IBails

There's a known trend locally, of males in the early retirement stage, investing in HD's to "live the dream" - without previously having had big bike experience.

 

They take up a lot of hospital beds with major injuries when they just run wide on sharp bends and clean up trees, cars, trucks, etc. More than a few took their last ride on a recent HD purchase.

 

I haven't seen any information on whether this crash was an RA or VH-reg aircraft, or even the make/model of aircraft. The news paragraph that refers to ATSB being notified, appears to indicate a VH-reg aircraft.

 

I was wondering if the drift to motorcycles was related to my avatar? I am a Motorcyclists and am over 60 ride a R1250 GSA and wasn't a late returner buying a Hardley just to feel young. Things that are related though, flying like riding is a skill, skills need constant practice , I find as I age I need more practice to stay in tune so perhaps this is the link. As for the new "old" Hardley riders this is about skills never learnt and not respecting that the result can be fatal ,

https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/6545947/pilot-dead-in-plane-crash-after-leaving-from-shellharbour-airport/

Will be good when the Alpha is repaired. Only the Jabs operating at present. That Alpha is a very nice aircraft and my preferred choice. Have done quite a few hrs in the 230 Jab but for local stuff I like the Alpha. Good to see you are well on the way with Bruce, I also enjoy his instruction.

I can recommend Bruce. I also returned to flying after a long break , did have PPL . I also fly at Jaspers but you are limited to weekends. Liz is good . Jaspers use a Brumby , Bruce only has Jab's available at present.

Just noticed this on Tube:

Have a friend building one

Just goes to show you can't trust what you read.

Thks Pylon a great explanation that coincides with my experience flying a Jab. Backlash and clunk plus a difficult plane to trim sums up my experience.

So are they stronger? Than the alternatives?

I am new to this and would like to understand the strength dynamics of these cables. I see them used in Jabs but wonder how strong they are compared.to cables I. Tension.

Don't know if this is the right place to post this, but maybe I'll get a hit. Will be in UK and parts of Europe next month and would like to do some flying. Any one have any ideas on where I can hire with instructor in Scotland, Amsterdam , Rome areas ? Thought it may be neat to site see from the sky?

Well I have just returned from QLD. Got to fly out of Gympie as a PAX and was introduced to the great flying available to the QLD flyer fraternity . Many airstrips in the coastal regions which would make getting around quite nice. Being in the region I also took the opportunity to be type checked in a Savannah by Neil at GoFly at their Caboolture base. I have never seen so many RA machines in all my days at the one place what an interesting part of the world Caboolture is for RA life .

I was quite interested in the Lightning and started the usual web search etc. I think I did contact the deal of the century one advertised and was told it had some repairs required, front landing gear, and on further enquiries told a Camit engine was to be fitted. The Camit would not be considered a Jab motor, I contacted Camit to enquire if it was bolt on bits or total new engine, and it is the later. Quite a few accidents, but with a high end plane this may be expected especially with low time low experienced pilots. Dan Johnson does give it a good review, but then again does he give bad ones? There are ADs required on the plane , I assume that these will be checked by buyer. I think the plane offered is a very attractive buy for the right person , especially if it checks out .

Thanks for this really good info, now filed in my Nav and Weather bookmark.

THE CONFESSION:Hi Bob, This is Alan next door. I’m sorry buddy, but I have a confession to make to you. I've been riddled with guilt these past few months and have been trying to pluck up the courage to tell you to your face, but I am at least now telling in text as I can’t live with myself a moment longer without you knowing. The truth is, I have been sharing your wife, day and night when you're not around. In fact, probably more than you, particularly in the mornings after you've left for work. I haven’t been getting it at home recently, but that's no excuse I know. The temptation was just too much....I can no longer live with the guilt and I hope you will accept my sincerest apologies and forgive me. I promise that it won't happen again. Regards, Alan.

THE ACTIONS:Bob, feeling anguished and betrayed, immediately went into his bedroom, grabbed his gun, and without a word, shot his wife twice, killing her instantly. He returned to the lounge where he poured himself a stiff drink and sat down on the sofa. He took out his phone to respond to the neighbor's text and saw he had another message:

THE REPLY:Hi Bob, This is Alan next door again. Sorry about the slight typo on my last text, I expect you worked it out anyway, but as I’m sure you noticed, my predictive text changed ‘WiFi’ To ‘Wife’. Technology hey?!? Hope you saw the funny side of that. Regards, Alan.

