The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk II

[Capn Bloggs]

I'm guessing that Blogsy has parked his little rocket in a K-Mart carpark.
Almost GOLD (hint hint). ;)

[LewC]

YPKG perhaps?

[Capn Bloggs]

YPKG perhaps?
Cha ching! :D

Kalgoorlie Bay 2, evening, with a Galaxy S3.

[cowl flaps]

Good work RR69,- you got the chocolates.

[Capn Rex Havoc]

Blogs-a717? With just enough range to reach kal:E

[Jabawocky]

Lucky he could find Kal…. :E

HNY Bloggsie :ok:

[ruddman]

Kalgoorlie! I need to update my google images.


Kalgoorlie? You wouldn't get her out of 2nd gear for that one would you?

[haughtney1]

Any guesses where?

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/haughtney/IMG_1433.jpg

[Capn Bloggs]

Kalgoorlie? You wouldn't get her out of 2nd gear for that one would you?
They're automatic these days (thank goodness...) :}

Same to you, Jaba. :ok:

[Jabawocky]

Dorkland H1 ?

Can't be in the sand pit, its too wet!

[haughtney1]

Nope Jaba....:E...not even close.

[ruddman]

Being a QANTAS 747, just about anywhere in the world! :eek:

A rainy day, freight with plastic over it. Definitely NOT Australia. The aussie guys would let it just get wet...:}

Tough one. :\

[Aussie Bob]

Took me to the beach for a swim ....

http://s25.postimg.org/y8rq2ugj3/shibs.jpg

[By George]

Looks like Frankfurt to me on the old USAF side Cargo apron.

[haughtney1]

George gets the chocolate fish....or soy latte' :8 well played sir...

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

After 3.5 yrs on the ground, a new engine, re-skinned ruddervators, ADSB upgrade, and a bunch of AD's, I flew the V-tail today.

My first thought was, "The ailerons are really sloppy"! However, on further investigation I realised that they were fine - just much, much lighter than the A36 that I have been driving for the last few years.

Goes well, sounds sweet, flies straight, everything works - all good.

I had a dream a couple of weeks ago in which I had an engine failure on TO, parked it wheels up off the end of Rwy 01, and fortunately walked away unhurt.

Didn't happen!

Dr :8


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[VH-XXX]

Good work Dr. You are almost a test pilot :ok:

I noticed when I played it back at high speed that the aircraft yaws a lot, two and fro, over and over. Is this related to the V-Tail, weather, pilot or you haven't noticed?

[Ultralights]

ADSB upgrade, and a bunch of AD's
and a gopro approval i hope! :}

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

I noticed when I played it back at high speed that the aircraft yaws a lot, two and fro, over and over. Is this related to the V-Tail, weather, pilot or you haven't noticed? Video always seems to exaggerate the V-tail wag. I don't notice it in the aeroplane unless the air is really lumpy cause it rotates around your bum if you are in the front seats.

Even if it really gets the waggles up in rough air, I don't bother to damp it if I am by myself.

Some 35's have a small ventral fin installed as a mod, while other's swear by yaw dampers.

Can't say it bothers me.

and a gopro approval i hope! http://images.ibsrv.net/ibsrv/res/src:www.pprune.org/get/images/smilies/badteeth.gifIts actually a Contour HD - on a ForkMount Mk4 (patent pending)! :E

Dr :8

[Biggles78]

Biggles, please see below:
Apologies for the delay replying to say Thanks for the comparison of the 2 images. I was very surprised that the colour image showed the "wrinkles" as much as the monochrome one. Just goes to show I know about as much about photography as I do about Mr Bernoulli's theorem.

If I may ask a personal question and please do not feel any obligation to answer it as I have not endeared myself to one Forum Member and I still owe Dr Oakenfield an apology for that, but would you be kind enough to share with me how many water landings you have made? I just wish to compare a number with someone I was close to who was also part boat, part bird and see if his numbers were average or abnormal for his Total Time.

Again, no expectations as you may wish to keep the numbers private.

[Piano Man]

If I may ask a personal question and please do not feel any obligation to answer it as I have not endeared myself to one Forum Member and I still owe Dr Oakenfield an apology for that, but would you be kind enough to share with me how many water landings you have made? I just wish to compare a number with someone I was close to who was also part boat, part bird and see if his numbers were average or abnormal for his Total Time.

No problem Biggles: 2500 :ok:

[FullOppositeRudder]

Forktailed Dr Killer flies again!Very nice, After all of that and 3.5 years, I can understand your sense of satisfaction and all the other things that come with 'being up there' again. :)

Thanks for letting us come too.

FOR

[VH-XXX]

Any Cirrus pilot out there knows that this can mean only one thing.... :eek:

(this is a landing by the way and it was the "best" one during the session)


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

[Ultralights]

i thought if landing was too hard in a cirrus, you just pull a red handle?

[OZBUSDRIVER]

The way that grass is leaning over, I'd say a hard day in the office for the lad. Other than that, a poor camera angle, Mr XXX. You cannot tell either way if the landing was short or good. Latrobe, not familiar with ops in a strong SE breeze into there. No big line of tall trees on the east side of strip to catch you out when the left foot over does it when the urge to go west cuts out...same with turbulence...your thoughts, MrXs?

[VH-XXX]

Good summary OZ and spot on with the conditions, it was woeful with 24 knots on the AWIB straight down 27, with this aircraft being on 21.

The issue I'm referring to would only be known to Cirrus pilots in that pretty much you don't flare a Cirrus at all when landing, you fly it into the ground, otherwise you will scrape the tail. (sure you can flare it, but only slightly) Given that this aircraft is landing and not taking off, you certainly would not want this angle of attack under any circumstances. On the previous circuit some bystanders believe that they observed (heard) the tail hit the runway.

[OZBUSDRIVER]

Thank you, MrX. I've learnt something new and....will attempt to remember that little gem if ever...

[VH-XXX]

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Maybe you didn't actually forget where you parked your aircraft...

[Capn Bloggs]

Where's the next camera to the left?! :{

[Desert Flower]

OMG - almost a VTOL takeoff!

DF.

[DH164]

Fella in the Cirrus almost landed on Mr. L's house! Sheesh, he might as well have asked for a flying lesson!

[VH-XXX]

This aircraft is *special* in a number of ways....

Does anyone else out there know what it's used for, how it's flown and where it is from?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/206.jpg

[Desert Flower]

CASA aircraft register lists CIG as a PA-28??????

DF.

[Oracle1]

Does it run on natural gas?

[VH-XXX]

Oh DF.... :O. That was intentional, otherwise I may as well just tell you what it's all about....

Oracle, good guess based on the extra equipment however it's not for that reason. There are two reasons for the muffler and they have nothing to do with performance or the engine itself.

[Two_dogs]

Pretty poor photoshop job...


Maybe not VH-CIG but VH-EIG?
Some sort of aerial mapping/cartography?



