Great Aussie Air Race 2006

Flight Reports with Comments

Legs 9-12

 

Newest pireps on top

 

Sector 12

 

034, 12, DC-3, 56,

 

059, 12, D18S, 46,

 

052, 12, Spartan, 45, Tailwind for a change, saved some fuel this trip.

 

035, 12, DC3, 56,

 

177, 12, DC-3, 55,

 

080, 12, Bonanza V35, 47,

 

036, 12, Aero Commander 680, 47,

 

164, 12, dc3, 55,

 

082, 12, DC3, 45,

 

032, 12, B-25J, 39, flew at 4500', picked up NDB 37 miles out of YEML, landed rwy 33.

 

167, 12, Douglas DC-3, 56,

 

152, 12, DC-3, 56,

 

001, 12, DC-3, 54, 43 gal

 

100, 12, DC3, 43,

 

153, 12, Cessna Centurion, 52,

 

079, 12, Aero Commander 500, 46,

 

176, 12, DC3, 57,

 

007, 12, Douglas DC3, 62,

 

074, 12, DH - 104 Dove, 44,

 

083, 12, B-24D, 69,

 

091, 12, Bonanza V35, 45,

 

131, 12, beechcraft D18S, 46,

 

126, 12, Beech T-34B Mentor, 55,

 

154, 12, C-195, 93, Wow, very cloudy and bumpy ride, had trouble seeing the RW until I dropped to 2100ft. Landed and taxied to parking. Forgot to make pictures of this one Bill.

 

143, 12, DC-3, 50,

 

141, 12, de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 58,

 

160, 12, DH Dove, 49, Changing winds made landing on runway 33 the best option. A bit bumpy, but the nose gear held out!

 

145, 12, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 51,

 

161, 12, DC-3, 59,

 

049, 12, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 54, fuel, 214 lbs

 

173, 12, Spartan Executive 7w, 66, Dang! took off and flew wrong heading 127 first, then had to head back the other way towards YBRK again and continue, tried to make up some time with higher power setting but the winds didn't exactly help either.

 

055, 12, Lockheed L-10A Electra, 51, Cloudy

 

114, 12, Lockheed L049A Constellation, 39,

 

162, 12, DC-3, 60, Dep rwy 04, Alt 4,500 ft, Arr rwy 06 with downwind pattern entry.

 

149, 12, DC-3, 53,

 

004, 12, Cessna 310, 34,

 

134, 12, Cessna, 73,

 

076, 12, Jet Provost, 39,

 

146, 12, DC-3, 47,

 

030, 12, DHC-2, 69,

 

009, 12, DC-3, 60,

 

061, 12, VEGA 5B, 62, Not a very scenic flight,thin foglike cloud all the way to Emerald.  YEML's NDB did not cut in until about 30nm out from the airfield.  I thought it had a range of 60nm.   Good touchdown.

 

066, 12, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 31, Bill,that is the correct time for sector 12

 

124, 12, Douglas DC-3, 59, Departure YBRK rwy 33, climbing to 4500ft, landing YEML rwy 33 after left hand pattern

 

066, 12, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 39,

 

069, 12, DC3, 58,

 

065, 12, DC-3, 50,

 

127, 12, Beech Twin Bonanza, 48,

 

106, 12, De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 48,

 

053, 12, DC-3, 53,

 

060, 12, Douglas DC-3, 53,

 

024, 12, DC3, 58,

 

119, 12, B 18S, 57,

 

046, 12, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 61,

 

182, 12, CAC Wirraway, 59,

 

182, 12, CAC Wirraway, 59,

 

181, 12, Beech D17SW, 50,

 

103, 12, Spartan Executive 7W, 46,

 

041, 12, PBY Catalina, 121,

 

156, 12, Convair 340, 36,

 

031, 12, DC-3, 67,

 

180, 12, de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 38,

 

169, 12, Cessna T50 Bobcat, 56,

 

179, 12, Douglas DC-3, 55,

 

117, 12, Spartan Executive 7W, 46,

 

063, 12, DC3, 51,

 

101, 12, DC3, 58,

 

123, 12, XP-72, 37,

 

155, 12, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 74,

 

033, 12, Aero Commander 500, 48, I think we need a new weather person.  Viz 20 miles at YEML????  Keeps it interesting... ;-)

 

151, 12, B-25J Mitchell, 46,

 

109, 12, DC3, 56,

 

135, 12, dove, 48,

 

118, 12, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 68,

 

112, 12, pby catalina , 71, time measuring tool againshows malfucntioning, nevertheless, good flight

 

112, 12, pby catalina , 71, time measuring tool againshows malfucntioning, nevertheless, good flight

 

138, 12, Grumman Goose, 47,

 

027, 12, DC3, 44,

 

027, 12, DC3, 44,

 

163, 12, Avro Lancastrian, 39,

 

003, 12, D.H.104 Dove , 53,

 

107, 12, ac500, 54,

 

086, 12, Cessna 150, 72,

 

172, 12, DC3, 56,

 

054, 12, Globe Swift, 52, X-tail wind

 

037, 12, B-25J, 42,

 

002, 12, DC-3, 55,

 

070, 12, DC-3 Airways, 57,

 

027, 12, DC3, 44,

 

170, 12, Douglas DC3, 53, Lost some time making a landing circuit manouver to land on the headwind runway.

