Long Wheel Base

Finally back in # racing tandems. Been 2 years starting a few groups behind them.

Refreshing my inbox every few minutes.......

OK you okes are convincing me. I'll save up for the 5.0ah. Also, one very kind hubber who saw my post sent me a WhatsApp and could get me a good price.

I'm still wondering how this happened. If the correct procedure was followed then there are a few guys to blame. When moving an aircraft for a re park which is what I believe this was, you need an engineer in the cockpit to release/set brakes, check all doors are closed, ensure hydraulic pressure is good etc etc. Then on big aircraft like this you need another engineer that sits on/in the tug that has a headset connected and he is able to talk to the guy in the cockpit. The reason you need this guy on bigger planes and not smaller ones is you can't see the tug from the cockpit on the bigger planes and if the tow at breaks the plane needs to be stopped asap. Then you obviously need the tug driver. The guy in the cockpit should only release the brakes once he knows all doors are closed and the tug is connected. The guy on the headset should only allow the tug driver to move once he sees the air bridge is clear and he has been told the brakes have been released. And naturally the the driver should only push the aircraft if he sees its clear and it's not like the bridge is small or far away. Id love to see a final report......

Have you used the 3.0ah batteries? I'm now wondering if I should rather go for the 5.0ah.

My Makita 18V LXT range is growing all the time as funds allow. Recently just got a 36V leaf blower. Now my batteries(I have 2 and they both 3.0ah) have lasted years(will be 8 years this may) and have never missed a beat. I have noticed with my hammer drill they don't last as long of late but they still do the job perfectly. Put them both onto the new leaf blower and I get like 5min out of them and for the first time ever my charger cools them down a bit before charging. So now I'm saving for 2 new batteries. Will probably stick with the 3.0ah

Are they for sale? If so, where from? Prices?

I see the points for having cover were loaded this weekend. 981 points as of today. My wife is doing her fitness test next week but mine is only due November. I need to start doing it every 11 months so I can do it early in the year and get the points early.

TBH you going to get very mixed answers here. You will get votes for all 3 options. So just go with the garmin😁.

Garmin. Haven't used the other brands and probably never will. Just love my Garmin products too much.

He hasn't mentioned anything yet on his insta but he's busy punting j&j and Bianchi.

Wonder if the start procedure will remain the same. I slipped up last year and was left standing next to my bike with a jungle bar in my mouth when the gun went off a few min before I expected. The first 109km was spent chasing the front of the group😂

Unfortunately not. You select each voucher in the app and get sent an sms. All you do is tell the cashier you have an sms voucher and read them the number. They type it in and deducts. Very quick and easy.

You can also opt for R100 into multiply wallet if you don't want the R125 voucher.

Yes, did my 1st one last night. Scored 5. Point was allocated immediately.

Nope, no more playing with planes for me. I'm too worried about the future of aviation jobs in this country and I don't want to leave. Besides, I had a good job at SAAT and was paid well, hard to get paid that well at any other AMO. I now find myself perusing another passion, financial planning. I was lucky enough to get a job with momentum doing financial planning. I got retrenched middle September and started here 1st October so I was very fortunate unlike most of my ex-colleagues who are still jobless unfortunately. But I also kinda saw the light so started making plans before the inevitable happened and I did all my interviews and psychometric exams before getting booted. I got offered the job and accepted in August some time and just informed them when I was able to start.

Thanks bud. Won't be here as much anymore, the new job takes a lot more of my time.

It was a charter. Apparently there were some pax on board but only a few.

Just about all aircraft with props mounted on the wings have a skin doubler mod. If you zoom in on the first picture you will see the fuselage has an extra layer right where the hole is. Clearly it didn't work at all. Useless info-jet engines have a similar mod called a fan containment mod. They have thicker layers in the cowling incase a fan blade let's go. I have seen those work very well(well not in person but pictures).

Hmm so I'm not the only one with a gripe about the way Fabians does business. I was about to go with Fabian but smelt a rat and my gut told me to find alternative transport and I'm glad I did after reading this.

If you only going down a few days before the race and only plan on 1 or 2 rides on Friday and Saturday, then one of the transport companies is the best option. Like said above it's an easy and pain free experience. Drop the bike off(most providers will have a lbs near to you) and then usually you can collect from like Thursday/Friday and they pretty much all near to the expo/finish area. Drop off is the same spot straight after the race. Then you get your bike back from about the Wednesday afterwards at the same place you dropped it off in joburg. But if you going down for a bit longer and want to do some extra riding before and after then on the plane with you is the best option. Just pack really well in a bike bag or cardboard box.

He was possibly the most improved driver of 2021. Look how he couldn't keep it on the track in the first few races and in the end he was pretty consistent.

Shame it couldn't have been easy for him. That car is an old car that was not developed for this year. They were about to pull out until mazespin Snr bought his way in and basically funded them to race for the year. They said back then they will just make up the numbers this year and start developing for 2022. They joined up with Ferrari at their factory to save costs, they also using some of the Ferrari staff. So in theory they should be a lot more competitive next year, Mick, Nakita and the car. Let's hope they can challenge the alfa, Aston, Williams properly next year.

I'm not really religious but I have started to pray.....

I am not even sure when the 947 is but I assume it's this weekend by the amount of messages that I haven't bothered to read that popped up in the last 2 days on my club whatsapp group. So, when you in town? And where you staying? I remember we did chat about it but not sure I still have the chat.