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Last week I flew out to the 'Channel Country' in SW Qld, to have a look at the flood waters moving through that country. Come along for the ride with some photos at http://www.stolspeed.com/water-everywhere Tailwinds always, JohnG
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That video is undoubtedly a complete fake...... Have a look at the 500+ comments on this link The clinching evidence has to be that segment of the low level knife edge. The perspective doesn't change at all as the aircraft travels along - to get that view the camera would have to be following along at the same speed as the aircraft. Lots of other clues in there as well, as pointed out by some of the comments from professional computer graphics and video experts. Sure fooled a lot of us tho...... And succeeded in attracting lots of attention for the advertiser - over 1.3 million viewings just on the U-Tube site alone! But what is one to believe in future??? It's really disillusioning............. JohnG
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This is really fascinating. Can anyone speculate on how it was done?? R/C Models or whatever?? How did they do that low level knife-edge??
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Yeh, these Savannahs are in Aus so not much use to you. If you go with the 750 then the 914 is a must! Take the slats off the 750, keep the weight down, and with the 914 and that longer wing, the 750 should go pretty well. An 0-200 in such a draggy aircraft is going to be very disappointing, both for STOL and cruise.... Please keep us informed of how it works out. JG
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Gday, John Gilpin back home again, and enjoying tinkering on aircraft again. Yeh, there's no doubt I'd choose the Savannah. All the mods we have done to Hans' 701 make it just about as good handling and STOL as my Savannah, but not quite..... Still lose performance and headroom due to that cutaway over the cabin that isn't easy to fix..... 701 is the way to go if you want to build from scratch. Savannah much better kit. But if you are planning to buy a built aircraft, I know of a couple of really good Savannahs, and probably a 701 for sale. Get in touch if you're interested. JohnG
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<I hope to be flying out of Kilcoy (Qld) once I have done my cross country.> We're working on that Ken. Would be very good to have you at Kilcoy. Hopefully by the time you finish your training.... JohnG
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Good to hear you 'Goulburn valley Frequent Flyers' are raring to go. Look forward to meeting up with you somewhere. I don't want to be the only one organizing such trips, I just stirred this up to get it started. If anyone has any good ideas for such fly-away gatherings in the future then this is a good place to spread the word. JG
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Actually averaged 80 kts for the whole trip, at 16 litres/hr. JG
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Well, didn't get any response on this forum for the Camel Cup...., but 13 aircraft turned up anyhow. It was a good group from all over, so met new friends and learned about new aircraft. Caught a good run of weather and flew some magnificent country. Photos are at http://www.stolspeed.com/camel-cup/ Come along for the ride. Tailwinds always, JG
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Sorry, forgot to include the link...... http://picasaweb.google.com/bowmanout/AndySMay2008TripToAlaskaAndReturn/photo#s5206179267301381586
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For a really different trip have a ride with Andy on his recent flight to Alaska and return in a Rans S7. I'll never complain about our 'tiger country' again, after seeing that 'grizzly country' - still makes my tummy tingle every time I look at it...... Tailwinds always, JG
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For the Camel Cup have a look at http://www.stolspeed.com/camel-cup/ JG
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Yeh, do it!! For a start have a think about the upcoming Camel Cup flight to Marree, SA. Tailwinds always, JG
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No premium at Milparinka.... JG
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I fly a Savannah now, had a Rans S7, and before that 1200hrs in a Spectrum Beaver single-seat ultralight. So I come from true ultralight origins. Fying from Kilcoy Airfield, SE Qld, averaging about 150 hrs/yr - definitely a 'Frequent Flyer'. JG
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I don't think permission would be forthcoming. The airstrip is miles from the settlement, and the caretaker would have to be taxi driver. Might have to wait until it's opened for visiters, but that might be a couple of years..... But the airspace isn't restricted, so you could fly over and get a look, and that's the best way to view it anyhow - don't see much from ground level. No rockets were launched from Maralinga, just nuclear tests. The rockets were at Woomera. I did land there in '97 without noticing the line in ERSA "...24 prior notice..." and security came rushing up with flashing lights, etc..... Before flying into that airspace check notams for actitivity.
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Gday All, This is John Gilpin checking in for the first time. Would you believe I've only just discovered this forum, despite all the ads in the RAAus magazine........ Guess that says something about my reading habits and the effect of advertising.... Anyhow, this is exactly what I've been wanting to see in action, but didn't know how to set it up myself. This forum looks to be very well organized and maintained, and very comprehensive, so congratulations and thanks to Ian for his work. This will be an ideal medium to share information. I'm not much interested in chatting, but really interested in sharing information. Some information that I've been wanting to share for a long time is a register of airfields that are an easy walk into town for food (and pub). I've travelled around quite a lot, and so many airfields are just too far from town to be convenient, but there are also some that are excellent. It's not always easy to tell from ERSA or AOPA guides. Could such a register follow on after that Google Airstrips map?? I have several favorites to contribute straight away. Tailwinds always, JG
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There are photos of my recent coast to coast flight at http://www.stolspeed.com/coast-to-coast-by-rans-s7/ Come along for the ride... Tailwinds always' JG
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Gday All, This isn't a report of a trip already done, but of one coming up. It sounds like quite a few of us will be flying into Marree, SA for the Camel Races on 5 July. More details are at http://www.stolspeed.com/camel-cup/ This forum could be a good place for those who are interested to share info and plans, and maybe team up for company if needed..... Tailwinds always, JG