 

077, 12, DHC-3 OTTER, 64, Nailed it ,this flight. No more landing on time and then watching the seconds tick by as I taxi to the turn-off.

 

015, 12, DC3, 50,

 

166, 12, DC3, 55,

 

158, 12, de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 47, Correction

 

084, 12, Lockheed Vega 5C, 69, Came in way too high on approach and had to almost dive towards the runway. Another rubbish landing.

 

017, 12, GA Monospaar ST-10, 84, With no intermediate radio navaids to check stage timings, the Rockhampton DME came in handy. 

 

129, 12, Fokker F27, 39,

 

018, 12, Curtiss C46, 55,

 

092, 12, DC3, 57, The NBD waypoint seemed to not be working today. I used Blackwater Airfield as a distance judgement marker.

 

020, 12, DC-3, 54,

 

023, 12, DC3, 54, Flew MP mode with 027.

 

038, 12, DC-3, 59,

 

105, 12, DH-89a, 70,

 

040, 12, P-38 Lightning, 30, Out of YBRK via 15 and up to 7000' for the cruise.  Arrived inot YEML via 24 and  over the the limited parking available.  Time to have a drink and clear the dust off the pipes.  Very limited vis on the approach again.  Looking for some clear weather soon, but the ride is nice above the weather.

 

042, 12, Harvard MkIV, 54, Off into the interior...

 

165, 12, DC3, 53, Xwind less bothersome than former head winds.

 

090, 12, C-47B, 49,

 

139, 12, DC-3, 57,

 

159, 12, R4D6, 59,

 

028, 12, Aero Commander 680, 47,

 

008, 12, DC3-Hawk's, 57,

 

014, 12, dc3, 46,

 

115, 12, DC3, 55,

 

013, 12, DC-3, 68,

 

025, 12, DC3, 51,

 

025, 12, DC3, 51,

 

078, 12, Convair 240, 43,

 

062, 12, de Havilland 104 Dove, 45,

 

128, 12, DC-3, 52,

 

048, 12, DC3, 60,

 

132, 12, de havillandDH 104 Dove, 49,

 

104, 12, DC3, 60,

 

016, 12, DC-3, 57,

 

022, 12, DC-3, 67,

 

043, 12, DC-3, 56,

 

142, 12, DC-3, 55,

 

099, 12, dh104, 53,

 

130, 12, DC-3, 55,

 

006, 12, DC3, 56,

 

120, 12, DC3, 62,

 

058, 12, DC-3, 57,

 

140, 12, F9f-5 Panther, 28, Waltzing Matilda...can not get the song out of my mind...

 

051, 12, Twin Bonanza, 43,

 

064, 12, CV440, 43,

 

073, 12, DC3, 57,

 

010, 12, DC-3, 43,

 

021, 12, Douglas DC-3, 59,

 

005, 12, DHC-2 Beaver, 61,

 

136, 12, Lockheed Electra, 56,

 

085, 12, DC-3, 54,

 

094, 12, DC-3, 59,

 

150, 12, Douglas DC-3, 64, Elevator too sensative now but managed to land ok.

 

158, 12, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 49,

 

067, 12, Beech D18S, 52,

 

047, 12, DC3, 57,

 

026, 12, dc4, 38,

 

075, 12, DC3, 58,

 

044, 12, C-45 USAF, 50, Nice short flight

 

095, 12, DC-3, 54,

 

050, 12, DC-3, 66, Weather w/ATC

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Sector 11

 

052, 11, Spartan, 61, 17knt winds kept swinging around which made getting the right cruise speed a challenge.

 

083, 11, B-24D, 59,

 

160, 11, DH Dove, 66, Pushing the old bird a bit harder in the climb to cruise alt.

 

034, 11, DC-3, 76,

 

106, 11, De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 67,

 

177, 11, DC-3, 78,

 

060, 11, Douglas DC-3, 73,

 

103, 11, Spartan Executive 7W, 63, A beautiful sector and a great flight.

