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Looking down on Babinda, this afternoon!
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Young Fellas looking for work - Hunter Valley
farri replied to Jack Ferguson's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Hi Jack, You impress me greatly! I sincerely hope you and your mate achieve your dream...All the very best to both of you! Franco. -
A guy I instructed way back when went on to become a commercial Helicopter pilot and instructor...This day he had a guy on board with him in his R22 Helicopter, something went wrong, he lost control and they fell onto the top of a fairly big tree then fell to the ground! result! R22 wiped out, both guys, moderate injuries! Had it not been for the tree, breaking their fall, it may have been a totally different outcome. Many years ago I read an article on surviving an in-flight engine failure in an Ultralight aircraft if you were over timbered land! It stated that you should pick the biggest, busiest, tree and fly straight into the middle of it, it also stated that you should carry a long rope for getting down from the tree.......Not for me, thank you!!! I`ll continue to fly within gliding distance of a suitable landing area! It has served me well in the past! Franco.
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No need to worry Bob, I`m not much of feed for them! and in any case, a Croc can`t hurt you unless it bites you! ....Seriously though! as you can see in the photo ( Rhonda took the photo ) the Croc is trying to get away from us as fast as it can! A real possibility though is that a Croc sitting up on a high bank can launch it`s-self into the river when startled and you could end up with it in the boat if you`re too close to the bank. A few months ago I was Croc spotting with one of my neighbors, in his tinnie! we were going up a gully about twice the width of the tinnie and a Croc we were expecting to see further ahead in the lagoon, unexpectedly launched off a bank above us and only a couple of meters from the nose of the tinnie! That one could have landed in the boat had it waited another 15 seconds............... The only predictable thing about Crocodiles is they are unpredictable!!!!!!!!! Franco.
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Well! For me! Flying just doesn`t get any better than this! Today started off with fairly marginal flying condition and these guys had to come from Palm Cove, one of the beaches north of Cairns! Andrew had to catch a plane out of Cairns at 6 pm to fly back home! It did look like the weather was going to improve so I told them if they were prepared to take the chance that it would, they could come down...The weather did improve and this is what happened... Bob is from Ireland!... It was a first-time Ultralight flight, for all of them and I reckon the photos say it all...Oh! Bob got to see a big Croc, lying on a sandbar in the Mulgrave River. Franco
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The weather`s been crap for months now, strong wind and heavy rain with just some breaks in between long enough for me to do the lawn mowing and get a fly in...Today was one of those breaks in the weather so after spending most of the day trying to clean out my work shed, I finished off by going flying...I get that dark effect by shooting with the flash on. Franco.
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Hi Ian, I possibly could help but not sure I can do what you need...I`ve just purchased a new PC with windows10 and still have my other PC with XP online ( coming from Windows10 at the moment). Please tell me exactly what I need to do and what time of the day I need to do it.
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Thanks for the nomination guys, but I think I`ll pass........ The Drifter lives on!... Over the weekend we celebrated the thirtieth birthday of our beautiful, eldest Grand-Daughter, Alison, the lady standing beside the Drifter in the photo above. Alison has many friends and they came from near and far, so it was a fairly big affair! the party was supposed to be held here on our property, but! due to bad weather, we had to hold it in one of the local halls... Through the night several of Alison`s friend came up to me to say hello as I`d taken them flying in the Drifter, over the years. Alison with her Dad, Ashley. This is Bryce Ward... Bryce and his wife Rebecca flew up from Ipswich, to attend. I`d taken Rebecca flying a couple of times over the years and fortunately for Bryce, on Saturday the weather improved enough for me to take him for his first flight in an Ultralight... Bryce passionately wants to become a recreational pilot so I`ve given him sufficient information for him to go for it... We might see him on this forum, shortly! Franco.
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Finally!!! After several weeks of solo flying, between heavy rain squalls and strong wind, this afternoon I got to take Alison, our eldest Grand-Daughter and Brooklyn, our Great-Grand-Daughter. (Alison`s Daughter) Alison has flown with me many times over the years, she started flying with me at 4 years of age...Brooklyn also started with me at 4 years of age and this was her 5th flight. Franco.
