Flash Mob

[pylon500]

You've heard of 'Flash Mobs' and 'Flash Parties'?

 

Well, today we had a 'Flash Fly In'!

 

Seemed a group of vintage car enthusiasts thought to have a drive up to Old Bar.

 

One of the car owners owns a Tiger Moth at Luskintyre and said "I might meet you there in my Tiger"

 

A couple of his mates heard about it and thought they might follow him.

 

One of the local gyro guys, who flies out to Old Bar regularly mentioned to a mate to come and look at the old cars...

 

One thing led to another, and;

 

28 aircraft turned up!

 

The wind conditions were starting to pick up buy mid morning, so many of the later arrivals entertained the growing crowd with their encounters with the crosswind/windshear.

 

Oh, and a stack of old cars turned up:cops:

 

Final tally;

 

Gyros, 6

 

Tigers, 5

 

Jabirus, 3

 

Cessnas, 3

 

Peil Emiraudes 2

 

And one each of; Stearman, Stinson, Brumby, Giles, Eurofox, Lightwing, Foxbat, Cub and Yak.

 

 

 

 

 

And not a ferris wheel in sight.

 

Arthur.

 

 

[damkia]

This is exactly what the RA-Aus (or even members of this forum) should be organising through the flood affected areas of Queensland, and fire affected areas of Vic/NSW/Tas/SA, both to support the communities, and to provide a bit of light entertainment to the locals. It wouldn't hurt if the people came with tools and a smile to help out in the clean up either.

 

This would go a long way to improving the general opinion of the RA-Aus/GA movement and more importantly illustrate the importance of having local airfields in an emergency.

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Now tell us about the vintage cars. Did any others arrive to keep the Austin Healey company?

 

 

[DGL Fox]

What a great idea..

 

 

[jeff b]

The Orange Cavalon Gyro is missing from the photo, so we had 7 gyros. Great effort from everyone!

 

My first visit to Old Bar in the Magni M24. What a great place to fly into. The Kiosk had actually run out of food when we arrived .

 

 

[planet47]

Hey I like what you did with the photos.

 

 

[DGL Fox]

I think he must have used a panarama shot on his camera?

 

 

[planet47]

No he told me today he cropped the sky and the foreground just keeping the vital middle bits. Hope he doesn't build planes the same way!

 

 

[planedriver]

This is exactly what the RA-Aus (or even members of this forum) should be organising through the flood affected areas of Queensland, and fire affected areas of Vic/NSW/Tas/SA, both to support the communities, and to provide a bit of light entertainment to the locals. It wouldn't hurt if the people came with tools and a smile to help out in the clean up either.This would go a long way to improving the general opinion of the RA-Aus/GA movement and more importantly illustrate the importance of having local airfields in an emergency.

What a great turnout:score 010: .

 

I couldn't agree more with the above comments.

 

 

[kgwilson]

Fan-bloody-tastic

 

 

[rgmwa]

Very nice collection of aircraft

 

rgmwa

 

 

[David Isaac]

On Ya Arthur for posting this.

 

Glad to hear the Ferris Wheel wasn't there.