 

173, 11, Spartan Executive 7w, 71, used the wind drift gauge first time today, i'm slowly getting the hang of this

 

164, 11, DC3, 70,

 

031, 11, DC-3, 81, Very Good Visibility

 

156, 11, Convair 340, 51,

 

182, 11, CAC Wirraway, 80,

 

181, 11, Beech D17SW, 67,

 

180, 11, de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 50,

 

169, 11, Cessna T50 Bobcat, 76,

 

152, 11, DC-3, 73,

 

141, 11, de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 82,

 

063, 11, DC3, 69,

 

162, 11, DC-3, 85, Dep Rwy 29, Alt 7,500 ft, Arr rwy 04 with right base approach.

 

035, 11, DC3, 79,

 

001, 11, DC-3, 81, 131 gal

 

039, 11, DC-3, 83, RWY 29 up to 1500 ft anf flew there untill I came to some hills/mtns.  Climbed to 2500 to get across then dropped back down.  Followed the NDB's and came stright in on RWY 33.

 

146, 11, DC-3, 69,

 

153, 11, Cessna Centurion, 71,

 

176, 11, DC3, 81,

 

100, 11, DC3, 57,

 

126, 11, Beech T-34B Mentor, 71,

 

082, 11, DC3, 62,

 

161, 11, DC-3, 80,

 

074, 11, DH - 104 Dove, 69,

 

154, 11, C-195, 92, Several of us were booted off the server, I continued to fly, but had to file a new flight plan, not sure if I got credit for the full time or not. Other than that everything was good, weather good but overcast when landing at Rochkmpton.

 

036, 11, Aero Commander 680, 55,

 

080, 11, Bonanza V35, 72,

 

119, 11, Beech D18S, 83,

 

151, 11, B-25J Mitchell, 60,

 

135, 11, dove, 67,

 

167, 11, Douglas DC-3, 70,

 

145, 11, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 70,

 

134, 11, Cessna, 103,

 

123, 11, XP-72, 52,

 

033, 11, Aero Commander 500, 65, Took off into a clear sky but ran into fog during climb out. Hit turbulence enroute with a head wind. Set up for VOR 33 approach into Rockhampton. Visibility was only 4 miles. Made a nice landing.

 

069, 11, DC3, 77,

 

149, 11, DC-3, 80,

 

179, 11, Douglas DC-3, 72, Really dangerous trees at the end of rwy 29, YHBA. First half of the leg felt slow so I raised the speed to catch up. A bit too high speed it seems, I came in early via rwy 33 at YBRK.

 

049, 11, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 76, Fuel 363 lbs

 

112, 11, pby catalina , 112,

 

032, 11, B-25J, 51, flew at 6500', had planned on landing on rwy 4 but was directed to rwy 33 by ATC.

 

143, 11, DC-3, 76,

 

109, 11, DC3, 88,

 

117, 11, Spartan Executive 7W, 62,

 

076, 11, Jet Provost, 53,

 

059, 11, D18S, 62,

 

009, 11, DC-3, 78,

 

055, 11, Lockheed L-10A Electra, 66, BARELY VMC

 

107, 11, ac500, 68,

 

131, 11, beechcraft D18S, 67,

 

030, 11, DHC-2, 100,

 

046, 11, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 91,

 

079, 11, Aero Commander 500, 76,

 

127, 11, Beech Twin Bonanza, 68,

 

086, 11, Cessna 150, 111,

 

066, 11, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 39,

 

155, 11, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 103,

 

124, 11, Douglas DC-3, 87,

 

065, 11, DC-3, 75,

 

007, 11, Douglas DC3, 85,

 

061, 11, VEGA 5B, 84,

 

091, 11, Bonanza V35, 63,

 

053, 11, DC-3, 70,

 

118, 11, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 102, Touchdown at home base. Some strong winds coming up the coast.

 

037, 11, B-25J, 60,

 

024, 11, DC3, 80, Flight Time Over BU.24. GLA.54.AirSpeed.159.Av.

 

108, 11, Boeing 247 D, 81,

 

153, 11, Cessna Centurion, 74,

 

004, 11, Cessna 310, 50, Was actually making excellent time on this trip and climbed to 8000 rather than the 5000 I had been flying at previously. Then I decided to use ATC for the landing and found myself having to execute a go around because a Baron that landed ahead of me was still on the rwy. It messed up an otherwise good time.

 

015, 11, DC3, 74,

 

166, 11, DC3, 65,

 

114, 11, Lockheed L049A Constellation, 48,

 

129, 11, Fokker F27, 52,

 

092, 11, DC3, 84, Today I handflew the DC3 up to cruise altitude. The flight was a little bumpy but I didnt have any problems.

 

002, 11, DC-3, 78,

 

070, 11, DC-3 Airways, 81,

 

027, 11, DC3, 61,

 

038, 11, DC-3, 80,

 

105, 11, DH-89a, 97,

 

018, 11, Curtiss C46, 61, Landing was intense. Clouds decided to obscure the landing just as I dropped the gear and flaps on final. Probably came in way below minimums on this one.

