Great Aussie Air Race 2006
Flight Reports with Comments
Legs 5-8
Newest pireps on top
Sector
8
080, 8,
Bonanza V35, 95,
063, 8,
DC3, 83,
112, 8,
pby catalina,
114,
023, 8,
DC3, 89, resubmitting in case it was not received....flew in MP mode with 027.
052, 8,
Spartan, 74, Weather went a bit odd, bush fire haze (yellow/brown) and 20 knt headwind, meant the donk got a workout to keep up the cruise speed. Great to be flying over home though.
035, 8,
DC3, 94,
177, 8,
DC-3, 93,
059, 8,
D18S, 74,
033, 8, Aero Commander 500, 80, A little chopy
again at 5,500. Winds variable around WLM.
114, 8,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 63,
083, 8,
B-24D, 89,
115, 8,
DC3, 90,
160, 8,
DH Dove, 81, Using Voz Great view of
164, 8,
DC3, 91,
141, 8,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 98,
143, 8,
DC-3, 95,
001, 8,
DC-3, 98, 160 gal
161, 8,
DC-3, 97,
002, 8,
DC-3, 93,
004, 8, Cessna 310, 58, Excellent flight. Awesome scenery from VOZ!!
153, 8,
Cessna Centurion, 90,
131, 8,
beechcraft D18S, 87,
061, 8,
Vega-5b, 97, Once again had to use runway overrun to stop. My luck still holds.
118, 8, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 117,
Nice flight from the Gong, over Sydeny and up to Port
Macquarie. Great leg.
123, 8,
XP-72, 64,
069, 8,
DC3, 93,
126, 8,
Beech T-34B
176, 8,
DC3, 98,
011, 8,
DC-3, 87, Seemed to be an awful lot of magnetic variation. Was nice to fly over
156, 8,
Convair 340, 59,
162, 8,
DC-3, 99, Dep rwy 08, Alt
5,500 ft, Arr rwy 21 with
downwind entry pattern.
027, 8,
DC3, 79,
149, 8,
DC-3, 95,
036, 8,
Aero Commander 680, 66,
182, 8,
CAC Wirraway, 96,
181, 8,
Beech D17SW, 80,
180, 8,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 60,
169, 8,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 91,
155, 8,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 123, Entered 7 instead of 8 into last report by accident,
ignore that one. My first report for 7
is the correct one.
032, 8,
B-25J, 68, flew at 5500', had winds switching direction from the east to the
west at about 20 kts between Williamtown
and Taree NDB, then it switched back from the east
after a few miles, did a downwind to rwy 21 at YPMQ.
154, 8, C-195, 84, Lots of turbulance
and wind sheer along the way. Great Scenery.
020, 8,
DC-3, 93,
138, 8,
Grumman Goose, 80,
138, 8,
Grumman Goose, 80,
055, 8,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 83,
134, 8,
cessna 150, 102,
072, 8,
DC3, 71,
134, 8,
cessna 150, 102,
138, 8,
Grumman Goose, 80,
049, 8,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 93, Fuel 482 lbs.
070, 8,
DC-3 Airways, 77,
070, 8,
DC-3 Airways, 77,
028, 8,
Aero Commander 680, 78,
060, 8,
103, 8,
Spartan Executive 7W, 74,
039, 8, DC-3, 101, DP RWY 34 and climbed to 1500. Followed
the NDB's to YPMQ. Had to climb to 2000 to get over a mtn near YPMQ. Landed stright
in on RWY 3.
030, 8,
DHC-2, 111, Odd winds
145, 8,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 89,
076, 8,
Jet Provost, 63,
007, 8,
Douglas DC3, 100, Great rally so far, enjoying it a lot.
166, 8, DC3, 80, Nice flight, interesting scenery. I don't mind this at
all.
172, 8,
DC3, 92,
066, 8,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 46,
124, 8,
Douglas DC-3, 93, YWOL rwy 08 - climbed to 7500ft -
started descent to 5500ft at Williamton - straight in
approach to YPMQ rwy 21
079, 8,
Aero Commander 500, 80,
127, 8,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 81,
015, 8,
DC3, 93,
065, 8,
DC-3, 90,
179, 8, Douglas DC-3, 91, T/O YWOL rwy
34 and landed on YPMQ rwy 3.
115, 8,
DC3, 90,
074, 8,
DH - 104 Dove, 79,
119, 8,
Beech D18S, 90,
003, 8,
D.H.104 Dove , 85,
163, 8,
Avro Lancastrian, 62,
107, 8,
ac500, 80,
173, 8,
Spartan Executive 7w, 87, no precision flying this time, just a great scenic
trip all along the coastline, made a lowpass flyby of
the opera house (twice!), lots of great sightseeing along the route, and a
night landing at port macquirie. this
is fun!
