Grumpy Old Pilot with new set of wings

[Guest Johnmac]

I have been a member of RAA for 5 years having converted from GA after loosing the war with maintenance costs. I flew and owned a Mooney M20C that was a money pit and finally sold it 5 years ago. Fortunately I did not give up flying and now own a Skyfox Gazelle, a far cry from the Mooney but a lot of fun to fly. I purchased the aircraft last year in November( before the stock market crash) and undertook the long flight from Serpentine (50 kms south of Perth) to Caloundra on the East Coast. Since then the aircraft has been housed at Gympie and I have just moved it to a new hangar owned by Ian who has recently purchased a CTLS. My little Gazelle is no match for the CTLS but I have learnt that flying is all about the enjoyment of flying not how fast you can get there.

 

I have written a lengthy story of the flight from Perth, if anyone is interested I will forward to them. The story covers all the emotional ups and downs to the probelms of camels on remote bush strips.

 

 

[Chird65]

John, Welcome.

 

We love trip report especially the ones with overcoming adversity. Go for your life.

 

 

[Ultralights]

how about submitting the story to the RAAus monthly magazine!

 

 

[Admin]

Post it here mate, if it is to big or has pictures etc then email it to me at admin@ this site address. Also as Ultralights says, send it to the mag as they are always after great stories as well.

 

Sounds interesting because:

 

1. you have a Gazelle - as do I

 

2. You have it in a hangar owned by Ian - my name also

 

3. The hangar owner has a CTLS - I have owned 2 CTsw

 

Hmmm, I wish I could make The Twilight Zone theme into text ;)

 

 

[Guest palexxxx]

Hmmm, I wish I could make The Twilight Zone theme into text ;)

Doo doo dooo doo, doo doo dooo doo

 

 

[Tomo]

Welcome abroad John:big_grin::big_grin: (yes it was intended)

 

Good o'll Gympie:thumb_up: My grandparents live there....Duncan Polley (Polley's coaches)....you should of heard of him/them, well if you haven't yet it's time to have a look around the Gympie roads

 

Cheeers....

 

Tom

 

 

[Ultralights]

[Guest Johnmac]

Thanks have to edit the nasty comments about the refueller at Kargoolie who tried to extort $80 call out fee first, John

 

 

[Guest Johnmac]

The camels were ok, they stayed on the end of the runway, two hours without a pee was the problem, camels or not I was going to land, bloody prostrate problems for grumpy old men!!!!

 

 

[Guest Johnmac]

Ihav ejust got to edit the nasty four letter words about a refueller at Kalgoolie that tied to get a $80 call out from me so then it would be fine. John

 

 

[dunlopdangler]

Welcome John, glad to see you have discovered the forum, I've done the west-east thing several times now, (even once in a tail dragger skyfox) best trip was with the new owner of a A36 a couple of years ago though.