XP503

A blue Foxbat has crashed at Jacobs Well. Probably from Heck Field. A couple have walked away. Pretty sure I have seen this aircraft at Boonah a few times.

Yea true. Fascinating stuff. Would be great to see the pictures.

Any other photos from the early yrs at Kooralbyn?

Good design but the open cockpit is what drifters are all about

It's not Cunninghams Gap.....

There's still a few at Boonah

Yep

With regards to the clip of Kyle Franklins aircraft the black Cub, it actually has plates fitted to the wingtips so that it can intentionally drag a wing along the ground.

Amazingly skilled pilot but tragic news regarding his wing-walking wife......

For me its not about the g force on me or the plane and not worried about the plane breaking up!its the momentary loss of control(or control deviation) that I find hard to get used to . Being somewhat of a control freak I dislike the feeling of the plane deviating without my input.

In the car I can hit bumps but the car does not deviate off the road or bounce into the air(unless on QLD roads)

Yea mate unless you get stuck flying in REALLY bad conditions or if its gusty and unstable during landing - I think your fear is unjustified, but that's ok, we all fear different things, usually irrationally, but the fear is there to protect us I suppose. It's just a shame that it could be affecting your enjoyment of flying.

If you are just flying around (not landing/t-o) then just 'ride' the bumps and enjoy them, the plane will Never fall out of the sky uncontrollably (unless as I said before you were flying during a storm or a big CB) plus with height, even if you did get tipped right over here then back there then up and down, you're not going to crash. I fly the lightest version of the drifters, a maxair XP and a butterfly flapping makes it jump around, honestly if one bump lifts the left wing I dont even correct it (unless I HAVE to) because I know that the very next bump will lift my right wing etc etc you get my point. I just float up the updrafts then sink merrily down the other side dont even move the stick or the throttle.......why fight the air and make life tough......we fly in an ever changing moving bubbling mass of air and unless you are in the circuit or maintaing specific height for a reason (i.e hemisph.) just RIDE the air and enjoy it!!!

Plus is it a lightwing you fly? They have incredible control authority all throughout the flight envelope the chances of a gust making you lose control would have to be the type of air that you should never have gone up into anyway..........I hope this helps, of course I am not an instructor but this is what was taught to me and I really want to help you because I used to be scared of bumps when I was younger but keep getting up there and youll find the bumps fun = not a good idea to be one of those fair weather only pilots who suddenly find themselves out of depth.....Hope this helps and I hope no one on this site is too harsh on me if they dissagree, but id love to hear.... Dave

If you don't like bumps when you fly, maybe just stick to driving........on the nice smooth roads........

Gotta admit that was impressive. The gent obviously can fly. The accuracy of that final turn then wings level to flare was amazing. There is a fine line between being a cowboy and having a natural flair for aviating.

Yea?

Damn it!

I' just hope I'm not driving along a road when someone decides he has to land there cos he didn't fly with the right mindset, which is - that your engine "will" fail at any moment. Never fly anywhere you can't land.

Nope, they crashed.

What an idiot flying over that kind of terrain at that height............

I think Kev Walters' strip is the one you mean. I did my BFR there. Don't have kevs contact at the moment.

Nope should be fine

There is no official parking area at Boonah although there are a few tie down points in front of the Flying Tigers club hangar and the flying school hangar. You would be welcome to use these on your visit.

:-) no worries, just helping out.

Gareth ''feathering'' means to angle the blades with the airflow to decrease drag on a variable pitch or CSU prop, it cannot be done with the throttle.

Did the prop windmill? I've always wondered if a 912 would windmill.

Drop a wing and spiral? Doesn't sound natural. Rigging might be out....

Instructor is right, just "ride" the bumps, one will take you up, the next will take you down, no big deal....

Lightwings are one of the strongest ac out there. Of course every ac has their limits.

Bumps are fun!!!

Must just be my computer :-(