Inaugral Drifter Breakfast

[boleropilot]

g'day guys

 

my lil WB-582 has settled down nicely at Roadvale (it's a 6nm flight to Boonah) and apart from some minor sorting she is coming along nicely

 

i haven't seen such a thing as a Drifter event so i put it to the members of the Flying Tigers at Boonah today (at the meeting) and they have agreed to host an annual Drifter/Fisher get-together, with moi as the organiser

 

to avoid the hassles associated with a 'fly-in' the event will be run simply as a breakfast for Drifter/Fisher pilots - if you want to make a weekend of it you are welcome to camp overnight, either in the hangar or under the wing

 

inaugral event is set for the first saturday of spring, when all Drifters will be shaking their wings in anticipation of some sweet flying - the date is Saturday 6th September

 

aircraft other than Drifters/Fishers will be awarded temporary Drifter status for the day ;)

 

please spread the word, we want to see as many Drifters and Fishers at Boonah on the day as possible

 

cheers for now

 

cropduster dave

 

alias boleropilot

 

 

[Guest High Plains Drifter]

aircraft other than Drifters/Fishers will be awarded temporary Drifter status for the day

One of my old Drifters is out Boonah way - does that count

 

 

[boleropilot]

oh yeah, no question

 

gonna be a hoot 4 sure

 

cd

 

 

[boleropilot]

Drifter Get-Together

 

g'day guys

 

little reminder that the inaugral Drifter Breakfast is now only two weeks away, date is Saturday 6th September, at the Flying Tigers clubhouse @ Boonah Airfield, 0800 on

 

all aircraft and Drifter devotees welcome, come along and see the biggest collection of Drifters on the planet (well maybe not this year, but there will be quite a lot - in future years this will be THE Drifter event in Oz)

 

hoping to see youse guys there :big_grin:

 

bp (alias cropduster dave)

 

 

[JimG]

:sad:Sorry Boleropilot, I was planning to come over for a look in a full bodied Drifter (schools tecnam) but bugger, flying has been cancelled today due wind. Oh well maybe next time.

 

Cheers

 

JimG

 

 

[boleropilot]

wot a blowout

 

hey JimG no problem m8, even the birds had problems today

 

we watched a magpie trying to make headway at one stage, he stopped flapping for a few seconds and started flying backwards !!!!!!!!!

 

the big wave clouds being generated over the range kept blowing in across the 'field, right up to 1700 hours it was still blowing 20 knots plus and we regularly saw 30+ during the day (i left 455 tied down at the field, couldn't get her home)

 

i actually flew in from Roadvale at 0745 and had a lovely little flight, not long after that it all turned to XXXXe

 

better luck for next year is the plan, in 2009 it will be the last saturday in september

 

look for an article on The Inaugral Drifter Hurricane in the RAA mag soon

 

hope to see ya's all in 2009 !!!

 

bp