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Wow, I admire your patience Astro Rob, looking forward to seeing more star stuff. Re the world ...I agree , its not good. I've had a similar travel offer, but to Japan in November but I respectfully declined for similar reasons. I really don't go anywhere these days.... everything I need or want to do is within 20ks of home....and online of course. My work environment has increased my situational awareness considerably , it can be very volatile at times . That awareness extends to basic stuff like being at the supermarket, gas station etc. I don't go near shopping malls anymore (never enjoyed...

History of my life .... i.e .... my life off the ground .... A300-600 (AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of times) A319 EOW (AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of times) A320-200 (AIR CANADA) A321 EOW (AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of times) A330-300 (QANTAS lots of times) ATR-72 (AIR NZ and AIR TAHITI) B727-200 (COOK ISLANDS INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE/POLYNESIAN AIRLINES/ANSETT AUSTRALIA) B737-200 (AIR NAURU and AIR NZ lots of times) B737-300 (AIR NZ and POLYNESIAN AIRLINES lots of times) B737-400 (AIR NAURU and AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of times) B737-800 (AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of times) B737 MAX-8 (AMERICAN AIRLINES lots of...

Apparently it got a lot worse, while I was in bed - 4m waves :o

As a Motorcyclist, Flight Sim user, and general Weather Watcher fanatic...I follow the weather around the world, every day via the Internet...>>> New Zealand: Russia: ...and my back Garden, with lots of wet stuff on the way... Mother Nature at work! Paul... :uk: ....!

I’m not usually an audio book person, but it certainly helped pass the time when I was doing a major clean of the flat after the kids had finally moved out. Somehow it made the experience more immersive than just reading.

Merry Xmas and compliments of the season to all my fellow NZFF members, Wherever in the world you might be….enjoy.

Yeah doing it by hand is a big job. I’ve done it many times. It’s always satisfying when it’s finished. Glad to see you were keeping up your electrolyte levels whilst you were doing this important work. Thanks CP , I'll use a buffer on a drill for the rest of it. It is satisfying to see the result. I'm not sure about the hydration...had I have carried on I think there may have been an , enthusiasm vs ability problem. Seasons greetings CP to you and yours...take care.

Wow !!! Paul that's impressive .. you musta seen a fair share of the virtual 2020 globe by now then? Lately I've spent more time fecking with AI setups, creating my own wee scenery projects etc more so than flying. Gaming wise I think the most time I've spent last year or so actually playing has been in the game "No Mans Sky" >buck<

Classic stuff indeed DB....some of which isn't suitable these days sadly ..PC/BS But if I put a smile on one dial ....job done. Take care .

Charl, I use PayPal in the same way. My Paypal account is always empty, until I authorise a payment. I have read some T&C documents but they need to treated as politicians' speeches - question every word to see what meaning is attached to it. Most of them are as tricky as Escher's best drawings.

Hmmm…. That’s what’s stopping me moving to MSFS2024 - very poor copper internet connection with.no alternative possible except for Starlink - but I’m not so sure about making that regular financial contribution…..

Star Rob ! Amazing. When I look at these, everything that I think is important...suddenly isn't so much. We are just dust in the wind compared to all that. Love your work my friend .

Well, if you have ever watched the Terminator movies, and believe that mankind discovered how to travel through time, then I reckon Sam Altman (Open AI and creator of it) should have been assassinated by a "Sarah Conner type" around 4 or 5 years ago. With autonomous robotic fighting machines, drones and the US military adopting AI to counter a hypersonic missile attack response (Humans too slow to respond.....think Skynet) then maybe the movies are prophetic. A bit dystopian for a Sunday morning so time to fire up the flight sim for a VFR sortie, then bunker down for the Bathurst...

Never seen one, and missed this one (both trips) only through laziness. It always presents as such a massive thing, but really, a B747-8F is a bit bigger. Must be the low stance/high wing/T tail that gives it that look.

:hesaid: Drat, forgot to empty the $$$Cart$$$ I knew I could not get on without that Stuff. B-) Thanks aye Marty

I'm due for another visit. He has so many of these things, it would take years to rotate them all through the exhibit. I also plan to return, think maybe not for the airshow though.

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