The Home of Photos in Dunnunda! Mk I
 

Hi all,

The last couple of weeks of floating around on this site have been very interesting because first of all we had 'pilotwannabee' from NZ provide us with some very cool photos and captions and then the thread now on Camera types which has also seen some very good photos come out. Not only does it provide a lighter side to prune but it is really good seeing other peoples flyaways and working experiences because it is motivating because it is something I and many others have to look forward to.

I am starting this thread off in hope that it can be an ongoing thing where people can just add photos all the time. I dont know how it will go, could end up on the next page but I thought I would give it a go, if you could please put your beauties on here it would be much appreciated by me and im sure many others. I have put a few on to start.


Melbourne City and Albert Park Lake on the fresh morning we departed. Cloud at MB was OVC at 800' but it opened up over Port Philip Bay.


http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...6/DSC00286.jpg


The four "washing machines on wheels" on the dirt at Leigh Creek.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...6/DSC00317.jpg


Overhead that little Gem in William Creek, real shame time did not permit a stop.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...6/DSC00365.jpg

Anyway theres a few. Thanks, JB

When i click on those links it just takes me to the hotmail web page. I had the same problem tyring to post up photos.

Woomera or someone... how do you post up a photo that will appear when the thread is opened. This will promote a better viewing experience by not having to click on the link all the time, but rather just scrolling down.

ct2k. Are you saying you don't see the photos or you don't know how to post photos? You need to have your photos hosted on a web site. Send me an email if you need explanation.

Nice photos Jet!! :ok:

Sunny Woomera

I rectified the problem, soz about that, you just have to put the photos on a seperate website and then copy paste them. JB

Thought I'd post a couple from recent adventures.

All taken from my phone - hence the quality.

Tulla is somewhere under that!
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...06-06_1453.jpg

AV-MB @ A075 on a winter morning
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...CBDcakedin.jpg

Back window of a 182 - cold was an understatement!
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k2...6/Grafitti.jpg

Here's hoping this thread kicks off!

Cheers,

Soulman

Outback Pics
 

I have posted more pics of a flyway i did back in the days (all of which I took :P) I used a dsc-w5 i think its called well its 5 megapixel anyway good solid camera but maybe a little bit to big!
enjoy,
This on is on the first day flying above the clouds like the jets do!!! but oh no look what happens!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00288.jpg
This one is one over the top of good old Horsham town! i really feel like a jet pilot now! lucky it cleared up on the way to YMIA where we ducked under it to refuel!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00289.jpg
This one i took on the way to Ayers Rock beautiful up north kind of weather!!!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00358.jpg
The nice Stuart highway a good thing to navigate by up north, its easy to mis enter a way point into the gps as i am sure all of us have found out :O
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00381.jpg
The famous rock what more can I say! Very busy place with helicopters and sight seeing planes everywhere some of which didn't bother to use there radios :mad:
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00405.jpg
This next one i took just after we landed at Alice Springs after a HUGE thunderstorm, luckily we landed in time to taxi to the GA apron and shut down! Was one of the best experiences in my aviation carrier so far I think! AWESOME
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00491.jpg
This one was taken near Hamilton island what more can i say but I wish i could fly here eveyday!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00605.jpg
This one was taken near Brisbane! Fires everywhere so all that haze is smoke, very annoying!
http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m...e/DSC00815.jpg
Well thats it will have more soon,
Let keep this link peaking hard!!!
Cheers
Brucekabuce

Taken a while ago now. Brings back a few memories!
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...niclineup1.jpg


Standing room only, the big footy final up north.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/cbd/100_1129.jpg



And a grand old girl.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/cbd/DSC00958.jpg

Poor old thing cryin out for a coat of paint :{

A couple for Kenneth...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/1.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/2.jpg


Some of the good old days...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/4.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/3.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/8.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/9.jpg


But nothing beats a sunrise in the flight levels...

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...0/IMG_0008.jpg

Cheers, HH.:ok:

PS: Sorry about the quality, but these all pre-dated my days of digital photography!!

Here's something you don't see every day

Not taken by myself but a friend sent them
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...INGMISHAp3.jpg
OUCH
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...INGMISHAP1.jpg
You wont have heard of this one.....
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...INGMISHAP2.jpg

Perhaps someone could explain this one


I took it in the Bombardier factory in Torronto Canada.
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/DSC01088.jpg

This is a warm & fuzzy thread!
 