024, 8,
DC3, 86, Flight Time Over: SY22.PEC40.WLM46.TRE66.AveAirSpeed:159kias
053, 8,
DC-3, 85,
100, 8,
DC3, 67,
167, 8,
017, 8, GA Monospar ST-10, 135,
Very interesting leg, particularly the changes of wind direction during the
later stages. The drift sight and E6B
were in almost constant use. Taxiing back up YMPQ/28 to the turnoff at YPMQ had
to be a bit brisk (about 35 kts) as there was a Beech
1900D visible on finals and I didn't want any unpleasantness...
135, 8,
dove, 71,
041, 8,
PBY Catalina, 117,
146, 8,
DC-3, 81,
022, 8,
DC-3, 110,
153, 8,
Cessna Centurion, 78,
105, 8,
DH-89a, 116, Rooftop height early in the flight to dodge headwinds, good fun
over
077, 8,
DHC-3 OTTER, 104, Variable wind speeds, gusts, challenging sector.
106, 8,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 81,
109, 8,
DC3, 91,
090, 8,
C-47B, 84,
054, 8,
Globe Swift, 92, Crossing head wind
151, 8, B-25J Mitchell, 71, Encountered lots of turbulence
along the way.
046, 8,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 87,
031, 8,
DC-3, 100, All OK,soft
landing in Rwy 21
006, 8,
DC3, 94,
042, 8,
Harvard MkIV, 94, The devil
made me do it... Flew under the
129, 8,
Fokker F27, 63,
040, 8, P-38 Lightning, 50, Out of YWOL via 8 and up to
7000' for the cruise. More great coast
cruising. Think I saw Olivia Newton John
down there on the beach as we flew over Syndney. Arrived into YPMQ via 3 and over to
parking. Another good flight and the ole
38 is holding up well.
170, 8, Douglas DC3, 90, Lovely views of
171, 8,
DC-3, 72,
008, 8,
DC3-Hawk's, 91,
165, 8,
DC3, 92,
013, 8,
DC-3, 111, Nice flight
036, 8,
Aero Commander 680, 66,
058, 8,
DC-3, 100,
016, 8,
DC-3, 95,
159, 8,
R4D6, 89,
139, 8,
DC-3, 82,
086, 8,
Cessna 150, 122, Transit at 7000ft. Got a little sidetracked and missed the
airport, had to double back alythough the fringe
benefit was longer to view the excellent scenery.
170, 8,
Douglas DC3, 90, Getting the hang of taxi-ing/turning
with differential brakes and thrust now and also managing to work the power
settings to avoid much of the yaw on takeoff.
Using the prescribed altitudes for the sector(s) and picking up some
chop here and there. So far the trip has
been really nice and the VOZ scenery makes it even better! Had some great views of
018, 8,
Curtiss C46, 82, Port
043, 8,
DC-3, 96,
084, 8,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 105,
152, 8,
DC-3, 90,
099, 8,
dh104, 80,
091, 8,
Bonanza V35, 79,
132, 8,
DeHavillandDH104 Dove, 85,
064, 8,
CV440, 54,
140, 8,
F9F-5 Panther, 46,
092, 8,
DC3, 94, flew this hop again with CCV_002 as a wingmate.
We chatted on the way.
073, 8,
DC3, 100,
142, 8,
DC-3, 91,
136, 8,
Lockheed Electra, 89,
130, 8,
DC-3, 88,
078, 8,
Convair 240, 69,
104, 8,
DC3, 92,
048, 8,
DC3, 105,
025, 8,
DC3, 96,
051, 8,
Twin Bonanza, 77,
038, 8,
DC-3, 96, Shifting winds (4000 ft cruise alt)last part
of flight. Landed on 21.
062, 8,
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 81,
142, 8,
DC 3, 90,
037, 8,
B-25J, 74,
005, 8,
DHC-2 Beaver, 110,
120, 8,
DC3, 99,
094, 8,
DC-3, 103,
158, 8,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 88,
150, 8,
021, 8,
029, 8,
Martin B29, 79,
067, 8,
Beech D18S, 82,
128, 8,
DC-3, 86,
026, 8,
dc4, 59,
101, 8,
DC3, 98, Alright! Whose
the one with the sense of humour.......Sticking two
great tower blocks either side of the threshold on rwy
21?
075, 8,
DC3, 94,
044, 8,
C-45 USAF, 84,
047, 8,
DC3, 105,
085, 8,
DC-3, 96,
010, 8,
014, 8,
DC3, 93,
095, 8,
DC-3, 87,
050, 8,
DC-3, 96, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
7
155, 7,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 123,
034, 7,
DC-3, 83,
004, 7, Cessna 310, 51, Great coastal flight. VOZ is a great addition so I hope you guys have installed
it. Having a great time!!
