Andy_RR,

That is just so inspirational. :D

The Globemaster at the Melbourne Grand Prix on Sunday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jA7FX2RuoXE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji0AhsdihLs

Pretty cool to watch.

As was the F/A-18A Hornet display. Pretty amazing weather for this time of the year in Melbourne. :rolleyes:

Impressive. Sweet display. :ok:

Pretty sure with the high gusty winds, his Vref would've been pretty low and could've made a landing down the front straight. Got an idea that was his intention with that slow pass with the hook out as well. Shame, would've been the best part of the day. :}

Where, if you like... but more importantly... What?!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d...2/DSC08881.JPG

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc75/robinson.jpg

Maybe helicopter pilots to have more fun that fixed wingers... I could think of worse things to be doing on my Tuesday afternoon.

Something aerobatic?

DF.

DF, yes it is aerobatic, airworthy and regularly flown. I'm not sure if it's original (so many here were) but if not then it's an exact replica!

Not sure where...but it appears to be an SE5A replica.

Erm ... +1.

Bristol F2b ???

Gassed, no... but close... there was one just across the other side of the hangar!

Further guess, the TVAL collection at Masterton?

Sopwith Pup..?? ....no Camel hump.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w...2/DSC08871.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o...2/DSC08872.JPG

For sale. Needs some work to get back to flying condition.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc75/work.jpg

One of those "will I, or won't I" questions we are often faced with...

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc75/cloud.jpg

I'll bet you you did

I'll bet you I didn't... due to an upcoming mountain range. I don't enjoy being on top when the ground pokes up from underneath.

I was betting you'd go through it ;)

(a) as a youngster, I did that on a number of occasions .. and frightened the bejezus out of myself on several examples (slow learner) .. talk about young chaps and self-perceptions of invincibility ..


(b) many years ago, the grandson of my parents' best friends and a mate both died after surviving a scud runner prang in the Blue Mountains .. a bit tragic to suffer a young chap screw up, more or less get away with it .. and then die from survivable injuries ..


As I see it, one of the biggest training challenges in aviation (and most hazardous undertakings) is to do our best to put old heads on young shoulders ..