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  1. Marty_d
    Give that goose a Spitfire...
  2. Marty_d
    I found out on Sunday Nev that there were another lot of dunnies on the other end of the ramp. Not signposted at all so there were no queues. I learnt my lesson, went an hour earlier on Sunday, got a park on a side street close by (didn't block anyone's driveway) and no queues to get in. Then I left while the "Balbo" was still forming up and watched a couple of passes from outside the airport, there was pretty much zero traffic when I drove off.
  3. Marty_d
    No aircraft or their occupants were injured during the airshow, fortunately. But a fair patch of ground next to the runway could be referred to as "badly burnt Scone".
  4. Marty_d
    Well that was fantastic! Perfect weather both days, heaps of warbirds in the air (minus the unfortunate Spit which landed sans undercarriage), great routines. Got to meet and have a chat with Nev (@facthunter ) which was great. Most of my photos are on the camera so I'll post them here when I'm back home. A teaser from the phone though (camera battery ran out halfway through today)... Paul Benet doing his knife edge past the pyros. Was anyone else there?
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    Yes OT, as I said it sounded like BS to me too. I guess the only person who actually knows exactly what happened is the pilot.
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    Tiger Moth just did a dead stick. Perfectly handled, even managed to roll it into the taxiway. Very professional.
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    I'm currently at Scone and just talked to a guy showing his 65 Mustang (car not plane) who lives adjacent the airport. What he's heard (note this is second hand and unverified) is that there was a strong crosswind, the Spit had to land, and it was a conscious decision to land wheels up rather than run the risk of being blown over and wrecking the aircraft. As I said this is second hand from a local so may be complete BS. I can't see it myself, but then I don't know the Spits crosswind capabilities. It's pretty flat land around here so if that was the case, I would have thought it a better option to land into wind in a paddock somewhere, but I don't know the circumstances.
  8. Marty_d
    That's an expensive mistake.
  9. Marty_d
    Put it on auction in Clear Prop?
  10. Marty_d
    Yep. A chip off the old block.
  11. Marty_d
    It would be fun to fly around the beach and buzz the real gulls.
  12. Marty_d
    But if a Peking duck sees anything, it should be sent back to the kitchen for more cooking...
  13. Marty_d
    Electric trucks outsold diesel in China for the first time.
  14. Marty_d
    They canardly miss it...
  15. Marty_d
    Can I register one as 19-?
  16. Marty_d
    Oh, that's a good idea. I thought cabin heat usually came from a muff around the muffler itself, but taking it off an exhaust pipe makes sense.
  17. Marty_d
    I saw that and almost pooped myself because I thought it was Warbirds over Scone... But hopefully that's still on!
  18. Marty_d
    Me too please Mark. PM sent.
  19. Marty_d
    Speaking from experience, you may have been right the first time!
  20. Marty_d
    Reported in ABC: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-20/glider-pilot-makes-history-central-australia/106364374
  21. Marty_d
    A local rag, the Kingborough Chronicle, has the story of a builder who's almost completed his 1:1 scale, 9 litre V8 powered composite Spitfire. For story and pics, download the 17/2/26 edition here: Download the Kingborough Chronicle KINGBOROUGHCHRONICLE.COM.AU Category Title: Kingborough Chronicle I met Rod a few years back at the Sandfly airstrip. If you're on this forum Rod, or anyone here knows him, I'm a big Spitfire fan so would love to see the build sometime. Cheers, Marty
  22. Marty_d
    Definitely fake. The aircraft 2 planes clockwise from the reversed wing one, doesn't seem to have a HS.
  23. Marty_d
    I hope their engineering is better than their spelling. Their manual has a "Foreward" (foreword), and talks about the "lubrification" system.
  24. Marty_d
    Purchasing? You should never need to buy a rooster, anyone who has chooks is happy to give excess ones away.
  25. Marty_d
    Not all birds mate for life. Having chooks I can tell you roosters mate with anything that moves.
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