The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk II

[VH-XXX]

Best beach in the world!

You obviously haven't been to Victoria ;) :ok:

[CazbahKid]

Hill Inlet

[Piano Man]

http://imageshack.us/a/img35/618/dsc6721.jpg
Down the other end of the beach!

[Critical Reynolds No]

What are the delta jobies? And the aircraft around them?

https://maps.google.com/maps?q=tucson+boneyard&hl=en&ll=32.169249,-110.866539&spn=0.000849,0.00133&sll=34.261757,-108.753662&sspn=5.66463,10.997314&hq=boneyard&hnear=Tucson,+Pima,+Arizona&t=h&z=20

[VH-XXX]

What are the delta jobies? And the aircraft around them?

Good question, looks like some kind of NASA test aircraft however searching through Google images doesn't come up with anything even remotely similar :suspect:

[Frank Arouet]

Dassault Mirage?

Boneyard perhaps FB111C with bits missing?

[Trojan1981]

They are actually SAAB Drakens

Saab 35 Draken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_35_Draken) :ok:

[Aerozepplin]

I would guess they're D-21 drones. Just based on the delta-ness and inlet spike. I'm also guessing the aircarft to the right at T-2 Buckeyes? One of the uglier planes ever designed...

[AussieNick]

VH-XXX thats the Lockheed D-21. It was a recon drone designed to be launched from the back of a modified blackbird.

[AussieNick]

Trojan, wrong intake shape bud :ok:

[Piano Man]

Monday morning in the Whitsundays:
http://imageshack.us/a/img443/5987/dsc6814h.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img254/7505/dsc6824.jpg

[Trojan1981]

I would guess they're D-21 drones. Just based on the delta-ness and inlet spike. I'm also guessing the aircarft to the right at T-2 Buckeyes? One of the uglier planes ever designed...

Right you are Aerozepp Well spotted! :ok:

[Piano Man]

And one more:
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/963/dsc6841g.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/854/dsc6841g.jpg/)

[the_rookie]

Nice angle on that falcon

[Keg]

Pacific Dawn. Enroute to HNL the other morning. They're only iphone photos with no enhancement so they never do justice to the view.

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j419/Keg767/858978D8-184C-4765-BE3C-15442D34C731-999-000000C868A41B76.jpg (http://s1084.photobucket.com/user/Keg767/media/858978D8-184C-4765-BE3C-15442D34C731-999-000000C868A41B76.jpg.html)

http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j419/Keg767/2E676FF1-B96B-4C50-B7CD-3C6D617EB25E-999-000000C8539C454B.jpg (http://s1084.photobucket.com/user/Keg767/media/2E676FF1-B96B-4C50-B7CD-3C6D617EB25E-999-000000C8539C454B.jpg.html)

[Piano Man]

Awesome view Keg! I'm very jealous of your 'office' with a view like that!

[Jabawocky]

I bet he is envious of yours! :ok:

That Falcon would be the Wagners I think?

[Desert Flower]

That Falcon would be the Wagners I think?

Nope. It actually belongs to Balmoral Air Pty. Ltd. - Artarmon NSW

DF.

[Jabawocky]

OK

I had heard a rumour they had a new one.....where is Grogmonster with the local gossip? :ok:

[Keg]

I bet he is envious of yours! :ok:


Got that right. Pay me what I'm getting paid now and I'd quite happily do what Piano Man does! :ok: :E

I took a dozen or so of those dawn shots over a period of a half hour or so. About five of them worked out OK.

[Desert Flower]

I had heard a rumour they had a new one.....where is Grogmonster with the local gossip?

Jaba, Wagners may well have bought it - I was only going by what it says on the register & FlightAware. I'm sure Groggy will correct me if I'm wrong! ;)

DF.

[Arcturus]

Great photos, Keg. So familiar to me....even 8 years into retirement, I still miss it !

[goin'flyin]

I can confirm it's Balmoral Air's Falcon 2000 at Hammo.

[Piano Man]

Ok, so AM and PM photo. Landed at the reef, and the company Caravan flew overhead, getting ready to leave the reef, and then the afternoon at Whitehaven:
http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/8263/imagesqx.jpg
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/355/imagerfl.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/3363/imagekjs.jpg

[mcgrath50]

That Falcon would be the Wagners I think?

Nope. It actually belongs to Balmoral Air Pty. Ltd. - Artarmon NSW

DF.

I believe Balmoral air is owned by the well known yachting/wine family to transport all those Sydney to Hobart trophies ;)

[Piano Man]

The rego of Whiskey India Oscar is the give away :ok:

[Pontius]

Nice photos, Keg, although I hate that time of the day when you're fumbling around trying to put up some sort of screen to stop the sun shining in your gritty, awake-all-night eyes. You need to keep up with that FO of yours; he's got everything set up for HNL (VOR for the G/A etc), while yours...........:)

[Desert Flower]

The rego of Whiskey India Oscar is the give away

Hmmm, well I can match names to the last two letters but not the first.

DF.

[LewC]

Wild Oats perhaps As in the name of one of their best selling wines.

[Piano Man]

At the reef today with our glass bottom boat:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/7276/imagerkr.jpg
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/4243/dsc7063q.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/33/dsc7063q.jpg/)

[SgtBundy]

This is just bordering on mean, Piano Man.

[Critical Reynolds No]

Do you offer PPRUNE discounts Piano Man? Tempted to take the family up that way next dry season.

