Neil_S

Hi Garry, I wear a Nomex flying suit over normal clothes - flame resistant and quite warm. Multiple layers is always effective. I reckon there are too many draughts in my Savannah S to bother with the heater. I'm from the UK and find there are few days over here near Melbourne where cold is really a problem, compared with southern England where I lived! Cheers, Neil

Hi Jim, I've owned a factory-built nosewheel Savannah S with a 912ULS for the last 6 or 7 years with a 3-blade DUC prop. My experience with revs around 4800-5000 in cruise, usually flying at around 4500ft, is somewhere in the region of 80-83 knots. HTH, Neil

Me too, when I used to work for BA at Heathrow. One-way to New York, arriving 2 hours before we took off, and then helicopter transfer to Manhattan. Unforgettable! As noted, small interior, but as my wife and I are not big people it was not a problem for us.

Yes - I have called that number a few times when a bit more detailed info would be useful, eg when planning to fly through Kilmore Gap on a cloudy day. I have always found the people I spoke to very helpful and happy to assist. Sometimes it confirmed the "no go" decision.

Actually a sensible idea as they are made of close-woven cotton which is resistant to catching fire, unlike most man-made flammable materials that are commonly worn (polyester/nylon/rayon etc)

Hi Steve, Congratulations!! You will not regret having a Savannah S. I hope you have the best of fun flying her soon. Cheers, Neil

My 2015 Savannah S manual states flaps should be 0, 13.5+-2, 27+-2. Having checked them many times during services mine are at these values.

....and Penfield, including me. To be accurate he is based at Huntly Field, a few miles to the east of Bendigo airport.

I interpret "closely settled" as meaning the yellow bits on the charts, so I flight plan on AVPlan to avoid them where possible.

Flew in to Serpentine from Penfield, arriving about 9am. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole show - so good to have such an event after 2 years of COVID cancellations. Long lines might have been a pain, but a good sign of the attendance and interest. Flew home at about 3.45 and was surprised that it was not that bumpy, even with temps at 30deg. Come on, people, be thankful that a group of locals spent many, many hours organizing the event for our enjoyment. They would have had no idea how many people might turn up, and that would be dependent on the weather on the day anyway. Air Race committee member Russell Mountjoy spent many hours mulching canola stubble, preparing the soil and planting oat seed to make the field stand out green in the middle of surrounding brown. He also put up a temporary stock exclusion fence to deter sheep looking for lunch. All this was after the original centenary event in 2020 had to be cancelled due to COVID a few days before it was due to be held. Imagine the disappointment and loss of funds that caused! Thanks to all the organizers - it's a shame that it isn't an annual event. A few pics are below.

I use that one for AVPlan on my iPad mini

Vae tibi, domino Latine! (Hated Latin at school!)

Yes - I have got lots of different AN bolts from them. Will order if not in stock. Cheers, Neil

Nope.

Good choice!!

Hi Guy, Sorry to hear the trip's been postponed (not cancelled, I hope!). It would obviously not have been possible this month with the lockdown. Along with others I am not able to fly to Lethbridge (outside the lockdown area) from Penfield (inside the lockdown area). I look forward to meeting you when you reschedule the trip in the not-too-distant future!! Cheers, Neil

Hi Chris, Good move! Tell us something about yourself........do you fly or hoping to do so? Where? What? etc etc Cheers, Neil

Hi, Go to :- www.dhhs.vic.gov.au ..and search for Restrictions for those in Melbourne/Mitchell Shire. You will eventually get to a page detailing the rules for golf, surfing, fishing and boating. No explicit mention of planes, of course. However, it says you can do those activities provided you keep socially-distanced (eg 2 people playing golf must remain 1.5m apart and others should be about 100m away) and they must be done within the lockdown area. It says not to travel a long distance if they can be done close to where you live, but if your boat is moored 50kms away at the coast then obviously you will need to travel there to sail it. By implication the same must apply to your airplane - so you can travel to where the plane is hangared provided it is within the lockdown zone. No landing outside the lockdown area, of course. I think they realized from the last time that as these sorts of activities are outside, and easily done solo, or many metres apart from others, the risk is tiny, and the benefit is huge for mental health. I have this page bookmarked on my phone, so if an over-zealous cop questions it I can show them. HTH, Neil

Hi Jerry, Love your response........ :) As for hi-viz in Australia - some airports do, some don't. Best to have one with you. My airfield does, and if the airport manager sees you without one (how does he do that??) you owe him a bottle of red. (There are some very cheap bottles of red in Australia....) Cheers, Neil

I don't think Telstra do that plan any more.....I found it only on a comparison with a current plan. Implies to me that it's an old one.

Hi Guy, Looking good! Don't forget to let me know when you plan to be at Lethbridge - looking forward to a Savvy muster! Cheers, Neil

I remember Bristol Freighters flying out of Southend Airport in Essex when I was a kid growing up in the UK. I also remember flying to Ostend (I think) for a day trip on one with my family. Cheers, Neil

Hi Wirraway, From a friend who works at AAK :- "The Wasp is a mid wing, nose wheel 2 seat training aircraft that Ole developed years ago, but there wasn’t a market for it as that market segment is quite saturated. He only produced two flyers and two additional kits and the Wasp went out of production about a decade ago. There are still plans and some of the templates, but I doubt any further kits could be made. Should someone be looking at a second hand Wasp or kit he should give Ole a call, there is a partially finished kit out there which had non-approved mods and should be avoided." So I suggest you visit the AAK website and, using the Contact page, either call or email Ole for further info. HTH Cheers, Neil

Not even where you have been - just the fact your phone has come within 1.5 metres of another phone for 15 mins. No location data is stored. Info greater than 21 days old deleted as no longer relevant. App can be deleted after this is over, or at any other time.

Yup - I remember my brother and I watching Whirlybirds in the UK when we were kids. Great stuff! Cheers, Neil