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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Apr 2022, 03:27
Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Posted By FL235

Yesss - note what I said about waivers and....

Yesss - note what I said about waivers and. Exemptions. These are not certified engines, and a blueprinted o-200 seems quite happy at 3000rpm, some maybe a bit more. As for TBO - one race meeting...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Apr 2022, 23:10
Replies: 10
Views: 1,937
Posted By FL235

Morno- They do in the US, we did in the UK in...

Morno-
They do in the US, we did in the UK in the 70’s. Lots of sensible waivers and exemptions. Great fun, getting 240+ mph out of “stock” O-200 engines. Look up “Cosmic Wind”
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
31st Oct 2021, 03:51
Replies: 14
Views: 3,430
Posted By FL235

Back in the day when 23 Sqn had Meteors, one of a...

Back in the day when 23 Sqn had Meteors, one of a tail-chase pair hit a wedgie at low level at a fair turn of speed. Unfortunate bird impacted on the lip of an intake, 1/2 going into the wing, the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Oct 2021, 06:25
Replies: 232
Views: 61,221
Posted By FL235

Surprised no mention of the Falco and its’ big...

Surprised no mention of the Falco and its’ big brother the SF260. Feels like powered controls, really light. Aerobatic, but still stable. Fast enough, maybe 150 - 160 kts depending on engine. Just...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Aug 2021, 08:25
Replies: 124
Views: 27,103
Posted By FL235

Sad to come across this thread, it does appear...

Sad to come across this thread, it does appear that the unique atmosphere is likely to be lost, irrespective of cost.

Do we have anyone with experience of the “blind them with b/s” jargon to mount...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2021, 09:00
Replies: 132
Views: 37,339
Posted By FL235

Anyone have a copy of the photo of HRH being sent...

Anyone have a copy of the photo of HRH being sent off solo in a Tiger Club Turbulent ? Long time ago.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
8th Jan 2021, 03:46
Replies: 73
Views: 26,383
Posted By FL235

If you want to talk about loading, we need to go...

If you want to talk about loading, we need to go back a long time - Bobby Gibbes claimed nine labour line bois in an Auster.
To load a 206 - Put pilot in, add load until tail bumper hits the ground....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Dec 2020, 05:18
Replies: 38
Views: 41,166
Posted By FL235

Off thread, but talk of drums brought it back. ...

Off thread, but talk of drums brought it back. Burketown in the ‘60’s. Early morning after arriving at last light. Head office advised B’town closest fuel to a big aerial survey job needed ASAP, so...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Oct 2020, 22:08
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

Anyone remember who was chief pilot for Crowleys...

Anyone remember who was chief pilot for Crowleys in about 1970? My first day there consisted of a 10min cct in the old 205, then Lae - Telefolmin - Yellow R - Green R - Wewak - Lae. Quite an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th Aug 2020, 22:10
Replies: 77
Views: 21,159
Posted By FL235

JATO in PNG

A 600. Lb. Thrust bottle was required for DC3 ops at Wau, as an engine failure on T/O was likely to be dire. As far as I know never used in anger, but were fired off when timexpired. Carried on...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Aug 2020, 00:55
Replies: 9
Views: 1,986
Posted By FL235

The late (lamented). Neil Williams used to do an...

The late (lamented). Neil Williams used to do an air show vertical eight in “Ballerina” Cosmic Wind when it belonged to the Tiger Club, on a c85 power. His description of the manouver was a classic....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
16th Jun 2020, 04:14
Replies: 17
Views: 8,330
Posted By FL235

Another of the old-timers gone. Still remember a...

Another of the old-timers gone. Still remember a circuit in Goroka in KEN when Graham had agreed to ferry it to Lae for a (yet another) new owner. It was a hot day, neither of us had flown a 170...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2019, 11:23
Replies: 48
Views: 18,793
Posted By FL235

Looked in to see why this was still running as I...

Looked in to see why this was still running as I thought the early answers were definitive (don't ! ) and noticed the sad news of the demise of the club in Moresby, a handy place to score any...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
6th Jul 2019, 03:52
Replies: 20
Views: 8,474
Posted By FL235

Times change. Some Tiger Moth dual in...

Times change. Some Tiger Moth dual in relattively recent years, request from instructor after first landing.. "could you please stand back a bit in the circuit. You obviously know where that sdeslip...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd May 2019, 05:01
Replies: 20
Views: 7,418
Posted By FL235

An appreciation of slope lift is also good...

An appreciation of slope lift is also good insurance in any high & hilly country - e.g. getting Crowley's 172 ARK out of the highlands with a load on and a hot day..... Know the wind direction &...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Apr 2019, 05:10
Replies: 9
Views: 3,121
Posted By FL235

Another one of the good guys., even if he did...

Another one of the good guys., even if he did send me back for some revision before granting my CPL flight test on Feb 15, 1967.

An easy flight to remember, Cec wanted you to prove your ability,...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
1st Mar 2019, 09:09
Replies: 18
Views: 4,935
Posted By FL235

Re: GA airframe hours

No way to find an accurate number, but the C170 that was KEN in PNG would be a contender in GA
Imported by Laurie Crowley when the C170A was a new model, it was overworked for a long time, the logs...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2019, 02:18
Replies: 157
Views: 45,376
Posted By FL235

A little off-track from a different part of the...

A little off-track from a different part of the world, but still a comment on "security". scene is Pt. Moresby about 67 or 68 - my memory is going. Rumour that something is happening at the strip...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
29th Oct 2018, 06:43
Replies: 66
Views: 14,318
Posted By FL235

poteroo, What Aztec were you flying with Cec? If...

poteroo, What Aztec were you flying with Cec? If it was one of Crowley's we may have crossed paths. The only dual I did for Laurie was a check cct with the CP, name forgotten, in CSC, the 205....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
28th Oct 2018, 07:37
Replies: 66
Views: 14,318
Posted By FL235

<250 TT, 5yrs. On to Aztecs,mostly, 1450 hrs in...

<250 TT, 5yrs. On to Aztecs,mostly, 1450 hrs in next 4? yrs. Long time ago
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Oct 2018, 07:18
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

Can't argue with any of those predictions. At...

Can't argue with any of those predictions. At least they seem to have got them off the wharf. The record I remember was three wrecked Mercedes for none landed. First looked good, only a short drop...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Oct 2018, 11:03
Replies: 8
Views: 4,924
Posted By FL235

I totally agree that I sould not have got into...

I totally agree that I sould not have got into that position in the first place, I said I was in the wrong.

Interesting views as to the "correct" method of avoidance, the climbing turn to...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Oct 2018, 11:07
Replies: 8
Views: 4,924
Posted By FL235

My fault, but did I take the right way out?

Some few years ago I got into a situation that earned me a stern ( and warranted ) reprimand, but have always wondered if someone else would have taken the same evasive action. Returning late one...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Sep 2018, 11:45
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

Too tru, Tailwheel. Some days I think we should...

Too tru, Tailwheel. Some days I think we should have a "use by" sticker.
With a moniker like that I trust you like my favourite Cessna, the 185, as much as I do. How do you decide the load for a...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
17th Sep 2018, 10:26
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

I see people looking for stories from old-timers,...

I see people looking for stories from old-timers, and I guess I must qualify. Does anyone else remember the USAF detachment workng on the HIRAN survey across the Pacific? Operating RB 50's out...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Aug 2018, 06:12
Replies: 24
Views: 6,288
Posted By FL235

My wetest arrrival put streamers of weed on the...

My wetest arrrival put streamers of weed on the aerial to fin attachment of PYY. Part of another tall tale. Pity no phtographer on hand.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
3rd Apr 2018, 06:38
Replies: 48
Views: 18,308
Posted By FL235

A true story from the "bad old days" that...

A true story from the "bad old days" that shouldn't be considered funny but..
Regular CPL medical, dramatis personae Examiner (Jim Jacobi, for those who knew him) & me.
Ex. The boys in Canberra...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
25th Mar 2018, 02:36
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

Pity about PYY, I did a lot of work in it for...

Pity about PYY, I did a lot of work in it for National Mapping in the 60's. The after-market turbos were hungry on maintenance, great for performance. Officially flat-rated at 29", and approved to...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2018, 01:42
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,065,523
Posted By FL235

Anyone know what has happened to VH-PYY, much...

Anyone know what has happened to VH-PYY, much modified Aztec, operated by QASCO in the 60's ?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2018, 11:23
Replies: 21
Views: 12,775
Posted By FL235

He was also a keen photographer, and beat me to...

He was also a keen photographer, and beat me to the cover of a magazine in the 70's with a formation shot of Cosmic Winds at one of the race meetings. We organised the photo flight rather rapidly,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2018, 10:43
Replies: 82
Views: 23,448
Posted By FL235

Thanks for the correction, Megan, I didn't have...

Thanks for the correction, Megan, I didn't have access to references at the time and the drum feed fooled me. Very impressed by the quality of steels and engineering, also the fact that it was, or...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2018, 10:47
Replies: 82
Views: 23,448
Posted By FL235

Lots of good points raised here, but some...

Lots of good points raised here, but some interesting exceptions to the standardised 50 cal could be found. The mention of the P39 cannon doesn't convey what must have been a supply nightmare as...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
18th Jan 2018, 05:35
Replies: 46
Views: 32,072
Posted By FL235

Returning to Redhill one friday afternoon in the...

Returning to Redhill one friday afternoon in the Tiger Club days. Field was shared with Bristow helis, with their own tower and radio, dividing line on the N-S runway. I was running in from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2017, 07:12
Replies: 44
Views: 10,065
Posted By FL235

Of course, you may have to do it all yourself,...

Of course, you may have to do it all yourself, and rely on local knowledge.. Came back to Kiriwina, Trobriand Is., once from a photo run way out to the east to find a heavy, but heavy, rainstorm...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Aug 2017, 09:15
Replies: 42
Views: 6,610
Posted By FL235

Change of emphasis, perhaps, but I saw a 150 go...

Change of emphasis, perhaps, but I saw a 150 go into Moreby harbour probable cause carby ice on a hot png day. Humid tho. He was beating up boats along the reef on reduced power to get good looks at...
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