060, 7,
103, 7,
Spartan Executive 7W, 68,
035, 7,
DC3, 80,
168, 7,
Douglas DC-6, 55, Finally flew over some familiar
territory! :-D
061, 7,
VEGA 5B, 85, Finished landing on the strip overrun. otherwise a safe
flight.
009, 7,
DC-3, 102,
135, 7,
dove, 79,
115, 7,
DC3, 78,
162, 7,
DC-3, 83, Dep rwy 18, Alt
4,500 ft, Arr rwy 8 with
right base entry approach.
157, 7,
DC-3, 84, Tough one! 16-18 knt.
quartering head wind all the way. Safe
landing rwy. 8. Enjoyed the
flight.
074, 7,
DH - 104 Dove, 67,
163, 7,
Avro Lancastrian, 56,
003, 7,
D.H.104 Dove , 76,
156, 7,
Convair 340, 58,
107, 7,
ac500, 87,
112, 7,
pby catalina,
79,
070, 7,
DC-3 Airways, 83,
033, 7, Aero Commander 500, 69, Challenging descent into
160, 7,
DH Dove, 73,
177, 7,
DC-3, 81,
138, 7,
Grumman Goose, 71,
141, 7,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 86,
072, 7,
DC3, 63,
059, 7,
D18S, 66,
061, 7,
VEGA 5B,
85, Bad landing due to a distractive communiction.
153, 7,
Cessna Centurion, 78, Corrected Flight Report - My last report was suppose to
be for sector 7 NOT 8
041, 7,
PBY Catalina, 91,
052, 7,
Spartan, 67, Very bumpy ride but great to see the 'Gong and to be nearing
home. GAAR8 wil
take me right over the top of my home.
083, 7,
B-24D, 82,
069, 7,
DC3, 85,
123, 7,
XP-72, 58,
066, 7,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 42,
118, 7,
DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 104,
172, 7,
DC3, 85,
126, 7,
Beech T-34B
082, 7,
DC3, 64,
109, 7,
DC3, 88,
015, 7,
DC3, 77,
173, 7,
Spartan Executive 7w, 72, my first flight using the VOZ scenery, it's just
great!
155, 7,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 105,
143, 7,
DC-3, 83, Some turbulence
031, 7,
DC-3, 88,
079, 7,
Aero Commander 500, 67,
114, 7,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 54,
164, 7,
dc3, 87,
149, 7,
DC-3, 88,
100, 7,
DC3, 61,
042, 7,
Harvard MkIV, 86, Since we're going to be flying over
Sydney in the next sector, "Pacific Pride" will get a wash and wax
this afternoon.
182, 7,
CAC Wirraway, 86,
181, 7,
Beech D17SW, 71,
180, 7,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 54,
169, 7,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 81,
049, 7,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 84, Fuel 321 lbs.
032, 7,
B-25J, 58, flew at 6500', winds out of the east, landed rwy
8.
134, 7,
CESSNA 150, 91,
046, 7,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 81,
179, 7,
Douglas DC-3, 81, Departure YMCO rwy 36, cruise alt.
7000 ft., landed on YWOL rwy 34.
028, 7,
Aero Commander 680, 68,
011, 7,
DC-3, 83, The easiest flight yet. No problems.
040, 7,
P-38 Lightning, 41, Departed via 7 and up to 7000' for the cruise. "land to the
left of me, water to the right. Here I
am stuck in the middle of GAAR"
Arrived
via 8 and over to parking to refuel and try to do better than that 117 score I
just posted for the first 4 legs. Cya in the air!!!!!!!!!
030, 7,
DHC-2, 102,
055, 7,
Lockheed Eelectra L-10A, 71,
076, 7,
Jet Provost, 56,
105, 7,
DH-89a, 103,
145, 7,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 74,
131, 7,
beechcraft D18S, 74,
106, 7,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 76,
127, 7,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 71, Logbook has single entry: "WOW" (for the route,
Vista Oz Scenery, and the weather file)..best sector
yet.
176, 7,
DC3, 93,
007, 7,
Douglas DC3, 86, Nice place
124, 7,
Douglas DC-3, 82, Departure YMCO runway 18 - Changing winds en route (4500ft) -
Landed YWOL runway 08 after straight in approach
167, 7,
107, 7,
ac500, 87,
065, 7,
DC3, 79,
166, 7, DC3, 71, Good to be heading North. I like North.
006, 7,
DC3, 80,
154, 7,
C-195, 130, Beautiful day for flight but had a lot of turbulance,
climbed to 6500 to get out of it. Beautiful Scenery.
119, 7,
Beech D18S, 78,
161, 7,
DC-3, 82, Dropped out of the sky onto RWY 08 based on projected wind. Was
tight, but had about 50ft of runway left. Whew! Nice scenery on the way.
