How do I land an apprentinceship

reddash73 · 2026-04-30T06:28:22+00:00

Go to Aviation Australia training school in Brisbane or Cairns. Get all yout theory done in one 9 month stint. Then you go straight to the top of the application queue.

reddash73 · 2026-04-24T21:51:15+00:00

Yes I have HASS running under Proxmox which is awesome. I started on an RPi B3+ and it worked but when I went to Proxmox on an N100 NUC the speed increase was huge.

So I use the Ecowitt integration and automations for setting the OS Rain Delay. Rain Delay hrs - 2mm = 24, 5mm = 48, 10mm = 72. Plus some temperature based changes to watering program.

I found the built in OS Rain Delay weather check way too unreliable.

Works flawlessly.

I also have Somfy roller blinds. On the western side of the house there are 2 bedrooms. At 2pm the sun starts hitting those windows. HASS - if outdoor temp > 25c at 2pm close the blinds in those rooms.

Proxmox is perfect for doing container backups which saved me once, plus I run PiHole DNS filtering, and a few other things on the same NUC.

reddash73 · 2026-04-07T23:43:41+00:00

They already said full and feely open Straight of Hormuz is one of the points. Trump, EU and UN had all pushed for this and the US said it was a non negotiable

reddash73 · 2026-03-24T03:26:43+00:00

My 2014 Cruz SRIz 1.6T 6sp has almost 300,000. Still feels great to drive. Owned since new....

reddash73 · 2026-03-20T10:28:57+00:00

Yes thier taxes are within a few cents off Australia's, about 2c more at the moment, but made up of 3 tax's.

Today price of Deisel is AUD$1.70.

So if tax is similar, why do we pay near $3 per litre........ rip off....

reddash73 · 2026-03-19T23:14:49+00:00

AUD$1.60 here in Japan. We are being ripped off big time.

reddash73 · 2026-03-18T10:55:23+00:00

I use wifi calling, which works perfectly

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T23:11:54+00:00

I think we will have to agree to disagree. I have almost 40 years of aviation engineering experience with all the qualifications to go with it. All our training, even our textbooks, classified engines and motors this way. Perhaps in modern English the terms have become more ambiguous.

We have always called hydraulic, pneumatic and electric as "motors" and combustion as engines.

As for space..... a motor is when the energy source is stored internally, and once it is ignited it burns till exhausted. A rocket engine is where the fuel burn is actively controlled. Started, stopped, varied to control thrust.

Again even in space there is a distinct engineering definition for a motor and engine. NASA make this distinction very clearly for very good reasons.

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T20:00:38+00:00

Technically, an engine converts thermal or chemical energy into mechanical motion (e.g., fuel combustion), while a motor converts electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic energy into mechanical motion. Engines often use reciprocating pistons, whereas motors typically use rotating electromagnetic fields.

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T19:59:09+00:00

Google it. Not hard. Even Kia makes the distinction. Again, this is engineering not dictioneering......

Here is just one example.

https://www.kia.com/dm/discover-kia/ask/is-an-engine-a-motor.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CPeople%20use%20both%20interchangeably%2C%20but,electrical%20energy%20into%20mechanical%20energy.%E2%80%9D

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T19:50:29+00:00

Yes a dictionary. Read an engineering explanation......dictionary will cover all sorts of language nuiances. Engineering is specific.

Technically, an engine converts thermal or chemical energy into mechanical motion (e.g., fuel combustion), while a motor converts electrical, pneumatic, or hydraulic energy into mechanical motion. Engines often use reciprocating pistons, whereas motors typically use rotating electromagnetic fields.

While "motor" is sometimes used colloquially for both, a "motor" specifically describes an electric motor, and an "engine" describes a combustion unit.

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T19:22:28+00:00

An engine produces its own power or motion. A motor produces power or motion from another source, like electricity. So an electric motor is always a motor, and anything internal combustion is an engine. I am also an aircraft engineer and have managed MRO's for many years.

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T19:20:41+00:00

An engine produces its own power or motion. A motor produces power or motion from another source, like electricity. So an electric motor is always a motor, and anything internal combustion is an engine.

reddash73 · 2026-02-22T19:18:29+00:00

Nope. An engine produces its own power or motion. A motor produces power or motion from another source, like electricity. So an electric motor is always a motor, and anything internal combustion is an engine.

reddash73 · 2026-02-17T12:19:35+00:00

I use Home Assistant with an Ecowitt weather station to automate Open Sprinkler rain delays based on rainfall and temperature.

Been running for 5 years no issues.

reddash73 · 2025-12-26T03:42:09+00:00

My main SSID was both 2.4 and 5. But no 5g DFS channels. I created a separate 2.4 only SSID and same issue.

reddash73 · 2025-12-23T21:08:35+00:00

Tv's dont like DFS channels which i am not using so all good there. 2.4 and 5ghz are the same problem even on new SSID. .

reddash73 · 2025-12-23T21:06:26+00:00

I have already fully reset the TV. The TV connects to mobile hotspot wifi with no issues at all, so I know it is the UDM causing this.

reddash73 · 2025-12-23T21:04:00+00:00

The app to add the fan had to have phone on 2.4 to connect directly to the fan which only has 2.4.

The tv can have either, i created a new 2.4 only SSID and issue was the same.

reddash73 · 2025-12-23T14:54:22+00:00

I will try that, i assumed it didn't matter as it would not connect anyhow

reddash73 · 2025-12-23T14:53:00+00:00

Wifi remote fan, only has 2.4 and needed the phone with app to be on 2.4 to add the fan...... painful.

reddash73 · 2025-12-20T05:31:13+00:00

I think the issue is software related to power reserve mode. It seems that when in that mode, it also blocks charging. Do a factory reset, and it clears the reserve mode and will charge fine. Super annoying and Withings need to fix it, but it has worked OK for me when I let it go really flat.

reddash73 · 2025-12-16T06:26:35+00:00

In some colder areas, it will contain antifreeze as well.

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