VH CIG
Power Driven Aeroplane with TRICYCLE-FIXED landing gear
Single Piston engine
Manufacturer: PIPER AIRCRAFT CORP
Model: PA-28-180
Serial number: 28-1297
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 13 November 1964
Year of manufacture: 1963
Full Registration
Registration holder as of 06 February 2006
GIBBONS, William
PO Box 295
WEST KEMPSEY NSW 2440
AUSTRALIA
Registered operator as of 06 February 2006
GIBBONS, William
PO Box 295
WEST KEMPSEY NSW 2440
AUSTRALIA


VH EIG
Power Driven Aeroplane with Tricycle - Fixed landing gear
Single Piston engine



Manufacturer: CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY
Model: T206H
Serial number: T20608001
Aircraft first registered in Australia: 09 December 2013
Year of manufacture: 1997

Registration holder as of 09 December 2013
AFOC, LLC
1843 Commerce Dr Suite B
SOUTH BEND INDIANA 46628
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Registered operator as of 09 December 2013
GEOCOMP INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
L 2 517 Camberwell Rd
CAMBERWELL VIC 3124
AUSTRALIA

[VH-XXX]

Yeah 2Dogs is on the money. It's Google or Apple or one of those mobs.

Turbo charged for high altitude, muffler for noise over towns and to remove exhaust gases from the path of the camera.

[Ultralights]

used for photography, exhaust is modified so exhaust gasses do not distort the images taken through the bottom of the aircraft.

[Perspective]

Hey XXX,
how about extra points for the location!

[spinex]

Couple from Evans Head this weekend, fortunately they seem to have appeased the weather gods this year.

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/Carling113/prune3_zps0a429ccf.jpg

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/Carling113/prune1_zpsc3f637a5.jpg

http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/Carling113/prune2_zps3e51456a.jpg

[ruddman]

Nice Avenger, Trojan, crazy flying machine and legs and tan.

[ranmar850]

Ok, Guess where--

http://ranmar.smugmug.com/Travel/NZ-2013-last-week/i-ghKWWrs/0/X2/NZ%202013%20last%20week%20LR%20edit-737-X2.jpg

and bonus points for airline/aircraft.

[Capt Fathom]

Cook Strait, looking towards Wellington.

Air New Zealand A320.

[rdemonta]

Malborough Sounds

[ruddman]

Row 6F.

Other then that....:confused:

[VH-XXX]

Who was it that said an SR22 would be "easy" to fly around the world?


http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/pc12.jpg

[ranmar850]

Cook Strait, looking towards Wellington.

Air New Zealand A320.


Malborough Sounds


yes, both right--I know it wasn't hard, thought the "All-Black" colours might be a giveaway. Interesting at the weather difference across the straight, and how the low cu outlines the North Is. coastline.

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

http://i39.tinypic.com/2j47o7q.jpg

:E

[Capn Bloggs]

Interesting at the weather difference across the straight, and how the low cu outlines the North Is. coastline.
That's a flock of sheep innit? They can't swim across the strait? :}

[Ultralights]

NVFR, and a new camera lens, F1.4

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-3J2vdz7/0/L/bridge%20north%20%281%20of%201%29-2-X3.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-XdTVfmh/0/L/the%20city%20%281%20of%201%29-X3.jpg

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-jLGBfZw/0/L/yssy%20int%20%281%20of%201%29-X3.jpg

Talk to the controllers real nicely, and they will let you fly anywhere..:ok:

[spinex]

Wow Ultralights, those are spectacular

[Jack Ranga]

That top photo is beautiful, postcard stuff :ok:

[VH-XXX]

Nice work Ultralights. The only thing I can suggest to make it better for next time is to try and get the same pics on NYE when the fireworks are happening :-)

[cowl flaps]

I doubt you would get a clearance coinciding with ignition time.

[Ultralights]

we had planned a new years eve flight, and yes, you can orbit the harbour at 2100ft as the fireworks are going off, we did that on 2012 NYE, sadly, didnt have a quality lens that timeso pics are a bit blurry.
As for the NYE just passed, we had a plan in the system, but broken cloud at 2300ft coming in at 10pm ruined that flight.:{

[ruddman]

Wow. Bloody awesome. :D

So when are you offering tours that are heavily discounted for pprune posters? ;)

[Ultralights]

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-w7tkJ3D/0/X3/domestic%20%281%20of%201%29-X3.jpg
one of my favourite shots of the night, sadly, every seat is taken with friends well before new years eve.


this is one of the better shots of NYE 2012

http://pamuva1.smugmug.com/Airplanes/General-Aviation/i-xCSPchW/0/X3/IMG_1300-X3.jpg

[VH-XXX]

Interesting video on youtube here.

They are headed to the Bahamas to check out a small yacht wreck, however it features some good seaplane action as well as an aviation related surprise at the 9 minute mark.

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[Piano Man]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/850/2wiv.jpg

Easy one, but what airport is the Caravan at?

[Capt Fathom]

In front of Christo's hangar!

[Piano Man]

Yes Capt Fathom! Great hint! :ok:

And heading home:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/593/dgk6.jpg

[Paul O'Rourke]

Would this be Mackay?

[Piano Man]

Told you it was an easy one! :ok:

[VH-XXX]

I certainly hope the suction mount is sucking hard !

I assume this is a jump ship and if it fell off perhaps someone can go after it!

http://i45.tinypic.com/2r76iqw.jpg

[Jack Ranga]

Should see my mounts X, permanent & hard wired. No such thing as a flat battery on the 10 mate :ok:

[Ultralights]

i dont see a suction cup mount anywhere...... i see a mount bonded to the wing, as i have all over my aircraft.. far stronger than the suction..

[VH-XXX]

Thanks Ultraights, now you've spoilt all those people chiming in saying how it will fall off when they get to 8,000ft :ouch:

[Capt Fathom]

That photo taken from the rear door of a Seneca V ... in Brazil?

Probably not a Jump Ship. More likely a Photo Ship. :ok:

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

What is that on the leading edge of the aircraft.? :confused:

Thanks, T&G.

[Jamair]

T& G, that is the radome

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/jamair_photos/IMG_1284640x480_zpsd312a8e5.jpg (http://s130.photobucket.com/user/jamair_photos/media/IMG_1284640x480_zpsd312a8e5.jpg.html)

[PyroTek]

Hey all,
I'm back, unsure for how long, I can never tell at the start.
Anyway. I'll start off with a few, but be prepared to see a lot more :D

Taken on Franz Josef Glacier, NZ:
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa56/PyroTek_1/ZK-HHM.jpg

Taken at Brisbane Airport:
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa56/PyroTek_1/VH-FDT.jpg

[Piano Man]

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/27/kcsy.jpg

Early wet windy Hamo morning

[peuce]

Jamair...has thing got bicycle undercarriage? :E

[tail wheel]

Jamair...has thing got bicycle undercarriage?

Crew transport!! :}

Jamair, is PSY based in Mt Isa now? The original 208 used to be based in Isa and I think PSY was based in Cairns.

[Jamair]

Yep, crew transport. When i was CS based i took my mountain bike in the cargo pod on the Cape and Straits weeks, helps keep the weight off the pilot plus made exploring the islands and communities easy.

Of the Polair 208s, PSY is CS, PSV is at Isa and PSQ is in BN.there is a Slowtation at BN PSU, a B1900 PSK at CS and a Bongo PSZ? on HID.