[Piano Man]

Well I've shown a few of the Beaver this week, so I will now end it with the Caravan:
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9788/imagegtzi.jpg
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7831/imagetdg.jpg
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8274/imagelwr.jpg

[Keg]

You need to keep up with that FO of yours; he's got everything set up for HNL (VOR for the G/A etc), while yours...........:)

...is set up for our current track which seems to be the convention on the 767. The fact that the F/O for that trip was another Captain may also explain why. Given he's not used to that sleep he needed all the prep time he could muster. :ok: :}

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

1) What is?

2) Where is?


http://www.fototime.com/071F1A2013702AD/standard.jpg

Dr :8

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

All very well Clinton, but what does it mean when displayed as per the pic? :E

Dr :8

[gerry111]

Perhaps a dingo in the swimming pool? That actually happened over Easter at Trevor Wright's (Wrightsair) property at William Creek. Pilotette and crew were dispatched to fish it out alive...

[Jabawocky]

Aerodrome is serviceable.

Broken Hill?

[Jabawocky]

Ohh an no V Tails allowed.:8

[psycho joe]

?..but what does it mean when displayed as per the pic?


I see a cautionary tail involving a rather tall woman with large breasts wearing a white cone shaped hat that was running naked through a mine field.

Of course,it could also be a warning to all airmen about the risks of mixing semi-colons with quotation marks.

It depends on the context.

[Username here]

Of course,it could also be a warning to all airmen about the risks of mixing semi-colons with quotation marks.

Can't be about the misuse of punctuation/English language Joe, someone from PPRUNE would have been on to that a long time ago...

[Flying Binghi]

..........:)









.

[Desert Flower]

Looks to me like someone didn't put their toys away after playing with them! ;)

DF.

[Jack Ranga]

Can't be about the misuse of punctuation/English language Joe, someone from PPRuNe would have been on to that a long time ago...

And so they should. If their (not there, or they're) english teachers are too (not to, or two) stupid to teach them, somebody should. :ok:

[Wally Mk2]

Dr they mean nothing as per Jaba's response:)

As to where? Sheeez could be anywhere outback boondock but probably where Jaba & his cohorts live :E


Wmk2

[psycho joe]

On second thoughts, it looks like two lesbian stick people getting it on in a scissor position.

[Desert Flower]

On second thoughts, it looks like two lesbian stick people getting it on in a scissor position.

Hmmm, that reminds me about the new IKEA furniture line for lesbians...

DF.

[Ascend Charlie]

Looks a bit like Wanaaring, but it doesn't have a sealed runway, just one covered with sharp rocks that leave dents under the Aero Commander's belly.

And the sign means:"The hard surfaces are in as good a condition as this patch of tar they are sitting on. Use a helicopter."

[vme]

Is it showing circuit directions?

[bentleg]

Looks a bit like Wanaaring, but it doesn't have a sealed runway, just one covered with sharp rocks


Last time I was at Wanaaring it was sealed.

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k129/bentleg/IMG_2409-1.jpg

1) What is?

All the various markers are lying white side down, so they would most likely be not visible from the air, so the runway could be OK to go.

2) Where is?

No idea!

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

OK, I think we have the "what" sussed - just pick the answer that suits you best!

So here's a couple of additional clues to the "where"!

http://fototime.com/071F1A2013702AD/standard.jpg
http://fototime.com/F68ACB6847A1539/standard.jpg
http://fototime.com/2F0DF573D403BFD/standard.jpg
Dr :8

[morno]

Hmmmm, that's a tricky one Dr. I was going to say Windorah, but that last pic doesn't match up. Plus it's an RFDS B200 that's sitting there closed up, and if it were Windorah then it'd be an RFDS PC-12 that's sitting there closed up.

So, might have to have a think about that one!

morno

[Frank Arouet]

A guess only because it's been years since I last visited, but Lightning Ridge perhaps?

I like those white choccy frogs.

[VH-XXX]

I assume you are piloting the yellow Foxbat Dr :ouch:

[Jabawocky]

xxx
I assume you are piloting the yellow Foxbat Dr

Now that is damned funny right there! http://www.animateit.net/data/media/smiley712/smiley-laughing001.gif

[Desert Flower]

Would it happen to be Cowra by any chance? Or perhaps Boonah?

DF.

[mickk]

I give you the home grown Zimbawe Helicopter. Been smoking home grown more like it. The best 14 minutes of your life awaits you.

LiveLeak.com - Flight Lieutenant Sibanda And His "Helicopter"

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

No - to all of the above!

Time was you could post a pic of an outhouse at an aerodrome anywhere in Oz and someone on this forum would recognise and ID it in a few hours.

Dr :8

PS: NSW!

[Horatio Leafblower]

Hillston or Ivanhoe I think. Can't remember which. Which one has the "Correctional facility"?

...Checked the logbook, looks like IVO.:ok:

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Go HL!

YIVO it is!

[Jabawocky]

What were you doing at a correctional facility Forkie?:}


:uhoh:

[ranmar850]

Not unusual, I know, but I took this crummy photo with my phone inflight, last week. Qantaslink Q400, cruising at 18000 ft (according to the IFA), I noticed a band of frost around the prop boss, and some buildup on the blades. I wish I'd had the DSLR with me...

http://ranmar.smugmug.com/Other/Work/i-29jKBqJ/0/XL/prop%20ice1-XL.jpg

[magnum pi]

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag128/Tel66/70130b1f-3dc4-4d9f-b1f5-69beb63977de_zps9d27f779.jpg?t=1366719372

From the Flying Legends at Duxford Last year... if it works!

[magnum pi]

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag128/Tel66/IMG_0498_zpsecced8b4.jpg?t=1366634086

http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag128/Tel66/IMG_0494_zpsbc84545c.jpg?t=1366720277


http://i1302.photobucket.com/albums/ag128/Tel66/IMG_0466_zpscbf4e844.jpg

And a few more..

