[cruiserfied]

"You're a very naughty boy."

Not the Messiah????

[Phil №❶]

Not quite 

[cruiserfied]

Hopefully you got the reference to Monty Python?

[Phil №❶]

I certainly did.

I think I like the stoning scene the best.

[cruiserfied]

Im never 100% sure when talking online
The whole movie is great.

[Phil №❶]

 

[The Gonz]

I think my first awareness of MP was the flesh wound scene in THG, and only because I had joined the RAAF and was introduced to it by my fellow recruits.

[cruiserfied]

Tis but a scratch

[The Gonz]

http://www.intriguing.com/mp/_scripts/knight.php
 

[cruiserfied]

Holy grail is my fave of them. Might have to watch it tonight lol

i'm brian and so's my wife

[The Gonz]

- My plan to hit UPullIt today was thwarted by rain as well as Mrs G's none too gentle commentary on a worsening gear linkage resistance. Apparently "now the gears don't work" after pulling up behind me as we stop off at the outlaws 3km from home (300kms too close) - she must be a masterful driver indeed!

- So home again - the gears still didn't work apparently - and I separate the vertical linkage arm (with the hex nut at the top of the picture) and push a rubber suspension bush, with its internal diameter increased using a dremel, onto the arm end that transfers longitudinal gearstick motion to the gearbox. The end of this arm is barely visible just to the left of the nut, a little bit of curve showing towards 11 o'clock.

+ Perfect gear action restored, thanks to some familiarity with the limp gearstick problem in the past ... and not so much as a Thank You.

[Dazzler]

They are funny "creatures" 

[The Gonz]

You'll set her straight for me soon enough, Dazz.

[Dazzler]

You'll set her straight for me soon enough, Dazz.

I'll tell her despite what everyone thinks, you are a good man.. 

[The Gonz]

You'll set her straight for me soon enough, Dazz.

I'll tell her despite what everyone thinks, you are a good man.. 

[Surferdude]

I think my first awareness of MP was the flesh wound scene in THG, and only because I had joined the RAAF and was introduced to it by my fellow recruits.

Why you quoting my initials' Gonz? 

[The Gonz]

I think my first awareness of MP was the flesh wound scene in THG, and only because I had joined the RAAF and was introduced to it by my fellow recruits.

Why you quoting my initials' Gonz? 

Just recognising the forum's Tyre Hurling God, Trev, sharing the love.

[Shambles]

The Humourous Gonz has spoken.

[FatBoy]

+ Captain upgrade line check completed today
- It took three days to complete
- It really is the wet season in Broome
+ The aircraft handles very well in turbulence
+ The aircraft handles very well in severe turbulence
- Passengers don't like severe turbulence
- Minor technical faults can cause an aircraft to "turn around" and not get to the destination
+ It was all safe
+ It was a great leaning experience
- Some rig rats are fat bastards (176kg!!)
- Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun
+ Bones of your arse fuel planning is rewarding
+++++ I got a pay rise today!!!

[asathorny]

+ Captain upgrade line check completed today
- It took three days to complete
- It really is the wet season in Broome
+ The aircraft handles very well in turbulence
+ The aircraft handles very well in severe turbulence
- Passengers don't like severe turbulence
- Minor technical faults can cause an aircraft to "turn around" and not get to the destination
+ It was all safe
+ It was a great leaning experience
- Some rig rats are fat bastards (176kg!!)
- Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun
+ Bones of your arse fuel planning is rewarding
+++++ I got a pay rise today!!!

Well done 

[AlanHo]

+ Captain upgrade line check completed today
- It took three days to complete
- It really is the wet season in Broome
+ The aircraft handles very well in turbulence
+ The aircraft handles very well in severe turbulence
- Passengers don't like severe turbulence
- Minor technical faults can cause an aircraft to "turn around" and not get to the destination
+ It was all safe
+ It was a great leaning experience
- Some rig rats are fat bastards (176kg!!)
- Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun
+ Bones of your arse fuel planning is rewarding
+++++ I got a pay rise today!!!

What did you have to lean against - and did it fall over?............

[FatBoy]

+ Captain upgrade line check completed today
- It took three days to complete
- It really is the wet season in Broome
+ The aircraft handles very well in turbulence
+ The aircraft handles very well in severe turbulence
- Passengers don't like severe turbulence
- Minor technical faults can cause an aircraft to "turn around" and not get to the destination
+ It was all safe
+ It was a great leaning experience
- Some rig rats are fat bastards (176kg!!)
- Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun
+ Bones of your arse fuel planning is rewarding
+++++ I got a pay rise today!!!

What did you have to lean against - and did it fall over?............

You know when you poo a lot (ie really scared) you come out weighing less? Well, I spelt learning incorrectly.

[Shambles]

Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun

You flyboys have a language all of your own

[FatBoy]

Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun

You flyboys have a language all of your own

I will convert it to English for those that don't speak aviation.   

First of all we have a look at the weather forecast and do our planning to complete the task, with minimum fuel required (legally) to fly the route.  This includes fixed reserves, variable reserves and any fuel required for holding (30 minutes or 1 hour, depending on the forecast).  We then provide the client with the payload that they can have for the task.  Usually the payload is much less that what is available, so we add more fuel in so we have more that required (the only time you have too much fuel on board is when you are on fire).  Yesterday the client wanted to put on 5kg less that what was available.  So we lifted with only 30 seconds of "extra fuel" than what was legally required.  Constant fuel calculation and reworking is required to ensure you don't break any rules (ie. landing with below minimum fuel, which can result in loss of licence and therefore loss of job).

[eye30]

Bones of your arse fuel planning isn't fun

You flyboys have a language all of your own

I will convert it to English for those that don't speak aviation.   

First of all we have a look at the weather forecast and do our planning to complete the task, with minimum fuel required (legally) to fly the route.  This includes fixed reserves, variable reserves and any fuel required for holding (30 minutes or 1 hour, depending on the forecast).  We then provide the client with the payload that they can have for the task.  Usually the payload is much less that what is available, so we add more fuel in so we have more that required (the only time you have too much fuel on board is when you are on fire).  Yesterday the client wanted to put on 5kg less that what was available.  So we lifted with only 30 seconds of "extra fuel" than what was legally required.  Constant fuel calculation and reworking is required to ensure you don't break any rules (ie. landing with below minimum fuel, which can result in loss of licence and therefore loss of job).

not as if you can pull into the next servo for a top up...........or call recovery to bring a few litre to tide you over.........

[FatBoy]

True!!  We have to plan to make it to the rig and then to a suitable airfield onshore with the fuel that we have onboard.  The winds have been interesting here over the last weeks due to a stationary low pressure system sitting just near Broome.  It caused strong winds at all levels, and not in the directions that we required.  At one stage we had 57 knots of wind, which required a 38 degree offset to maintain our track.  (Our track was 202 degrees, but had to steer 240 degrees)

[Phil №❶]

Kick off the huge rig rat and you would've had 18min 06 seconds of extra fuel. 

[FatBoy]

Kick off the huge rig rat and you would've had 18min 06 seconds of extra fuel. 

We do kick off people if the payload is more than what we can carry.  We give the client the payload available, and they decide who gets "bumped". 

They guys (and girls) on the rigs get paid quite well.  When we brought some back the other day (we didn't make it to the rig) they were saying that the guys that they were due to replace would be on double time and a half for the extra shift.  Poor buggers.  Remember, when I land on the rig I am the lowest paid person there (and my salary is pretty good, $150k PA plus daily allowances).

[Phil №❶]

Got any job vacancies, I've been practicing on FSim, I think I'm pretty good.