Good gig, fun times, but current gig MUCH better :cool:

Was down your way on the weekend Tailie, jeez some changes there since I left! :eek:

[Jabawocky]

Changes jamjar? Mate lucky you recognised it. If you flew in could you actually get in and park, let alone taxi out again.

That place must surely exceed the movements at TL :eek:

[VH-XXX]

Of the Polair 208s, PSY is CS, PSV is at Isa and PSQ is in BN.there is a Slowtation at BN PSU, a B1900 PSK at CS and a Bongo PSZ? on HID.

Cryptic post of the year award :ok:

[tail wheel]

XXX makes sense to me. :ok:

Yes, there are now a minimum 40 Dash 8s per week and it is still not easy to get a seat! I still own one house there but have now retired to the Coast.

[dwarfhunter]

Just ran Jamair's post through a US government decryption program and came up with this.
Of the Police Air Wing Cessna 208's, VH-PSY is in Cairns, VH-PSV is at Mount Isa and VH-PSQ is in Brisbane. There is a Cessna Citation at Brisbane, VH-PSU, a Beech 1900 VH-PSK at Cairns and a Brittain Norman Islander VH-PSZ (possibly) on Horn Island.

Hope this helps.

:ok:

[Jabawocky]

only part of the story.......if you know jamjar he is far more covert than that ;)

[Jamair]

Yeah, could tell ya but then I'd hafta..... Well, you know the rest....:oh:;)

[Jamair]

So back to The Home Of Photos....

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p271/jamair_photos/IMG_1067640x480_zpsa9bc9f67.jpg (http://s130.photobucket.com/user/jamair_photos/media/IMG_1067640x480_zpsa9bc9f67.jpg.html)

[FNQ Driver]

Ahh,sunset in MT Isa.Nice Photo there Jamair!
I miss flying up around that area :(

[ruddman]

Beautiful shot right there. Amazing sunset.

Cleaned up, the B200 is one sweet looking aircraft from an aviation buff's viewpoint. I used to love watching them depart CNS when I was working in and around the airport.

I'd buy one, but neither have the money or a pilots licence so kinda awkward.

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

http://i62.tinypic.com/1112mn9.jpg

[FO Cokebottle]

Hume Highway Euroa bypass.

[Fantome]

Where am I.?

In deep **** . . . . . no way you'll make the threshold from there

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/jokova_photos/SLING2.jpg

two weeks ago new owner taxying ?? for Wedderburn

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

Hume Highway Euroa bypass.

That was too easy :(

In deep **** . . . . . no way you'll make the threshold from there

That's what she said last night. . .:E

[Frank Arouet]

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr13/scud_2008/egv2001.jpg

[Capt Fathom]

Hamilton Island.

[Frank Arouet]

When? Hint, EGV is close to the proposed Control Tower.

[Capt Fathom]

If that's the case, it's parked up the hill. :E

Must be very late 70's, early 80's. The strip was built in stages. Certainly a goat track at the beginning.

[Frank Arouet]

Early 1983 actually. The aircraft were there for the first outrigger canoe race around the island. Surfers Paradise Lifeguards from memory. The harbor was operational and the tavern was up and running. Had a ramp and a 'Fairmile'. Williams had a wood boat. There were goats on the track and deer all over the place, but that's another story. The strip was about 2000ft then.

[Frazzled]

Quote:
Hume Highway Euroa bypass.

What's the dimensions- length,width?

Is it in ERSA

[jas24zzk]

Frazzled....


the answers you seek..........


http://www.airservicesaustralia.com/aip/pending/ersa/FAC_YWHG_6-Mar-2014.pdf


Well not all, but being a winch based strip, expect >4000 foot unless they are dropping fences at minimum width for safe ops.

Cheers

Jas

[triton140]

Frazzled....

the answers you seek..........


Nah, reckon it's Wignells. Runways 17/35, length 1158m.

Wahring is a ways off, on the road to Shepparton.

[jas24zzk]

Hmm...

Wignalls? seriously? looked wrong to me....but it has been 20+ years since i was last in there (outlanding from a Euroa launch)

Been staring at that pic since it was posted, looking at it thinking it was Wahring....but now you question that....tree line on the the right hand side is wrong....so i'll shut up now lol

[triton140]

jas, sorry - I cheated!

Been doing a bit of flying around there recently!

Cheers

[Fantome]

just a stones throw to the south of the Wahring strip smack bang in the middle of a large paddock often only stubble is a square of trees . . you can see it on google easily enough. The funny thing is in the centre of this mini - forest there's a hut .. . but no obvious track in or out

is Max C still doing a bit of instructing at Wahring? has he still got the Callair?

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

What's the dimensions- length,width?

Is it in ERSA

Country strip guide;

Strip length 1140m between the fences.

Width 25m Unsealed - sand & grass.

[jas24zzk]

Not sure what the go is up there now..the only member I know there last said to me that his last trip the place was almost deserted.

Last I heard on the Callairs, was that both APC and MFG were in the custody of the farmer..neither were airworthy, and both for sale. No Idea whats happened to them.

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

Mrs Dr stumbled across this pic last night!

Who, what, where, when?

http://www.fototime.com/342FAAEACCFE74C/standard.jpg

They don't make pilot's or aeroplanes like they used to! :E

Dr :8

PS: This aeroplane should be really familiar to at least one person on here!

[Arnold E]

when?

A bloody long time ago.:E

[holdingagain]

Obviously Archerfield but I don't recognise the V Tail
Not many Beech aircraft parked in that area as it was outside the Cessna dealers hangar. They tended to flock up around Sunland

[Jabawocky]

I think I know :oh:

[gerry111]

I reckon that it's my favourite Bo. CFK...

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

All of the above, plus ....... 1977!

[By George]

Is that John Grace? In 1974 VH-CFK was with Lanhams Air Charter at Mt Isa. John and I flew it around the Cattle Stations in the Gulf. We all dressed like that in those days. No Bogans covered in ink with blank stares back then.

[Aye Ess]

Hey,By George....were you employed by Lanhams Mt Isa? Because I was employed by Lanhams Coolangatta in 1974.

[By George]

Yes, joined them on Jan 15th 1974. I did, briefly fly the Joy-riding business for Cliff on the Coast in 1972. The other single Beech at Mt Isa was a Debonair VH-DYT. They had numerous Cessna models, 206,210 and that awful 207 contraption (VH- MHL). Loved the ' V-Tail banana' as we use to call it.

[Aye Ess]

HA....well as has been said before,aviation is a small world. I flew for Lanhams at Coolangatta from June 74 til June 76. We eventually got your C210 VH-CHL.....felt like an airliner.

[ParkingHell]

DYT has been in Geraldton for a long time, it's up for sale, pretty well equipped with a new engine as well.

[allthecoolnamesarego]

A few of the Boxkite 100 years on to the minute, since it first flew.

