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    Hi Diddy, Sounds like an all too familiar story! Good aircraft the Gazelle (not that I am biased or anything....) You seem to be having a great time with your flying - hope you continue to enjoy it - I certainly am! Keep us posted on your progress with those milestones... Cheers Neil
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    Hallelujah! BTW - with all the rain here in Melbourne are they considering a version with floats?
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    Congrats, Motz! Good stuff, mate
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    Hi Wozz, I fly a Gazelle (as in the Avatar) , and I must have flown over your place a number of times. I can't make out the strips on Google Earth, but the images are pretty old. What's the Lat & Long of your strip? Flew down to the coast with a mate the other weekend, but it is so wet and windy at the moment that flights are few and far between, unfortunately. Yeh - am familiar with Rod's Storch, although I have never flown it myself. I learnt in the Texan with Terry. The Rans S10 looks like a very potent aircraft - are you intending to do aero's? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Warren, Welcome! I fly out of Penfield, so you must be very close.....where exactly are you located? I shall keep an eye out for you! Cheers Neil
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    ....and for ageing hippies everywhere (like me) who could forget Hendrix and Little Wing :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THP5xJSD83c ..or the Stevie Ray Vaughan (longer) version :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVVmsxR67ZE Cool, man!
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    Hi Tony, Welcome! Hope you enjoy exploring those country airports when you get your Nav endorsement. Cheers Neil
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    Hey Brett, Great stuff, mate! I am sure the big grin will stay around for a long while - and rightly so.... Enjoy! Cheers Neil
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    My hand is up!
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    Hi Graham, Welcome to the forums! Whereabouts in the UK are you from? (I'm also a Pom, so always curious to know where other Poms are from!). Tell us a bit more about yourself & your flying....which airfield do you fly from? Do you do much cross-country flying etc? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Aamer, Best of luck with getting your licence - I am sure you will enjoy it. Look forward to hearing more from you... Cheers Neil
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    Good luck, mate! You are making the right decision..... Cheers Neil
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    Well done, mate! Now it really begins! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Folks, This is a great 25 minute video about a P-51 Mustang leading into a second 12 minute video. Hope you enjoy... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd5cg77mA48 Cheers Neil
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    Brilliant - looking forward to the restoration.... Neil
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    Well done, mate! Good landing. Cheers Neil
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    No apologising required, Ian. We all know you do what you do with the best intentions at heart. It's still the best site around, whatever it's called! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Mark, I think you will need to be a bit more specific with your essential criteria... otherwise you will risk getting as many opinions as there are people on the forums . eg high wing/low wing; fast or slow; price range; single/two seat; for mainly local or cross-country; plastic fantastic or rag & tube or metal; nose or tail wheel etc Cheers Neil
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    Hi Graham, Not sure if you had seen the previous posts in this thread, but have you given the following guys a call? Rob Stowe at Coastal Aviation in Caloundra ( +61 7 54488991), and also Tony Kerr at Gympie in QLD (+61 7 5483 5170) No idea how much they might be, but Gazelle parts are obviously going to be difficult to source these days.... Cheers Neil (good Scottish name )
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    Hi Sapphire, That green gunge is excellent - I have added some to all 3 tyres after getting a slow puncture in one, and they have been fine since that. It was recommended by a guy who was, until recently, a Qantas maintenance engineer, and his mates who fly out of a rough strip all use it and report far fewer flats.... Cheers Neil
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    Hey Evan, Well done, mate! Class G is now your oyster! Enjoy.... Cheers Neil
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    Great pictures, Louis. Looks like you boyz had fun! Cheers Neil
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    Hi Evan, I suggest you download the Melbourne Basin Visual Pilot Guide from CASA'a web site, which has good detail about the Coastal and Inland routes, with detailed diagrams and tips on what to do. http://casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/pilots/download/melbourne.pdf BTW when I have flown this route I have given Moorabbin Tower a courtesy call when within 5 or 6 miles to let them know my intentions, which they have acknowledged. Have fun! Cheers Neil
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    Hey Louis - good stuff! BTW, did your wife ever find out about how you used the living room as a workshop in her absence?? Cheers Neil
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    .....and THAT is what rec flying is all about .......
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