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Posted: Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 08:22 AM UTC
Was given a guided tour of the TAVAS Museum yesterday. Here are some pictures for you. See if you can guess the aircraft..

I forgot my camera so all piccies were taken using my good ole Samsung S4 phone camera, except this one taken by the curator and cheif test pilot with his old camera phone..

















































So that;s it for now. I am sure I will be taking lots more photos soon as I have been invited for a joy flight in the little blue 1930's home-built aircraft they have there, out over the coast and Moreton Bay islands. The original motor for it was a Model A Ford motor, but that has been replaced with a nice, reliable Subaru motor for reliability sake.. and the Model A engines now cost a fortune to overhaul etc.

Cheers
Warren


PS I will take my DSLR next time!

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Posted: Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 11:41 PM UTC
Nice ! Thanks.
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 02:50 AM UTC
For us with a propensity to miss interpret ACRONYMs in all flavors (and I work as a Technical Writer), Please define ALL Acronyms the first time you use them.

What is TAVAS ?????

You are not the first, nor the last to do this. I once had to send a paper back to an engineer, when he had 15 undefined acronyms on the first page ( stopped reading there). And then argue with him, because "everyone knows what they mean." This was a xxxxx dollar proposal.

Fairly Warned, Be Thee, Says I.
Captn Tommy

Very nice pictures, Bye The Way (BTW), especially the turnbuckle... Now how do I do that in 1/72 scale?

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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 03:25 AM UTC

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What is TAVAS ?????...
Captn Tommy


Hi Tom

It's The Australian Vintage Aviation Society.

Hi Warren - I'm not jealous at all! Great pics of the Beaufort (even if it is a little of place here) - I really want one in 1:48.

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 06:25 AM UTC
Warren thanks for sharing these photos.

If/when you return could you take more of the Beaufort please, like Rowan I'm waiting on a 1/48 Beaufort, come on Special Hobby you announced it several years ago.
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:06 AM UTC

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For us with a propensity to miss interpret ACRONYMs in all flavors (and I work as a Technical Writer), Please define ALL Acronyms the first time you use them.

What is TAVAS ?????

You are not the first, nor the last to do this. I once had to send a paper back to an engineer, when he had 15 undefined acronyms on the first page ( stopped reading there). And then argue with him, because "everyone knows what they mean." This was a xxxxx dollar proposal.

Fairly Warned, Be Thee, Says I.
Captn Tommy

Very nice pictures, Bye The Way (BTW), especially the turnbuckle... Now how do I do that in 1/72 scale?



I am a technical writer as well but in these days of Googgle, and not writing for a technical audience, I forgot all about it.

So, sue me... Isn't that what happens in the USA?
warreni
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Posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 07:07 AM UTC

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Quoted Text

What is TAVAS ?????...
Captn Tommy


Hi Tom

It's The Australian Vintage Aviation Society.

Hi Warren - I'm not jealous at all! Great pics of the Beaufort (even if it is a little of place here) - I really want one in 1:48.

All the best

Rowan


Rowan and Luciano, I will do my best.

Cheers
Warren
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:39 AM UTC
[quoteI am a technical writer as well but in these days of Googgle, and not writing for a technical audience, I forgot all about it.

So, sue me... Isn't that what happens in the USA? [/quote]

Suits are for frivilous things.... Acronyms are far more serious and require sarcasim and wit... or just silliness (What IS, the terminal velocity of an ULS ?)

Captn Tommy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:48 AM UTC

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[quoteI am a technical writer as well but in these days of Googgle, and not writing for a technical audience, I forgot all about it.

So, sue me... Isn't that what happens in the USA?


Suits are for frivilous things.... Acronyms are far more serious and require sarcasim and wit... or just silliness (What IS, the terminal velocity of an ULS ?)

Captn Tommy[/quote]

An Unladen Swallow?

Yes I too are a Monty Python Fan..

"Don't skimp on the Pâté.."
CaptnTommy
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 08:49 AM UTC
Warren: great pictures all around, the open frame E-III is great.

Thanks C. T.
warreni
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Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - 09:55 AM UTC

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Warren: great pictures all around, the open frame E-III is great.

Thanks C. T.


When I told the bloke I had three 1/32 Fokker Monoplanes to build his eyes lit up in anticipation of them being added to the museum collection.. of all my 1/32 WW1 models...

Cheers
Warren
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Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 12:32 PM UTC
Thanks for posting, great pics !
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