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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Dec 2023, 06:11
Replies: 10
Views: 1,257
Posted By Weeds round the prop

At the side of the South Coast Highway, Western...

At the side of the South Coast Highway, Western Australia next to the Hay River:
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Forum: Space Flight and Operations
1st Jun 2020, 10:20
Replies: 469
Views: 327,540
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Spectacular achievement. The entry to the space...

Spectacular achievement. The entry to the space station was made a little more 'workaday' when the second astronaut through the hatch (Bob Behnken?) seemed to have bashed his head on something sharp...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Nov 2019, 08:43
Replies: 55
Views: 10,208
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Changing seats in flight was a major reason for...

Changing seats in flight was a major reason for the wheels-up incident of the Buffalo Airways Canadair CL214 water bomber in Turkey.
Forum: Private Flying
13th Sep 2019, 05:53
Replies: 16
Views: 2,410
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Double barrel: I'm not sure if I'm allowed to...

Double barrel:
I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post a link to eBay, but this should find it:CE FDA CMS50F Wrist Pulse Oximeter Fingertip SpO2 probe Sleep Heart rate MonitorThe vendor is...
Forum: Private Flying
13th Sep 2019, 05:47
Replies: 16
Views: 2,410
Posted By Weeds round the prop

India Four Two: Sorry for the delay in...

India Four Two:
Sorry for the delay in replying. The finger sensor is quite large to fit in a glove, unless you cut the end off one of the fingers. There was an option for a fabric-type sensor to...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2019, 01:22
Replies: 16
Views: 2,410
Posted By Weeds round the prop

My partner has a congenital heart issue so we...

My partner has a congenital heart issue so we have used the small finger type for many years. Recently we thought it would be a good idea to find a data-logging type, and bought a unit online from a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2019, 12:23
Replies: 23
Views: 3,938
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Oh, and thanks Dave Reid: I can see now that the...

Oh, and thanks Dave Reid: I can see now that the large hatch/hole behind the cockpit was where the in-flight refuelling hose was dropped into (and probably food and drink too). I presume that the PNF...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2019, 12:14
Replies: 23
Views: 3,938
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Thanks everyone. It appears that this was such...

Thanks everyone.
It appears that this was such a common, and indeed necessary, procedure that the 'access frames' and grab rail were fitted for the purpose of allowing a passenger (hopefully!) to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2019, 02:41
Replies: 23
Views: 3,938
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Stinson running adjustment

I'm not sure which forum this belongs in but it seems historical:
Does anyone have an idea of what is being done in this picture?
I cannot find the original photo on the net.
The aircraft is a...
Forum: Rumours & News
19th Apr 2019, 07:43
Replies: 6
Views: 3,870
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Which wing did they step onto?

Which wing did they step onto?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Oct 2018, 05:32
Replies: 2
Views: 3,470
Posted By Weeds round the prop

It seems pretty clear how it got there... Not...

It seems pretty clear how it got there...
Not much holding it on the wire- one blade gone and the wire just lodged behind the boss. It looks as if the rescue chaps sensibly got a karabiner onto the...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2017, 09:34
Replies: 6
Views: 7,348
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Apologies- I was forgetting that the standard...

Apologies- I was forgetting that the standard cans are mono, of course. The above 3 posts are 100%.
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2017, 03:53
Replies: 6
Views: 7,348
Posted By Weeds round the prop

OR cut off the QC35 jack and fit a beefy 1/4" 4...

OR cut off the QC35 jack and fit a beefy 1/4" 4 pole jack, but I assume that you may want to keep the cans standard.
Weeds
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2017, 03:51
Replies: 6
Views: 7,348
Posted By Weeds round the prop

I am not familiar with the QC35 but the fitted...

I am not familiar with the QC35 but the fitted 3.5mm plug with 3 'rings' and a tip connection (left and right audio plus mic plus ground) will be connected to the 3.5mm stereo socket (I assume) to...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Feb 2017, 09:36
Replies: 34
Views: 7,214
Posted By Weeds round the prop

I have followed your sorry tale from the start...

I have followed your sorry tale from the start and you have my sympathies.
Is this effect/problem also an audible effect or visible as witness marks on the bore?
I must admit to not having heard...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jan 2017, 05:13
Replies: 575
Views: 194,448
Posted By Weeds round the prop

This is going from very bad to much worse. We...

This is going from very bad to much worse. We need a Ratty and Mole to grab Mr Toad and lock him away somewhere safe before this ends with an obituary in The Times..
Forum: Private Flying
14th Dec 2016, 00:55
Replies: 13
Views: 2,154
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Horizon Flyer- If the cornering performance of my...

Horizon Flyer- If the cornering performance of my lawn tractor on a slight slope with damp moss patches the other day is any indicator then probably not a good idea !
Weeds
Forum: Private Flying
17th Oct 2016, 06:11
Replies: 21
Views: 6,719
Posted By Weeds round the prop

http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/Bigbobcat/media/...

http://s1170.photobucket.com/user/Bigbobcat/media/Verhees02_zpsz6ssf2q4.jpg.htmlhttp://s1170.photobucket.com/user/Bigbobcat/media/Verhees01_zpsedn3sz4u.jpg.htmlI'm not sure that the delta is a/the...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Aug 2016, 02:25
Replies: 6
Views: 2,432
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Reporting is also essential because a crime...

