The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk I

[Tankengine]

Eromanga????????????????????????????????????????????

[DominicYPGV]

Now where have I seen that RV10 and RV4....:E Is it Lake Eyre????

[Desert Flower]

Well after a week away........and two more to go, we have been having way too much fun for even posting on PPRuNe, so here is one that might test out a few folk.

Where is?

Mungerannie?

DF.

[Arnold E]

8 and ten maybe

[Desert Flower]

Now where have I seen that RV10 and RV4

The one in the foreground is an 8, one in the background is a 10.

DF.

[DominicYPGV]

DF,

My mistake, you are correct. RV8 and RV10...... All these RVs confuse me.

[Desert Flower]

DF,

My mistake, you are correct. RV8 and RV10...... All these RVs confuse me.

Strange wee beasties aren't they?! ;)

DF.

[zac21]

Nice to see you guys in YBRM with it's great WX,

Ciao:ok:

[Jabawocky]

Geeez you folks are slipping.........last one was Haasts Bluff (if I spelled it correctly) ;)

OK how about this one, and yes a -8 not a -4:ok:
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0435.jpg

Zac.....Its a nice place in BRM alright. Were you in the tower today? If so that place was in overload. They need a radar or wamlat to help it ATC situational awareness. It one busy place. :ok:

[HardCorePawn]

Think I now have a true appreciation for why they call 'em BugSmashers™

Before:
http://iforce.co.nz/i/b0ikc3zv.pad.jpg (http://www.iforce.co.nz/View.aspx?i=b0ikc3zv.pad.jpg)

7.4 hours later:
http://iforce.co.nz/i/rgtkygg3.d4j.jpg (http://www.iforce.co.nz/View.aspx?i=rgtkygg3.d4j.jpg)


I spent over an hour cleaning it yesterday afternoon... and now I think there are more bugs on it than before!! :{

[Ultralights]

WD40 is great for removing bugs. and a coat of corrosionX before you fly is a great preventative as well. bugs slide right off.

[NZFlyingKiwi]

Will there be enough room on the cowl for all those kill markings? :ok:

[HardCorePawn]

Happily enough, the aircraft has been coated with some teflon thing that helps make cleaning easier... just add water and the bugs tend to slide off relatively easy, as long as you don't leave them baking in the sun for a few weeks :ouch:

The biggest problem is one of visibility! Trying to spot that "traffic, 2 miles, at your 12 o'clock, opposite direction, same height" is a little bit problematic when it's a small spot on the windscreen... in amongst about 4,000 other small (and not so small) spots! :uhoh:

The real frustrating part, is that half of them end up on the windscreen during taxi and take-off! :ugh:

[alexWCD]

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k510/kingalex260/CIMG2248.jpg

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k510/kingalex260/CIMG2246.jpg

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k510/kingalex260/CIMG2242.jpg

Wheres this?

http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k510/kingalex260/72737_492472560249_680625249_7504057_7598038_n.jpg

[Ultralights]

The biggest problem is one of visibility! Trying to spot that "traffic, 2 miles, at your 12 o'clock, opposite direction, same height"

what?, Like this?

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/Savannah-flight-home/IMG0164/1030026457_mshqW-L.jpg
:hmm:

[Tankengine]

If it's a glider at Narromine he has already seen you!:ok::E

[Frank Arouet]

Wheres this?

Wigram ????

[PLovett]

Jaba, you got me with the Haasts Bluff one. Last time I was there in 2006 the parking area was much less overgrown. Spent hours there waiting for clients. :bored:

With your later photo, perhaps Barclay Roadhouse?

[Jabawocky]

Waiting for clients? :uhoh:

Not the sort I expect? Escorted by folk in blue clothes?

As for the next strip.....nowhere near there....keep guessing, a clue it's in WA.

[PLovett]

Nah'.................nothin like that. Couple of mining types I took there to talk to the locals. ;)

Reminds me that anyone who thinks the locals are easy targets should think again. They met these two about half way into the community and sat down on the side of the road to talk leases, in the heat, flies and dust. When the clients got back they were parched and very glad to get out of there. :E

As to the next strip it looks vaguely familiar but I can't place it. :confused:

[Got the horn]

PLovett, it looks like the 'Tron to me.

[Andy_RR]

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0420.jpg

is that a four-bladed prop on that RV-8? If so, what is it, how fast etc?

edit to add - oooh, it's a QUINTI AVIO S.R.L. Model: QA4SE, whatever that is...

edit again - it's a subie as well. That accounts for all the louvres on the side of the cowling...

[emeritus]

Excellent pic.

" I love a sunburnt country"

Emeritus:ok::ok:

[angry ant]

Dogimed,

Visited Jack at home today, he is keen to know where the photo's of he and Terry came from

Cheers,

angry ant

[Jabawocky]

its a sensinich prop blade set on an italian hub/controller.

Not as fast as say the lycoming/hartzell, but it climbs and descends like a rocket/brick. Amazing performance.

Coral bay now....might post some pics tomorrow.

Last photo was Mount Hart Station. W.A. (corrected thanks to QSK)

[QSK?]

Hey Jaba:

The last time I looked at a WAC chart, Mount Hart station was in WA! You sure you are not spending too much time relying on those GPS thingies rather than sticking to the basics?

[Dogimed]

Angry

Check your pm

Dog

[Jabawocky]

QSK :ok:

If you noted the time I posted it (body is in EST still) and I was stuffed after a big day Whale Shark hunting....err snorkelling, I was not sure where I was let alone where Mt Hart was, but you are quite correct. :ok:

Now an easy one..........where is this?
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/DSC_0269.jpg

[QSK?]

Jaba:

My guess is Learmonth!

[Jack Ranga]

:D:D:D

What a fan-bloody-tastic photo Jaba, that is gold mate, you're gunna have to get that one painted up :ok:

[Jabawocky]

Paging Aye Ess...... :ok:

QSK..........you were correct last time but sorry mate....try again :}

[Aye Ess]

I'm wearing my smock,beret & artist's scarf. Standing in front of my easel,brush poised over a blank canvas.

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/m872HIkBBXKRMcKD4Z2tEXg/140.jpg

[yowieII]

YPPD at a guess..

[compressor stall]

Yep, YPPD. He was traffic for us as we left.

[Capt Fathom]

He was traffic for us as we left.


