The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk I

[Captain Nomad]

Love that last shot of the F/A-18 - beautiful! Be proud of that one :ok:

[OZBUSDRIVER]

Oh, if only you could get to the other side of the runway with the sun at your back...regardless, top shots for the conditions. Looked like a top day wx wise:ok:

[ABX]

Great shots of the Sabre. First public appearance since the resto I hear?

[kevinsky18]

I just stumbled on this Thread. Wish I had found it sooner as I would have posted links to my photos sooner. Guess I was too busy having fun this summer and not spending enough time reading these forums.

Below is a link to some of the flights made in my Amphib Seaplane this summer as well as a couple other planes. Some really cool shots my favorite is the one where we land on a Glacier lake, anchor the plane to a floating iceberg and then a client proceeds to climb to the top of the berg. That one can be found on the third slide show of the “Annual BC Floatplane Association flying” link.

[Advertising link deleted]

[fl610]

Great shots of the Sabre. First public appearance since the resto I hear?


Yes it is :ok::ok::D:D

[toolowtoofast]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj274/toolowtoofast/CIMG0031.jpg

[slackie]

Not my photo (obviously!!), but one that Glenn posted on another forum...ENJOY:ok:
http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_18215.jpg
Glenn's one talented chappie behind the lens!

[codenamejames]

Nice taillights at the back of the sabre....:}

[toolowtoofast]

Noel C was well jealous. He got a phone call from Oz when it was taxiing out, just to tease him.

[ABX]

That CAC Sabre is a great looking machine.

[slow n low]

I'll give this a bash... A couple of happy snaps from one of the loadies while waiting for us to come back and pick up the load...

Bugger.. its in the wrong order, ahh well :ugh:

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/trudes24/30thaugust0921Medium.jpg

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/trudes24/30thaugust0933Medium.jpghttp://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee120/trudes24/30thaugust0932Medium.jpg

[Ovation]

RWY 15/33 - where am I?

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff123/OvationGX2/DSC00588.jpg

[j3pipercub]

where am I?

slightly left of centreline...

hat, coat, door:}

[haughtney1]

Paro Bhutan.......you must have just missed the house on the hill :ooh:

[Jamair]

I've got some pix of that Sabre (and several of its brothers) on the flight line at Butterworth when I was there a few lifetimes ago....I'll see if I can scan them in the next few days.......

[ad-astra]

http://i865.photobucket.com/albums/ab211/timsmarina/DSC_0668-1.jpg

Where and what type and what FL?

[machadotaughtme]

Where - Inside
Type - Noisy
FL - High

:ok:

[gassed budgie]

From a recent trip.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/6205/p1050073medium.jpg

Where's the strip and what's the island in the background. Shouldn't be too hard to figure.

http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3969/p1050371medium.jpg

Another easy one.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/91/p1050401u.jpg

A bit more remote. Rather long chain of dry lakes.

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/544/p1050405medium.jpg

Impact crater down the road a bit from the above dried lakes. Name and where?

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/289/p1050564.jpg

Where's the 210 parked?

[bentleg]

Impact crater down the road a bit from the above dried lakes. Name and where?


Veevers Meteroite Crater. Off the Gary highway in the Gibson desert WA 125 22' E 22 58' S

[Peter Fanelli]

Where's the 210 parked?


Oodnadatta

[torsion]

1st pic looks a lot like Bickerton Island with Groote In the Background.

[BubbaMc]

How does one go about acquiring a Sabre these days? Was that aircraft sourced from Malaysia?

Beautiful aircraft.

http://www.warbirdz.net/pics/accept/warbirdz_18215.jpg

[The Green Goblin]

No chock and an un-faced prop gassed budgie, naughty naughty :ok:

[Got the horn]

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_CboH9D-AFvY/SrBka9Q5efI/AAAAAAAABVo/YMlvve9CxPM/s512/20090916160711.jpg

Anyone?

[Jabawocky]

And where is the 210's rego :ooh:

[NZFlyingKiwi]

And where is the 210's rego

I was wondering that too! Behind the wing on the tail possibly?

[gassed budgie]

The hand/park brake was set, there was no wind and I was only down the way a bit at the pink roadhouse for half an hour. So there! :)
The rego is hiding behind the wing on the tail.

[11percent]

nice photos gassed, and don't worry about the wannave cops. Pink road house still serving great burgers?

[bentleg]

How does one go about acquiring a Sabre these days? Was that aircraft sourced from Malaysia?

That's the RAAF museum Sabre, recently completed restoration at Temora where it now lives. It has had a couple of terms in Malaysia. History here (http://www.aviationmuseum.com.au/aircraft/raafsabre.cfm).

[Chimbu chuckles]

I took this picture of an Australian built CA27/F86 in Bandung, Indonesia, about 2001/2 - there was a second one there too that flew occasionally. The pictured CA27 was complete down to engine, gunsight and armament.

http://www.fototime.com/{3A1D9635-DA7D-4CBA-A0E4-B739981D3820}/origpict/CA27-BDG.JPG

[Plow King]

The rego is hiding behind the wing on the tail

Pretty handy that, GB. I reckon we might see more shots from that angle in the future - should save a bit of Photoshop work :}. Maybe you should revise the scheme on the 172 :E

[saabsforever]

Never mind the sabre chuck, nice as they are. never afford the gas tho! You forgot to grab the 180 in the background. quite a few 180/185 went as military aid in the 60s still lying around i assume thats one of them. Oh well off to cart parcels round in the dark

[gassed budgie]

Bentleg you know too much, PF has spent far too much time in Oodnadatta by the sound of things and Torsion Box looks as though he's been in the top-end for far too long. All correct.
Thought someone would've known the beach. It's about half a mile off the end of runway 10. The chain of dried lakes are about half between this beach and the impact crater.

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/6818/dsc07432i.jpg

Cessna's marvellous 210. One of the best things that they ever pushed out through the factory door's at Wichita.
On the trip (4,400nm) the aeroplane consistantly tas'd out at 170kts up at 9,500'. The other remarkable fact about the trip was that not once did we ever experience a headwind on any of the legs. Not once!!!
The lowest groundspeed noted was 177kts, the highest was 215kts.

