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fernytickles
3rd Aug 2009, 21:24
Saw it parked on the grass early on during the week, then saw it departing this morning. Hope you have a safe trip wherever you go next :ok:
liam548
4th Aug 2009, 17:33
nice one. Any photos?
matspart3
4th Aug 2009, 21:43
Looks like it gets around a bit...
Photograph of Aircraft G-BIRT (http://www.caa.co.uk/applicationmodules/ginfo/ginfo_photo.aspx?regmark=G-BIRT&imgname=G-BIRT001&imgtype=jpg)
overandout
13th Aug 2009, 21:34
Actually it was part of a group of 10 light aircraft flying round the world the wrong way. Via Turkey, Kazachstan,Mongolia, Siberia, Alaska and dropping in at Oshkosh on the way home!
Lots of good stories and photos available on a mega flight
Romeo Tango
25th Sep 2009, 17:52
It was me!
As overandout says we were en route back to Europe having gone all the way round.
We lost one in Kazakhstan (landed wheels up). All the rest got back ok.
Bill
Sir George Cayley
25th Sep 2009, 19:35
Have you posted a blog of your epic adventure?
Hope so, gives us armchair aviators vicarious pleasure.
Sir George Cayley
Bill, post a link to your pics mate!!
Romeo Tango
26th Sep 2009, 09:12
More info, photos etc at:
14 degrees east (http://www.14east.at/WoPre/)
fernytickles
26th Sep 2009, 13:24
Bill,
Sounds like an amazing trip. If its ok with you, I'm going to post your link on the Oshkosh365 forum, where someone was discussing international flying the other day.
Are you flying in again next year?
Romeo Tango
26th Sep 2009, 16:42
That's twice I've been to Oshkosh, I was there before in the early 1980s (in the same aircraft).
No plans to go again .... unless I happen to be passing.
fernytickles
28th Sep 2009, 03:19
So how many times have you flown round the world?
Romeo Tango
28th Sep 2009, 05:49
Only this once, and this trip was not official round the world anyway since we did not cross the equator.
We had the odd moment ... this is a strip in the mountains north of Anchorage after the saratoga had engine failure (dirty fuel) and used the "Nearest" button on his GPS .....
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2629/3961893760_02e079ca02.jpg
Kolibear
28th Sep 2009, 10:21
Aiglons rule OK!
RT
My chum RB was in the Saratoga. Heard all about the episode, and the hospitality at the Lodge afterwards. A case of the slice of bread landing jam side up, methinks!
Skua
Romeo Tango
28th Sep 2009, 13:34
True .... but one did have to keep the jam away from the bears
fernytickles
28th Sep 2009, 22:35
Sounds like a fabulous trip.
We got stuck in Northway, Alaska once, ferrying a Maule. It wouldn't start when we tried to get out after filling up with fuel. The starter motor relay froze open (it was March and very cold), and nothing would persuade to get going. For about 2 hours we fiddled with it then as the sun had come round and warmed it enough, it came to life and we escaped. This was followed by a stop in Whitehorse in the Yukon for the coldest St Patrick's night since records began.
Not quite in your league, but a memorable trip all the same... :ok:
Romeo Tango
29th Sep 2009, 10:27
In fact, for G-BIRT anyway, the trip was quite straightforward. I have been on some much more hairy expeditions.
My Aiglon is a nice simple device that I am thoroughly familiar with. It flew 130 odd hours right round with little attention apart from the odd oil change and another 20 back here before it went in for the 150 hour check and then only needed a couple of spark plugs.
Most of the other more fancy aircraft were always making trouble of one sort or another.
Bill
magvelda
4th Oct 2009, 18:03
Well Done.:ok:
Weird!!! I spent all day for 8 days at Oshkosh this year [my sixth time] and didn't see you!!!!! [probably 'cos most of my time was in the Warbird park.] Must have been a great trip!!!!
Romeo Tango
5th Oct 2009, 10:19
There were a few thousand other aircraft ..... and I'm afraid Robin Aiglons don't rate a very prominent parking spot :sad: