Tell us about your last flight

[derekliston]

Just went for one circuit today, a bit hot and bumpy for my likes. 31C OAT, Aerodrome elevation 1530ft Density altitude according to my Skyview 4000ft, barely noticeable difference in take-off distance in my 2200 Jab powered CH701

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

record temperature (46) in Adelaide today, a great day to fly the glider . 12 knots lift to 14,200 ft ( well the vario, made by Mike Borgelt hits the stops at 12 knots.)

 

Who cares about global warming huh. Just get out your old glider and fly for hours up in the cool air over 10,000 ft.

 

 

[derekliston]

Interesting how glider and power pilots priorities vary. In my little CH701 the sort of lift that you guys love makes it bloody near impossible to maintain straight and level. Gain 200ft in the blink of an eye!

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

I agree derek, all the power pilots sensibly stayed home except for the 6 water-bomber pilots who stayed in our air-conditioned clubrooms, thankfully not being called out to fly.

 

The exception was the hero who launched us all, working for hours in 47 degree heat, flying a Pawnee. 

 

In the glider, it was awful until you got to about 6,000ft, when the air coming in began to feel better. At the end of the day, it was an effort of will to come down out of the cool.  

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

I need to add a bit about that variometer . It is only the needle which hits the stop at 12 knots, but there is also  digital readout  which has no such limit.

 

It's a great vario, and it hasn't missed a beat in 14 years now. It has a GPS feature which results in a pointer showing you where the center of the thermal is.

 

And too many other features to explain right now. It has now been superseded by something even better, which I suspect uses an accelerometer as an additional input, with clever software to make the thing work like magic. Made in Australia too...

 

 

[MartyG]

Had a 40 minute flight with the wife from Boonah checking out Lake Moogerah, Slightly bumpy day but beautiful place to fly. It was the first time since 1986 the Wife and I had flown together, Slightly nervous but said she enjoyed it. Ran into Danny_galaga for brief chat so good day allround. Cheers

 

 

[planedriver]

record temperature (46) in Adelaide today, a great day to fly the glider . 12 knots lift to 14,200 ft ( well the vario, made by Mike Borgelt hits the stops at 12 knots.)

Who cares about global warming huh. Just get out your old glider and fly for hours up in the cool air over 10,000 ft.

Or come to Cole's supermarket in Earlwood where hypothermia sets in after a few minutes.

 

 

[facthunter]

 All this gadgetry takes the skill out of it. (does it not)?  Like IF you don't have it these days you are NOT in the race. Deepest pockets win. (like most things.). What about the personal skills development emphasis? Nev

 

 

[derekliston]

Depends how you look at it Nev. Take driving for example, would you rather drive a modern vehicle with gadgetry, decent brakes, heater/air conditioner that actually works, GPS to tell you where to go rather than a navigator (read wife!) who can’t read a map or (and you don’t have to go back too many years) a car with a heater that is only for show, brakes that fade if you use them too much and the aforesaid navigator. I’m thinking my 1960ish mini. I know which I prefer! Likewise with my Skyview panel, I have the ability to use the map and whiz wheel but I still love that GPS.

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Open windows on hot days and passenger girls in mini skirts. I could go back.

 

 

[Downunder]

 All this gadgetry takes the skill out of it. 

I think of it more as "All of this gadgetry STOPS me getting into situations where my skills may be lacking".

 

A situation totally avoided is better than one requiring skills to get out of (whether you have them or not) ?

 

Open windows on hot days and passenger girls in mini skirts. I could go back.

Burning your ass on a hot vinyl seat in shorts.....

 

 

[M61A1]

 All this gadgetry takes the skill out of it. (does it not)?  Like IF you don't have it these days you are NOT in the race. Deepest pockets win. (like most things.). What about the personal skills development emphasis? Nev

Definitely the case when you are competing, maybe the technology makes us look better than we really are in other cases. In doing so, it might make you safer as long as it doesn’t distract you from what you should be doing. 

 

 

[Bruce Tuncks]

There was a tractor lot who advertised " no computers on our tractors" and they were right. ( But they did go broke, I dunno why)

 

Putting a computer on a tractor and then selling it to Dad and Dave out in the backblocks of Victoria  is a recipe for disaster.

 

Believe me, I was the Dad in this  and I never again will buy a computer tractor. Nev is right in this regard at least.

 

 

[djpacro]

Lunch at Colac, Vic. Hot day, up near 39, but fairly pleasant flying. iPad shutdown on the way home due to heat. Recovered at The Naked Racer.

 

 

 

 

 

[Blueadventures]

Life's a Beach sometimes ?

 

Nice weather for flying; for a change. Great to catch up with the Whitsunday Flying Friends gang.

 

 

 

 

[Bridgy89]

Went on my first trip away with my better half Anna. We shot up to Agnes Waters for a short 2 night stay. Agnes was a tricky strip to get into and really had to work, was a great challenge. On the day we planned to come home the weather was very marginal all day so opted for another night in Agnes Waters with the weather looking better for us the next day. We got down to the airport early (0530), so early the strip was full of Kangaroo's. My first trip away without another pilot (safety pilot) was a success! Can't wait for my next big one away with a mate who is also hour building, we are planning on heading up to Darwin way and then round to Cairns and back through every CTA down the coast, and hopeful to come back with some extra experience which will help us with our CPL. 

 

Cheers,

 

Kyle.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[derekliston]

Just a quick, very lumpy and bumpy circuit at Warwick this morning and looking at the scenery it occurred to me to wonder why all the fuss about crop circles in England when we have them all over the place in Queensland, only difference is that over there the crops within the circle are squashed flat and here they are the green bit in the middle of the field!

 

 

[eightyknots]

Just a quick, very lumpy and bumpy circuit at Warwick this morning and looking at the scenery it occurred to me to wonder why all the fuss about crop circles in England when we have them all over the place in Queensland, only difference is that over there the crops within the circle are squashed flat and here they are the green bit in the middle of the field!

I hope you have pictures of the Down Under crop circles that you can share with us.

 

 

[derekliston]

Only videos, see what I can do tomorrow!

 

 

[dsam]

It’s hard to beat the scenery of The Grampian ranges, and the 12 Apostles/Great Ocean Road on a single flight.  Point Nepean looks fine too... can anybody spot Harold Holt... me neither?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[brinykraut]

Beautiful January weather allowed for an afternoon flight up the majestic Columbia River.                                                                             Flew through a few cloud canyons along the way, just like in dreams...Then it's back to the nest for the little blue sparrow...till next time.

 

 

 

 

 

[Vlad]

Landed on hard water in Maine. -10C ?

 

 

 

 

 

[Thruster88]

Now the weather is a bit cooler (only 32 C today) I am flying to my part time ame job, only 16nm so not a big time saver but more fun than driving. Only a 10 metre walk at each end.

 

 

 

[red750]

Love that B-19. That's what I learnt in.

 

 

[mnewbery]

Ballooning!