Ian from Sydney

ap, thank you for your comments. I'm sorry to hear of your Dad, he must have been a good man. My Dad simply used up his allotted number of heartbeats and it stopped. I still miss him.
I have been trying to share with others some of the lessons I have learnt in the hope that it might help them to change their lifestyle for the better. Of course, they only apply to those who want to change, it is a very personal decision and none of my business.

Good Grief, I;ve punched myself over to page 4.

Hi Ian. Just spend some time going through your pictures again, as we hardly ever see them on the site. You have some wonderful shots. Thanks again for sharing these.

Thanks Ian - it's been a long day but I'm sure I'm well and truly on the mend now. It's a long time since I've come down with anything like this and it's really drained me.

Hi Ian - I hope you are enjoying your summer down there. Thanks for the great photos.

Wonderful photos Ian, loved the Antartica ones that must have been a truly wonderful experience.

andré, thanks for your nice comments. The Antarctic flight was just wonderful. Qantas run six or so flights each summer. They leave from Sydney, four hours down to Antarctica, four hours over the continent and four hours back to Sydney. As far as I was concerned it was the experience of a lifetime. On the way down we were treated to talks by experts and then the staggering beauty of Antarctica unfolded beneath us. I have a few more photos which I will try to process and submit them soon.

Ian thanks for popping by. Now I just need to learn how to spell Antar'c'tica, silly me..

hi there pilot!!..here is something for you to enjoy..i just loved it..
aircraft maintenance
(P) = Problem
(S) = Solution

(P) Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
(S) Almost replaced left inside main tire.

(P) Test flight OK, except autoland very rough.
(S) Autoland not installed on this aircraft.

(P) #2 propeller seeping prop fluid.
(S) #2 propeller seepage normal - #1, #3 and #4 propellers lack normal seepage.

(P) Something loose in c**kpit.
(S) Something tightened in c**kpit.

(P) Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
(S) Evidence removed.

(P) DME volume unbelievably loud.
(S) Volume set to more believable level.

(P) Dead bugs on windshield.
(S) Live bugs on order.

(P) Autopilot in altitude hold mode produces a 200fpm descent.
(S) Cannot reproduce problem on the ground.(this made laugh hysterical!!)

(P) IFF inoperative.
(S) IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.(how prompt and precise!)

(P) Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
(S) That's what they're there for.

(P) Number three engine missing.
(S) Engine found on right wing after brief search.

(P) Aircraft handles FUNNY.
(S) Aircraft warned to straighten up, 'fly right' and be serious.(gosh can i stop laughing after that??)

(P) Target radar hums.
(S) Reprogrammed Target Radar with the words.(thats just fitting,nah??)

ap, they are just wonderful, I couldn't stop laughing. I've heard one or two of them before but there were a number I hadn't heard at all. Thank you for sharing them with me.
ap, are you a pilot too? If so, please tell me more about your flying.
I will pass these on to my son, who is also a pilot.

ap, my son has given me a couple more
(P)'Lower rotating beacon half full of water'
(S) 'Lower rotating beacon topped up'.

(P)'Mouse seen running into cargo compartment'
(S)'Mouse seen running out of cargo compartment'

Ian, your photography is brilliant!

ap sent me here to read her problem-solution offering and I'm glad I wandered in.

jeb, fun aren't they?

hello Ian,glad you liked it....no,sadly i am not a pilot..a wannabe one can say..flying always fascinated me..and during those days in my country women were not entertained for such professions..i did communication engineering with radar as one of my elective..thats it..thats a long time b4 tho..and my husband is a design engineer also communication..he was head avionics design ..worked extensively in IFF circuits..so just an aqintance with the terminology..
cheers

That is such a peaceful photograph Ian, wonderful.
The pilot sayings are brilliant, is it safe to fly??

Ian! This photo is absolutely breathtaking! Gosh!!!

Hi Ian: Yes! I got my Nikon D80 (have got to be quiet about hubby going out riding his motorcycle now...Oh! Wait! Sometimes he rides while I go shoot. Do you think there might have been an ulterior motive for the present?

ap, it sounds like you and your husband are much smarter than me - I'm just a dumb pilot, and now an old one.

