Tell us about your last flight

[RFguy]

yeah, well no hangar space currently available at Cowra. I was in one, but that hangar is now getting  lunch room,  toilet etc and no room for my plane . CLub hangar isnt any good as the door opening isnt wide enough.... hangars should be built so their doors open to the edge of the hangar ! 

[RFguy]

and stabilator needs to be pulled right back (control column full back) so water can drain. I had the covers on the stab and tail, but that requires the stab to be at neutral position, and that means water cant get out.... so, leaving those covers off...

[skippydiesel]

No idea how or where this comes from???????

Edited December 1 by skippydiesel

[skippydiesel]

This is what I was responding to;

"I had the covers on the stab and tail, but that requires the stab to be at neutral position, and that means water cant get out.... so, leaving those covers off..."

I had this problem with mine - a few strategic drain holes, in the cover, using a soldering iron, solved my water catchments problem.😈

[Freizeitpilot]

4 hours ago, RFguy said:

Flew 15nm NW  up to Thruster's farm  to look at his half-cut wheat crop with the header parked.... where it was brilliant wall to wall blue sky . 

I hope Thruster’s wheat crop dries out fast and doesn’t suffer the dreaded ‘shot and sprung’.

 

Cowra is on my (repeat) visit list for early next year. On my last visit (to the Japanese Gardens), the circuit was busy as heck with warbirds practicing formation.

 

Nice part of the world.

[Garfly]

On 01/12/2024 at 11:56 AM, Freizeitpilot said:

I hope Thruster’s wheat crop dries out fast and doesn’t suffer the dreaded ‘shot and sprung’.

I was lucky enough to fly with the Thruster in his Trusty Thruster a week back, and was able to see for myself the rain damage that had just occurred half way through harvesting.  So yes, he was telling me that about half of his crop will be "shot and sprung". Meaning (I now know) that the grain, having germinated in the head, is only good for animal feed.  But being born to the land (as well as the air! ;- ) Mr. Thruster was pretty philosophical about his losses.

 

The man, the machine, the soggy fields:

 

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Here is the homestead, looking South ... the green header stopped in its tracks, mid-head!

 

 

Looking West and showing some of the uncut fields in the upper left

 

 

Overhead some of the uncut "shot and sprung" crop looking back East.  

 

[skippydiesel]

Hi Garfly,

 

".....shot and sprung....." 

 

Make stock feed?

 

I feel for you. In my youth, had ambitions to be a farmer - great lifestyle, if you are not working for the bank but sooo risky

 

I ended up taking the safe route and pretending to farm, using taxpayers dollars - refreshed every financial year.😈

[Garfly]

2 minutes ago, skippydiesel said:

Hi Garfly,

".....shot and sprung....."   Make stock feed?  I feel for you. In my youth, had ambitions to be a farmer - great lifestyle, if you are not working for the bank but sooo risky I ended up taking the safe route and pretending to farm, using taxpayers dollars - refreshed every financial year.😈

Ha, ha ... it's Thruster we have to feel for.

I only took the shots of his fields that'd sprung a leak.

[facthunter]

Farming..... Where you can work your guts out and still go backwards. . When you have a good Year everyone else around you does also and the Prices drop.  Nev

[Freizeitpilot]

When things were looking good, my father would say “it is not a good wheat crop until it is over the weigh bridge”.  He was an optimist, but also a realist.

[Flightrite]

A few mornings ago. Yoid never get me in one of these bloody things!😂

[Blueadventures]

The only flight activity at Palmyra airstrip YPYA yesterday was the Mighty Ducks squadron.

Edited Thursday at 09:55 PM by Blueadventures

[facthunter]

WHAT the DUCK?  Nev

[Blueadventures]

Just now, facthunter said:

WHAT the DUCK?  Nev

Just added photos.

[RFguy]

evening summer flying. Oh the enjoyable long days and twilight. plenty of time for flying after 6pm or even 8pm this time of year.

A mix of cut and uncut paddocks. Had a look at Thruster's farm. no longer underwater.

 

I really am paying attention.  although- it does fly  hands-off better now than it ever did before. (post re rigging the ailerons)

 

Hmmm time to find an airport. I can see the reflection of my tail strobe on my instrument panel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited yesterday at 11:15 AM by RFguy

[facthunter]

Did He make it? Find out in the Next fascinating episode of  "How was your LAST flight?"    I don't know if I've had mine yet.   Nev

[Garfly]

9 hours ago, facthunter said:

Did He make it? ... //

 

He did!! 

 

(To fly another day  ;- )

 

 

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