Aussie Steve

Thx Powerin, I,ve allways loved these things. There one sitting at Bathurst Airport the same colour as this one, I think its being kept as spares for another there. Great video too. Thx again.

Ok ..sorted. Yeah I know what I,m doin :hittinghead:

Gday Ian.. my brother owns a B&B at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains. It,s only about 10 mins from Katoomba Airfield (YKAT) CFI lives on site and you can call a cab to take you up the road. Harrow Cottage http://www.harrowcottages.com/ or The Chalet. http://www.chaletbluemountains.com.au/ which is about 3 km up the road from the airfield

Nice photos Jake. Thanks for posting them. I have wondered what the Areodrome looks like. I plan to fly through there on my way to Ballina one day. There is a web site run by a fellow Bathurst Aero Club member that would love to get some pics of the aerodrome and also your one on Final to put in his collection. http://www.serverside.com.au/AirfieldService Cheers

Yeah Dex, I did wonder myself. I,d rather get bogged trying. May have gotten close enough to reach with the hoses.

what absolute legendery Pilots ! Text book emergency landing and not a single injury. This crew are heroes ! RESPECT ! This is a link to the Liberty Bells Home page with a statement of the event from their Chief Pilot. http://www.libertyfoundation.org/index.html

Great classic footage Chris. He was an amazing pilot, and had his dramas right to the end of his flying days. Which was made longer thanks to CASA. the following is a quote from Wikipedia Bob Hoover Medical controversy Bobs famous "Ole Yeller," flown by John Bagley at an air show in Rexburg, ID. His air show aerobatics career ended over medical concerns, when his medical certificate was revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the early 1990s.[14] Shortly before the revocation, Hoover experienced serious engine problems in a T-28 off the coast of California. During his return to Torrance, he was able to keep the engine running intermittently by constantly manipulating the throttle, mixture, and propeller lever. Just as he landed the engine froze. Hoover believed his successful management of this difficult emergency should have convinced the FAA that his capabilities were as good as ever.[15] Meanwhile, Hoover was granted a pilot's licence, and medical certificate, by Australia's aviation authorities.[

I also take mine, along with my reems of other Aviation mags, to the doctors surgery and just like DeskPilots, the 20 or so mags I left last time are all gone. So there are plenty of interested readers. If only one person actually takes the next step and checks it out on line and goes for a TIF..we,ve suceeded ! Thats pretty much how I got into this.

Amazing that no one was actually killed in this one Enjoy

Looks like all are OK and no ones game was seriously interupted. Text Book Emergency Landing. Good job :thumb_up: http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/news/local/news/general/wollongong-light-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-golf-course/2181971.aspx?src=rss

Will be around the high $200,000 mark. Depending on which one you want.

At last something new and exciting. Albeit out of most pilots reach. But these guys know how to build aeroplanes. The first aircraft from Pipistrel's coming Panthera line will carry four people and full fuel for more than 1000 nautical miles, with reserves, at 202 KTAS, while burning 10 gallons per hour -- and it may be the least efficient of the Panthera line. http://www.pipistrel.si/plane/panthera/overview

There,s maybe 6 in Oz, Rob. The one that was for sale in the RAAus mag is in Gympie I think. Also it may have a Jab motor in it.

There was one in the last RAAus mag I think. Not sure which state though. Fred knows exactly how many in Oz. I,m going flying tomorrow with him so I,ll try to remember to ask him.

Very interesting how we ended up with Nuclear Subs becuase of Nuclear Aircraft. (too heavy) This is only part 3 of 5. You can check out the others.

