Great Aussie Air Race 2006
Flight Reports with Comments
Legs 17-20
Newest pireps on top
Sector
20
052,
20, Spartan, 76, Followed the briefing and ended up right on the approach to Minnipa - perfect.
Thanks for a great rally, Bill. Your a champion.
177,
20, DC-3, 92, And another thoroughly enjoyable rally
comes to an end. Thanks Bill, Tom and
company for a great job organizing GAAR 2006.
See you when GAAR 2007 comes around.
Now I just need to find the nearest pub and quench this thirst.
003,
20, D.H.104 Dove , 91, And so to bed. Congrats on an
excellent job Bill.
163, 20, Avro Lancastrian,
67, A low level run at high power for the fun of it. Thanks to all the team.
153,
20, Cessna Centurion, 67, Finally done
164, 20, DC-3, 112, Quite a bit off course whilst out of
range of the NBDs - winds don't seem to have been
quite as forecast (or I stuffed up my vector calculation).
176, 20, DC3, 94, Toughest one to spot landing area. Had a real good time doing my first
rally. Judging from my scores I will need more practice. Thanks Bill and
everyone. See you next time.
007,
20, Douglas DC3, 98, All done! Great Rally. Many thanks to all who made it possible. All being well I
will be here next year, hopefully with better scores!
070,
20, DC-3 Airways, 91, good rally...learned alot will
do better next time thanks for the time and effort it was really appreciated
126,
20, Beech T-34B
143,
20, DC-3, 91, Back were we started. This
was a fun event and thanks to Bill Von Sennet and the organizers.
062, 20, de Havilland D.H.104
Dove, 78, so this was it. Thanks Bill
and all who organized the rally, I enjoyed every minute of it!
149,
20, DC-3, 100, Completed, whoopee !!!
160,
20, DH Dove, 89, I found the end!
162,
20, DC-3, 106, Dep rwy 04,
Alt 5,500 ft, Arr rwy 17,
missed approach (too hogh for safe landing) and
traffic pattern. Thanks a lot for a grat adventure, I
loved to fly in you beautiful country.
101,
20, DC3, 105, Another GAAR comes to an end.
173,
20, Spartan Executive 7w, 88, Done!
039,
20, DC-3, 116, What a way to finish! Out on RWY 14 up to 3500. Followed 169 util I
heard MPA. Flew straight
toward MPA dropping to 1000 ft.
Dropped landing gear and lowered flaps.
Flew at 100 IAS and spotted that doggone strip on the 1st try. (Hey even a blind squirrel finds an acorn
once in a while) Came
in on RWY 17. Got her down and
stopped before hitting the homes at the end of the runway. Wheeee!!!!!!
049,
20, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 104, Fuel 450 lbs.
Thanks Bill
032,
20, B-25J, 68, last leg of this years GAAR, want to thank all who participated
and a special thanks to Bill, Tom and anyone else that helped make this event
possible.
061,
20, VEGA 5B, 109, What a rotten way to end this series,I was overhead Minnipa
looking for this obscure airfield when the host disconnected me. Not good, then my IP got in the act and
dropped me offline as well. Anyway I
have enjoyed flying this series of flights and look forward to doing it again sometime,but in a different
aircraft.
127,
20, Beech Twin Bonanza, 84, Drifted too far East somehow...no problem spotting
the field once I was back on track.
124,
20, Douglas DC-3, 94, Departure YCBP rwy 14, cruising
at 5500ft, landing at YMPA rwy 17, straight in
approach. It was already dusk at destination, but fortunately could manage to
land more or less on the runway, understand hangers at the left, and windsock
at the right.
145,
20, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 81, thanks for a
terrific GAAR 2006, back to the Motherland!!!
119,
20, Beech D18S, 100, I have enjoyed it a lot, thanks Bill.
135,
20, Dove, 84, Well here we are back at the start.
055,
20, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 84, Lots of Fun!
001,
20, DC-3, 93, 158 gal
The flagship has returned to Minnipa. Thanks to everyone for joining in on the
adventure.
004,
20, Cessna 310, 64, Final Leg! I messed up the scenery for the final flight
unfortunately. I had "unvozed" the areas I
had already flown in and thought I had left the southern region intact.
084,
20, Lockheed Vega 5C, 105, Missed approach the first
time, then a very fast and steep landing. Crack a tube!
