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Lol Maybe your mate should have tried the inside of the canopy, at least he lost the shades and not a wing on the 601..... wink wink

I have a Tecnam Sierra which is a low wing sliding canopy, I average over 100 hours a year in it and don’t have much problem with heat as the vents are pretty good unless like this morning, 22 deg on the ground and 31 deg at 3500ft A hat is a must in a bubble canopy low wing and may even be worth getting a couple of those suction cup fold up visors you get for kids side windows, I have been saying for about 5 years that I should get a couple but still haven’t got around to it

I think when the student freezes the instructor has a serious problem in the short amount of time he has A quick elbow to the face should get them to release quick if time permits

Heard a rumour that it was a practice EFATO that didn’t go so well

Bendigo Airport re-opens following light plane crash Looks like a Foxbat had a bit of an incident this morning at Bendigo Pilot and pax ok by the sounds of it which is always good to hear

Problem is Frank Many scud run and fly in to hills not saying just RAA Get there itis doesn’t help either Sometimes ambition out weighs ability Flying I don’t think is dangerous, but it is very unforgiving when mistakes are made

Guess it’s the world we live in Nev Sad to lose anyone but it’s a part of life I guess, some cause their own demise others just might make one costly mistake None of us are 10ft tall and bullet proof even though some think they are Any loss is a bad loss

Now that’s a tribute Frank

2 years today we lost a good mate to some and a valued contributor to this forum Miss you Ross (Aka Maj Millard) Wherever you are mate I hope you got a Lightwing to soar the sky’s in You may be gone but your not forgotten Alf

Without trying to sound cynical about this event as I don’t know the exact circumstances Unless your running out of daylight, fuel or it is a huge wide as far as the eye can see storm, you have ample air away from it until it passes giving it a wide berth in the process

Nice looking ride Vlad Wing tip photo had me thinking it was a Sierra like mine

Would that be a Tecnam Sierra your in Vlad?

Great stuff Geoff Is a great place to fly to, glad you enjoyed it and glad you did the trip

Point taken

Old fella looks like he got out of this relatively unscathed Good result in the end for him and his family

Hi Geoff, I’ve been across the divide about 20 times over the years from West Sale going various ways Up the Licola Valley keeping below the 8500 ft step out of Melbourne then across past Mount Skene which is an option if the fan stops (not pretty but still an option) then a right turn up the King Valley In the trike I had one section where I was probably 6 minutes with no real option between Licola and Mansfield , in the plane it is about 3 minutes. Another way I have gone a number of times is direct from West Sale and up the Dargo Valley usually at 9500 ft as the CTA Step is out to 18000 LL , at height you would be able to make either the low land plains at the start of the divide or the Dargo Valley depending on you glide ratio of course, from Dargo I follow the high plains road which is an option as it is fairly un treed in places but wouldn’t be pretty on the undercard if you had to put down from there I fly between Hotham Summit and Hotham airport which are both options as well as the road if needed The most common way I go is via Bairnsdale and then up over to Swifts Creek then up along the side of Livingstone Valley keeping it within gliding range at all times, I always track close to Hotham airport then have direct track to Mt Beauty which is about 20nm away from it, this takes you close to Falls Creek resort and ski fields which in places are fairly un treed My flight paths I always deviate towards cleared valleys or things I see as options and stay within gliding range of them the best I can Most times I’m not left without an option for more than a couple of minutes and I always fly high to maximise my options if the fan stops Contrary to what people may think there are quite a few options crossing the divide if you fly high and smartly Yes it is a calculated risk I know but you either got to be unlucky or Sh!t out of luck if it stops in the few minutes between no mans land If your coming from Melbourne way I’d certainly either cross the divide near Kilmore or scoot through up past Marysville and Buxton way as high as the step allows you which from memory is 6500 then out to 8500 which I have done a few times heading to Yarrawonga Hope this helps Alf

Now that’s a Nightmare ..... Nightmare

Scuzz Well done old son Just like riding a bike really except much better Good to see you back in the saddle and look forward to seeing you let loose again in the air we all share

Your on to it John Noise cancelling headsets I bet have contributed to quite a few wheels up since there inception

Your only 40 odd knots quicker lol and West Sale is only 32nm away so you don’t need much of a head start over that distance

Don’t think the minister has a pilots licence does he??

Well unofficially… Pleased to meet you, and yes 2500 ft was silky all the way back to West Sale I heard your 10 mile call as I was turning final

Matter of fact LTF I was, picked up a young fella who has just got back in to flying and did a sortie to Mallacoota to return the terminal tea and coffee canister my other friend mistakenly put in my cooler back the last time we were there. I’m gathering that was you in the white RV, the lucky one who got to fly back while the other half had to drive back

Well Phil The age old saying of There are those who have and there are those who are yet too still applies this to this day Been going on since the dawn of retractable aircraft and we as humans are sometimes the weakest link

No injuries, just a gear up landing