planedriver

Good one.

Only true words, spoken in jest in this section

Collecting back taxes from 1776 sounds good on the face of it, but i'm not so sure that their debts are quite so appealing.

Hi :wave:Pete.

Welcome to the forums. My first flight across the English Channel was also a bit of "an experience". It was in an old ATL-98 Carvair if you remember those,(the DC4 or to be more precise the C54 conversion) taking us from Southend to Ostend carying 5 cars and 22 pax. Everything possible shook and rattled, even worse than grandma's teeth, then they had to shut-down one engine which was spewing sparks and smoke.

We arrived OK but needed a change of undies.

After that trip I chartered an old DC3 a couple of times from Biggin Hill which was closer anyway for the short trip to Ostend. About 16 or 18 of us from a diving club used to go to Brugge in Belgium for the weekend and it was cheaper that way.

Fun Days.

If you ever get to build a Fisher R-80, come take me for a fly. I've got the proper leather-bound RAF Mk9 flying goggles so I can at least look like "Biggles"

Rgds Alan.

Some nice shots there lazarin.

3.41am post,hope you got some sleep afterwards.

Good luck when you start your training.

I agree with AVU.

It's very nice in WA. Spent some time there at tail end of last year and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Can quite understand why you'd be into flying, everywhere we wanted to go, involved an 8 or 9 hr trip on a bus. The locals seemed very lay back after the rat race of Sydney,and the millions of flies at The Pinnacles Desert were by far the friendliest we've ever had the misfortune to come across;)

If there was a prize for the best report, you'd certainly get my vote.

The captions were very interesting to read.

Thanks for sharing it with us:thumb_up::thumb_up::thumb_up:

The small island off the coast of Australia is called New Zealand, i am sure there are some maps around showing this place although not many people go there. Most of the people are relics

Sounds like you might be better off with a boat, as many of the Islands don't have airstrips, plus some of the natives might not be overly friendly.

Seriously though, I'd suggest you call into your local flying clubs for a coffee and a chat and take it from there. They would be able to advise you where the local pilot shops are, where you can buy the maps you require.

Good luck

The motor is pretty basic and has been around for ever and a day. I find it hard to think that it could'nt be properly sorted if you know what you are doing, and work through it thoroughly in a methodical order. Maybe the guy is better at other things, than he is a motor mechanic.

Thanks for that info Yenn, it was very interesting to read.

With figures such as you quoted, I can now quite understand there being a problem.

That much drag could also cause a few problems on finals if the front engine had died. I imagine you would have to try and keep the approach speed up a bit and lower the gear once over the fence.

poor old planedriver in his ignorance thought he'd take an extra dose of "ENO's" and save the guys on the forums to achieve the same result (less wind). The increased Butter's tax threat was feared to be a bit of of a bummer, however the majority carried on un-deterd (spelt wrong) which just go's to prove that "it's an ill wind" that

You surprise me with that at post Yenn.

I'd always thought that the Cessna 337 was the ideal combo. with both fans in line. Surely you would not have the adverse yaw problems that one on each wing could cause, if one engine turns it's toe's up.

I'm here to learn, so look forward to some facts to dispell the faith I had in the 337.

Ever since I watched Alby Mangles fly one in his movie which had been covered with chicken poop and straw after being left in a barn in NZ for years, I was convinced that if ever I was to own a twin, it had to be a 337.

I undersood that he flew the thing back to Oz so it could be done up and sold.

Can't believe all you see in the movies?

I'm surprised I don't see more about the Terriers on these forums.

My own personal opinion is that they're a great looking aircraft and for me it was love at first sight.The latest 200c looks even better, and would have expected it to have great appeal to anyone wanting to minimise the costs involved in weekend flyaways.

The jabiru seems possibly a bit more sturdy than the early Terrier 100 I was able to inspect, but that was quite a few years ago, and no doubt they've improved a lot since then with it's fibreglass-skinned wet wings etc.

I sometimes wonder whether it's because Foxcon have smaller production facilities to enable them to get more out there, or, are the majority biased towards the jab. because it's a better product?

Both seem to have their occasional problems.