Gday Robert, a very good mate of mine flies a Shadow every weekend at Bathurst. It is very well known by all who fly out of there and most have been for a fly with Fred. It is a very capable aircraft and climbs out like a home sick angel. It,s only real short coming is that it,s not suitable for dirt strips as the pusher prop is low and very suseptible to stones coming off the front wheel or mowing any long grass. Rear access is easy if your a contortionist or a small child. But it can be done with the odd cramp It also has exceptional range, (for the pilot) I wouldnt want to be in the back for anything over 1.5 tops. If your near YBTH any week end, just ask anyone at the Aero Club or Central West Flying School and they,ll point you in Freds direction and he will happily take you for a fly. http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/Aussie_Steve01/Bathurst%20Pics/03012009014.jpg http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/Aussie_Steve01/Bathurst%20Pics/03012009013.jpg

Thx Thomo. Gr8 pics mate. Will be using this photo essay to showcase my want for a trip down there. The Events Manager / Treasurer , needs good evidence for such a grant Good job. Thx again

Sounds like a plan! No immediate dates at this time. Or confirmed destination. I think we,ll have to wait a year to let the place dry out some. I,ll definatley let you know

Fantastic gallery of the bush Relfy. I so want to get out there myself. I rode a trail bike to Cape York many years ago with a big bunch of mates, and they,re all talking about doing a 20 year reunion trip to maybe Camerons corner. I,ve already said that I,ll take all the aerial photos they want. theres no way I,m goin on the bike these days thankyou very much :) your pics have convinced me of that !

Thx Dave. I new there would be a perfectly logical explanation ;)

Thx Bass, very helpful,not sure if Internode can actually give me ADSL2 until I actually submit an application for an a/c. They DO say that they have ADSL2 in Katoomba so thats more than I have at the moment. there is a lot of fine print that basically says its up to Telstra if we can actually get it too you and even then we cant garantee consistant speed. This subject has turned out to be most informative. We have a very wide and learned constituantcy (?) Thanks again

Your right there Bass, I currently cant get ADSL2 unless I go with Telstra. My ISP can only give me 1.5 ADSL. So much for competion. Even though I live at Katoomba, ( which used to be classed as a Country area) I pay Sydney Metro prices for insurance, rego,and even parking fees at Penrith Shopping centre (we used to be able to get it for free when we showed our licsence) But my ISP say we,re regional and they dont supply ADSL2 to Regional Sydney. Yet they do for Bathurst. An hour west of us. I,m confused, are we country or metro :ne_nau: So we,ll probably be lucky to get anything faster or better than we have currently, if at all.

Not to mention if the signal emitted will cause any added risk of radiation exposure to humans ? The current Mobile phone towers are the "Bane" of a lot of worried residents / schools etc now ! If these new 4G towers are a lot more powerful, I cant see how they CANT be ! mmmm ? I know its a contentious issue, but me thinks its about to hot up some what. And of course Mr Abbott will sing its praise because its the alternative the Julias NBN.

This is a bit of a worry considering there has been recent talk of Telstra going to the 4G wireless set up. extract below is from the current "AvWeb" Garmin is standing by its position that a proposal to build a network of 40,000 broadband transmission towers around the U.S. could severely disrupt GPS service. As we reported last week, LightSquared has received conditional FCC approval to install the massive system to carry 4G signals, the conditions being that it restrict its signals to their assigned frequencies on the L Band 1 (1525 MHz—1559 MHz) and test existing GPS devices to see what kind of interference the transmitters might cause. GPS uses the a frequency range of 1159-1610 MHz, which is right next to the LightSquared signal. Garmin's Jessica Myers told AVweb in a podcast interview that Garmin has done testing on its own and determined there's no practical way for the two systems to coexist. Myers said even if the LightSquared signals stay within their boundaries, they will be so strong compared to the very low-power GPS signals that reach Earth from the satellites that the GPS equipment will simply be overwhelmed. She said it may be technically possible to build filters that will block the LightSquared signals but they would be cost-prohibitive. Myers said that because the transmitters are ground-based, the biggest impact on GPS will occur in critical phases of flight like approach. She also noted that there are millions of marine and auto GPS units that could be affected. LightSquared says Garmin's tests are suspect because it didn't use the actual equipment that will be installed on the broadband towers. Real-world testing is expected to begin this month.

The ABC radio reported it as "an Ultralight" however the pic shown on the Yahoo home page shows a low wing aircraft upside down on the road with, what best as I could zoom in on, VH rego. Cant really work out the rego. I,m not positive that the pic shown was"actually" of the reported crash. Sounds like the pilot involved did a great job of getting it down on the road and all ok. In our book...that makes him a hero ! GOOD JOB. appluase all round !! However, more ammo for the anti planes in Sydney basin brigade