017, 7, GA Monospar ST-10, 120,
Departed YMCO/7 - fortunately clearing the phone lines just beyond rwy 25 threshold.
Cruise height 4500/3500 - fair bit of
throttle juggling
required to compensate for wind variations at different stages of the flight. LH circuit into YWOL/8, getting a bit close to the hills to the NW,
and having to avoid powerlines crossing the road on
late finals.
053, 7,
DC-3, 76,
024, 7, DC3, 77, Flight Time.OverMER18. OverMRY38. OverNWA58.
151, 7,
B-25J Mitchell, 62, Forgot to add some more fuel
before takeoff! But still managed to set her down at YWOL.
Wiping the sweat off my yoke now!
146, 7,
DC-3, 71,
001, 7,
DC-3, 80, 142 gal
054, 7,
Globe Swift, 80,
039, 7, DC-3, 134, Departed RWY 25 up to 1500 w/IAS ~131. Had
to get up higher to clear some hills/mtns on the way. Followed the NDB's to YWOL.
Missed the 1st attempt coming off the hills for RWY 34
at too high a speed. Came back on RWY 16 to land.
013, 7,
DC-3, 99, Nice flight
020, 7,
DC-3, 79,
171, 7,
DC-3, 128,
036, 7,
Aero Commander 680, 61,
008, 7,
DC3-Hawk's, 86,
159, 7,
R4D6, 83,
165, 7,
DC3, 80, Started descent late (asleep?- no!) and
circled once on appr
rwy 8
086, 7,
Cessna 150, 103, Transit at 4500ft. Quite bumpy between MER and MRY. Enjoyed the views on this leg. Excellent tour
002, 7,
DC-3, 80,
077, 7,
DHC-3 OTTER, 95, Difficult sector - variable winds over the hills made course
& time holding hard. A bumpy ride in a small a/c flown without autopilot
engaged.
020, 7,
DC-3, 79,
018, 7,
Curtiss C46, 66, This is
getting to be interesting. Having more fun then sticking your head in a snake
sack and yelling boo. Difficult landing but stopped
before I did the
water wing thing. Kidding, enjoying the
scenery and the flying.
023, 7,
DC3, 81, FLEW MP MODE WITH 020 AND 027....GREAT FLIGHT.
084, 7,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 156, Two instrument breakdowns and assorted problems on this
flight left me scrambling all over the sky! No idea how long it would have
taken if I'd gone in straight lines.
057, 7,
c150, 114,
016, 7,
DC-3, 85,
099, 7,
dh104, 79,
132, 7,
DeHavillandDH104 Dove, 75,
043, 7,
DC-3, 85,
022, 7,
DC-3, 99,
170, 7, Douglas DC3, 83, Nice flight with good visuals. Choppy at 4500 but
stayed with it and went IFR. Visual landing
rwy 08 amongst the AI stuff
064, 7,
CV440, 48,
092, 7,
DC3, 88, I weaved through the valley approaching the destination airport and
was able to make a safe landing at the airport.
152, 7,
DC3, 80,
073, 7,
DC3, 82,
091, 7,
Bonanza V35, 69,
078, 7,
Convair 240, 59,
140, 7,
F9F-5 Panther, 46, tried one of the long legs at 7000ft and had a total of 30
Gal. left, so will fly lower and enjoy the views. wonder
if that rum will work for emergency fuel?
139, 7,
DC-3, 78,
129, 7,
Fokker F27, 56,
048, 7,
DC3, 78,
025, 7,
DC3, 78,
038, 7, DC-3, 81, Evening flight. Sky turns unbelieveably RED! Clouds too. Straight in RWY 04
130, 7,
DC-3, 78,
136, 7,
Lockheed Electra, 92,
037, 7,
B-25J, 63,
051, 7,
Twin Bonanza, 66,
120, 7,
DC3, 85,
094, 7,
DC-3, 91,
005, 7, DHC-2 Beaver, 96, First nite
flt during GAAR '06. Vry enjoyable. Landing was a tad bone jarring.
158, 7,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 74,
029, 7,
Martin B26, 69,
150, 7,
021, 7,
142, 7,
DC-3, 120,
067, 7,
Beech D18S, 71,
128, 7,
DC-3, 76,
026, 7,
dc4, 53,
104, 7,
DC-3, 77,
101, 7,
DC3, 87, Should imagine no birds nest in that tree to the left of 08's
threshold!
