December 2007

[Admin]

OK the competition to win the next three editions of Australian Flying magazine for absolutely FREE has opened for December so start posting any of your pictures or stories in this thread - got to be in it to win it so GOOD LUCK! :).

 

Oh, also don't forget a Caption for your image and just say if you also have another copy of the image that is:

 

• jpg format
   
   
  
• at least 300 dpi (dots per inch) at a usable size (say 6" x 4" or around 16 x 10 cms)
   
   
  
• and if to be considered as a cover pic - in vertical format
   
   
  
• aircraft(s) identified in caption
   
  

 

So if you win your picture could go into Australian Flying.

 

Get those pictures in now and show us all what you've got!!!

 

AND a HUGE thanks to Australian Flying for supporting this great competition

 

 

[Mick]

A top day over the straights!!!

 

This a small selection of air to air photos taken yesterday over The Great Sandy Straights, between Hervey Bay and Fraser Island. These were taken by a friend and trainee Rec Pilot.

 

The camera ship was our club Cessna 172 with a door removed for the photo session, and flown by our club president.

 

I was flying the Skylark and our local CFI was flying our Sportstar.

 

This was some of the best fun flying that I have done. :);):)

 

The Straights always provide a spectacular backdrop and usually the air over water is pretty smooth.

 

1) The Skylark

 

2) The Sportstar

 

3) The Sportstar over a sand bar, how cool does this look!!!

 

4) And finally, the Skylark and Sportstar together.

 

The originals of these pic's are high res, 4 - 5 meg average.

 

Cheers

 

Mick

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mathew Ker]

Mick, Great photos. I especially like the last photo of the Skylark and Sportster together. Two thumbs up ;);)

 

 

[BigPete]

Me too - well done Mick, gotta be short favourite. ;););)

 

regards

 

 

[Yenn]

Now that is the type of photos I want to take, but impossible from my own plane. I am waiting for another ride in the Savannah. Tried out in a drifter but the bone dome and all the bracing wires made it hard. Maybe I should take the canopy off the Starlet and risk losing the camera in the blast.

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Some pics of Warragamba Dam, Sydney taken yesterday 9th December 2007. Thanks for IanR for the aerial platform with the Cessna 172R.

 

Wheel spat over Warragamba.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud reflections Warragamba Dam.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kaz]

CT4 and Clouds

 

Taken after a wash... I like the clouds...

 

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Nice pic Kaz ;)

 

 

[Guest browng]

A J3 Cub and it's Cub

 

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

:star: A sure winner there mate ;) Beauty!

 

 

[Guest David C]

Now thats a Ultra Ultralight ...

 

Dave C

 

 

[BigPete]

How dry is the drought? Below is a picture of a strip in Vic. The top left hand corner used to be a lake. I'll say no more as this is also in the "Guess the strip" post.

 

Hi Res available - 2592 x 1944 pixels

 

regards

 

 

 

[Mathew Ker]

The standard of photos this month is fantastic. Keep them coming.

 

Are there restrictions on members saving these and using them personally, for example as a screen saver or wallpaper?

 

Regards, Mathew

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Matthew, if you like mine anytime I personally don't care what you do with them in your own home. I agree, some good ones this month ;) Keep them coming.

 

 

[Mick]

When I post something on here it is to share it. If you like it, use it! :)

 

 

[Mick]

Model Fleet

 

Since Browng has started including models, this is a shot of my model fleet about 5 years ago .

 

It has changed alot since then, no more aerobatic models, just scale ones.

 

To give you an idea of sizes, the Spitfire is 2.44m wingspan, the Slingshot in the front is 1.75m span.

 

 

 

[Mick]

Another Air to Air

 

Another shot from Saturday -

 

 

 

[Guest Fred Bear]

Now is that the real one or scale mate? Nice toys! :)

 

 

[Guest browng]

When I post something on here it is to share it. If you like it, use it! :)

Wot he said....;)

 

 

[Guest browng]

Since Browng has started including models, this is a shot of my model fleet about 5 years ago .

I'm jealous! I can't build models to save my life, LOVE the spitfire!. The one in my picture belongs to an RFDS doctor in Kalgoorlie, who happened to be test flying it behind the RFDS hangar the day I flew in. I would love a static model of my J3, but alas I just don't have the required skills.

 

 

[Mick]

Hurricane

 

My latest effort, a Hawker Hurricane. Not huge at 1.8m wingspan, but I am happy with how it looks and it flies nice too!

 

Just like my signature says, I will deny any accusations of me having an addiction problem with anything to do with flying!!!!! ;);)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest browng]

Damn! I was jealous before, now I'm positively green with envy. The cockpit detail in that hurricane is just awesome....

 

 

[Guest High Plains Drifter]

Mick,

 

Amazing detail inside the cockpit - You got the bug, real Bad ;)

 

HPD

 

 

[Mick]

Camera Plane

 

Maryborough Aero Club Cessna 172 which served as the camera platform for our photo session on Saturday.

 

 

 

[Mick]

Damn! I was jealous before, now I'm positively green with envy. The cockpit detail in that hurricane is just awesome....

The gun sight you can see in the cockpit pic is actually the switch to turn the radio control system on and off. Pull the gun sight out and it switches the radio on!

 

Gotta try to hide all the non-scale items!!!!!

 

Cheers

 

Mick