eightyknots Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 [ATTACH=full]38672[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]38673[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]38670[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]38671[/ATTACH] I love the proof of global warming. Aren't you glad that the carbon tax has been dropped?
Robbo Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 [ATTACH=full]38677[/ATTACH] Already posted that
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Mick Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 [ATTACH=full]38679[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]38680[/ATTACH] The one on the left sounds like every photocopier I have ever used.
Marty_d Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Haven't got a photo of it, but when I was in Tullamarine airport yesterday I noticed a sign out on the tarmac which said "Give way to aircraft". Would've thought that was pretty obvious.
Robbo Posted October 15, 2015 Posted October 15, 2015 Haven't got a photo of it, but when I was in Tullamarine airport yesterday I noticed a sign out on the tarmac which said "Give way to aircraft".Would've thought that was pretty obvious. You seen some of those guys on the tugs? I don't think they've heard of a stop sign let alone a give way sign. So many close encounters!!!
Phil Perry Posted October 15, 2015 Author Posted October 15, 2015 Saw a sign on an empty lot.CLEAN PHIL WANTED. Don't come the raw prawn mate,. . . .just remember what I could do to you with the rough end of a pineapple. . . . ( especially if you dIdn't noticce me coming. . . .) Which would be dificult, as it would have to be dark. . . . ( Oh . . .come on,. . .Y'know. . .eclipses an all that. . . .)
Jabiru Phil Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Don't come the raw prawn mate,. . . .just remember what I could do to you with the rough end of a pineapple. . . . ( especially if you dIdn't noticce me coming. . . .) Which would be dificult, as it would have to be dark. . . . ( Oh . . .come on,. . .Y'know. . .eclipses an all that. . . .) I always carry a broom handle in the dark, just in case
M61A1 Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 Don't come the raw prawn mate,. . . .just remember what I could do to you with the rough end of a pineapple. . . . ( especially if you dIdn't noticce me coming. . . .) Which would be dificult, as it would have to be dark. . . . ( Oh . . .come on,. . .Y'know. . .eclipses an all that. . . .) I don't think anyone here wants to see you Coming Phil.....
eightyknots Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 I wonder if you really need a "Caution: there are camels about" warning sign in the desert: [ATTACH]48386._xfImport[/ATTACH]
Spooks Posted October 16, 2015 Posted October 16, 2015 In the UK we seem to be getting lots of signs warning of floods or bumpy roads. Basically the council cannot be arsed to repair the roads/clear drains so put up signs instead
Phil Perry Posted October 16, 2015 Author Posted October 16, 2015 In the UK we seem to be getting lots of signs warning of floods or bumpy roads. Basically the council cannot be arsed to repair the roads/clear drains so put up signs instead Whilst living in Brisbane I attended a friend's wedding ceremony. There was a sign in the church car park politely asking visitors to try and park as close together as possible as it was a small car park. At the bottom of the sign my wife giggled about the footnote, which someone had removed part of, the remaining text said : ". . .pay no heed to this notice" ! shame we didn't have camera phones in the early seventies !
Jabiru Phil Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Can't find the pic taken from box brownie camera in the 60's near outback Tibooburra Nsw. Grrr. Obviously I took the previous pic in kings Cross and didn't wind on the film. No parking sign centre of scene! PHIL.
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Phil Perry Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 ROBBO. . . . Get a job. You spend too much time on here ( and the interwebbythingummy by the look of it. . . ! )
Robbo Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 haha! Nothing better to do when your stuck in hotels!
Phil Perry Posted October 17, 2015 Author Posted October 17, 2015 Haven't got a photo of it, but when I was in Tullamarine airport yesterday I noticed a sign out on the tarmac which said "Give way to aircraft".Would've thought that was pretty obvious. We ( my lady Captain and myself ) were on VERY short final to land, in our recently built X'Air Mk1 at a fly-in at the top of Cheddar Gorge in 2003, in order to accomplish this, as the wind was quite strong, we had to approach over a stand of poplar trees which were approx 30ft in height, and as we slid over the treetops and started the flare,. . ( my mate Sue was flying P1, left seat ) just prior to the actual last bit, some bloke appeared from nowhere, and we struck him on the head with the flat underside of the left wingtip. This sounds very serious, and I guess, for him, it probably was,. . but the wing struck him flat, on the top of his head, and it was possibly the fact that this aircraft was dacron covered which saved him from more serious injury. . .The bloke had "Run" out from behind the cover of the trees, on the left side, I never saw him until we heard the bump,. . . but we stopped fairly quickly; as the grass was damp, and a bit on the deep side,. . .( ! ) The bloke was out cold, but fortunately, when the paramedics arrived and had a good look at him. . .he was pronounced OK, just suffering from a sore neck, and mild shock. I have to say that this site was a "Farm" and not an airfield, although the bloke was a "Rego Spotter" and knew that there would be aircraft on the site, as that is why he had attended. . . . Sue was really upset, and thought that we had killed the guy,. . .but all was ok and we all got molly munk together in the conjoined tent city on that evening. ( They used to group the tents all together and join them with covered walkways to keep the rain out ! ) The point of this post Marty. . .? There were no signs around saying "Give way to aircraft" as we were only there for two days, once a year ! ! ! ! I phoned the CAA about the event, on Sue's behalf and they showed a distinct lack of interest as nobody had been dedded, and there was no damage to the flying appliance either. When flying into these buckshee events, you have to be sooooo careful, as people are strange animals,. . especially these rego spotter looneys ( Trainspotters) and they will run up to your plane to get all the details in their little notebooks before you've even stopped the engine. They INFEST EVERY fly-in and airshow event everywhere. . . I wonder if the "Registration Spotter" culture exsists in Australia ? . . got to be honest, I'd never seen it before, until I returned to the UK from OZ. Surely you MUST HAVE SOME ANORAKS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE ? ? ? ? ?
