Captain

So IcanlandonasixpencePete started making a few enquiries about .................

Like a true professional, IcanlandonasixpencePete started to practice his craft and after several tests decided he was ready to land on runway 08 at Echuca.

After a couple of sighters and a go-around or 2 he finally made the attempt, whistled past the side door of the aero club on final, and pulled his 160 up while still on the tar.

"Boy" said landonathreepencePete. "Runway 08 at Echuca has to be one of the shortest in the land .......... but I wonder why they made it over a kilometre wide?"

PS - The skybum should read this before criticising Jabiru brakes in another post.

Have seen second flap switch wired into the central one located above left hand throttle so as to be able to use it WHILE the left hand is on the throttle/or not holding the stick. Works real well:thumb_up:

I also note skybum's comments and while the points that are made are factually correct, they are not such deal breakers in reality.

Skybum has felt the need to rip into a family of aircraft that is easily the most popular in the entire OZ recreational movement and where there are hundreds .... and hundreds .... and hundreds of owners who can't get the smile off their faces.

But that is his or her right and that is why there are alternatives to buy and fly.

PS My Aunt gave me the box of Cadbury Roses on my 21st birthday.

So that would have been back in the days when Fred Cadbury was still alive.

They are collectors items mate, so stick 'em in to the Antiques Roadshow.

PS - It looks like BigPete's exposure of planey's & paley's liaisons has made Flyer, Geoff1 and a few others run a mile .... perhaps for fear of similar treatment.

"That BigPete can sometimes be a maligningdisparagingvilifyingPete" said the Crappy "But I have nothing to fear as I am pure ... but not by choice".

"What?" piped up the Riverland Girl, who'se ears pricked up at such a challenge.

"I'll .....................................

Pete

Also try Fred at Wagga Bike Tyres who appears here as nong. I'm sure he would give you a price by pm.

Regards Geoff

What?

Now you tell us all that planey and paley are at it?

And even worse, they are sharing Cadbury's Roses? (Funny how that symbolism rings a bell with me too. We must be from the same Cadbury Roses generation when that was all we could afford, and when Porphery Pearl was an aphrodisiac).

But there might be a way that the Crappy can make a quid out of their illicit sharing of whatever it is they are sharing. For planey is in Sydney and paley is in Bendigo, so if this develops past the Roses stage they can maybe meet up in my motel in Wagga which is about half way and as a result I can buy that RV7 kit that I have always wanted.

Can't wait to see the front page of The Oaks and the Bendigo Cronicle tomorrow morning.

That is a bit how Mardi-grasPete looked while parading down the main street of Chewka ........ except for the paspalum, and the ostrich feathers (and the greyness).

Personally, I find it a very attractive mix , and so did the Riverland Girl who took up the challenge of bringing him back from the dark side.

"I'll chuck in $20 for 2 gift certificates and I'll give ACDCPete a gift he'll never forget" she said before having a shower and a shave.

"Hey feelingviolatedagainPete?" said the editor of the Chewka Cronicle. "What's a transvestite, and why did you .....................?"

+ = :hittinghead:

Ian,

I reckon I can guess which one is the Crappy Captian (.... the hit-ee yet again), but please clarify which of the above is you & which is Slarti?

And is that hammerererPete?

Regards Geoff

I'll have 40 bucks worth right now - thanks.

I'll see your $40 and raise you $10.

Don't tell anyone conspiritorPete, but that is a great idea and we should perhaps pool our resources and ban both Ian and Slartibartcrack for a month each via your innovative Sin-Bin Gift Certificates, then we can run amok ............. sssssshhhhhhhh

By way of explanation ..... when preparing post #414 I was a bit worried that thinskinnedPete might take offence, but the alternative story line was that changeplanePete was selling his j160 and buying either a SportStar or a CT.

I decided that the gay line would be less offensive to dearlybelovedPete.

It came as a bit of a shock to learn that Echuca has it's very own Gay-Mardi-Gras

"They call it the "Gay-Mardi-Gras" but it is actually just one bloke walking down the street" explained the Riverland girl.

"And the shock was that last year it turned out to be mincingPete, who then dressed up to become OstrichfeatherPete with a few bits of paspalum sticking out of an orifice or two".

"So it was actually a Grey-Mardi-Grass, but jumpedshipPete sure was the talk of the town".

"And apparently he has also been away for a week of bondage that he disguised as so-called "imprisonment"" the Riverland lass said.

