Tell us about your last flight

[Deskpilot]

Nice vids Tim, but please, please, forgo the music. I think we'd all prefer to hear engine and wind noises. One day soon, I'll get round to paying you a visit, albeit by road.

 

 

[flyerme]

Nice vids Tim, but please, please, forgo the music. I think we'd all prefer to hear engine and wind noises. One day soon, I'll get round to paying you a visit, albeit by road.

just for you Deskpilot

 

 

 

[flyerme]

Nice little x wind again( note wind sock @ 1:44)

 

And @2:40 had to shoot down enemy fokker( it was more likely a Cessna but I shot it down anyway! I need the practice )

 

 

[Deskpilot]

Much better Tim. Thanks. Be careful that scarf of yours doesn't come adrift and tangle with the tail feathers.

 

BTW, you're pretty nimble for a Cripple, you term, not mine.

 

 

[Keenaviator]

Have you considered having a tube running from the cockpit to the tail skid so you can feed grass seeds into the furrow left behind, a seed drill? Laurie.

 

 

[flyerme]

Much better Tim. Thanks. Be careful that scarf of yours doesn't come adrift and tangle with the tail feathers.BTW, you're pretty nimble for a Cripple, you term, not mine.

Good for short burst.. Lol

 

 

[Graham Pukallus]

Photo gallery of today's flight to the famous Dunwich Breakfast, but on by Pat and her crew of the Straddie Aero Club, this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[naremman]

A week ago I fronted for my seventeenth B/AFR since the concept was introduced in 1982, with the promise of: "this is not a test, it is a review which will enhance aviation safety". Yes, well!! The days of turning up and convincing a senior instructor that you possessed an acceptable level of flying proficiency, and was a safe bet to have your Logbook stamped and be let loose for another two years would appear to be over.

 

I did manage to enjoy the hours flying on a glorious Spring day, departing Jandakot heading over to Rottnest Island for initially some upper air work, the inevitable PFL followed by a couple of touch and goes at RTI. It was then don the foggles for 15 minutes of IF work on the way back to Jandakot. The young instructor was thorough, professional and gave me every opportunity for any strengths or weaknesses to become evident. The 37 year old Warrior with 12000+ hours on the airframe was a few years in excess of the pilot, and by memory the last time I flew a PA-28 was over thirty years ago!!

 

Whilst the flying was enjoyable the total of over three hours dealing with the paperwork which sandwiched the aviation component was not quite so enjoyable. When I entered the flying school I was greeted by the CFI and informed that I was their first AFR post the introduction of Part 61 on Sept 1st. Following a request for my Pilot's Licence I handed over the green cardboard bound licence stamped Department of Civil Aviation, issued 41 years ago. "Now this could make things really interesting" stated the CFI, in a tone that sounded a bit too ominous. However the CFI took the chance to show the instructor who was to fly with me some of the interesting features within my licence: the RPPL with the "Restriction Lifted" stamp; the individual aircraft endorsements that preceded the block endorsement; the Class Four Instrument Rating, renewable every six months before it was endorsed "valid while Licence is valid", and morphed into Night VFR; the tailwheel, retractable and CSU endorsements; not to mention the Flight Radiotelephone Operator Licence (now stamped Obsolete).

 

Following the flight component I was informed that stamping the Logbook as no longer the way to go, and we looked at multitudinous sheets of paper to all be filled in and submitted to CASA!! If the paperwork was filled in correctly I would end up with a new licence. But if I wanted any ratings or endorsements included they would have to be substantiated. Luckily my old licence held four of the six ratings I wanted retained, and looking through my two Logbooks I was able to locate both my aerobatic and formation endorsements. The office copier got a workout and the accumulation of paper was getting thicker. Spinning was the only hurdle we faced to substantiate. Despite endorsements on Airtourer, Tiger Moth and Chipmunk, as well as an aerobatic rating there was nothing in either my Logbooks or licence that detailed spin recovery. My licence had provision for "Spin recovery" in the endorsements section, but had been ruled out. The paperwork has been forwarded to CASA, and we shall be interested to see if anything comes back.

