Fly-in brekkie this morning at Tully........

[Guest Maj Millard]

Departed Montpelier at 6.45 for a pleasant north coastal flight to a cane farm strip just South of Tully NQld.

 

Most of the locals were there, plus a couple from nearby Innisfail.

 

I could hear lots of traffic in the circut at Atherton up on the tablelands as I approached Tully, but only Karl in his privately owned Bell Jetranger made it down, with the rest as no-shows due cloud on the approaches to the tablelands.

 

My run back included a stop at Abergowrie strip North of Ingham to visit a friend, followed by a slowish return to the Townsville area into forecast 30 kt winds !........the BOM site showing 27 kts on landing at Montpelier....may not have been the prettiest landing, but I did keep it off the barbwire fence, and I could still taxi it..........

 

Some photos of local aircraft, and the first is of five fearless, story- telling pilots, and one cane farmer property owner.....guess which one is the cane. farmer !!..........................Maj.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

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[frank marriott]

Ross

 

Saw the email but no details on the strip or its actual location so not considered. Went to Ayr for smoko instead. Some UL strips not suitable for a J230.

 

Frank

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

This strip was nice Frank, wide and 2600 FT long. Would have been fine for a Jab.......Jabs are ultralights anyway aren't they .?.........photo of the strip, first one in my 2nd post......Maj....

 

 

[frank marriott]

Yes but where is it, I know it is in the Tully area on someone's farm - but unlikely to find it with only that much info.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Frank , being that it is a private property I don't wish to post co-ords on the forum...I will PM them to you ok ......Cheers Ross

 

 

[Hongie]

couple of very nice rv's there. and a harmon or F1 rocket too... very nice! Do you know where it came from Ross?

 

 

[frank marriott]

couple of very nice rv's there. and a harmon or F1 rocket too... very nice! Do you know where it came from Ross?

Alex Harney from Tully area has the F1 and his brother has a RV6. The 2 RV6 and the F1 are a neat formation team.

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Yes most of the slick stuff came from nearby Tully, and their departures were very impressive indeed. The F1 is a very nice machine.......he did have it for sale at one point, but no longer as of Sunday !.........on takeoff it reminded me of a P-51 mustang the way it climbed out...........Maj....

 

 

[alf jessup]

Departed Montpelier at 6.45 for a pleasant north coastal flight to a cane farm strip just South of Tully NQld.Most of the locals were there, plus a couple from nearby Innisfail.

I could hear lots of traffic in the circut at Atherton up on the tablelands as I approached Tully, but only Karl in his privately owned Bell Jetranger made it down, with the rest as no-shows due cloud on the approaches to the tablelands.

 

My run back included a stop at Abergowrie strip North of Ingham to visit a friend, followed by a slowish return to the Townsville area into forecast 30 kt winds !........the BOM site showing 27 kts on landing at Montpelier....may not have been the prettiest landing, but I did keep it off the barbwire fence, and I could still taxi it..........

 

Some photos of local aircraft, and the first is of five fearless, story- telling pilots, and one cane farmer property owner.....guess which one is the cane. farmer !!..........................Maj.....

Glad you had a good fly Ross and did the trip safely

 

We are currently at 1770 for the night

 

I posted our pic in general discussions

 

Cheers

 

Alf