dunlopdangler

What are the strips like at Dalby? Length, surface etc.

cross strip is 04/22 - 914 metres long bitumen with typical black soil undulations.

If it has rained, stay on bitumen and gravel taxiways due soft and boggy....

Avgas bowser operator accepts cash and cheque only, no carnet/credit card facility.

Aerodrome gets Kingairs, Citations, Trojans, Yaks, Metros, PC-9s, PC12s etc so should be up to whatever we bring in:blush:

Thanks Spin, Look forward to the mags, see you over here on the 7th, Feb. Got it organised and now posted in events:wave:

Don't forget to enter whatever you all organise into the Events section of the Forum .... or PM me with the details and I'll put it in for you.

Ken, tried to phone and went to phone turned off message, will try again later:big_grin: (spoke to Ken)

OK..organised..Now in the events section Sunday Feb 7th starting at 8:30am would like to get rsvps so we can get an idea of numbers..should be fun..

Anyone we know?

Sounds like a goer, we can get informal things like this happening at different venues, should be a lot of fun and to tie it in with other threads, those that have spare seats can advertise in the trip section:thumb_up:

Great idea Relfy, reminds me why I learnt to fly in the first place and why I restarted recently. I'm all for supporting these places and giving them some publicity. Beats aimlessly boring holes in the sky any day.:thumb_up:Wearing one of my other hats I have been writing a series of articles on places to go by boat for a meal, around the Gold Coast and Brisbane and it has been the same, given some purpose to our trips out and about.

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After flying down to Evans Head on Sunday, it became apparent to me that we should have more opportunities to fly in somewhere and enjoy the comradrie of those like minded..After talking with some of the locals here in Dalby, the suggestion that I would like to air for a response would be either a Sunday Breakfast or Saturday afternoon BBQ with an option for those flying in to pitch a tent underwing or take up one of the many accommodation options in town. Not to clash with the Straddy breakfast, I would plan ours say on the first weekend of the month. Maybe to go hand in hand with this would be say a flyers bazaar where you can bring things to sell, swap or buy. So what do you reckon?

Great Video Tomo...well done:thumb_up:

I don't know about being a legend Tomo, if anyone deserves that handle, would have to be Matt Hall...made the visit to a great day out exceptional. The photos are also brilliant, thanks..I think we will be making you "Official Photographer" to our "Wings and Wheels" in August.

If all go's to plan... will be spearing down in the Arrow tomorrow... Hope to see some of you!:thumb_up:

I'm sure Ian could add a "club 118.8" sub-menu to the main menu for the many fliers in that little triangle of SEQ.:big_grin:

Brett, most of us have experienced the same thing at some stage so don't feel too bad...CASA have those questions designed to really put the pressure on..After I failed one, my instructor re-interated to me to RTFQ and RTFQ again....at least one answer will be stupid and two will be fairly close and that is where you will go wrong especially when you have the exam jitters don't try to rush through and do the practice exams...above all...stay calm and good luck..

Congrats AJ...what a great present to give yourself for 2010..well done!!

This will explain all... http://www.casa.gov.au/download/CAAPs/Airways/airway_3.pdf

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Probably just the one day

And.... spare seat?

Looks like the strip hasn't changed much since I used it about ten years ago...still a nice strip..though the airpark development looks a little stalled to say the least. I've used the other strip at Inskip Point at times to go fishing (met mates with their boats which we launched off the beach) it is just as good and 800 metres long, so there you go Tomo, take your fishing gear and enjoy the great outdoors.

WTF!! What were those idiots thinking??

Sorry Ian, That was emailed to me after it was aired (again, I guess) last week so I thought I would share it with you guys as well...pays to check the video library here as I hadn't seen it prior.. ;)

Fasten your seat belt for a fantastic ride.

This video is a once in a lifetime experience of a British civilian getting

a flight at over 70,000 ft. in a U-2 spy plane. Please note at the take-off

the assist wheels on the outer edges of the wings which drop off upon

take-off. The wings are so long that they need temporary support until

lift-off. What is not shown is at the landing the plane actually slows to a

small enough speed that two guys are actually able to grab the wing tips and

put those assist wheels back on.

The civilian getting the ride is the host of the car show Top Gear on BBC (James May)

shown through Europe at 9:00 pm last Sunday night in Belgium. The views are

spectacular as the U-2 flies at altitudes which constitute "SPACE." We will more than likely see this in the new season of Top Gear on the Nine network, enjoy the ride in the meantime...

Use your full screen and sound as this is a high-quality film clip, 10

minutes long.

http://www.wimp.com/breathtakingfootage/

If the weather lets me - I'm there.

By the book it is 2,000ft to maximise full deployment and chute efficiency....but if you are not that high and your options are limited so be it just pull the handle and try to have happy thoughts (oh well back to the party...Happy new year to all:rilla:

I used to dress metal props horizontal, wooden vertical (mainly because of moisture balance and minimise heat expansion of the different layers of prop timbers glued together if the aircraft was left outside). These days however, I leave the prop where the engine leaves it unless I go anal and do the horizontal and vertical thing...and for three blades = one blade up and two blades down:ban me please:

Yep, shame about the plane, but if I was in an aircraft over water and experienced an engine failure as steve did, I would have done exactly what he did. (hell of a ride from 600ft though)The chute would have guaranteed that the initial impact with the water did not have the aircraft flipping over. Damn handy having that emergency hammer close by to break out through an emergency exit. Waiting for the cabin to fill up with water to equalise pressure to open doors is for the action heroes in the movies...and yes the cirrus sr22 can be included as a recreational aircraft as I have lots of fun flying them as well