Guest Maj Millard Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Ran into Keenaviator at Stark Field this morning after they overnighted in Townsville with travelling companion John in a J400....fuelled up and headed south for Bundaberg leaving around 1pm.....long way from the Latrobe Valley but the North has certainly turned out a blue sky for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Flyers Bazz Burgess and Jason Saville enjoying the sun at Stark this morning...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 We were talking about you Bob and Sally...and Alf too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 We were talking about you Bob and Sally...and Alf too I think Alf's outback with his mates the flies , and we're stuck inside on one of Victoria's coldest day on record .... Yep, max temp 7 degrees here now and dropping . May get some snow ! Next week no better .Can't see us getting out before around the 23rd ...... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yenn Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Today was sthe first real winter day we have had in Central Qld. No great quantity of cloud all day. Much better than the previous month of dull, cloudy days. I can understand why someone would come up here from Vic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Once again................it's the jab brigade putting in the big ones. ( hey casa, whatya say, aye )...........oh, forgot.......the jab bashers as well. Keenav and mate.......enjoy the return trip south. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Might not get home for a few days, guys...cloud base at Shepp is less than 1000 feet and looks worse towards the Range. Kaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenaviator Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Great welcome by a heap of top folks at Starke Field. Now camping at Emu Park. Walked into town and got a great feed of Spanish mackerel. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Saw you guys around St Lawrence with 106kts GS on OzRunways. Nice little spot Emu park. Watch the powerlines running parallel to the runway on the right heading south, and the ones at the end of strip along road. Good run today you guys, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf jessup Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Na Bob Alf is at home until the 21st and enjoying this awesome rain that ruins his flying. Maj, Glad you got to meet up with Laurie, real good knacker with a real passion for aviation and a regular visitor down our way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenaviator Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Arrived home today. My little UL Jab performed faultlessly for the entire trip. Overall the flight was just under 33 hours. All the plane needed was fuel (mostly avgas) and about 1 litre of oil. Fr John's oil leak turned out to be a faulty 'O' ring under the oil pump housing cover. This was fixed by Keith of Camit. Excellent service by Ian Bent. He and his company get my whole hearted endorsement. Yesterday was a big day of flying for me. Jacob Well (north of the Gold Coast) to Porepunkah with refuelling stops at Moree, Dubbo and Cowra - 7.5 hours flying. Fortunately the actual weather was nothing like what was forecast. Headwinds of 20 to 25 knots were forecast but I managed to find initially only about 10 knots of head wind that dropped to nil and later a light tail wind. The relatively short trip home today from Porepunkah was one of those awesome winter days. Initially a light headwind that ended up being a healthy tail wind - Porepunkah, Murtleford, Eildon, Healesville, Warburton, Powelltown and YLTV. Whipped off the cowls at YLTV and dropped the oil before heading home to Drouin. Great to be home - back to work tomorrow. Laurie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Arrived home today. My little UL Jab performed faultlessly for the entire trip. Overall the flight was just under 33 hours. All the plane needed was fuel (mostly avgas) and about 1 litre of oil.Fr John's oil leak turned out to be a faulty 'O' ring under the oil pump housing cover. This was fixed by Keith of Camit. Excellent service by Ian Bent. He and his company get my whole hearted endorsement. Yesterday was a big day of flying for me. Jacob Well (north of the Gold Coast) to Porepunkah with refuelling stops at Moree, Dubbo and Cowra - 7.5 hours flying. Fortunately the actual weather was nothing like what was forecast. Headwinds of 20 to 25 knots were forecast but I managed to find initially only about 10 knots of head wind that dropped to nil and later a light tail wind. The relatively short trip home today from Porepunkah was one of those awesome winter days. Initially a light headwind that ended up being a healthy tail wind - Porepunkah, Murtleford, Eildon, Healesville, Warburton, Powelltown and YLTV. Whipped off the cowls at YLTV and dropped the oil before heading home to Drouin. Great to be home - back to work tomorrow. Laurie I met you on Friday a Heck field when I went for a ride on my KTM 1190. Isnt it nice to meet people face to face without the perceived internet BS. I was glad to meet you & it is good to hear you made it home, the weather wasnt looking too good when I was talking to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I met you on Friday a Heck field when I went for a ride on my KTM 1190. Isnt it nice to meet people face to face without the perceived internet BS.I was glad to meet you & it is good to hear you made it home, the weather wasnt looking too good when I was talking to you. :wink:Do you mean to say that in person you are a nice bloke Dazza? Edit* this post is meant to be tongue in cheek not offensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 :wink:Do you mean to say that in person you are a nice bloke Dazza? Edit* this post is meant to be tongue in cheek not offensive! I like to think I am. But I cannot stand people spelling Hangar as hanger or gauge spelt guage. But what really jacks me of if lately is does being incorrectly spelt as dose. Seriously what kind of retard does that ? Just sayin, time to move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 There getting better Daz, they're is still room for improvement though. (Tongue in cheek mistakes) Lol, our language is silly but I do understand the frustration when it comes to things like that. Fair enough if texting with a limited amount of characters but when typing with a spell checker we should be able to do better. Last night I got to watch weird Al's video on bad spelling again, so hilarious but so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Retard's with three years schooling! spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I am an easy going person. I am just taken the wrong way at times. Easily done in text. Nothing like meeting people face to face. I am direct in text simply because I simply don't like typing long posts. I cut things short at times. Which doesn't help the reader. Forums are great but they will never convey how or what a person is saying or feeling. Meeting Keenaviator a few days ago proves the point, a lovely and friendly man with a lot of aviation experience . We are all on the same side with common interests. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenaviator Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I am an easy going person. I am just taken the wrong way at times. Easily done in text. Nothing like meeting people face to face. I am direct in text simply because I simply don't like typing long posts. I cut things short at times. Which doesn't help the reader. Forums are great but they will never convey how or what a person is saying or feeling. Meeting Keenaviator a few days ago proves the point, a lovely and friendly man with a lot of aviation experience . We are all on the same side with common interests. Absolutely mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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