"That Pete is a bit of a goerPete, or so MildewraaGeoff told me".

I feel I should comment

Mick is almost one of "us" and has demonstrated a good understanding of why we are so content.

While Steve always gets like this when he hasn't had a good house fire to extinguish for a while. He has a lovely Sportstar but just can't stop looking lustily at our high-winged masterpieces.

Mick ......... what range do you have in your machine and where did you refuel & stop over on the way to/from Cowra?

Regards Geoff 2

PS ... Mike, I'd be willing to wear Uggies if that would qualify me to operate legally up at FL135 and to hook that sort of a tailwind. Perhaps ypou should undertake an official Ugh Boot Review.

Welcome Andre.

It'll be a lovely flight for you, down from the Gold Coast to Narromine for our Natfly gathering of the faithful in 2009.

And don't forget to plan some time to get down to Avalon in March as well.

Regards & let us know when we can all come up for a Brei (is that how it is spelt). Geoff

That's all well and good, youngmic ... but are you as happy as us J guys, what with most of your sharp bits all pointing the wrong way?

I note that your ASI is reading 116 knots. Are you sure that your GPS GS isn't showing kph? Just joking and thanks for the pics.

Mick

I put an Xcom in a new J230 that I built and am very happy with it since it started flying last Feb. At the time I also felt that the built in intercom was an advantage for that unit.

Also have a Dittel in my sailplane and that has given excellent service too.

Michael Coates is a member of this forum. Suggest you PM him with the dtails of the concerns expressed by your tech mate and see what Michael has to say.

Hope this helps.

Regards Geoff

He didn't have to wait long.......

So SealedInALeadSuitPete went off like a cross between a discoloured geyser & the fireworks at the Echuca gay mardi-gras, such that he could be seen all over the riverland.

"Wouldn't you think that leadsuit would burst" said the RiverlandGirl "What with all that BIGPete has tucked up in there. For I have seen it and it is indeed Pete".

"I can't wait to see him again in his tent at the next Echuca Fly-in. When the bloody hell is it?" she implored organiser&I'mbaaaackPete.

the Jabiru Skunk Works.

So NauseausPete became GaseousPete when both ends started firing (a bit like a radial that hasn't been started for 25 years) ...... and malodourousPete therefore took to blaming Jabiru every time he snuck one out.

"What a weakbastardPete" said Planey "Now I have to get out the gas mask that still has my name and number on it".

"You should be more proud of what you do, bashfullPete" said the Crappy Captian. "For you were incarserated and forced fed on sowerkraut, rice and beans, so you can expect some aftermath (and afterburn)"

"Just pipe it into the intake of the 2200 and you'll make a quid by saving fuel ... but make sure you introduce it before the air-filter just in case you ......................."

Hope you had a great day Little Pete, was great flying with you :thumb_up:Cheers, Matt.

However given recent posts it is clear that Matt & Kaz might have perhaps been wiser to take the cute little Administrator for a fly to keep him on an even empenage.

Nice photos Matt

Brent. I see little risk with what Ian has done as long as the material is similar to the original in nature and thickness as the pull is in the same direction. + the elevator cable is still acting on the same point of the elevator. When I make one I'll fabricate a copy then mail it down to you, and see if you are tempted to fit it. I reckon there is much more risk of sheering off one of those spring retaining split pins in the trim mechanism than Ian's bracket failing. Regards Geoff

Steve. But you'll need to shoot quick before they are all out of range. Regards Geoff

Now

..... unless ImpatiantPete gets $#@# RESCUED

Sorry missunderstandingPete.

I got the spelling wrong.

I thought you wanted to be re-skewed because something must have been askew ..... like dressingtotheleftPete instead of to the right.

PS - re-skewed sounds a bit kiwi for being "saved", doesn't ut?

Is that you TouaregPete? Cough... splutter.

It has just started to moderate here over the past few minutes so if your tiedowns are good for 50 - 60 knots you should be fine. No worries eh?

Weatherzone is showing here @ WNW 29 knots gusting to 47, and where I am it is way more than that on my hill. It's raining a little now so most of the dust is in my pool and on all the cars.

No airsick ... and you would be today, the way the wind is blowing.

I bet the RPT's have trouble getting in here tonight if this keeps up.

Is any of it over your way yet?

With the weather front today, we have experienced a brown-out as shown in the attached pics taken at 3.00 pm this arvo.

Glad I'm not in the air trying to get down thru that. Visibility is about what you get in a thick fog.

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