Would be hard to miss.... :E

[Jabawocky]

Stallie and Yowie :D:ok:

And any RFDS folk in YPPD, a big thank you. The former NASA flight surgeon in the orange shirt was very appreciative of the time taken to show him around. Being a pilot of much experience his involvement with NASA, the US aerobatic teams and military as well as Red Bull, he has seen and done plenty, and he was impressed with the things you guys do in the Aussie outback.

I think that speaks volumes for the RFDS ops, flight and medical. :D:D:D

[airfreight]

Thanks for the replys folks.. glad you enjoyed the you-tube clip..

Not into planes myself i somehow took a wrong turn and have been in the road transport industry for 28 years lol :ugh:

Anyhow here is another clip i found. You blokes i know would love to have this in your shed..

YouTube - ‪Knuffingen Airport: Kleinster Flughafen der Welt // The world's smallest airport‬‏ (http://youtu.be/Qz4NcTnQedo)

Cheers
David JNR ;)

[VH-XXX]

I was going to ask what happened to it's rudder but now that you saw it flew out, then obviously it's out to the left side.

[Jabawocky]

OK.........another easy one, where is?

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0475.jpg

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Kal...??

:ok:

[Chimbu chuckles]

Several old tyres?

[adsyj]

Nice one Chuck:ok:

By the way how is your restoration project coming along. I enjoyed the Pics you have posted previously. Any recent updates?

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

By the way how is your restoration project coming along. I enjoyed the Pics you have posted previously. Any recent updates? Oh dear! :E

Dr :8

[Jabawocky]

As if you can talk Forkie....... :E

[Chimbu chuckles]

Stalled due lack of man power:ugh:

[Wanderin_dave]

Chimbu + Forkie, it could be worse

Photos: Beech N35 Bonanza Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Beech-N35-Bonanza/1950214/M/)

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Ahh! Its a Bonanza - that will buff right out. :E

Dr :8

[adsyj]

CC

Sorry to hear you have been slowed down, perhaps after Aug 24 if the evil empire pays me out instead of working my 6 months I may be at a loose end. :eek:

Can't say I've got much restoration experience (read none) but reckon I will be doing Fark all, and some of your knowledge and enthusiam for all things aviation could reinvigorate me and as a low number SO I can take instruction;)

Anyway good luck I hope you get the project moving again.

Cheers

Adsyj

[Wally Mk2]

Gawd all these Single Eng'd planes, enuf to give a bloke nightmares:E

..............hey Jabba I was chatting to someone the other day & he said he heard someone (there's always a 'someone' in avaition:)) in the States was doing an RV10 thingy with a turbine going into it.....now I just might get aboard that RV:ok:



:E:EWmk2

[VH-XXX]

Closer to home a Velocity (4 seater) is planned with a turbine at the rear, stay tuned!

[Fieldmouse]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5936190169_991b8d65de_z.jpg

[Ultralights]

Where? At the end of a runway!
Why? Because it's fcukin cool!

[PLovett]

GLEX at about midday on a short runway or staging a low pass over the photographer having got the gear on the way up very quickly.

[Nivo]

Looks like Tamworth?

No idea why.

[BULLDOG 248]

3 inches right of the C/L..... THATS POOR AIRMANSHIP:D:D:D

[Fieldmouse]

Bombardier Corp travelling the world getting cool footage for their advertising stopped in at Tamworth for a coupla days in 2008. Some awesome airplane driving during the stay.

[slackie]

Yip.... "WHY?" is a great question... can only end in disaster at some stage! But, granted, it does look cool!

[goldypilot]

YKKG the pic of the jet taking off???

[Jabawocky]

Had numerous requests, (yes that is true) for some more trip around Oz pics so as time permits I will send up a few.

I must say that ATC, and various airport security and so on crew were fantastic. Some seemed to be ppruners, and some of the ppruners along the way who are pilots in the NW of oz who came over to say gooday were a pleasant surprise.

Makes you proud to be part of a special community in this country, and the vast majority of the partcipants do us all proud. There were exceptions but 98% were :ok:

Ok so some pics......... where is this?
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0480.jpg

And here is a clue....Mr Debonair tucking into the proceeds of the airstrip above
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0483.jpg

And we can only shuck them so fast.......... :sad:
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0484.jpg

Few clues in those pics for the ones in the know...............Arnold E should get them....I think?

[Desert Flower]

And here is a clue....Mr Debonair tucking into the proceeds of the airstrip above

Hmmm - Coffin Bay oysters - YPLC?

DF.

[Capt Fathom]

And close to a vineyard! :E

[ozaggie]

Could it be YCWL?

[adsyj]

Not sure where it is, but it looks you blokes look set for the night. There is another five bottles of red in the background.

I trust there was no problems polishing them off:ok:

[Pilotette]

Yep that's definitely Cowell!! Hmmm good oysters and good wine..good end to a flying day!

[aldee]

Be a bit worried with all them oysters, wine and no wimmin :eek:

[Jabawocky]

..........you guys and girls are on the money! :ok:

Airstrip is at Cowell, and the festiveness is near Hahndorf, and yes those 5 bottles were among the victims. Girls were into Champagne, so that was in the fridge.

Will drip feed some more pics as time goes by.

[LambOfGod]

Enough with the posh old blokes..

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6011/5913982669_b3667c7e1f_z.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/calebpond/5896151643/sizes/z/in/photostream/

[VH-XXX]

From the EAA website - At OSHKOSH this week.

http://images.eaa.org/ehotline/quest_tiger.jpg

[ABX]

Hi All,

What is happening to the posts and page numbers here? The last several notifications I have for this thread reveal no new posts when I log in and try to find them, but the page numbers are all effed up.

Ideas?

ABX:confused:

[HardCorePawn]

It's been that way for a while for me...

Currently the latest post is on Page 429 of 432??!? :confused:

Clicking the "next page" button or the Page 432 link just brings me back to the top of 429...

I'm assuming that somewhere along the line, people have removed posts, or their profiles have been removed (which removes their posts)... However the forum software just thinks we're up to post #8564, so we divide that by 25 (or whatever the post per page count is) and that gives up the number of pages in the thread...

[VH-XXX]

The best way to get into the thread would be from the main D&G page to click on the blue icon (shown below), then work backwards from there. There have been those extra 4 pages or so for quite some time. Suspect trying to fix it might cause a potential loss of thread data - probably best to leave it alone given there are so many posts in there.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/pp.jpg

[Piano Man]

XXX, is that a Kodiak? Looks fairly impressive, but a little smaller than a Caravan.