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/IMG_6215-Version2.jpeg (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/coolnames/media/IMG_6215-Version2.jpeg.html)

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/IMG_6240-Version2.jpeg (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/coolnames/media/IMG_6240-Version2.jpeg.html)

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/IMG_6247-Version2.jpeg (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/coolnames/media/IMG_6247-Version2.jpeg.html)

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/IMG_6209-Version2.jpeg (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/coolnames/media/IMG_6209-Version2.jpeg.html)

http://i634.photobucket.com/albums/uu65/coolnames/IMG_6264-Version2.jpeg (http://s634.photobucket.com/user/coolnames/media/IMG_6264-Version2.jpeg.html)

[Up-into-the-air]

Who was the pilot and where??


http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/flyingoz/DSCN1488_zps78a2b021.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Easy....too easy.

YNRM and the fine gentleman Keith Engelsman. :ok:

[Up-into-the-air]

Correct!! with the place

but, Pilot was the gentleman from Scone, Col Pay.

On the day, the casa dudes threatened all the people who were in the paddock - coz they were in danger.

The day was the first flight of the Wright Flyer replica!! on 11th February 2005

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/flyingoz/WrightFlyeronDisplay_zps2f0a52df.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Bugger, not enough people in that shot then.

It looked like it could have been the 2013 flights done by Keith.

I was there for both :ok:

[Frank Arouet]

Note the Hillman Minx engine which is really a Coventry Climax slant 4 engine. I wonder did the FAA clear the paddock for the Wright Bros.

[Up-into-the-air]

Here is the view of the paddock Jaba, as the aircraft just started to move:

http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/flyingoz/WrightFlyerTakeoffrun_zps61498a5d.jpg

Just a fantastic day and the best part was people interaction with flight - that is really what it is all about. The number of just local people [and non-flyers] demonstrated, now why we must get the changes to casa, atsb to ensure what happened then can bu un-fettered and continue.

Sorry mods - just a philosophy born of allowing people to be able to think laterally and go where they are able to achieve their best results.

[VH-XXX]

Frank, I operated a Forklift at Mooroopna for a pear season about 18 years ago that was a Coventry Climax that they "bought 23 years ago second hand from the SPC factory to get them through the season." It was still going strong. I drove past there a couple of weeks ago however it looks like it has been tiered since then.

[VH-XXX]

Yeah baby! Two engines are always better than one, right? :ok:

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

What's wrong with this picture?

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

[VH-XXX]

A couple from the Tyabb airshow a couple of weeks back...

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

An entertaining battle against the VC. Complete with fireworks, Trojan, Birddog and Jeff Trappets DC3.

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

A slightly unusual visitor.

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

[Capt Fathom]

What's wrong with this picture?

Those P51 propellor blades seem a bit fake!

[172sp]

http://i61.tinypic.com/10o1e6v.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/29sb60.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/2z4jm94.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/opr047.jpg

http://i60.tinypic.com/2jbn02b.jpg

http://i62.tinypic.com/5fk9pk.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/294jhms.jpg

[JustJoinedToSearch]

Is that LJR?

[gerry111]

VH-XXX's first photo at #890 shows quite a "Man Shed"...

Please pardon my envy showing.

[jas24zzk]

The twin engine 'searay???" looks good to me...

The p-51 pic...doesn't to the 'wrong' count any justice. The 'sound' portrayed....OMG I felt a slight of embarresment as I walked away from the display.

don't get me wrong, their fund raising to pursue the preservation of this airframe has a lot of merit, but the application of that display didn't help them as much as i might have.

Personally, if they'd said to me 5 bucks to take a seat in the cockpit for a few minutes, i'd have jumped at it, and I know plenty of others who would happily part with a few bucks for the same opportunity.

Just my 2 bobs worth for free....

[BEACH KING]

http://i719.photobucket.com/albums/ww192/mulgathimper/A69F6DF0-B141-4BAB-9769-3967192CEB63-5503-00001026A88E2467_zpse3658476.jpg

This is quite a different round-out technique from what I am used to when landing on runway 36

[Jabawocky]

I can see the NOTAM now.... :E

[gerry111]

Not unusual, Jaba for the Dubbo ANDRA boys and girls in past years to have YWEL NOTAMed off limits for us guys and gals. They used the strip for drag racing. (I have to admit to having been there spectating on one occasion, during an Easter Sunday..) :O

[hurlingham]

Beach King

Keep your truck off it - they are trying to fix it up!!!

[BEACH KING]

Hey it's not just me...there's 14 others doing it too!!

The biggest joke (apart from the high vis shirt,long pants, hard hat with flowing brim,gloves, safety glasses and displayed white card) is the AVID card that we are given upon entering the airport boundary. You wear it for about 2 minutes while you tip off the gravel, and then give it back when you exit.
I wish my normal ASIC card was this easy to obtain....no Birth certificates or criminal background checks, no 4 week wait.....and FREE. I bet if I had loaded 62 tons of Nitropil instead of gravel, I would still be able to enter with my AVID :ugh:

[Jabawocky]

And what is funnier, I bet they do not accept your ASIC card in place of the AVID they give you :}

Anyway you are just about due for retirement aren't you :E


:}:}:}

[BEACH KING]

I am retired! Only work 14 hour days now.
Also getting sick of paying $45/hr to Yobbo truck drivers who can't read or write, who then smash your gear

[Volumex]

Found this while looking through some posters from the 80's. Were any other ppruner's there?
http://lh5.googleusercontent.com/jIt0XZUj33GkY6XKjk2dqVrzFQDFn3YQSk2whhY_UJdv=w626-h903-no

[gerry111]

Sadly, I missed that Scone Aero Club "knees up" in 1986. But I do remember the unlamented Tooheys 2.2 light beer that was just a little bit ordinary...

There's something rather fascinating about having a brewer and an insurance company sponsor an air show...

Please bring back the good ol' G.A. days! :ok:

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

Subject: LETTER FROM AN AUSTRALIAN CATTLE STATION PILOT.
Dear Bill,
I'm writing to you because I need your help to get me flamin' pilot's licence back. You keep telling me you got all the right contacts. Well now's your chance to make something happen for me because, mate, I'm bloody desperate.
But first, I'd better tell you what happened during my last flight review with the CASA Examiner. On the phone, Ron (that's the CASA feller), seemed a reasonable sort of a bloke. He politely reminded me of the need to do a flight review every two years. He even offered to drive out, have a look over my property and let me operate from my own strip. Naturally I agreed to that. Anyway, Ron turned up last Wednesday.
First up, he said he was a bit surprised to see my plane on a small strip outside my homestead, because the authorized landing area is about a mile away. I explained that because this strip was so close to the homestead, it was more convenient than the "ALA," and despite the power lines crossing about midway down the strip, it's really not a problem to land and take-off, because at the halfway point down the strip you're usually still on the ground.
For some reason Ron, seemed nervous. So, although I had done the pre-flight inspection only four days earlier, I decided to do it all over again. Because the examiner was watching me carefully, I walked around the plane three times instead of my usual two. My effort was rewarded because the colour finally returned to Ron's cheeks. In fact, they went a bright red. In view of Ron's obviously better mood, I told him I was going to combine the test flight with some farm work, as I had to deliver three poddy calves from the home paddock to the main herd. After a bit of a chase I finally caught the calves and threw them into the back of the ol' Cessna 172. We climbed aboard but Ron, started getting onto me about weight and balance calculations and all that crap. Of course I knew that sort of thing was a waste of time because calves like to move around a bit particularly when they see themselves 500-feet off the ground! So, it's pointless trying to secure them as you know. However, I did tell Ron that he shouldn't worry as I always keep the trim wheel set on neutral to ensure we remain pretty stable at all stages throughout the flight.
Anyway, I started the engine and cleverly minimised the warm-up time by tramping hard on the brakes and gunning her to 2,500 RPM. I then discovered that Ron has very acute hearing, even though he was wearing a flamin' headset. Through all that noise he detected a metallic rattle and demanded I account for it. Actually it began about a month ago and was caused by a screwdriver that fell down a hole in the floor and lodged in the fuel selector mechanism. The selector can't be moved now, but it doesn't matter because it's jammed on "All tanks," so I reckon that's OK. However, as Ron was obviously a nit-picker, I blamed the noise on vibration from a stainless steel thermos flask which I keep in a beaut little possie between the windshield and the magnetic compass. My explanation seemed to relax Ron, because he slumped back in the seat and kept looking up at the cockpit roof.
I released the brakes to taxi out, but unfortunately the plane gave a leap and spun to the right. "Hell" I thought, "not the starboard wheel chock again". The bump jolted Ron back to full alertness. He looked around just in time to see a rock thrown by the prop-wash disappear completely through the windscreen of his brand new Commodore. "Now I'm really in trouble", I thought...
While Ron was busy ranting about his car, I ignored his requirement that we taxi to the ALA, and instead took off under the power lines. Ron didn't say a word, at least not until the engine started coughing right at the lift off point, and then he bloody screamed his head off. "Oh God! Oh God! Oh God!". "Now take it easy Ron", I told him firmly. "That often happens on take-off and there is a good reason for it". I explained patiently that I usually run the plane on standard MOGAS, but one day I accidentally put in a gallon or two of kerosene. To compensate for the low octane of the kerosene, I siphoned in a few gallons of high octane MOGAS and shook the wings up and down a few times to mix it up. Since then, the engine has been coughing a bit but in general it works just fine, if you know how to coax it properly. Anyway, at this stage Ron seemed to lose all interest in my test flight.
Anyhow, on levelling out, I noticed some wild camels heading into my improved pasture. I hate bloody camels, and always carry a loaded 303, clipped inside the door of the Cessna just in case I see any of the bastards. We were too high to hit them, but as a matter of principle, I decided to have a go through the open window. Mate, when I pulled the bloody rifle out, the effect on Ron was electric. As I fired the first shot his neck lengthened by about six inches and his eyes bulged like a rabbit with myxo. He really looked as if he had been jabbed with an electric cattle prod on full power. In fact, Ron's reaction was so distracting that I lost concentration for a second and the next shot went straight through the port tyre. Ron was a bit upset about the shooting (probably one of those pinko animal lovers I guess) so I decided not to tell him about our little problem with the tyre.
Shortly afterwards I located the main herd and decided to do my fighter pilot trick. Ron had gone back to praying when, in one smooth sequence, I pulled on full flaps, cut the power and started a sideslip from 5000 feet at 130 knots indicated (the last time I looked anyway) and the little needle rushed up to the red area on me ASI. What a buzz, mate! About half way through the descent I looked back in the cabin to see the calves gracefully suspended in mid air and mooing like crazy. I was going to comment to Ron on this unusual sight, but he looked a bit green and had rolled himself into the foetal position and was screamin' his head off. Mate, talk about being in a bloody zoo. You should've been there, it was so bloody funny! At about 500 feet I levelled out, but for some reason we kept sinking. When we reached about 100 feet, I applied full power but nothing happened. No noise no nothin'. Then, luckily, I heard me instructor's voice in me head saying "carb heat, carb heat". So I pulled carb heat on and that helped quite a lot, with the engine finally regaining full power. Whew, that was real close, let me tell you! Then mate, you'll never guess what happened next! As luck would have it, at that height we flew into a massive dust cloud caused by the cattle and suddenly went I.F. bloody R, mate. You would have been really proud of me as I didn't panic once, not once, but I did make a mental note to consider an instrument rating as soon as me gyro is repaired (something I've been meaning to do for a while now).
Suddenly Ron's elongated neck and bulging eyes reappeared. His mouth opened very wide, but no sound emerged. "Take it easy," I told him, "we'll be out of this in a minute". Sure enough, about a minute later we emerged, still straight and level and still at 50 feet. Admittedly I was surprised to notice that we were upside down, and I kept thinking to myself, "I hope Ron didn't notice that I had forgotten to set the QNH when we were taxiing". This minor tribulation forced me to fly to a nearby valley in which I had to do a half roll to get upright again. By now the main herd had divided into two groups leaving a narrow strip between them. "Ah!" I thought, "there's an omen. We'll land right there". Knowing that the tyre problem demanded a slow approach, I flew a couple of steep turns with full flap. Soon the stall warning horn was blaring so loud in me ear that I cut its circuit breaker to shut it up. But by then I knew we were slow enough anyway. I turned steeply onto a 75 foot final and put her down with a real thud. Strangely enough, I had always thought you could only ground loop in a tail dragger but, as usual, I was proved wrong again! Halfway through our third loop, Ron at last recovered his sense of humour. Talk about laugh. I've never seen the likes of it. He couldn't stop. We finally rolled to a halt and I released the calves, who bolted out of the aircraft like there was no tomorrow.
I then began picking clumps of dry grass. Between gut wrenching fits of laughter, Ron asked what I was doing. I explained that we had to stuff the port tyre with grass so we could fly back to the homestead. It was then that Ron, really lost the plot and started running away from the aircraft. Can you believe it? I saw him running off into the distance, arms flailing in the air and still shrieking with laughter. I later heard that he had been confined to a psychiatric institution - poor bugger! Anyhow mate, that's enough about Ron.
The problem is I got this letter from CASA a couple of days ago withdrawing, as they put it, my privileges to fly; until I have undergone a complete pilot training course again and undertaken another flight proficiency test. Now I admit that I made a mistake in taxiing over the wheel chock and not setting the QNH using strip elevation, but I can't see what else I did that was a so bloody bad that they have to withdraw me flaming' license. Can you?
Ralph H. Bell
Mud Creek Station.

:ok:

[Desert Flower]

Love it! Seen it before, but it still cracks me up. Believe it or not, I think I may have met some of "Ralph's" rellies a time or two over the years! ;)

DF.

[VH-XXX]

Where am I ? (Apart from the obvious)

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/whereami1.jpg

[wishiwasupthere]

Based on the phone number on the hangar, Osborne Airport, Victorville CA.

[VH-XXX]

Oops, that was not one of my finest moments!

I'm also wondering what type of aircraft they are...

[fleigle]

Well, they look like Navions, and if one of them is white/blue then my daughter-in-law was flying it a couple of weeks ago.
Whoops, put my glasses back on, and she was in Palmdale... sorry!

flg

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

http://i62.tinypic.com/fuxoxf.jpg

:ugh: :ugh:

[Pinky the pilot]

Don't you just love what passes for the standards of Journalism these days?:rolleyes:

[SgtBundy]

Can't they start dumping the chemtrails then to keep going?