..... and this demonstrates that while Big Pete certainly hasn't had a "full-frontal lobotomy", he has had a few "half bottle in front-a-me's", (not that there is anything wrong with that) which just goes to prove what a good bloke and great pilot he is, and ........like running redex through the carby years ago, some pilots to this day, still benefit from running some red stuff through themselves to clear out the cobwebs. Other advantages include

Brilliant!

was naturally feeling very despondant, but, he was fortunate enough to find one of his fiddies still wet and stuck to the side of the washing machine. He took it into his office and decided that the ultra-violet light in his new fangled Cannon printer would be a far gentler way of drying it. He stuck it in the machine hit the copy and repeat button for extra drying, and before he knew it there was a great heap of new fiddies piling up before his very eyes:big_grin::big_grin::big_grin::big_grin::big_grin:. WOW! he thought, maybe, there's a chance I

Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties and had never been married. She was admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the pastor came to visit her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room. She invited him to have a seat while she prepared afternoon tea. As he sat facing her old pump organ, the young minister noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled with water. In the water floated, of all things, a condom!

When she returned with tea and scones, they began to chat. The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and he could no longer resist.

"Miss Beatrice", he said. "I wonder if you would tell me about this?" pointing to the bowl.

"Oh, yes" she replied, "isn't it wonderful? I was walking through the park a few months ago and I found this little square package on the ground. The directions said to place it on your organ, keep it wet and that it would prevent the spread of disease.

Can you believe it? I'm convinced it really works, I haven't had the flu all winter!?!"i_dunnoi_dunnoi_dunno

More proof that fuel prices are out of control:

I pulled into a full service station today and asked for fifty dollars worth of gas.

The attendant farted, took my fifty bucks and simply walked away.

Would'nt be the same without it ferret

That looks like the aircraft that was used for filming much of an IMAX film I saw a couple of years ago at Darling Harbour. May have been titled Australia-Land Beyond Times, or, somthing similar.

Much of the time the view was from the front seat and the scenery was spectacular, and half of it was due to me sitting in the audience sitting there operating the rudder pedals attached to the seat in front, I think?

Anyone who loves actually flying, would get as much fun out of it as drifter driver does at The Oaks on a Sunday arvo.

Interesting!

Sounds to me like an instruction sheet that would come with a "build your own personal plane and teach yourself to be a pilot" plans, from a forty year old copy of Practical Mechanics.

Hi Linsay,

Sounds like you have a great club there.

Had wondered about doing a bit of there, but the instructor in the photo looks a little on the young side

Pictures of the Cheetah's Mk1 and Mk2 look great, otherwise no "cheating" allowed as this is a serious competition.

Have unique shot of my girlfriend on ultralight flight with her head inspecting the bottom of a knocked-off Virgin airsick bag, but have been advised that it's not appropriate to post, but keep all the other entries coming.

Welcome to the forums clack.

In case you had'nt done your homework, you've just landed at YENJ (Enjoy)

Looking at the types of a/c you've flown, i'm sure with your experience, any of your posts will be well received, and only contribute to the knowledge and enjoyment we are fortunate to be able to share on this great site.

Rgds Alan

I'd like to second Deskpilots remarks.

Matt/Kaz, good onya guys. :thumb_up: :thumb_up:

Decca/Derek, great to put a face to the name at last. ( I have e few spare razors if you'd like one, so we can see you even better).

Great to see you enjoying yourself up where you want to be mate.

I start my "glow in the dark" stuff tommorow, so if i'm off line for a while, don't worry.

(The Devil looks after his own:devil::devil::devil: hopefully)

Rgds Alan

Hi Graeme.

Welcome to the forums, we have a lot of fun here.

I'm an experienced pilot with quite a number of TIF's on the Jabiru's.

But can you arrange a TIF on a 747 for me "pretty please"

Scott was a lovely young guy, and when I met him we discussed how the Facet Opal looked so similar to control-line combat model aircraft that I used to fly many moons ago, which were so manouverable. His demise is a sad loss.

One thing that did stick in my mind was that the Ultrabat that he was working on (the forerunner to the Saphire) had a problem with the aluminium boom cracking where it met the fibreglass fairing at the back of the fuselage. this problem he must have fortunately overcome.