Jimbo59

From one newbie to another ...... Welcome ! Lots to see here and some really good members to share your experiences Cheers Jim

Hi Scooby. Thanks for the reply. I will definitely give you a shout and have a closer look at these machines. I've attached a couple of pics I took at the 2011 Gatton Air Park fly in for your enjoyment! Cheers Jim

Hi Alan These look great. Who's the dude in the Camo with the L4? Attached is a shot of the L4 I fly and also a couple of shots I took of an Auster at the 2011 Gatton Air Park fly in Cheers and happy flying in 2012 Jim

True.... Refer to that other post of the unmanned take off!!!

One and a half snaps on the way up in an Aerobat! I'm going to check that book out! All about good energy management and spatial orientation. Keep at it DJP. Jim

Well done Tomo. You reminded me of my tailwheel endorsement in a Decathlon many years ago under the watchful eye of Bob Tait. After the tail came up I was sure the prop was going to carve a chunk out of the runaway so I pulled back a bit and of course gyroscopic precession comes into play so I correct for that and put the nose back down a bit and so it went on for what seemed like an eternity with Bob sitting behind me not saying a word. Finally stagger into the air and all stabilizes on climb and all I get from Bob was "you won't do it like that again will you" ..... and he was right... I never did. I'm sure that the guys in the tower at Archerfield had a good laugh about it for some time! Always remember that you haven't stopped flying a taildragger until the engine is shut down. Cheers Jim

Cheers to you also 80kts. My new years plan is simple ..... Fly, watch others fly, talk about flying .... There's a theme there I think? Jim

Hi DJ? Learn't to fly aerobatics with Bob Tait many years ago. That was in a Bellanca Decathlon. Before that I got a taste of aero's in a Pitts S2 as a passenger ... Hooked! Also did aero's in the relatively cheap C152 Aerobat but the Decathlon was great, especially being a taildragger. Had plans to do more in the Nanchang but that is very expensive. Maybe one day! Favourite manouvers are Reverse Cubans and stall turns. Jim

Hi Kaz I fly an Original L4 belonging to Caboolture Recreational Aviation and although it is slow it is a lot of fun. I like the looks of some of the modern variants and would love to see how they compare to the original. Any early tail dragger would be good however! Are you into Austers?

Hi Sue I have very fond memories of C152's. Well done to own one .. Maybe one day I'll get an aircraft of my own ... Would love a Cub Happy Flying Jim

Hi Scooby I've never flown in a trike, might have to look you up to find out what it's all about!. What do Gofly have?

Hey Alan Looks like I need to upgrade my endorsements to include an 'udder' type ... Quad leg undercarriage,, Cheers

Looks like a great site ... Thanks Nev

Thanks Dazza