[Desert Flower]

XXX, is that a Kodiak? Looks fairly impressive, but a little smaller than a Caravan.

Yes, it's a Kodiak 100.

DF.

[Arnold E]

Who are the lucky ones at Osh this year??:confused:

[Jabawocky]

Not the F16 pilot :ouch:

[notmyC150v2]

I got this on email today. Anyone care to guess where and when?

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u6/notmyc150v2/TopShot.png

[slackie]

Would have to be Cape Canaveral and the last ever shuttle launch?? Or Iraq with some good photoshopping!:}

[notmyC150v2]

Slackie, spot on.

From the email,

Last Shuttle "ENDEAVOR" flight from KSC - 5-16-2011.

A seriously nifty photo of Monday's shuttle launch, from the best seat in the house!!!

A F-15E Strike Eagle at 26 thousand feet over the east coast, the protective combat air patrol for the launch.

[Jabawocky]

:ok::):ok:

When friends who owe you a heap of favours have new additions to their toy box ;)

Trouble is they buggered off for a two week holiday in it. So if anyone sees it around the country tell them to look after it and get it back in one piece!

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0499.jpg

[Oakape]

How do you get out of those things if they flip over? :uhoh:

[Jabawocky]

Canopy release in the centre of the dash.

Pull yellow handle and push out canopy in which ever direction required.

Better plan is to leave them the right way up:ok:

[Oakape]

Better plan is to leave them the right way uphttp://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

So very true!

But with it upside down, it would be resting on the canopy & the tail. Would you be able to move the canopy when strapped in your seat upside down, with most of the weight of the aircraft on the canopy?

[Jabawocky]

No simple answer....it would depend on too many variables.

Ask some glider and Grumman Tiger folk about there exit strategies as they could be similar.

No doubt it has happened.

[Oakape]

Thanks. A lot of the newer aircraft these days are configured this way & I have often wondered.

Perhaps I am just a pessimist! :(

[NZFlyingKiwi]

I make sure there's always a hefty axe in the back of the mighty Grummans. Not sure how much use it would actually be but it provides some measure of reassurance. :uhoh:

[Piano Man]

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[Aye Ess]

WOW Piano Man....WOW. Nice. Did you take this? More details please.

[Piano Man]

Aye Ess thank you!

It is an Eclipse 500 based at Archerfield, and the first aircraft I took a picture of with my then new DSLR!

[Jabawocky]

ahhh the wanless jet ;)

I went to uni with one of the Richards of waste fame....who happens to be a pilot and keeps his hand in flying C208' or lears or whatever is going on the coast, and he said to me in the back of an Electrical Engineering class....."There's money in Sh1T"

Now that is the result of scrap metal and goodness knows what else.........nice plane, and I think the only one in Oz?

[rioncentu]

Bit of YSGE action today Jaba?

[ThePaperBoy]

Is the turbo commander in the photo above still conducting cloud seeding operations and research?

Since the drought broke I haven't heard much from them. Guess Anna Bligh got all the rain she wanted (and some more!).

Remember hearing him busting through towering Cus over the dividing range a couple of years back, north-west of Brisbane. Sorry, can't remember exact callsign...

Centre: "ABC, confirm altitude"
ABC: "ABC, maintaining 3000"
Centre: "Ok....confirm you're visual"
ABC: "ABC, aaahhh, negative, in cloud"
Centre: "Hmmm...okaaaaayyy......"

Centre was no doubt wondering what was going on in an area where LSALTs are usually around 4000ft.

[Jabawocky]

Bit of YSGE action today Jaba?

SPRUNG ...........AGAIN.:ooh:

Now where were you?:E

Hope I was doing it all by the book, no dopey radio work etc.........(boy do I hear some though :hmm:)

I was meeting the Dr:8 in YSGE, he got there before me it seems, :uhoh: might explain his Piper Tailed escapades of late:E
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_0520.jpg

[rioncentu]

Haha yes that is one of the nicest bos I have seen for a while.:D

I thought the jabamobile was going to get blown away by a navy squirrel that "dropped in" for juice just before we left. It parked right next to the RV and blew crap all over the place.

Nice guys though and let us have a stickybeak.

They reckon the squirrel has 3 hours endurance at 120 knots. Long way from the Timor Sea to Nowra which is where they were tracking:eek:

Cheers

[Jabawocky]

YSGE........Squirell juice? I gather the Jones crew have their secret squirell supply somehwere for the Ag planes. Never seen any elsewhere there, only the old Avgas pump.

Glad I had all my control locks on.........and that does explain why my freshly washed Retard Vehicle was covered in dust and grass :*

[tail wheel]

What is happening to the posts and page numbers here? The last several notifications I have for this thread reveal no new posts when I log in and try to find them, but the page numbers are all effed up.

Yes, it is a program problem which can't be found. It appears to have something to do with the default number of posts in your profile.

The only way I can fix the problem is to close this thread and open a new, Part II thread.

If you want that, let me know.

[Jack Ranga]

The only way I can fix the problem is to close this thread and open a new, Part II thread.

I think someone would have your nuts if you did that :E 1.6 million views, gooorn. Don't do it, for your own safety!

[Aye Ess]

Yeah,Tailwheel,I agree with Jack,just leave it....the thread is bent but it ain't broke....so if it ain't broke,then,(insert remainder of saying here)

[ABX]

Yeah, dont start a new one. This has to be the best and one of the most successful threads on pprune!:ok:

[Piano Man]

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Only second behind a seaplane for a way to leave Whitehaven!

[Roj approved]

Helicopter?? what helicopter?? i'm checking out the girl:E

[Urshtnme]

great photo!! Got any more?

[Kippers7]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Approach.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Seaplane2.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/SeaPlane.jpg

[Piano Man]

Ahh NTK, the trusty C206 seen landing in the Coomera River. I have some pics of the old girl that I will post up later.

Quite a few float pilots have cut their teeth on that Machine!

[Piano Man]

Back through the archives for NTK:

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The second photo was taken at 500ft through a zoom lens so my apologise for the distortion!

[rioncentu]

Piano Man your photos are nothing short of excellent !!:D:D

[Oakape]

Kippers7's aren't bad either!

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Where am I ?

Dr :8

http://www.fototime.com/D44CA9824A5EAD6/standard.jpg

PS: and a bonus point if you can guess the topic of conversation right then (nothing sterile about my cockpit !).

[RadioSaigon]

hmmm... lemme see...
short finals and discussing how you hope those bloody gloves don't break again when you're armpit-deep in a cow's bits?

