Cyrano

Did Trevor sponsor you with free beers at his pub?

There were two cows chatting to each other in the pasture. One says to the other, " hey, are you concerned about catching mad cow disease?". The other replys, "why should I be worried? I'm a helicopter!!"

This B727 is a home. https://www.awesomeinventions.com/boeing-727-conversion-home/

I was at a quiz night recently. A question was, who were the first aviators to fly across the Atlantic. Someone from the crowd yelled, "Sammy Davis jr!!". The quiz master replied ,"don't be silly it was Alcock and Brown". Yes, thats what I said-Sammy Davis jr !!!

With only 291.0 hrs on the Broome airframe it will be an interesting investigation.

I won't put up the link but in utube "helicopter crash sydney 1966" will find it..

3 Lancs, 12 merlins. 2/3 airborne!

I visited this aircraft in 2017. Trully magnificent, although doubt the airworthy/flying aim as it was stated at the time it would be flying by now. East Kirkby is also a 20km drive from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby. One of the best days an aviator could wish for!

Not a Toyota in sight.

PS. Kids please don't try this at home!

Although I have many hours on the shrike I am still in awe at Bob Hoover's skill with this aircraft! [MEDIA=youtube]W2-9BL7sllk[/MEDIA]

A delightful, fully aerobatic aircraft although I was never game to try an outside loop!

That sounds familiar. I think the flight was from Wangaratta maybe associated with the museum.

I recall going for a tiger moth flight in that same area in about 1981. I think the pilot's name was Di Simpson?? Anyone recall?

A great bush aircraft. I did charter in NW WA in the late 80's; -300. The manual flap lever was very handy. On a rough strip pull some more flap- a bit like a collective on a helo! Get airborne quicker then SLOWLY feed the flap away and climb away!

There is a story in the South Australian Aviation Museum, May20 newsletter you might find of interest. Www.saam.org.au

Is it aerobatic?

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Know a bloke who had an engine fail at 200' in a C206 flying survey on a downwind run near Kalgoorlie. Just happened to be a dirt track in the right place at the right time..... and put it down without a scratch. Sometimes you get lucky but not this time.