[40Deg STH]

How much to buy a 210? I want one!!!
My dream machine, sorry Doctor. 25 plus years ago, I did mail runs in one.
I have flown a few and Cessna, DH6,B737, 747-400/800 and still dream of 210's and 170's

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/DSC01708.jpg

[PPRuNeUser0163]

Didnt take a photo guys unfortunately as i was driving on freeway but i saw a lovely Fokker 28 yesterday parked at Essendon Airport with what looked like EWA titles? Cant confirm..

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_0151.jpg

Formation Flying

[Arnold E]

Now come on Gassed Budgie, where's the rego in that shot??:E

[haughtney1]

496kts in a bus? It must've been rattling and shaking...and offering to surrender:suspect:

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_1674.jpg

Firebomber over my house last week.

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Cessna's marvellous 210

The only reason anyone would be in love with the C210, is because they have not spent enough time in a Bonanza! :E

Dr :8

[Pontius]

I have flown a few and Cessna, DH6,B737, 747-400/800

40 Deg,

Let me get this right; you've flown the 747-800? Have you got a time machine and have come back from the future? MS Flight Sim doesn't count as flying :)

[Peter Fanelli]

Which one of you was off track?

:E


I think if I was buying a single a C210 would be my choice.
I appreciate the room inside.

[oicur12]

Off track......with the UPS?

We were. About 20 miles due to weather. Ahaaahaaa. Needed to test out the new G7.

[40Deg STH]

Pontius,

we take take delivery in 2010. I am a few months ahead, your right. Problem with posting after the pub. June 2010 is our delivery date unless it is delayed again.

[tea & bikkies]

ANY ideas on where???

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/greg2217/20-09-200924748PM.jpg

[boocs]

showoff Oicur!! Must have been a slow trip home!
b.

[tmpffisch]

Anyone got any pics of qantas flight decks/operations?

I am training to be a qantas pilot.


:ugh: Go to airliners.net

[an3_bolt]

ANY ideas on where???

Could it be a very very old Rwy 23 NZAA?

[tea & bikkies]

No its in OZ, taken a while ago now....RWY 16

[cstleon]

T&B,

Looks like YSSY...

[YBMK Tower]

Definitly Sydney

[VH-XXX]

Ok, where is this?

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

[tea & bikkies]

Yes YSSY taken in 1979, oh how things have changed in 30 years!!!!!!
Note the empty space both on international and domestic sides:)

[gassed budgie]

Ok, where is this?



Probably the same place as this. :)

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/1892/p1050458medium.jpg

[Ultralights]

that looks like something i have seen in the Antarctic.

[Arnold E]

Canada??????

[gav_20022002]

i know it was next to the Hardy's DC-3 a couple of weeks ago at YPDN....

[saabsforever]

Looks like a very large humming bird waiting for a very large flower to bloom!:}

[bentleg]

Thought someone would've known the beach. It's about half a mile off the end of runway 10.


That clue makes it sooo easy. Cable Beach Broome.

[Martin VanNostrum]

Ok, I'm dumb. How does one attach a photo, please.

[compressor stall]

Look at the second thread in this forum. :bored:

[Jabawocky]

One of my employees spotted this at Ayers Rock recently as well.

Looks like a good way to survey rocks or whatever they are looking for.

[Shadowfromthesky]

Ok, where is this?


Basler BT-67 at Darwin?

[gassed budgie]

That clue makes it sooo easy. Cable Beach Broome.


Correct again Bentleg. OK smarty pants, where's the chain of dried lakes I spoke of ?


One of my employees spotted this at Ayers Rock recently as well


That's where I spotted it Jaba.


The only reason anyone would be in love with the C210, is because they have not spent enough time in a Bonanza!


Hard one to pick there FDTK, but I'll go with the 210. Bonanza's are undoubtedly wonderful aeroplanes (nearly a 1,000 hours in them, so got a pretty good idea what they fly like), but the 210 floats my boat a bit more than the A36's for a number of reasons. And before anyone says they fly like a truck (the 210), they don't. If you want to experience that, strap yourself to a Mooney 201.

[gassed budgie]

....and then you've got the Cirrus with those dinky little sidestick controllers. Looks like the marketing guys won the argument against those down in engineering and got their way.

[bentleg]

Correct again Bentleg. OK smarty pants, where's the chain of dried lakes I spoke of ?


Google Earth and WAC to the rescue - Percival Lakes

[Horatio Leafblower]

Got all the students done and dusted on Saturday and got to do some promo flying :ok:

http://gallery.me.com/iggy1972/100032/IMG_6062/web.jpg?ver=12534198150001

http://gallery.me.com/iggy1972/100032/IMG_6183/web.jpg?ver=12534198670001

http://gallery.me.com/iggy1972/100032/IMG_6187/web.jpg?ver=12534197480001

C421 driven by self, photos by another PPRuNer who I won't name :D

[Ultralights]

have you got that last one in Hi res, full screen? thats a great shot!

[Andy_RR]

Nice one Mr Leafblower. What was the camera ship and was the PPRuNer shooting through plastic?

[Andy_RR]

ANY ideas on where???

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/greg2217/20-09-200924748PM.jpg

Looks like approach into Mumbai, only the shanty-town would be right across the foreground so no landing short! :eek:

[Clearedtoreenter]

If you want to experience that, strap yourself to a Mooney 201.
Ahhh, c'mon Budgie, you can't say that The good old Mouney aint no truck! Its quite a nicely balanced and responsive machine and a great IFR platform. As for the longer six pot versions, well, maybe concede that one.

[Capetonian]

I may be way off track but those two a/c on the right look like SAA 747's in the old livery, so that would make it possibly CPT before the shanty towns expanded almost onto the runway. It's ano ld photo and poor definition.

Just my Zimbabwe dollar's worth!

[Capt Fathom]

It's Sydney!

As pointed out on the previous page!!

