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I encourage any discussion on the value of debriefing and counselling following a traumatic event. I know you guys will remain strong and that you can draw on each other for strength when it gets a bit tough. My thoughts are with you all. You know where I am if you need anything. Rach.

i enjoyed it.. though am disappointed that i missed meeting so many forumers who were there. as i didnt get in till friday afternoon i missed the coffee... definitely think saturday is the better day for that.

you SO should have called me!!!! i was out at Jaspers and the gong! bummer... lets catch up soon!

love the lightwing grin Maj! almost as big as the Savvy one!

hey! thats Me!

hi Kaz our savvy has great range... 6 hours before she goes quiet. also.. we plan to have a ground crew...so we can carry as little as possible and can have fuel at hand when needed. But even without the ground crew we would be fine in the SAvvy. we are still in the early days of planning... the next few weeks we will post a full itinerary... and hope that anyone out there who is interested canmeet us along the way.... or come along for the whole trip. it will be an amazing journey. I have had quite a few practice goes flying out to Lightning Ridge and Brewarrina... and i know the terrain gets even more bland but ive had good practice flying those long distances. The Savvy is pretty surprisingly comfortable on a long haul. and the great thing is that out there... we can just pop down anywhere pretty much for a break if we needed to! the priority in the plane will be all the emergency equipment i can find... and plenty of water. its a shame you couldnt come along this trip... but we intend to make many many more... Rach

and lets not forget... she s a beautful bird... and DOES NOT look like a garden shed! (well not much like one....) i always have the savvy grin! Rach

hi alan! hope you are well. think its time for a catchup! its my turn to take you up in the savvy now! lets do it soon! Rach

you can count on that!!

hi matt we are planning to head out to Uluru at the end of May. Plan is to take 2 weeks, there and back. flying via broken hill, coober pedy and on to uluru. obviously with other stops along the way yet to be worked out. we will be flying from YWOL. would love to hear your thoughts... all company on this trip welcome! my email is [email protected] Rach

thanks Dave for the fly over Bathurst! not long now before you'll be able to go beyond your 25 miles too!

thanks everyone! my first nav is going to be Bathurst this thursday weather being good. aaaagghhhh....butterflies just thinking about it!!!

hi gnarly... im not the best person to ask... i did a lot of nav hours and having my own aircraft means i dont follow the same lesson pattern that you would if you were paying for each hour. some of the instructors may be able to answer this one.

where can i get an aviator watch that is girlie and pretty?? that thing i wear just doesnt go! girls?

well... i did it guys and gals.... i was given my cross country endorsement yesterday! yay! now i can fly anywhere i want! the endorsement didnt come without some hard work and fast learning... and a few big boo boo's along the way... but i got there in the end! still have lots more to learn, but now i am free from the pressure of testing i can take my time and just keep on flying. biggest thanks in the world to Ultralights and Motzartmerv.... you have both been amazing instructors and i feel confident now that i will be able to handle anything up there. Thanks Rob (ultralights) for all the patience you showed me... and tolerating my little outbursts when it all got too hard. Also a big thanks to Bruce and Ned... your wisdom and free impromptu theory lessons were invaluable! so keep an eye out for the awesome blue and yellow savannah people.... big blue skies here i come! Rach

hey thanks Destiny! thats very helpful.

can anyone give me any information about whats available at Maitland Airstrip? i am needing to fly there to meet a client, so am wondering if there is a flying school with classrooms or a room i could hire for an hour or so. any help or advice would be much appreciated. also general info on parking, strip condition etc. thanks Rach

i recall making some very "blonde" comments during my test... and i still managed to pass... was nerve wracking though! well done and welcome to the 25 nm club!

we are thinking of coming up... will see how weather is closer to the time. fingers crossed it will be clear skies!

thanks Dazza. We are only going as far as Ballina this time round... just up here for work today... head back to sydney tomorrow then off to Orange next week. We think we might then head out west to wherever the wind takes us. Will try for Qld another time when there is less water about. Rach

i know of a cheaper alternative to plastic balls, i see them everywhere in suburbia, just go to the tip and collect hundreds of pairs of old sneakers and swing them up there..

nothing wrong with slow, we just arrived at Ballina, from wollongong, indicating 85 kts all the way at 5100 rpm, and ground speeds varying from 75 to 110 Kts! no higher than 1500 ft... as for approach speeds, anywhere from 60 kts no flap, 45 to 50 kts with 1 stage of flap to 35 with full flap. as for actual stall speed with full flap, thats a bit harder to define as the position error of the Pitot tube at such high AOA it can read 30ish, usually 27 to 28 in a pretty level stall, but can read 0 kts if the nose is high. the "step"" comes at about 80 kts, you can cruse at 80 kts with 5100 rpm all day,nose reasonably level, but if you give it a bit more, say to 5300 rpm, then the tail will lift, AOA will decrease and speed will increase to 90 kts, pull power back to 5100 and it will cruise at 85 to 87 at 5100 on the step so to speak. the higher speed at 85 creates more lift than 80, so the wing setlles on a lower AOA, hence the "step"feeling. and i have seen 3 savannah VG wides in my travels so far, well, since April this year.

thanks Guy, still haven't left the ground yet. looks like it will be a Qantaslink flight for me on Wednesday. I still have to be in Ballina on Friday... so will keep an eye on the weather and if it clears will fly up in the savvy on thursday. let us know what you find in Lismore! Rach

thanks Guy, im still hoping that it will clear but i know its not looking good. i'd much rather fly my own plane than fly with Rex or Qantaslink. this weather is just not cooperating! Rach

hi all. our trip after xmas has now changed to Lake Keepit, Armidale and Lismore due to my work commitments. We are planning on being in Lismore or nearby for NYE and are hoping to share the fun with Forumers! If any of you are up that way and are having a NYE party we could crash we'd love to hear from you! Rach:big_grin: