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[BJFly]

Danny Leach and myself also flew to Murgon. Was a nice trip out a bit lumpy on the way back to the coast. Meant to catch up Brett but got sidetracked by a few people. Your engine is very quiet although it didnt sound like full power on takeoff. I watched you head out. Beautiful aircraft you have there I had a look at it on my way past after I parked...what a fantastic build job. One of the pics shows the new hangar at Murgon...what a great concept using the 40ft containers for the sides[ATTACH=full]42396[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42397[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42398[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42399[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]42400[/ATTACH]

Hi mate,

It didn't click that you had arrived, even though I was out taking photo's of arriving aircraft. I just checked my photo's, I have a few nice shots of a red Savannah in the hold off & touch down, but I think it might be your mates aircraft. PM me your email if you would like copies.

 

Great day, certainly beats mowing the lawn!

 

 

[Geoff13]

Bugga I decided to have a do nothing day. I knew I should have come.

 

 

[BJFly]

Bugga I decided to have a do nothing day. I knew I should have come.

I was looking for your aircraft. Oh well, you'll just have to go flying tomorrow!

 

 

[Geoff13]

Yes mate. Its been a tough week. I never actually got out of bed until 1130 and was back in there by 2pm. I am up now and ready for dinner and a scotch. :)

 

Tomorrow for sure. Might go up to Rainbow Beach again and see if the sink hole has changed since last time.

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Flew to the Antique Aeroplane Assoc fly in at Echuca yesterday. More than 75 aircraft to see. A great day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[WayneL]

That Gypsy Moth is a beautiful restoration.

 

 

[djpacro]

 

Flew to the Antique Aeroplane Assoc fly in at Echuca yesterday. More than 75 aircraft to see. A great day.

A great weekend altogether. 150+ visiting aircraft. Mine in the paddock on the left in the photo here.edited: FB photo replaced by mine from today.

 

 

[pmccarthy]

A great weekend altogether. 150+ visiting aircraft. Mine in the paddock on the left in the photo here.https://www.facebook.com/ARDUCT4/posts/10154034851118162

Facebook won't let me look at that photo. I saw Kaz and the Auster there as well.

 

 

[djpacro]

 

Facebook won't let me look at that photo. I saw Kaz and the Auster there as well.

Not many left at midday today.

[kaz3g]

 

I was there twice...flew in Saturday morning and went back to Shepp briefly in the afternoon because I left my change of clothes in the car boot!

 

A really fantastic turn up with 90 aircraft arriving Friday and about the same again on Saturday. The dinner at the bowling club was chockers. Great to see so many in one place and also the number of ROz machines there. It was a much-needed demonstration that sport aviation is still alive. Echuca's economy took a significant lift over the weekend and the Aeroclub along with the Council did a magnificent job with venue preparation.

 

Some very big muscle machines including the Corsair, flown by Nick Caldwell who hand built a Sopwith Snipe, 3 P40's, a Mustang, a Harvard or three, and the brutish Avenger which arrived late but was an amazing sight taxiing with its wings still folded. Jim and Jenny Wikham came in their Yak 52TW as the Yak 9 is still out of action. Lots of other Yaks and a couple of Nanchangs, too, plus the Hudson.

 

A feature of the weekend was the presence of 15 DHC-1 Chippies as it is the 70th anniversary of the type.

 

The Restoration guys at Luskintyre had two DH60's there and VH-KAZ got the best Auster award...AGAIN! Yes, John Doig not only stole my name for his rego, he also purloined the award (but mine took the prize at the annual Auster flyin at Wentworth before Easter so we are even).

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kaz3g]

[ATTACH]42491[/ATTACH] Not many left at midday today.

Awfully murky around the ranges to the East so I hope everyone got home ok.

 

I saw your Super Decathlon there, DJP, looking very nice as usual.

 

The guy with the Acrolite (?)(baby biplane)(Denis) mentioned he was very grateful to you for assistance given at Lilydale a while back.

 

Kaz

 

 

[kaz3g]

That Gypsy Moth is a beautiful restoration.

Both of them were...pretty amazing when you consider the design dates back to 1925.

 

Nancy-Bird Walton flew her Moth all over Queensland and beyond providing support to isolated settlers and their families.

 

Kaz

 

 

[IanR]

Awfully murky around the ranges to the East so I hope everyone got home ok.I saw your Super Decathlon there, DJP, looking very nice as usual.

 

The guy with the Acrolite (?)(baby biplane)(Denis) mentioned he was very grateful to you for assistance given at Lilydale a while back.

 

Kaz

Spent the night in Wagga - just got back today ! Great weekend - including a "spectacular" Auster formation

 

 

[djpacro]

Facebook won't let me look at that photo. I saw Kaz and the Auster there as well.

This aerial photo of Echuca airfield from Saturday should work as it is a public group https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/12991075_10154037461523162_4574564811769872094_n.jpg?oh=d81d8c913562ac3e60cae9a160a7be0b&oe=57B6BF0C

 

I saw your Super Decathlon there, DJP, looking very nice as usual.The guy with the Acrolite (?)(baby biplane)

But the other Super D won the prize! The Acrolite seems like a nice airplane. See you at the next event, Kaz.

