Sunday, March 25, 2007

Rubber band games

Have been a bit slack on the old blog lately. Lots going on though.

We just had the State Election, billed as the race between Dumb and Dumber. Dumb retained power so expect more public transport problems and decaying public infrastructure. Can't say the alternative looked much better but such is politics.

Took a trip down to Benalla a few weeks ago to see where the National Championships are going to be in July. Had two great flights of about 2 hours each which is great for this time of year. Met one grumpy farmer with locked gates and found more locked gates again on the second flight. It was all bit of a shock as I have not had any of those challenges for some time. Fingers crossed things area bit smoother during the Nationals...It will be a long week with carry outs after every flight.

One of my best mates Pete has become a dad! Well done to Pete and Cath.

I have also started flying a 260 over western Sydney on weekends for a bit of extra fun. Work is also flat out which is always a good thing, and I have nearly reached the end of writing a whole new Flight Manual as well as a Maintenance manual update.

Way too much staring at computer screens with the manual writing which makes finding the following all the sadder.

So, if a the average rubber band diameter is 38mm and has a range of about 5.5m, how far will a 10m rubber band go? Simple, ask some crazy Japanese tv show....