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A surprise Christmas gift.

Here is peice of art my wife did for me for Christmas. Will hang at work when I get back from leave.

 

Handy Andy Stuff

This page is dedicated to the IT geek in me, and the various simple tools and toys I have made.

Flying

I currently hold a New Zealand PPL and I fly through the Waikato Aero Club. You can read various blog posts on flying here.

Below are some tools I have made to make my life easier. Hope they help. Post comments or email me any corrections you think are needed.

Check Lists
 Here are some check lists for aircraft I am rated for. They are not 100% accurate as each aircraft is slightly different. I have made them up into a flip card format. I find it useful for refreshing the basics when moving back to an aircraft I haven't flown lately.

• Alpha Aviation Robbin R2160 Download alpha_r2160_checklists_210608.pdf
• Piper Archer II - PA28-181 Download piper_archer_ii_checklists_210608.pdf

HTML Image Form: This form is useful for linking images from other sites to use in your blog. You can enter the details of where you sourced the image and link to the original site.

2008 Year Planner

This is a year planner I made up in excel. I use it for annual planning because I am the kind of guy who changes things all the time. This is in Excel format (both Landscape & Portrait) Download 2008_year_planner_excel.xls

Silly Online Games

• Test your reaction speeds with the Red Square Game. My longest is 26.5 Sec. Click Here
• Use your mouse to vertically control your Helicopter. Addictive. Click Here

Judge gives stern warning to transport operators

This from the NBR last week;

Road transport haulage operators have been given a clear message by a High Court Judge: Overload your vehicles at your peril.

In a reserved judgment handed down at the High Court in Hamilton, Justice Lyn Stevens said the country loses $100 million a year in unpaid or under paid road user charges.

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The judgment entirely debunked a widely held transport industry belief that enforcement officers allow a five percent weight tolerance over and above the licence purchased.

Justice Stevens made his comments in the case of Mt Maunganui transport operator TD Haulage which was appealing a District Court assessment that the company owed $1.215 million in short paid road user charges.

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In the end, it is not known what TD Haulage was required to pay to settle the matter because a confidential settlement was reached been the parties during the appeal. But Justice Stevens closed the case by delivering a judgment anyway, using it to sternly warn the industry of its shortcomings.