[tea & bikkies]

Hey guys its sydney 1979, I took the shot from the rh seat senica. What looks like a shanty town is actually a shipping container depot, still there today.
You can even make out the old tower to the right.

[tea & bikkies]

Thought this was a noice shot too, more recent...


http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/greg2217/Airport007.jpg

[j3pipercub]

not taken today obviously?

[tea & bikkies]

Not quite that recent....heres one from today down the street...

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/greg2217/DSC07394.jpg

[tea & bikkies]

Hey MR leafblower you must have a crystal ball.. quote, Got all the students done and dusted on Saturday and got to do some promo flying http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/thumbs.gif Dont know about done.. but we are sure dusted!

BTW nice shots

[ausindo]

I just saw this at Uluru! I guess this picture was taken there, that was in regards to the Spectrum

[sprocket check]

I have decided to no longer be derogatory to this bird, simply because it's, well, SO BLOODY FAST!!!

And actually, I really like it, in the air and on the ground. So fast.

Anyway, if anyone wants pics of their favourite machine, pm me. I'm hooked on this camera/flying combination!

Here's some more, and more coming of the inside/static shots.

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-1.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-2.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-3.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-4.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-6.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-0.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-5.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-7.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-8.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-9.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-10.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-11.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-12.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-13.jpg

http://screensound.com.au/GSE/pprune/Flagged-14.jpg

[Chadzat]

mmm shiny!

I love any Cessna with GTSIO's!! But that one would be my favourite so far!!

Post up all the pics you want Sprocket, I am certainly enjoying them!! :ok:

[Horatio Leafblower]

I suppose if I were to point out that Sprock has an experienced and qualified team it would border on advertising :}

[sprocket check]

HL is responsible for the shine. :D

Wax On, Wax Off, Wax On, Wax Off...:}

Gee, I would have been unpopular if I'd missed the light!

HL: Just telling the truth!:D:ok:

sc

[Desert Flower]

The old 421's sure are a nice ship - but I prefer the ones with the "cuddly bits" on the ends of the wings! ;)

DF.

[Pinky the pilot]

Come on now DF. You just like the sound of the GTSOI's at T/O power, don'tcha?:=:D

So do I!

[Desert Flower]

Come on now DF. You just like the sound of the GTSOI's at T/O power, don'tcha?

Yup - about the only thing that used to get me really excited! ;)

DF.

[Peter Fanelli]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/bigt57/xx5x.jpg

[Peter Fanelli]

Come on now DF. You just like the sound of the GTSOI's at T/O power, don'tcha?
Don't we all?


Yup - about the only thing that used to get me really excited!
Even better than the Hillman?

[frigatebird]

Hendon, -a quarter century ago while on leave. If the world had turbo-diesels back 70 years ago, and we have them in two place cars now, even motorbikes, why not have them burning Avtur (or Power Kerosene like the old Massey Harris 44, but she was non-turbo, just had two tanks and you switched from petrol to kero after the hotbox near the carburettor warmed up) in reasonable size commuter airframes as well? Will be digging out my Mustang, Beech 18, Lockheed 10, Winjeel etc. in full cry - photos from Mangalore of '82. Know they are there somewhere...

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Hendon/scan0001.jpg

[Desert Flower]

Even better than the Hillman?

On about a par with! I often compared the sound of the GTSIO's to the sound of the 308.

DF.

[Trojan1981]

Near my gaff T & B...

Frigatebird, Hendon yesterday...


http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0610.jpg


http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0607.jpg

[Trojan1981]

More from this week....

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0285.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0290.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0308.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0522.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0233.jpg

[frigatebird]

Beautiful - Thanks Trojan.

[Peter Fanelli]

Hmmm, I really thought the picture at the top of this page would have drawn comment by now, guess no one is paying attention.

[yowieII]

Ok I'll bite, one of those IBIS things? Have any made it to oz yet, I believe there where plans to bring some out a few years back:ouch:

[Wanderin_dave]

Looks like the Ruskies crossed a Navajo with a PC-12

[Desert Flower]

Hmmm, I really thought the picture at the top of this page would have drawn comment by now, guess no one is paying attention.

Well I was going to say "ooohhh - cuddly bits", but that's all! ;)

DF.

[Horatio Leafblower]

DF those "Cuddly" bits leave scars if you find them at night... :ouch:

[Desert Flower]

DF those "Cuddly" bits leave scars if you find them at night...

Oooh yeah - I've had a few close encounters with them, even in daylight. And seen pax do the same!

DF.

[j3pipercub]

Is that thing the nav turbine conversion? And cuddly bits? Try the islander day or night...I miss them...

[Atlas Shrugged]

Even better than the Hillman?.................On about a par with! I often compared the sound of the GTSIO's to the sound of the 308.

I can't believe you've still got that thing! :D

[Peter Fanelli]

Wanderin Dave gets the gong, apparently it was a Pressurised Navajo PA-31P, now a Technoavia GM-17 Viper. Conversion done in Russia. Could be an interesting machine.

There was a company here in the states working on a similar conversion for the Cessna 340 also using the Walter 601 engine but I haven't been able to find anything on that for a few years now.

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_0041.jpg


Nasty lines of cells with microburst in NRT.

[Jabawocky]

Well clearly you made it! :uhoh:

So how was the ride?

[oicur12]

<a href="http://s737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/?action=view&current=IMG_0044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_0044.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

The sucker that landed in it.

[Brian Abraham]

conversion for the Cessna 340
Silver Eagle 340? Welcome to the Home of the Silver Eagle (http://www.onaircraft.com)

[oicur12]

Pic was taken from the ground. We waited 2 hours before departing. By the time we got going it was fine.

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_0504.jpg

Winter time in china.

[oicur12]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_1666.jpg

My current ride.

Dont know why the pics are no longer seen without clicking on the link.

[toolowtoofast]

http://i737.photobucket.com/albums/xx13/dragondrummer12/IMG_1666.jpg

wrap then around the full http address. the IMG doesn't have to be in caps btw

[Desert Flower]

I can't believe you've still got that thing!

