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Crash Lander
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 Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Once more into the unknown. |
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Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog,
but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35. That meant using
the opposite runway to what I'm used to. Only used it once or twice before.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go around.
Total time was 1.2hrs. Approaches were much better this time, however, the
go around was the result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft
in the circuit whilst on base, so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to
lose altitude on final, but am still over cautious doing slips and didn't
hold it long enough to lose enough height. Once on the ground, my instructor
asked me what happened to cause the go around. I told her and she said it
was a good decision to go around, rather than try and land and land too
long, without enough room to stop or get back up again. I've said I want to
do more work on slips again next week. So now, I only need 0.3hrs to
complete my 3 hrs required circuits solo, then we can move on in the
syllabus. Sky was a bit hazy, and I was told to keep an extra careful eye
out because the Avalon airshow is on and their active airspace starts at the
northern end of rwy 35 at 1500ft.
Next lesson, once the balance of my required solo is knocked off, we'll do
more forced landing practice, and some slips at my request. Will want to do
some more steep turns too. Gotta get my guts used to those babies!
Total time now: 13.4hrs.
Total Takeoffs: 74 (done by me)
Total Landings: 72 (done by me)
Crash Lander
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RT
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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"Crash Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
| Quote: | Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog,
but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go around.
Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was the
result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in the circuit
whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on final, but
am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it long enough to lose
enough height.
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<sigh> |
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Oz Lander
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| Posted: Fri Mar 23, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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RT wrote:
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"Crash Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due
to fog, but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go
around. Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was
the result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in
the circuit whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on
final, but am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it
long enough to lose enough height.
sigh
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I am fully aware of your apparent unsubstantiated dislke for me, and/or
my training progress. I respectfully suggest you blow it out your arse.
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Oz Lander.
I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong. |
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d&tm
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:06 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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"RT" <notr.thomas (AT) nowhere (DOT) com.au> wrote in message
news:56i3evF28idmdU1 (AT) mid (DOT) individual.net...
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"Crash Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to
fog,
but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go
around.
Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was the
result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in the circuit
whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on final, but
am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it long enough to
lose
enough height.
sigh
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Whaddya sighing about this time RT? didnya ever come in high?
terry
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d&tm
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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"Oz Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.ca> wrote in message
news:eu1b0m$f6h$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
| Quote: | RT wrote:
"Crash Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due
to fog, but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go
around. Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was
the result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in
the circuit whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on
final, but am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it
long enough to lose enough height.
sigh
I am fully aware of your apparent unsubstantiated dislke for me, and/or
my training progress. I respectfully suggest you blow it out your arse.
dont worry about old misery guts Crash, he's just a grumpy old fart ( |
retired me thinks) who lives off his missus. think he was an instructor or
something back in the 30s. I copped the same crap a few years back
terry |
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Ned
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| Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2007 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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On Mar 23, 11:36 pm, "RT" <notr.tho...@nowhere.com.au> wrote:
| Quote: | "Crash Lander" <h...@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog,
but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go around.
Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was the
result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in the circuit
whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on final, but
am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it long enough to lose
enough height.
sigh
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Que?
Care to elaborate?
I'm sure whatever obscure point it was you were trying to make is
totally lost on everybody else. |
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GB
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 3:25 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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"Ned" <edward_parsnip (AT) bluebottle (DOT) com> wrote in
news:1174724426.131737.38700 (AT) p15g2000hsd (DOT) googlegroups.com:
| Quote: | I'm sure whatever obscure point it was you were trying to make is
totally lost on everybody else.
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I think that RT's point is well taken amongst a good proportion of
those present. It is interesting however to observe the list of
names that don't get it.
GB
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"Most police misconduct occurs when citizens challenge an individual
officer's authority" (Reiss, 1971 c.in Jermier & Berkes 1979) |
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Oz Lander
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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Fine. I won't bore you anymore with any reports on my progress. I
thought fellow Australian pilots might have been a little more
welcoming to another Aussie joining the flock so to speak. Obviously I
thought wrong. I know there are some guys, (and possibly some gals)
here that are interested, and are willing to offer advice, and to those
guys, and you know who you are, thankyou. The rest of you, and
coincidentally or not, most of you have only 2 letters as your moniker,
please refer to my original reply to "RT" and blow it out your arse.
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Oz Lander.
I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong. |
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Sam
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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On 24 Mar 2007 01:20:26 -0700, Ned wrote:
| Quote: | I'm sure whatever obscure point it was you were trying to make is
totally lost on everybody else.
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*Every* body else?
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Sam... sweeping generalisations are everywhere |
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AA
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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Ned wrote:
| Quote: | On Mar 23, 11:36 pm, "RT" <notr.tho...@nowhere.com.au> wrote:
"Crash Lander" <h...@there.com.za> wrote in message
news:vDGMh.614$M.148@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
Had another flight yesterday. Had to post-pone it for 2 hours due to fog,
but once it cleared we had a 15kt breeze straight down 35.