 

003, 11, D.H.104 Dove , 82,

 

163, 11, Avro Lancastrian, 59,

 

031, 11, DC-3, 59, Very good visibility

 

041, 11, PBY Catalina, 92,

 

017, 11, GA Monospar ST-10, 114, VFR at 2000'-2500' to keep below the clouds.

 

090, 11, C-47B, 69,

 

139, 11, DC-3, 71,

 

159, 11, R4D6, 77,

 

023, 11, DC3, 69, Flew MP mode with 027.

 

172, 11, DC3, 79,

 

138, 11, Grumman Goose, 69,

 

028, 11, Aero Commander 680, 64,

 

077, 11, DHC-3 OTTER, 89, Still arriving early and landing late - great scenery distracts me!

 

165, 11, DC3, 69, Still compensating for nasty head wind. Look forward to heading west.

 

101, 11, DC3, 83,

 

040, 11, P-38 Lightning, 43, Out of YBHA via 29 and up to 7000' for the cruise.  Arrived less than 3 mile vis into 33 at YBRK and nearly struck a Joey on the runway.  This is getting dangerous.  I would hate to have to charge Blugrass Air for a new nose gear on the ole lightning!

 

170, 11, Douglas DC3, 76, Lovely flight!  Left Hervey Bay in the early dawn and flew out over the sea before climbing back inland on course, as the sun was rising.   Slightly rocky ride with strong crosswind at 4500 feet.   Fairly low visibility landing at Rockhampton - nearly forgot to release the tailwheel for taxi!!

 

115, 11, DC3, 79,

 

054, 11, Globe Swift, 77, Good flight slight cross wind

 

013, 11, DC-3, 93,

 

014, 11, dc3, 65, Pretty close to being IFR

 

042, 11, Harvard MkIV, 74, A really nice VFR leg.

 

008, 11, DC3-Hawk's, 76,

 

078, 11, Convair 240, 55,

 

084, 11, Lockheed Vega 5C, 90, In contrast to last sector's perfect landing, in this one I came within mere feet of the back end of a Cessna Skylane. Note to self: next time, listen to ATC!

 

128, 11, DC-3, 69,

 

025, 11, DC3, 68,

 

025, 11, DC3, 68,

 

048, 11, DC3, 87,

 

104, 11, DC3, 83,

 

132, 11, de havillandDH 104 Dove, 73,

 

016, 11, DC-3, 89,

 

022, 11, DC-3, 95,

 

142, 11, DC-3, 80,

 

099, 11, dh104, 71,

 

006, 11, DC3, 70,

 

043, 11, DC-3, 83,

 

130, 11, DC-3, 73,

 

120, 11, DC3, 80,

 

062, 11, de Havilland 104 Dove, 69,

 

058, 11, DC-3, 78,

 

140, 11, F9F-5Panther, 38, think I could do better with fs2004,using 2000 and entering weather at the local areas that are close, or global for the destination if one is not. Still haveing Fun!

 

064, 11, CV440, 45,

 

073, 11, DC3, 80,

 

010, 11, DC-3, 59, Forgive me if I have already submitted this one ... I lost track!

 

051, 11, Twin Bonanza, 63,

 

021, 11, Douglas DC-3, 85,

 

005, 11, DHC-2 Beaver, 89,

 

136, 11, Lockheed Electra, 82,

 

094, 11, DC-3, 90,

 

150, 11, Douglas DC-3, 94, Had to climb out and fix the elevator control, managed to keep control. Frightened the birds out of the trees on the end of the runway.

 

029, 11, Martin B 26, 46,

 

085, 11, DC-3, 83,

 

158, 11, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 72,

 

067, 11, Beech D18S, 70,

 

026, 11, dc4, 54,

 

047, 11, DC3, 86,

 

075, 11, DC3, 80,

 

044, 11, C-45 USAF, 76,

 

095, 11, DC-3, 73,

 

050, 11, DC-3, 78, Weather w/ATC

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Sector 10

 

082, 10, DC3, 61,

 

034, 10, DC-3, 79,

 

036, 10, Aero Commander 680, 55,

 

173, 10, Spartan Executive 7w, 73,

 

052, 10, Spartan, 61, Punched into 18knt head wind  to Maroochydore when it moved to behind and pushed me into Hervy Bay in fine style.

 

152, 10, DC-3, 72,

 

109, 10, DC3, 78,

 

061, 10, VEGA 5B, 86, Messy landing,had to go around.  Hopped like a kangaroo across overrun and beyond before gaining enough airspeed to attempt a second landing,luckily I made it.

