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 Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1238 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1912 times Been thanked: 1655 times 
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    "Historic" flight for "TTT"!!!! Yesterday afternoon ...after Chris dusted off the rust & cobwebs (being a month since last flight) with a 1/2 hour of flying in the pattern & an assortment of landings & approaches ...... Jim shoehorned into the rear seat & we went off to fly around the farm & neighborhood ..... enjoyed circling the relly's & neighbors who came out & waved. Jim has a 1/2 gyro- grin . Now ..... be a FULL one when he gets the next round of lessons done & he gets solo endorsement! Tried out the home strip with touch'n goes! ...all that work raking,rock-picking mulching,seeding & mowing-mowing-mowing all summer ... paid off at last!!!! Today Chris went out solo to practice windy-weather flying ... as needs LOTS of practice before the EAA fly-in & doing intro-rides early Oct. The stability of the machine is amazing ..... nice wind from 170 ... 17-25kts ... I really thought I'd just pop up feel insecure  ...HA ...GOODUN!!! ... put it down & call it quits ...as has been the case too often with my OZ'rora!well the TO was amazing .... quick wind assist spin-up ...with one-up ...just levitated away .... did a landing ...so sweet & easy with the strong headwind ...... I just headed over to the farm to play around & had a BLAST ... I feel i learned a HEAP just reviewing all those lessons from different CFI's ... figuring out different approaches to our landing strip ..several touch-go & when Jim came out in the MULE I did a full stop & then the first full TO after a bit of a break! I remember Stan telling me how much fun windy days were in a gyro ... yep I'm hooked on playing in the wind! Just TOO MUCH FUN! _________________  |
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| Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:57 pm |
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Way to have a lot of fun Chris. You two have a lot of adventure awaiting you.
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| Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:07 pm |
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    _________________  A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:20 pm |
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Farmer Jim flying over Elephant Food . that's fickin fantastic . |
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| Sun Sep 13, 2015 10:30 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1238 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1912 times Been thanked: 1655 times
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Thanks for scooping the pics up from FB Gabs ... YOU are the MASTER!!!!
 I only just figured out how to transfer them from Jim's phone ... to anywhere where I could post them ... tried to email ....???  ----- easiest to go to FB!...anyway ...YEP ... we LOVE pics!!! THANKS MATE!  _________________ |
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| Sun Sep 13, 2015 11:56 pm |
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Dropbear wrote: Tried out the home strip with touch'n goes! ...all that work raking,rock-picking mulching,seeding & mowing-mowing-mowing all summer ... paid off at last!!!! Chris and fj .... you are the coolest people .... AND THE ONLY PILOTS IN THE WORLD ... . . ...... that can CUT and MOW and BALE your runway and FEED IT TO THE ELEPHANTS . .  |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:58 am |
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No problem at all. When l saw them l just was so happy I had to share them
_________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:21 am |
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 Site Admin  Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10087 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21653 times Been thanked: 6127 times
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What a beautiful patch of dirt you guys have.... great land for flying off.... cant wait to hear when FJ goes solo
   Tell him he will do ok for a (big)    Nice pics Nabs     _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:10 am |
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 Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7093 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8474 times
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Cool!! There are no trees or hills to get in the way! You could land anywhere!
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:22 am |
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Site Admin Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10087 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21653 times Been thanked: 6127 times
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elwood wrote: Cool!! There are no trees or hills to get in the way! You could land anywhere! My thoughts exactly Scott.... great place to begin solo flying It is harder learning with gaps in treelines making unstable or unfavourable winds.... and few places to land if you unexpectedly have to land.... that property is like a beginners dream _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:27 am |
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Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:21 am Posts: 7093 Location: Lost Has thanked: 115 times Been thanked: 8474 times
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Beginners, shooooo! I would love it now! All you would have to look out for is wires if you are flying low. (and fences if you fly real low) . Yes great place to learn a new machine for sure. Nice grass!!
_________________ It's never too late to be a bad example. I spent all my money on Bikes, Broads, and Booze, the rest I wasted. |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 7:31 am |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1238 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1912 times Been thanked: 1655 times
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about 350 ft to N end of strip is a powerline & the end of a tree row on the N side of the road!
To's to the south are the best (1/4 mile open field before a fenceline!) ... For when the wind is out of the N .... I've been trying to get a handle on the abort point ....if lift off is not achieved ...& the powerline cannot be safely cleared! I've been practising the tight turn to come around before the obstacles & line-up over the end of the strip, or on straight-in making a vertical descent over the road/lines/trees .... and still leaving enough strip for touch & go & has challenged me .... just practice needed! Yeah it's GREAT having 95 ac of flat open field to work with! _________________ |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:41 am |
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Got to love it all!!!! Great stuff. So when is the Toev's fly-in scheduled for?
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 8:53 am |
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Site Admin Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2014 7:45 am Posts: 10087 Location: Poona, Qld, OZZY Has thanked: 21653 times Been thanked: 6127 times
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elwood wrote: Beginners, shooooo! I would love it now! All you would have to look out for is wires if you are flying low. (and fences if you fly real low) . Yes great place to learn a new machine for sure. Nice grass!! Don't say that so loud.... Jake will be rushing to get there The elefunts and rynosserisses think it is pretty good from what I hear? _________________ I do all of my own stunts..... most of them are even planned! Ok, Ok.... some of them are planned.. If electricity comes from ELECTRONS, then surely morality comes from MORONS?? |
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Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:52 pm Posts: 286 Location: Tomball Texas Has thanked: 93 times Been thanked: 460 times
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Looking very nice I would love to come fly up that way. But sadly I am still stuck in pheonix for two more weeks.
No gyro flying for me till October! |
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| Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:52 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:30 pm Posts: 1238 Location: UP A GUMTREE Has thanked: 1912 times Been thanked: 1655 times
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| Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:26 am |
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Sweet!!!!!!
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| Tue Oct 06, 2015 8:56 am |
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WOOOHOOOOOO
I  it!!!!_________________ A walk in the woods helps me relax and release tension. The fact that I am dragging a body should be entirely irrelevant! A simple thank you would have been enough for the morning coffee without all that "how did you get in here" nonsense. |
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| Tue Oct 06, 2015 9:26 am |
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Chris and Jim,
That is a great way to scope out the lay of the land. Not only are you all living the dream now I have to say Chris......You fly like an ole' hat and it is second nature. So smooth and deliberate and I could barely perceive your stick control movements. Way thumbs up!!!  LOVIN IT!!!! I will join you all soon enough!!! Thankx for the inspiring video...keep em coming!!!  Last edited by Flying Wolverine on Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total. |
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| Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:11 pm |
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Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:52 pm Posts: 286 Location: Tomball Texas Has thanked: 93 times Been thanked: 460 times
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Very nice job on the video Chris! I am so glad you and jim are enjoying it together.
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