075, 7,
DC3, 81,
044, 7,
C-45 USAF, 80,
058, 7,
DC-3, 96,
047, 7,
DC3, 89,
085, 7,
DC-3, 81,
062, 7,
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 68,
090, 7,
C-47B, 73,
010, 7,
014, 7,
DC3, 77,
095, 7,
DC-3, 78,
050, 7,
DC-3, 90, Weather w/ATC
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Sector 6
Reports
164, 6,
DC3, 68,
182, 6,
CAC Wirraway, 73,
181, 6,
Beech D17SW, 61,
180, 6,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 46,
169, 6,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 69,
138, 6,
Grumman Goose, 59,
070, 6,
DC-3 Airways, 69,
157, 6,
DC-3, 70, WX file didn't match so had to change my approach to rwy 36 but great flight.
103, 6,
Spartan Executive 7W, 57,
030, 6,
DHC-2, 93, Resubmit
100, 6,
DC3, 52,
060, 6,
035, 6,
DC3, 72,
105, 6,
DH-89a, 92,
131, 6,
beechcraft D18S, 62,
009, 6,
DC-3, 84,
118, 6,
Dh-89a Dragon Rapide, 84,
004, 6,
Cessna 310, 43,
177, 6,
DC-3, 70,
033, 6, Aero Commander 500, 55, Choppy ride. Approached low over
the hills west of Mallacoota...
027, 6,
DC3, 60,
059, 6,
D18S, 56,
154, 6,
C-195, 113, Great weather and some beautiful scenery. Thanks for all you help Bill.
160, 6,
dh Dove, 61, Phew, call that a runway?
155, 6,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 89,
034, 6,
DC-3, 71,
141, 6,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 78,
049, 6,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 63, Fuel 258 lbs.
114, 6,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 50,
156, 6,
Convair 340, 44,
153, 6,
Cessna Centurion, 64,
079, 6,
Aero Commander 500, 55,
172, 6,
DC-3, 71,
052, 6,
Spartan, 56, Smooth flight, good vis,
slight headwind.
123, 6,
XP-72, 52,
176, 6,
DC3, 68,
106, 6,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 58,
083, 6,
B-24D, 69,
011, 6,
DC-3, 62, Little bit of a bumpy ride getting near the
airport.
145, 6,
DH-104, 63,
145, 6, , ,
126, 6,
Beech T-34B
154,
6, C-195, 113, Thanks to Bill for getting on TS and
getting me straight on how to connect, Thanks I appreciate it. Whew, finally.
Finally a beautiful day for flying, no clouds or fog, imagine that. This has
been great fun. Getting my old flying skills back.
135, 6,
DH-104, 63,
171, 6,
DC-3, 57,
182, 6,
CAC Wirraway, 73,
181, 6,
Beech D17SW, 61,
180, 6,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 46,
031, 6,
DC-3, 75, A little bumpy landing is this gravel Rwys,
but all OK
169, 6,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 69,
003, 6,
D.H.104 Dove , 65,
163, 6,
Avro Lancastrian, 48,
041, 6,
PBY Catalina, 84,
161, 6,
DC-3, 71,
124, 6,
Douglas DC-3, 70, YLTV rwy 27, flying at 5500 ft to
clear the clouds, landing YMCO rwy 18 left hand
pattern
173, 6,
Spartan Executive 7w, 60,
046, 6,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 73,
143, 6,
DC-3, 68, Another good weather day down under.
032, 6,
B-25J, 48,
159, 6,
R4D6, 72,
069, 6,
DC3, 71,
015, 6,
DC3, 60,
149, 6,
DC-3, 66,
055, 6,
Lockheed L-10A Electra, 55,
072, 6,
DC 3, 49,
028, 6,
Aero Commander 680, 60,
076, 6,
Jet Provost, 48,
079, 6,
Aero Commander 500, 55,
162, 6,
DC3, 72, Dep rwy 3, Alt
3,500 ft, Arr rwy 7 with
straight in approach. Brake failure after landing, overrun the runway (short by
the way) and hit a tree with the left wing. Ill have to stay grounded a couple
of days for repairs.
077, 6,
DHC-3 OTTER, 81,
167, 6,
107, 6,
ac500, 65,
020, 6,
DC-3, 74,
065, 6,
DC3, 72,
166, 6,
DC3, 62, DC3 doesn't tune in the NDB 486.0 MHz signal. Used other NDB's in the area.
007, 6,
Douglas DC3, 79, Weather as forecast. Turn north next leg, soon be half way. So
far, not found anything to moan about. Great Rally.
061, 6,
VEGA 5B, 77,
127, 6,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 56, Old T-Bone bounced and twitched quite a bit on Sectors
5 & 6, believe I might have been pushing her a bit too hard!
066, 6,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 33,
179, 6,
119, 6,
Beech D18S, 65,
006, 6,
DC3, 68,
042, 6,
Harvard MkIV, 67, Nice flight along the coastline...