I have, but the club folded due to lack of membership many years ago. Poor old girl is sitting on our vacant block sans 308 these days. Damn - I miss the buzz that thing used to give me! :{

DF.

[MyNameIsIs]

A quick few from my time in the Solomons.


Seghe
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/020307_aggs_03.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/251007_aggs_02.jpg

Gizo
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/050407_aggn_01.jpg


Marau
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Marau_02.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/130407_aggu_05.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Marau_01.jpg


Twotter with a nice tailwind! 213kt GS :}
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/250307_H4-SID_01-GPSgroundspeedonds.jpg


Magical
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9328.jpg

more later....

[VH-XXX]

A few from the archives and some recent.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/float1.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/float2.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/float3.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/float4.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/float5.jpg

[Peter Fanelli]

Silver Eagle 340?


No, the conversion I saw in progress was for a single turbine on the nose of a C340.
I think that single engine Navajo looks really good, who knows how it flys.

[frigatebird]

Nice ones Mynameisis. Your bottom one is the Boli Passage - sailed a yacht through it once. How's Fiji ?

[Plow King]

There was a company here in the states working on a similar conversion for the Cessna 340 also using the Walter 601 engine but I haven't been able to find anything on that for a few years now.


Does it look something like this?

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d135/athomp23/340Conversion.jpg

Taken at Oshkosh 2005; looking for this pic reminded me how much I want to go back there.

[Peter Fanelli]

That would be the one Plow King.

[MyNameIsIs]

thanks frigatebird, here's some more.

Fiji.. not me, havn't been there in a long time.........


Jajao
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/011107_jja_05.jpg


Yandina
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/120607_aggy_02.jpg


Kaghau
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/140807_agkg_03.jpg


Gatokae
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/150307_agok_02.jpg


Choiseul
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/150707_aggc_02.jpg


Santa Anna
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/160407_aggt_03.jpg


Nana
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/160707_agna_02.jpg



Pilot's Accomodation.....
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0164.jpg
.....only whilst on leave! :eek:
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0163.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0158.jpg



Sanity
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9492.jpg

[frigatebird]

You must be the young guy I heard about then that resigned to go chase Command time. Hope you're getting it. (heard you on the H.F. once from Gizo) You will have all the sprogs wanting to go there now for a co-pilot job !!!

[tinpis]

Ah... the Sols. so beautiful they're corny
The days of the Pommy Admin were wonderful . Panama hat , crumpled white linen suit with bottle of gin in jacket pocket....:hmm:

[MyNameIsIs]

frigatebird, i think you've got me now. Hope you are well.

been logging multi command hours for the last year and a bit, so all is good there :ok:

I do miss the Solomons a bit though.



And some more photos

Munda
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/260207_aggm_01.jpg


Ramata
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/260207_agrm_01.jpg


Bellona
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/231007_aggb_03.jpg


Rennell
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/290707_aggr_01.jpg


Ballalae
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/280207_agge_02.jpg


Mono
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/280207_aggo_02.jpg


Atoifi
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Atoifi_03.jpg



Unloading at KiraKira
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/100307_h4-sid_01.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9446.jpg


Nice isn't it?
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0196.jpg

[frigatebird]

Looks like the old wartime Jap POW-built strip at Ballalae is getting a bit narrow for a 20 metre wide Twotter these days. Glad to hear it's all going well. Will pass it on.. Cheers Frigate

[frigatebird]

This was prompted by my comment on another thread, to a young fellow to step off out of his comfort zone.

Flying without an aeroplane..

Preparation

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0006.jpg

Strapping up

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0027.jpg

Kids ( - or -Student with Instructor getting ready for first Solo)

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0018.jpg

Stepping Off

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0011.jpg

Full Stretch

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0015.jpg

RELIEF !! (A good landing is one you can walk away from..)

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Pentecost%20Jumps/scan0030.jpg


The Chiefs son jumped from the highest platform, one vine broke on the pull-up and he hit with a bit of a thud (hard landing-little flare),
but he got up with a little help to walk away, just as well he was in a "twin"!
Now he has Experienced an In-flight Failure ;)

[AnyGivenSunday99]

MyNameIs, Tinny and Frigate - What are things like flying in the Sols? Been there a few times, just passing through though. Still lots of dramas with the locals? How does the Bongo go on some of those short strips?

Certainly one of the most beautiful places in the world... wouldnt mind working over there myself!

[frigatebird]

Mynameis - Like I said, its happening.. :)

Sunday, Bongos as you call them, and Twotters always go well on short strips, - that's what they were designed for.

Flying in the Islands is great, none better than Solomons and Vanuatu - not as demanding as the terrain in the Highlands of PNG. They have their own "special requirements" like anywhere, however. They tend to home grow their own Captains from the Copilots on the Twotter who have the local knowledge and have nowhere else to go. Not much turnover, I think, but sometimes N.Zed, Fijian, Tuvaluan, PNG, and Aus. trained Copilots get a look in with low time. Money low and management, am told, pretty selfish. Bit of crime that gets hushed up/ignored, even though there is not much of a tourist industry. The rest you can sort out for yourself if you're keen enough.

[MyNameIsIs]

Sunday99 - I never flew the Bongo in the Solomons (unfortunately/fortunately, i don't really know!) but it could do every strip the Twotter did- it generally didnt go past 100 or so miles from Honiara (no real need for it to go further unless it had to).

Its been a couple of years since i was there, things MAY have changed, but more than likely not- its the Solomons!!!!

Money is crap, but first job for a bit of time under your belt it isnt too bad. Get some time and move on/up if able to.

I was never once hassled in my time there- including walking around the streets on my own at stupid-o-clock after visiting the ATM to get a pocketful of $$ to go and spend on more Solbrew back at the hotel or club. Never felt uneasy or threatened etc.
I found it to be quite good- but thats not to say there isn't any trouble......

I did enjoy my time there and miss the place a little. One thing (amongst others) that I didnt get to see was the Kavachi undersea volcano spewing its guts, that would have been an awesome sight.


