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Watched it with the kids, loved it! Great job Tim, we have the book and often talk about Jacky Boy and Black Betty, so popular in fact my 9 yo took to his red diamondback push bike with Matt Black Spray paint and named it Black Betty.

hey everyone. Here's my first short movie . Jack Flyer The Movie " The Red Devil"

Be kind I did it all on my own including all the music... with no budget I had to use what ever cameras were available...

Hope you enjoy

" For the love of flying ". Stay tuned ;)

Hope you all fare well. Wishing for a good outcome

All the best everyone in the firing line.

Very sad , condolences to his family and friends

Stay safe everyone

Very Sad indeed. RIP Milfred.....This has effected a friend of mine and wish him well.

Condolences to Milfred's family and all involved.

stay safe out there everyone.

Patrick Normoyle got a new ride. He has agreed to play old Charlie in my movie and he bought this for his part. I will give it a tidy it up for him. :)

It's a skyraider and is surprisingly big. It it is really advanced for an early 80's ultralight with differential heel brakes, adjustable c of g with main wing having an adjuster moving it forward or backwards. Kwaka 440 electric start...40 ltr seat tank. It's called a Sky raider.

Hi All,Got a go pro for my bday and well, the footage is not pretty but i do walk away from all my landings :)

 

First solo circuit i missed judge how much lighter i was and landed well down the runway the the next few i got it sorted out.

 

Try not to fall asleep. Solo stuff at 39:00 min mark

 

Going through my old slides I found these photos taken in 1984 at the Gold Coast Ultralight Club's Jacob's Well field. Most were taken on one day when we had a flyin (more like a tow it in the fly!) The black & white shot (was shot in colour but now tinted) of a Scout with a Wankel rotary motor was taken at the Kingaroy. I seem to recall it was made by Kawasaki. I number of people that have had a long association with ultralights were there. The late Chris Conroy shown with his version of the Jackaroo on floats, he flew in from the Gold Coast and landed on the grass on the floats. Two shots show his attempts to takeoff again on the long grass....only managed a slow walk speed! Col Winton is there in one shot holding the yellow helmet as a potential customer taxies out in Cols Sportsman for a trial flight. I can't be sure due to my fading memory but Bill Knight is probably in one of those Scouts...Playboy bunny comes to mind...Peter Reed is there with a Maxair Drifter, Barry Hughes with the Rotec Rally and Dick (Richard) Sweetapple with his all metal ultralight. The red tail dragger pipe fuselage drifter style ultralight with the black & white german graphics suffered an engine fail on takeoff later in that year at this field and the pilot was killed when the aircraft stalled after the engine failure. He was looking to buy the aircraft off the owner at the time. The American aerolights Eagle on floats was the first ultralight I flew, my first flights were off the beach shown in the photos at South Stradboke island just north of the Gold Coast Seaway.Hope you enjoy these photos, was an exciting time,

Wayne.

 

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hello. I ( with help from Patrick Normoyle) am holding a private fly in " muster in the mallee" for " Bush Flyers Down Under ." in August 11-12 here at my place.

Will be BBQ. Breaky , underwing camping. bonfire, live music ( by Jack Flyer) STOL, show'n'shine ( with my famous home made trophies that may or may not last the trip home?)

More details to come.

NOTE: strip is only 450 meters from fence to hangar. SO FLY IN AT OWN RISK

This is a non for profit event. No landing or camping fees however meals will be $10 per meal Inc softdrink tea and coffee.

wow from the photos it looked like I was transported back in time to a maiden flight love it awesome.

very nice and very rare whats the donk is it original or close to it ?

Scott Hillan photography.. my N11.C.1. At Barossa Airshow 2015

I'll be displaying again on 2 Apr at Rolland Flat ( Barossa Airshow 2017)

Well done Mr Flyer! Congratulations are in order for your preserving another bit of Australian ultra-lighting history. I look forward to viewing your collection sometime. Keep up the good work. cheers

The real " Black Betty". 1985 Bunyip.

1982 invader mk2

1982 Tracker Mk1

1985 Supercat

the twin to Franco's Chinook. Built same time .... still flying

1983 Thruster T83EH

1980 modified Winton Jackaroo. AKA- Black Betty

1975 Whing Ding - mac101 engine

To start the next chapter of the story 0112 is now living in WA after the long long journey to pick her up, about 8000km in total.A good time was had at Falcon Hawk where Jim showed me the way to handle a Thruster, an absolute delight indeed.

With some luck we can get a shot of her next to your Gemini before long Riley.

Hey bunyips ,you after a tail dragger . STOL. I have one for sale or swaps on here. Check out my Bush Plane Ad on here IDE be interested in swaps. To use in my movie ;). No wuggers

Jack Flyer

Still a lot of force exerted on the crankshaft through the bending of the blades. Actually if you look at the frames around 0.02, you can see the spinning blade hit the ground and then it stops.OME