[Cal Air 63]

Hi All

 

After being grounded for a week and half due to being a bit crook, my wife stated that it was just the man-flu, I don't care who's flu it was, I am just happy to be airborne again, Another beautiful day for flying, my instructor was Peter Lefrancke, aircraft was the Tecnam P92 Eaglet from "Fly Now Redcliffe", completed another take off today, loving them, then we departed the circuit and headed out to the training area,

 

Lesson 07: "Stalls". Today I learned how to recognize the symptoms of a stall and how to recover with a minimum loss of height, I learned about Clean Stalls, Stall with first stage flaps, it was a bit unnerving to put the aircraft into a stall, after completing a 360 clearing turn, I was a little apprehensive, but it was time

 

Peter being the fantastic instructor he is, explained the whole process very clearly, Clean Stalls were great, it did not scare as much as I thought it would however when I did my first Stall with first stage flaps, and not knowing what to expect, aircraft got a little wonky and out of wack and being honest, scared the crap out of me

 

Peter showed me where I went wrong and instructed me on the right way, and in no time I had it sorted and was successfully clean stalls and completing Stalls with first stage flaps. He also demonstrated what a Stall with wing drop feels like and how to recover from it, thankfully today I did not have to that for now....

 

Being on holidays this week, I have another flight booked this week on Friday with Peter, we will be doing some revision on all I have learned so far and he will be introducing me to the next lesson, Circuits. I love doing take offs now, but now the honeymoon is over, its time to learn landings., yikes !

 

Brent

 

Next Flight - Friday the 22nd of April

 

Lesson 08: "Circuits"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DGL Fox]

Being on holidays this week, I have another flight booked this week on Friday with Peter, we will be doing some revision on all I have learned so far and he will be introducing me to the next lesson, Circuits. I love doing take offs now, but now the honeymoon is over, its time to learn landings., yikes !

Well done Brent, yes this will be exciting for you to start your landing training...going well mate..

 

David

 

 

[Nightmare]

Being on holidays this week, I have another flight booked this week on Friday with Peter, we will be doing some revision on all I have learned so far and he will be introducing me to the next lesson, Circuits. I love doing take offs now, but now the honeymoon is over, its time to learn landings., yikes !

Brent

 

Next Flight - Friday the 22nd of April

 

Lesson 08: "Circuits"

Hi Brent,

It is good to see you enjoying your training. Circuits, the bread and butter of aviation, exciting stuff! If you think that takeoffs are awesome, wait till you master the landings. They are the best and most enjoyable part of the whole flying thing IMHO.... before long you'll be putting her down in 10kn crosswinds and loving every second of it!

 

Tony

 

 

[Cal Air 63]

Hi All

 

Back at YRED this morning, today's lesson, "Circuits". My instructor was Peter Lefrancke, aircraft was the Tecnam P92 Eaglet from "Fly Now Redcliffe". Another beautiful day for flying, a small crosswind, about 5 - 7 knots. After a briefing from Peter on the ins and outs of completing a circuit, we fired up the tecnam and it was on for young and old. under Peter's guidance I completed 6 landings and 2 go-arounds,

 

We departed via RWY 07, to date I have not personally completed any take offs via 07, with a slight crosswind, 01st circuit / landing was a big learning experience, I came in a little too hard and not centered and when we did touch tarmac, it was a hard landing, but with Peters help, each landing my confidence grew and I started getting a little better, a couple of the landing attempts was too high so I learned how to perform a go-around

 

After completing 4 landings and 2 go-around, I completed Circuit Number 5, this time Peter left me to it, no instruction, no input on the controls, it was on all me, guess what, "I nailed it", my first unassisted landing, a textbook landing you could say, so after a quick punch on the shoulder, it was full throttle, we are going around again, last circuit was not my best, came in too shallow on the turn to final, still managed to land and stay straight on the tarmac til exiting onto the taxi way

 

I was very thankful the lesson was over, not that I didn't enjoy it,but it was certainly information overload in the air, but as Peter stated, so far I have spent 1 hour on Effect of Controls, 1 hour on Straight & Level, 1 hour on Climb & Descend, 1 hour on Turns and 1 Hour on Stalls, so today I had to take all that training totaling 5 hours and jam it into a 3 and 1/2 minute flight, I am on a bit of a high at the moment, but that will change soon, next lesson in 2 weeks, and for the coming weeks, its all about learning and mastering "Circuits, Circuits, Circuits"

 

Sorry no pictures today, it was sort of the last thing on my mind today, how ever some advice from those in the know if you please, can any of you know of a way / app that can track my flights whilst in progress, ie: from either my iPhone or iPad Mini and view the flight on Google Earth? after lesson is completed?