017, 6,
053, 6,
DC-3, 66,
024, 6,
DC3, 70, Flight Time Over: BNS26. Over YORB44. Aver
Air Speed: 159kias.
165, 6,
DC3, 67,
001, 6,
DC-3, 72, 119 gal Missed approach, had
to go around
002, 6,
DC-3, 67,
084, 6,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 74,
057, 6,
c150, 87,
013, 6,
DC-3, 84,
022, 6,
DC-3, 85,
170, 6,
Douglas DC3, 71, Managed to take some nice pictures on this one! Lovely little flight and made a good landing
on runway 18
092, 6,
DC3, 78,
023, 6,
DC3, 67, Flew this sector in MP mode with 027. Great flight.
146, 6,
DC-3, 59,
016, 6,
DC-3, 73,
152, 6,
DC-3, 75,
054, 6,
Globe Swift, 70, good flight
043, 6,
DC-3, 74,
064, 6,
CV440, 47,
078, 6,
Convair 240, 52,
086, 6,
Cessna 150, 83, Transit at 3500ft
129, 6,
Fokker F27, 47,
073, 6,
DC3, 71,
048, 6,
DC3 , 70,
025, 6,
DC3, 66, Real bad weather...better to get under the ...
132, 6,
DeHavillandDH104 Dove, 63,
108, 6,
Boeing 247 D, 47,
018, 6, Curtiss c46, 59, O.K. Now I,m
in Malacoota, so no coffee machines, no fuel, no
lunch. Otherwise nice place.
091, 6,
Bonanza V35, 60,
136, 6,
Lockheed Electra, 72,
037, 6,
B-25J, 49,
140, 6,
F9F-5 Panther, 40, GRAVEL=F.O.D. flaps took a beating,and I hope the panther doesn't eat a stone on take
0ff,might have to hitch a ride or hire a dc-3 to
120, 6,
DC3, 69,
051, 6,
Twin Bonanza, 61,
099, 6,
dh104, 63,
158, 6,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 63,
130, 6,
DC-3, 67,
109, 6,
DC3, 66,
005, 6,
DHC-2 Beaver, 78, Corrected Entry
039, 6,
DC-3, 113, Took off went to 2500. Never
did see YORB. Came in
on RWY 7 at YMCO. Kind of tight
but hit right on the end of the RWY and got her stopped in time.
008, 6,
DC3-Hawk's, 74,
005, 6,
DHC-2 Beaver, 53,
040, 6, P-38 Lightning, 41, Out of YLTV via 3 and up to
5000'.
Arrived on the gravel 18 into YMCO. Now I have to fix all the paint chips on the
bottom of this classic. Gonna charge Blugrass Airlines
for that one. Great
flight along the coast.
150, 6,
067, 6,
Beech D18S, 64,
128, 6,
DC-3, 63,
029, 6,
Martin B26, 64, Bill would you please disregard my previous pirep
for sector 6, it was wrong left out the time for the distance, YORB to YMCO
026, 6,
dc4, 61,
029, 6,
Martin B26, 40,
151, 6, B-25J Mitchell, 55, Bumpy landing. Maybe cause of the surface.
036, 6,
Aero Commander 680, 50,
021, 6,
104, 6,
DC-3, 71,
104, 6,
DC-3, 71,
101, 6,
DC3, 75,
094, 6,
142, 6,
DC-3, 67,
038, 6,
DC-3C, 68,
075, 6,
DC3, 72,
139, 6,
DC-3, 64,
044, , 6, C-45 USAF, 65,
058, 6,
DC-3, 72,
047, 6,
DC3, 82,
085, 6,
DC-3, 68,
062, 6,
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 60,
090, 6,
C-47B, 61,
010, 6,
014, 6,
DC3, 67, Sorry May have sent this thru as sector 5 as well?
095, 6,
DC-3, 64,
050, 6,
DC-3, 78,
078, 6,
Convair 240, 52,
086, 6,
Cessna 150, 83, Transit at 3500ft
129, 6,
Fokker F27, 47,
073, 6,
DC3, 71,
048, 6,
DC3 , 70,
025, 6,
DC3, 66, Real bad weather...better to get under the ...
108, 6,
Boeing 247 D, 47,
018, 6, Curtiss c46, 59, O.K. Now I,m
in Malacoota, so no coffee machines, no fuel, no
lunch. Otherwise nice place.
091, 6,
Bonanza V35, 60,
136, 6,
Lockheed Electra, 72,
037, 6,
B-25J, 49,
140, 6,
F9F-5 Panther, 40, GRAVEL=F.O.D. flaps took a beating,and I hope the panther doesn't eat a stone on take
0ff,might have to hitch a ride or hire a dc-3 to
120, 6,
DC3, 69,
051, 6,
Twin Bonanza, 61,
099, 6,
dh104, 63,
130, 6,
DC-3, 67,
109, 6,
DC3, 66,
005, 6,
DHC-2 Beaver, 78, Corrected Entry
039, 6,
DC-3, 113, Took off went to 2500. Never
did see YORB. Came in
on RWY 7 at YMCO. Kind of tight
but hit right on the end of the RWY and got her stopped in time.
