arbclimber

Imo go for the RFS Cert. Wouldn't bother with RHS quals as they are really gardening based and although to a certain extent do cover trees, 90% of the course would be irrelevant to you.

He's right, look at the leaves, thats why its a funny looking Rhody

If its possible, burn the rubbish. If not, cut all the lose growth with a hedge cutter and bag it up (its very light). Cut the dense middle into blocks with a saw or hedge cutter. The roots are quite easy to dig out with a mattock.

Where abouts are you based mate?

Good advice there, i'm sure Hama will take it in the spirit it was written. You are right, there are a lot of dumb people getting degrees but if they want a degree and work bloody hard to get it, are they really that dumb? The learning style for education of degree and above is very much more unsupervised than lower qualifications, it really is a chance to prove you can think for yourself, rather than merely having a piece of paper. Some courses command much more respect than others, with a huge amount of Mickey Mouse courses about, it is important to pick your course wisely. I think that Degrees generally aren't as well respected as they were as these days, most tend to be gained by those just leaving college, who often just look for the easiest option. It isn't hard to meet the entry requirements these days either. When I was at college I, and many others, did A-level Environmental science in a year as it was easy enough to do the 2 year course in a year, and added vital UCAS points. I dont think people need to bother now, as even with 3 average a-levels you will find some Uni to take you. I still believe though, that a decent degree, backed with a good level of experience will serve you well.

Probably, reckon when he goes on holiday the old Dolmar goes as hand luggage.

Thats very true. I rebelled against university when my parents told me I had to go after my A- levels and went out to work instead. I'm glad I did, as I was all set for a Law Degree. About 10 years later, when I actually knew what I wanted to do, I enrolled first for Cert, then Diploma, Degree, and now MSc beckons. I enjoyed all the courses, mainly because it was what I wanted to do, and when I wanted to do it. All the best with your education mate:thumbup1: even if I didn't get a mention in your Oscar acceptance speech.

He's a good kid that Flaming Ace. Like you said, what a really nice thought. Especialy the way it was personalised with the message. Reckon grandad will be well chuffed.

Couldn't agree more Dean.

Nice one Max, told you it wasn't hard didn't I. Still a couple of tickets to your name though, which is what its all about.

Maybe I wasn't talking rubbish after all. I understand probability, its trees I dont know much about:laugh1:

I know next to nothing about QTRA so please feel free to completely ignore my advice but it occurs to me that if it is the probability part of it that is confusing, why not read up generally about probability, it might help. Probability, when you study it, in depth, is fascinating and confusing, in equal measures. Just thinking that some probability based, general study may help. I may well be talking rubbish but hope its helpful.

Whenever I see videos like that I always find myself asking, What did they think was going to happen? I cant imagine how they thought there was going to be a good outcome.

You cant have a tunnel through liquid matter is the obvious smart answer. The slightly more technical answer would be that you could never actually find the true gravitational centre of the earth as the geometric centre would not be the gravitational centre. Gravity does not act on all matter of equal volume equally but instead on its mass. Neither is the centripetal force of gravity created equally by all matter. The calculations to work out the true gravitational centre of the earth are IMO impossible.

Excellent work. Both climber and crane operator did, imo a superb job. I've hung from more cranes and worked with more crane operators than prob anyone else on here (in a previous occupation) and know a good operator when I see one. I am rarely impressed when I see climbers videos on here but that was 1st class. I have been the first to criticise what I consider poor work in the past, so thought it only right to post to say, how good I thought that was. Top marks to all involved.

Its as easy as they can possibly make it. As with most NPTC quals you tend to find you have to do something pretty daft to fail. Even then they seem to be pretty relaxed about giving second chances to show you have the required competancy. I have always been surprised about how poor you can be and still pass. I've been on courses with people who shouldn't be allowed near a saw, and have passed. Suppose what i'm trying to say is dont worry mate. It will be fine. The advice about relaxing is good too.

You are right, for this calculation there are a huge amount of variables such as weight but also things like friction at the anchor point and branches in the path of the swinging rope, which could hugely increase or decrease speed of swing. Trouble is there is no standard tree, height or setup which could really be used for this calculation either. Unless we use very basic principles, for example that you are in a tree with no branches, with your anchor vertically above you and you swing in a perfect vertical arc, the calculation will always be an educated guess. Word of advice though, dont leave any maths to Hama, he's useless:001_tt2: Sorry Hama, havent written anything derogatory about you in days so thought i'd best catch up.

All very good info:thumbup1: but I would think the most important figure to work out would be the speed of swing at the moment you hit the main stem. With this type of fall its hitting the tree that hurts.

If you find that a challenge I doubt you would manage to get yourself out of bed in the morning.

Good site mate, So many sites are all show and very little substance. All the info is straight to the point and concise. Says everything that matters without being bogged down with rubbish. Many web designers who dont really understand seo often try to cram 100 keywords on their homepage making it look rediculous. Good job.

You can have one of my points if you like.

£ 4994 cash:lol:

And the answer will still be no, we will just have to call you Dr Hama when we argue with you.

If its blind thieves you are worried about just hide the keys mate:laugh1:

Yes you are in trouble now.:001_tt2: Although the truth is, so have I mate. Dont tell anybody though:laugh1: