kaz3g

Thanks Mike i flew the Bocian when instructing at Euroa but that was 40 years ago. It gave an audible sigh when you entered its very gentle spin.

Yes...I couldn’t make up my mind in no.3 even though I flew one a bit. Long while ago now, 40 years.

“28” looks like a Mini-Nimbus (Janus)

GG looks like a Bocian to me.. wood construction, long narrow wings and the elevated rear seat are markers.

Good onya mate. Hope you keep it up until 103. We have a few oldies over our way still flying in mid-80s and some youngies like me in mid-70s. kaz

That’s a northern hemisphere model!

I like the set with the bald eagle ...very nice!

I don’t like the sound of that -ve angle of attack...I imagine your head was at severe risk! at least I landed on my undercarriage.

I jumped off the laundry roof with kite made from cane, brown paper and string, and a tea towel for a parachute. i was 7 and my mum was in hospital having babies so my dear old nan was looking after me. She got such a fright she gave me a paddling.

What did you break? i broke a tooth because my knee buckled and hit me in the chin...but I grew another one ?

Copy the birds

It’s that final landing that I’m not too keen to try! kaz

No, they were 80 kilos which is 180 lbs and bloody heavy.

Every time I do a trip.

Looks like Tocumwal...no numbers on RWY so that’s not right

Thank you James. Is there an airstrip at Lockhart...my Aeroclub is always looking for places to fly to for a meal or overnight. kaz

I get NAIPS and do my flight plan on the iPad for every flight. if I’m heading away from my comfort zone, I put it all on paper and draw tracks on the appropriate charts...just in case. It’s nice to look at the ground, look at the chart to confirm and then look at the little aeroplane on the screen and confirm again. I have a second iPad and a Garmin as back up. i did my AFR a couple of weeks ago. Took a C172 180hp just to stretch my skills. Did the plan and then put the iPad in the pocket beside me. Flew the plan with clock and compass, 3 turning points, one diversion, some upper air work and a couple of PFLs. Had forgotten how heavy the Cessna becomes in a steep turn...found I really need both hands on the yoke (getting old). Auster is so much lighter..

I guess everyone knows OzRunways will calculate LL and you can put it up to display along with GS, Track, Brng To, and ETA? Mate just back from a month away in his R44 and said he used it all the way to the Kimberleys and back again across the Centre where there is almost no twilight. Was pretty astonished by conditions at Warburton and parked the R44 inside the motel compound and its razor wire enclosure. Loved the Kimberley’s and got as far as Cape Levique. I’m very jealous!

I remember seeing video of Andrew Temby’s Yak 52TW with severe elevator flutter after something came loose during an aerobatic display...everything suddenly became blurred. Absolutely terrifying.

I know the area well having lived in the Upper Gascoyne at what used to be Cobra Station. I also looked after Nyang closer to you for a short period. i remember Gnaraloo used to come up on the pedal when the RFDS base and School of Air were humming in Carnarvon. And I remember the sharks at Quobba!

Hi Poteroo i agree in principal. 10 minutes is ok for short flights (I’m thinking of a 20 minute flight I did recently from Echuca to Shepp arriving after sunset and before last light) but at least 30 minutes is just common sense for a longer run where headwinds, etc can play havoc with planning. kaz

Performance and Operation....learn how to get the best out of your airframe and engine in different circumstances, use P charts, power settings, and a lot more and why. Often has planning included.

We had a Kiowa (Bell 206 JR variant) make an attempted attack on our avgas bowser from about 30’ AGL on Friday. Nasty bend in the tail boom!

Interesting though...gliders are subject to those rules too. Fortunately, like many ultralights and Austers, they have stall speeds <30 knots and handle rough ground pretty well. They definitely do not like SWER lines, however.

NO, No, NO! It’s because people break the rules. The rule is VFR by Day and that means you plan your flight to be on the ground before last light...no excuses. The reports indicate the crash occurred some 40 minutes after last night so not just a small error in calculations. Lots of landing opportunities along the way and it is bloody dark at night in this country because any sources of lights are few and far between. My thoughts are with the family of the passenger who trusted the pilot to get him to the destination safely. kaz