008, 6,
DC3-Hawk's, 74,
040, 6, P-38 Lightning, 41, Out of YLTV via 3 and up to
5000'.
Arrived on the gravel 18 into YMCO. Now I have to fix all the paint chips on the
bottom of this classic. Gonna charge Blugrass Airlines
for that one. Great
flight along the coast.
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Sector
5 Reports
138, 5,
Grumman Goose, 37,
137, 5,
Beechcraft C45, 41,
103, 5,
Spartan Executive 7W, 35,
060, 5,
131, 5,
beechcraft D18S, 43,
066, 5, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 53,
total of sector 5 & 6.
133, 5,
DC-3, 47,
027, 5,
DC3, 38,
089, 5,
154, 5,
C-195, 97, Finally some good weather. Thanks Bill for
bailing me out again!
177, 5,
DC-3, 44,
034, 5,
DC-3, 46,
164, 5,
DC3, 42, Not easy to find the destination - the default DC3 does not seem to be
able to receive the NDB frequency but got there in the end.
155, 5,
Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 57,
035, 5,
DC3, 48,
082, 5,
DC3, 33, Sorry Bill, it was late and I'm fighting a head cold, must have missed
that detail.
141, 5,
de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 44,
114, 5,
Lockheed L049A Constellation, 27,
156, 5,
Convair 340, 31,
079, 5,
Aero Commander 500, 35,
153, 5,
Cessna Centurion, 42,
168, 5,
Douglas DC-6, 24, Came down heavy, buggered the right main gear and scraped
along the runway wiyth the wing in the weeds...
walked away tho, and my ground crew are working on
the damage now! :-D
176, 5,
DC3, 43,
011, 5, DC-3, 41, Haze still playing a factor at the
beginning.
083, 5,
B-24D, 46,
154, 5,
C-195, 97,
145, 5,
DH-104, 42,
157, 5,
DC-3, 44,
126, 5,
Beech T-34B
182, 5,
CAC Wirraway, 46,
181, 5,
Beech D17SW, 39,
180, 5,
de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 30,
031, 5,
DC-3, 47, Limited visibility at depart but after was OK.Good
fight
169, 5,
Cessna T50 Bobcat, 43,
171, 5,
DC-3, 32,
163, 5,
Avro Lancastrian, 31,
003, 5,
D.H.104 Dove , 41,
135, 5,
dove, 43, That one surprised me I was not expecting it for another 5 mins when the needle shot round, then I had to find it
161, 5,
DC-3, 43,
124, 5,
Douglas DC-3, 46, Departure YMAV Rwy 18, to YLTV Rwy 27, flown at 3500ft
046, 5,
Lockheed Electra L-10A, 49,
143, 5,
DC-3, 44,
032, 5,
B-25J, 30,
112, 5,
pby catalina,
53,
159, 5,
R4D6, 45,
097, 5,
Connie, 28,
069, 5,
DC3, 45,
015, 5,
DC3, 37,
149, 5,
DC-3, 95,
055, 5,
Lockheed L-10A Electra, 38,
173, 5,
spartan executive 7w, 38,
028, 5,
Aero Commander 680, 35,
079, 5,
Aero Commander 500, 35,
080, 5,
Bonanza V35, 45,
076, 5,
Jet Provost, 31,
049, 5,
de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 45, 200 lbs of fuel
059, 5,
D18S, 36,
162, 5,
DC3, 46, Dep rwy 18, Alt
3,500 ft, Arr rwy 3 with
straight in approach (more or less).
100, 5,
DC3, 34,
004, 5,
Cessna 310, 28,
107, 5,
ac500, 38,
167, 5,
030, 5,
DHC-2, 144,
009, 5,
DC-3, 70,
118, 5,
Dh-89a Dragon Rapide, 56,
172, 5,
DC-3, 46,
065, 5,
DC3, 45,
166, 5,
DC3, 36, DC3 doesn't tune in the NDB 486.0 MHz signal. Used other NDB's in the area.
007, 5,
Douglas DC3, 47, Weather nearly the same as forecast. Must be doing something
right!
061, 5,
VEGA 5B, 49,
127, 5,
Beech Twin Bonanza, 36,
179, 5,
033, 5,
Aero Commander 500, 39, Note to self:
Retract flaps all the way after takeoff.
Flew for 5 minutes with 10 deg of flaps. Kept airspeed down to 145 kts. Landed runway 9. Slamed plane down on the numbers and applied heavy
breaks. Turned first
exit.
