pudestcon

that looks like the Thruster's long lost beautiful sister.

Photo?

Pud

Buggerd if I I know!...They probably realised it wasn`t very smart to have a full page of incidences and accidents in a monthly magazine that is intended to promote safe,fun, recreational aviation.Frank.

Pud

Oooorrrr shit!!!

Great photos Ian, thank you.

Legends? Not just Drifter legends I would think, but I take your point.

Good to see Frank hasn't changed - still getting around in bare feet

Pud

Frank that big croc is the one that was stalking Pud at the riverside camp when he was at your place. If he had just stayed another day or two..............Maj...

Pud

Well for mine.....

Easiest would be the Gazelle - did my navs in a Gazelle, which was pretty easy given you didn't have to fly the thing whilst sorting where you were going.

Next would be the Drifter, in which I did my ab initio training - a great aircraft that I will always have a soft spot for.

Then the Lightwing - never did master the Lightwing because I couldn't land the buggar, so transferred to the Gazelle.

Hardest by far would be T500 Thruster which is my current aircraft. It took a long time for the Thruster(and Steve Vette) to whip me into shape, and I now consider myself reasonably proficent in the Thruster - but beware familiarity!!!!

I would really like to get back into the Lightwing now, and finish what I started all those years ago. I reckon I could do it now with a little bit of instruction.

Pud

G'day Pud, No spare parts and running like a dream.! 360 trouble free hrs to date.I`ve just got back from a short flight and on the way back I flew the course of the Mulgrave river, just north of here. It`s a low tide at the moment so I thought I might see a crock on a sandbar. There were 3 that I estimated to be between 2.5 to 3 m on one sandbar and a monster of 4 m or better on another ( I`d been told that there was a big one in that area ) and I didn`t have my camera. I sometimes see 1 but it`s the first time I`ve seen that many in such a short distance.

 

Never know what you might see from a Drifter.

 

Frank.

Pud

Yup, same here. I haven't bothered to go online either for the Flight safety Mag. Plus not everybody has the internet.

I wonder how many people don't bother with the Flight Safety mag anymore.

Sport Pilot doesn't seem to hold my interest anymore either. But my interests, being at the rag and tube spectrum of our sport, doesn't get much exposure these days - probably too many ol' fogies like me who won't get off their arses and contribute. So these days the pile of unread Sport Pilot magazines is getting higher and higher. Could be a saving here if it went electronic.......

Pud

Pud, "Upstart" is nothing else but an endearing term for an aviator in the take-off mode. I would see it as a complement!

I'm more than happy to be described in the way you have explained eightyknots - always very happy when I'm in takeoff mode:plane:

Pud

Good to see you`re still here also,Pud! I was begining to wonder. How`s the Thruster going?I`m about to go down and finish putting my 503 back together. Pulled it appart for inspection and to remove carbon. We havn`t received the rain that was forcasted so I should be able to test fly it in a couple hours time.

 

Frank.

Yep I'm still here and chipping away, although had a health scare recently - I'll PM you. The Thruster is performing faultlessly on the 582 blue head, although I don't get to fly it as often as you get to go flying.

Make sure you have no parts left over after putting that 503 back together eh?

Pud

He could of course be referring to the font family Pud ! In any case I think we can look forward to many more arial posts from 3000' , at least until the new toy novelty wears off anyway . And don't forget the ' see and avoid " Maj .Bob

Never thought about the font angle - I take it all back Maj, and keep posting from on high

Good to see you are still as feisty as ever Farri:wave:

Maj has a habit of making me jealous, every time he relates a flying exploit.

Pud

Pud, you picky little bastard, have you forgotten that the Queenslanders spell (and do everything else) differently? Fancy chipping the Major you horrid little upstart.

You've cut me deeply using that descriptive term "Upstart"

Pud

And you are doing very well Maj, only one spelling mistake I can see.....

I trust everything was well with our good friend Farri.

Pud

Fan-bloody-tastic!!!

Pud

Give us the 16 questions he couldn't answer.

Pud

Im wondering what thoughts are on this Has anyone used this material

I have never used his material so can't comment.

Pud

Looks like it will be the weekend of 27th and 28th September.http://skysports.net.au/events.htm

I've set myself to fly the trusty Thruster to the flyin this year, assuming it is at Whitegum again, and not the Porongorups or somewhere just as farflung!!!

Pud

Pud I will put my appology in now! I am flying over to WA (via Qantas) on the 31st of May so I can collect my bird from Katanning and fly her back to Kingaroy in Qld. But I wish you blokes in the west all the best. I did enjoy the event in 2012 and would have liked to be there again. Maybe one day!

Still, I'm sure we'll have a great time Puk.

All the best and good luck with the flight to Kingaroy - what an adventure.

Pud

When is the Serpentine Fly-in Downunder?

Pud

Pedestcon - if descent in less "draggy" aircraft can be started turning onto base why can't an aircraft that only climbs at 200ft per minute be permitted to climb to say 400ft on takeoff/upwind and then turn crosswind. I was under the impression that 500ft circuits were for aircraft with <55knot capability so that they could keep their circuits tight.

Pud

I fly a Thruster, so 500' circuits. My understanding is that you must, no matter what your cruise speed, not change course after take off until you reach 500' AGL.

I fly all legs at 500' above airfield level until turning onto final, then start the descent down final. In less 'draggy' aircraft than the Thruster, descent may be started turning onto base.

Pud

I haven't heard anything about a 2013 state flyin for WA yet.

Anyone have any information?

I assume it will be on again during the long weekend end of September.

Just doing some forward planning:coffee:

Pud

Hello Colin, .You reckon it`s been raining at Mackay! Here at Deeral, we`ve coped 12 inches/ 304.8 Millimetres just in the past two days!

 

Frank.

All the best.

Pud

Forgive me as I've been underground (literally) for the last12 hours...what's happened?

Pud