Just a guess ;-)

[PLovett]

Burketown. Don't drop it in short as there are some bleedin' big crocs in that river.

[Desert Flower]

PS: and a bonus point if you can guess the topic of conversation right then (nothing sterile about my cockpit !).

Passenger to pilot: "Forkie - hurry up & get this damn thing down 'cos I'm busting for a snake's hiss!" ;)

DF.

[Arnold E]

Is the right hand seater gripping the glareshield in fear?:E

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Burketown it is!

A first for me - flown over it a few times but never landed there before. What a top spot - the aerodrome at least. Clean toilets and a credit card bowser that actually works - one up on our national capital there! I was surprised by the number of aeroplanes parked there.

Conversation was something like: "Look at that! We could chuck lures and catch a Barra right off the end of the runway"!

Arnold, that hand belongs to my techie and fishing mate - looks pretty relaxed to me! He has flown all over northern Australia with me. Only time I have seen him get a little nervous was 1) when we nearly gave a big roo that ran in front of the aeroplane a haircut, and 2) when we had to put down on a road north-west of Charters Towers.

Dr :8

[Nose wheel first]

Forkie..... you are in the front left hand seat :} .... on short final for RWY 03 at Burketown.

As for the topic of discussion.... who knows. Maybe the blond backpacker who works in the pub? Or maybe how that stinkin' cross wind from the right always blows like a.......?:E:E

[Nose wheel first]

While we're on the topic of Burketown..... here are a couple of shots from the last wet season.
http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/262971_10150269366168611_738408610_7687180_6935805_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/281726_10150269366723611_738408610_7687194_1208546_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184029_10150269367253611_738408610_7687199_4439515_n.jpg


And just for a bit if fun.....

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/164062_485725538610_738408610_5971110_1257924_n.jpg

The result of a Bush Turkey vs a King Air..... luck it only got it's head wraped around the left main in the flair and missed the prop! :eek:

[Nose wheel first]

And a couple more.....

Points for where and when.

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/198637_10150269367613611_738408610_7687203_1842891_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/293509_10150269368748611_738408610_7687210_8318549_n.jpg

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/19341_255315808610_738408610_3299023_1103534_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/12300_358522458610_738408610_3620164_6164183_n.jpg

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

The result of a Bush Turkey vs a King Air..... luck it only got it's head wraped around the left main in the flair and missed the prop! http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/eek.gif

When we were there a couple of Brolgas were doing disco on the threshold of Rwy 21 !

Hitting one of them would really ruin your day.

Dr :8

[morno]

NoseWheelFirst,
The first one is Century Mine at sunrise. Third one, Doomadgee?

morno

[Nose wheel first]

Morno.... correct on both. I can see i'll have to make them a bit harder!

That shot of Doomadgee was before they put the RNAV in..... we used to have fun trying to get in there before that!

NWF

[Ultralights]

PS: and a bonus point if you can guess the topic of conversation right then (nothing sterile about my cockpit !)

thats easy! "Im sure i can get 2 more Ipads on mi panel in front of you there! what ya think? "

[Pilotette]

While we are on the topic...where are these? From a recent trip I did.

http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/shety002/Snapbucket/IMG_1687-1.jpg
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/shety002/Snapbucket/IMG_1594-1.jpg
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/shety002/Snapbucket/IMG_1665-1.jpg

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Pilotette, its been a couple of years, but the middle one looks like Tenant Ck to me!

Dr :8

[Pilotette]

Sure is Dr :ok:

[JMEN]

Ok what kind of aircraft were ya in over the Tennant? Part Bananna? Aerocom?

[propblast]

Pilotette, I would have to say that the first pic is Maningrida. Third, possibly Elcho Island??

[Look Mum - no hands]

#3 looks like a 5nm final Runway 10 at Elcho Is .............. with the rubbish tip on fire!

[Pilotette]

Spot on with both Propblast and LM-nh...too easy!
JMEN...haha not sure what aircraft is part bananna but I was over the top in an Aerostar.

[Pilotette]

Ok I'll try again...one quite easy and one slightly more difficult!
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/shety002/Snapbucket/IMG_1704-1.jpg
http://i481.photobucket.com/albums/rr172/shety002/Snapbucket/IMG_1717-1.jpg

[PLovett]

Pilotette, so got the time on the Aerostar up then or was this one of the "art trips".

Darwin the first, just at the top of the taxiway from GA and about to line up 11.

Dunno the second but looks vaguely familiar.

[megle2]

Whats an " arts trip "?

Travelling around training artists or taking tourists / buyers to remote communities to view / purchase art ??

[AussieNick]

pic 1 is definatly from the holding point on V2. Second one is bugging me because, like PLovett, it looks very familiar.

BTW, you didn't happen to be in Elcho Island last wednesday were you?

[nig&nog]

The second looks to be Tindal as you overfly on the drw to tindal track heading south

[Pilotette]

Good work guys!
Yep nig&nog...tracking directly over the top of Tindal.
PLovett...yeah been getting a few hours on it and this trip in particular was an "art trip" too. Taking the curator on the National Gallery of Victoria and other beneficiaries around the Islands to buy art.
Yep spent the night on Elcho last Wednesday!
:ok:

[AussieNick]

so that was your very sexy aerostar parked next to my crusty lance that morning :)

[The Green Goblin]

PS: and a bonus point if you can guess the topic of conversation right then

Tracking? :cool:

[Pilotette]

The Lance was absolutely pristine compared to the crusty Bo on my other side! I was surprised to see it had actually flown away the next morning :ooh:

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

The Lance was absolutely pristine compared to the crusty Bo on my other side! I was surprised to see it had actually flown away the next morning

Yes, but a crusty Bo is still a Bo, whereas a Lance is just a Lance!

Dr :8

[Jabawocky]

Or a Lance Tailed Bo.....:eek:

J:}

[PLovett]

very sexy aerostar

Geez............if you think the Aerostar is sexy you should see the pilot. :ok:

Shouda' guessed Tindal by the way the road sweeps around the airfield. :ugh:

[Desert Flower]

Geez............if you think the Aerostar is sexy you should see the pilot.

Go back & find the Wrightsair thread & you will see a picture of her! ;)

DF.

[Tmbstory]

The photo is from Far Eastern Russia in the early 1990's and I think it is a BE 12 Amphibious machine.

Any confirmation of this ?

Thanks.

