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    Chrome works fine too (Win 7). Good Webinar. Cheers Neil
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    Hi Maj, My co-owner Matt and I hope to be going in the Gazelle, and like you, have little room for camping gear etc, so Mr H has kindly agreed to take some gear for us as he did last year. I am pretty sure I have a container of Castrol Anti-freeze/Anti-boil coolant (full) in the hangar (will double check tomorrow), so can add to the load that Howard is taking for us if he is OK with that (glad he has a big car!) Cheers Neil
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    Penfield has all circuits to the west, so it's LH for 36 and 33, and RH for 18 and 15 in order to avoid traffic at Riddells Creek, which is very close (2nm) to the north east, and where they have all circuits to the east for 02-20 so we avoid each other. People should always read the ERSA and preferably give a phone call to the airfield if they have not been there before to get a briefing. As others have said, it's not just good airmanship - the procedures are there to save your life. Cheers Neil
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    Hi AK, I also learnt at Penfield in the Texan, but got my Low Performance endo and now have half shares in a Gazelle, hangared at Penfield. Happy to take you up for a flight in the Gazelle if that is also something you may consider, but it's probably a bit early to be deciding on planes yet, although window shopping is a lot of fun! Who are you learning with? Terry or Rod? Hope to catch up, Cheers Neil
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    Hi Steve, Good stuff! ...And I bet you wish you'd done it years ago, don't you? Cheers Neil
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    Hi, Glad to see you are back on the site (and don't nick off again ) Cheers Neil
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    James.

    Neil_S replied to James's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hi James, Welcome to the site! Nice plane the Skyfox..... Cheers Neil
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    Get a Gazelle, mate.
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    Hi AV8TOR, I also learnt to fly at Penfield with Terry in the Texan(s), and now hangar my plane there. Remember that a lesson includes pre-flight & post-flight briefing sessions, so the actual flying can be 45 mins or so depending how long the other parts take. Happy to give you any more info. PM me if you like. Cheers Neil
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    Cool Vid! Thanks for posting Cheers Neil
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    Hi guys, Some pictures from the Tyabb Airshow on Sunday :- Maybe someone else can fill in the gaps with the planes I did not get pictures of.... Cheers Neil
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    Hi guys, That crosswind was pretty nasty, wasn't it? Never seen so many go-arounds. I took a few pix, and will put them up onto flickr in the next few days. PS - never realized there were so many Ercoupes about down there..... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Sparrowhawk2, I don't fly either of those, but I am sure you will enjoy the trike flying - so go for it!! Cheers Neil
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    ww1

    Neil_S replied to renbo's topic in Just Landed - Welcome

    Hi Renbo, Sounds brilliant - good luck with it! There is a guy in Melbourne building a Sopwith Snipe replica - you may find some tips from him. His blog is here :- http://www.theaerodrome.com/forum/replica-aircraft/36007-sopwith-snipe-project.html All the best - upload some pix at various stages so we can see! Cheers Neil
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    Flying Idaho

    Neil_S replied to Tomo's topic in Aviation Videos

    Great video, Tomo - thanks for posting Neil
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    Congrats on passing the exams. I also remember lots of waiting for half decent weather for my Navs - just hang in there! It's worth it in the end! Cheers Neil
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    Got a late pass and went flying after work on Valentine's Day - lovely calm weather (for a change), landed not long before last light, then still arrived back home in time for drinkies and dinner with my other half! Now that's what I call a good Valentine's Day ! Cheers Neil
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    Hey Dave, Very nice looking aircraft! Well done. I also look forward to checking it out at close quarters at Natfly... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Adam & If you like camping then it sounds like you will really like going to those "camping under wing" Fly-Ins at some stage in the future..... Cheers Neil
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    Hi Carl, Well done, mate! Good to have you back on board. And I agree with Kyliefil - you NEVER stop learning! That's what makes it fun and rewarding. Happy Landings! Neil
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    Hi OME, Verrrry nice. However, if you want to combine the two then this month's EAA Sport Aviation mag has an article on the AeroMax (p. 110) , which they call the Flying Motorcycle. Now that's cool (probably literally - I wouldn't want to be wearing shorts when flying! ) Check out this Youtube clip :- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqXb74T02uo Cheers Neil
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    Hi All, Learnt sideslipping in the Texan as part of the normal syllabus, and then since we bought the Gazelle I use it quite often as a valuable manoeuvre to lose height on final if necessary (or when practising forced landings). Also, the more confident you are with the technique the better your ability to forward slip when doing crosswind landings IMO. Talking of which I like to practise the following, and would recommend it to people for practising crosswind landings without actually doing the landing. On a day with a reasonable wind find a straight road which is as close to 90 degrees from the wind as possible, then start at one end of the road and try to fly along the road with your nose aligned to the road. To do this you need to take out the crab with rudder then lean the plane into wind with aileron, just as you would when doing a crosswind landing. When you get to the end of the road, turn around and do the same in the opposite direction. Repeat until bored . Obviously you would not want to get below 500 feet AGL - I am around 1000 feet when I do it. Cheers Neil
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    For me it's getting decent weather to coincide with time when not working.... Cheers Neil
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    Hi John, I have some friends live at Plockton - do you fly near there at all? Cheers Neil
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    Hi Motz, just wanted to echo all the comments made here. I don't know you personally or the exact circumstances, but your posts on this site have given me a good impression of the sort of person you are, and I am absolutely sure you did all you possibly could, and you should be commended for your bravery. I am also sure the families of the unfortunate casualties believe you did all you possibly could too. When your time is up, it's up. As for the crass, unfeeling piece of scum who made that comment about "offenders" he will get his just desserts one way or another. I think he has done more to harm his "cause" than anything else. Time will dim the pain, and I hope all of you who were there will soon be able to get on with enjoying life and aviation again. Best Regards Neil
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