Garfly Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Yeah, that was what the wink was about. All that hard yakka climbing to 2000' . ;- ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossK Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 45 minutes ago, Garfly said: Yeah, that was what the wink was about. All that hard yakka climbing to 2000' . ;- ) Yep, 3hrs by foot 🤔 or 3 mins by plane But the view is spectacular, glad we did it 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfGnome Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I dunno. You’re sitting down all day Saturday and you’re going to be sitting down all day Monday, a bit of exercise sounds like a good idea. 😄 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Ya gotta keep wiggling your legs if you can't move for a longish time. CLOTs. DVT. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfGnome Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Who are you calling a clot? 🤪😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Thrombosis then. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Theres a ' needle ' & drugs , for that . I had to ' self inject ' after my hip operation. spacesailor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossK Posted April 26, 2023 Share Posted April 26, 2023 The friendly people at Rawnsley sent me these 😁 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garfly Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Looks like a great place for a flying visit. Especially given that the hosts are so welcoming 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted April 27, 2023 Share Posted April 27, 2023 Better than bullet holes in your plane and dogs sic'd on you as you disemBARK. . Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 (edited) Wednesday, Thursday : Thruster88 and I flew my new Archer down from Charters Towers to Cowra, made it a two day event. Could be done in one but the LONG day would remove the fun. We have never seen any of central queensland, so this was a good chance to look around. Locals at airports very friendly. Overnighted at Cunnamulla. Nice full river running through it. Plenty of greenery around. 'soaring' techniques I learned during training with Rob Glenn in a hot summer years ago now - to see a thermal present by increased VSI , then pull the nose up slow and try and stay it in as long as possible. Required technique when trying to climb from 7500 to 9500 to take a look in the Archer. Turns a rather anemic 400 fpm into 800 fpm. I'll take that- it is the only thing is life truly free. and almost as good the big Jab LOL. I love NDBs. Such a great facility. Much more engaging than GNSS. and Thruster88 gets to practice his morse code. Edited April 29, 2023 by RFguy 6 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carbon Canary Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Got to love thermals although your pax may not ! Left Narromine on a 38C day heading to Bourke and got some amazing thermals a few years ago. The C172 was climbing at 1000fpm with the nose pointing down…..until you fell off the other side. My glider co-pilot was loving it ! Pax in the back seat was slowly turning green though. Nice pic of the Warrego R. - good to see it full. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiaviator Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 The ADF was also useful for listening to the current cricket or rugby game. Good to see you using the old tech. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thruster88 Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 After 8 hours straight and level flying in RFguy's excellent Archer I had to get in the thruster and wind back up with some manoeuvring around the low cloud during the Saturday rain. Always love checking the farm after rain. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Visited the beach strip this morning, nice autumn conditions and great flying friends. IMG_7015.mov IMG_7013.mov 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Good to see some people are actually committing aviation! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted May 21, 2023 Share Posted May 21, 2023 Nice fly to the beach for a cuppa then on to Proserpine airport for a BBQ lunch put on by the aero club. 2 hours all up. Good roll up both places. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFguy Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 (edited) Sunday- Cowra... slightly foggy morning, 0730 local, I could see mountains OK to the west, uncertain exactly what the ceiling was , could see a few fog patches, but easterly wind. Hoping I could get a few circuits at least 1000' AGL. sun out intermittently. (low on horizon) Took off, cool so good performance.. good climb rate 1200 fpm. at 400' I look down to check Ts and Ps in the green.yep. Look up again 2 seconds later 100% IMC.... woops ! wings level, maintain runway heading, nose down, reduce power, carb heat HOT , eye on altitude . Descend out of it. 300'. bleed speed, flaps 25, low level circuit , swing onto downwind in a gentle bank, fog getting worse... make early base turn swinging down land 1/3 way down the main A 4 minute flight. (might have been 3 minutes) my shortest flight ever. Wow, soo large clumps of cloud and fog drifting through . Have done this in the simulator a few times (take off into 500' IMC) so practiced skills clicked in. But any pilot should recover from that with those same actions I think. No problem at YCWR, but if this had occurred at an AD like Young surrounded by hills, or at an unfamiliar AD, that's a little more critical. So good to think about what you might do in the above real world worked example ! Edited May 29, 2023 by RFguy 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Better still, don't get into it. Stirring it up can make it thicker and it can get colder just before sun up. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) Just back from a great 3 overnight trip of 8.8 hours in the nice autumn air with friends and meeting new flyers. Overnighted at the famous Aeroplane beach north of 1770. Then an 18 knot tail wind home for the 2.6 hour last leg. Ice on Nynja for first time in Queensland. Clear skies saw the Southern cross and the pointers. Also saw a sunrise and a sunset during flight. Even caught fish Dart, Bream and Whiting that were breakfast and dinner and some were taken home by Bill and John. Life was good these days. Edited May 30, 2023 by Blueadventures 8 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Cool. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrendAn Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 On 30/05/2023 at 8:50 PM, Blueadventures said: Just back from a great 3 overnight trip of 8.8 hours in the nice autumn air with friends and meeting new flyers. Overnighted at the famous Aeroplane beach north of 1770. Then an 18 knot tail wind home for the 2.6 hour last leg. Ice on Nynja for first time in Queensland. Clear skies saw the Southern cross and the pointers. Also saw a sunrise and a sunset during flight. Even caught fish Dart, Bream and Whiting that were breakfast and dinner and some were taken home by Bill and John. Life was good these days. Fantastic trip and photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossK Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 Yesterday was one of those flights that will be forever etched in my memory. I got to take two kids for their first ever flights in any sort of aircraft The girl, is my 4yo Grandaughter 😁. 13 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueadventures Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Another fabulous winters day in the North. IMG_7687.mov IMG_7673.mov 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planedriver Posted June 9, 2023 Share Posted June 9, 2023 Mate, you know how to make some of us envious. Looks like it was great flying weather. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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