"Home on the Plane"
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"Home on the Plane"
For those who are concerned about journo's who know nothing about aviation, especially GA, this might bring a smile to your dial.
Home on the plane - ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Home on the plane - ABC Rural (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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Excellent series of articles, Lookleft. Thanks for that.
Not a bad sort either, is she?
I suppose flying a Jab around the Broken Hill area would be a little less worrying..
I mean there's plenty of space out there to put down on when the noise stops.
Not a bad sort either, is she?
I suppose flying a Jab around the Broken Hill area would be a little less worrying..
I mean there's plenty of space out there to put down on when the noise stops.
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I would imagine that the grandfather who flew B-25's was her maternal grandfather! I also thought her amazement at the lack of action on the hoax radio calls was a good illustration of aviation administration in this country.
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Our Jabiru got a very seriously injured stockman from Border Downs (100NM NNW) to Broken Hill RFDS base. Airstrip requirements meant that RFDS aircraft could not get the job done. The ambos were expecting a PC or King Air. Much amusement!
Oh yeah. The ambos and Base Hospital staff did a first rate repair job on our man.
Oh yeah. The ambos and Base Hospital staff did a first rate repair job on our man.
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Now I have joined the dots…….
I was interviewed this week by this lady, she seemed to be very well informed about aviation in the way she asked questions.
Learning to fly was one of those questions…….way to go Cherie
I was interviewed this week by this lady, she seemed to be very well informed about aviation in the way she asked questions.
Learning to fly was one of those questions…….way to go Cherie
An impressive young lady
Example -and remember she is talking about a Jabiru which mushes gently at the point of stall.
"Suddenly, the plane's wings start to shake violently, as if the aircraft is being rattled by the fist of God.
We're dropping, backward, the tail aimed at the earth. Like a falling cat righting itself into a paws-down attitude, the plane turns of its own desire, the nose scooping sideways and earthbound. We fall 500 feet in what seems like seconds.
I slam the engine's throttle on fast while banging the nose down, forcing air over the wings so the ultralight can ride through it like a shark through the sea. The sensation of falling is replaced by the unmistakable thrust of speed and control.
We are flying again."
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Those sure are fair points, Centaurus.
(I've only had one flight in a Jabiru and I agree that the stall is benign.)
But she is a young female modern day journalist after all. And most of her readers would have no idea how G.A. aeroplanes actually fly. Does that really matter?
At least, she is giving learning to fly "a go". So I applaud her.
(I've only had one flight in a Jabiru and I agree that the stall is benign.)
But she is a young female modern day journalist after all. And most of her readers would have no idea how G.A. aeroplanes actually fly. Does that really matter?
At least, she is giving learning to fly "a go". So I applaud her.
Interesting to note that the flying postie she mentions (Elke Hanel) is now with the RFDS in YBHI.
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