[GALLERY=media, 3458]2015-05-17 15.00.46 by IBails posted May 18, 2015 at 10:29 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 3457]2015-05-17 13.52.35 by IBails posted May 18, 2015 at 10:28 PM[/GALLERY]Nice day on Sunday so I took a Brumby for a fly out of Jaspers Brush. Aerial shot shows the airfield approaching from the North. Had a good weekend got some time in the Pipistrel on the Saturday and Brumby on the Sunday.

[GALLERY=media, 3458]2015-05-17 15.00.46 by IBails posted May 18, 2015 at 10:29 PM[/GALLERY][GALLERY=media, 3457]2015-05-17 13.52.35 by IBails posted May 18, 2015 at 10:28 PM[/GALLERY]

Nice day on Sunday so I took a Brumby for a fly out of Jaspers Brush. Aerial shot shows the airfield approaching from the North. Had a good weekend got some time in the Pipistrel on the Saturday and Brumby on the Sunday.

'Slow' is relative. I find I can cruise at 75 knots quiet comfortably (and that is with the big wheels.) in smooth air but once the thermals start 70 knots is the max turb penetration speed but I find 60 a lot more comfortable. I run the 914 (115 hp turbo) and find it perfect for all that I do.My inlaws live around 300 nautical miles away, I've done a few trips down there and average around four or five hours depending on the winds. My worst ever trip took me six hours (no fuel stops although I calculate I had just hit my reserves when I arrived!) with a diversion that was around 60 nm off track due to weather, but by car it takes me between 7 and 7 and a half. So it is slow compared to a lot of other aircraft but I can literally stop anywhere along the way which I think makes it an awful lot safer. I've had nature stops in paddocks and even pulled up and parked overnight in a paddock due to running out of daylight, which is something I would hesitate to do with a 'fast' plane.

 

There are of course limitations when going by air and if you 'need' to get somewhere go by ground. Just the other week I 'had' to go down to the inlaws to help out for a few days, the weather was perfect for the day I had to go but the forecast was a bit iffy for later in the week when I 'had' to be home, so rather than risk getting stuck with gethomeitis I drove down. It wasn't a complete waste though as I carted down a 44 of fuel for my next foray:thumb up:

 

So yes the hornet is slowish but that suits me just fine, it gives me time to think and enjoy the scenery:thumb up:

Love the tail dragger, haven't seen one in OZ yet. Have flown the trainer heaps and really like it except I get a very sore ar$e after about 1 hour. Have also flown in the long wing version as a passenger same rear end problem !

We had a perfect flying day at YQDI today. To start with we had a bacon and egg breakfast at our hq at 0800 with a nice roll up of locals as well as a few from scone and Manilla. Once we had finished breaky we all departed for Gunnedah for a morning tea of scones and pancakes and fancy machine made coffee:coffee:, the gunnedah aero club outdid our expectations and there were quiet a few of them there to welcome us:thumb up:.After socialising for an hour or so we all departed for one of our local aero club members strip where he had a beautiful BBQ lunch organised. There we got to kick back and watch OUR (we do claim ownership of him sometimes....... Mainly when he is flying his Superstol:wink:) local boy Brett do some nice slow flight and STOL demos as well as a couple of gyro flights. After another hour or two we all split up and went our various ways.

 

All in all a beautiful day:thumb up:

 

I have a few pics but am having hassle uploading them.... It's saying they are too big. I'll have a go in a separate post.

...and be like all the other wiz-bang ultra-modern bikes?For a long trip you need a big, stable reliable modern machine with a turbine-smoothe engine, but you can't beat the excitement of riding an Italian V-twin. I still rush to the window at the most stirring sound in motorcycling: a Ducati with Conti pipes decelerating for corner.

...then make sure you call in and see us. YQDI Aero Club has lots of keen and interesting members with all sorts of aircraft. Send a message when you're heading our way.And now to more important things: your avatar looks like a proper mororcycle, with cylinders sticking out the side at 45 degrees. Not a factory original either. More info please.

...then make sure you call in and see us. YQDI Aero Club has lots of keen and interesting members with all sorts of aircraft. Send a message when you're heading our way.And now to more important things: your avatar looks like a proper mororcycle, with cylinders sticking out the side at 45 degrees. Not a factory original either. More info please.

Was a bit windy this afternoon but I still felt like a fly, it wasn't real bumpy out over the flats so I poked around for a smidge over an hour. Watching the shadows lengthen from the air is beautiful. Here's a pic of my neighbour's inlaws carting sorghum from the paddock and the second one is the header. Pics taken through the window so a faint shadow of me there too:wink:[ATTACH=full]35076[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]35077[/ATTACH]