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Post by Chris Ross on Jan 27, 2011 20:40:56 GMT -5
hmm following this line of thought does that make us Aussi's Also's Maybe we should stick to Ozzie
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 29, 2011 5:39:53 GMT -5
With the official start of the GAAR 2011 only a few days away now, I have been in contact with the organisers of the Chinchilla Melon Festival.
They have confirmed that "Despite the recent floods, the 2011 Chinchilla Melon Festival will still be held! The Festival started in 1994 as a way to pull the community together during a devastating drought, and while the ground might be significantly less dry now, the Festival's tradition - and the community of Chinchilla - is still going strong.".
The organisers also mentioned how excited the local community is in anticipating the arrival of the 115 GAAR 2011 entries and have promised us a visit to remember - whatever that will mean!!!
Fantasy Mode Off - Reality Mode On
The Chinchilla Melon Festival is indeed still being held. In reality, it is held over the period 17 - 20 Feb 11 - and we are all just flying a simulator. ;D
Enjoy the flying and good luck.
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Post by uhug on Jan 29, 2011 14:00:04 GMT -5
That means we stay? Melons? or we have to leave? Flightplan allready in the box! Ready to go for Bunda. Mate..
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Post by uhug on Jan 29, 2011 14:01:25 GMT -5
Sorry.. Fantasy Mode Off - Reality Mode On
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Post by Andrew Godden on Jan 29, 2011 16:54:55 GMT -5
Urs, If the lure of the melons is too great, you can stay. But seriously, how long can you eat melons for anyway before wanting something else. If you are still unsure, just check out the gallery pages here www.melonfest.com.au/ at the official web site, and see what they actually do with their melons. Maybe a nice place to visit, but I don't think I will be staying, ;D Now, maybe I should consult with Capt Zlogg - potato farmer's daughter or melon farmer's daughter???
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Post by uhug on Jan 30, 2011 5:07:14 GMT -5
Andrew,
My head is in pain. (Reuters video footage) I will fly on..
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Post by Capt Zlogg on Jan 30, 2011 8:54:48 GMT -5
potato farmer's daughter or melon farmer's daughter??? From our experience the first are juicier ;D though the second variant achieves higher end speeds when dropped cheers Capt. Zlogg (GAAR 055) vp KGB Air Droppers (cows, elephants & rhinos) chief inspector agricultural droppable objects (Nation wide).
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Post by Capt Zlogg on Jan 30, 2011 9:06:41 GMT -5
"Flying Russian Aeroplanes Is An Art" Have you lost the art Comrade? Or was Curtiss a closet Russian? The 46 does look a little like an Li-2 on steroids, perhaps you have become confused after a tad too much of Proppy's kettle drainage. I am sure there is a logical explanation, Mmm !! Edrovich!! Messrs Curtiss (Tony) and Wright (Frank Lloyd for friends) hired yours truly to put their latest design through its paces. The looks of the plane makes us holler! while the interior is an airman's nightmare but we anticipate to extract all the necessary data during the GAAR for our contractors to better this kapitalistny contraption. We agree with you it's a despicably poor attempt to copy our glorious Li-2 - the only plane coming close to our original being the DC-3. cheers Capt. Zlogg ( GAAR 055) vp KGB Air Droppers (cows, elephants & rhinos) gold medalist Great Motherland hooperdepoop competition
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Post by uhug on Jan 31, 2011 8:13:38 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew Godden on Feb 3, 2011 4:02:01 GMT -5
The deadline for PIREPs for Flight Leg 1 may have caught a few people by surprise judging by the outstanding number of PIREPs. Anyone still wishing to submit a PIREP for Flight Leg 1 should do so as soon as possible. ;D Results from late PIREPs will be posted at the next update of the results.
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Post by Capt Zlogg on Feb 9, 2011 11:26:22 GMT -5
Comrade Dendog
We are unpleasantly surprised by the bad behaviour of various pilots originating from the kapitalistny countries.
During leg 3 we have observed some contenders throwing out all kinds of objects from their planes (radio's, toilets, seats, instrument panels - even themselves, one entrant going so far as to eject one of his engines!! Not only this is falsification of competition but also a grave infringement on the exclusive world wide contract to drop any object anywhere anytime held by our company.
Furthermore we are missing 2 bottles of Babuschka's velvet brew out of a stock of 124 bottles just enough to cover our consumption during this event. We have identified a pilot next day flying incoherent courses, upside down and sometimes reversing his entire kite flying rudder first. We are not amused - so is Babuschka who will shortly put a spell on said person.