The poms know how to put on a show !

[Shagpile]

Anzac day Tamworth !

http://files.ozrunways.com/email_images/arrow.jpeg

http://files.ozrunways.com/email_images/vigilante.jpeg

http://files.ozrunways.com/email_images/form.jpeg

[Jack Ranga]

Outstanding :D

[oldpinger]

Excellent to see the Parrots still in action. Looked a bit high for an Anzac Day fly past though! :E

[FullOppositeRudder]

A different angle (rim lighting can help save the day - sometimes :O)

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/InnocentBystander68/B_LAH_200413_b_zpsda81c495.jpg

Cathay's B-LAH departs 05 ADL for MEL as CX-105

[Piano Man]

Heli time:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6531/dsc7288u.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/189/dsc7288u.jpg/)

[Trojan1981]

Nice one Piano Man, who's is that?

Two during recent charters...

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/A109S_zps3521a040.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/IMAG0256_zpsf9bb54b8.jpg

[FlexibleResponse]

Shagpile,

Very high quality formation flying by the plastic parrot...congratulations to the pilots involved and the nice photos.

[Piano Man]

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9479/imagemana.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2563/imageoko.jpg

[Piano Man]

Something different at Hamo:
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/6797/imagegzw.jpg

[Capt Fathom]

Is there something inside that box?

[bentleg]

Is there something inside that box?

Double bed and armchairs = a caravan?

Apparently heading towards BK where it will be boxed for return to Canada.

[Piano Man]

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8295/imageqmxe.jpg
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8193/imageizi.jpg

[Desert Flower]

Is there something inside that box?

Must be something we don't know about - FlightAware has its speed listed as 2768 knots! :eek:

DF.

[Oakape]

Obvious really, the photo above shows the rocket exhaust. ;)

[VH-XXX]

http://galonghaulnews.blog spot.com.au/2012/12/wilson-private-explorer-c-gnuk.html?m=1

(Remove spaces)

Small snippet of what the Explorer has been up to.

[jas24zzk]

the white one wins!

[slackie]

Looks like it should lay off the cheeseburgers!!:\

[Jabawocky]

OK.....which is which?

One flying classic and one driving ...classic to be!

This thing is awesome! You can take your pick which one.

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/AN2-86_zpsd7d78307.jpg

[Captain Nomad]

Yep, mission accomplished - we're all green with envy Jaba...!

The 86 will definitely be a classic. Nice colour choice also - showes off the lines the best out of all the colour options IMHO.

Oh, nice plane too... :ok:

[Ultralights]

86? wont be a classic untill the roof comes off! :ok:

[Trojan1981]

Your first shot is interesting Trojan, I thought Nath lost all his toys?

Yes, he has. I can't remember the exact date but this was only about a week before the proverbial hit the fan. Beautiful helicopter.

[Trent 972]

Jaba, at least 'Big Bird' comes with the optional wing.
Wouldn't the missus let you get the GTS Option Pack?
wimp. :E

[Jabawocky]

Trent, it adds weight and drag.

Side skirts lower ground clearance.

Cost had nothing to do with it, and I prefer it without them actually.

Bang for buck, this is one of the best cars I have ever driven. Not for everyone but I can say if our race car handled that well, (it had another couple hundred ponies) I would have been happy. It is a delight to drive.

[BPA]

Should have gone with the Subaru BRZ, same car, slightly cheaper price and free servicing.

[morno]

Say, I'll tell you what Jaba. Next time I'm down there, you take the RV and I'll take the 86. We'll head to the same place, and we'll see who get's there in the fastest and most funnest way, :}.

morno

[Jabawocky]

slightly cheaper

I would like to see your data on that :E:ok:

[Captain Nomad]

BRZ can't beat the GTS interior finish. BRZ spec inbetween GT and GTS more or less. GTS is the ducks nuts IMHO :E

For those who want topless it is already in the pipeline. Turbo might be also but people forget it's not all about speed with this car - it is as much about handling, which kind of brings us back to the AN2 for aviation content. I bet it is, shall we say, a little less 'perky' in its handling?!

Shame you have to half-remove the engine on the 86 to change the spark plugs - I think that job would be easier on the AN2 but then, there would be a few more to change...

[Jabawocky]

GTS is the ducks nuts IMHO


And the GTS is what it is. Hard to tell from the outside, subtle difference.

AN2 is not perky....quirky it is but its handling on the ground is even jaba proof! As much as that will surprise a few :}

And it has a good load of grass darts too! They were everywhere the other day, crazy!

[VH-XXX]

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

[GuywitaBeer]

I've been a spectator here for eons, so I guess it is time I contribute something to this thread.

These shots are from Avalon, Geelong, Point Cook and the F1GP.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/Rezmann/PPrune/IMG_6273.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Rezmann/media/PPrune/IMG_6273.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/Rezmann/PPrune/163.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Rezmann/media/PPrune/163.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/Rezmann/PPrune/636.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Rezmann/media/PPrune/636.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/Rezmann/PPrune/IMG_3018.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Rezmann/media/PPrune/IMG_3018.jpg.html)

[Dora-9]

Pichers VH-XXX? You want pichers?

