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- My 60th birthday present
by cowpatz » Sun Apr 12, 2020 4:57 pm
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Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:40 am
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Hope it’s not too personal, I hope you’ll be able to get your hands back on the real yoke soon :) So do I but I can't really see that happening for a long time. There is zero flying programmed for the 777 for the next 2 rosters which takes us to 21 Jun. Only 23 captains (out of 147) will remain on the fleet being Instructors and Check captains. This is to allow them to try and maintain some type of currency and be ready to go when things start to pick up. In fact there is no plans for the 777 until April 2021. That is a lot of tin to have lying around. There is a lot of downtraining to do and...
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- Two for Chopper Nut ...the Moon.
by Splitpin » Mon Apr 13, 2020 12:19 pm
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Tue Apr 14, 2020 7:53 pm
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They're pretty terrific shots there Marty, well done. On a slight side note, right now, 50 years ago, Apollo 13 was closing in on the moon. If you want to follow along with the flight in real time, this site allows you to view all of the film and pictures and listen to all of the audio. For me, the period of about four hours after the O2 tank rupture is far more exciting than any movie...
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- A personal update
by toprob » Wed Apr 08, 2020 8:23 pm
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Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:58 pm
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So sorry to hear this Rob. I was lucky to visit my mum in Auckland and say goodbye the day before she passed, just as I had returned back to Wellington. Ah the good old days, I still remember them like last month <_<
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- Duck hunting ...got the bugger.
by Splitpin » Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:14 pm
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Thu Apr 09, 2020 7:14 pm
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- Freight dogs
by Splitpin » Sat Apr 04, 2020 10:30 am
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Mon Apr 06, 2020 10:16 am
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Great find dude :thumbup:
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- Who's Staying Home
by Charl » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:28 am
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Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:23 pm
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The family, (an import from Eastern Europe), in the house opposite to me who recently moved into the privately rented property moved out again yesterday, I suspect because they could no longer pay the rent, being out of work due to the Virus! There will be a lot more folks like that with no income, I fear! I live in a big 3-bedroomed Council House with a massive garden, which I moved into in 1962, and have paid the rent promptly every week, (direct debit from my bank), with the aid from my Company Private Pension and Old Age pension, (I retired in 1984..woo-hoo!). The only reason we are...
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- Borders closed ?
by Splitpin » Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:45 pm
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Fri Apr 03, 2020 4:32 pm
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Gutted, I was on the one today :lol:
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- Bird watching in lockdown
by Splitpin » Wed Apr 01, 2020 6:01 pm
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Thu Apr 02, 2020 9:02 am
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There’s been a few NOTAM’s out regarding Canadian geese flying past Napier and Auckland airport in the last week
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- New Adventure
by chopper_nut » Mon Aug 27, 2018 5:11 pm
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:47 pm
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Cool series... a reminder to us living our sheltered lives that there is a Big world out there, and quite different!
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- Looking back at a simpler time
by toprob » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:46 pm
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Sun Mar 29, 2020 7:23 pm
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Well put Rob ..... I had forgotten those quake days until now, but your right ...we got through. We lived in a half mud-filled house with no water and intermitted power for almost a month..... having to fill the toilet tank from a big plastic bin of water ...provided by someone I had never met. I do recall the day power was finally restored and stable ..... until then I had turned the hot water off for fear of cooking the cylinder......but that first HOT shower(12 hours after the announcement) was just bliss ...a simple thing I'll never forget. I also remember trying to get up to Kaiapoi...
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- An interesting bit of flying
by cowpatz » Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:06 pm
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Sat Mar 28, 2020 5:14 pm
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The orbit would have been conducted at low level to reduce exposure to SAMs and small arms fire from the no fly zone. Maybe to the former... but as the RAF Tornados showed in Desert Storm, definitely No if avoiding small arms fire. Thanks for this CP, At 0:52 I thought you had posted an airliner accident clip. :o
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- Check in
by Splitpin » Tue Mar 24, 2020 5:51 pm
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Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:57 pm
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My Daughter in law is the manager of the CIVIC FAMILY HEALTH CARE in Blenheim and this is her latest post on Facebook This is what you need to know about the coronavirus Take care everyone and don't join the stupid few who think that staying home and not socializing isn't for them, they are the bloody idiots that help to keep the virus spreading. This guy has got it right "Just stay the :swear: at home
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- Simmers Without Borders – Donate Computing Power to Help Search for a COVID-19 Vaccine
by Radar88 » Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:32 am
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Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:32 am
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- Stuff to do during the Corona Virus lock-down...
by Fozzer » Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:11 am
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Fri Mar 20, 2020 4:11 am
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- FedEx phishing scam ?
by emfrat » Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:01 pm
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Tue Mar 10, 2020 6:43 pm
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I ordered a copy of Sony Vegas a few years ago, online. Foolishly did not look properly, and turns out it shipped from Germany! This was in the early days of public awareness that goods often came into the country without GST etc. Got a call from DHL locally to say the parcel was impounded in Customs, and pay up or else. An email followed, quite aggressive, to say they could only hold the parcel for 48 hours, transfer funds to this account. I paid them, and wondered how Customs managed to get them to do the billing, and also how they managed to virtually equal the purchase price. The parcel...
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- P3DV4.5 screenshots
by Splitpin » Wed Mar 04, 2020 7:28 pm
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Sun Mar 08, 2020 4:55 pm
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Mike , I dont have a screengraber that Im aware of .... Marty, I was using the word in a general sense, cos that was quicker than typing 'whatever button you use to get a screenie' :lol: That said, when you are checking differences and changes, updates are prime suspects.Not sure if you get everything via Steam, but they have a File Integrity Check thing which could help. And of course, just to keep things simple, there are reports elsewhere of the latest Win10 update breaking things (again!!) ATB, Mike PS I can do you a deal on toilet rolls - buyer collects :lol: :arrr:
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- Unusual Sky Tonight
by dbcunnz » Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:56 pm
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Wed Mar 04, 2020 9:46 pm
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We do get the occasional dragon coming past
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- Corona virus ...over it
by Splitpin » Sun Mar 01, 2020 6:30 pm
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Sun Mar 01, 2020 9:20 pm
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...I'll just be happy when it stops bl**dy raining and I can go for some comfy rides on my Motorcycle again. We are in the midst of wild storms; Ciara, Dennis, and Jorge... With all the "wildness" going on, I'm just waiting for Storm; "Judy", (Wizard of Oz), to arrive now. Coronavirus? What has a soft drink got to do with an infestation of Viruses infecting the known Universe (and China) ... :o ...>>> ). ...like I said before... ..just keep away from..."Other People" ...and drink plenty of Corona. Paul... :D ... :D ... :D ...!
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- Crook (sick) as a dog
by Splitpin » Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:45 pm
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Sat Feb 29, 2020 10:26 am
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- Im back
by Splitpin » Thu Jan 30, 2020 6:29 pm
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Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:57 pm
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Thanks, big D ...I reckon we will see you :thumbup: :thumbup:
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