I had been there. "The flyers who have gone out of their way to purchase, secure, and see that this handy strip survives for future use, deserve all our support" - hear, hear! It is really encouraging that flyers are banding together to keep airfields open, rather than let them be acquired by developers. Keep up the good work, people! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Adam, Well done, mate! Those greasers should definitely be relished, as they don't happen that often (not to me, anyway ). And I bet the first law of landings was in effect too - ie there was nobody around to see it, unlike the crappy landings which seem to take place in front of many witnesses! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Shafs, I think your CFI was absolutely right on both counts! Cheers Neil
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    Well done, Gareth - there's nothing quite like that first solo! Keep up the good work, and let us know how the rest of your training goes! Cheers Neil
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