 

161, 10, DC-3, 83, Hope this isn't too late. Just recovered from a 2 1/2 day power outage due to an ice storm in MId Michigan.

 

117, 10, Spartan Executive &W, 62,

 

177, 10, DC-3, 80,

 

156, 10, Convair 340, 51,

 

083, 10, B-24D, 73,

 

157, 10, DC-3, 84,

 

164, 10, DC3, 76,

 

112, 10, pby catalina, 92,

 

141, 10, de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 85,

 

167, 10, Douglas DC-3, 73,

 

153, 10, Cessna Centurion, 74, I hope I stopped it before it was sent in but if it did go in the last report one was suppose to be sector 10 not 11.  Thats the 3rd time I've done it, something must be wrong with me.

 

032, 10, B-25J, 52, normally fly at 2100 rpm and 28 inches m/p but with these headwinds I have to push her on up to 2300 rpm and 32 inches m/p to stay close to my schedule.

 

035, 10, DC3, 79,

 

160, 10, DH Dove, 72,

 

123, 10, XP-72, 59,

 

176, 10, DC3, 86,

 

108, 10, Boeing 247 D, 75,

 

118, 10, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 105,

 

131, 10, beechcraft D18S, 79,

 

126, 10, Beech T-34B Mentor, 70, Nice Scenic flight. Flew evening hours into Hervey Bay. Very nice...

 

151, 10, B-25J Mitchell, 62, Nice sunset on approach!

 

155, 10, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 102,

 

143, 10, DC-3, 80,

 

114, 10, Lockheed L049A Constellation, 51,

 

166, 10, DC3, 66, Selected an early start but my approach on Rwy11 into the sun hit me between the eyes.

 

033, 10, Aero Commander 500, 64, Runway 29 Landing.  Enjoyed the clear weather.  Heading to the huts on the beach.

 

080, 10, Bonanza V35, 70, nice scenery all the way up this coast

 

149, 10, DC-3, 79,

 

181, 10, Beech D17SW, 66,

 

180, 10, de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 50,

 

169, 10, Cessna T50 Bobcat, 75,

 

182, 10, CAC Wirraway, 80,

 

059, 10, D18S, 62,

 

009, 10, DC-3, 81,

 

100, 10, DC3, 57,

 

055, 10, Lockheed L-10A Electra, 72,

 

134, 10, Cessna 150, 104,

 

124, 10, Douglas DC-3, 74, Departure YBCG rwy 32, cruise altitude 4500ft, straight in approach to YHBA rwy 29. Have been battling with the throttles to keep a more or less constant groundspeed during this flight with very changing winds, and the engines were rather happy to be switched-off at destination for some leisure!

 

179, 10, Douglas DC-3, 78, CORRECTION!

 

162, 10, DC-3, 82, Dep rwy 32, Alt 4,500 ft, Arr rwy 11 with right hand traffic pattern, downwind entry.

 

001, 10, DC-3, 82, 131gal

 

076, 10, Jet Provost, 52,

 

049, 10, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 78, Fuel 336 lbs.

 

145, 10, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 76,

 

066, 10, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 40,

 

030, 10, DHC-2, 97,

 

070, 10, DC-3 Airways, 79,

 

011, 10, DC-3, 75, Getting ready to head to the interior. Should get a bit more interesting than flying along the coast.

 

004, 10, Cessna 310, 44,

 

069, 10, DC3, 77,

 

146, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

065, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

105, 10, DH-89a, 100,

 

127, 10, Beech Twin Bonanza, 66,

 

074, 10, DH - 104 Dove, 72,

 

007, 10, Douglas DC3, 88, Halfway, I will feel deprived when this rally is over! Constant headwind and no cloud for this leg.

 

079, 10, Aero Commander 500, 74,

 

091, 10, Bonanza V35, 63,

 

119, 10, Beech D18S, 70,

 

024, 10, DC3, 74, Flight Time Over: BN28: MC43.

 

163, 10, Avro Lancastrian, 52,

 

003, 10, D.H.104 Dove , 71,

 

031, 10, DC-3, 56,

 

135, 10, dove, 64,

 

090, 10, C-47B, 70, I hope this is not a resubmissions!

 

053, 10, DC-3, 72,

 

139, 10, DC-3, 100,

 

002, 10, DC-3, 76,

 

159, 10, R4D6, 74,

 

027, 10, DC3, 68,

 

039, 10, d, 82, Clrd for RWY14 DP climbed to 1500 and cruised at 128 IAS.  Followed NAVAIDs to YHBA.  Came in on RWY 29.

 

046, 10, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 89,

 

015, 10, DC3, 70,

 

018, 10, Curtiss C46, 63, And another one bites the dust.Aha, and another one down yes another one down. Over 1200 miles and haven't mind my lost yet.

