Aviation Forum / Country Specific / Australian Group / October 2004

FYI,
http://www.glider.it/
'Glass Panel' for Gliders, looks great if it works!
Cheers,

I'm a student pilot in training at the moment and my instructor and
books tell me to lean the mixture on climb through altitude due to the
air density decreasing.
But my book says that fuel drawn into my fuel injected engine is

How will Qantas fund $5 Billion to upgrade their exsisting fleet.
They said that they will not borrow any more money, and that they would fund
it internally.
%5 Billion is a lot of money in anyones language, so where will the get it ?

Have you ever seen a Harrier cutting down power during a hover at an
airshow. Check http://www.dappa.nl/crash.htm to see the whole sequence and
the results. The pilot ejected safely, but as he landed on top of the
crashed aircraft he broke his ankle. Nevertheless he is up and ...

I'm newbie here..
nice to meet u all
Just wondering how many of u like driving to airport nearby and take photos
for the flights?

Presumably half the avgas-heads here watched the peru 757 "docureconstruction"
the other evening.
raised in my mind more questions than it answered - again.
According to my 757 info, there are more than the one static vent, so there

Your e-mail address keeps boomeranging.
Pls put more pics up on your web site.
Always love looking.
BTW, are Mandy's roses in your garden.

This mornings Cathay A330 flight arriving in PER did a go around because the
cross wind was "out of limits". Second approach successfull with what felt
like a boot of right rudder to keep it tracking down the runway. Wind sock
was showing about 20kts at 90 degrees (I'm assuming ...

It would make a good glider tug !
BRAZILIAN aircraft manufacturer Embraer today unveiled the world's first
mass-produced commercial aircraft that runs on sugar cane ethanol fuel.
The Ipanema aircraft is designed to take advantage of Brazil's supplies of

I'm looking for the GPS location of:
Shay Gap and Mining Area C
Anyone know?
A friend said I should look in the country suppliment?

Three or four years ago, I was a passenger on a SIA flight from SIN to LHR
on a 747 400.  I was  sitting on the starboard side just aft of the wing. On
climb out,  passing approx 20000' , I noticed a very large quantity of jet
fuel coming from underside the outboard starboard ...

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hey JB, you got to fly this visually spectacular 747 yet?

I have a few questions about the Qantas fleet that I was hoping someone
could help fill me in on, here goes:
1 - QF only had 2 B767 - 200's at 30 June 04; does it still have them or
have they gone the way of the other 200's?

Does anyone know if Air Asia is still flying? It's impossible to book a
flight on their website. When "Search" is clicked, nothing happens.