[gerry111]

Pinky, unlike lots of other journalism, at least that was factual... :rolleyes:

[Up-into-the-air]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/10155080_630097107071013_2139522846_n.jpg

[JustJoinedToSearch]

ML, southbound down A?

[Up-into-the-air]

I don't know and there wasn't a clue as to where it was - A little puzzle!!

[Trent 972]

It looks a lot more like YSSY.
The 737-76N is undoubtably VH-VBM.
By the haze in the image, I'd think it is an old photo from about the later part of September 2009, possibly the 23rd.
Appears to have been taken on a Canon EOS 7D with a Canon EF 100-400mm lens.
But, that's only my guess. :ok:

[ruddman]

And in a surprise twist, Trent 972 comes through with a pearler to win this weeks meat tray. :D

[Captain Nomad]

And here I was thinking it was a 747 with six engines and a red nose...! :p :}

[Desert Flower]

I was just hoping the one in front didn't stop suddenly! ;)

DF.

[VH-XXX]

Post #790.

Pictured Cirrus came to grief 2 days ago :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:


The ATSB has commenced an investigation into a runway excursion involving a Cirrus SR22 at Great Lakes Airport, Victoria, on 30 March 2014.
During the landing on runway 31, the aircraft over-ran the runway surface and collided with a fence resulting in substantial damage.
As part of the investigation, the ATSB will interview the pilot and gather additional information.

A report will be released within several months (years).


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

[bentleg]

So he has done it again?

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

World's best lightning videos (http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/2013/08/12/11/33/world-s-best-lightning-videos)

I give up in Australian journalism. Really a 737.?? :ugh:

[VH-XXX]

Runway 31 at Great Lakes has a large upwards gradient. It's no Lukla but it's pretty steep! You'd expect an overrun on the reciprocal runway.

[Capt Basil Brush]

http://youtu.be/QCIS9T7sFr8

Most of these airports are easy to identify.
See how you all go?

[peterma]

Hi Aye Ess


Just looking at some back issues of this thread and saw the photo that you posted of your painting of VH-CAE on 23 March 2013. Looked to my left and there it is hanging on my wall! Wonderful! Do you still accept commissions for these? Cheers.


John M.

[Aye Ess]

Hello John, maybe our messages have crossed,but I sent you a private message this morning..... if you haven't got it yet,maybe PM me :ok:

[FullOppositeRudder]

Something different ....

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/InnocentBystander68/zz_IMG_8888-R_zpsf6450c36.jpg

[PyroTek]

This is one I took from last year!
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa56/PyroTek_1/VH-JCP-1.jpg

[jas24zzk]

Fullopposite Rudder.


Twin Astir?

[TIMA9X]

Fullopposite RudderCaught this "grand old lady" in a crosswind landing whilst the wife was shopping at the nursery for pot plants near WOL ... now she knows why I don't mind taking her there.. :)

E0oX3mLQ314

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[Flying Meat Cleaver]

Full Opposite, that would be ASK-21 BXC of Balaklava GC, probably somewhere over Whitwarter, SA.

FMC

[FullOppositeRudder]

Full Opposite, that would be ASK-21 BXC of Balaklava GC, probably somewhere over Whitwarter, SA.Correct A/C - location is a bit further north in the Melrose area on a 'barnstorming trip' a few weeks back. Normally at home at YBVA.


FOR

[zac21]

http://i57.tinypic.com/2z8e1ba.jpg

[By George]

Zac Your photo is too big and distorting the site. Anyhow it's a B727-100 of Malibu Consulting Corporation at Nandi in Fiji.
There are a couple of Asia Pacific Airline 727s floating around the Pacific with RR Tays on 1 and 3 with number 2 engine retaining the JT8, also with winglets. Beautiful looking aeroplanes.

[truthinbeer]

Great photo FOR.

[FullOppositeRudder]

Great photo FOR. Thank you .... It's nice when it all comes together. Even at 45 - 55 kts it's hard to get them in the frame at the right instant. It was more luck than skill :O

FOR

[gerry111]

zac21,

A great photo too. The elderly B727 trijet still looks fast, standing still. I love the modern winglets and the classic aft stairs. Just so practical! I have such great memories of travelling around Australia in them. :ok:

[jas24zzk]

Shouldn't be too hard.......

http://www.ycem.com.au/images/P1050705-small2.jpg

[Aussie Bob]

Image from "No Hoper"

http://s25.postimg.org/5hrhz0m5r/Amphib_Beaver_copy.jpg

[FullOppositeRudder]

Going back a bit both in terms of both A/C usage and photo medium and process ....

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc361/InnocentBystander68/PICT0332_E_C_e_zpsb46981db.jpg

[truthinbeer]

http://www.ycem.com.au/images/P1050705-small2.jpg



Grass is a bit long, but I think it is my driveway?

[Piano Man]

Aussie Bob, great photo. Miss flying ZDA and hopefully the new engine is as strong as the old one!

[zac21]

http://i57.tinypic.com/157ygyt.jpg

[Piano Man]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3145_zps7852d20a.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3145_zps7852d20a.jpg.html)

[j3pipercub]

That is an epic photo Piano, sent it to Aye Ess yet? :-)

[Aye Ess]

Oh,Aye Ess,has already been lurking and loitering here. I can feel my smock,beret and oversized, novelty artist scarf needing a wearing.

[Piano Man]

For those who want something other than seaplanes, enjoy these:

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3160_zpsa5e41624.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3160_zpsa5e41624.jpg.html)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3211_zps805a67d0.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3211_zps805a67d0.jpg.html)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3177_zpsfc1edadf.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3177_zpsfc1edadf.jpg.html)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3171_zps46dbe30b.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3171_zps46dbe30b.jpg.html)

[Jabawocky]

Nothing like the photographic quality of Piano Man, but a couple from recent travels.

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_7723_zps9a6e0e5b.jpg

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_7727_zpsee651e52.jpg

And a mate from YCAB who has invested heavily in preserving Australian aviation history with the first ever Beech in Oz. If you ever have the privilege to see it it is immaculate.
http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/ab58/jaba430/IMG_7753_zpseea543b0.jpg

[ForkTailedDrKiller]

What's the history of VH-UXP, Jaba?

[PyroTek]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa56/PyroTek_1/VH-VBY.jpg

[ruddman]

Coffee holders and MP3 player in there too?

[Neville Nobody]

FullOppositeRudder, that Western VIC? Peter Wood or Richard Embury? Or SA Kimba area with Kenny?

[Piano Man]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/DSC_3263_zpsa229e5d8.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/DSC_3263_zpsa229e5d8.jpg.html)
Enjoying the sunset!

[ozaggie]

The Beaver spraying looks like it was east of Balaclava, SA, so perhaps Kenny B, or Bob Beattie.

[FullOppositeRudder]

26th Apr 2014 09:09 Neville Nobody FullOppositeRudder, that Western VIC? Peter Wood or Richard Embury? Or SA Kimba area with Kenny? ozaggie Spraying Beaver
The Beaver spraying looks like it was east of Balaclava, SA, so perhaps Kenny B, or Bob Beattie. I don't believe I actually met the pilot for this particular aircraft on this occasion. It was a while back (mid 60's perhaps??) but Ozaggie you are spot on with the location. 'Tis indeed Balaklava to the left of the Beaver. Well done! :D

The name of Bob Beattie rings a bell - he may well have been on AG work in this area - perhaps I heard his name mentioned by the local contractor who used to arrange for these ops. Unfortunately he is no longer with us so I can't ask him.