Anyway, more photos!


Fera, one of my favourites!
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/190307_aggf_05.jpg
and from the other direction
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/270707_aggf_02.jpg


RNZAF Herc visiting
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/040407_nz7004_14.jpg


Troop changeover
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9554.jpg


General flying and other stuff...
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Guadalcanal_04.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Honiara_05.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Florida_Islands_05.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0228.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0233.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9268.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_0357.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9409.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9570.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9791.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/P2280249.jpg

[MyNameIsIs]

and a couple more..

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/TreasuryIs_08.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Malaita_21.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Vangunu_06.jpg

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz199/MyNameIsIsPROON/Img_9892.jpg

[frigatebird]

Going down the M'Boli Passage again. Bet I know which captain you were with.. hush..

[VH-XXX]

About 1/10th of that little island spec there looks to be Tsumani proof. Hopefully it didn't get wiped out this morning.

[MyNameIsIs]

frigate, you've probably bet correctly.. 500ft :ok:

XXX, only just heard about the tsunami. i'd be worried enough with a high tide as it is!

[frigatebird]

Last time they had the big shake in the west, the seabed and some islands jumped up over 10 foot, and reefs were fully exposed permanently. Channels into harbours were shallowed to the extent that shipping was running aground until they learnt the new routes. While at other places, the islands sank a bit so that high tides covered more. Munda airport got a dip in it halfway along from a fault. Hope not as bad for life and property this time.

That little island would have been inside a lagoon, so not as exposed to tsunami's as the downshock coasts and atolls on the edges. There are even artificial islands, built up with salvaged coral, that size, in some lagoons. It was a way to get away from the mosquitos, and to see the headhunting canoes coming from afar in the old days.

[skywagondriver]

MyNameIsIs...thanks for posting those great photos. Last time I saw those places was 1971. Seghe was very slippery 'Marsden Matting'...

[frigatebird]

Anybody got any photos of Faleolo and Fua'amotu, or affected areas in Samoa, American Samoa, Fiji or Tonga today? Used to go there too. Sounds the coasts facing the quake centre were badly hit.


Skywagon, Sege used to be very slippery with algae growing on the coral base puffing up after rain at one time too. Has been recently re-developed and can handle Dash 8 now.

[MyNameIsIs]

Skywagon, no worries, hope you enjoyed them. What were you getting around the islands in back then?
I might try and dig some more photos out to post here in the near future, my stack is somwhere...

Seghe did get a bit slippery at times after rain, the Dash upgrades must have been done since my departure. I'd love to see the dash working at Seghe, be fun to watch!
The strip i carved up the worst was actually Rennell..... wonder if my tracks are still there :eek:

[Peter Fanelli]

http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s295/bigt57/victapic.jpg

It was getting monotonous :E

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Aha!!
An 'Early' VICTA.......

(Aviation Content...):}:}

[Jabawocky]

Love the Safety Gear! :eek:

[capt.cynical]

Nice pair of Australian " Safety Boots " :E

[frigatebird]

Could have used a few of those in the Islands, for the pilots and the strips, Peter. ..But I guess we can let you get back to your wishful dreaming about cut (circumcised?) Navajo's.. :rolleyes:

[skywagondriver]

MyNameIsIs.... used to fly an Aztec on charters around there. Based in Bougainville.

[gassed budgie]

Not photos as such....

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/4061/brain01800f.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/170/brain02800m.jpg

[frigatebird]

Mangalore

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0012.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0013.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0014.jpg

[Brian Abraham]

frigatebird, you take this greybeard back to his teenage years. Was fortunate enough to enjoy ABH and its sister ASG on the ground and in the air. Pilots Bob Watts, Reg Bagwell, Len Diprose, Alan Frank (I think) among others. Sighhhhhh!!!

Whyalla 1940

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/babraham227/z1-1.jpg
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/babraham227/z.jpg

[Horatio Leafblower]

Without referring to Google Earth, I am postulating either Nepal, Bhutan or Pakistan... :confused:

[an3_bolt]

Afghanistan

[404 Titan]

A380-800 driver

Greenland

[Launchpad McQuack]

Ditto Greenland

[compressor stall]

I can't remember the name of the fjord in the foreground (my Greenland topo maps are in the roof) but you are about 100kms SW of Constable Point looking NW.

About N70°10' W26°46 after checking on Google Earth.

I've been planning a ski trip there for a while - hence the familiarity! I skied a couple of hundred miles south of here for a week around 10 years ago. A fantastic trip. We even ate raw seal. And slept with a shotgun in the tent, just in case.... :eek:

[the wizard of auz]

Yeah, ya need a shotgun if them seals come a hunting while your asleep. :}

[compressor stall]

:ok: :} One tooth of said seal now hangs from the garage roof on a string as a parking marker touching the windscreen.

Fortunately, I did not need to use the gun, but the down side of that today we have a woollen rug infront of our fire, rather than a nice white bearskin rug...

[AussieNick]

just a few i dug out of the cameras memory. Taken by me missus

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/Aye-You/SANY1064.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/Aye-You/SANY1061.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/Aye-You/SANY1041a.jpg
and the bonus question, based on the location of this landmark, whats makes it a good feature for the VFR pilot?

[goldypilot]

some1 that lives through a solid wet season??? mayb i dunno a gd vfr pilot is som1 that can fly by looking out the wondow and not crashing??

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Darwhine by the mud......

Watch out for the 'creepy crawlies'...they're a bit BIG up there.....

And, THAT river is just g r e a t in the 'wet' for practising steep turns at low level, whilst remaining 'visual'....

[compressor stall]

30nm DN? ie the cta step...:ok:

[AussieNick]

Compressor got it :)

Griffo, not saying anything that will get me in trouble :}

[tea & bikkies]

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww269/greg2217/Birdstrike.jpg

[frigatebird]

Oldies .. But they never go out of style

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0001.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0002.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0003.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0007.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0015.jpg

[Dogimed]

Frigatebird..

Was the B-25 there that year?

