Jabiru Phil

8 hours bottle to throttle, that's the rule! I remember waiting at an airport once for half an hour for the 8 hour time to arrive. My passenger was amused. PHIL.

Great Xcountry aircraft Bob. Phil.

Perhaps it didn't activate? If it did, you should have seen the waypoints on the screen, enter, enter and you will have the tracks on the map. I always check before takeoff. Phil.

Trip Loxton to Caloundra yesterday. 7.9 hrs tacho time. Stopped a Narromine for fuel and break. First opportunity to contact a plane on same track from Moree I noticed on ozrunnways 2200 below and behind. Great scenery just before Gatton, patchwork fields. PHIL.

Sorry, Copy and paste doesn't seem to work on this site. Could be another method that I am not aware. PHIL.

Jeez, the old Fordson petrol kero tractor I learnt on had a screw that operated the air flow to the radiator. The temp gauge sat on top of the radiator cap. Adjust accordingly to keep in the green. Not rocket science IMHO

Thanks Sean,

Is the freq change due on the 12th or is it current now? Ozrunnways still has 118.8 Heading there in a couple of days. PHIL.

These pics were taken by Dave Keough, a sky dive Pilot near Langhorne creek ( Murray Bridge ) yesterday. For some reason they abandoned flying immediately. Couple of days old now.

My Aera 500 backup GPS . Just put a finger on the spot, it instantly gives you the ground level at that point. Found it useful when the altimeter hands dropped to 6 o'clock on a cross country trip a while ago. PHIL.

Bruce, Don't want to be a party pooper, just my inbuilt fear of tiger if I can't glide to an open or less dense area. PHIL

Hi Catsy, I use my 230 as much as I can, getting long in the teeth so not looking forward to the day I can't fly. It usually takes my 7.5 hours flying, less or more depending on the winds. I would hazard a guess that your Tecnam would be a similar cruise speed. I have stayed at Moree a few times at the Golden Dragon motel, I think that's the name, when I have a passenger. Hot pool and very good Chinese Restaurant. They pick up and deliver. I do this trip two or three times a year, mostly to visit friends in Mooloolaba, golfing etc. I plan to go again early November till New Year. May hear you in the air! The Hay route takes you along the Murrumbidgee for as long as you want to follow. The Darling route would mean via Bourke, haven't flown that way but the little pub at Louth has a strip which would be a good overnighter, as is Pooncarie. Cheers PHIL

Contact Jake Jennson. He is the expert and agent for Trutrac. Flys out of Aldinga and a member here. Hooked up to GPS is the way to go. PHIL

I regularly fly Loxton to Caloundra return. My suggestion are don't go Cobar route. Fuel call out fee $100 heard recently. Also won't go the route again re tiger country east of there, scrub, scrub everywhere. I suggest you look at planning... Warwick, Moree, Narromine, Hay, Mildura or Wentworth, Renmark and home. Swipe cards at Moree, Narromine, Mildura, Wentworth and Renmark. Moree have Free pick up to motels, numbers on airport bill boards. Narromine has airport accomodation at caravan park, cheap and good. The route Moree to Narromine is pleasant scenery just west of the ranges. I haven't flown Gold Coast to Moree, but was told that it was fairly easy to navigate the control areas from someone from Heck Field I met at a Straddy breakfast. Enjoy the trip. PHIL

Gets paid when I cark it. Albeit 18%

Yes Marty, big bikkies. Still, if you look at the 150 Billion spent on social services yearly, ( a third of our budget) a drop in the ocean. No pun intended. PHIL.

Didn't even know they were engaged!

Renmark flying club group has sold their fuel depot to a shell agent in Adelaide. Swipe card now. VISA etc. Filled up today, $2.05 Makes life a lot easier than storing drums. PHIL

Dubbo Zoo a while ago. Asked for my senior card. Undid my top shirt button, " have a nice day"

> > NAG NAG NAG > > > An attorney arrived home late, after a very > tough day trying to get a stay of execution. His last minute > plea for clemency to the governor had failed and he was > feeling worn out and depressed. > > As soon as he walked through the door at home, > his wife started on him about, 'What time of night to be > getting home is this? Where have you been? Dinner is cold > and I'm not reheating it'. And on and on and on. > > Too shattered to play his usual role in this > familiar ritual, he poured himself a shot of whiskey and > headed off for a long hot soak in the bathtub, pursued by > the predictable sarcastic remarks as he dragged himself up > the stairs. > > While he was in the bath, the phone rang. > > The wife answered and was told that her > husband's client, James Wright, had been granted a stay of > execution after all. Wright would not be hanged tonight. > > Finally realizing what a terrible day he must > have had, she decided to go upstairs and give him the good > news. > > As she opened the bathroom door, she was greeted > by the sight of her husband, bent over naked, drying his > legs and feet. > > 'They're not hanging Wright tonight,' she said. > > He whirled around and screamed, 'FOR THE LOVE OF > GOD WOMAN, DON'T YOU EVER STOP?!'

Look up Jab website, they had an article about this. Seem to remember them mentioning your problem. Phil.

At least you wouldn't have blisters Phil.

Travelling the Birdsville track a few years ago, after 3 flat tyres on the F100 I arrived at the Pub with blisters from the tyre bead breaker and pretty scruffy. First guy that spoke to me wore a white shirt and tie, asked me how my puncture went? Turned out he was a pilot that flew up the track and noticed my problem. I swore then that I would get a licence. Phil.