Old Koreelah Posted October 17, 2015 Posted October 17, 2015 Crickey Phil, that would have been a shock! Haven't seen that interesting breed of human at Fly-Ins but maybe I haven't been paying enough attention. Twice I've had a ground marshal suddenly walk along the front of my wing to talk to me while the prop is still spinning. There is a metre or so clearance between prop and wing, but you never know if the marshal is a local Lions Club volunteer and new to planes or an experienced aviator. Either way, it's reason to whack those kill switches!
Marty_d Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 We ( my lady Captain and myself ) were on VERY short final to land, in our recently built X'Air Mk1 at a fly-in at the top of Cheddar Gorge in 2003, in order to accomplish this, as the wind was quite strong, we had to approach over a stand of poplar trees which were approx 30ft in height, and as we slid over the treetops and started the flare,. . ( my mate Sue was flying P1, left seat ) just prior to the actual last bit, some bloke appeared from nowhere, and we struck him on the head with the flat underside of the left wingtip. This sounds very serious, and I guess, for him, it probably was,. . but the wing struck him flat, on the top of his head, and it was possibly the fact that this aircraft was dacron covered which saved him from more serious injury. . .The bloke had "Run" out from behind the cover of the trees, on the left side, I never saw him until we heard the bump,. . . but we stopped fairly quickly; as the grass was damp, and a bit on the deep side,. . .( ! ) The bloke was out cold, but fortunately, when the paramedics arrived and had a good look at him. . .he was pronounced OK, just suffering from a sore neck, and mild shock. I have to say that this site was a "Farm" and not an airfield, although the bloke was a "Rego Spotter" and knew that there would be aircraft on the site, as that is why he had attended. . . . Sue was really upset, and thought that we had killed the guy,. . .but all was ok and we all got molly munk together in the conjoined tent city on that evening. ( They used to group the tents all together and join them with covered walkways to keep the rain out ! ) The point of this post Marty. . .? There were no signs around saying "Give way to aircraft" as we were only there for two days, once a year ! ! ! ! I phoned the CAA about the event, on Sue's behalf and they showed a distinct lack of interest as nobody had been dedded, and there was no damage to the flying appliance either. When flying into these buckshee events, you have to be sooooo careful, as people are strange animals,. . especially these rego spotter looneys ( Trainspotters) and they will run up to your plane to get all the details in their little notebooks before you've even stopped the engine. They INFEST EVERY fly-in and airshow event everywhere. . . I wonder if the "Registration Spotter" culture exsists in Australia ? . . got to be honest, I'd never seen it before, until I returned to the UK from OZ. Surely you MUST HAVE SOME ANORAKS OUT THERE SOMEWHERE ? ? ? ? ? I'm not sure Phil, I have the feeling that only the English have the anorak-wearing bespectacled types that record aircraft rego's, train numbers and sightings of the blue-boobed purple-footed red-crested shrike thrush with OCD-like fervor...
Kiwi303 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Every culture has it's wierdos... In Aussie it's the Roo-rooters and Sheep-shaggers, always after a new connquest. In England it's the Trainspotter types, chasing numbers. In the US it's the gun collecters, other than Texas where they're just normal guys. In France it's the Casanovas. Better taste there I think, noting down whether the carpet matches the curtains instead of rego nimbers... You get the idea. Same OCD, just expressed differently.
pmccarthy Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 Just recently a Chinese documentary film crew happened to be visiting our field and they wanted to film my takeoff as I was the only plane flying. I explained exactly what I would be doing then backtracked and turned around, to find that three of them had set up tripods in the middle of the runway about three quarters of the way down. I thought about it for a moment then took off, and was probably 200 feet above them when I got there. I reckoned that they knew I was coming and if I had to abort they would dive for cover. There was a lot more runway than I needed and it was no different than if they had been beyond the end fence on a shorter runway. I hope they weren't disappointed with the lack of dramatic footage.
Kiwi303 Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 shoulda hung low and gone over with 10 feet between their hair and your wheels :)
SDQDI Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 shoulda hung low and gone over with 10 feet between their hair and your wheels :) Kiwi that is totally irresponsible and unnecessarily dangerous! I mean ten feet up is pretty high
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