Seen at the David Hack Day at Toowoomba on Sunday - a very original and immaculate (both inside and out) Beech C33. Not bad for a 1964 airframe!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Blithering/P1020900_zpsd0807882.jpg (http://s10.photobucket.com/user/Blithering/media/P1020900_zpsd0807882.jpg.html)

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Blithering/P1020905_zps802fe2c9.jpg (http://s10.photobucket.com/user/Blithering/media/P1020905_zps802fe2c9.jpg.html)

[Trojan1981]

Guywitabeer

Great shots! You managed to get a shot of the Trojan taxying in on the Friday evening at Avalon.

Dora-9, have you got any more from Toowoomba?

[Stikybeke]

Hey Jabba....

I thought someone as pure as you would've been a Pegasus White man

Stiky
:ok:

[Dora-9]

Sorry Trojan, this was the only other aircraft that really took my fancy:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Blithering/P1020899_zps5470a71d.jpg (http://s10.photobucket.com/user/Blithering/media/P1020899_zps5470a71d.jpg.html)

But if it's OK for Jaba to post photos of cars, there was this gem too:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/Blithering/P1020904_zps0b12ece9.jpg (http://s10.photobucket.com/user/Blithering/media/P1020904_zps0b12ece9.jpg.html)

There was a superb and not often seen aspect of the Temora Spitfire VIII looking down from the "Crew Lounge" mezzanine floor (above and behind - an Axis fighter pilot's dream view) but it was always obstructed by hordes of punters so I didn't bother....

[peuce]

From the back seat of a Medicac helicopter at 4500m (14,700ft).

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/sosvideo/pprune2.jpg


Approaching Lukla for a refuel, before proceeding to Kathmandu

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/sosvideo/pprune3.jpg

A better shot of Lukla...

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/sosvideo/pprune1.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Were you being taken out injured? :uhoh:

[peuce]

I like to say ...ill.
A bit of an issue with breathing...at 5000m :{

But thanks to an excellent Travel Insurance Policy and surprisingly good medical attention in Kathmandu, a full recovery.

Funny thing about the flight. You probably can't see it, but the pilot is sucking on an oxygen bottle and I'm sucking on nothing. I was, to a degree, acclimatised to 60% oxygen levels. Whereas he had flown straight up from sea level. I believe that if he had stepped out of the helicopter without his bottle, he could have lost consciousness very quickly. Goes to show how the body can adapt fairly quickly (albeit, over a 5 day period) to these things.

[Capt Fathom]

Whereas he had flown straight up from sea level
From Sea Level ??

It's a long way from Sea Level to Lukla and Kathmandu ... to make do a medivac!

[peuce]

Sorry ...just a throw away phrase.
Actually flew up from Kathmandu ...which is about 1300m

[Capt Fathom]

peuce

Come on Man!

Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy!

Altitude sickness is no excuse!

:E

PS, you need to see some of Vertical Freedom's photos in the Rotorhead Forum .... if you haven't already!

[FullOppositeRudder]

Last one of these....

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/InnocentBystander68/ADL_VHRME_APS_Br_zpsc1fdc7fc.jpg

VH-RME noses in at the front of the original ADL terminal. Once again it's in the mid 1960's from a slide scan. The absolute awe and wonderment which these beautiful aircraft invoked at that time still lingers fifty years on . ....

[emeritus]

Looks as tho the Marshaller may have been in a hurry to head off to the toilet. :E :E

Emeritus

[Capn Bloggs]

Looks as tho the Marshaller
Must be an FO from Skywest...one ring! :}

[yowieII]

How could the flight crew possibly see him in that black uniform....

[peuce]

Thanks Capt Fathom. I just had a look at his photos....Spectacular !
I don't think he was my pilot ...too skinny!

Brought back many good and bad memories.
Nepal's a crazy pace and it certainly gets under your skin. In fact, I'm going back there trekking again this year! :ugh:

Hope I don't need Vertical Freedom's services this time :eek::eek:

And just to keep it aviation.... one from the trip into Lukla. Might have been a Dornier?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e115/sosvideo/pprune4.jpg

[emeritus]

In my day at AN, a junior FO started out with a half bar.
Certainly stopped any delusions of grandeur !

Emeritus:uhoh:

[Kharon]

Credit http://i1076.photobucket.com/albums/w448/PAIN_00123/image003_zps96d9230a.jpg

Credit - FLIGHT INTERNATIONAL.

Hadn't seen this, thought it worth sharing.

Scoop! Stealth fighter consigned to the bone yard

[SgtBundy]

Was this it in operation:

http://images.forwardedfunnies.com/200905/f-22_stealth.jpg

[truthinbeer]

No, that one's a Stealth plane.

[Trojan1981]

Images altered to protect the innocent ;)


http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/IMAG0305_zpsf13a185f.jpg


http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/BouPro_zps80eb5a1e.png

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh68/trojan1981/IMAG0355Edit_zps9087c000.jpg

[Capn Bloggs]

Bit of a prop overspeed happening there?! :}

[VH-XXX]

80OadL7f8Lo

[VH-XXX]

From the latest Jabiru newsletter !

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

[the_rookie]

^^ Yuck!! Any idea on performance?

[PPRuNeUser0182]

LYM looking good :ok:

[Trojan1981]

It always does ;)

Good bunch of people running it too.

[Desert Duck]

What are they calling it?

"The Ugly Duckling"

[Ultralights]

an ugly duckling implies it might fly beautifully, or grow into something beautiful, that, im not so sure about..

[VH-XXX]

Pretty much they have taken every problem with the aircraft and multiplied it by 2.

:ouch:

[Piano Man]

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/9226/imagevvvq.jpg

[Piano Man]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2128/imagedcio.jpg

[haughtney1]

Ugh Piano, one of those ugly global thingi jets...my eyes are burnin...must be awful to drive one, a G550 on the other hand, or 650, yes please:ok:

[NZFlyingKiwi]

My very favourite aircraft, at least that I fly! Where should be fairly obvious based on my location, so how about "what"? :) (and my apologies for the dodgy cellphone photo and not very clean canopy!)

