Watts bridge

[shafs64]

Anyone from the forums going to watts bridge fly in?

 

 

[Tex]

I might make it out just for day on the 3oth. My plane is there but it is also my daughter birthday.

 

 

[shafs64]

I will be going. but I don't think I will be flying as gofly are not going to let me have a plane all day just for a 1hr return flight.

 

 

[cscotthendry]

I'll be there. ..But don't let that put you off

 

 

[shafs64]

I will keep an eye out for the person in that picture.

 

 

[facthunter]

You might fail your next medical if you do, shafs... Nev

 

 

[Garfly]

Don't be fooled by the picture Shafs. It was taken years ago; in his prime.

 

Keep an eye out for an old silver back.

 

 

[shafs64]

So keep and eye out for a monkey with a walking frame

 

 

[Garfly]

Let's just say a senior primate with a flying frame, AKA: Skyranger.

 

... which is basically an aerial walking frame built for two.

 

(And thus the soundtrack of this video:

 

)Then again Scott - a more recent pic below - may turn up in his fancy new Czech job, AKA: Aeropilot Legend.

 

 

 

[shafs64]

Nice video. I have never seen a throttle like that one.

 

 

[facthunter]

Bit over engineered isn't it? Nev

 

 

[Garfly]

That's not over-engineeed.

 

THIS is over-engineered:

 

 

 

[shafs64]

you could knock it with your leg and off you go

 

 

[Garfly]

It's worse in a car ... you just step on it and off you go! ;-)

 

 

[Tex]

They are a nice looking aircraft, I now share a hanger with two (I think Scott left the spot for Caboolture?) I like that throttle idea.

 

Only issue I see is luggagibility (yes it's a word... or at least now it is.)

 

 

[Garfly]

Actually, Tex, luggagibility was one of the strong suites for me with the type.

 

Typically an empty weight of 270 and a MTOW of 540.

 

Comes down to a friend, maybe four hours endurance and still room for camping gear and a toothbrush.

 

 

[shafs64]

they look very light

 

 

[facthunter]

They are deceptively strong (and roomy). Nev

 

 

[Tex]

It is not weight, rather the compartment.

 

 

[Garfly]

Yeah, with two up, you have to fit all the luggage (15Kg max.) into a bag that hangs behind seats, above the fuel tank.

 

Here is a mini SKRA convention at YPEF (Penfield, near Melbourne) a couple of years ago.

 

They've definitely got prettier with successive models. That's the Nynja in front flanked by two Swifts. (Short wing variants of the original design.)

 

 

(Sorry to hijack your thread, Shafs. Somehow we've arrived long ago and far away from the Thread title. ;-)

 

But, a great segue back to the Watts Bridge area is to mention the great series of videos that Scott, and his wife Chris, have made 'Flying Around' in their Nynja:

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheCscotthendry

 

But anyway, you've put the idea into my head about trying to get up there myself for that event.

 

 

[Geoff13]

Save me searching Guys, When is it?

 

 

[shafs64]

30th of may. its ok to hi jack because its all about planes:plane:

 

 

[Garfly]

Here's the poster:

 

 

 

[Geoff13]

Thank You Shafs. I had better book one of the hire planes for that day even though I am hoping that mine might be back in the air by then.

 

 

[shags_j]

damni working in the afternoon. Have to go next time.