 

 

 

In the meantime I have a handwritten notation in a spare Remarks page of my licence that I have a Flight Review valid to the end of September 2016, so maybe I am safe to commit aviation for the next two years. I am one of those "Altitude affects Attitude" pilots, so three hours of paperwork against one hour of flying was not enhancing my disposition.

 

 

 

As I departed I reflected that my wallet was nearly $500 lighter for a Flight Review, and I paid just less than $800 to get my Restricted PPL. I still love my flying just as much today as when I started, but rejoice that the bulk of my flying occurred when there were less impediments and expense to get into the air. My aim is to celebrate 50 years flying in 2023, so could the next nine years be straight forward and mundane in matters aviation, please?

 

 

[rgmwa]

Mark, I had one of those days last Friday. Went out for an hour of practice in a 172 including a couple of circuits at another strip which were fine. Cleared to land on final back at Jandakot in nice conditions and all looking good for an easy, textbook touchdown. But no! Entertained the guys in the control tower by demonstrating a fine series of kangaroo hops down the main runway that obviously weren't getting any better with practice, so did the only sensible thing and opened up and went around. Ruined my day but lived to fly again and record another circuit in the logbook. It happens. Just did my AFR three weeks ago too, so doubly embarrassing.

 

rgmwa

 

 

[djpacro]

Yes, well!! The days of turning up and convincing a senior instructor that you possessed an acceptable level of flying proficiency, and was a safe bet to have your Logbook stamped and be let loose for another two years would appear to be over..........

 

My aim is to celebrate 50 years flying in 2023, so could the next nine years be straight forward and mundane in matters aviation, please?

Agreed, but you seem to be overly optimistic. I don't know what we did to deserve the onerous requirements of Part 61 but we can still look forward to Part 91 - previous drafts have been abysmal.

 

Spinning was the only hurdle we faced to substantiate. Despite endorsements on Airtourer, Tiger Moth and Chipmunk, as well as an aerobatic rating there was nothing in either my Logbooks or licence that detailed spin recovery. My licence had provision for "Spin recovery" in the endorsements section, but had been ruled out. The paperwork has been forwarded to CASA, and we shall be interested to see if anything comes back.

Back in those days if an aeroplane was spinnable then the endorsement training required spinning - my old green licence is my only evidence too, apart from getting spinning put on my current licence some years ago (I also did the same with aerobatics). I pity those who have lost their evidence of these endorsements or where their instructor was perhaps a bit cavalier in what was written in the logbook.

[alf jessup]

Ahh, just a little jolly from West Sale to Bairnsdale late this arvo after the RAAF base deactivated at 5pm, couple of touch n goes on RWY 04 at Bairnsdale then a little cruise back with the help if the 10kt sea breeze giving us a GS of 115kts was just delightful as the air was silky smooth.

 

My mate Doc in his Foxbat tagged along and loved every minute of the 1.2hrs we shared the skies together .

 

Just got to love flying.

 

Sorry no photos as I was enjoying the view too much

 

Alf

 

 

[flyerme]

Managed a little flight to test my new smoke system

 

 

 

[aj_richo]

Should leave it on all the time.. looks like an authentic castor oil burner

 

 

[flyerme]

Should leave it on all the time.. looks like an authentic castor oil burner

Would be nice but not at the cost of $25 per 3 litres for 2 min burn! $$$$$$$$$ Need to find cheaper pesticide?

 

 

[Graham Pukallus]

Gympie Open Fly Day, was well attended and catered for by the Gympie Aero Club, locals, car and bike enthusiast alike enjoyed taking to the air over Gympie and showing off their machines to us all.

 

A Great Day, photos says it all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[alf jessup]

Might have missed the televised first quarter of the AFL grand final but I was doing better things like living the dream on top of the world en route between Yarram & Bairnsdale on yesterdays sortie.

 

YWSL to YLTV then to YYRM with stop there and a hello to a couple of the locals, then depart for YBNS but didn't quite get there as some mates called me up as I was overhead Longford and asked me if I was ever coming back to the airport at West Sale as they were waiting for me.

 

I rescinded and went back to YWSL and caught up, then went for another blat around the local area later in the early afternoon, 2.6hrs for the day and a total of 15hrs this 3 weekends past is not a bad effort, off to work on Tuesday for 3 weeks then back right in to it when I get home.

 

Would be flying today except the wind is Northerly and about 25kts + and that means rotor off the Great Dividing Range 17nm to the north and not nice air to fly in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[alf jessup]

13th Septembers effort,

 

West Sale to Yarrawonga via Licola Valley, Mansfield & Benalla, caught up with some old triking mates at Hanger 19 at Yarrawonga, purpose of the trip was to buy some plexus, yeah long way to go get it but what else do you do on a beautiful day when you own a plane.

 

Couple of hours there catching up then departed for home via Bright, Mount Hotham, Omeo valley, Bairnsdale & back to West Sale.

 

Total flight time for trip 3.5hrs (Hobbs), 3.9hrs Tacho time & 65 litres of BP 95 octane used (16.66 LPH average burn)

 

Photos are of approaching the snow fields starting overhead Porepunkah and finishing overhead Hotham Heights.

 

Took my mate Mick (living the dream) Ludbey a soon to be converted to the dark side trike pilot with me.

 

Best part about doing a trip like this is if I was to drive from home to Yarrawonga it is a 6hr each way trip and flying is so much better.

 

Cheers Alf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Eric McCandless]

Flying Trip from Goulburn to Lightning Ridge - 26 to 29 Sep 14

 

My friend Mark who also happens to be my L2, invited me to join him to fly both our aircraft to Lightning Ridge from Goulburn. He and friend Alan would travel in Mark’s Jabiru LSA55 and me in my Jabiru J170. I am still a reasonably low hours pilot, so the opportunity to travel with a more experienced pilot was great.

 

Read more at .... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-4Rw0WdHM2JNXUtM2xGX3E2NDA/edit?usp=sharing

 

 

[mnewbery]

 

Not so much bumpy as thermally. Briefed passenger accordingly. Got a good lift out of Pittsworth. 1.1 hours and some good views of Wellcamp from the air

 

 

[SDQDI]

I've been flying a fair bit the last seven days:thumb up:

 

last Monday I flew down to Dubbo to swap over some header parts (the old boy had picked them up on the Friday but they were the wrong ones) it was a nice trip both ways and I got to test out the Dubbo terminal cafe again:wink:

 

Through the week I flew most days, as I was meant to have a BFR on Saturday and flying from home my circuits seem to have suffered so I put in a bit of time to getting them back to where they needed to be.

 

The BFR was postponed till this morning (Monday). I left home at about 7 and got to Narrabri at about 8:15 it was a beautiful day for flying not a bump for most of the morning (except my landings but that is another story). After a short brief and a check of my paperwork (some changes suggested and taken on board albeit reluctantly:blush:) we got started and an hour later we were finished, It was my first BFR so I was a little (lot) nervous but Ken (who incidentally did my check flight before I went solo) made it quiet relaxed and it was a breeze. Overall I enjoyed it and managed to learn a fair bit more so a profitable experience it turned out to be.

 

It was an uneventful flight home with a nice gentle tailwind so just under an hour to get back.

 

Also late this afternoon while preparing the header for the trip up north I spotted a paraglider who seemed very high (no good at estimating height but his chute width was smaller than the length of the overflying commercial big boys) at the rate he disappeared I wouldn't be surprised if he made it over the range and down to scone before dark, I am assuming he took off from mount borah near Manila so quiet an effort and a reminder of the need to keep a good lookout.