 

077, 10, DHC-3 OTTER, 88,

 

023, 10, DC3, 75, FLEW IN MP MODE WITH 027...GOOD FLIGHT WITH RAINY LANDING

 

107, 10, ac500, 70,

 

101, 10, DC3, 84,

 

101, 10, DC3, 84,

 

172, 10, DC3, 81,

 

060, 10, Douglas DC-3, 88,

 

028, 10, Aero Commander 680, 64,

 

017, 10, GA Monospar ST-10, 112, Bill, there was a blank Pirep filed immediately before this one (finger trouble at this end). More headwinds, so more pushing the revs - glad we have lots of spares and someone with all 6 engineering licences! The Queensland coast looked splendid from 4500'.

 

115, 10, DC3, 80,

 

165, 10, DC3, 72, Upped speed to counter continuing 19 kt headwinds. Landed rwy 29

 

020, 10, DC-3, 82,

 

129, 10, Fokker F27, 55,

 

086, 10, Cessna 150, 96, Transit at 5000ft. Thoroughly enjoyed this leg, fantastic scenery.

 

041, 10, PBY Catalina, 90,

 

054, 10, Globe Swift, 79, Crossing head wind 18 knts

 

084, 10, Lockheed Vega 5C, 97, Most textbook landing so far!

 

138, 10, Grumman Goose, 63,

 

101, 10, DC3, 84,

 

128, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

048, 10, DC3, 81,

 

048, 10, DC3, 81,

 

048, 10, DC3, 81,

 

040, 10, P-38 Lightning, 54, Out of YBCG via 32 and up to 7000' for the cruise.  A bit bumpy along the coast today.  Spilled my Molsen twice but otherwise ok.  Arrived into YHBA via 29 and over to parking.  Having fun in the sun down under!!!

 

132, 10, de havillandDH 104 Dove, 73,

 

037, 10, B-25J, 64,

 

104, 10, DC3, 72,

 

016, 10, DC-3, 80,

 

025, 10, DC3, 76, Lots and loys of dark clouds.....and no sign of crocodile Dundee yet !!

 

042, 10, Harvard MkIV, 73, Fascinating coast line.  Would like to see the real thing one day.

 

022, 10, DC-3, 91,

 

008, 10, DC3-Hawk's, 76,

 

170, 10, Douglas DC3, 77, Just an awesome flight!  Great views using VOZ scenery and landing at dusk!

 

013, 10, DC-3, 92, Just continuing to pick my way through the rally. I am still totally impressed by the VOZ scenery

 

014, 10, dc3, 85,

 

090, 10, C-47B, 70,

 

006, 10, DC3, 73,

 

142, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

043, 10, DC-3, 82,

 

130, 10, DC-3, 74,

 

132, 10, DeHavilland DH Dove104, 73,

 

058, 10, DC-3, 78,

 

142, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

140, 10, F9F-5 Panther, 40,

 

064, 10, CV440, 50,

 

073, 10, DC3, 82,

 

021, 10, Douglas DC-3, 83,

 

092, 10, DC3, 85, I Tried proper NDB distance calculations from the DC3 Airways website with little success. Wind Shifts in flight caused many airspeed fluctuations.

 

051, 10, Twin Bonanza, 61,

 

005, 10, DHC-2 Beaver, 93,

 

136, 10, Lockheed Electra, 79,

 

078, 10, Convair 240, 57, Took off at dawn for a change. The cloud colors were neat. But on landing there was a lot of flare from the sun on the haze. I'll stick to mid day from now on.

 

094, 10, DC-3, 93,

 

038, 10, DC-3, 74,

 

062, 10,  de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 87, simply had to make a short detour to see Brisbane. Also goofed at Hervey Bay, so this flight will be costly

 

010, 10, DC-3, 61,

 

085, 10, DC-3, 82,

 

120, 10, DC3, 90,

 

150, 10, Douglas DC-3, 96,

 

029, 10, Martin B 26, 65,

 

067, 10, Beech D18S, 75,

 

026, 10, dc4, 53,

 

047, 10, DC3, 82,

 

075, 10, DC3, 80,

 

044, 10, C-45 USAF, 85,

 

095, 10, DC-3, 75,

 

050, 10, DC-3, 84, Weather w/ATC

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Sector 9

 

035, 9, DC3, 91,

 

103, 9, Spartan Executive 7W, 71,

 

059, 9, D18S, 70, Boy this one hurt.  Taget time was 69 min 18 sec actual was 69 min 52.5 seconds. 

 

163, 9, Avro Lancastrian, 59,

 

003, 9, D.H.104 Dove , 81,

 

131, 9, beechcraft D18S, 78,

 

177, 9, DC-3, 96,

 

112, 9, pby catalina, 114,

 

164, 9, dc3, 93, Underestimated the headwind on this leg!

