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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th May 2012, 22:17
Replies: 50
Views: 10,375
Posted By osmosis

Aussie Bob has it for me. Amen.

Aussie Bob has it for me. Amen.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
7th May 2012, 03:58
Replies: 45
Views: 7,508
Posted By osmosis

Let us not forget there are exceptions to most...

Let us not forget there are exceptions to most things.

I'm waiting to hear from those who are current at spending all of their flying hours on the deck. In my day; right hand on stick and once...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
2nd Mar 2012, 21:21
Replies: 21
Views: 3,480
Posted By osmosis

The last line in the first post is rather silly...

The last line in the first post is rather silly unless you really enjoy restraining stock fences. Ask me how I know. Put the wheels at 4' and you can put her on auto.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2012, 20:43
Replies: 107
Views: 12,154
Posted By osmosis

The very fact different aero engines can be...

The very fact different aero engines can be hand-started by different methods, by different people with success indicates it can be safe, yes? It has been done and will continue to be done, a matter...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Feb 2012, 20:40
Replies: 107
Views: 12,154
Posted By osmosis

Without moving too far off the original thread's...

Without moving too far off the original thread's OP, why has no-one mentioned connecting an external power supply to the a/c? (typically a battery cart or motor vehicle)
Forum: Medical & Health
20th Feb 2012, 23:58
Replies: 1,000
Views: 174,091
Posted By osmosis

I suspect a great percentage of those with...

I suspect a great percentage of those with restricted colour vision don't actually know it or even suspect it until they have colour vision tests. And don't think you can take your own at home on a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
20th Feb 2012, 09:54
Replies: 15
Views: 6,984
Posted By osmosis

Baswell, simply because not enough of the...

Baswell, simply because not enough of the decision maker phuckwits across industry are aware or even interested. Sh!ts me to tears.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
20th Feb 2012, 09:40
Replies: 14
Views: 1,949
Posted By osmosis

If you can wrangle a part-time F/I role and it...

If you can wrangle a part-time F/I role and it suits your long-term ground job, it suits the flying school and it suits your home life, then why not. But you don't write that the flying schools are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Feb 2012, 06:29
Replies: 56
Views: 6,788
Posted By osmosis

In recent days I discussed this very issue with a...

In recent days I discussed this very issue with a woman whose husband was searching for a property some years ago with a very large shed to restore his vintage a/c. They found the property, not far...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Feb 2012, 21:59
Replies: 76
Views: 22,216
Posted By osmosis

in·cred·i·ble   [in-kred-uh-buhl] adjective 1....

in·cred·i·ble   [in-kred-uh-buhl] adjective
1. so extraordinary as to seem impossible
2. not credible; hard to believe; unbelievable
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Feb 2012, 20:49
Replies: 56
Views: 6,788
Posted By osmosis

I remember Clive Canning talking at length about...

I remember Clive Canning talking at length about the comparisons of building his Thorpe T18 and, later, his Rutan Defiant. The former was a walk-in-the-park compared the latter thanks to added...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2012, 21:29
Replies: 43
Views: 7,879
Posted By osmosis

... would need to be a long pocket knife. ...

... would need to be a long pocket knife.

http://s1.bild.me/bilder/060112/thumb_9358787swine-flu-pandemic-australia-environment-feral-pig1.jpg...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
26th Jan 2012, 09:53
Replies: 50
Views: 6,284
Posted By osmosis

....or find themselves a paddock somewhere...

....or find themselves a paddock somewhere without too many stumps and do some limited MAP/RPM take offs.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Jan 2012, 11:13
Replies: 50
Views: 6,284
Posted By osmosis

Another reason to spend some time on tailwheel...

Another reason to spend some time on tailwheel a/c. If you get her tail up and hold her on the mains for too long she may well start bouncing; letting you know full well she's ready and you're not. ...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
11th Jan 2012, 22:47
Replies: 22
Views: 2,714
Posted By osmosis

I have used usb keys to store folders of files...

I have used usb keys to store folders of files containing only text files thinking they were a huge step forward from having to burn compact discs. But one by one when I have tried to access those...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
10th Jan 2012, 00:32
Replies: 65
Views: 7,049
Posted By osmosis

My first question is WHERE it will be flown. ...

My first question is WHERE it will be flown. 1500m+ tarmacs is very different to a rutted 400m dogleg beside a creekbed.
How USABLE is your potential a/c?
Can it be cross-hired? Would you want it...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
23rd Dec 2011, 05:09
Replies: 46
Views: 5,208
Posted By osmosis

In another life I found some SIGS, special...

In another life I found some SIGS, special interest groups, in various areas of computing in the 1990's. They were a little hard to find and were almost underground but they were thriving if you...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
23rd Dec 2011, 05:00
Replies: 18
Views: 2,459
Posted By osmosis

If one embeds a modest merchant fee into the...

