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Aussie Steve

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  1. Condolences to the Pilots family and friends. A very sad outcome.
  2. Didn't do any rece whilst I was there Planet unfortunately. Just didn't have time. One good thing though is that my bro- in law has a tinnie that he can pick me up in. He lives close to the Co Op so that's a bonus. Just have to find contact details for the airfield
  3. Thx Pylon. If I do fly in there, I would naturally obtain permission, and I was thinking of contacting the local marina there to arrange a pick up and transport to the mainland. At this stage it's all hypothetical. No solid plans. I'm driving up there for Christmas Day and naturally I'm looking for aerodromes for the follow up visit to my brothers new place there
  4. http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuncurrymuseum/4840156172/in/photostream/lightbox/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/tuncurrymuseum/4840155852/ http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2540688.jpg
  5. Thanks Camel, interesting link. Would be a fantastic airpark ! I also found a photo of the place with over 50 aircraft parked on the apron.The good old days
  6. Gday guys I,m trying to ascertain weather or not the Aerodrome at Forster/Tuncurry is operational or not? I can see it on GE and it seems to be a boat ride over to the main land from the aerodrome island. Has anyone been in there? Cheers
  7. Thanks again John. I checked out PHS online and they do sound the way to go. However being in Melb rules it out for me as I have to keep working to be able to afford the training in the first place, so Sydney is really the best option for me. I,m looking for a school that does their Flight Theory in house and nearly all of them send you up to QLD Advanced Flight Theory. Or there,s a new one in Sydney called Heli Theory Australia. http://www.helitheory.com.au/ I can travel to there in under 2 hrs from home so its probably my only option. RE my Rec Pilot Cert adding to my hrs is pretty much a definite NO. Even though the syllabus is the same with out the instrument training or Controlled Airspace they wont look at it. Anyway I have to wait until after June before I can even do a TIF as we have a long overdue holiday booked (a year ago) to Cairns and my wife has an operation coming up in June so once all of this has settled down I can start moving on some actual lessons. Steve
  8. Hi John, thanks for that great reply. I definitely need some inspiration. I,ve not had the best response around the traps in regards to my age. (the flying schools say "no worries") I,ve even been considering doing a Fixed Wing CPL. But my real ambition is Heli. But the fixed wing will be a bit cheaper if it all falls over like it did for you. My wife,s getting a bit nervous too about the whole thing and I have to keep her on the boil or I,m stuffed. lol. She has every right to be concerned if I cant get a return on out investment promptly.:stupid: I might be better off investing in a B-Double license, at least I will start earning good money immediately.
  9. Thanks Howard. I just have to stay motivated for sure. I,ve been onto the "Bladeslapper" forum and it has been very informative (think I saw a post from you there ?) and also, are you from Ballina ?
  10. G'day everyone. I'm a low 100 hr RAAus Pilot (turning 50 in 2013) looking to make a career in choppers. I'm currently doing my Homework on the likely hood of being able to secure a job at the end of the course. Any help and advice would be most welcome
  11. Post your question on the "General Discussions" page as a new thread and you,ll get plenty of answers I,m sure. And welcome to the forum
  12. It,s a Beech 18. photographed at NATFLY Narromine 2006. I went for scenic flight to Dubbo for fuel and back. It was great. The photo is actually at Dubbo whilst refueling Its a very rare bird in that it is a factory built Tricycle Gear machine http://www.airliners.net/photo/Antique-Airways/Beech-H18-Tri-Gear/0308044/L/&sid=d8a4b18c3982e3091b4d128957bc851f
  13. Nice work Thomo...great sound track too mate.
  14. Dave this great news for flyers in the region, do you have any photos you can post and how about a street address so that we could have a look with Google Earth (albeit we may not see any aerodrome on it as the GE images can be a bit old, but it gives us a chance to observe the terrain) Its always good to be able to check out these places as future destinations. Good luck with everything there, we look forward to hearing a lot more about the progress of the aerodrome.
  15. There is a group (SWAG -Sydney West Airfield Group) working on this situation Driver. Sorry I dont have any contact details available at the moment.Perhaps someone else here can provide such.
  16. Hi Diamond, everything is still in limbo, with the change of State Government this has been deemed a low priority. Which is hard to make any sort of investment plans for the place. Rod is still on site but has no aeroplane at the moment for training. His Jab was ground looped and pretty badly damaged and is in the process of being repaired. The airfield is open for busy as usual. (always phone for an update on the strip conditions and permission before flying in.)
  17. Looking at the site on Google Earth and looking at the photos of the accident, it would appear that the ferris wheel has been set up about 200 mtrs to the south of the runway in line "with" the the runway! Can see a bum kicking coming on for the organiser of the event. Hope they,re insured. Just very lucky that no one was killed. Our best wishes to the pilot and his pax. Also to the peeps on the ferris wheel.
  18. Good work Spin. Yes he looked to be trying to preserve what little inertia he had left to get himself into the wind and ran out of it. We had a Supa Cat end up the same way at YKAT a few years ago with very much the same result. The classic turn back to the runway with insufficient height with EFATO. Actually the tug looks very much like a Super Cat in the vid.
  19. Yes Spin..a very lucky fellow. He could have "at best" become a quadraplegic !
  20. "Out of Airspeed, Altitude and Ideas".....all at the same time!!! ANY LANDING YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM IS A GOOD LANDING! IF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REUSABLE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL LANDING! Is this what they call impact absorbing structure?
  21. Why do they still have to call it "Ultralight" we have moved on from that term some 5-7 years ago I thought. Its just like the problem the oldies (and most Qld,rs) have with metrification still after some 45 years,... all over again.
  22. Looking forward to seeing those vids Dave.
  23. I realised this Ian after I posted, sorry about that. I couldnt work out how to delete the post after I saw yours
  24. this new George Lucas with Cuba Gooding Jnr movie looks awesome. World War 2 flick about the 332nd Fighter Group / Afro - American pilot Sqd. http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3239156761
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