 

069, 9, DC3, 89,

 

160, 9, DH Dove, 79, Encountered headwinds, but nice flight

 

090, 9, C-47B, 80, I hope this is not a resubmissions!

 

032, 9, B-25J, 59,

 

080, 9, Bonanza V35, 83,

 

155, 9, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 115,

 

076, 9, Jet Provost, 59,

 

153, 9, Cessna Centurion, 84,

 

009, 9, DC-3, 90,

 

118, 9, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 109,

 

052, 9, Spartan, 69, Lucky ATC directed me to 14 as I was a bit early, slight extend downwind and time looked good.

 

083, 9, B-24D, 96,

 

123, 9, XP-72, 60,

 

176, 9, DC3, 95,

 

181, 9, Beech D17SW, 75,

 

180, 9, de Havilland DH-98A Mosquito, 56,

 

169, 9, Cessna T50 Bobcat, 85,

 

061, 9, VEGA 5B, 89, Got a bit off course near BALLINA but recovered track and made a nice straight in landing on 32.  Fuel burn 50 gallons.

 

126, 9, Beech T-34B Mentor, 80,

 

082, 9, DC3, 66,

 

167, 9, Douglas DC-3, 87,

 

033, 9, Aero Commander 500, 73, Nice Coastal Flight.

 

154, 9, C-195, 84, Beautiful Scenery along the coast, flew this one by the seat of my pants, there were no charts for this one. Made it down OK with a couple of bounces, after checking my time I realized this was the Airport, and came in a little fast.

 

156, 9, Convair 340, 56,

 

011, 9, DC-3, 80, Skies sure weren't clear as forecast.

 

162, 9, DC-3, 94, Dep rwy 21, Alt 4,500 ft, Arr rwy 32 with straight in approach.

 

074, 9, DH - 104 Dove, 85,

 

070, 9, DC-3, 89,

 

161, 9, DC-3, 97, 18-20 KNOT HEAD WIND ALL THE WAY.

 

145, 9, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 82, weather was not as advertized! Bad show!

 

100, 9, DC3, 66,

 

002, 9, DC-3, 90, Beautiful coast line.

 

055, 9, Lockheed L-10A Electra, 81,

 

149, 9, DC-3, 96,

 

173, 9, Spartan Executive 7w, 77,

 

143, 9, DC-3, 90, Nice clear day

 

063, 9, DC3, 77,

 

179, 9, Douglas DC-3, 92, T/O YPMQ rwy 3, cruised at 7000 ft. and landed at YBCG rwy 14.

 

001, 9, DC-3, 95, 150 gal   20 knot headwinds

 

141, 9, de Havilland D.H.114 Heron, 94,

 

027, 9, DC3, 79,

 

107, 9, ac500, 88,

 

004, 9, Cessna 310, 59, Strong winds noted 022@24kts threough the entire flight. Made tracking the Navaids interesting and threw my flight time way off. Probably a full 12 minutes longer than I wanted based on Sector 7 which was the same distance and I was a couple of minutes long on that one. Beautiful scenery with VOZ installed but a disaster timewise.

 

107, 9, ac500, 88,

 

079, 9, Aero Commander 500, 77,

 

023, 9, DC3, 90, Flew in MP mode with 027.

 

049, 9, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 90, Fuel 454 lbs

 

107, 9, ac500, 88,

 

134, 9, Cessna, 97,

 

030, 9, DHC-2, 107,

 

039, 9, DC-3, 135, DP RWY 21 and climbed to 1500.  Flew to CH then followed the coast to YEVD.  Flew to BNA then to CG.  Rcvd clrn for right down wind RWY 14.

 

065, 9, DC-3, 90,

 

127, 9, Beech Twin Bonanza, 78, Headwinds the whole way...T-Bone just couldn't overcome them. Nice Sector, though.

 

007, 9, Douglas DC3, 105, Headwind all the way. Varied between 16 and 18knts. No cloud as forcast.

 

124, 9, Douglas DC-3, 87, Started YPMQ rwy 21, flying at 4500ft, to YBCG, straight in approach to rwy 32

 

066, 9, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 45, Sorry Bill, my first report today,mustbe Sector 9 and not sector 8.

 

066, 9, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 45,

 

106, 9, De Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 74,

 

091, 9, Bonanza V35, 77,

 

119, 9, Beech D18S, 85,

 

060, 9, Douglas DC-3, 90,

 

114, 9, Lockheed L049A Constellation, 59,

 

028, 9, Aero Commander 680, 73,

 

115, 9, DC3, 94,

 

053, 9, DC-3, 80,

 

024, 9, DC3, 81, Flight Time Over: CH28.YEVD53.BNA58.Av.A.Speed 160kias.

