Guest Fred Bear Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 Grease the Bantam into Ians pic. No drama. Lawn mower engine and all;)
BigPete Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 This is not a hard one to work out. My father spent most of his war service here. regards
Student Pilot Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 I'll bet there's a few gliders in that old RAAF shed.
Ross Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Hi Big Pete YTOC can even be recognised on Google Earth. It made my instructor a bit nervous a couple of years ago with concurrent operations of gliders and tug on left hand circuits and the Jabiru on a right hand circuit on parallel runways, one on grass and the Jab on bitumen. We left Griffith on a 39 degree C day. We were going YGTH-YTOC-YBLT. Navigation was easy until we crossed the border into Vic then there were just so many roads and towns. That was my first flight into Victoria. I had to learn to ignore the detail and look for the major landmarks - no GPS allowed. I thought I was doing a training flight - my instructor was treating it as a test! Ballarat also was another RAAF training field and still has the leftovers of a lovely big paddock and a couple of loverly big long strips and a couple of massive hangers to go with them plus plenty of taxying space. It even has a dedicated run up area. Next day we left Ballarat around mid day after the fog lifted to arrive back in Griffith late afternoon to be greeted by a 45 degree C day. Regards
BigPete Posted August 29, 2006 Posted August 29, 2006 Yes - but not for much longer - I hear that they are winding up - I don't know why? regards
PaulN Posted September 3, 2006 Posted September 3, 2006 Thanks for the pic of Tocumwal BigPete. If all things finally come together with our repairs I'll be dropping in there in a few weeks to visit with Peter Corkery. If anyone's still wondering, the pics I posted on Aug 11 are of a private strip at Wallsend in Newcastle. (S35 53.2 E151 40.1) Paul
Student Pilot Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Ok Paul, I am sure you will guess this one: Tangalooooooooma?
Guest Guest Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 G'day, That looks like sweers Island to me???
hiperlight Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Sorry Sam...definitely not Sweers Island!!!! Bruce
Guest AusDarren Posted October 18, 2006 Posted October 18, 2006 Kooringal.. Its on the south End of Morton Island 27'20" S 153'25"E you get a real good pic of it in Google Earth.. Regards, AusDarren
prwood Posted October 24, 2006 Posted October 24, 2006 Notice the 2 old hangers to the north of the field? Full of Hawker Hunter jets. About 12 in total last time I peeked through the gap in the doors. I can't be sure but I believe they were purchased from Malaysia after they were de-commissioned.
drifter_driver Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 another one probably not that hard to figure this one out
Ross Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Hi Crew Doesn't look like Brobenah (Leeton)! Does it have a double barrelled name like T.. O...? Regards
Guest Fred Bear Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 Would not be T Oa would it Sunny? Ha ha.
drifter_driver Posted October 26, 2006 Posted October 26, 2006 getting close guys, keep working on it. Perhaps if we can post the photos anonymously on this thread(hint:Ian) it will be more challenging (without our member info giving it away) cheers
BigPete Posted December 17, 2006 Posted December 17, 2006 Went flying this morning - early - bit smokey - where did I go? see below where is it? rgards
BigPete Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 G'Day Geoff - good guess, but no. Ky is right next to their golf club. Here's a hint - its around 32 nautical miles from Echuca. regards
Guest palexxxx Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Hi Peter, Would it be Kotta, also known as Pine Grove East? Peter.
BigPete Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Hi Pete, its a bit further out, and more to the south of Kotta. regards
PaulN Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 At last, the thread has come to life again . Hey Pete, I reckon early morning, around 0700 local over top Raywood. Paul PS I'm heading over to Toc from Cooma early tomorrow (Tues) for arrival around 0800. What's the smoke haze like over that way? PaulN
Guest palexxxx Posted December 18, 2006 Posted December 18, 2006 Peter, Could it be the strip on the Prairie Road between Prairie and Calivil? Peter.
BigPete Posted December 19, 2006 Posted December 19, 2006 G'day Paul Spot on - (it was, however only 0630) Raywood Gliding Strip S 36 32.320 E144 14.240 Elevation 450ft Sorry I didn't get back to you b4 you left for TOC - how was your trip? regards
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