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https://www.gumtree.com.au/…/drifter-aircraft-w…/1186587917… Frank.

In that case, just for you ! here`s what happened recently! This is Lynda Gregg, one of our local`s and this was Lynda`s second flight with me. Mark, Lynda`s husband and Trike pilot, has flown with me also...This year we`ve actually been getting what us northerners` call a winter so being rugged up was the order of the day. I`ve copied from my facebook timeline and pasted! Lynda posted, " I received a kind invitation from Franco to go flying this morning, and it was sublime, thanks Franco. This is Patricia ( Trish ) Albert, a neighbour, 2 doors up the road from home here. I took Trish`s husband, Rodney, flying with me a little while ago and since then Trish had been watching me fly...This was Trish`s first flight! Trish posted! Patricia Albert What a surprise, thank you so much for the photo Frank. After admiring 'Drifter' from the ground for so long, I never actually realised it didn't have sides! So you can imagine my surprise (or horror) when I turned up at the field. "What do I hold on to?", kept racing through my mind. At that point I asked to have my belts tightened more!! The views were stunning, in fact overwhelmingly beautiful, as the photo shows. What an absolute joyous and exhilarating experience - thank you kindly to Frank for his expert piloting. Second. On her second flight,Trish posted! Patricia Albert Thank you kindly Frank for the thrilling safe trip - what a privilege to be up high in the air close to spectacular mountains and rivers. The chill and wind factor together with perfect sunshine. This is Aimee Hind. Aimee`s father and two of her brother`s, have flown with me in the past. Aimee`s father, Marty, wrote on my fb timeline! Marty Hind Thanks Frank for taking Aimee much appreciated. Franco ( Frank ) Ps, I always ask for permission to take photos of those I take flying and permission to post them here and on facebook...As I fly regularly and have a spare back seat, I don`t charge but I do sometimes accept money towards the running costs, if it`s offered.

At this time, Yes! You`re welcome! just let me know in advance. Crazy gardeners welcome also. Frank.

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flyxpl.....Start a thread in the Drifter section. Frank.

And I`m here! Frank.

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Hello John, Frank.

It`s what I`ve always been about right from the start, way back when and for me it will continue to be for as long as I continue flying! I see it as a privilege and an honour that guys like you want to fly with me... Thank you, Don! Much appreciated. Frank

Then a while back, here in Aus. there was the AUF CFI ( name withheld ) who buzzed his estranged partner's house, in an attempt to terrorise her! he was convicted and did jail time over it! I received a couple of Emails from the guy, while he was in jail, trying to convince me he was innocent of the charges.

and I thought you mightn`t post so I better put you up there for all to see !!! Cheers.

Hey Wayne! You weren`t there when I started writing my post! What a coincidence! Great photos and a pleasure taking you up.

I`m writing this because I`m so impressed with the effort Wayne Langley and his wife, Sharon, went to, to come and meet my wife Frances and Myself, have a look at our plants and gardens and for Wayne to have a fly with me. I got to know Wayne, as Rusty Gear, on facebook but had never met him in person! My wife Frances and I are keen gardeners and I post photos of our plants, flowers, and people I take flying, on facebook! Wayne being both a keen pilot and Plants` and Flowers` enthusiast views my photos and we often have a chat online! on Thursday of last week, I got this message from Wayne! Hello Frank, my wife Sharon and I are spending the next 4 nights on board the Pacific Eden out of Cairns. Will be back in Cairns Tuesday and are due to fly back to Brissy at 3:35pm so we have a few hours to amuse ourselves. Would love to visit you and Fran if possible. If I can hire a car and get away by 9am but we would have to leave about 1 pm to get back for check-in etc. Just a thought, if you free. Kind Regards, Wayne Langley ( Rusty Gear) I replied and told Wayne they would be welcome and gave him directions to our place. Franco. Ps, Following a week of 20+ kts of wind, yesterday was a perfect flying day! Today the wind got back up around that again so I sent Wayne a message telling him he was meant to have the flight with me, yesterday! His reply! " I ordered it that way, Frank "

Too Late!!!

