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Forum: Rotorheads
16th Aug 2017, 07:42
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Now, Old Farang, you wouldn't be he by any...

Now, Old Farang, you wouldn't be he by any chance??:E
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Aug 2017, 11:43
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

I am fairly certain it is he. The photograph...

I am fairly certain it is he. The photograph shows a person of slightly heavier stature than I remember at Jandakot in December 1985 where he did my conversion onto R22 VH-UXQ. Although facial...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Aug 2017, 08:50
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

No worries Farang, we must have crossed paths but...

No worries Farang, we must have crossed paths but there has been a fair bit of water around since the light weight blades. I did my conversion in a L/W one in Perth with Shortes and then shortly...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Aug 2017, 19:50
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

The answer Old Farang, is close to nine hundred...

The answer Old Farang, is close to nine hundred thousand and close to the same number of Bovines right across northern OZ.. The whole BTEC (TB eradication) cost $960 million, but we are now one of...
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Aug 2017, 09:03
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Some Indo meat workers did indeed do norty...

Some Indo meat workers did indeed do norty things, mainly those who were paid a few rupes (which in that macho environment is all it takes) to play up to the camera. Most meat works were doing the...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Aug 2017, 11:57
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Mustering down under

It would appear that the latest mustering film clip has moved right on from camels in the red centre to Buffalo in the Top End. I don't know if Pandalet is still around? If so we spoke many moons...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Jun 2011, 11:36
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Yep the first one may be looking for something...

Yep the first one may be looking for something soon, the second one who showed that he can actually hold a hover in a stationary position for a fleeting second, is now working for someone else.
...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2011, 21:53
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

we could do with the curtailment of some of these...

we could do with the curtailment of some of these activists right now, I can comment, with some feeling.

though I did enjoy a recent read, 'confessions of a greenpeace dropout', yes I know...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Jun 2011, 10:49
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

They would have to complain about something...

They would have to complain about something wouldn't they? Not that, from a purely laymans point of view of course, can I see any one of those animals in the piccy that looks like it may be stressed...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2011, 10:37
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

second that, especially in these days of Low...

second that,
especially in these days of Low Stress Stock Handling, not overheating cattle, providing a good look to our meat markets, all that, of which Ben is very much aware.

The industry...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Feb 2011, 09:40
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm......hmmmmmmmmm......hmmmmmmmmm ...

hmmmmmmmmmmmmm......hmmmmmmmmm......hmmmmmmmmm
might even outdo the other one.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Nov 2010, 21:36
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

thanks Ned, your pics are always a good tonic, I...

thanks Ned, your pics are always a good tonic, I especially like the last one,
the cool breeze right on picanninay daylight, machine just lifting, past the palm tree, 5 degrees left bank settle down...
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Nov 2010, 11:36
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

mmm seems to be a fairly strong suite in your...

mmm seems to be a fairly strong suite in your hand, perhaps you could ask some advise from Flying Lawyer, or any reputable legal eagle, as to how far it will get you in any action.

I have no...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2010, 10:32
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

had exactly the same experience, having a very...

had exactly the same experience, having a very hard time one late afternoon right on about thirty years ago, amongst a sea of twenty foot high pea bush when it wasn't in the channels and cane grass,...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Nov 2010, 10:24
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

sorry there bellfest ol' son, i didn't mean to...

sorry there bellfest ol' son, i didn't mean to start WWIII. just a quick jab back at what looked like a bit of a put down.

i think you will find that a correctly set up multi user AOC does have...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Nov 2010, 21:57
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

no, and rather than raise innuendo you might...

no,
and rather than raise innuendo you might be well advised to find your answer from the pilot concerned and the owner of the aircraft.

i'd have thought that there is enough heartache in that...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2010, 21:15
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

oh yes, one up and half fuel only and never does...

oh yes, one up and half fuel only and never does the collective work harder than when chasing those things, a task eclipsed only by chasing the money for the event later.
what is it about the...
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Nov 2010, 12:14
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

thanks earl, where do your snaps come from? looks...

thanks earl, where do your snaps come from? looks like a 3B1, tried to blow the first photo a bit closer and it does appear to be an oil tank on the near side with no exhaust that side and high...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2010, 10:29
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Mr bellfest has identified himself as a critic of...

Mr bellfest has identified himself as a critic of the above posts. so i say to you Mr Bellfest, I am waiting to see whether you will come over here and identify yourself as way too close to the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th Nov 2010, 03:19
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Yes the “locally respected father and husband”...

Yes the “locally respected father and husband” bit came up on the headlines bit of the ABC news webpage when it was first reported.
The bit about the no license I wonder as I heard that he had a...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2010, 11:27
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

another few I just remembered, in the last two...

another few I just remembered, in the last two years,

one in Qld, T/r strike chasing a calf one up but he stepped out all ok, but unexplained how come a fire engine with foam was close enough to...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2010, 09:54
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

i had an idea the fact sheet of six fatals...

i had an idea the fact sheet of six fatals related to the industry generally not that company. 42 helicopters might relate to the spread of three companies under the one roof. i doubt there'd be many...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Dec 2009, 20:59
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

That's easy. The first two weeks in april...

That's easy.

The first two weeks in april will usually be at 30 to 40 % throttle, while people muster their horse plants or the odd small stud paddock, then from between the 10 to 14 april it...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2009, 13:04
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

Excellent, absolutely f'n excellent, I know a bit...

Excellent, absolutely f'n excellent, I know a bit about the bloke who invented the saying, well done rivet.

I could say more about him from his juvenile days around the Alice, but at this point...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Mar 2008, 12:41
Replies: 282
Views: 81,604
Posted By topendtorque

If ever I saw a quality post then this is it. ...

If ever I saw a quality post then this is it.



Especially the last bit, a real confidence builder. you could always pick up a job at pretty much ANY of the major centres that you will drive...
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