Hi Ian. Just popped in to see your latest photos. I see you added some more Canadian content with the Kingston and North Bay photos. Cheers my friend!

Hi Ian, most of my pictures to date are taken with an HP R707. The new (I've actually had it a while but use it rarely) is a Panasonic DMC-FZ20.
I tend to keep to the HP on my dog walks as it fits in my pocket.
We are off to Spain sometime next week and I will take both. I keep my tripod in the motor home for the trips.
My first digital, I still have, and it is very handy for taking on golf course and in handbags is a Minolta DimageX.
In fact I still have my Minolta 5000 and a Zenith Telephoto camera with rifle like stock. The oldest one I have is my grandmothers tiny Ensign which folds up to about 2 inches by 3 inches. Don't think film exists to fit that any more. I've owned them for more than 20 years I'm a bit of a horder really. Can't bear to part with them.
What do you use?

You got me looking at my DMC closer, mine too has a 12x optical zoom, integral flash etc; and when we got it the package included filter, lens hood plus a suntax 9000ETS additional flash which I have yet to use. I suppose I'm really a point and click photographer and just have an eye for composure. I'm not really into light meters and playing around with equipment, although I do enjoy Black & white and sepia pictures. I try to capture people unawares but my success rate with this is very varied. But I do enjoy it.

Hi Ian. I see your wife's photo is the tough jigsaw puzzle today (Feb. 7/07 in Australia). I'm curious as to when we will see a picture of you and your wife (what is your wife's name) on your page. I can't imagine you being shy!

Ian: Thanks for the picture of Anne and yourself. I see you have more new additions in your Flickr portfolio. Great stuff. I always enjoy coming to your page!

Ian, are you a professional photographer? Your pictures are beautiful!

Sherri, thanks for the compliment but I am nothing more that an enthusiastic amateur. We were luck enough to do a trip around the world a couple of years ago and I took our first digital camera with us. The other photos are just lucky shots.

Hello Anne, please be assured that Greg and I and the others will look after Ian for you and I hope you have an absolutely wonderful time while there.
Take care and safe travelling.

Many years ago, there was a reform school near Rainbow Curve.

Hi Ian - This is a beautiful photo. It always amazes me to see these colorful balloons in the air. I am looking forward to seeing more of your pictures!

Hi Ian-Great picture. It's always nice to read your comments. There is always a lot of skill that goes with good luck.

Ian-I checked out your flickr site. Much skill little luck. It tempts me to get back into photography. I look forward to more pictures.

Hello Ian,

Thanks for dropping in. I don't often have the time to sit down and chat, usually sit here for 15 minutes a day, doing my sudoku, sometimes play scrabble online if everything else is done.

My football team is more recently the tigers, whom I follow mostly from an armchair. Though my first sentences were 'bloody umpire' (dad had to babysit on Saturday afternoons), and 'car'n the Hawks', in quick succession, so I do have a soft spot for Hawthorn. That was around the time of a Grand Final event for them. Every year my husband and I go to the Melbourne Richmond game, has only been once a year for the last four years (thankfully). My darling tigers always seem to lose. It is the one (usually night) of the year where divorce feels imminent. Nothing worse than a cocky husband singing the Melbourne club theme all the way home on a train!

Hi Ian. Popped in to see your latest additions. Hope all is well with you and Anne! Cheers!

Ian - that is one of the best pictures I have seen of yours yet, and you have had some wonderful shots. GREAT.

I guess I was one of the last to see the balloons on your site!

Popped in to see your latest photos Ian. Looking good as usual!

Hello Ian, how is the batching going. Have you lost weight from lack of decent food or are you dining out every night. Hope your Anne is enjoying her stay in the U.K.
Cheers

can i join..?

darius are you really from the Philippines?

Gosh Ian! You are so close. I'm pushing.... PUSH....HEAVE...(this is tough work on my day off)....Shove....

Sugar! Almost there. One more big PUSH......