Reporting is also essential because a crime number is then allocated. This ensures that all crime, however petty, is flagged in the statistics.
Weeds
Forum: Rumours & News
30th Mar 2016, 02:06
Replies: 110
Views: 56,175
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Kulverstukas- The photo is a cropped version of a...

Kulverstukas- The photo is a cropped version of a posed photo taken by cabin crew at the request of the last passenger to leave. The passenger was to the right and grinning. A Yorkshire man of...
Forum: Private Flying
28th Jan 2016, 05:55
Replies: 62
Views: 8,151
Posted By Weeds round the prop

That's a little harsh, PiperBoy! Before I had...

That's a little harsh, PiperBoy!
Before I had my first PPL lesson I sat in a small classroom while the instructor drew a cartoon aircraft on the blackboard (remember those...?)
He asked me if I...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Sep 2015, 13:05
Replies: 6
Views: 1,578
Posted By Weeds round the prop

'Follow me' drone

I'm not sure whether to be impressed or appalled by this product. I cannot imagine where this technology will be in 20 years time, and the grief that it will be causing....
Forum: Rumours & News
4th Sep 2015, 09:20
Replies: 1,178
Views: 808,315
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Having been intensely irritated by a drone...

Having been intensely irritated by a drone hovering over an outdoor performance of Shakespeare's Macbeth last summer, I'm with the chimp:
Chimp That Took Down Drone Showed 'Forward Planning':...
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2015, 02:36
Replies: 22
Views: 6,550
Posted By Weeds round the prop

A Mosquito ? A Canadian kit design. Various...

A Mosquito ? A Canadian kit design. Various engine fits, mainly 2 cylinder 2 stroke/cycle.
There are some examples in WA
Forum: Private Flying
26th May 2015, 03:39
Replies: 11
Views: 2,744
Posted By Weeds round the prop

SGC - The chap who started the Cloud Appreciation...

SGC - The chap who started the Cloud Appreciation Society (Gavin Pretor-Pinney ?) has recently had a new classification of cloud named after him.

I must admit that the 'Tempest' reference went...
Forum: Private Flying
24th May 2015, 09:40
Replies: 11
Views: 2,744
Posted By Weeds round the prop

And who is that peering over the starboard wing...

And who is that peering over the starboard wing root?
Forum: African Aviation
28th Jan 2015, 06:34
Replies: 12
Views: 17,363
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Another theory...

The author - Mark D. Young, is pushing his new book, however.

Politicsweb - The Helderberg disaster: Was this the cause of the crash? - FEATURES...
Forum: Rumours & News
31st Dec 2014, 09:19
Replies: 2
Views: 4,951
Posted By Weeds round the prop

ShyTorque: Just intrigued about the carbon...

ShyTorque:
Just intrigued about the carbon copy paper- A retired ATPL friend cannot recall it during interminable lectures on the DAC and we both had no idea that it was flammable to any degree...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Jan 2014, 13:33
Replies: 40
Views: 4,614
Posted By Weeds round the prop

DeeCee- Chuck may be referring to the classic...

DeeCee- Chuck may be referring to the classic B-movie 'District 9',
or have I missed something? Traffic lights? Maybe I have missed something.
Forum: Private Flying
21st Jan 2014, 10:15
Replies: 40
Views: 8,812
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Many years ago (at least a quarter century) there...

Many years ago (at least a quarter century) there was a small museum in the right-hand tower at Howden Dam. There were some genuine artifacts including a flight suit worn on the raid, and a lot of...
Forum: Private Flying
12th Nov 2013, 09:06
Replies: 24
Views: 7,634
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Not aviation related but: A friend recently...

Not aviation related but:
A friend recently went into his club and, whilst awaiting his tipple, tossed a slack handful of 'nuts' into his mouth which he found in a bowl on the bar. As he struggled...
Forum: Rumours & News
9th Sep 2013, 06:40
Replies: 126
Views: 201,082
Posted By Weeds round the prop

The Russians and the Chinese used to block out...

The Russians and the Chinese used to block out the registration after an 'incident' until recently. We reckoned that all airfields kept a paint roller on a very long handle in the shed with the fire...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Aug 2013, 04:42
Replies: 51
Views: 20,228
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Just to clarify this for me and any others- I...

Just to clarify this for me and any others- I take it that the bottles are co-located away from the engines, and the Halon is piped to the engines; thus there is the possibility of the control wiring...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Jun 2013, 03:18
Replies: 24
Views: 9,927
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Clear as mud...! Something to do with Leafsprings...

Clear as mud...! Something to do with Leafsprings I take it...

I was drawn to this thread because of memories of a tale from 1974 when I first started work- A chap in the factory had been a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2013, 09:10
Replies: 24
Views: 9,927
Posted By Weeds round the prop

Trabant?

Could anyone explain the reference to a 'Trabant' in W/Cdr Holden's account.
I'm sure that the RAF didn't use the little East German car made of resin-bonded paper to carry messages- it would have...
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