OK, the major metropolis of Dirranbandi
http://myspace-494.vo.llnwd.net/0104...48112494_l.jpg
Check the strobing of the prop!
http://myspace-748.vo.llnwd.net/0104...48115748_l.jpg
And the Glasshouse Mountains
http://myspace-003.vo.llnwd.net/0100...01272003_l.jpg
And meeting this guy was a BUZZ:ok:
http://myspace-616.vo.llnwd.net/0100...01272616_l.jpg

Howard bluddy 'mazing what damned telephones can do these days! :p

excellent photos .. perhaps thumbnails may be in order so this thread can keep 'em coming ..

Telephone, what telephone? I'm still using morse over the inland telegraph line....;)

Good idea to keep them thumbnail size, that way the mods might let it go on for longer.

Whilst were at it, some more from the Kak days.:ok:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c292/Howard3200/7.jpg http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...00/Cooinda.jpg

Ultralights MATE, please don't use my photos in your posts. From now on I'm copywriting them! Particularly my ICE shots which are classics! and it's a bit rude pasting in the link from another "ultralight" forum. If you don't believe it's mine, I'll post you the entire set with copyright logo attached. Thief!

Ice Piracy
 

I have to back up 1013.2's claim there, I have a copy of that photo, sent to me by the photographer himself. In fact I wondered how long it would take before he posted some classic photos.....59,500 ft altimeters:} and some others..........when I saw that I thought Ultralights was him...so fair go old mate:ouch:

Cheers
J:ok:

Hi, Here are a few mine from "the good old days"...

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i..._landslide.jpg

Back of Sydney...

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...ee_sisters.jpg

Something about 3 sisters....

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...t_in_space.jpg

Very very high.....

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...ornet_plug.jpg

Thirsty?

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i..._plug_fuel.jpg


That's better

Enjoy your day...

Wombat35

Photos
 

Hey QNH1013.2 those ice photos are nothing to brag about...

Here are a couple of Photos from when I was flying checks in an Aztecs out of Philadelphia in the winter time.. Glad I am not doing that anymore!!

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...y/FL000012.jpg



http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...y/FL000017.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...y/FL000015.jpg


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...y/FL000001.jpg

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...y/FL000016.jpg

OK, here are a few from last months YMMB - Arkaroola and return trip.

Flying over Lake Frome

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02191.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02206.jpg
Flinders Ranges
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02255.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02230.jpg

The strip at Arkaroola
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02395.jpg

It's sort of draped over a hill, you can't see all of it..
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02404.jpg

TLM and Disorganised art teacher.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a16...1/DSC02472.jpg

nice photos wombat.....must have been fun scudding up that valley.

keep the photos coming it is very good.

cheers jb

No worries,

Since you liked those here are a few more....

A billion rivets flying in very close formation

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...48_outside.jpg

Your tax dollars hard at work...

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/images/6_Hammock.jpg

Discovery anyone?

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...rs_Bacau_2.jpg

and finally anyone pick the lake.... it's in the Snowy's

http://www.legrope.com.au/personal/i...ornet_lake.jpg

Cheers

Wombat35

:} Landrovers doing what they do best.

That's about all the old 'bou is good for isn't it? :}

Di_Vosh, what a disgraceful insult! The old Caribou is a superior and well designed aircraft. Many talented people spent years creating this machine and it is almost irreplacable in the role it performs (Buffalo could replace it).

Please everyone - a little more respect for the Caribou and especially the Buffalo would be appreciated.

Cheers
Tiger.

Allow me to rephrase that.
 

Apologies to any Bou drivers out there.

But... Says it all.

Yes, they were a FANTASTIC aircraft, but are well past their use-by date.

My comment came from frustration: The last three times I tried to jump out of (or dispatch) from one they either:I agree that there is little out there that could do it's job as well.

Cheers

Wasn't it the case that they looked at Cape Leeuwin & Wilson's Prom before moving PTS but couldn't find a suitable airport?!?!? They had to settle for the next windiest place ......

Roflmao
 

I'm surprised that they didn't put PTS in Geraldton :ooh:

DIVOSH!

Not too old
 

The Caribou, like many of our GA aircraft is a very ggod aircraft for it's purpose, but our third world aircraft maintenance system can only function with new aircraft.

We have many good people, but very little good maintenance.

I cringed at the Di_Vosh comment, however it was tongue in cheek :ok:

Remember Guys, happy thread, happy thread

We had a saying,

If you want to have a good time.... take a Bou
If you want to get there on time.... take an airline

The Bou has character... reminds me of an e-mail floating around....

