pudestcon Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 I thought I'd post a photo, well Google Earth image of my home strip at Wirraway Farm North Gabbin in Western Australia. Wirraway Farm is owned by a longtime good friend of mine who is an aviation enthusiast with a special interest in WWII German aircraft, especially the ME 109 and the Folke Wulf - he will crucify me for the spelling of that!!! Anyway we have both acquired Thrusters, built a hangar and Poll did the strips you see in the photo. What do you reckon? Pud
rgmwa Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Very nice Pud, but it looks like a cut lunch and waterbag job to get there from Perth. rgmwa Edit: PS. The red lines marking the edges are a nice touch. Your mate did a good job on those.
pudestcon Posted February 13, 2012 Author Posted February 13, 2012 Yep, you are correct rgmwa, takes me 3.5 hours by road from Leeming. It suits me because the area is my home area - grew up there and know everybody in the area. Also get to chill out in the peace and quiet. The drive gives you plenty of time to think. It's a bit hot at this time of the year too, but another 4-5 weeks will see a change in the weather. Pud 1
Guernsey Posted February 13, 2012 Posted February 13, 2012 Very nice Pud, but it looks like a cut lunch and waterbag job to get there from Perth.rgmwa Edit: PS. The red lines marking the edges are a nice touch. Your mate did a good job on those. Did he paint the power line with a brush or a spray gun ? Alan.
pudestcon Posted February 14, 2012 Author Posted February 14, 2012 We used Google Earth spray for those:smile: Nice touch don't you think? Pud
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 I was hoping this thread would take on a "Here's my home strip" from all the members here. So I'll see if some photos might prompt a few posters to contribute. It doesn't matter if your home strip is a dirt dunghole from outback or a nice black top complete with centre line, threshold and strip direction markers. Let's see it! Here's a couple of photos of my home strip to start. The small "cross" beneath the main strips was for flying model airplanes before the main strips were put in. Our friend Dick says the small strips are visible from 35,000 feet. View to the NE on approach to the airfield Pud 1
rankamateur Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 how about a quick tutorial on posting the Google earth images to the forum?
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 how about a quick tutorial on posting the Google earth images to the forum? I gotta remember how I did it now... Give me some time. Pud
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 OK. To get the Google Earth image you want, have it on the screen in Google Earth, ctrl+alt+S should bring up a box asking you to say where you want the image saved as a jpg file. Then just load it to here as per normal. What I do is make sure the image, photo or whatever you want to upload to the forum is small enough, then at the bottom of where you type your post, click on "Upload a File". The rest should be fairly self explanatory. Pud
Guernsey Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 "Here's my home strip"....you've got to be joking, there is no way that I am going to post a nude photo of myself in my bedroom. Sorry Pud. Alan.
rankamateur Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Don't the runway numbers usually add to 36 or has that changed since the solar flares? 1
Yenn Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 No they don't add up to 36, but each end individual numbers add to the same total, ie 10 and 28 are both 10, 31 and 13 are both 4.
Guernsey Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Well I'll be 'jiggery pokered' I didn't know that. Alan.
rankamateur Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 One number equals the other plus 18 (+180 degrees), so I see my mistake, my original statement is only the case for runway 18.
farri Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 I was hoping this thread would take on a "Here's my home strip" from all the members here. So I'll see if some photos might prompt a few posters to contribute. Pud Nice photos Pud and it looks like you have even more, safe landing areas than I do..I`m happy to contribute with some photos....Come on guys help keep Pud happy! This one is of my main strip....Pud, you remember what all the green stuff on the ground is?.. ..... I`ve stoped farming since this photo was taken so I`ve added two more strips where the black symbols are.The one on the right,comes up to the house. Deeral looking out to the East. The red lines are the strips. That`s the Bruce Highway in the foreground. Frank.
Tex Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Nice work Pud getting this one started and to all those adding photo's. AAHH Frank the luxury of having all that land and all those strips
farri Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 AAHH Frank the luxury of having all that land and all those strips Well now, Tex!...We could negotiate!. There`s 90 ha of freehold land that I could let you have. You`ll have the main strip with the old Drifter shed on it.... We`ll only need to negotiate :ace:on the shed as I`ll throw the land in free as a bonus. Up here, old sheds don`t come cheap though. Frank.
Tex Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Sounds like something I could live with... a shed with some airstrips thrown in, unfortunately I can't even get the wife out to Toowoomba, not much chance for FNQ, but thanks for the offer
spacesailor Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Carefull,! People down the wet end of Aussie will want your shed as a holiday-home, do we have to mow all that green stuff daily ?
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 Nice photos Pud and it looks like you have even more, safe landing areas than I do..I`m happy to contribute with some photos....Come on guys help keep Pud happy!This one is of my main strip....Pud, you remember what all the green stuff on the ground is?.. ..... You mean something like this Frank? This photo taken July 2009. Average annual rainfall at Gabbin is 12 inches in the old money. Deeral looking out to the East. The red lines are the strips. That`s the Bruce Highway in the foreground. I'll be coming:drive: up the Bruce Highway in August Frank, and fully intend to pay you a visit - be on your guard!!! Especially as now I know where you are in full pictorial splendour:smile: Pud 1
Tex Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Frank's (farri) place Couldn't resist a better look at the shed 1
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 Frank's (farri) placeCouldn't resist a better look at the shed Hehehe, dreaming huh Tex? Pud
Tex Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Always Pud... I have a permanent search/e-mail service from real estate sites for land in my prefered areas, alas, I don't lie when I say my wife won't leave the big smoke... gee I will miss her 1
pudestcon Posted March 11, 2012 Author Posted March 11, 2012 my wife won't leave the big smoke... gee I will miss her I'm gonna tell her you said that:amazon: Pud
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