Sydney Aerobatics - August 2002
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Robin 2160 on the apron at Bankstown |
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John Murray just about to spin -- looks too happy |
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dont know who took this one |
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Sydney aerobatics also run Red baron with this Pitts |
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the boss at Sydney Aerobatics/Red Baron Noel Kruse |
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A view of Sydney from the Hilton at sydney international airport |
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My aeroplane
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Juliet Yankee at Top Farm |
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a View of Top Farm in Bedfordshire |
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a Tiger Moth based at Top Farm |
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Landing at Tiabb (near Melbourne Feb 03 |
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Landing at Moorabbin(melbourne) |
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About to go for a tandem Parapente in Dubai |
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Trip to Prestwick:
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The Bank Holiday weekend in August 2004 (30th) we had a
family wedding to attend in Inverness. I was determined to try to get up
there flying myself - the longest trip yet undertaken. For the sake of
logistics and meeting up with others I decided first to fly to
Cumbernauld and later changed this to Prestwick. Full marks to Prestwick
for being welcoming and reasonably priced to a light aircraft - worked
well, would recommend it to anyone. Not so the Scottish weather. An
incoming front blew me into Blackpool, again a pleasant surprise - hotel
on site, short walk to the sea, reasonable fees, shame about the town. |
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G-BAJY at Blackpool - weather was closing in so I diverted there.
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Blackpool deserves a visit - a seriously tacky place but the donkeys are cute
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this one wanted an ice cream
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if flying is not thrilling enough you can always try the big dipper at teh pleasure beach - I think it is one of the biggest in the world
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A vulcan V bomber stands somewhat forelorn at the airport - these things just take your breath away - pity they can't paint it
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same Vulcan again
Blackpool (the airport not necessarily the town!) is to be highly recommended to GA pilots. I got free landing fees after 50 litres fuel uplift, fuel was reasonably priced and there's a handy Travel Inn just 20 yards from the gate (near the Vulcan shown above) You can walk the 400 yards or so to the sea from here and pick up a tram into town |
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G-BAJY at the Flight Centre in Prestwick
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Cameron House on Loch Lomond = well one has to indulge from time to time!
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Prestwick is a sizeable international airport - marginalised by Renfrew having been selected as Glasgow's main airport.
Prestwick is class D and is getting busier with more cheap flights. It has long been home to transatlantic 747's (cargo). As I flew in a 747 was held while I landed! a strange experience. The Flight Centre at Prestwick gave me parking and handling and all in all were reasonably priced and very very helpful. Indeed I believe my 5 day stay was cheaper than it wouyld have been at Cumbernauld had I managed to get there |
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typical Scottish weather - always changing
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Few at 2000? I think not
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and when it closes in ....
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typical weather encountered - scud running if ever there was!
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Trip to Hannover March 2005
I wanted to visit CeBit - the big computer show
held annually in Hannover. Did not rtealise just how big it was -
went in first hall and thought - 'I can be round this in an hour -
only trouble was there were another 25 halls of the same size!!!
The flight was fantastic
went with Ian Hanson - experienced flyer I know
from Bournemouth - dropped in to Shoreham first to pick up German
Jeppesen trip kit
Weather enroute was OK until Ostend then down to 15oo feet - Ian
called IFR and requested climb to FL50 but we were getting ice even
going up to FL 60 did not break cloud so we went back - all in all a
salutary lesson
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