We gotta get rid of those turbines, they're ruining aviation and our hearing...

A turbine is too simple minded, it has no mystery. The air travels through it in a straight line and doesn't pick up any of the pungent fragrance of engine oil or pilot sweat.

Anybody can start a turbine. You just need to move a switch from "OFF" to "START" and then remember to move it back to "ON" after a while. My PC is harder to start.

Cranking a round engine requires skill, finesse and style. You have to seduce it into starting. It's like waking up a horny mistress. On some planes, the pilots aren't even allowed to do it...

Turbines start by whining for a while, then give a lady-like poof and start whining a little louder.

Round engines give a satisfying rattle-rattle, click-click, BANG, more rattles, another BANG, a big macho FART or two, more clicks, a lot more smoke and finally a serious low pitched roar. We like that. It's a GUY thing...

When you start a round engine, your mind is engaged and you can concentrate on the flight ahead. Starting a turbine is like flicking on a ceiling fan: Useful, but, hardly exciting.

When you have started his round engine successfully your Crew Chief looks up at you like he'd let you kiss his girl, too!

Turbines don't break or catch fire often enough, which leads to aircrew boredom, complacency and inattention. A round engine at speed looks and sounds like it's going to blow any minute. This helps concentrate the mind !

Turbines don't have enough control levers or gauges to keep a pilot's attention. There's nothing to fiddle with during long flights.

Turbines smell like a Boy Scout camp full of Coleman Lamps. Round engines smell like God intended machines to smell.

Pass this on to an old WWII guy (or his son, or anyone who flew them, ever) in remembrance of that "Greatest Generation".


From the days when Sex was Safe and Flying was Dangerous.....

Have a great day guys... beautiful morning in Auckland !

Cheers

Wombat35

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...00/Cooinda.jpg

That looks like "Executive Air" livery. It wouldn't happen to be Air Manymak's old XAJ would it?

Ultralights,

That would be in Victor One at 500' rounding the northern end of Bate Bay near Boat Harbour, looking towards Cronulla? :ok:

My favourite happy snap I've taken recently:

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n...roppedview.jpg

Sunset whilst cruising over the Pacific.

TL :ok:

Not a great photo, but I just love this sign that I found in PNG.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...n/DSCF0021.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d/SAVE0421.jpg
Alice Tower...stopwaving....or have I just done something wrong?
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d/SAVE0445.jpg
The Gap and Western Macs
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d/SAVE0446.jpg
From memory south of Tanami Downs.
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d/SAVE0449.jpg
Western Macs again
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...d/SAVE0464.jpg
Baikal International Airport
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...1803050006.jpg
Sunset over the territory...somewhere
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...1803050003.jpgDito
Used a Nikon F60 with 28 to 105 zoom for these but now dragged into the new world and use a Fujifilm finepix A340 digital ..easier lighter and takes basically as good.
Maxgrad

Sorry Woomeri...stuffed up sizewise

Nice photos I guess but any chance of changing the scenery from boring red dust, flies and featureless desert country to some with lush green grass and lots of views of South Pacific atolls?

Centaurus, I don't get out much. Will this do? There is water:E

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i6...e/a7fb81c1.jpg

XAJ...... I have a twitch starting.... a spasm.... a returning condition that used to occur every time that XAJ machine sat out front of the hangar and Ross used to ask us to "have another look at the landing gear"

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OK try these

Gabo Island

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...gaboisland.jpg

Wilsons Promontory

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k1...promontory.jpg

:}

More like South West Pacific. A clue - Watch out for BATS!!!!
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/DSC02353.jpg

Found this in a Hangar on the Airport in the background of the picture above
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n...1/DSC02342.jpg

Something about 1234567's pics says to me

Smugglers:E ;)

and

A Swimming Pixie F28 :} :}

for those that dont know yet. AYMD 5°12'25"S 145°47'19"E :E :ok:

Ahhhh yes..."Madang me, Madang me...why don't they get a rope and HANG ME?"

One of the PNG picture spots.

Was always fun using crackle power for first light departures in the F28...whether we needed to or not.

Hell, we were awake...EVERYONE ELSE SHOULD BE TOO!!!:ok: :E

Would have been particularly memorable for the people staying at The Madang Resort Hotel middle right just seawards of the docks off the end of 07...hence we always used 07 at sparrows fart too...for maximum psycological effect:E