Dog

[frigatebird]

Nope. Caught it in transit from the States at another venue. Pity we couldn't keep it.

[tea & bikkies]

Wasn't that Col Payes 07 Mustang, used to be based in Scone in the late 70's

[Alistair]

mmmm...Staggerwing...

That is something I would like to have even a ride in, but to own..:ok:

[Horatio Leafblower]

It's PAY, with no E. :ugh:

And no, Judy Pay is NOT his wife, daughter or any other relation. :rolleyes:

...and finally yes, that is Pay's Mustang VH-AUB, which is still in Scone :ok:

[slackie]

http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs267.snc1/9433_173527646562_707881562_3696937_5387531_n.jpg

[faction]

Citation X?

[tea & bikkies]

Seafury? maybe:confused:

[j3pipercub]

Eastern Bloc judging by the A/H. Perhaps an early MiG jet?

[Wanderin_dave]

I'm thinking the MiG 15 (or is it a 17?) at Caboolture.

[Peter Fanelli]

Concorde?



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[PyroTek]

I'm thinking the MiG 15 (or is it a 17?) at Caboolture.
I had that feeling too, but what do i know?!:}

[Ultralights]

WOW! looks newer than anything i have seen in the GA fleet at bankstown!:ok:

[frigatebird]

Not Microsoft Flight Sim. Like the white mark that gives alignment for the stick.

[slackie]

Wandering Dave is on the money with both aircraft and location...
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs267.snc1/9433_173517546562_707881562_3696879_2765444_n.jpg

http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs267.snc1/9433_173637806562_707881562_3698068_4364031_n.jpg

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs247.snc1/9433_173637831562_707881562_3698070_1561085_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs267.snc1/9433_173637816562_707881562_3698069_4503788_n.jpg

PS...Thanks Jaba for the pointer...was well worth the visit!!

[Trojan1981]

Name the Cockpits...

a) easy one

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0924UK0391.jpg

b) another easy one

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2008_0126Flying0050-1.jpg

c) bit harder

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/2009_0723march200063.jpg

d)

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/DSCF3657.jpg

e) Seems strange not to see these anymore...

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/Picture083.jpg

f) It will be a more boring world when these are gone...

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/P0001268.jpg

[wishiwasupthere]

a - Concorde
b - Something Russian
c - Caribou (?)
d - ???
e - 707
f - Caribou

[BAZZA BOEING]

B. Yak 50

D. Agusta AW139

Cheers Bazza

[Peter Fanelli]

C is a Grumman Tracker

[Trojan1981]

wishiwasupthere
a - Concorde
e - 707
f - Caribou
:ok:

Bazza Boeing
B. Yak 50

Close enough, Yak 52:ok:

PF
C is a Grumman Tracker:ok:

What about d?

[dat581]

D) Royal Air Force Puma?

[Trojan1981]

D) Royal Air Force Puma?

Close enough! Bristow Super Puma:ok:

[Jabawocky]

Passengers are happy.........:)

http://file051b.bebo.com/4/original/2009/10/10/06/4525920200a11706646763o.jpg

F/O did a good job to TOC....and no automagic stuff :ooh:
http://file049b.bebo.com/7/original/2009/10/10/06/4525920200a11706646772o.jpg

And this all looks good.....even the Dr would love these numbers!:}
http://file049b.bebo.com/11/original/2009/10/10/06/4525920200a11706646784o.jpg

All makes for a great couple of days and a happy Jaba! :ok:

[Warbo]

Interior finished in the 185. Bloke from Casino did the job (works out of Aero Enterprise in Lismore). I've seen several other jobs he has done on aircraft and I reckon you would have to go a long way to find better.http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n153/dwarburton/IMG_1369-2.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n153/dwarburton/IMG_1372-1.jpg
http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n153/dwarburton/IMG_1384-1.jpg

[KRUSTY 34]

So who can tell us what the white line painted down the centre of the Mig instrument panel is for?

[Tankengine]

Its where you put the stick when it spins!!:E

[KRUSTY 34]

Good one Tank'.

I actually read that in Chuck Yeager's Autobiography. A defecting Korean fighter pilot was demonstating the finer points of the Mig15 when Chuck asked the same question. If memory serves, he answered something like.. "If airplane spin, put stick hard against line. If it spins more than one and a half times (Ithink that's how many it was), you go!" With the Korean pilot making a hand gesture indicating one should eject.

Beautifully simplistic the Ruskies!:E

[slackie]

I like that.....
Its where you put the stick WHEN it spins!!:bored:

[frigatebird]

Told you that back in post 5950 Krusty

[KRUSTY 34]

Sorry FB. Eye's must've glased over when I read MS sim!:confused:

[frigatebird]

Most times .. it was better to look forward, or out through the picture windows ..

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0001.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0002.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0003.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0004.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0005.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0006.jpg

Or watch the instruments..


http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0008.jpg

..than look behind..


http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Most%20times/scan0010.jpg

:)

[toolowtoofast]

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj274/toolowtoofast/CIMG0083.jpg

http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj274/toolowtoofast/CIMG0082.jpg

[185skywagon]

Where, Doc??

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[185skywagon]

Another tube around West QLD.
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[185skywagon]

No. No dirt strips in the near vicinity.
185

[chimbu warrior]

Frigatebird, your passengers in the Metro seem a lot happier than the mob in the Bandeirante!

[Pilotette]

185skywagon...thats Millungera I believe?

[megle2]

How about Dalgonally from the south

[185skywagon]

Pilotette,
correct.

185

[slackie]

TooLow....not dropping through cloud were we?!:}

[toolowtoofast]

It never got worse than SCT or FEW on Sunday. Most of the day was just blue sky - NZHN looked like it was BKN/OVC but it almost always breaks up as it comes over the hills.

You never know who's watching........

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Geez Cracker, you really challenge my memory banks!

I took a Baron into Milungera once only in 1990. I only remember that it was a nice big strip. That day I shared it with a Conquest.