Tmb

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/Chalus/Scannerhats1250.jpg

[Jabawocky]

I have the pleasure of knowing two of aforementioned pilots, both quite lovely young ladies indeed. One was at YCAB last weekend. Seems they have been escaping the lake a bit of late!

Careers progressing well too it seems. Go Girls :ok:

[Pilotette]

Ummm thanks! :O

[40Deg STH]

Tmbstory,

Good ol UHSS. Thats was all the aircraft at the northern end wasn't it?
I will be overflying it tonight on my way the US. Shame I can't stop for a Baltika 3

[mcgrath50]

All this talk of delightful ladies at wrightsair, when I was there a month ago, not one of them was to be seen! They must have heard me coming :\

[Tmbstory]

40 Deg Sth:

It sure was, some fine old machines.

Nod your head as you pass over UHSS.

Regards

Tmb

[mtrench]

Tindal.. south to hooker creek or tennant creek perhaps? VRD? its been a while

[mtrench]

hahaha. so true. its only been a few months but i was grasping at straws trying to figure out those strips and i probably have 2000 odd going between all 3.:\

[Kippers7]

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_8970.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_9038.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_8977.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/PlanningAirleStyle.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_9010.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_8992.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Sunriseoverpool1.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Sunrise1.jpg

[Piano Man]

Great shots mate, love the one of finals at YBMK

[NZFlyingKiwi]

Hope you weren't next in line for fuel after that Duke - might not be any left! :ok:

[BEACH KING]

I took these this morning.
Pretty easy to guess where.

http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo89/leesnide/0a184da6.jpg
http://i364.photobucket.com/albums/oo89/leesnide/2f42da1b.jpg

[jas24zzk]

I took these this morning.
Pretty easy to guess where.

Yep you're right.


Judging by the taxi in the background i'd have to say MOFN!!

:E

[Jabawocky]

King of Beach............long time no see!

Nice clouds..........did the Quad go with you? Or was that ground support?;)

[Chimbu chuckles]

Decided to go and compete with the sharks for fish at Mornington Is?:ok:

And you've caught FTDKers venetian blind disease...we'll have to stop hanging out with him. :E

[morno]

Sheesh, not hard done by Kippers if you're staying at Peppers Resort once you get there, :E. Nice shots though.

And Beachie looks like he's been fishing up at Sweers Island, with a morning glory in the background. Surely that quad of Tex's has to die soon?

morno

[Chimbu chuckles]

Sweers...of course:ugh:

Hey Mourno...how come we don't see the odd pic from you - surely you got something worth photographing:E

[morno]

Chuck, nothing interesting to photograph, ;). Unless you're talking about a certain afternoon spent with one Jaba, :E.....

[Chimbu chuckles]

You dick:ok:;)

[Piano Man]

Life's a beach!

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/4990/dsc0411y.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/405/dsc0411y.jpg/)

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[Bevan666]

Piano Man!

Hey, thats just showing off!

[Kippers7]

Sheesh, not hard done by Kippers if you're staying at Peppers Resort once you get there

You got to look after the girlfriend for her birthday...lol.

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Beachie

How was the fishing at Swears?

Now if you had visited me, I could have put you on to one of these!

http://www.fototime.com/0D742C83AF1BBA1/standard.jpg

Caught two more just like it last Friday!

Dr :8

PS: An aeroplane flew over while I was landing it (aviation content!).

[Jabawocky]

Just one moment Forkie.......

Beachie is up the gulf fishing.....we heard nuffin of him in weeks.....I had to phone him up recently to make sure he was still alive, and where were our invites????

I think his USA travel agent will have some surprises in mind for next years OSH trip :E


PS nice fish BTW:ok:

[BEACH KING]

Pffft Forkie. That is a picture of a mere tadpole.

I'm waiting for Tex to Email me the photo of the 20kg 1.4 Metre Spaniard that led me a very merry dance.
Fantastic place is Sweers Island. Tex and Innamincka Mick run a great show up there. The tucker is brilliant.

Yes Jaba, unfortunately my left hand has been glued to an 18 speed Roadranger these past few weeks and kept me pretty quiet. :(:(
Things are a tad busy here at present

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

BEACHIE, ya don't really think I would step into the ring without a few weapons in the armoury do ya? :E

I'm waiting for Tex to Email me the photo of the 20kg 1.4 Metre Spaniard that led me a very merry dance.You mean like this one? We call these things "bait", in my part of the world!

http://www.fototime.com/6D30B1B2303D2C1/standard.jpg

Dr :8

PS: I think a Qantas 737 flew over while I was sitting there (aviation content!).

[Chimbu chuckles]

Geez Fork ed one....you bin dynamite fishing AGAIN?

[BEACH KING]

BEACHIE, ya don't really think I would step into the ring without a few weapons in the armoury do ya?
http://www.fototime.com/6D30B1B2303D2C1/standard.jpg
You mean like this one? We call these things "bait", in my part of the world!


Yes Forkie... the picture of that fish that Ivan Milat is posing with, is very similar to the one I caught.

[slackie]

:mad: It's a Guppy (aviation content!)

[avi8ors]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5936190169_991b8d65de_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5936190169_991b8d65de_z.jpg

In the mid 1980s, Kerry Packer arrived at VRD (Helimuster) with two Cessna Citations (or were they LearJets??) and hired half a dozen Bell 47s and a coupla fixed wing to fly to his local station up the road (Humbugger or something. Long story short, someone must've pissed in his ear, but after that, these two jets took off, JUST like in that photo.

Only thing is, the runway is dirt, gravel, crushed rock and dust. No bitumen.

AND ... they did a flypast, after taxiing UP the runway, so they flew through this humungous cloud of dust of their own making!! Apparently, they got back to Sydney, although the fan blades must've copped a pizzling!!

[VH-XXX]

Ok, where is this baby parked and what is it doing in town?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/pl.jpg

[Dogimed]

Old International Terminal (DHL) at Brisbane..

Whats it doing? Sinking Strategic's contract opportunities.... :)

[Jabawocky]

Thanks to the wonderful guys and lady this afternoon, very accomodating when Jaba wanted to duck and weave, in and out of FL's to avoid the stormy build ups, ice etc.

With the aid of a cockpit of electronics, and some great ATC.... we managed to avoid all the bad stuff and pick our way around to get visual and into YCAB without holding inside a nasty bit of rain etc. :D:D:D

And look at it now......this is an early start to storm season!