On behalf of the Kommintern of our Great Motherland we invite you to take disciplinary actions. We wish to draw your attention to our wonderful holiday camps in Siberia as a possible corrective method. Tickets available from us (with a handsome fee for you).
cheers Capt Zlogg (GAAR 055) vp KGB Air Droppers (cows, elephants & rhino's) winner of the 2011 Stalin look-alike competition
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Post by Andrew Godden on Feb 9, 2011 19:59:48 GMT -5
We are unpleasantly surprised by the bad behaviour of various pilots originating from the kapitalistny countries. During leg 3 we have observed some contenders throwing out all kinds of objects from their planes (radio's, toilets, seats, instrument panels - even themselves, one entrant going so far as to eject one of his engines!! Not only this is falsification of competition but also a grave infringement on the exclusive world wide contract to drop any object anywhere anytime held by our company. Furthermore we are missing 2 bottles of Babuschka's velvet brew out of a stock of 124 bottles just enough to cover our consumption during this event. We have identified a pilot next day flying incoherent courses, upside down and sometimes reversing his entire kite flying rudder first. We are not amused - so is Babuschka who will shortly put a spell on said person. On behalf of the Kommintern of our Great Motherland we invite you to take disciplinary actions. We wish to draw your attention to our wonderful holiday camps in Siberia as a possible corrective method. Tickets available from us (with a handsome fee for you). cheers Capt Zlogg (GAAR 055) vp KGB Air Droppers (cows, elephants & rhino's) winner of the 2011 Stalin look-alike competition Capt Zlogg, Your imperialistic protestations are duly noted. A "kapitalistny" committee will be convened to investigate your claims and a detailed study of a supplied flight analysis will be undertaken. In the GAAR 2007 (around the Torres Strait Islands), you flew a Yak-18 and where known to use an anchor and barn doors to bring this Great Motherland craft to a stop on the short strips (if my memory and the documented historical records serve me correctly). This will, of course, be used as precedent in any adjudication of the current alleged infringements. Urine and blood tests for prohibitive substances and high alcohol levels will not be undertaken at this time, as this will most likely result in the disqualification of all GAAR participants. The Kommintern's offer of tickets for the wonderful holiday camps in Siberia will be accepted but only after exhaustive negotiations as to my fee - don't think I can just be bought for a slab of "Foster's". As for the two missing bottles of Babuschka's velvet brew, I share your distress. I would suggest convening a "Kangaroo Court" during which the "identified guilty b*****d" can be adjudged by his peers. If no one will volunteer to defend said culprit, for fear of further recriminations from Babuschka, he can stand alone. However, any spell cast by Babuschka would seem superfluous, as the said "identified guilty b*****d" is already flying backwards - how much worse can it get for him??? To the "...grave infringement on the exclusive world wide contract to drop any object anywhere anytime held by our company...", I thought this must surely be shared with Qantas, particularly where engines are concerned.
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Post by Smudger on Feb 10, 2011 5:10:03 GMT -5
International laws regarding flotsam, jetsam and other, er, ejecta notwithstanding, I feel it must be pointed out that, dumping two bottles of Babuschka's velvet brew over the side could be considered as rather silly, and a legal argument of "losers weepers" could easily be defended.
As regards to the recovery of property (and in the interests of fairnesss I should point out that our brokerage fees are very reasonable when it comes to salvage, and if you can't find what you are looking for, a few quid to our quartermaster can work wonders), and without naming names, there are some very wobbly tyre tracks leading to the DC3 paddock...
Again, in the search for 'prohibitive' substances, for a small fee, our quartermaster will be very happy to prevent the embarassment of anyone that believes they may be caught without.
Pip, Pip, Smudger
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Post by Capt Zlogg on Feb 10, 2011 7:27:25 GMT -5
Comrade Nugget!
Imperialistic protestations! Our Great Motherland is socialistic - we stand shoulder to shoulder for the great revolution bringing happiness to the hearts of the good willing!
Our Yak18T is equipped with some ground breaking features we must admit. Years later they were blandly copied by the dark forces claiming to be of innovative western design!!
The fee is negotiable but we wish to stipulate we can offer you life long free admittance to the best camp in the region (Gulag 7) for you and your whole family! It must appeal to you to learn about the healthy outdoors activities (summer and winter 06.00 - 18.00 hrs), the food (including delicatessen like borstj,bramboracky, kwast etc), fine quarters (stacked 6 high), free clothing (genuine Russian Gulag design - much sought after and not commercially available anywhere but the camp store!!) and a daily allowance of 6 kopek!!
KGB Air Droppers is willing to grant Qantas dropping rights (engines only) exclusively in the Singapore area after a refresher course for selected crews initiated by us to obtain maximum effect and international press coverage. Place and time t.b.n. Excellent marketing tool!!
Babuschka is obstinate - very cross to say the least. Onkel Theo supports her views on this grave blatant theft of invaluable liquids. Only the thought it gurgled down into kapitalistny non-connaisseurs throats without appreciating the flavour, taste and odor brings him to tears and utter madness!! Comrade Blotch is a typical product of Western capitalism posing as a "quartermaster" - tempted by a fast rubble AND some of Babuschka's velvet brew. Another imposter from the dark forces!! He must be a sorry left over from the Oprah Winfrey Australian Adventure and should be extradited to the next bus stop or the poor imitation of Gulag 1 situated near Alpha.
cheers Capt Zlogg (GAAR 055) vp KGB Air Droppers (cows, elephants & rhino's) director retreat center "Lubjanka", Dzerzhinsky St, Moscow
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Post by Quark on Feb 10, 2011 17:57:55 GMT -5
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