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Good on ya Alf, Always great to see a new mistress, especially without fuss from the old one!!! Pud

Short answer... Yes!! I want to go flying in the central wheatbelt on Saturday but it could be a tad uncomfortable. Current forecast is for 36*C maximum with 14knt winds in the morning moderating to 7.5knt in afternoon. Given that the temperatures all week have been above 30*C I reckon there will be some serious 'bumps' around the place. I have some maintenance to do on the Thruster in the morning so my only chance for a fly will be late afternoon, and even then could be a no-go situation. We'll see.... So to answer your question Nutnudger, it is definitely the case of picking your days to fly in summer around Perth - or at least in the inland areas. Pud

G'day country kid, haven't seen you around here for some time. I was speaking with a forumite, who goes by the name 'friarpuk', at Whitegum Farm during Westfly recently. He tells me there is an old Drifter in the back of his hangar at Katanning, owned by somebody else. As it turns out, the Drifter has the name 'Red Rocket' on it, so is probably the one I did my ab initio training in at Narrogin with Rod Jarrold back in the late 90's. Anyway, don't know if it's available but you could start enquiries by a PM to friarpuk on this forum to get some details. Good luck, Pud

I dunno whether to roll around laughing or have a good cry Gibbo. Pud

My thoughts exactly TP! I reckon I'll plan to fly down there later next year, do a 'lap of the little island by camper', then look up cficare for a spot of memorable flying. Sounds good to me. Pud

Oh we went off!! Don't you worry about that maaan. Pud

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/15341105/light-plane-crashes-near-jarrahdale/ Pud

+1 Pud

Great stuff asic46! I'm hanging out for more news, on how the new Thruster flys. Pud

How about right here under 'Resources' in the top bar of this screen. Pud PS. Hmmm, should have tried it first! Not available at the moment here either! Ian, can you update so it will still be available here?

It didn't happen unless photos are forthcoming... Let's see'em. We are all good over here in the West, waiting for visitors from the East - when you coming? I'm a bit envious of Ian on that beach with the paraglider and Sav, 'cos I know what it's like!!! Pud

What's that about the pot and the kettle maj? Absolutely fantastic stuff Ian. Thanks for the photos. Pud

I'm on the work computer and getting same message, for the zip file, as you Pete. Other file opens ok. Pud

Very lucky that the second half of the runway did not have as much mud, otherwise could have been real messy, me thinks!!!

Good medical advice 1. F***ing once a week is good for your health, but its harmful if done every day. 2. F***ing relaxes your mind & body. 3. F***ing refreshes you. 4. After F***ing don’t eat too much; go for more liquids. 5. Try f***ing in bed cause it can save you valuable energy. 6. F***ing can even reduce your cholesterol levels. SO, REMEMBER ... Fasting is good for health & may the good Lord cleanse your dirty mind..

A recent study found that the average Aussie walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found that Aussies drink, on average, 22 Gallons of alcohol a year. That means that, on average, Aussies Get about 41 miles to the gallon!! "Makes you damned proud to be an Aussie!"

Just imagine. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Qantas One year ago, you would have $49.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you would have $33.00 today. If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers onenYear ago, you would have $0.00 today. But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all, the beer, then turned in the aluminium cans for recyclingn refund, you would have received $214.00! Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink Heavily & recycle.

Australian Medical Association researchers have found that patients needing blood transfusions may benefit from receiving chicken blood rather than human blood. It tends to make the men cocky and the women lay better. Just thought you'd like to know.

Modern Technology I was visiting my son and daughter-in-law last night when I asked if I could borrow a newspaper. "This is the 21st century, Dad , ' he said. " We don't waste money on newspapers. Here, you can borrow my i-Pad." -------I can tell you, that bloody fly never knew what hit it...

Or bury him deeper:yikes:

Do you remove the cover before flying? Pud

Maybe contact Wayne http://www.spectrumaviation.com.au/ here if you still have trouble. Pud

Does for me, just tried it! I've gotr it in my favourites from a couple of years ago, so I tried it before posting. Then just tried it again and worked both times. Pud

Too true. Wayne did my skins for the Thruster. I recommend him. Also has an application on line so you can play with different colour combinations. Give it a go here http://xsymetrix.com.au/wingskin/ie5/index.html?dhtmlActivation=inplace Just thinking along the lines of utilising a local sailmaker for drifter11, when I did my last post. Pud

Can you take the old sail to the sail maker for a pattern? one of the forumites here, farri, makes his own sails for a Drifter - send him a PM. He may be able to help with information. Pud