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  1. gareth lacey
    Flying down the coast at Rainbow Beach ,heading home to Boonah after a few days in hervey Bay Cheers gareth
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    Flying down the coast at Rainbow Beach ,heading home to Boonah after a few days in hervey Bay Cheers gareth
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    thanks guys , it looks to tricky for a low time pilot to take on , after a bit more research it looks like we will go north (where its warmer for my wife) thanks again for the advice cheers gareth
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    I am planning a trip to Nelson Bay ,does anyone know aan airstrip that i can fly in and leave plane for a few days closer to Nelson Bay would be good , Thanks Gareth
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    Rokospol Via (bristell is simi liar)
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    I took my youngest sister over elliot heads. Near bunderberg flying over Mays island on sat 1st august cheers gareth
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    Very nice scibe work on your tubes , good fit up for welding, sound way of holding the leg bosses together for shrinkage during the welding progress , great work cheers gareth
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    There,s 1 on the road out of Alice Springs clearly marked , just south of a village called Aileron cheers gareth
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    Wed flight at 9.30 am , pressure at cruise 3bar temps 84 912 cheers gareth
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    Brumby high wing for sale at Boonah , as new 13 hrs TT and $120,000 cheers gareth
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    anyone going to the Archer Falls fly in , i am going up from Boonah if weather is good , cheers Gareth
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    Hi Adam i frequently come across 3 balloons in the Beaudesert area Qld I fly out of Boonah and enroute to the coast or north they are usually up about 7am till 8 am i pass them by about 1 mile and 1000ft above ,noworries at all and let them know that i there ,seem like a cheerful lot, always friendly when i radio them cheers gareth
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    Aldo, you are right i dont know you ,and far from aiming at you it was a general observation,the Murdochs,Packers,Rhinhearts, and a lot of the "wealthy" have done very little for Australia, Dick Smith helped put Aus on the map for rest of the world , he has spent his own money doing good things for the community , we collectively only remember the wrong decisions/mistakes that people make , the good things outweigh it by spades , Dick Smith is not alone ,there are many wealthy people who give thier time and money for worthwhile causes and the not so wealthy also contribute to/for the benifit of others ,generally i think that Dick Smith has good intentions for the aviation community,i have been in aviation a short time ,and have seen first hand what a few people are like , we all need to get on with each other, we don,t have to agree on topics but caustic remar
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    Many years ago i met him in Sydney, very affible then , down to earth , to each his own , i give him my vote , tall poppy syndrome at it again cheers gareth
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    Bex , the tall poppy syndrome is alive and well in Ozz, never give up and dont let the Bxxstards get you down, as you say time is sometimes challenged and you are working in another culture, stay with it and i am sure it will become reality for you chin up cheers gareth
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    UL engines typically have an American prop from Prince props , they are well made and meaty , my condolences to the family. does anyone know what type of plane ? cheers gareth
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    WTF , would any one fly this !
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    Flying back from Caloundra last Friday ,overflew Spicers Gap lodge near Cunninghams Gap , very exclusive resort , clear skies and calm
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    Hi , we used the UL 130 h on the Morgan we built purred like a kitten , would make that RV move along cheers gareth
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    the roko was designed by Bristell he worked for Roko before going his own way , he is now being sued by Roko for stealing the design ,that said there are similair designed aircraft in Czech land they have a very BIG aero industry, i am very pleased with the plane Happy flying cheers gareth , and thanks Dazza for the compliments
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    Love the look of it , i should have waited cheers gareth
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    2 seconds
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    Roko 912 ul
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    so far costs for us including insurance,hangar,maintenance Ra rego, $8000, not including Ra cert fees and fuel(cheapest part of flying is fuel)divided between 2 , cheaper than my mates 30ft cruiser
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    accident happened to a young lady on her solo flight , no injuries but embarrassing for her ,someone said turbulence just before touchdown, parts only methinks
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