I've a few others of Ag operations in this area in that era - I'll look them up and post here when I get a bit of spare time.

FOR

[Jabawocky]

THE FIRST Beech in Australia.

You can read more in Classic Fighters( or Classic Wings....I forget the name) or other places on the web.

This is the best restoration I have seen to date. Along with the Stinson Reliant from WA. Both are :ok::ok:

[the_rookie]

What a/c is that zac21?

[Bevan666]

My guess zac21 is flying a G1000 equipped 'van.

[Me_3]

A few more DHC2 Pictures.. There will be a few around who know this machine prior to it getting bent......

Its BACK IN THE AIR!

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y451/ben398/1897906_10152203670844885_1417877699_n_zps7a2e350d.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y451/ben398/1510354_10152214886929885_2084888729_n_zps58a0a893.jpg

http://i1275.photobucket.com/albums/y451/ben398/10155072_10152386244244885_6414379675363889054_n_zpscc579e7b .jpg

[zac21]

Right on,
It's a 208B- EX:ok:

[iPahlot]

Good ol' PCF. What a machine!

Looks a lot better than it did last time it visited Green Island :ok:

[FullOppositeRudder]

Thanks for these pics - it's great to see a DHC2 in something other than AG work. :D

Sadly I haven't seen or heard one down here in the driest state for many years.

FOR

[Ultralights]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10172765_10202736384983028_8144373267771450242_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10256849_10202736338141857_4079622898138113328_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/10252022_10202736339421889_4545075824398660554_n.jpg

[Capn Bloggs]

with the first ever Beech in Oz
Dunno about that. Unless my colour vision deceived me, I saw a maroon Staggerwing fly along the beach at Busselton last week! :confused:

[PLovett]

Only ever saw them in daylight ultralights. Didn't know they were lit as well. They make a rather impressive gatepost though, don't they, as well as the other sculptures there.

[Power]

this one bloggs?

http://s14.postimg.org/wftquupy9/IMG_4456.jpg

[Capn Bloggs]

Could well have been, Power. Sounded great, quite low revs, like a 1-pot motorbike. Was doing (legal) horizontal wiffodils. :D

[Ultralights]

The Plane henge bonanzas arnt lit, i lit them with a small LED torch to get the effect.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10175060_10202736339901901_2388336457512808890_n.jpg

everything is incredibly green out there at the moment, 300 mm of rain fell in the region about 3 weeks ago. all the rivers flowing from the south west into the lake were flowing well

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/988852_10152330203624754_6465022487842445658_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1.0-9/10294493_10202736328861625_2996180937347873162_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/t1.0-9/10313453_10202736333661745_323174132732890883_n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/t1.0-9/10152016_10202736333861750_1491016862533772603_n.jpg

[Jabawocky]

Bloggs mate, would I kid you? :ok:

VH-UXP (http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UXP.html)

Nice pic's UL :ok:

[Capn Bloggs]

Bloggs mate, would I kid you?
My profuse apologies, Jabba, I misread your text as meaning the only Staggerwing. You are quite right! :D

[Kharon]

UL. Great photography, thanks; great way to start a day.

Bloggs - The – Staggerwing - is a thing of beauty (Sigh), glad someone cares.

Beechcraft - Model 17

(Round of applause).

[SgtBundy]

Attended Wings over Illawarra today - questioned the effort on arrival with 30kt gusting to 50kt crosswinds, and more so once it was apparent nothing was going to be flying. Late in the afternoon a few of the jets including the hornets were able to get up, but nothing else dared move. Even when they did get up it was impressive watching the lighter jets including the sabre really having to crank in against the wind. The Sabre on return from its display took a really hard landing with a strong gust catching him just at touchdown:

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090806_zps4b28569b.jpg

There was significant smoke while it was braking and it took a long time to pull up. The hornets ended up taking off over it while it stayed sat at the end of the runway - not sure what the situation was.

Not sure of the full story, but the Connie was apparently sunk into a taxiway during a runup trial - was pointed out to me by some army cadet volunteers.

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090594_zpsd486a431.jpg


A selection of other shots from the day.

Hornet through its paces:

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090776_zpse9a480da.jpg
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090793_zps2592d836.jpg
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090820_zps0000b58e.jpg
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090871_zpsce6cf3c5.jpg

S.211 on its display

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090615_zpsc4fe346b.jpg

Mustang:

http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090562_zps534c2075.jpg

F-111:
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090573_zpsb1eeaa80.jpg
http://i1013.photobucket.com/albums/af260/sgtbundy/P1090574_zps5df724df.jpg

[EXBIRDY]

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/F4U-5%20Corsair%20FAH603/052_zps4a0aa535.jpgNew warbird in oz skies
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa78/JJELLIS_PHOTO/F4U-5%20Corsair%20FAH603/4_zps2a6e471a.jpg

[gerry111]

May Wings Over Illawarra still be going in 2104! ;)

[SgtBundy]

Depends if HARS gears up to keep an F-35 running in 2045.

[gerry111]

Perhaps 2045 may be the earliest target date for all the Australian F-35's to finally reach full operational capability?

[VH-XXX]

Re the F1-11 in the pic, I don't recall ever seeing a nose cone so shiny as I thought those cones were a raw carbon fibre. That one looks like glass (as in perfectly painted etc). Perhaps they restored the nose...

[Ultralights]

the F111 nose cone is made from uni directional fibreglass, covered in a rubberised black paint.

[EXBIRDY]

Sabre 352 belongs to Jeff Trapett and is a new restoration
John

[VH-XXX]

Edit: just answered my own question.

http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/2221621/sabre-jet-joins-wings-over-illawarra-line-up-photos/?cs=12

[SgtBundy]

There is a youtube video of the landing:

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The comments imply it burst a tyre.

[Critical Reynolds No]

Reminds me of that line from the Battle of Britain:
"Boomps-a-daisy. It's enough to make you weep."

[Critical Reynolds No]

Here is the hornet cross wind departure.

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[VH-XXX]

Hornet 2 certainly pulled off a graceful take-off in comparison!

[Jabawocky]

Coz if it had not it was in the weeds :}

Them Horneto's are not ya typical taildragger ya know! :ok:

[gerry111]

Yeh, I reckon those 'Grumpy Monkeys' were "bunging it on" just a bit....

But as always, "77 Sqn does it best."

[gerry111]

Clinton, Mirage A3-42 is probably the closest to do that in private hands. But I think that the project has sadly stalled due to the cost and complexity. Perhaps try searching "friends of mirage a3-42"?

[Piano Man]

Having a look at the brand new Cessna Caravan EX on floats. For those who don't know it is the first time Cessna has offered a Grand Caravan body on floats!
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/imagejpg1_zpscf24701b.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/imagejpg1_zpscf24701b.jpg.html)

[VH-XXX]

A man should have one of those Pianoman !