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The RAAus CEO's Bizarre Comments about Safety
farri replied to APenNameAndThatA's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
mis·take (mĭ-stāk′) n. 1. An error or fault resulting from defective judgment, deficient knowledge, or carelessness. 2. A misconception or misunderstanding. By definition, I would say there is no small mistake, a mistake is a mistake! it`s the result of the mistake that determines the outcome. I recall reading, in a safety magazine, 65% of GA pilots forgot to remove the chocks from the wheels of the aircraft, before they got on board and started the engine! Franco. -
The RAAus CEO's Bizarre Comments about Safety
farri replied to APenNameAndThatA's topic in Aircraft Incidents and Accidents
Havn`t looked at the current OPS Manual but I reckon the principal hasn`t changed! From memory, the original wording was " An Ultralight Aircraft may only be used commercially, for the purpose of instruction"...In an attempt to create a better image for our sport, AUF/RA-Aus changed the term Ultralight Aircraft to Light Sport Aircraft, also, as I understand it, a property owner may use their LSA, legally, for inspecting fence-lines and mustering...I would consider mustering to be a commercial operation when the person mustering is being paid to do it...I do get your point,though. Unfortunately, I have to agree with you...The best we can do, is the best we can do! Franco. -
Franco.
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Paul Lindamood shared a post. Admin · 8 hrs WUFI 2019 map link below. Two days this year, October 12 and 13! If you flew in 2018 you are automatically pinned on the 2019 map. <https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=2876715> alt=No%20photo%20description%20available.https://scontent.fbne5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/q84/p526x296/59894967_10214029257592537_7036066418453905408_n.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_ht=scontent.fbne5-1.fna&oh=0fc5b79bf4203baa04aac001a3bdb6d2&oe=5D30B215[/img] Paul Lindamood to Magnificent Men & their Flying Machines 8 hrs WUFI 2019 map link below. Two days this year, October 12 and 13! If you flew in 2018 you are automatically pinned on the 2019 map. <https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=2876715> Franco.
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Greetings from Deeral, Australia!
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Hello from the sunny north of New Zealand.
farri replied to savvypilot's topic in Just Landed - Welcome
G`Day savvypilot, If you do get up to Cairns you and your wife are welcome to come in and have a chat! Franco. -
Hi Paul, ......I don`t know what FPV stands for! I started flying Ultralights way back in the mid-eighties due to the cost of G.A... If you`d like to know a bit more about me, take a look at "What`s Happening" in the Drifter section...Cheers and all the best! Franco. (Frank)
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G`Day cdema, Glad you decided to join this Forum and hope the next time you`re up my way the weather is better so I can take you flying in the Drifter! All the best with your flight test but keep in mind, that is just the beginning of the journey. Franco.
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Yeah! I`ve been in the water with them many times in my life and I`ve always wondered how many times one or more of them were eying me off, never been threatened by any though! There was a large one about 50 mt, upstream, from where we had to get out of the tinnie and onto the bank, to work on the cable! I think we were on it`s resting spot, didn`t bother us though! The Croc spotting boat pulled up to show the tourists. Crocks need to be taken seriously! It`s now two years and one month since Warren Hughs, a friend, and a guy I`d been spearfishing with several times, was bitten on the head and killed by a Croc, while he was spearfishing... I took this photo, from the road, just up the road from home here, at Deeral.
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As I got a private message from SSCBD wondering what has happened to me because I havn`t been posting my usual photos, I can assure everyone I`m safe and well and still flying. The weather up here has been terrible for weeks on end, with strong wind and heavy rain but I`ve been getting some solo flying in, when it`s eased off a bit! We currently have reasonable weather today and tomorrow but rain and wind is supposed to start up again on Friday so I`ll probably go up again for a quickie, this afternoon. Looking South, with Fishery Falls ahead and below. Sunn going down over Mt Bellenden Ker! Yesterday I was up at the Daintree Village, helping to lay a phone line across the Daintree River, spotted this beaut little waterfall on the bank of the River, took the photos from my Tinnie! Franco.
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https://www.9news.com.au/2019/03/20/14/46/south-australia-helicopter-crash-pilot-killed-near-woomera
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G`Day, to you also spenaroo and !!! Rode a motorbike for years, couldn`t see myself ever being without one! The Drifter does it all for me these days!
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This is what happened at Deeral today! Perfect Drifter flying conditions so fly we did! Recreational aviation just doesn`t get any better than this!!! This morning. This afternoon...Sarah and Tanja, both from Germany!
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