planedriver

Another case of a Cherokee having to land in Comanche territory, perhaps ?

Summary and Definition: The Comanche tribe were a formidable people located in the southern areas of the Great Plains. The Comanche tribe were renown as excellent horsemen. They fiercely fought against enemy tribes of Native Indians and resisted the white encroachment of the Great Plains. Last word possibly spelled wrong, maybe was supposed to be planes.

. This will be another interesting build to follow.

Certainly looks like you are off to a great start.

Keep the enthusiasm going, and it looks like Dad is enjoying it too because he's looking forward to a ride..

I'm willing to test that theory.

If you can scratch build an aircraft, you cant be a stupid man

I'm a grateful soul. If anyone has a nice Jabiru they want to dispose of as a matter of urgency, I might just be able to accommodate it in the car port of my retirement village. If any others are going begging, take it to Admins joint, he'd be grateful too i'm sure.

Back in the olden days at Bankstown there would be 6 aircraft in the circuit on a weekday, weekends were busier. Is there much traffic there now? Last I saw Bankstown there were only trucks.

As part of the user lease agreement I thought they had to keep aviation as it's prime use. That 250k figure now seems about 10X what the actual traffic is

Yea right! So many clubs and organisations have all felt the pinch of privatisation one way or another here.

Don't even venture into the Clamback and Hennesy saga, who at their own expense even paid for their own hanger to be built and lost all ,or you'll likely receive a gob full from so many.

Half of it is like ghost town (just ask Dick Smith).

It's a monumental disgrace, whereby some should be hung by their nuts if letting them off lightly. including those making a quid out of the even very slow redevelopment process.

A sad state of of affairs similar to so many other airfields around Oz.

Developers and local councils have just so much to answer for.

Plain envelopes changing hands are dangerous things for others outside the developers world.

Formally so many thriving clubs, with grass now growing grass up to the windows is the norm.

I was a member of Schofields Flying Club who have since moved to the opposite side of the airfield, but the old club house is a very sad sight these days, all overgrown with grass and weeds, presumably just waiting for an appropriate offer from a developer.

Bankstown Aviation Museum is a similar story. I believe it's in the slow process of moving to Camden, but just sit's there like sad waste land.

I so wish I had a magic wand and could change it back to government owned, with someone who appreciates aviation, and not simply commerce, so aviation in the area could thrive once more.

Bankstown used to have the 2nd most most aircraft movements in the Southern Hemisphere. Just look at it now.:crying:

And there starts the BS and lies from the guy that want's to buy it.

Could even be like a glider I once flew many decades ago. When mother nature called and the instructor passed me a clear plastic tubed to relieve myself in, I asked where dose this go, to a holding tank or somewhere? He replied "No, all over Mrs Browns washing in Basingstoke.

M61 you are wasing yr time with turbo, I've put the fool on my ignore list! He just doesn't get it as he has no idea about commercial charter flying, a wannabe pilot!

Machtuk, for what it's worth, iv'e been a member on here for many, many years, and as such appreciate that everyone, however knowledgeable, is entitled to there own opinion. However, personal attacks on individual members are certainly not appreciated, and should in my opinion be kept to themselves. Please at least keep things friendly, regardless of how strong your individual views are. This is what we've had in the past and it would be great to keep it that way. Turbs is no fool and his views may be different to yours, but please show him a bit of respect regardless of your qualifications which not all may agree with. Thank you in anticipation.

Rgds Planey

News just in. not looking good.

https://www.9news.com.au/national/queensland-plane-crash-lockhart-river-far-north/a7d03e3e-67de-472f-901d-b267333caca1

Maybe some are content with what they've got, in these uncertain times.

It's always good to read about what's on offer though, so we can dribble and dream.

I had a friend who used to take ATC cadets for a bit of flying experience in a Provost. On one occasion he had a youngster who requested to experience flying inverted during the flight. Half way through the manoeuver the kid threw up his breakfast which then seemed to be suspended mid air. All he could think at the time, was which way do I roll out so he gets it instead of me??

Sorry! tried to delete post as it's already been covered by Ibob

Well done Dean.

It appears that you are doing exceptionally well , and welcome to the forums.

Roller skates stop on small grit under the wheels, whereas push-bikes hardly know it's there.

In my younger days i'd also ridden Vespa's and Lambretta's, but hated them for that very reason, to say nothing about dropping a small wheel in a pot-hole.

A good memory bank could be a useful asset for some, i'm sure it helps kgw

Definately wouldn't make it that far.

These days I have one in the house as opposed to running down to the bottom of the back yard.

Life is sometimes full of luxuries, from what we had years ago.

I'm finding that having to wait outside an occupied bathroom, is far more exercise than I really need. 

It actually helps keep you young!

I once went to see this lady for a psychic reading, and as I walked in she said "hello, whats your name".

I replied, "sorry, I must be in the wrong place".

We will see who"gets" my comment. Nev

 

He was obviously beside himself.

G'day LW!

 

I'd ask you where your strip is, but that would be a give-away to Phil and Jerry who are likely to dead-stick in on it, and we want to keep you as a site member for a while yet.

 

Welcome lee

My guess is Dunsfold?.

Stay away from Redhill, my nephew flies some quite large R/C models close by. 

I flew from Biggin Hill and Shoreham.

"antiquated"

 

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Like this, First Aussie club for me.

 

spacesailer

 

I've still got the tie.        

An eskimo married a nice Jamaican girl, and when their kids went to school, they were called choc-ices

Hi Adrian, there's an old saying that says "profit is made from the very regular use of something, not necessarily the ownership of it.

I too went through the stage of wanting ownership, but that never eventuated. In hindsight that turned out the best for me.

I also once owned a very nice cabin-cruiser which was not used as often as originally anticipated. I would have saved many thousand by simply hiring when I needed too.

Food for thought!

And some threads get a bit like an autobiography which others may not want to compete with.

Just my view, and maybe i'm wrong, but it's how I feel.