The view from 3000 feet, this afternoon! Franco.

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This afternoon I got a surprise visit from our son Michael! " Dad, I`m going to High Island to chase some Mackerel, want to come?" Well! I went flying on 4 days last week so I reckoned it was time to give flying a break and go Mackerel fishing with my son... "Yep, I`m coming." This is what happened! This was the first one and it was around 15 kg! We ended up with 4 around the same size and Yes! I did catch one. Time to start heading home! Franco.

I`ve been desperate on more than one occasion, when I was farming Sugar Cane, due to too much rain! When my wife Frances and I went into partnership with my parents and purchased this property,45 years ago, there had been 5 years of what was called a drought, in this part of the country, unfortunately, that year the drought ended and down came an enormous amount of rain for most of the harvesting season! Fran spent a lot of it, on a tractor, towing me in our harvester, in an attempt to get the crop off! When I was at my lowest I would think of all the farmers doing it really tough in the really harsh drought regions and I would kick myself in the ass and keep going! Those first few years put us behind for the next 25, we stuck it out and we`re reaping the rewards now. Ten years ago Fran and I were in a financial position to simply stop farming and remain on the property so, at 60 years of age, I stopped farming, we now have a lot of land that could be used for growing stock feed but the cost and the logistics of getting it to the farmers in drought, is immense! "But that's not enough to help me as I pull the trigger fast, As the pain for me at least has left me at last" These couple of lines in the poem above saddened me! I know what it feels like! It is never the answer for those left behind. Frank.

Without knowing the model, the history, and the condition of the engine, it`s impossible to comment accurately and compare the Rotax 503 to the 582, not only that! you need to know the aircraft ( single or twin seat ) and performance expected from the aircraft. 503 versus 582. 503: Is it single carb, single ignition or dual carb, dual ignition, new or used, if used how many hrs has it done, what type of gearbox and prop is it driving? The 503 is fan, air-cooled, it has fewer working parts than the 582, grey or blue head, oil injected or not, therefore, fewer things to go wrong. 582: is it grey or blue head, oil injected, new or used; if used, how many hrs has it done; what type of gearbox and prop is it driving? The 582 is water cooled, therefore, it requires a radiator and all the things that go with that, also, Rotax now recommend that the Crankshaft be replaced every 300 hrs. Hopefully! I`ve outlined some of the questions that, need to be answered, to be able to make an informed decision. I`m on my second 503 and I went through four grey head 582, purchased new, when I was instructing...I`m currently running the 503 DCDI, purchased new, with the E-type box turning a 60-inch ground adjustable, 3 blades, Ivo prop, on the certified twin seat Austflight Drifter! from memory, the engine has done close to 500 hrs and so far it hasn`t missed a beat but I`ve fitted new rings and gaskets twice and all the parts in the carbies, once. At the moment, parts for the 503 are still available from Bert Flood Imports, Pty Ltd. Franco.

Here`s something different! A couple of days ago Antony Roth, a Deeral local and very talented writer-illustrator, created these illustrations of me and the local area I regularly fly over! he then posted them on my facebook page and told me he wanted a glimpse into what Drifter flying was like so I told him for that he would need to come flying with me and this afternoon he did. Frank. Ps, I think the illustrations are great! Pps, I`ve also taken Antony`s father, Kurt, flying!

G`Day Barcy, Wire or Strut braced?

Gees BP! That`s is sad news...All the very best to you. Frank.

Well, they`re still drawn to a flight in the Drifter!... Today I got a phone call from my brother-in-law, saying a friend of his was up here from down south, he would like to go for a fly and would I take him, absolutely, I said. Back on the ground, I asked Ben what he thought of our flight...I quote! " Best flight I`ve ever had and I`ve had plenty". Frank. Ps, Just checked my facebook page and this is what Ben has posted there. Great experience - what a way to go - thank you once again Frank - I thoroughly enjoyed the flight. Cheers Ben.