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg246/NZFlyingKiwi/Downwind_zps8a823cae.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/user/NZFlyingKiwi/media/Downwind_zps8a823cae.jpg.html)

[haughtney1]

Looks like Redhill.......looking down towards Drury and The Bombays..and of course you be in the Slingsby (canopy gives it away...) :ok:

[NZFlyingKiwi]

Indeed, and yes that's Red Hill, just in the circuit at Ardmore.

[Piano Man]

A few from today:
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9338/imagezmx.jpg
http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1772/imageljxw.jpg
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/1173/imagebhs.jpg
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/7637/imageute.jpg

[PLovett]

Geez Piano. Bet ya' were sweating in that second photo.......have an engine failure there and no where to land. Floats up or down...that is the question. :}

[Captain Nomad]

It has been announced - the PC24:

Welcome to Pilatus Aircraft Ltd (http://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/#275)

Okay, so it's not a photo, but it's good artist's impressions...

[iPahlot]

Geez Piano. Bet ya' were sweating in that second photo.......have an engine failure there and no where to land. Floats up or down...that is the question.

Retractable floats? Well... maybe if PM ballsed up the landing :}

Floats are pretty strong and the gear cycle takes quite some time, so most of the time wheels up is the most viable option.

Killer shots though PM :ok:

PUFFR PUFFR PUFFR :E

[Piano Man]

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/4172/imagewdpm.jpg

When two beavers meet for the first time!

[Piano Man]

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/6765/imagercm.jpg
A little black and white number

[Super Cecil]

Speaking of IDO is Doc still alive?

[Ultralights]

not the best photo quality, but something that i found interesting..

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Other/SmugShots/i-WNvqgZd/0/L/smugshot_9966304-L.jpg

[Capt Fathom]

Just goes to show, not even a Bonanza looks good in pink!

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

I think that Banana is tryin' to say.....

Nah! Tis not a gun in my pocket & I am pleased too see ya..!!

[NZFlyingKiwi]

Is that the Bonanza that's been advertised in the Aviation Trader for the last few months? (can't be too many turbine Bonanzas around in this part of the world!)

[Ultralights]

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-FD3ThvG/0/L/bths%20%281%20of%201%29-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-VksDbhB/0/L/allsavvy%20%281%20of%201%29-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-CVwT7wd/0/L/bths%20%281%20of%201%29-2-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-zKhJMfX/0/L/untitled%20%281%20of%201%29-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-7vTQ6ZW/0/L/damage%20close%20%281%20of%201%29-2-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-WJkZ9jh/0/L/untitled%20%281%20of%201%29-3-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-KTgxKvh/0/L/damage%20close%20%281%20of%201%29-L.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-5qHZ8RR/0/L/untitled%20%281%20of%201%29-2-L.jpg

[kingRB]

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-5qHZ8RR/0/L/untitled%20%281%20of%201%29-2-L.jpgLove a bit of tight echelon right :ok:

[Super Cecil]

Piano man, you know anything of "Doc" Lynch? He flew IDO for 25 years on Super for AA then bought it and put it on floats.

[Piano Man]

Cecil: sadly no. Can't help there I'm afraid

[chimbu warrior]

Nice shot of Madang there TKFS, and is that the Bundi Gap?

[Capt Fathom]

Nice shot of Madang there TKFS

That VOR off the end of the runway at Madang has grey paint over the top of it.....from my C402 endorsement! :E

[yowieII]

Nice iPad set up in the Extra, looks like everyone is following it..;)
Any particular mount?

[Ixixly]

How kind of you Capt Fathom to paint it for them, did they call you up and offer you their thanks for a job well done afterwards? Or did they call to complain that you missed a few spots? :E

[chickoroll]

Ah the old TOLL ATR!

[LookinDown]

http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r735/LookingDownAlways

[LookinDown]

http://www.pprune.org/<a href=http://s1364.photobucket.com/user/LookingDownAlways/media/2005_zps9a4968c3.jpg.html target=_blank>http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r735/LookingDownAlways/2005_zps9a4968c3.jpg
http://s1364.photobucket.com/user/LookingDownAlways/media/2005_zps9a4968c3.jpg.html]http://i1364.photobucket.com/albums/r735/LookingDownAlways/2005_zps9a4968c3.jpg[/URLI hate computers!

[Centaurus]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/MustangoverTVL113.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/user/HSWL/media/MustangoverTVL113.jpg.html)

Centaurus as a 21 year old over Townsville circa 1953. A68-113 target towing Mustang of No 10 squadron. Years later it was being flown by the British racing car driver Ron Flockhart from Moorabbin to Bankstown when he got caught out in low cloud trying to navigate through the Dandenong Ranges area at Kallista and lost control. He did not have an instrument rating.

[Centaurus]

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y25/HSWL/Bastonbeatup737-1.jpg (http://s2.photobucket.com/user/HSWL/media/Bastonbeatup737-1.jpg.html)

Air Nauru Boeing 737-200 during very low run along runway 30 on Nauru circa 1983. It was a delivery ferry flight from Hong Kong to Nauru via Guam and the President of Nauru requested the deputy chief pilot who was the captain to display the new 737 to the people of Nauru. He clearly he did a splendid job worthy of a Farnborough display.

[Piano Man]

http://imageshack.us/a/img541/1364/dsc7887ido.jpg

[Super Cecil]

Coupla Tractors
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p106/Almostoldfart/Tractors2_zps75a49866.jpg (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/Almostoldfart/media/Tractors2_zps75a49866.jpg.html)

[Super Cecil]

Couple more
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p106/Almostoldfart/Tractors9a_zps3205fdc0.gif (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/Almostoldfart/media/Tractors9a_zps3205fdc0.gif.html)

[gerry111]

I note that the Aerial Agricultural Association of Australia had their convention very recently at the Marriot Resort, Surfers Paradise. So I'm assuming these piccies were taken at Coolangatta (Gold Coast Airport)??? (I've never been there.) I'm very impressed with the AVTUR refuelling facilities that you've organised for the trip. And the large fly in contingent. Safe flying for all of you!

[Super Cecil]

Bit further North East of Cooly :8

[Jabawocky]

and "N" rego's?

[Super Cecil]

and "N" rego's?
They have a "C" on them

[4by2withears]

Let me hazard a quess Cecil. You would have to be up just after you went to bed to have a chance of being anywhere near the head of that line up for a load. Even then you would have boot prints up your back.

[Capt Claret]

After some 21 years & Millions of pax, the party's over :{

Going ..

http://pegasus.bigpondhosting.com/PPRuNe/Final_QF_AYQ/IMG_3377.jpg


Going .....

http://pegasus.bigpondhosting.com/PPRuNe/Final_QF_AYQ/IMG_3425.jpg


Gone .....

http://pegasus.bigpondhosting.com/PPRuNe/Final_QF_AYQ/IMG_3498.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Surely not an A320 operation now?:hmm:

[Ultralights]

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p106/Almostoldfart/Tractors2_zps75a49866.jpg

chemtrails?:E

[Super Cecil]

chemtrails?

Shhhhh

Let me hazard a quess Cecil. You would have to be up just after you went to bed to have a chance of being anywhere near the head of that line up for a load. Even then you would have boot prints up your back.

All quite civilised 4by, you know what it's like. Job for a retired gentleman, must be for a retarded one as well if they let me do it. :}

[Username here]

I'd appreciate a PM from one or both of the drivers of those fire trucks...

:E

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Hey Mr Ultralights,

Classic....

You really should re post that in U know where....That other thread!!

Cheers:ok::ok:

[4by2withears]

Oops. Looks like you've been outed Cecil. All that talk of forestry contracts fooled nobody. Those photos are a give away. The booms have atomisers on them, not nozzles. Classic trailing setup.

Doesn't look like I will be getting over there this year. Will have to line things up a bit earlier next year when the recruiters come around. Happy trailing.

[Andy_RR]

Not a photo and not my work obviously, but I'm sure youse lot will enjoy this 1976 documentary on the Spitfire. I did!

Spitfire Documentary 1976 - YouTube

[RadioSaigon]

Absolutely superb, Andy RR thanks :ok:

[Dash Balus]

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y500/Dash_Balus/4dc6aafa-fc9b-4492-bdaf-8f1e33d4681f_zps3ceb0da9.jpg (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Dash_Balus/media/4dc6aafa-fc9b-4492-bdaf-8f1e33d4681f_zps3ceb0da9.jpg.html)


JQ 25 8TH June, 2013, approx 0640 UTC @ FL400.

[Dash Balus]

http://i1277.photobucket.com/albums/y500/Dash_Balus/066550e9-9610-4f4f-8768-ff29c231177a_zps6fc13a11.jpg (http://s1277.photobucket.com/user/Dash_Balus/media/066550e9-9610-4f4f-8768-ff29c231177a_zps6fc13a11.jpg.html)

QF X OOL 31/03/13

[SgtBundy]

Paro, Bhutan - one very interesting approach. Skip the first 5 minutes.

YsZqN-uEgQU

[jas24zzk]

Thanx for the Spitfire link Andy... was a great hour!.

[Sunfish]

http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1002747_10151967302537586_1116975039_n.jpg

[ozaggie]

That is a very cheeky bird. Love it!

[Ex FSO GRIFFO]

Excuse me, but can you tell me if there is a CAPTAIN SULLY in there....?

:ooh:

:}

[Capn Bloggs]

That proves it. Chemtrails from the tips of the horizontal stabilisers! :eek:

[SgtBundy]

Runway disappears on late final:

LiveLeak.com - Runway Disappearing Act

[Piano Man]

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/9461/3kvd.jpg
http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5218/38ly.jpg

[j3pipercub]

Magic Piano, just curious, have you ever had the need to use that little oar?

j3

[Piano Man]

Magic Piano, just curious, have you ever had the need to use that little oar?

J3, only when the plane won't 'play ball' in trying to get it back to the beach. The caravan is a whole load more difficult paddling than the beaver!

[j3pipercub]

I can imagine 2+ tons of machine with that paddle would be a workout :-)

[VH-XXX]

Some would describe this aircraft as sex on an undercarriage...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/bkn1.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/bkn2.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/bkn3.jpg

[Desert Flower]

Some would describe this aircraft as sex on an undercarriage...

Indeed - & this would be even sexier! Royal Turbine | Royal Turbine (http://www.royalturbine.com/)

DF.

[Dogimed]

I'd turn for the Duke....:O

Dog

[jas24zzk]

Not sure I could go that far Dogimed, but the Royal Duke DF posted :D is worth pushing the boundaries for.....it'd operate easily from my home strip ;)

[Super Cecil]

What strip is that? I remember that bow of a vessel somewhere.

[Captain Nomad]

Tooradin...

[Flying Binghi]

And who is it got a picture of their aircraft in the QLD country life.