119, 5,
Beech D18S, 40,
017, 5,
020, 5,
DC-3, 48,
053, 5,
DC-3, 41,
134, 5,
cessna 150, 75,
134, 5,
cessna 150, 47,
001, 5,
DC-3, 45, 70 gal
084, 5,
Lockheed Vega 5C, 48,
160, 5,
dh dove, 36,
052, 5,
Spartan, 36, Typical Melbourne weather couldn't see a thing one minute, clear
blue skies the next. Guess you know I'm
from
137, 5,
Beechcraft C45, 42,
138, 5,
Grumman Goose, 37,
123, 5,
XP-72, 32,
074, 5,
DH-104 Dove, 36, short flight that one, shorty
024, 5,
DC3, 47, Average Air Speed:160kias.
013, 5,
DC-3, 52, nice scenery
070, 5,
DC-3 Airways, 22,
092, 5,
DC3, 56, With the Zoom feature, I saw the airport before i
needed to descend.
023, 5,
DC3, 44,
022, 5,
DC-3, 48,
077, 5,
DHC-3 OTTER, 50,
002, 5,
DC-3, 44,
107, 5,
ac500, 38,
106, 5,
De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 41,
152, 5,
DC-3, 47,
006, 5,
DC3, 48,
064, 5,
CV440, 30,
078, 5,
Convair 240, 34,
086, 5,
Cessna 150, 58, Transit at 3500ft
129, 5,
Fokker F27, 31,
073, 5,
DC3, 48,
048, 5,
DC3, 65,
025, 5, DC3, 53, Very shaky flight and plenty Dark clouds.
057, 5,
c150, 47,
108, 5,
Boeing 247 D, 44,
042, 5,
Harvard MkIV, 42, Flew
straight in to Rwy 9.
Those power line towers gave me a bit of worry... The VOZ scenery is really something. Now, off to the pub.
041, 5,
PBY Catalina, 45,
091, 5,
Bonanza V35, 37,
054, 5,
Globe Swift, 43, Good flight 45 degrees head wind
136, 5,
Lockheed Electra, 53,
037, 5,
B-25J, 37,
105, 5,
DH-89a, 51, Great to get the
lungs full of those brown coal fumes again
146, 5,
DC-3, 38,
016, 5,
DC-3, 43,
140, 5,
F9F-5 Panther, 27, used to wind straight down the deck,the
cross wind rolling around the hills kept me busy will carry a few more knots of
airspeed on landings, thanks for carrier heavy landing gear.
120, 5,
DC3, 48,
132, 5,
DeHavilland DH Dove104, 37,
099, 5,
dh104, 45,
158, 5,
de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 44,
018, 5,
Curtiss C46, 41, Most of the flight was uneventful. Would have been nice to be able to dial up the NDB at YLTV. My old coffee grinder ADFs wouldnt tune to it on the upper or lower bands. Definitely an eyeball landing.
130, 5,
DC-3, 42,
109, 5,
DC3, 44,
165, 5,
DC3, 42,
051, 5,
Twin Bonanza, 34,
039, 5,
DC-3, 48, Took off RWY 18 and flew 1000 over the water. Climbed just enought to get over the hills once I reached land. AP easy to find.
008, 5,
DC3-Hawk's, 43,
040, 5, P-38 Lightning, 28, Out of YMAV via 18 and up to
4000'.
Just enough to get clear of some ground clutter. Arrived YLTV via 3 and over to parking. Starting to get the hang of
this maybe.
043, 5,
DC-3, 46,
005, 5, DHC-2 Beaver, 49, Enjoyable flt,
22Gal of fuel used.
150, 5,
170, 5, Douglas DC3, 46, Nice flight over the water and
inland.
Not an easy one tho! Good landing with a bit of drift on rwy 03.
067, 5,
Beech D18S, 39,
128, 5,
DC-3, 46,
026, 5,
dc4, 34,
029, 5,
Martin B26, 35,
151, 5, B-25J Mitchell, 35, Nice view of
036, 5,
Aero Commander 680, 36,
104, 5,
DC-3, 71,
101, 5,
DC3, 48,
094, 5,
142, 5,
DC-3, 40,
038, 5,
DC-3C, 45,
075, 5,
DC3, 45,
044, 5,
C-45 USAF, 46,
139, 5,
DC-3, 45,
058, 5,
DC-3, 51,
047, 5,
DC3, 53,
085, 5,
DC-3, 39,
062, 5,
de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 40,
090, 5,
C-47B, 35,
010, 5,
014, 5,
DC3, 67,
014, 5,
DC3, 41,
021, 5,
095, 5,
DC-3, 45,
050, 5,
DC-3, 54, Weather w/ATC
066, 5,
Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 20,