Jimbo59

From one newbie to another ...... Welcome ! Lots to see here and some really good members to share your experiences

Cheers

Jim

Hey Jimbo, yeah the trikes are awesome. I'm in the process of buying one at the moment. At Gofly we have 2 Tecnam P92 Echo's, a Texan, and a Flight Design CTSW. In January, Gofly will also have a Flight Design MC and a new Savannah S. Thats what i really like about Gofly, we have a good varity of aircraft to choose from. All we need now is a taildragger and all the bases are covered. We fly trikes on the weekends, usually in the mornings. Pop in anytime or send me a message, will be happy to catch up and show you around the trikes. They are ideal for photography, you can see alot from the seat of a trike.All the best, and happy flying!

Thanks for the reply. I will definitely give you a shout and have a closer look at these machines.

I've attached a couple of pics I took at the 2011 Gatton Air Park fly in for your enjoyment!

Cheers

Jim

Now your talking Jimbo, I have done many hours in the Auster pictured in Guernsey and the L4Cub which I owned in SA.Alan.

These look great. Who's the dude in the Camo with the L4?

Attached is a shot of the L4 I fly and also a couple of shots I took of an Auster at the 2011 Gatton Air Park fly in

Cheers and happy flying in 2012

Jim

... and tied down or in the hangar ... LOL

As Sue stated, the Cessna is a great aeroplane - I nearly bought a 152 Aerobat but decided that a Decathlon would be more fun. The Cessna will do a neat reverse Cuban with a one and a half snap on the way up (refer the book by Cessna test pilot and instructor, Bill Kershner) - something that I'd never do in a Decathlon.Bob still flies aerobatics in a Citabria or Decathlon better than anyone else I know, including Greg Koontz.

The Pitts is just a lot of fun.

 

I always warn people that aerobatics is addictive.

 

DJP

Jim

Well done Tomo.

You reminded me of my tailwheel endorsement in a Decathlon many years ago under the watchful eye of Bob Tait. After the tail came up I was sure the prop was going to carve a chunk out of the runaway so I pulled back a bit and of course gyroscopic precession comes into play so I correct for that and put the nose back down a bit and so it went on for what seemed like an eternity with Bob sitting behind me not saying a word. Finally stagger into the air and all stabilizes on climb and all I get from Bob was "you won't do it like that again will you" ..... and he was right... I never did. I'm sure that the guys in the tower at Archerfield had a good laugh about it for some time!

Always remember that you haven't stopped flying a taildragger until the engine is shut down.

Cheers

Jim

Great to see on Recreational Aviation/Aircraft Pilots, Jimbo. Happy new year also.

Jim

Always happy to chat about aerobatic aeroplanes!

Learn't to fly aerobatics with Bob Tait many years ago. That was in a Bellanca Decathlon. Before that I got a taste of aero's in a Pitts S2 as a passenger ... Hooked!

Also did aero's in the relatively cheap C152 Aerobat but the Decathlon was great, especially being a taildragger. Had plans to do more in the Nanchang but that is very expensive. Maybe one day! Favourite manouvers are Reverse Cubans and stall turns.

Jim

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Hi Jimbo

 

Welcome and best wishes for the NY.

 

Any particular Cub you fancy?

 

kaz

I fly an Original L4 belonging to Caboolture Recreational Aviation and although it is slow it is a lot of fun. I like the looks of some of the modern variants and would love to see how they compare to the original. Any early tail dragger would be good however!

Are you into Austers?

Jimbo,Love those C152's - have owned one since 1995. That was also the last time I was at Archerfield. Great to have you on board!

Sue

I have very fond memories of C152's. Well done to own one .. Maybe one day I'll get an aircraft of my own ... Would love a Cub

Happy Flying

Jim

Welcome Jimbo, I fly out of Caboolture as well. Trikes out of hanger 10 and 3 axis with Gofly in hanger 72. We have a great area to fly up there!Safe flyin!

I've never flown in a trike, might have to look you up to find out what it's all about!. What do Gofly have?

Jimbo good to have you joining us. We have a fantastic bunch of characters on this site, probably because we are pilots. Yes we even fly Guernsey Cows (cream of the crop)....had to milk that one.

Alan the Guern.

Looks like I need to upgrade my endorsements to include an 'udder' type ... Quad leg undercarriage,,

Cheers

Very wide range of interests on this site. Welcome Jim. Nev

Welcome Jimbo:wave:

G'day Jim!! Great to have you, I like the range of aircraft you've flown! Nicely done.I like taking photos too, but am not real good at it. We need to get some more photo threads up and running on here I reckon also, maybe something we should start doing.

 

Keep up the good work, I've done a bit of flying out of YCAB also in various range of aircraft.

 

Thanks Tomo

 

Happy Christmas!

I'll work out how to post a few pics and see how we go

Cheers

Jim

Hello fellow Aviators.

I'm new to this site so will start with a little about my flying experience. Started many years ago at Archerfield with RQAC, flying Cessna 152, 152 Aerobat, 172, 172RG, 182RG and Bellanca Decathlon. More recently I have been flying Jabirus, Piper Cub and Nanchang CJ6a out of Caboolture.

I also am a keen aircraft photographer. If you are up for a chat about any of these aircraft or photography please let me know. Cheers and Merry Christmas. Jimbol