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/30-8-11.jpg

[havick]

XXX is that the bird sitting at Christmas island that was leased by the govt for re-locating 'asylum seekers' that is subsequently doing two bits of F.A ?

[John Eacott]

It was taxiing out at Mascot this afternoon.....

[VH-XXX]

As Dogster said it's at Brisbane, parked next to another plastered with flysolomons.com.au

Just took the pic in passing and wondered if it was somehow military related as the battery cart was army green.

[PyroTek]

That A340 (my mistake :ugh:) has been sitting there for a while now, I think I saw it there about a month ago. Right next to the road too!

[Oakape]

It looks more like an A340 to me.

[ABX]

It would need four engines to be an a340...

[Dogimed]

ABX ...

Number 1 is hiding behind nose gear.
Number 4 is out of frame.

Landing gear in the middle kinda gives it away also

Dog

[Going Nowhere]

Goes to ME weekly on the Aus troop charters.

[Oakape]

It would need four engines to be an a340...

It would indeed, ABX. However, as Dogimed said -

Number 1 is hiding behind nose gear.


If you look closely, you can see the bottom edge of the nacelle behind the nose gear door.


Landing gear in the middle kinda gives it away also


Exactly Dogimed

[PyroTek]

My mistake, it was an A340.

[ABX]

Mine too Pyro... :sad:

[Jabawocky]

Adagold charter machine as a guess........;)

[frigatebird]

Beach Report - northern Fraser Island

After going to the Club meeting last night, and doing my three night circuits afterwards, the old Frigatebird indicated she wanted a longer run, so it was off before dawn again to check out where we hadn't been for a while. No pictures as the camera wasn't taken, so will have to make do with words.

Going north past Moon Point on the west coast there weren't many boats to see as it got lighter. At Platypus Bay, at a quarter to 6, the sun came up out of the sea past Waddy Point like a molten ball of fire. Just a little haze, and scattered clouds to the east were tinged with gold and scarlet. Looking that way reminded me that it would be nearly 8 a.m. in Fiji. Wonder what sort of sunrise they'd had? Continuing round the curve and past the northern lakes, there were two large yachts anchored just offshore south of Rooney Point. On was a big motor catamaran and the other a sailing cat. No one stirred as we went past.

About a mile south-west of the Sandy Cape lighthouse there were two big Humpbacks playing and travelling north. They were about 300 metres off the beach, and the biggest one on the beach side with the most white on his belly was putting on the best display. Broaching, and rolling,and splashing the water with his fins - what an agile big fellow he was. The other was more demure, but still managed a roll or two as they swam side by side.

Past the Light on the hill, then saw a big turtle in the water just off the beach. The tide was fairly well in and there wasn't much beach, but above the high mark the dry sand was humped a little and that section was not as smooth as I remember it from when we used to land there with the supplies for the Keepers when the Light was manned. At the last big Blow where it came onto the northern beach at Sandy Cape there was a camp tucked in the trees, and on the beach 3 men were walking back to it from the Cape. One carried a bucket, didn't see any rods though.

On the east side of the Cape, where we would land if the west side was unsuitable, the beach was also humped a little, so would have been an undulating roll-out had I wanted to re-create old times. Needs the wind to veer more south-easterly so the swell can start moving sand northward again, and the trowelling action of the waves striking the beach at an angle will smooth the beach surface again.

Only saw one camp set back in the dunes heading south again until a few miles north of Orchid Beach. Not too many up this end.
Plenty of people camped along the shore dunes just north west of Orchid Beach. In front of the strip there were 20 four wheel drives parked facing the sea, and 20 (or more) fishers holding rods spaced out in thigh deep water in front of them.
At Waddy Point there were another 2 dozen vehicles and anglers similarly deployed, with campsites almost continuous along the coastline behind them.

South of Indian Head there weren't too many campsites in the dunes, or people in the surf.
At the Cathedrals, past the wreck of the Maheno, and Eli Creek there were many more campsites again, and anglers in the surf. The beach was undulating there, with humps and bumps, and probably gutters that would have been good for fishing. Not good for a landing though when the tide went out.

At Happy Vally and Yidney Rocks, there weren't too many coffe rocks showing, so there is plenty of sand on the beach. Just that it is humped up due to the wind action opposing the northward sand movement.

Then back home past Lake MacKenzie. Frigatebird drew my attention to a skinny dipper having a early morning swim there. We look for things like that too. (Nah - I just made that bit up)

If you want a good read about Fraser Island, get "Last Of The Barefoot Tycoons" about Sid Melksham of Eurong, written by his partner Angela Burger, a onetime Chronicle reporter before she met Sid. I have a copy out from the local library at the moment. Have known Sid for over 40 years, did some flying off the beach for him when he got his first Cessna 182, then later endorsed him onto the 337 when he got his first twin. The Duke was kept in the hanger at the Woongoolba strip that he sealed, but the Jetranger was kept in an airconditioned hanger at Eurong. He did over a thousand hours on the Jetranger over a ten year period.

p.s. Checking the dates, seems she used some of the old 'Journalistic Licence' for the sake of the tale. When Sid was supposed to have been strapping himself spreadeagled on the roofing iron of a new building in a cyclone in Jan '71 and thinking of his 182 exposed on the beach - even the fellow he eventually bought it off in '73 hadn't yet acquired it himself... Distinctly remember doing a charter onto the beach, then waiting before flying off so I could watch the repeated filming of the 'longboat coming ashore' scenes for the filming of 'Eliza'. But it didn't happen in '74, as I have no record of landing at Eurong in '74. Towards the end of the book covering the sale in 2002, typo dates of January 1992 and April 1992 crept in too. Would have preferred the stories to be chronological as the events happened, instead of going back and forth..

[Jabawocky]

Frigatebird

Long time no see! And you are back writing things like that. Ya killing me here man, I almost don't need pictures, but you might as well finish me off, twist the knife a bit more and post some. You did take the camera didn't you??

As I sit here not wanting to go to work.

J:sad:

[Wanderin_dave]

Great stuff Frigate! :ok:

Thanks, that brought back many a memory.

[Jabawocky]

Great stuff Frigate! http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gif

Thanks, that brought back many a memory.