Seems they is one of the rare breed of aircraft owners who has more work on then they can handle..:)

[VH-XXX]

Did someone say Tooradin ??? Trying to be creative but not overly successful at it.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t1.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t2.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t3.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t4.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t5.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t6.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t7.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t8.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t9.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/t10.JPG

[Ultralights]

pics of the Cirrus, and an old Mooney, cant help but think of a MIB quote.
"New hotness, Old and busted."

[VH-XXX]

The Mooney is a 77 model by the way.

Any guesses on the aircraft type on final?

[gassed budgie]

Any guesses on the aircraft type on final?

Looks like an Airvan.

[Ultralights]

77 model
exactly! old and busted!

http://www.pipistrel-usa.com/newsletters/newsletter-64/Rotax-912iS-2.jpg

this is the new toy im working towards at the moment,

147Kts IAS cruise, 135kts turb pen speed, 100Hp, 15L/per hour. 7.5 hrs endurance,1000nm range. VH rego, IFR equipped. on board oxy supply, service ceiling of 23,000ft.
new hotness...

why would people even consider an old 77 model, burning 45 ltr or more an hour for similar speeds, but half the range.


similar convo was had in the hangar with the turbine bonanza conversion

why bother with an old ship like that, when a nice RV will do the job at a fraction of the cost.. even a Cirrus!
Its time for the old dinosaurs and the old boys to get with the times and fly something modern. :E:E:}

(strictly speaking for private use only)

[VH-XXX]

That Pipistrel pictured above will cost at a guess $180k+

The Mooney was sub $40k.

Yep Airvan in the pic, an easy one that one. Nice set of landing lights on them.

[Ultralights]

atually, the pipistrel with certified engine, TSO garmin glass, at current exchange rate of $1.45Au to the Euro, about $170K. base model, about 140K.

how much was that Mooney new?

and why is a new 182 the same aircraft designed in the 70's??

dont mind me, just cant understand why a 2010 C182 still has a carby, and is hard to start on a cold winters wet morning.. and burns 45Ltrs/hour to cruise at 130 kts.

[Flying Binghi]

Pipistrel
Mooney
C182


To be fair we are not comparing aircraft of the same age or mission profile.

Pipistrel = 2 seats and little else.

Old Mooney = 4 seats and cheap to buy... running costs ?

C182 = 4 seats or a heavy load carrying utility.









.

[VH-XXX]

Good discussion points for a new thread (myself included)...

[Captain Nomad]

I hope the 'Pipistrel' designers have thought about deicing? With those sorts of performance figures (especially altitude) and IFR it is going to encourage some people to get themselves into a whole lot of trouble...

[Ultralights]

standard Pipistrel kits are not IFR, or have any anti icing,though it does have heated pitot as standard. but the avionics package i had in mind would be IFR rated, and built to meet all IFR requirements, which explains the high cost. ill have to send another email to ask about anti ice fitment. dont see how it can be done without boots or elements somewhere.


anyways, my original point for ****es and giggles..
Old technology Vs New technology

http://www.pipistrel.ca/Panthera/index_files/Panthera%20flyby.jpg

MOG an external camera ! Ohh noooooo

[Flying Binghi]

via Ultralights:
Its time for the old dinosaurs and the old boys to get with the times and fly something modern.

Yer not in the recreational aircraft forum here. Around here many have other requirements of their aircraft..:)

After removing all the pax seats i've had the ripper ram off a large bulldozer in the back of a nice flat floored C182 - Please do show me the modern equivalent...






.

[Ultralights]

A jabiru J430 will take a 44 Gallon drum in the back! and where did i mention RAAUS rego? :E:}

[NZFlyingKiwi]

The Panthera is one beautiful looking machine.

[the_rookie]

Flying Papua Indonesia Pac 750 XL GoPro2 - YouTube
Not a photo, but one heck of a cool video on a PAC750 driver in PNG

[Ultralights]

turn the volume down when watching that one!

[Captain Nomad]

That brings back some memories...! The video is Papua Indonesia though - not PNG.

Don't be fooled by the nice weather at the start though, in those parts of the world most of the time you would spend peering through the murk like later in the video...

[VH-XXX]

Ok peeps, I took this photo a week ago, where am I on final?

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

and this one... it's runway 35 and a tip for you - it's not Tyabb ;)

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/35.jpg

[NZFlyingKiwi]

The first one looks like Venice - San Nicolo I think it is?

[VH-XXX]

Impressive effort !

[172sp]

http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w680/jb380800/522653_10151465497420827_113380175_n_zps7f6a8baf.jpg (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/jb380800/media/522653_10151465497420827_113380175_n_zps7f6a8baf.jpg.html)

[Server too busy]

The second one looks like Corfu?

[VH-XXX]

I'll have to post something a little more obscure next time!

[Wally Mk2]

'172sp' looks like YFLI somewhere, same type of topography & scrubby looking land. Otherwise somewhere else in two headed land:E


Wmk2

[Captain Nomad]

Where am I?!

Umm, standing behind a Piper?! :E

[VH-XXX]

Where am I?!

Waiting for an engineer from RVAC to fly out and fix your Piper?

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

The Panthera is one beautiful looking machine.

I guess beauty is in the eyes of the beholder - else ugly women wouldn't get laid!

Dr :8

[Jabawocky]

OK Forkie, from your Island paradise, you must be missing the image of a truly nice Fork Tailed machine.

