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Rodney Maas

@flying_geek

Flying. Geek. NZ. My tweets = my views.

 Wellington, New Zealand
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Joined June 2009
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News... as from this coming Friday, I am removing twitter from my device and will no longer be checking any posts, updates, dm's etc. Ie, please do not contact me here. No, I don't really use masterdon either. Just a different level of crap on that one.
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@Rainmaker197318 Oct 2023
On April 5, 2008, the Japanese spacecraft Kaguya captured this full Earth-rise over the Moon limb in high resolution [📹 JAXA]
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Hey @NZRugby ... about the Snorting Table... I mean, Ranruly Shield. I know you'll be disappointed, but will take any action against those involved? Maybe test the entire team every 2-3 days for 2-3 months? Maybe tell them to own up, or the entire team is booted? Anything?
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Two corrections to my previous post: Firstly, I spelt Ranfurly wrong. My mistake. I apologise for that. I hope I do not get cancelled for my grievous and almost unforgivable mistake. Secondly, it's currently two Snorting Tables. Mea culpa the second.
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This is a great thread by @avgasaddiction…with an honest assessment of his own recent experience. I totally agree that the outcome doesn’t necessarily mean the incident was well handled, luck runs out sometimes. As for turn backs… its a no from me unless i was well above 1000’ AGL. The manoeuvre is marginal at best and has resulted in many fatalities. As pilots we need to be honest with ourselves, we can always learn something from others. #WePilots #aviation #GeneralAviation
Mark Smith (@avgasaddiction) profile pictureMark Smith
@avgasaddiction26 Sep 2023
Shock and startle, a thread 🧵- I’ve just listened to a podcast which included a first-person account of two engine failures with turn backs. Whilst I value the candour and sharing I was left a little alarmed by the instructor’s reasoning and evaluation of his own performance…
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Ha!
World of Engineering (@engineers_feed) profile pictureWorld of Engineering
@engineers_feed20 Sep 2023
“At that time (1909) the chief engineer was almost always the chief test pilot as well. That had the fortunate result of eliminating poor engineering early in aviation.” - Igor Sikorsky
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Föhn Effect in Full Force 🍃🥵 🌡 Dunedin: 21.9°C 🌡 Oamaru: 21.7°C 🌡 Rarotonga: 21.5°C 👀 Winds are picking up: bit.ly/AllWarnings Föhn Effect Blog: blog.metservice.com/Foehn_Ef…
7am temperatures for Aotearoa New Zealand 20th September 2023. Dunedin and Oamaru on 22°C already, whereas Kaitaia has 8°C

ALT 7am temperatures for Aotearoa New Zealand 20th September 2023. Dunedin and Oamaru on 22°C already, whereas Kaitaia has 8°C

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BBC News (UK)
@BBCNews7 Sep 2023
Wrong-way driver calls police on himself by mistake bbc.in/3r95rTO
Wrong-way driver calls police on himself by mistake

Wrong-way driver calls police on himself by mistake

The drunk driver reported that he was almost hit by a car going in the wrong direction.

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This is insane: today the Caproni Ca.3 replica, the world’s only WWI bomber in flight conditions, flew in formation with an @ItalianAirForce F-35B over Istrana (the HH.101 you can see was carrying the ItAF photographers).
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Twitter idea: a plugin to automatically block "promoted posts". 🤣
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This is fake, but could easily be Wellington some days 🤣
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Busmeggedon in Wellington again tonight. 40 minutes until the next #7. About 20 minutes until an alternate route. Grrrr
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Really don't understand a certain airline's status upgrade process. I've had the required points for almost a week, they show in the app, the website and app show part of the info for the next tier, and yet it'll only "become effective within the next 7 business days"?? Weird.
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Not saying it is wrong or anything. Yes it is a third world problem. But... it's weird and seems odd when their own systems say the upgrade has been earned and is pending. Oh well.
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Vector Online: Competence or just confidence? by Jonathan Mauchline, CFI, of Wanganui Aero Club. After getting your pilot licence or certificate, you need to keep practising basic skills, so BFRs are a breeze, and you’re the safest pilot you can be. aviation.govt.nz/safety/educ…
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Fantastic. Now to roll out around the rest of the world 👍🏻
London City Airport (@LondonCityAir) profile pictureLondon City Airport
@LondonCityAir4 Apr 2023
Today, London City Airport became the first major airport in the UK to deploy next generation security scanners, meaning passengers no longer need to remove laptops or liquids, and can carry 2 litres bottles in their hand luggage. Full story here: media.londoncityairport.com/…
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Congrats to @AirwaysNZ on a nice tool for pilots. Even easier to get the required preflight info these days.
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (@CivilAviationNZ) profile pictureCivil Aviation Authority of New Zealand@CivilAviationNZ26 Mar 2023
Our congratulations to the team at Aeropath, subsidiary of @AirwaysNZ, for their @CANSONews Global Safety Achievement Award 2022 win. The Flight Advisor tool aims to assist situational awareness for pilots operating at low levels in uncontrolled airspace. airways.co.nz/media-centre/m…
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Mind you, I remember FOD. No, not that FOD, but Fax On Demand. 🤣
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A new message from flying.geek.nz: This was an awesome currency check ift.tt/xiz4GM2
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