Younger us and an aeroplane

[pmccarthy]

Inspired by Red's recent post of an old photo, let's see other forumites photos. The photo should show a younger version of you with an aeroplane. Though other types of machinery might be OK if they are interesting. 

My contribution to kick it off.

[tillmanr]

Love the flying boots 

[Thruster88]

New Thruster single in 1985 and later the mighty Musketeer which is now the second oldest mouse still flying in oz.

[Jerry_Atrick]

I have absolutely no photos of my flying in Aus.. and only a handful of those flying in the UK.. Mainly my son as a (sometimes bored) passenger.

[facthunter]

I was generally too busy to be bothered with a camera or take one with me. I thought it was all rather boring (to other people)at the time.. Everyone around me was doing much the same thing so it wasn't any big deal..

  Flying is  made of 2 states. Bored and terrified, so they say. IF you are lucky, your training gets you through the Terror Part, because if you are BUSY you don't have time to be scared.. Nev

[farri]

Just another one I`ve flown... Way back, when I did a lot of flying from Pioneer Valley on the Atherton Tablelands, taking TIF`s for our local club, The Far North Queensland Ultralight Association.   

 

[farri]

And, another one I`ve flown!!! that`s the owner/pilot, kneeling down! me, (White Cap), and Ron Biondi, holding the prop.

 

There`s a story to this one! New plane for the owner and he wanted me to test fly it for him so I did! plane and engine performed well, so the next day the owner was doing a couple of circuits from Arthur Stroud`s, private strip, was on final, pulled the power off to idle and the engine stopped! unfortunately! he wasn`t high enough to glide to the strip and that was the result.

 

He`d just made it across a fairly large drain that ran 90% to his flight path! the AC landed just a couple of meters past the drain! had he hit the bank of the drain, the outcome here could have been very much different...Only minor damage to the under carriage.

 

Franco.

[RossK]

11 minutes ago, farri said:

........... the outcome here could have been very much different...Only minor damage to the under carriage.

 

Franco.

Seems to be missing some wings 😁

[farri]

7 minutes ago, RossK said:

Seems to be missing some wings 😁

.... Wondered how long it`d be ! No damage to the wings!!!  Sugar Cane can be very forgiving! how do I know? 🤣....Franco.

[facthunter]

Engines often stop at idle setting. that's why you check idle every firs flight.  There's lots of things to go wrong on a first flight. Nev

[farri]

Wasn`t the first flight! he`d done several circuits! engine was idling well when I flew it the day before...I wasn`t there when it happened, just got a call to help get it out.

 

More important than making sure the engine is idling well before take-off is being high enough on final, to be able to safely glide to the runway. 

[kgwilson]

Me standing on the wheel of a US helicopter aged 4 or 5. This is my youngest photo with any sort of flying machine.