Agreed but the suspense is ......:ooh:

Not sure which I would prefer.....doing a lap around at ....errrrr 500 feet, or paking the Landcruiser up the cape and fishing. :sad:

[Oakape]

Pure magic! :D

I really am going to have to find a way to get back into that kind of flying, even if it is only once a month or two. It is what I love most about aviation & it may even rekindle the spark that I have lost over the last crappy 10 years of airline flying. :(

You know, this really is the best thread on 'prune :ok:

[fl610]

Reno Air Races 2011 Promo - Videos - AircraftOwner Online (http://www.aircraftowner.com/videos/view/reno-air-races-2011-promo_2625.html)

[Piano Man]

The only two Dassault Falcon 2000s in the country:
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/4341/dsc0461y.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/545/dsc0461y.jpg/)

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And the roulettes:
http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8418/dsc0495p.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/847/dsc0495p.jpg/)

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[Aye Ess]

Hey Piano....you've been missing from Pprune. Spectacular piccys. Whatever job you do,me thinks you should be a professional photographer. And how about we ask you to post pictures every week,please.

[Piano Man]

Thanks mate, it has been a while! Like you with a paint brush, I have a bit of fun with my camera! Glad you like the pictures though. Can't guarantee though I'll be able to post every week but I can give it a shot!

[rioncentu]

poor buggers doing it tough up on Hammo were they??

[RampDog]

Sydney International Airport pictures by rampdoggie - Photobucket (http://s731.photobucket.com/albums/ww320/rampdoggie/Sydney%20International%20Airport/)

[cowl flaps]

Pianoman, the first two seem way oversaturated IMHO

[VH-XXX]

Pianoman, the first two seem way oversaturated IMHO

That's just the Queensland sun mate!

[Jabawocky]

Two Falcons at Hamo......would put a horn on a jellyfish.....or a Chimbu chuckles;)

[Aye Ess]

Pianoman, the first two seem way oversaturated IMHO

Well,whatever it's called, keep oversaturating. Your photos would make brilliant calendar images.

For any Ppruners who scrolled past Rampdog's piccys,go back & have a look. Then think how much badder that could have been.

[redsnail]

A PPRuNer flies VH-CRW :ok:

[Piano Man]

Pianoman, the first two seem way oversaturated IMHO

Oh well, can't please everyone :ok:

Well,whatever it's called, keep oversaturating. Your photos would make brilliant calendar images.

Hahaha thanks mate!

[PLovett]

Geez RampDog, you'd think the bleedin' capn' would a taken the brake off for pushback. No wonder the poor tug burst in'a flames :}

[Piano Man]

Up close with a Roulette:
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How can you not like S/E Turbines :}

[RampDog]

Plovett
:O Skipper probably hadn't even called up, but driver was probably at the end of his shift and wanted expedite his return to base! Managers can't justify o/t anymore...... no-one wants to extend :=

[Jabawocky]

How can you not like S/E Turbines http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/badteeth.gif

Where's Wally?............ :E

[Arnold E]

Hey you lot, less talk, more pictures!!!!!

[PyroTek]

Arnold! Alright, alright!

A couple from Avalon early this year.
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6179858781_b96d1e3b6e_z.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6176/6180384586_4a4a09342c_z.jpg

[Jabawocky]

OK then Arnonld, where are these pics? (TKFS and Beachie :oh:)

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_2286.jpg

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_2285.jpg

[Jamair]

Gidday Jaba - is that Morven? Near there?

You better crank up the Retard Vehicle, I'll be down there late Nov for a TIF :E

[Arnold E]

OK then Arnonld, where are these pics?
Fine collection of RV's
Not Glendambo by chance??

[gassed budgie]

Ok, some pics from a trip we did back in April.

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/6659/p1010892large.jpg

Just to the west of Ceduna on the second day as we start our run up the coast....

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/1865/p1010893large.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/5034/p1010896large.jpg

....dunes that can be seen up ahead in the first pic...

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/5062/p1010910large.jpg

....surfs up....

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7559/p1010912large.jpg

....suprising just how high some of the dunes rise above the surrounding beach....

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/30/p1010917large.jpg

....flew along hundreds of kilometres of pristine beaches with absolutely no-one on them....

http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/4458/p1010921large.jpg

....a bit further along where the Nullabor ends and the Southern Ocean begins....

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/8348/p1010923large.jpg

....next stop Antarctica....

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/1756/p1010929large.jpg

....they just ran all the way out to the horizon. We were going to follow the cliffs all the way to Eucla. We figured after awhile that that was pretty pointless. Just more of the same, for some time to come....

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/3156/p1010933large.jpg

....swinging back across the road which is almost right up against the sheer drop to the rocks below, just before we climbed away for our first refuelling stop of the day....

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2955/p1010938large.jpg

....back up at altitude and out of the bumps tracking out across the Nullabor to the northwest for the abovementioned refuelling stop. A lot more comfortable up here.

[gassed budgie]

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/7007/p1010953large.jpg

Bird on the apron just after refuelling at ...... ? Shouldn't be hard, nothing else out this way....

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/804/p1010976large.jpg

....bloody big hole in the ground off the end of runway (can't remember) at Kalgoolie....

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3460/p1010979large.jpg

....it's a long way to the bottom....

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7203/p1010980large.jpg

....approaching Lake Barlee (I think) from the southeast....

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2094/p1010982large.jpg

....looking out to the northeast towards the top end of the lake....

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/2943/p1010984large.jpg

....and out the other way....

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/9590/p1010985large.jpg

....it's around 60nm from one end to the other....

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9884/p1010996large.jpg

....another big hole in the ground in the middle of nowhere. Situated to the northwest of Lake Barlee....

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/7040/p1010999large.jpg

....nothing much out this side either....

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/7349/p1020002large.jpg

....although someone has to live out here I suppose. Where?

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/3828/p1020006large.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/7756/p1020007large.jpg

....who would've thought. A rather large water feature out here in the back blocks of WA, brimming with fish, birdlife and other assorted wildlife....

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/3464/p1020015large.jpg

....nearly walked into this bastard of a thing just after hopping out of the 210 for our overnight stop. You would've heard the squeal from here. Hate the f****rs.

[Jabawocky]

Jamair, much closer than any other guess, November hey, lets hope the dates work out OK:ok:

Keep guessing ;)

[Harro]

Gassed Budgie,

Pics are brilliant. Looks like an amazing trip.
Love to do a trip like that.

thanks for sharing.

[Arnold E]

That's better lads, keep it up.:)

[jas24zzk]

Budgie,
i wouldn't worry about the 8 legged one too much. They really don't eat much with such a small stomach....unless its the budgie bird eating variety
:rolleyes:

[gnomie]

Gassed Budgie,
Loved the photos, it reminds me of why I got into this flying game!
Though its a long long time since I have been to Mt Magnet.

