Shagpile,

Very high quality formation flying by the plastic parrot...congratulations to the pilots involved and the nice photos.

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9479/imagemana.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/2563/imageoko.jpg

Something different at Hamo:
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/6797/imagegzw.jpg

Is there something inside that box?

Double bed and armchairs = a caravan?

Apparently heading towards BK where it will be boxed for return to Canada.

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8295/imageqmxe.jpg
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/8193/imageizi.jpg

Must be something we don't know about - FlightAware has its speed listed as 2768 knots! :eek:

DF.

Obvious really, the photo above shows the rocket exhaust. ;)

http://galonghaulnews.blog spot.com....-gnuk.html?m=1

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Small snippet of what the Explorer has been up to.

Its a beauty contest!
 

the white one wins!

Looks like it should lay off the cheeseburgers!!:\

OK.....which is which?

One flying classic and one driving ...classic to be!

This thing is awesome! You can take your pick which one.

http://i849.photobucket.com/albums/a...psd7d78307.jpg

Yep, mission accomplished - we're all green with envy Jaba...!

The 86 will definitely be a classic. Nice colour choice also - showes off the lines the best out of all the colour options IMHO.

Oh, nice plane too... :ok:

86? wont be a classic untill the roof comes off! :ok:

Yes, he has. I can't remember the exact date but this was only about a week before the proverbial hit the fan. Beautiful helicopter.

Jaba, at least 'Big Bird' comes with the optional wing.
Wouldn't the missus let you get the GTS Option Pack?
wimp. :E

Trent, it adds weight and drag.

Side skirts lower ground clearance.

Cost had nothing to do with it, and I prefer it without them actually.

Bang for buck, this is one of the best cars I have ever driven. Not for everyone but I can say if our race car handled that well, (it had another couple hundred ponies) I would have been happy. It is a delight to drive.

Should have gone with the Subaru BRZ, same car, slightly cheaper price and free servicing.

Say, I'll tell you what Jaba. Next time I'm down there, you take the RV and I'll take the 86. We'll head to the same place, and we'll see who get's there in the fastest and most funnest way, :}.

morno

I would like to see your data on that :E:ok:

BRZ can't beat the GTS interior finish. BRZ spec inbetween GT and GTS more or less. GTS is the ducks nuts IMHO :E

For those who want topless it is already in the pipeline. Turbo might be also but people forget it's not all about speed with this car - it is as much about handling, which kind of brings us back to the AN2 for aviation content. I bet it is, shall we say, a little less 'perky' in its handling?!

Shame you have to half-remove the engine on the 86 to change the spark plugs - I think that job would be easier on the AN2 but then, there would be a few more to change...

And the GTS is what it is. Hard to tell from the outside, subtle difference.

AN2 is not perky....quirky it is but its handling on the ground is even jaba proof! As much as that will surprise a few :}

And it has a good load of grass darts too! They were everywhere the other day, crazy!

I've been a spectator here for eons, so I guess it is time I contribute something to this thread.

These shots are from Avalon, Geelong, Point Cook and the F1GP.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/IMG_6273.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...PPrune/163.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...PPrune/636.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...e/IMG_3018.jpg

Pichers VH-XXX? You want pichers?

Seen at the David Hack Day at Toowoomba on Sunday - a very original and immaculate (both inside and out) Beech C33. Not bad for a 1964 airframe!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...psd0807882.jpg

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps802fe2c9.jpg

Guywitabeer

Great shots! You managed to get a shot of the Trojan taxying in on the Friday evening at Avalon.

Dora-9, have you got any more from Toowoomba?

Hey Jabba....

I thought someone as pure as you would've been a Pegasus White man

Stiky
:ok:

Sorry Trojan, this was the only other aircraft that really took my fancy:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps5470a71d.jpg

But if it's OK for Jaba to post photos of cars, there was this gem too:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ps0b12ece9.jpg

There was a superb and not often seen aspect of the Temora Spitfire VIII looking down from the "Crew Lounge" mezzanine floor (above and behind - an Axis fighter pilot's dream view) but it was always obstructed by hordes of punters so I didn't bother....

Tales from Nepal
 

From the back seat of a Medicac helicopter at 4500m (14,700ft).

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eo/pprune2.jpg


Approaching Lukla for a refuel, before proceeding to Kathmandu

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eo/pprune3.jpg

A better shot of Lukla...

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eo/pprune1.jpg

Were you being taken out injured? :uhoh:

I like to say ...ill.
A bit of an issue with breathing...at 5000m :{

But thanks to an excellent Travel Insurance Policy and surprisingly good medical attention in Kathmandu, a full recovery.

Funny thing about the flight. You probably can't see it, but the pilot is sucking on an oxygen bottle and I'm sucking on nothing. I was, to a degree, acclimatised to 60% oxygen levels. Whereas he had flown straight up from sea level. I believe that if he had stepped out of the helicopter without his bottle, he could have lost consciousness very quickly. Goes to show how the body can adapt fairly quickly (albeit, over a 5 day period) to these things.

From Sea Level ??

It's a long way from Sea Level to Lukla and Kathmandu ... to make do a medivac!

Sorry ...just a throw away phrase.
Actually flew up from Kathmandu ...which is about 1300m

peuce

Come on Man!

Accuracy, Accuracy, Accuracy!

Altitude sickness is no excuse!

:E

PS, you need to see some of Vertical Freedom's photos in the Rotorhead Forum .... if you haven't already!

Last one of these....

http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/...psc1fdc7fc.jpg

VH-RME noses in at the front of the original ADL terminal. Once again it's in the mid 1960's from a slide scan. The absolute awe and wonderment which these beautiful aircraft invoked at that time still lingers fifty years on . ....

Looks as tho the Marshaller may have been in a hurry to head off to the toilet. :E :E

Emeritus

Must be an FO from Skywest...one ring! :}

How could the flight crew possibly see him in that black uniform....

Thanks Capt Fathom. I just had a look at his photos....Spectacular !
I don't think he was my pilot ...too skinny!

Brought back many good and bad memories.
Nepal's a crazy pace and it certainly gets under your skin. In fact, I'm going back there trekking again this year! :ugh:

Hope I don't need Vertical Freedom's services this time :eek::eek:

And just to keep it aviation.... one from the trip into Lukla. Might have been a Dornier?

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...eo/pprune4.jpg

In my day at AN, a junior FO started out with a half bar.
Certainly stopped any delusions of grandeur !

Emeritus:uhoh: