Trans-Oz Bonanza flight ends in tears!
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Sorry to lump you in with 'that lot' Jabba!
PS: I just said I was sorry, but of course it wasn't 'an apology'...
PS: I just said I was sorry, but of course it wasn't 'an apology'...
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oooohhhhhh...........clever and cutting response there old mate!
Sharp wit I see!
I guess after the last PM from you with certain arrivals......I will be able to laugh last in a week or two.....
J
Sharp wit I see!
I guess after the last PM from you with certain arrivals......I will be able to laugh last in a week or two.....
J
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Back to something of the original thread, a couple of years ago I delivered a Cutlass from Melbourne to Perth for a friend. My route took me to Whyalla then Ceduna overnight. The next morning I flew to Caiguna, Esperance and then Jandakot. It was one of the best flights I have ever done . . . I had a real sense of achievement and enjoyed some of the most interesting scenery in Australia. Ceduna is in a beautiful spot, the cliffs along the Great Australian Bight are something to behold and the water and beaches around Esperance are simply stunning.
And everyone I met along the way was super helpful . . . good luck in getting the aircraft sorted out.
Cheers
Pedota
And everyone I met along the way was super helpful . . . good luck in getting the aircraft sorted out.
Cheers
Pedota
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I noticed a similar thing a few weeks ago.
ADL-PER-BME cost the same as ADL-BME or PER-BME. Of course if you booked them seperately it was 2 x ADL-PER-BME fare.
Ah well.
AJM
ADL-PER-BME cost the same as ADL-BME or PER-BME. Of course if you booked them seperately it was 2 x ADL-PER-BME fare.
Ah well.
AJM
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FTDK, I wanted to thank you for posting the pictures. Just yesterday I went to preflight an a/c on an instructional sortie and discovered the same type of green stain at the wing root, slightly wet. Nowhere near as much as in your pictures, but significant enough for the engineer to confirm it and U/S the aircraft immediately for further inspection. I can't say I had ever taken such close notice before, and it's quite possible I've gone flying in other aircraft with a similar stain without even realising what I was doing, but I immediately recognised it because I'd only just been browsing this thread over the weekend.
So ... cheers!
So ... cheers!
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Hmmm looked out my office window at Perth Airport the other day and there parked in front of or near Hawkers hangar was a V35, "thinks to myself" I wonder if that is the FTDK, started to go have a look then usual aviation crisis intervened.
If I'd a known would have been good for a beer at least.
If I'd a known would have been good for a beer at least.
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OK, latest update for anyone interested in the on-going saga of the FTDK.
Leaky bladders - NOT. Leaky gaskets are to blame apparently. Not exactly sure at this stage which gaskets.
Left tank removed - judged to be in excellent condition (6 yrs old), pressure tested and put back with new gaskets etc. Offending gaskets replaced in right tank.
FTDK gassed up, ground run, checked for leaks - and declared to be fixed.
Me and me mate Jaba are off this weekend to retrieve it from the wild west!
Now if only that 40 kt westerly is still blowing - we should be back in NQ in about 10 hrs.
Dr
Leaky bladders - NOT. Leaky gaskets are to blame apparently. Not exactly sure at this stage which gaskets.
Left tank removed - judged to be in excellent condition (6 yrs old), pressure tested and put back with new gaskets etc. Offending gaskets replaced in right tank.
FTDK gassed up, ground run, checked for leaks - and declared to be fixed.
Me and me mate Jaba are off this weekend to retrieve it from the wild west!
Now if only that 40 kt westerly is still blowing - we should be back in NQ in about 10 hrs.
Dr
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Leaky fuel drain gaskets were the problem. Still pretty unusual that sides would go at the same time - but there you go!
The FTDK is currently tied down at Coober Pedy after a great flight along the Bight - on our way back to the wilds of NQ.
Dr
The FTDK is currently tied down at Coober Pedy after a great flight along the Bight - on our way back to the wilds of NQ.
Dr
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Trans-Oz Bonanza flight ends in smiles!
The saga ended today when the FTDK touched down back home in NQ after setting a new record (22 days 90 min !) for the double crossing of the continent by a white 1977 Bonanza V35B with maroon trim, flown by a mad Dr and his Jabiru loving mate!
Dr
Dr
Last edited by ForkTailedDrKiller; 20th Nov 2007 at 03:49.