 

Anyway it's been quiet an interesting week or so:thumb up:

 

 

[kaz3g]

13th Septembers effort,West Sale to Yarrawonga via Licola Valley, Mansfield & Benalla, caught up with some old triking mates at Hanger 19 at Yarrawonga, purpose of the trip was to buy some plexus, yeah long way to go get it but what else do you do on a beautiful day when you own a plane.

 

Couple of hours there catching up then departed for home via Bright, Mount Hotham, Omeo valley, Bairnsdale & back to West Sale.

 

Total flight time for trip 3.5hrs (Hobbs), 3.9hrs Tacho time & 65 litres of BP 95 octane used (16.66 LPH average burn)

 

Photos are of approaching the snow fields starting overhead Porepunkah and finishing overhead Hotham Heights.

 

Took my mate Mick (living the dream) Ludbey a soon to be converted to the dark side trike pilot with me.

 

Best part about doing a trip like this is if I was to drive from home to Yarrawonga it is a 6hr each way trip and flying is so much better.

 

Cheers Alf

Great to see you out and enjoying yourself, Alf. Really great!

 

Kaz

 

 

[Geoff13]

Yesterday I took my wife for a flight out over Bribie Island and Moreton Bay to do a little bit of whale watching off Cape Moreton. Quite an amazing feat really considering my wife has had a lifetime fear of two things, light aircraft and flying/travelling over water.

 

The weather was glorious with hardly a cloud in the sky. We did manage to see one whale and her calf heading south about 500 metres of Cape Moreton but never managed to get a photo of her. I certainly didn't want to get to close to her so we stayed at about 2500 feet which didn't make for good photos. On the way back we did the length of Bribie beach and then a loop out around the Glass House Mountains. This is now the 5th or 6th time that the boss has been up with me and she seems to enjoy it as much as me. This is a good thing as it bodes well for my dream of my own plane one day .

 

After we landed we had a sausage sizzle at the school for the CFI's birthday, and then the surprise of all surprises, when he asked Julie if she would like to do a circuit in the Drifter she actually said yes. Her comment to me and her friends after the flight, its just like being on a motorbike but in the air. Between the two of us she has done 100's of thousands of kilometers on the back of my bike and now rides her own so she felt at home on the drifter. All in all it was a wonderful day full of surprises to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kaz3g]

I went to Swan Hill on Saturday for the Antiquers' Spring Flyin. Beautifully smooth at 6500' on the way up but 35 knot headwind! It was 10 knots less at 4500' but not very comfortable.

 

54 aircraft on the field including one little Jab. Biggest was a Stinson Reliant.

 

Lots of Austers of course, including the beautiful VH-KAZ (damn, I'd love that rego). And 6 C180s would you believe all looking very nice, too.

 

Best news was the $2.067 per litre for avgas which is 16 cents less than what I last paid at home.

 

Going home there was 35 knot tailwind which was really nice.

 

Kaz

 

 

[alf jessup]

Great to see you out and enjoying yourself, Alf. Really great!Kaz

Thanks Kaz,

 

Life is way to short to not be enjoying yourself, only live once so get as much aviating done is my motto, but family will always come first

 

Alf

 

 

[Riley]

I went to Swan Hill on Saturday for the Antiquers' Spring Flyin. Beautifully smooth at 6500' on the way up but 35 knot headwind! It was 10 knots less at 4500' but not very comfortable.54 aircraft on the field including one little Jab. Biggest was a Stinson Reliant.

 

Lots of Austers of course, including the beautiful VH-KAZ (damn, I'd love that rego). And 6 C180s would you believe all looking very nice, too.

 

Best news was the $2.067 per litre for avgas which is 16 cents less than what I last paid at home.

 

Going home there was 35 knot tailwind which was really nice.

 

Kaz

Any pretty pictures Kaz??