chrsq

Flight Track.pdf

Just looking FlightRadar24 and watching RFDS doing some strange flying. Maybe training, but was very amused with the track....

I find it interesting that the email came through Friday night that the fees were going up on Monday. Does not give anyone a chance to renew at the old fee, a bit rude i would have thought. I received my renewal two weeks ago and were going to renew it this coming week, looks like a few less beers next Friday night.

Iv'e never had them flying, but after a hard bushwalk they can be a problem. Staminade is good plus eating bananas helps, they have phosphorous. It is not necessarily good to drink a lot of water if you are sweating a lot, that reduces the electrolyte level in the blood which is a prime cause of cramps. Staminade is better in my opinion than some of the energy drinks which are much higher in sugar. If you can only get a high sugar drink it may help to mix it and drink it quickly as the sugar takes more time to dissolve and you will not drink it. There have been a few good articles on the net, just try Googling for them. One I found was aviation oriented, but I can't remember it's address.

Yenn, your suggestion about water diluting electrolytes is an interesting one. Makes sense on those days where i have sweated a lot and drank heaps of water when returned home only to cramp up during the night.

So chrsq,How did your flight to Bunbury go?

Pud

Just got back, i have to drive 220km to get to Bunbury so i try to make a day of it. I took a mate (Ben) and after the flight we went to a pub on the beach for lunch before browsing Bunnings and Dick Smiths then heading to a scrap merchant to pick up some 500mm steel pipes for a creek crossing (for my farm).

The flight was a very interesting one, once all of the preflight checks were done and we were seated ready for startup i noticed i could not talk to Ben as well as not transmit. After a bit of swapping and cursing, the CFI, who was nearby, came over and solved the problem by using a "double adapter" and plugging both headsets into the right set of plugs. So now all i had to do was remember to press the transmit button on the right yoke.

Once in the air we headed off for a scenic flight north to the training area to then reutrn down the coast over Bunbury before landing. When we got to the training area there was a small fire which looked like it was started by a power pole, it started at one end of a small 20Ha paddock and moving slowly west. Within minutes we had a spotter plane overhead and he told us this had been reported. We were in direct view of the fire for 20minutes and no fire units had turned up, i must say here that I am a past fire chief for the shire of Katanning WA and if this had been reported we would have had 5-10 units (farmers) at the fire or on their way. At this stage the fire could have been extinguished by 2 units. Another 10 minutes we looked back and the fire had now got into thick bush, another 10-15 minutes and we had landed just in time to see three water bombers taking off to put this fire out. When we left the airport an hour later they were still active. There maybe more to this but i am just saying what i saw, anyway it was an interesting flight.

Just like to say it was great to watch the bombers in action and i admire these guys for what they do, not forgetting the refillers who were very efficient.

Back to the cramps........ I have been taking Bio Magnesium and this seems to be working well, I like the idea of Gatorade and will certainly be giving it a go.

Just wondering if anyone has experienced cramps in their legs while flying.

Every now an then i will get cramps in my left leg which is very painful unless i can pull my toes back, i have images of me ripping off my jumper and putting it over my toes and pulling hard.....

I would be interested in hearing how someone has handled this.

I'm about to start my Navs and am heading to Bunbury for a revision flight today so i have made sure that i am well hydrated:wink:

Chris

Hi,

I have been doing my PPL and just have the Navs to go.

My business partner and I a few years ago started up a business making long range target rifle actions, we are now at the stage where we are selling them throughout Australia and all over the world. We are looking to sponsor the major events in every state (Queens Prize) and would like to, in the future, fly ourselves to these events taking our rifles along to promote. I have read somewhere that you can apply to be able to take firearms on your private/hired aircraft. Has anyone done this before?

chrsq

Three for me as well, thanks.

Awesome, will have to find a time and place to use that myself one day. :big_grin: Any suggestions??

Parliament House?

Tomo,

Fantastic, I would get a couple for xmas presents.

Just my opinion but it is good when the day squares are nice and big as many calendars squares are too small to write in or have every holiday and event that fill a lot of the squares so there is no room to write in them. The ones you have displayed look fine.

I am scared of heights, anything over 5m.

When I first started lessons I thought that I would not be able to handle it and had a few lessons where when we banked to the left I would be leaning up to my instructor with my head on their shoulder. This would have been ok if i had a female instructor but it was a 60 year young CFI who would laugh and reasure me that it would soon go away. He was right, the more I took control the more the more I forgot about falling out the door.

I have now my GFPT and have no problems in an aircraft........ still **** scared on tall buildings though.

Ultralights,

Wonderful pics and thanks for sharing your trip. This makes me more determined to finish my navs and get myself to a fly-in.

chrsq

Would just like to say this is a great thread and am taking in as much of this as possible.

I am just about to sit my GFPT, so not much experience but maybe because of this site and the honesty of its members it could oneday prevent an accident or even save a life:hug:.

Thanks

Chris

Disperse

This is my first post and your thread is the first i have read and have found it very inspirational.

I am up to doing circuits(lots of them) and trying to perfect my landing.

I too felt sick for my first few flights but found that the more time i was given in control the less i had that feeling and now dont feel sick at all.

Also every time we slighly banked or lowered the nose my nails (and bottom) would grab as much seat as they could till we leveled out but that has passed and am really enjoying flying.

Wish u all the best and hope u enjoyed todays flight.