John Heaton

Thanks for the thought Wolfco - but it's not really for JH - because JH as had a very good modern GC airport for some time on the Marketplace However just for thought that someone else has gone to the trouble of making what is probably a more update version of my own airport - it will be a purchase👍 Now ------ if only someone can satisfy my real beef about MSFS - and it's now10 years old depiction of Australia -and the Gold Coast - and give us a new UpToDate version of both I took a flight yesterday - in P3D4 - there was my house - on the Orbx Gold Coast scenery from later - than MSFS's BING - where my house that I have lived in for 10 years is only shown as a building site

What all the above have wished you - with knobs on

Gumby reminds me of a fight I did about 4 years ago - in P3D well before the birth of MSFS It was a - "Keep Australia on the Left" sort of flight - passing over the 4 cardinal extremities of our "Island" (12000miles) flying the Nomad - PA 34 (wish we had one in MS) Maybe I will do it again - post MS2024 - in the FSR 500 - a great aircraft - even though it has Glass instruments however - maybe the TBM 850 - or maybe - the twin 414 - steam gauges - for safety Decisions - decisions -

This article will probably delight you - so be more careful - next time in God's country Displaced crocodiles and snakes on the move in Queensland as heavy rain bolsters animal populations (msn.com)

2 trips - when 2024 arrives with its promises - both replicating my flights from UK to Cyprus for my military service in 1956/57 DC6 via Luqa in Malta - and via Munich and Athens in a Viscount - will need a substitute - probably the old Boeing - but no jets

Hi Ken - I suppose it was much more a Northern tradition - stemming from Scotland - Hogmanay celebrations - but as John Says - very much a Lancashire /Yorkshire tradition - with coal mining a major part of lives - so coming from the deep South - you wouldn't see much coal for your fires except in winter Big coincidence on the birthday's - my wife complains because it reduces the chance of 2 pressies BTW - Beccles /Norfolk Broads is one of my favourite parts of the world - I learned to sail there and had a boat on my last trip to the UK as I do every time and my first was back in 1945 - PIc is 1968

thats why ozzies were the famous thongs

Well -that's one way to keep the pesky tourists that invade our facilities here on the Gold Coast - if they could'nt get rid of the poison Personally though - sod the tourists - I enjoy a feed of frog's legs - and snails - now and again - monsewer Rodger

You will be safe in Tassie mate - the Bass strait will see to that -or by the time they get to Victoria - they will have learned to cross water

Most people outside of our country - love to comment on the fact - that we are somewhat Blase about our poisonous snakes - huge spiders - and a multitude of sharks - and other creatures that like to take bites etc out of us humans. Sometime in the 20s (?) - some bright spark decided to import in North Queensland - a few creatures called a Cane Toad - into our sugar cane fields to assist in getting rid of a pest damaging the crops. Not only do we risk poison from my earlier critters - these ugly toads carry a poison in their sacs - enough to kill a dog - which loves to chase them around the back yard This little video demonstrates the stupidity of that decision - to the extent that Queensland is now unindated with the little sod. The mass that is shown in the video - is just down the road from where I live - and very - very close to our mate - Graeme aka Boetie. As also can be seen - they can grow to an enormous size - and theoretically - we are not supposed to kill with - say - with 5 iron - but catch them and place them in one's freezer to give them a "Humane "death so say the Wokers Needless to say - the cane field pest they were imported to kill - still exist - and the toad just increases exponentially. https://www.news.com.au/technology/millions-of-cane-toads-take-over-queensland/video/07ece9db6f6782acc795f81152afdec3#video

I'll go along with Gumby HB to you all - especially Renault - who we probably haven't seen for a while HB Renault - may it be a "colourful" one for you

Most of you blokes from GB know of the tradition for the male of the family to go outside before midnight on NY eve - close the door - and then after the stroke of midnight - come back in carrying a piece of bread and a lump of coal - and "LET the New Year" into the household. Last night was the 65th time I have carried out that very tradition in our household - and then wished my wife -- a Happy 87th birthday - a Happy New year - and a Happy 71st anniversary of our first meeting at a dance on New Year's Day 1953 You see guys - the tradition brings with it - a whole pile of luck - long health - hopefully for another year. Happy New Year to all my fellow Lufters - simulated or otherwise👍

@boetie - Graeme - ET AL - FYI - see - 33.56 --- 52.54 the software package includes the Venice race course e

I did ! - just try to slow her down for landing - make you give yourself time to do so - or don't land 😱

Thanks John - spoken like a true army man👍

A few pics of the Schnider Trophy winner against a modern backdrop of colonial splendour and yes - checked - it is the Orbx one ----- couldn't find an Orbx of Southampton Sound Careful - she's a cow to take off and fly - but she's fast when you get her up and reaches 350 in seconds

I seem to remember a strip called Jane - very popular with my army mates It wasn't what you might call "a comic" - but sheesh - she did strip ! 😱👍

Sorry - to much of a hangover to answer your Question

And on this one as well - "gudd to see ya bak - hows ya bin old mate" - are you over the medical problems

When the kids were growing up - we all went to mass on the morning of Christmas Day - and had a huge dinner later - but these days - just the 2 of us - we still go to mas on Christmas morning and then join in a huge very much increased family at my no 5 sons house - which is large enough to hold all of us - for Christmas lunch - then they all scatter to do the same at various in-laws.

Anything I can sneak off my grandchildren on Christmas day - and my wife doesn't see me I am on a sugar free diet but - hopefully - she will allow me one serving of Xmas pudding - with brandy cream sauce👍

Sorry John !! - I couldn't vote for that - although I think Adam is a great bloke - I am from the decade where REAL music was - BIG BANDS and Original Rock and Roll aka Ted Heath - and Bill Haley But I heartily agree to the 2 blokes - promoted by Wain - Nick and Iain !! for the biggie👍

Like wise old mate - we met on her 16th birthday - New Year's Day - 70 years ago - and we also are still together👍 except at night - when she is in her own bedroom - because she insists, I snore

Exotic animal ?? - only one - a woman - my wife 👍 - once upon a time - I couldn't keep my hands off her

Actually - I meant the LM file for the flight plan you recommended - nowt to do with my Santa trips