Although I don't remember Milungera, I do remember the trip. Arriving in the dark back at Charlie's Trousers to drop off a pax, I couldn't get the PAL lights to turn on. Fortunately a friendly Qantas flight passing overhead did the job for me. Townsville-Charlie's Trousers-Milungra-Charlie's Trousers-Townsville was right on the limit for a B55. I recall having exactly 45 min left in the tanks when I filled it up.

I have never even flown over Milungera before or since. It just seems to be off my usual tracks.

Dr :8

[frigatebird]

toolowtoofast.. anyone..
Whats the difference between.. a Halo.. and a Corona..?
frigate

[185skywagon]

Doc,
It's got enough buildings to be a small town.
185.

[dwarfhunter]

Halo is what you say to the cops when you have had too many Corona's.

[toolowtoofast]

I've never heard of having a lime in a Halo....

From all that useless ATPL met study, from memory a Corona is astronomic, a Halo meteorological.

Am I right? Hm? Ha? Hm? Am I? Am i?

[j3pipercub]

HALO

3. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a circle of light around the sun or moon, caused by the refraction of light by particles of ice
4. (Astronomy) Astronomy a spherical cloud of stars surrounding the Galaxy and other spiral galaxies

CORONA

a. A faintly colored luminous ring appearing to surround a celestial body visible through a haze or thin cloud, especially such a ring around the moon or sun, caused by diffraction of light from suspended matter in the intervening medium. Also called aureole.


So you're right and wrong I guess...:}

[frigatebird]

So what was that in the photo.. that we all see from time to time..neither? Just a full circle rainbow.. white light broken down with the red spectrum visible on the outside of the curve, and the violet on the inside towards the shadow?

[j3pipercub]

I dunno, I was just copying and pasting definitions:}

[Pinky the pilot]

HALO: A military term referring to covert insertion of paratroops. High Altitude Low Opening.

CORONA: A rather good Mexican beer.

[Ovation]

Taken on a flight from Kathmandu to Paro recently.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff123/OvationGX2/DSC02526.jpg

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff123/OvationGX2/DSC02515B.jpg

[ksa5223]

thats a great shot ovation. what sort of ship was it taken from?

[Ovation]

ksa5223 wrote:

thats a great shot Ovation. what sort of ship was it taken from?

Druk Air KB203 A319 Seat 14A 10/09/2009 Sony A350 SLR

[Capt Fathom]

Why is there no one at the controls of that Metro? :uhoh:

[j3pipercub]

Awesome shots Ovation, was gonna say, didn't think a Mooney could go that high :}

[frigatebird]

Fathom,
Have taken the Metro 2 shots off. Don't want you fellas to think the store wasn't being minded. Think it was a a 5 and a half hour ferry flight, or could have been a 3 hour charter positioning flight, and needed to use the bottle. George was flying the controls, and as you saw, I was watching George. (and it was nice and smooth, and George was pretty good). Used to be able to reach the coffee urn when strapped in. Some of my old photos keep better than others. Here are a few more oldies to compensate.

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Hudson/scan0001.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Hudson/scan0002.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Hudson/scan0003.jpg

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

OOOPS!!

Begs the obvious......Wot happened ?? :eek::eek:

Or, I see de light.......excuse me but your slip is showing......:yuk:

Could be a GREAT 'Pick The Caption' Competition...:ok::ok:

[Trojan1981]

FB

Nice shots! Is that the one that went in at Richmond in about 1996?

[Jabawocky]

ohhhh dont let Capt F:mad:athom spoil your pictures..........

Its a ferry flight........ so what............some folk need to lighten up a little. OK into the bunker with tin hat on!:uhoh:

On the way out..........nice shots Ovation!:D

[Trent 972]

VH-SFF ("A59-67") "Wiff-Oh"
Type: L-237 Ventura PV-1
Msn: 5378

Owner: RAAF Museum.
Base: Point Cook, VIC.
History:
17JUL43Brought on charge by Royal Canadian Air Force as 2221. Served with No 115 (BR) Sqn until late 1944.
11AUG50Struck off charge by RCAF. 53Disposed ex RCAF Vulcan ALTA. 01DEC53To Universal Trading Corp, New York, NY as N1590V.
04DEC53To Spartan Aircraft Co, Tulsa, OK for conversion to executive configuration. 10AUG55First flight after executive conversion.
09MAR54To Trade-Ayer Inc, Linden, NJ.
01JUL58To Spartan Aircraft Co, Tulsa, OK. NOV61Re-registered N159V to Spartan Aircraft Co. 24AUG64Re-registered N159U to Spartan Aircraft Co.
25FEB69To Clark's Aerial Service, Brownfield, TX who modified the aircraft for aerial seeding.
07OCT77To Brownfield Aerial Inc, Brownfield, TX. 15DEC77To Aristera Co, Lubbock, TX.
02OCT78To Juan D. Perez, Tampa, FL.
26SEP83To Hill Air Co Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
02JUL85To Jim Ricketts of Aero Nostalgia Inc, Stockton, CA. Aircraft had been stored in the open at Fort Lauderdale from 1980 to 1986.
26SEP86Ferried from Fort Lauderdale to Stockton by John Crocker and Bob Love for restoration to military configuration for RAAF Museum in exchange for Canberra A84-229. 11NOV87First post-restoration test flight crewed by Rob Poynton, Blaine Gardner and Peter Anderson.
11JUN88Departed Oakland CA for Hawaii on delivery to Australia. Crewed by Rob Poynton, Jim Czerwinski and Peter Anderson. Turned back with navaid and fuel transfer problems.
28JUN88Departed Oakland for Hawaii crewed by Rob Poynton, Dave Spinelli and Peter Anderson. Mid upper turret had been removed since first attempt. 02JUL88Departed Honolulu for Majuro crewed by Rob Poynton, Graham Syphers and Peter Anderson.
05JUL88Departed for Tarawa but returned to Majuro after cockpit escape hatch separated in flight.
10JUL88Departed Majuro for Tarawa. After refuelling, the aircraft departed for Honiara.
11JUL88Departed Honiara for Brisbane.
12JUL88Departed Brisbane for Point Cook.
13JUL88Registered VH-SFF to RAAF Museum, Point Cook, VIC. Operates in 13 Sqn markings with assumed serial A59-67, coded SF-F and named "Wiff-Oh". It is believed that the original "Wiff-Oh" was actually A59-81 SF-D.
19NOV96Belly landed in a field after double engine failure during an air show at RAAF Richmond, NSW. The aeroplane was subsequently trucked back to Point Cook for static restoration.
18JUN02Struck off register as withdrawn from use.

[Arnold E]

Bloody shame to become a hanger queen:sad:

[Barkly1992]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g289/vh-grumpy/2009October18Helicopter4.jpg

[peuce]

Frigatebird,

Goes to show that aircraft CAN back into mountains !!

[frigatebird]

peuce
?? and what's that s'posed to mean to me ??
The damage didn't happen in flight !!
Reminds me of a time that a Fire truck drove into the wing of a Metro, but it was only the outer section, so a new section was flown in, bolted on, and the aircraft left a few days late.

I loved the Everest shots too, don't know if I could handle the cold to work nearby tho'. !!

This was my mountain as a young fella..
(note ramshorn control column on Islander - just like a Concorde, half a world away..;))

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/BN2/scan0001.jpg

[MyNameIsIs]

Are they the same DC's that you were wearing last time we flew, frigatebird????

I've seen an Islander with controls like that, thought it must be pretty awkward.
But then again, it probably just adds that little bit extra to the already wonderfully ergonomic cockpit design :}

[Kenneth]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/cbd/Jamestown09.jpg

Taken at Jamestown today in beautiful conditions.

[Capt Fathom]

note ramshorn control column on Islander - just like a Concorde, half a world away

Only the Concorde was much quieter !

[Arnold E]

Any more photos Kenneth? after all this is a photo thread

[Kenneth]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/cbd/DSC09170.jpg


http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/cbd/DSC09160.jpg

[gassed budgie]

A couple more from Jamestown.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/862/p1050815800.jpg

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/1126/p1050857800.jpg

[j3pipercub]

Frigate, I flew a bongo just like it, except I was pretending it was an e-jet...:}

[frigatebird]

Morris Dancing Island Style

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SI/scan0001.jpg

Tethered Lift-off from Downtown

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SI/scan0002.jpg

[tinpis]

By superior sh!thouse-rat cunning, I managed to avoid being endorsed on an Islander.

[MyNameIsIs]

You are definitely missing out then, tinny! :E

[frigatebird]

Take me back.. Take me back.. Take me back 20 years and I'll apply..

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SRN6%20Hovercraft/scan0001.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SRN6%20Hovercraft/scan0002.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SRN6%20Hovercraft/scan0007.jpg

It could go places (Musket Cove) an ATR-42 couldn't. And vice versa (Fua'amotu, Faleolo, Vila)

SRN6 Hovercraft pictures by bird__photo - Photobucket (http://s784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/SRN6%20Hovercraft)

And no, I never got to 'fly' it.. Just used to visit the engineer, and climb all over it.
It went to Taiwan later..

[tinpis]

Looks like it would carry three fully grown Fijians. :uhoh:

[troppo]

Or one of me and a pallet of beer

[skywagondriver]

Frigatebird - that looks suspiciously like a Fiji Air uniform..if it is, it didn't change much over the years...

[frigatebird]

Fiji Air ? Sky ? Here are a couple of my Fiji Air photos for old times sake..

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Fiji/scan0001.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Fiji/scan0002.jpg

OOps.. a three engined Heron..:O

troppo
you might prefer to share a shell with the engineers after flights

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Fiji/scan0007.jpg

:ok:

[skywagondriver]

Great photos...nothing like a bowl of kava after a hard days flying...:)

The Islanders and the Baron were all painted in the same scheme when I was there.

[Arnold E]

Well its Friday and I am enjoying the equivilent of a bowl of kava:E

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Its about time this thread was returned to the top of the deck!

http://www.fototime.com/05200EB63A3D59F/standard.jpg

.... and they say I have a GPS fetish!

Dr :8

[allthecoolnamesarego]

I've been waiting for ages for this to get back to the top..... More photos anyone?

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/95692492_stZMG-M-1-1.jpg?t=1257061445

Taken a few years back at Birdsville. Isn't she beautiful!

[Jabawocky]

.... and they say I have a GPS fetish!

Dr http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/nerd.gif

Forkie......I reckon one of those GPS may have a serial number belonging to a purchase of yours! So you can be blamed for their fetish also! :}

Nice Pic above.... some of us lucky folk might to to look or play with that lovely bird in a few weeks ;)

[frigatebird]

anyone know if this old girl is still going..?

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0009.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0010.jpg

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/bird__photo/Mangalore/scan0011.jpg

[codenamejames]

Thats a 12 right?

Saw some great progress with a 10A in New Zillund recently - huge amount of work hand fabricating frames/brackets/beams skins. Tail is nearly on, but no date set yet to be flying.

[Wanderin_dave]

Frigate

There's a pic on Airliners showing VH-FID active in January this year and she's still on the register. I'd say she's still going strong. I'm sure others will know more. :ok:

[Hempy]

Moved from Qld to Perth late 2008, still going strong

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/6/6/1570662.jpg

^ Jandakot, Australia Day

[The Green Goblin]

The guy who bought it spent about a million dollars restoring it into the charter category. It is based in Geraldton and owned by a Doctor (Twin tailed Doctor Killer) and his wife who both fly it. I think they also own a C185.

I believe they also own a surgery called Midwest Aero Medical which is based at Geraldton Airport and he is also a casa DAME.

[muddergoose]

How much does he charge for a consultation? :}

[Jabawocky]

how much...... A drum of oil and two drums of avgas!:eek:

[dhavillandpilot]

VH-FID is definitely not a Locheed 10 or 12 IT IS A BECH 18. Which is not a patch on the Locheeds.

Having part owned and flown a 12A they were built to last without the weak main spar of the B18.