[Jabawocky]

Nobody worked out that strip........ Where is Beach King, surely he will know!

[BEACH KING]

I do know where that strip is Jaba :)
..but I have an unfair local knowledge advantage and best leave others to work it out.

Jamair's guess was pretty impressive (if he based it on the type of country). Pretty damn close.

[VH-XXX]

This one is a little tough if you were to guess the location based aircraft type, that's for sure........ (the aircraft from the movie "Fools Gold" if I'm not mistaken)


http://i859.photobucket.com/albums/ab160/bc_j400/hto.jpg

[gassed budgie]

XXX, it reminds of Coober Pedy, but I don't think so.

[WannaBeBiggles]

It's the 206 that's up in Maree flying for GSL if I'm not mistaken?

[gassed budgie]

Though its a long long time since I have been to Mt Magnet


That's it gnomie. On track from Kalgoolie to Wooleen Station.

[VH-XXX]

Nice work biggles...

[truthinbeer]

I also loved the photos gassed budgie. This is the reason I am belatedly doing my license.

[ParkingHell]

Nice shot of Mt Magnet, my second home. It's not that bad a place, it did have three pubs till about 18 months ago now down to two, buts thats ok!:ok:

[morno]

Jaba I'm guessing Bonus Downs? :E

morno

P.S. What are you doing late next month?

[Jabawocky]

You been reading another thread :E

Well the way work and other commitments are going....I'll be doing any number of things. Drop me a line or give me a call tomorrow :ok:

[Dangnammit]

I found this pic in my flyaway photos of 2008.
Looked like a good photo op as we loaded the 172 at sparrow fart.

Guess where for 10 points....
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c231/MentalMu1/P4300256.jpg

[rioncentu]

Sparrow Fart at Emerald?

[Aye Ess]

Dangnammit.... I should read your stars....

" Today will be a day of change. You will experience light from early in the morning. I feel a long journey is in store for you & you will be acutely aware of time. It will be a day of rising,with some falls. You will be aware of great expenses,and your closeness to up to 3 other people will be inevitable. Today will be a day of intense concentration & at times feelings of running on empty may cause consternation. Towards the afternoon a hopeless feeling of lost may envelope you,but,fear not, as a voice from far away will guide you to a safe arrival,although maybe at a destination not of your planing.

Lucky colour,Mayday Mauve & lucky numbers 121.5"

[Jabawocky]

You crack me up! http://www.beechtalk.com/forums/images/smilies/rofl02.gif

A comic artist!

[Dangnammit]

Sparrow fart in Emerald indeed.

Geez Aye Ess, how did you know that's how the day panned out.

The only thing you didn't get was that the destination was planned.

Comic artist? not really. More a case of 'funny because it's true'.

[Kippers7]

A couple of photo's from recents Flights.
Guess where, some are easier than the others.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_0386.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_0375.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_0369.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_0353.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/IMG_0346.jpg

[BoxBoxCheez]

Kippers: First one is Redcliffe. The second is bugging me. Is it Boonah? Or maybe something more East...

[Capt Fathom]

Hedlow and Rocky :confused:

[Aye Ess]

Kippers: 2nd last one....Pt Lookout on Nth Straddie?
Last one.....Suffering Parasites on the Goldie

[maverick22]

Second one looks a bit like Biggenden?

[Kippers7]

Redcliffe
Biggenden
??
Point Lookout North Strad
Surfers Gold Coast

[PLovett]

Kipper7. The 182 RG looks like the one that was owned by the Dutchman at Tennant Creek. Do you know if that is where it came from? I think it was sold up Queensland way. :confused:

[jas24zzk]

seriously...............dogshoe brown and orange!!!!! how does that pass 100 hourly!!!!

ROFL

[Widewoodenwingswork]

The third one looks like Roma...?

[stevep64]

Second one could be Watts Bridge.

[Ando1Bar]

Redcliffe, Biggenden, Roma, Straddie, Gold Coast.

Thought the third could be Goondiwindi, but the tarmac looks too smooth from memory.

[VH-XXX]

Where is Planky, I'm going to need this analysed?

Qa12veWQEgU

[Aye Ess]

Ouch VH-XXX.....I have 3 comments
1. I bet this happens a lot. It's just THIS one was being videoed.
2. This is why owners are reluctant to put their aircraft on flying school's lines.
3. "Hey,engineer. The left oleo is very low,hard to taxi in a straight line & in flight won't trim for straight & level"

[Kippers7]

Some Great Queensland Weather.
http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Airtractor5.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Whale2.jpg

http://i1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff428/kipniak/Capemorten3.jpg

[Jamair]

Getting to that time of year again.....

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/jamair_photos/IMG_0175.jpg

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/jamair_photos/Storm3.jpg

[Mainframe]

Great photo's, Jamair,

were they taken in thunderstorm alley (Burketown to Mt Isa)?

Often depended on RFDS for Wx radar reports when I was flying without radar in that area,
that area is not as sparky as the Kimberley, but a good close second.

catch you around the traps again sometime, rgds, MF

[sprocket check]

Not as local as I would like, though yesterday I missed the opportunity of a V-Tail in a paddock in Northern NSW on sticks. New England Hwy near Armidale.

Here's some while making time in Georgia.

https://photos-1.dropbox.com/i/l/kbcY5_G4sz76ygst706ukuhEA0_Hl3bqq01Q119RpM4/11029881/1319104800/773c44f/IMG_1668.jpg#1

https://photos-3.dropbox.com/i/l/IGgfmw_yVmDlY631uNXTqUcT68m_KsudFy2Qr-SHFco/11029881/1319104800/c2e68af/IMG_1690.jpg#3

https://photos-2.dropbox.com/i/l/w-ziirDbbrMpc4dgqQT94dQTWYA0m_CS1oLDawvUJw4/11029881/1319104800/38afc4a/IMG_1670.jpg#2

https://photos-4.dropbox.com/i/l/mt6J246Ks4_0Dg8AXo57QOjFsVH1OASYFfNQQob6Rzo/11029881/1319104800/6f1c42c/IMG_1705.jpg#4

https://photos-5.dropbox.com/i/l/-gPbESfiXqjOWg3o0qgnK_my4XkDEpUYttKtOiI-9rw/11029881/1319104800/d8901b2/IMG_1729.jpg#5

Nice to be able to get up close with these machines.

sc