Bernie Knight

Hoist coming down to ground. I move the car out below and lower the hoist to get the 356 or Cobra down, a bit inconvenient, but keeps everything in my garage at home...

Yes 888 plates and now the RV8 the Chinese and Euro Asians want my plates.

All registered to a Post Box.. stops them turning up at my door..

Ibob

We are big car fans also....

My other Volkswagen is a 911 Carrera S.

The aluminium bodied car above my wife's car is a '65 Shelby Cobra. It's got an aluminium Shelby 468 big block - now that would make a plane climb..

Have the hoists at my home, hence my thinking of having the RV8 up on a hoist - maybe with the One Design below. ..

Lethbridge Airpark owner and developer Gary with me in the Antonov hangar.

The Iskra jet is in there now with the Skybolt, a Lance and a One Design. The Yak 18T will be in there shortly when the Lance leaves. Maybe room for the RV8 but I think it will be up on a hoist/lift..

Capt Wally

Not all mine. But the best of both worlds, as you get to fly them and not buy, insure them ..

Guys just a glorified Volkswagen, ....but hell it would go hard in an aircraft with its cam, twin webers, aluminium heads and side winder Porsche exhaust

Oops I'm hi jacking the Thread here but....

Phil Perry, off track a bit - hi jacking the Thread ..

Phil like your avatar with the Antonov

Here's my bi plane - since sold with the Antonov behind it.

And similar to your profile my wife doesn't like flying - other than A380 business - also..

The photos below detail;

The Steen Skybolt with the Lycombing 360. I repainted a bit of it and decided to go Shell livery as a bit if fun.

The Iskra jet at Essendon prior to its heading to Lethbridge.

The Skybolt with the canopy open and the Antonov behind it. We were doing radio checks prior to a flight.

The Antonov sitting at Lethbridge prior to a joy flight. The Eastern Boc Warbirds run regular joy flights for up to nine people out of Lethbridge. It's well worth a visit to our hangar.

The old guy sitting in the Iskra jet. I'm positive they won't let me play in this.

The last three photos are the RV8 I'm playing with now. Burns 33lph at 24/2400 and this returns six hours endurance at 165knts, with an hour reserve. If pulled back to 19/1900 it returns over ten hour endurance at 125knts. It's has plenty if room, great fuel capacity and luggage storage.

For someone like me that has limited ability any aircraft suits my style of flying - I think I just adapt. However the Vans RV8 is a good fit so far for me.

I started my flying in the C172 and then moved through a mix of Rec Aus aircraft. The Tecnam P92, Pioneer Alphi low wing... I spent a few hours in a Decathalon for my CSU endorsement and tail wheel experiences...fun .

The Steen Skybolt was my next purchase but after finding it a bit cramped - and it's bigger than the Pitts S2 - I moved to the Vans RV8.

I'm just getting my head around the Vans as its very fast and has a good mix of glass and LED instruments as seen in the above Photos. even a Tru - Track auto pilot etc etc...

With a hangar that has an Antonov bi plane and an Iskra jet I'm getting the opportunity to have a play with some interesting aircraft. Not sure if I will get my hands on the Iskra jet as I think its beyond this old guy. We also have a Yak 18T in the hangar to play in.

Drop in one Saturday for the Geelong Sports Aviators BBQ lunch and check out the hangars. YLED just 15nm north west of Geelong.

Again, very sad to hear of this accident. My thoughts are with family and friends.

I saw the initial advertisement for this aircraft and the photos appeared to show a very good build and finish - from photos only.

Having sat in a Soneria I found you do literally wear the aircraft.

Just reading back the many posts above, there appears that the pilot may have tried to reach open ground after a failure. The eye witness did not report any aerobatics, but rather a turn after engine failure?

I'm wondering why the focus of Rec Aus to its membership was 'a warning to its members regarding aerobatics?'

Again, time will tell, but an eye witnesses with aviation experience will be a good start point I'd think for any investigation.

RIP

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Thanks again.

I'm going on the look out today.

Thanks for the ideas

Yes guess that's an option ..

Thanks

Just back from Italy and we head off on the 5th - two weeks off and counting.

Over to Paris and southern France.

I've got more hours up in an A380 than my RV..

I've seen a number of options for storage of those loose items such as phones, glasses, maps, beacons etc.

What have you found the best storage options - net type pockets, metal storage or elastic topped pockets in vinyl etc... .??

The above photo has a number of net type pockets and a larger net in the rear storage.

I wonder where you get those nets? - auto shops etc..

Any ideas of photos of how you store those loose items old be appreciated..

Good on him. He gets crowd funding to cover costs and sponsors - that's the hard work done.

Now just go fly and enjoy...

So dad to hear a fellow aviator has lost his life. Thoughts with family and friends.

Sorry I lost track somewhere between the us. the them and the we..

Yes sad to see.

I just don't pay the bill

Lost luggage is a pain.

I travelled to Georgia via Arizona and I managed to just get to the the plane for the second leg. I was sitting there and realized there was no way my luggage would have kept up with my run from one flight to the next.

It arrived at the hotel the next day.

But my carry on bag had all the essentials - toothbrush, iPad etc.

Tnx Alf. I'll "Conversation" when I'm planning.

Alf

It's on my list to get down there....

Real hero's - heroines

Surprisingly it was a very nice day at Lethbridge. Even a Drifter was up to do circuits.

Don't want to Hi - jack this a thread and so sent you a conversation..