How about this one?

http://e0.photos.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/7220f82fbe67787dc28b1d33e015f869ab3f0288

or a dusk shot

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7056/6826980704_10d04f2b75_c.jpg

[DH164]

172sp,

Is it this one? : https://maps.google.com.au/maps?q=38+57'+18+S+146+17'+46+E&ll=-38.950732,146.286414&spn=0.016337,0.033023&hnear=0x6b2bb6b8ac63ce07:0x130579a40e9b1dc0,38+57'+18+S+146+ 17'+46+E&gl=au&t=h&z=16

[jas24zzk]

Where am I?!

Hiding in the bathroom awaiting smokey joes wrath for taking one of his 'it'l be ok' signoffs into an unimproved strip

hmmm........

[172sp]

Very close Wally - but no cigar.

DH164, yes it is :ok:

jas24zzk, no. Nonetheless, if that was the case fortunately i was not the PIC.

[jas24zzk]

LOL...soz about the bold.

The prom ey...anything there worth a day trip?

[Animalclub]

This thread and the PNG wontoks' thread are simply the best... no bitching, no complaining just good photographs, information and a little humour. Thank you.

[Flying Binghi]

Aww, shuks. Group hug time..:)

[Ultralights]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1039730_10151681393657365_1111377544_o.jpg

[tail wheel]

The absurdity of that post is that many of todays senior airline Captains built their career from single pilot Embraer Bandeirante Reg 203 operations in Talair, Maslings etc in the 1970s.

For it's time, the Embraer EMB110 Bandeirante, along with the DHC6 Twin Otter, were two of the world's best supplementary airline aircraft.

[zlin77]

Very true Tail Wheel, I used to be a single pilot Bandit driver with Maslings.....I fly a much bigger twin now but have never enjoyed Leonardo's luck in being surrounded by a bevy of babes...

[tail wheel]

From the photo above I think those three lovelies would struggle to achieve a sum of IQ in double numbers. May just make it if you include the dude in the middle! :}

The Bandit did a remarkable job and the -34's were a couple of Messrs Pratt & Whitney's finest. One of the world's most outstanding light commuter aircraft.

[VH-XXX]

The absurdity of that post is that many of todays senior airline Captains built their career from single pilot Embraer

There in lies the irony of the picture.... GEN Y wants to be Leonardo with their 200 hours straight after leaving the sausage factory :ok:

[the_rookie]

There lies the stereotype

[fl610]

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqkOi2AdjLw

[Piano Man]

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/4833/8chs.jpg

[Kris Lovell]

Everyone enjoying their day today????
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j350/krislovell/E68E295E-7CE5-4A7D-8B81-7AFB6BA1127C-815-00000066BB9225E4_zpsf759d9d5.jpg

I am

Kris

[PyroTek]

Was pax at the holding point in Auckland on Sunday when suddenly:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/2401/q71e.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Pyro.......

First post in how long?

Can you still remember how to swing a blade on Buttercub......hmmm you probably have done that more recently than me......

Long time no see!:ok:

[PyroTek]

Been a little while, Jaba!

I haven't spun buttercub's prop in a while! I plan on getting current again in the very near future!

(Also couldn't help but notice that the first piccie in this thread is one of my own :P)

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Where?

http://www.fototime.com/A88C9D7525FE1D9/standard.jpg

Dr :8

[coconut99]

Malolo lailai (aka plantation), Fiji looking down RWY 12. Do I win the prize?? :8

[China Flyer]

A couple of older photos, which at first glance may seem not to belong here, but I can assure everyone that everything is Aussie: aircraft, water and war canoe.

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag71/Tarzan660/HMASMelbourne2_zpsf4ad757d.jpeg (http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tarzan660/media/HMASMelbourne2_zpsf4ad757d.jpeg.html)

http://www.pprune.org/<a href=http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tarzan660/media/HMASMelbourne11_zps9b9ebd75.jpeg.html target=_blank>[IMG]http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag71/Tarzan660/HMASMelbourne11_zps9b9ebd75.jpeghttp://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag71/Tarzan660/HMASMelbourne11_zps9b9ebd75.jpeg (http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tarzan660/media/HMASMelbourne11_zps9b9ebd75.jpeg.html)
http://s1299.photobucket.com/user/Tarzan660/media/HMASMelbourne11_zps9b9ebd75.jpeg.html?filters[user]=136531024&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=1

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Where?
Malolo lailai (aka plantation), Fiji looking down RWY 12. Do I win the prize?? http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/nerd.gif


Yup! There's always one, isn't there? :D

[Jabawocky]

Hey Doc, give that man a freddo !
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTvPfwjs6fN_4AbQh_TL4d-yRvL4WRwj4rDQeknohcdF45Z8VyFZA

[Ultralights]

but if he gets a radio call wrong, or misses anything on the checklist, it will cost him the freddo!

[Bevan666]

China Flyer - Flying a Scooter?

[China Flyer]

Indeed it was an A4G: impressive recognition skills!

Just off Jervis Bay, if my memory serves me correctly.

[Ultralights]

IqkOi2AdjLw


I swear that guy flies into Bankstown regularly, by the time he gets his inbound call out, he is almost at the airfield.

[Fantome]

.....I fly a much bigger twin now but have never enjoyed Leonardo's luck in being surrounded by a bevy of babes...



there is no deodourant can cancel out a single whiff of it

[tinpis]

Oh I say hadnt seen this before....Brylcream, Pommie accents, Skygods. :hmm:

RNZAF Vampire Display Team 1964 - YouTube

[MFB 2]

Thanks Tinpis, nice video.

[gupta]

Hey there Tinnie, welcome back

[Jamair]

Thanks Tinnie; nice.:D

22 something years old in 1964 and 'seen active service with RNZAF'? Hmmmm