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Don`t know if this one is still available! Jordan Slarke to Drifter Aircraft Appreciation Society 5 June · tagAdd topics · Late model wire braced, big pod 582 Drifter, been parked for a few years but has new skins fitted ( under tarp in hanger), new tyres, new seat covers, new paint. Ailerons, horizontal stabiliser and elevator and need to be fitted, windscreen was painted over so that will need replacing (simple and cheap). Engine will need refurbishing, was running when parked, and is turned over regularly. Basically a sound machine that needs a clean up and completing. It owes about 12k but I would settle for around $8500. Frank.
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G`Day Jack .I started flying Ultralights` back in the mid-eighties, by scratch building a copy of the WT2 Chinook then having to learn to fly it! I was the builder, instructor, student and test pilot all in one! I quickly learned about how much there was to learn! ... Never stop learning!!! Frank.
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G`Day Sam, ... I also have a long history of recreational aviation! Frank.
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DreamWorld and the importance of training records.
farri replied to old man emu's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Fatality statistics Any Help? Frank. -
This afternoon I had a visit from a guy I know, who holds an RAA pilot Certificate and owns his own aircraft! He is refurbishing a Drifter for his Daughter, who trained in an LSA and also holds a pilot certificate! After a good chat with them over a cup of coffee, I offered to take the young lady flying as she hadn`t been up in a Drifter, she accepted and I introduced her to the world of Drifter flying, she even got to see a big Crock on a sandbar in the Mulgrave River, unfortunately, she didn`t want her photo taken. I also had the pleasure of taking up Bret Robinson, skipper of the vessel, Frankland Islander! The boat is moored in the Mulgrave River, along Ross road, here at Deeral and Bret regularly takes tourists out to the Frankland Islands but this was his first flight in an Ultralight aircraft. Frank.
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Greetings to you also and !........I started flying Ultralights back in the mid-eighties, flown numerous different types over the years and wouldn`t swap the Drifter for any other! What`s Happening??? Frank.
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Tim, I should have added, Goodonye to the rest of the team!!!
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Goodonya Tim!!!
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Sound Logic, no doubt! Frank.
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Yeah! Say hello for me also! Bill came to me for his AUF pilot certificate, to add to his GA instructor qualifications, back when I was instructing! he later bought a Drifter and did some instructing with it after I retired and as far as I know, he sold the Drifter a few years ago and now instructs with the club`s Jabiru! he`s a top guy!...If you`re on facebook, you`ll find him there! Frank.
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Do you know Bill Gronbeck? Bill is an instructor up there! Frank.
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Hello Nighthawk! .........I see you`re up at Atherton! I did a lot of flying on the Atherton Tablelands, from Pioneer Valley, back in the days of the AUF and the Far North Queensland Ultralight Association ( F.N.Q.U.A. )...Any time you`re down on the coast you`re welcome to come in and say hello. Frank. Ps, I got my first chance to taxi an Ultralight in Jack`s Stuart`s Jackaroo up on Jim Sabin`s strip at Malone road, Emerald creek! Back then Jim owned and flew a Cessna 152 from his property...Just wondering if you go back that far.
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Is there anyone out there using Ripstop Nylon Fabric for the skins on their rag and tube Ultralight? I`m seriously thinking of using Ripstop for my next set of skins on the Drifter. Ripstop Fabric - Fabric.com Frank.
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Thanks dj! That`s basically how I rembered it! Had quite a few club fly-ins here on our property back in the days of the AUF! Frank.
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Doesn`t a fly-in become an airshow when the public is invited to attend? Frank.
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Example!
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.....Gees Bex! why did I know that was coming ?... You havn`t lost it yet! Frank.
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DreamWorld and the importance of training records.
farri replied to old man emu's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
Yes! I understand that and thank you for your reply! QUOTE="old man emu, post: 669249, member: 282"]Yes it was, but the testimony suggests that the employees were not trained or competent in its use. This could have been a factor in the failure to respond, along with the emotional disruption caused by seeing the event unfold. Yes! I understand that also! but the fact that an employee had to activate an emergency device to stop the ride suggests to me that the ride wasn`t fitted with a safety device to automatically stop it without the need of the operator, therefore, the design of the ride contributed to the accident also. Frank. -
DreamWorld and the importance of training records.
farri replied to old man emu's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
A trainee may well have understood the training and demonstrated at the time of the training that they were competent in performing the task they were trained to do, however, in a real-life emergency situation where seconds can determine the outcome, for various reasons the trainee might not respond in the manner they were trained to respond! We see it so often in Air Crash Investigations. Off topic...Why wasn`t the ride at Dreamworld designed with a safety device/s that would automatically shut the ride down? Frank. -
G`Day Bill, The camera is a FujiFilm FinePix 120...I`ve taken the outside lens off it! With the flash on, I get that dark effect on the land...I`ve never tried to add music but I`m now going to work on it. Yep! For me, it`s what it`s always been about and will continue to be, I have no time for the fun police! Frank, Ps, No editing of the photos, straight from the camera!
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Another one I took on yesterday afternoons` flight.
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Thank you!... I`m on my 6th Rotax, 4, 582 grey head and the second 503! I`m currently running a 503 DCDI with the Etype box, turning a 60 inch Ivo ground adjustable prop...I`m thinking ahead to when I`ll need to replace my 503 and the Hirth 3202 certainly looks appealing...Cheers
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Drifter, Trike, Drone. Quick YouTube Video....
farri replied to Callahan's topic in AUS/NZ General Discussion
:whisper:I`ll cover your ass if you cover mine! oh, by the way, Who`s C.A.S.A.? Frank. -
Hi Dick, ....I`ve just had a look at the range of Hirth engines, which one are you using, please? Frank.
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Cali, Over the years, I`ve flown numerous 3 axis Ultralights but I`ve only been a passenger on a couple of flights, in Trikes`, microlights` if you prefer. Frank
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