Originally posted by VH-XXX
http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/jesus.jpg



Apparently it was started about 35+ years ago. It's a few km east of Brukunga in the Adelaide hills - an old copper mining location -and adjacent to an off road motor cycle park. Near enough to S35.00, E 139.01.

Full story here.

PS There are /were rumours of a house close to the threshold on the approach to R23 at ADL whose owner had painted "F***K OFF" on the roof - no doubt as a gesture of delight at the somewhat irregular air shows which he / she was privileged to experience. :p

Used to get students to navigate to that Adelaide "land mark"

Stikybeke, you sure had me thrown with the "JESUS LIVES" being seen when on a commercial flight out of YADL. I'd never heard of that AD before so I checked ERSA. Adele Island ALA in WA. Unlikely terrain, I thought from the photo.

I think that you meant YPAD..:=

Stickybeke

Next time I pax out of ADL I will ask for a seat on the side you suggest.

Gerry3

Not that sure we really needed your willy wagging emicon to understand that Adelaide was being discussed.

Square Bear, please don't take offence! The comment was made with my
tongue planted firmly in my cheek. Stickybeke is a welcome
contributor to PPRuNe. But I haven't noticed any of your contributions before.

So, have you ever been a pilot? Which, I understand, means that one has
actually flown an aircraft solo? I have.

If you were flying a GA a/c equipped with a (say GNS-430) Nav/Com/GPS, and entered YADL direct to fly to Adelaide you would be in big trouble.

And that's why this sort of detail is rather important. :ugh:

Gerry, You must be a ball of laughs to have a beer with. A good grasp of the big picture I see. And good on you for going Solo. We are all very proud. :ugh:

The Don

I wanna know who this guy Jesus is, I here a lot he 'lives' so where the hell is he these days?:E I know he was a pilot as I have heard is name many times in the cockpit especially when things aren't going too well:E

Gerry I think most prudent drivers would not blindly track direct to anywhere unless it made sense especially distance wise.
GPS's are fantastic contraptions but unfortunately they have made a whole new generation of out of the loop and lazy pilots in some ways.


Wmk2

Gerry111
No offence taken at all.

Am just glad for this thread, never "paxed" that often out of YADL so was unaware of the photo op, appreciate stickybekes kind suggestion of what side of the aircraft I should sit on.

I understand that there is also a similar type deal near YASP :),
That being the YASP that is to the north of YADL.

Cheers

VH-AES - one of the more sedate but still beautiful machines in the sky at the 2013 Avalon airshow.

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Enjoy Ladies and Gentleman! :)

T&G :ok:

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Just a few more!

T&G. :ok:

Hey guys,

Thanks for your support but Gerry's right, YPAD it is...I should've known better but like I said, the pre-flight refreshments got the better of me!!!!! Happens every time!!

No offence whatsoever taken aside from that as self inflicted by yours truly for a period of 2 or 3 minutes. You'll be pleased to hear that I'm a wiser person for the experience and all better now...


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VERY NICE Messrs 'Rudder' and 'T&G'.....

LUVLY to see VH AES still looking pristine and flying!!

A 'soft spot' for all us 'ole farts.

Cheers :D:D

The old Winjeel 440 is still going?? Last flew it 41 years ago...

I bet it still smells of sweat, vomit and fear!:yuk::eek::(

Hey Wal,
Oi think yoo might have ment his mate 'Pontius'....


Hat, coat....

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Random fact about this one.. someone didn't turn the bats off...needed to be replaced...

Random fact #2. One of those private jets is owned by the guy that owns the CarSales website :ok:

interesting temporary hangar buddy.

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On the line at Cairns
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Crosswind landing seaplane style
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great pics piano man!

Why would you want to land crosswind in an amphib.????
However, glorious pics always, thanks.
f
(from someone who missed out on a Beaver in crates for the price of the shipping 40 years ago :ugh::ugh::ugh:)

fleigle, maybe because take-offs are optional whilst landings are mandatory... :}

Going through some old archives today. Hope you guys don't mind seeing more!
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WOW,Piano Man....just wow. Great stuff.:D

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Hey UL, that would be this plane....with a cheeky and infamous girl with a pole strapped to her back.

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Lets go!!!
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Some folk get all the good gigs. :D

Well done GWAS!

I liked the tiny dancers though :O

As a mexican Jabba I have no idea who that is...

That would be Wellington.

that would be wellington on the one sunny, windfree day it has per year or the pic has been photoshopped :}

Nothing beats the sound of a Merlin ......

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I beg to differ..... how about 2 Merlins ;)

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From VH-XXX You may well be right - I've think I've only twice had the privilege of hearing more than one in the sky at the same time (Spitfire + Hurricane at Wanaka a while ago now, and more recently 2 x Spitfires at Temora), much less two (or four) in the same airframe.

Somehow I still lean towards the crispness and purity of 12 synchronised exhaust stacks as a solo instrument, however a duet will still be worth an ear to the sky :ok:

Thanks for the pic of the duo Mustang BTW. I'll read up on it - be interested to know who's the PIC.

rgds
FOR

I see your two Merlins and raise you five Merlins, at Wings Over Wairarapa recently! (now wait until someone posts a photo of one of those mass warbird fly-pasts from a Northern Hemisphere airshow! ;))

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This sounded pretty good too:

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Besides Wanaka, you need to go to the USA, namely Oshkosh then

XXX, you need to read my post a bit more carefully as someone worked it out easily enough.;)

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Nice looking C185 I saw today.

I wonder if the owner would take $50K for her?

Could do with a clean up inside, looks like the inside of a game box :E

Owner must love her though :ok:

I'll go yer halves? :D