If one embeds a modest merchant fee into the price of the goods or service this sort of thing doesn't seem to get noticed and therefore not complained about. However, when a business adds on the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
15th Dec 2011, 21:50
Replies: 26
Views: 6,850
Posted By osmosis

Q. How many shiny bum legal professionals does it...

Q. How many shiny bum legal professionals does it take to make a regulation?

A. As many as it takes to make it confusing.

(look anywhere you like for your evidence)
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
13th Dec 2011, 22:49
Replies: 12
Views: 2,518
Posted By osmosis

There may have been a bright yellow 206 amphibian...

There may have been a bright yellow 206 amphibian visiting there recently. I do not understand the politics involved at BH but what a shame if aero clubs anywhere are not welcoming visitors. I...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Dec 2011, 23:08
Replies: 48
Views: 8,460
Posted By osmosis

Has anyone operated a Rotec radial? I'm...

Has anyone operated a Rotec radial? I'm wondering about their need to be hand turned.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
9th Dec 2011, 04:05
Replies: 48
Views: 8,460
Posted By osmosis

...and let's not forget the loaders of...

...and let's not forget the loaders of agricultural aircraft working around an aircraft with spinning propeller many times a day; day in day out. They have no business with it specifically and stay...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
5th Dec 2011, 06:24
Replies: 32
Views: 4,873
Posted By osmosis

I recall listening to a presentation on aerial...

I recall listening to a presentation on aerial photography by an operator out of Moorabbin. From memory, they used a larger twin engined a/c with the camera mounted on some sort of rail system and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Nov 2011, 08:52
Replies: 14
Views: 1,836
Posted By osmosis

I once picked up a bride and bridegroom-to-be...

I once picked up a bride and bridegroom-to-be from Bankstown and flew coastal at 500 ft as far as Nobbys Beach at Newcastle to their wedding. As we sauntered up the coast over the sea, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Nov 2011, 08:01
Replies: 21
Views: 3,119
Posted By osmosis

Isn't there a seafood restaurant opposite...

Isn't there a seafood restaurant opposite Merimbula/Pambula airport?
http://s1.bild.me/bilder/030611/thumb_7719316800px-Transavia_PL12_Airtruk_Hazair_03.88.jpg...
Forum: Australia, New Zealand & the Pacific
4th Nov 2011, 05:12
Replies: 2,315
Views: 753,771
Posted By osmosis

Ye Gods and little fishes; someone's actually...

Ye Gods and little fishes; someone's actually posted a thoughtful post on this vitriole fuelled thread. May the balance return.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2011, 01:56
Replies: 40
Views: 7,922
Posted By osmosis

"First flight in a light aircraft..." It...

"First flight in a light aircraft..."
It appears the pax briefing, if any, was not understood or retained by the pax for it to be functional. The pilot wasn't aware (enough) and the pax wasn't...
Forum: Private Flying
27th Oct 2011, 08:01
Replies: 51
Views: 12,230
Posted By osmosis

To Clintonb and any other pilot wanting to spread...

To Clintonb and any other pilot wanting to spread their wings a little: DO IT! You will soon realise what rudder pedals are REALLY for and will never look back.

Thank us later.
Forum: Flying Instructors & Examiners
26th Oct 2011, 00:00
Replies: 20
Views: 7,209
Posted By osmosis

A lifetime ago, I was given a simulated...

A lifetime ago, I was given a simulated two-engined failure at height in a light twin over very inhospitable country and I chose the only vaguely suitable pinprick-sized landing area and configured...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Oct 2011, 02:00
Replies: 16
Views: 2,287
Posted By osmosis

It CAN be as gruesome as dropping kangaroo heads...

It CAN be as gruesome as dropping kangaroo heads out through the floor of a 180 but it can also be as simple as dropping carrots out the hopper without the previously mentioned unpleasantries.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Oct 2011, 21:05
Replies: 16
Views: 2,287
Posted By osmosis

Wouldn't Air Ag operators be the first place to...

Wouldn't Air Ag operators be the first place to start?
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Oct 2011, 01:00
Replies: 43
Views: 22,349
Posted By osmosis

I sometimes wonder about the practical validity...

I sometimes wonder about the practical validity of some of these scientific tests. I seem to recall an Australian policeman who finished in the top ten of the Hawaiin Ironman in recent times yet...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Oct 2011, 00:46
Replies: 5
Views: 2,340
Posted By osmosis

I took to water skiing like a duck to water but...

I took to water skiing like a duck to water but up on a slalom ski at 50+knots one needs to be a tad careful. One day I wasn't and stepped off head first into the water with eyes open. I swear half...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Oct 2011, 23:59
Replies: 10
Views: 3,103
Posted By osmosis

In the last few days I have enrolled in an "Apply...

In the last few days I have enrolled in an "Apply First Aid" course with the intention of completing what was once called an "Advanced" Certificate soon after. With manual and questionnaire, I have...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
21st Oct 2011, 03:04
Replies: 308
Views: 35,803
Posted By osmosis

Thank you, 28. So the auto lean is driven soley...

Thank you, 28. So the auto lean is driven soley by the pressure differentials and does not take into account any engine temperatures. Is it in-flight adjustable at all? I'm trying to link it back...
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