Neil_S

Very enjoyable video. I shall try to go for a flight on Nov 11th here, remembering how privileged we are to fly, and the sacrifice of all those young men. Neil

Agree about those books. I would also recommend Winged Victory by V M Yeates, and The Ideals and Training of a Flying Officer by Roderick Maclennan. The latter is the diary of a Canadian who came to England in 1915 and learned to fly a BE2B, then was posted to France where he flew an SE5A. It is a rather naive, but very engaging, account of the life and times of those early pilots. Neil

Similarly, when I arrived in Australia, I was amazed that the sole replica of the Duigan Biplane - the first Australian designed and built aeroplane to fly in Australia - also languishes in a store room of the Melbourne Museum and is not on display to the public! I only managed to see it on a store room open day. Very sad - surely it deserves to be on public display somewhere... Cheers, Neil

A couple of years ago I got my Rec Flying name - Neil_S - printed on a plain white T-shirt for exactly the purpose of hooking up with others from here at Fly-Ins. A lot of places will do printing like that for you. Cheap and simple (like me!) Cheers, Neil

Pic was posted in the other thread....but here it is again. As it was a bit bumpy, and I had my 6 year old grandson with me, I only managed to get one pic!

Yup - flew Saturday & uploaded my pic to the Facebook page (or rather my daughter did as I don't have Facebook).

Congratulations!

Flew from Penfield to Kyneton for their Gourmet Hot Dog Fly-In with my 6 year old grandson. Very enjoyable!

Certainly plan to!

Hi David, It wasn't me! Good luck with getting back into flying. Let us all know how you go. Cheers, Neil

Hi David, Sorry to hear of your medical dramas, but glad to hear you are well on the road to recovery. Just to whet your appetite for flying a Savannah S over lovely country here are some pics from a few days ago along next to the 12 Apostles.... You must come down to Victoria some day! Cheers, Neil

Thanks for your hard work, Ian, I know you will continue to build a first-class site regardless of any issues you find! Cheers, Neil

Yup - I remember seeing one at Heathrow many years ago when I worked there. Boy did it look weird!

Welcome, Canman! This is probably a very good venue to find answers to your questions. Fire away! Cheers, Neil

Hi SnowyDave, Have you spoken to Pete Gillespie, the new Savannah agent? He may well know. He is based at Bendigo. His number is in the Sport Pilot mag, or I can PM it to you. Cheers, Neil

Hi Tom, You are welcome to drop in on Penfield on Sunday Oct 14th at 10am for our pancake breakfast. I have tried unsuccessfully to get to Shepparton for your pancake breakfast for the past 3 months due to bad weather (as Lucy knows!). Check the ERSA - westerly circuits at Penfield (as Riddell's airfield 2 nm to the northeast), and under the 2500ft Tullamarine CTA step. Cheers, Neil

Hi Michael, That is the route I would recommend anyway - it is arguably cheaper, and you can always get an RPL at a later date if you decide you want one, and your RAAus hours and endorsements should be taken into account. You will have plenty of time to research the differences, but the main thing is to just get flying!! All the best, Neil

Hi Michael, Welcome to the site. Do you mean RAAus Recreational Pilot Certificate, or Recreational Pilot Licence (RPL)? There's a big difference. Anyway - I hope you manage to get whichever, and your own plane! Cheers, Neil

Very sad news. Deb was a great contributor on this site, and clearly loved flying, and her Gazelle. Not alone into the sunset but into the company of friends who have gone before.....

Hi Peter, Excellent account of your trip, and lovely photos. And yes, the weather around Mount Macedon is frequently the reason some of our planned flyaways from Penfield have to be postponed/cancelled! Cheers, Neil

Hi Ryan, I believe they have some at Bendigo, and Lethbridge. Cheers, Neil

Weather screwed up my plan to fly on WUFI day last year - here's hoping it's better this year!! Neil

Got my hard copy last week. No election material in it.

Hi Peter, Welcome to the forums, and back to flying! Tell us a bit more about yourself - where do you fly from? What aircraft are you flying? etc etc Cheers, Neil

Hi folks, Avro fans should like this! Cheers, Neil