[TOUCH-AND-GO]

A man should have one of those Pianoman !

At a hefty cost though.! :{

[Piano Man]

Yours for 3 million plus options. Jury is still out whether the short body is worth it or not! And for $500k saving (bare in mind this is a float pilot speaking).

[Piano Man]

Some older beauties!
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/imagejpg3_zpsa44286dc.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/imagejpg3_zpsa44286dc.jpg.html)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/imagejpg1_zpsba8b32dc.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/imagejpg1_zpsba8b32dc.jpg.html)
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/imagejpg2_zpsa7a0842d.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/imagejpg2_zpsa7a0842d.jpg.html)

[4forward8back]

Now you're talking my language Piano Man. :ok: Great shots!

[gassed budgie]

A couple of nice B/W shots there PM. Thought it was a T-6 at first, but no. BT-13 perhaps?

A couple from me out and about on a nice day in an aeroplane that you don't see around much these days....

http://imageshack.com/a/img845/4996/pdgk.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img834/2230/pk7n4.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img842/3609/r7y9.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img845/3520/s7lt.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img838/1005/85ak.jpg

....a great machine none the less.

[j3pipercub]

Yeah I reckon it's a bt-13 too. Flash aerostar

[UnderneathTheRadar]

Very flash aerostar! I can't work out which one it is though.....

[VH-XXX]

Try this in Australia !


http://www.alan-davis.net/sites/b14/images/B14_World_Plane.jpg

(Very interesting... It's no longer showing the pic, probably coz it was a bit too big. Click link below instead....

www.alan-davis.net/sites/b14/images/B14_World_Plane.jpg


FOR sorry mate dunno why IT is failing you, works for me !!

[Ultralights]

breaking pics?

[FullOppositeRudder]

Tried that 'XXX and got this:


Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /sites/b14/images/B14_World_Plane.jpg on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

(It doesn't like me at all) :confused:
FOR

[bizbug182]

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/bizbug182/DSC_0030_zpsda9cec6a.jpg


waiting at the museum gates for them to be opened a couple of weeks ago

[bizbug182]

http://i1274.photobucket.com/albums/y423/bizbug182/DSC_0057_zps6d052995.jpg


I felt very safe in case we got jumped by a couple of zeros

[Wally Mk2]

Great pix of the deathstar:-)

Many years ago up in Tammy in another life I used to work on a 701P I think the owner used to call it, a Machen Mod job 700 as far as I remember & it had twin turbo'd Lycs producing over 400 gee gee's a side on 4 blade stubby props. This thing was a beast, green in colour & owned by an ex CX driver if I recall. I only went in it once in the circuit at Tammy & it was like a winged bullet, don't think the driver looked outside the window once,(apart from landing) his head buried inside with all the fancy gadgets of the day keeping him "Airline" oriented!
He said lose a donk on T/Off & hang on tight whilst standing on the rudder pedal 'till it's pushed thru the floor....scary stuff!

Wish I had a piccy of it, back in those days no Mob Ph's with cameras around.

Had a very interesting end to it's life, that much I'll never 4get:)

Wmk2

[PLovett]

bizbug,

Is that the Corsair thats been undergoing restoration in Darwin since Noah conducted the first escorted cruise vacation?

[Ultralights]

Is that the same Corsair owned by the CFI at the aerobatic academy at bankstown?

[gassed budgie]

Wally, it's a 700P. It packs 350hp a side through twin turbo'd 540's. And you're right, goes like **** out of a shanghai. The only Aerostar to come with 400hp engines was being developed by the factory back in the mid seventies. The engines were twin turbo'd IO-720's. It was to be known as the Aerostar 800 and there was only one built, but Ted Smith died in 1976 (it was his baby) and the aircraft never made it to production.

The Corsair looks superb. Going by the cowl it looks to be an F4U-5N. In combat trim the R2800 in these things ramped up to 2850hp at takeoff when everything was working as it was supposed to.
So if one had to choose between 2,850hp and 700hp....

http://imageshack.com/a/img838/3434/ti07.jpg

....2,850hp wins every time! Beautiful.

[TTY]

Had a very interesting end to it's life, that much I'll never 4get:)
Nor. will I. I was the silly bugger on the end of the hose that put it out. Just another nights lost sleep.

[UnderneathTheRadar]

The only Aerostar to come with 400hp engines was being developed by the factory back in the mid seventies.

The Aerostar Aircraft Corporation did finally finish the 400HP version - just with slightly different engines....

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[Wally Mk2]

"GB" it most likely was 350 gee gee's a side but for some reason I recall 425 gee gee's & the stubby 4 blade props. DP (The owner) said it would cruise with a high power setting right up against VMO, didn't see it but I believed it the way it took off heading for the Moon!:-)

"TTY" that's very interesting indeed, I recall coming in to work the following morning to see it's back broken around the main cabin door & sitting on it's 4 blade props..............looked like it was a dead duck!:-(
"DR O" sure was the one:-(

Wmk2

[VR-HFX]

Wmk2

Many believe that there was more to the Tamworth fire than met the eye. The owner was indeed ex-CX and TAA. Left CX under a cloud. He was no fun to fly with, that much I can say. Affectionately referred to as the fruitfly or great Australian pest, he was an angry little man.

The consensus view is that it was an insurance job to pre-empt what the sniffer dogs might have found. I believe it had a lot of phantom hours in the north of Australia and beyond. One of his sons is the ex investment banker who put the fake bomb collar on that poor lass in Sydney a few years back. Troubled folk.

[Wally Mk2]

'VR' I am aware of all that you say, but it was a long time ago now & is past history so I wasn't going to divulge any further details amongst these pages.
Personally I had no issues with the guy but I know he was generally a troubled guy.
Being a sprog pilot way back then I just marveled at the high tech stuff it had at the time:-)


Wmk2

[Frank Arouet]

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr13/scud_2008/Bonanzawithgunpods.jpg

[gerry111]

Why Frank? Something just a little bit "military" under the wing?

That looks like a "real fun" aeroplane..:cool:

P.S. Any info on the story behind this particular Bonanza?

[Piano Man]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/image9_zps0b8719a2.jpeg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/image9_zps0b8719a2.jpeg.html)
A new life for Piano Man

[By George]

Somewhere in the Philippines? Pamalican Island? D228 belongs to Island Aviation. Anyhow, safe flying and keep the photos coming, love your work.

[Frank Arouet]

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr13/scud_2008/TwinBeech.jpg


I don't know the history of the "gun-Bo", found it with others like this twin Bo. Thought somebody else may enlighten us. Pity about the quality of photographs. The previous ones eclipsed this and I urge viewers to go back a page as mine appear to have opened a new page. Sorry!

[Piano Man]

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h315/barefootpilot88/imagejpg1_zps8f05ad36.jpg (http://s67.photobucket.com/user/barefootpilot88/media/imagejpg1_zps8f05ad36.jpg.html)
Yes spot on. Pamalican Island in the Philippines. A new adventure so expect some more photos. Brand new 70 hour EX caravan so I'm pretty happy. Here she is at the end of the day in Manila. Plenty of flashes as we taxied in so probably a few more photos up now.