 

086, 9, Cessna 150, 110, Transit at 5500ft

 

018, 9, Curtiss C46, 67, Whoever comes in behind me you want to pick up my left gear leg, I seem to have planted it firmly in the runway.

 

046, 9, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 101,

 

146, 9, DC-3, 79,

 

166, 9, DC3, 77, I think my basic flying is getting better compared to all the time I have spent in jets and modern props.  Have more technique in slow approaches rather than relying on reverse thrust.

 

020, 9, DC-3, 93,

 

151, 9, B-25J Mitchell, 71,

 

015, 9, DC3, 76,

 

036, 9, Aero Commander 680, 65,

 

172, 9, DC3, 93,

 

041, 9, PBY Catalina, 105, Hi Bill, Do not remember reporting sector 9

 

054, 9, Globe Swift, 94, Boy one stiff head wind 176 to 20 knts

 

017, 9, GA Monospar DS-10, 128, 20kt headwinds above 1000' - so opened the throttles and hoped! A good leg for lighthouse-spotting if you have Bruce Kennewell's new scenic add-ons.

 

138, 9, Grumman Goose, 74,

 

101, 9, DC3, 99,

 

128, 9, DC-3, 77,

 

048, 9, DC3, 99,

 

077, 9, DHC-3 OTTER, 100,

 

105, 9, DH-89a, 109, A most enjoyable run along the coast at low altitude.

 

132, 9, de havillandDH 104 Dove, 80,

 

037, 9, B-25J, 69,

 

025, 9, DC3, 89,

 

042, 9, Harvard MkIV, 89, The VOZ scenery continues to impress...

 

041, 9, PBY Catalina, 105,

 

129, 9, Fokker F27, 61,

 

135, 9, dove, 74,

 

165, 9, DC3, 92, Bucked 18 kt head wind entire 200 miles

 

170, 9, Douglas DC3, 92, Lovely flight with great views!

 

040, 9, P-38 Lightning, 47, Out of YPMQ via rnwy 21 and up to 7000' for the cruise.  Great cloud surfing along the coast.  Arrived into YBCG via 32 despite the winds.  Just trying to figure out this rally timing thing.  Thouught I needed to be a bit quicker so we risked the P-38 and took it straight in.  Cya on the next one!!

 

022, 9, DC-3, 103,

 

152, 9, DC-3, 79,

 

013, 9, DC-3, 104,

 

099, 9, dh104, 79,

 

014, 9, dc3, 90, Slight prodlem duriing landing Mechanics doing reairs to props after flippin plane on its nose

 

090, 9, C-47B, 80,

 

031, 9, DC-3, 97, Superb visibility.Nice arrival sea side for landing at Coolangatta

 

006, 9, DC3, 89,

 

139, 9, DC-3, 85,

 

008, 9, DC3-Hawk's, 88,

 

084, 9, Lockheed Vega 5C, 98,

 

016, 9, DC-3, 99,

 

132, 9, DeHavilland DH Dove104, 80,

 

058, 9, DC-3, 89,

 

043, 9, DC-3, 100,

 

159, 9, R4D6, 120,

 

130, 9, DC-3, 90, I underestimated the headwind and Cooly Twr assigned me Rwy 14.  Nice views of the southeastern coast.

 

064, 9, CV440, 59,

 

140, 9, F9F-5 Panther, 45, If all the dc3's an beech d18's arrive at a location and parked wing tip to wing tip,would their be a place left to land? flying lower has one advantage, can now use oxygen to help the hang-over!

 

142, 9, DC-3, 90,

 

092, 9, DC3, 94, Made a smooth landing at the airport thanks to a few small .cfg file corrections to all of the DC3's. Thanks GAAR001 for the help.

 

073, 9, DC3, 95,

 

142, 9, DC-3, 90,

 

136, 9, Lockheed Electra, 93,

 

051, 9, Twin Bonanza, 76,

 

021, 9, Douglas DC-3, 92,

 

078, 9, Convair 240, 64,

 

104, 9, DC3, 77,

 

005, 9, DHC-2 Beaver, 109,

 

038, 9, DC-3, 92,

 

062, 9,  de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 88,

 

010, 9, DC-3, 68,

 

120, 9, DC3, 97,

 

094, 9, DC-3, 102,

 

158, 9, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 80,

 

150, 9, Douglas DC-3, 116,

 

029, 9, Martin B 26, 79,

 

067, 9, Beech D18S, 83,

 

026, 9, dc4, 76,

 

014, 9, dc3, 91,

 

075, 9, DC3, 100,

 

044, 9, C-45 USAF, 86, A little more work to this one

 

047, 9, DC3, 94,

 

085, 9, DC-3, 97,

 

095, 9, DC-3, 82,

 

050, 9, DC-3, 96, Weather w/ATC