Did 2 circuits with my instructor, and then 6 on my own, plus 1 go around.
Total time was 1.2hrs.
Approaches were much better this time, however, the go around was the
result of coming in too high. I crept up to about 1100ft in the circuit
whilst on base,
so no real excuse for it. I tried to slip to lose altitude on final, but
am still over cautious doing slips and didn't hold it long enough to lose
enough height.
sigh
Que?
Care to elaborate?
I'm sure whatever obscure point it was you were trying to make is
totally lost on everybody else.
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Russell
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| Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 7:40 pm Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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I really enjoy you reports. I'm trying to organise my family's time to do
just what you are doing. I do get a lot out of them and hope that a couple
of grumpy, arogant, tubes of maggot slime not put you off from showing that
your honesty in learning to fly and hence teaching and showing us many
things that we need to learn.
"Oz Lander" <here (AT) there (DOT) com.ca> wrote in message
news:eu52h8$iv5$1@news-01.bur.connect.com.au...
| Quote: | Fine. I won't bore you anymore with any reports on my progress. I
thought fellow Australian pilots might have been a little more
welcoming to another Aussie joining the flock so to speak. Obviously I
thought wrong. I know there are some guys, (and possibly some gals)
here that are interested, and are willing to offer advice, and to those
guys, and you know who you are, thankyou. The rest of you, and
coincidentally or not, most of you have only 2 letters as your moniker,
please refer to my original reply to "RT" and blow it out your arse.
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Oz Lander.
I'm not always right,
But I'm never wrong. |
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Sam
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 3:16 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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Russell wrote:
| Quote: | I really enjoy you reports. I'm trying to organise my family's time to do
just what you are doing. I do get a lot out of them and hope that a couple
of grumpy, arogant, tubes of maggot slime not put you off from showing that
your honesty in learning to fly and hence teaching and showing us many
things that we need to learn.
Agree with the basic sentiments, old boy but I think your description |
of the commentators is a bit off. Flight safety is not something to be
taken lightly and that's what the comments are about. Of course, some
comments are delivered in kinder tones than others, but I see no fly
larvae here.
Anyway, this is an old thread, so why re-open it?
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Sam
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Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Ned
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| Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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On May 17, 8:16 am, Sam <sam...@hihat.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Russell wrote:
I really enjoy you reports. I'm trying to organise my family's time to do
just what you are doing. I do get a lot out of them and hope that a couple
of grumpy, arogant, tubes of maggot slime not put you off from showing that
your honesty in learning to fly and hence teaching and showing us many
things that we need to learn.
Agree with the basic sentiments, old boy but I think your description
of the commentators is a bit off. Flight safety is not something to be
taken lightly and that's what the comments are about.
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Some are - well meant and helpful. Some aren't - sarcastic bitter and
twisted - <sigh>
| Quote: | Of course, some
comments are delivered in kinder tones than others, but I see no fly
larvae here.
Anyway, this is an old thread, so why re-open it?
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So what's a reasonable expiry period in your opinion Sam? I'm
currently looking at Gallipoli material on which the dust has yet to
settle almost 100 years later. Do you think it is unreasonable to
comment as new information is unearthed.?
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Sam
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:03 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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Ned wrote:
| Quote: | Some are - well meant and helpful. Some aren't - sarcastic bitter and
twisted - <sigh
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Yes, some could have been a lot more helpful, I've already said that
many times, I believe.
| Quote: | Of course, some
comments are delivered in kinder tones than others, but I see no fly
larvae here.
Anyway, this is an old thread, so why re-open it?
So what's a reasonable expiry period in your opinion Sam? I'm
currently looking at Gallipoli material on which the dust has yet to
settle almost 100 years later. Do you think it is unreasonable to
comment as new information is unearthed.?
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Of course there are no "use by" dates for threads, but this seemed to
be an unnecessary re-opening of a topic that has run its course. There
was something about the OPs use of the derogatory that, at least to
me, indicated motives other than those expressed at face value. Whilst
I don't believe it was a deliberate troll, the post seemed to me to be
unnecessarily inflammatory just the same.
YMMV, but that's my opinion.
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Sam |
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GB
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| Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 4:49 am Post subject: Re: Once more into the unknown. |
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Sam <samiam (AT) hihat (DOT) com> wrote in news:3lmp43h3grklv1c33pqqcf2d3uj4u77qll@
4ax.com:
| Quote: | Of course there are no "use by" dates for threads, but this seemed to
be an unnecessary re-opening of a topic that has run its course.
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Grow up net cop.
*plonk*
GB
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officer's authority" (Reiss, 1971 c.in Jermier & Berkes 1979) |
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