 

Brent

 

 

[DGL Fox]

Hi Brent,

 

Peter can record you a track of your circuits with a moving plane that follows it around each circuit, ask him next time...it shows your speeds and the shape of each circuit...it's quite good..

 

David

 

 

[Nightmare]

Hi AllBack at YRED this morning, today's lesson, "Circuits". My instructor was Peter Lefrancke, aircraft was the Tecnam P92 Eaglet from "Fly Now Redcliffe". Another beautiful day for flying, a small crosswind, about 5 - 7 knots. After a briefing from Peter on the ins and outs of completing a circuit, we fired up the tecnam and it was on for young and old. under Peter's guidance I completed 6 landings and 2 go-arounds,

 

We departed via RWY 07, to date I have not personally completed any take offs via 07, with a slight crosswind, 01st circuit / landing was a big learning experience, I came in a little too hard and not centered and when we did touch tarmac, it was a hard landing, but with Peters help, each landing my confidence grew and I started getting a little better, a couple of the landing attempts was too high so I learned how to perform a go-around

 

After completing 4 landings and 2 go-around, I completed Circuit Number 5, this time Peter left me to it, no instruction, no input on the controls, it was on all me, guess what, "I nailed it", my first unassisted landing, a textbook landing you could say, so after a quick punch on the shoulder, it was full throttle, we are going around again, last circuit was not my best, came in too shallow on the turn to final, still managed to land and stay straight on the tarmac til exiting onto the taxi way

 

I was very thankful the lesson was over, not that I didn't enjoy it,but it was certainly information overload in the air, but as Peter stated, so far I have spent 1 hour on Effect of Controls, 1 hour on Straight & Level, 1 hour on Climb & Descend, 1 hour on Turns and 1 Hour on Stalls, so today I had to take all that training totaling 5 hours and jam it into a 3 and 1/2 minute flight, I am on a bit of a high at the moment, but that will change soon, next lesson in 2 weeks, and for the coming weeks, its all about learning and mastering "Circuits, Circuits, Circuits"

 

Sorry no pictures today, it was sort of the last thing on my mind today, how ever some advice from those in the know if you please, can any of you know of a way / app that can track my flights whilst in progress, ie: from either my iPhone or iPad Mini and view the flight on Google Earth? after lesson is completed?

 

Brent

Hey Brent, I'm glad you're enjoying the circuits, you'll be doing a lot more of them.... don't get dizzy! As your instructor would have already said to you, don't be afraid to go around if something doesn't quite look right, that's good airmanship. Besides, it's just more flying time. I'm guessing your next big milestone in your training will be solo circuits. Exciting stuff!

 

Tony

 

 

[cscotthendry]

Hi AllI am on a bit of a high at the moment, "BUT THAT WILL CHANGE SOON ..."

 

Brent

Brent:

Hopefully, it won't change. It will get intense, especially just before and after you go solo. But when you get out on your own and get a bit of experience behind you, then you'll REALLY start to enjoy the flying! Expect your early days flying on your own, to be a bit nerve wracking. Then, as your experience and confidence grows, you'll start to relax a little and really see why flying is so addictive.

 

Thanks for your lesson updates, I really enjoy reading them, they bring all those memories flooding back.

 

 

[Fishla]

First flight with my newly minted pax endo.

 

2.1 hours cruising around the Tasmanian Midlands with my father.

 

Perfect smooth weather. No one else in the sky. That's what a day off work gets you!

 

Couldn't be better.

 

Well, actually it will. When I get my XC endo next!

 

 

[dsam]

I've just spent the last 5 days covering some 1,980 nautical miles of spectacular outback desert, and a rather wet Lake Eyre. Special mention goes to Trevor at William Creek, and his dedicated staff and pilots, for their generous hospitality, and their tip on going to see the nearby "Painted Hills". It's been a memorable adventure, indeed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nightmare]

I went for a local flight from Coominya on Sunday. The conditions were a bit windy. I travelled 22nm down wind in 10 minutes with IAS of 85kts. That's a ground speed of 132kts. I went back almost the same way, I diverted a little to travel 25nm, but took 40 minutes, still maintaining IAS of 85kts. That's a GS of 38kts. I have not had much in the way of cross country training as yet, I'm still studying the material, but would that mean the wind was blowing at 47kts? The forecast was predicting 35kts.

 

Fortunately, those winds were not blowing on the surface, so it was a nice easy 5-10kt crosswind on landing, with some gusts thrown in to make life a little exciting.

 

 

[BJFly]

I've just spent the last 5 days covering some 1,980 nautical miles of spectacular outback desert, and a rather wet Lake Eyre. Special mention goes to Trevor at William Creek, and his dedicated staff and pilots, for their generous hospitality, and their tip on going to see the nearby "Painted Hills". It's been a memorable adventure, indeed.[ATTACH]42724[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42725[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42726[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42727[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42728[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42730[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42734[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42735[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42736[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42737[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42738[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42739[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42740[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]42741[/ATTACH]

Fantastic trip, great photo's. Your biggest challenge now will be "what's next".