066,
20, Vought Corsair.F4U-7, 56, Thanks Bill,I enyoje
the Gaar2006 Tour.
112,
20, pby catalina, 127, Home !!
040,
20, P-38 Lightning, 50, Well Blimey, I found a way to drink and finish....Ain't gonna tell me mates about
all the adventures out here with the sheilas, but I
hope nottin falls off. My hats off to the Blugrass
boys..They be welcome any time into
154,
20, C-195, 89, Well, I guess it is over, Hit some kind of dust storm taking off
at Boober PEDY, I used the VOZ scenery and the
weather was quite different than what was described. This sure has been fun and
educational, was fun flying with just VOR's and NDB's, although I had to fly around a couple of fields to
find them. Hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did. Need to do this again
sometime. Fun, Fun, Fun. See you all on line.
139, 20, DC-3, 100, A lovely set of flights, thankyou for the opportunity to participate. I may try a different plane next year
166, 20, DC3, 87, Thanks Bill, for the terrific experience. I have now a great appreciation for DC3's and other similar
aged craft. I feel my navigation and
flying ability has improved as a result.
024,
20, DC3, 94, Thank you Captain Bill for the rally I injoyed
very much.bgad023.
155,
20, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 134, Alas, another GAAR comes to an end... time to
start planning for GAAR2007. :)
018,
20, Curtiss C46, 87, We made
it. Came out of the haze right in line with the runway.
Touch down and its all over. Now for some R&R.
Wipe the bugs off the windshield and call it a day.
017,
20, GA Monospar ST-10, 144, The
end of another great GAAR. The drift sight and stopwatches were in heavy demand
but we hit off the MTP 167deg radial ok. We were well ahead of time so elected
to fly a circuit to make sure of the wind - just as well as somehow or other we
never saw the runway on the initial approach until it appeared in the drift
sight! On the second approach it was lined up from 3 miles out and we finished
with a good 3-pointer. Great rally.
103,
20, Spartan Executive 7W, 82, Wow, what a great rally! Was a bit depressed
rolling to the shut down after arrival. Always have been too damn sentimental.
077,
20, DHC-3 OTTER, 113, Last leg of a most enjoyable flying experience - pity we
didn't get in exactly on time - Minnipa isn't that
easy to spot.
170, 20, Douglas DC3, 84, Nice early morning departure from Coober. Went up to 7500 feet to
avoid some turbulence. Nice easy
flight with about 5 degrees drift to port, compensated for which left me right
on the Minnipa NDB.
Managed to spot the field well from the air after
descending to 2000 feet AGL and straight in approach to runway 17. What a nice trip! Will do it again Friday with the guys from
British Airways Virtual!
033,
20, Aero Commander 500, 78, Glad to be done!
Had variable winds at 8,500 to make wind drift adjustment
interesting. Enjoyed the GAAR! Thanks Bill and everyone at
037,
20, B-25J, 78, Wow! Hard to see, was
almost on top of it before I saw it.,
042, 20, Harvard MkIV, 92, Back to
Minnipa. Been a great rally! The VOZ scenry is
great and I learned a bit more about a fascinating country! See you all next time.
022,
20, DC-3, 118, Resubmittal to correct error on sector
number
014,
20, dc3, 84, And so ends another GAAR event. Thank you Bill and all those involved in
setting this up.
090, 20, C-47B, 87, Thanks Bill and team for a fine set of
flights.
105,
20, DH-89a, 123, As I had a couple of minutes to spare, Minnipa
airport had a good listen to a pair of Gypsy Queens at full chat. A good fun event, thanks Bill.
054,
20, Globe Swift, 97, Completed the Great Aussie Rally 2006.
063,
20, DC3, 91, Thanks for the great flying "DOWN UNDER"... See you all
again next year. Now I just need to
afford enough fuel to get all the way back to the
165,
20, DC3, 88, 13 kt wind on rear quarter this time,
pushed us along nicely, slightly ahead of sched. Straight in on rwy 17. Thanks to all the organizers, enjoyed this more than last GAAR.
048,
20, DC3 , 99, Provided good experience in tracking
when out of range and crosswinds.
038,
20, DC-3, 97,
023,
20, DC3, 95, Flew this final leg of GAAR 2006 in MP mode with 020 and
027.....congratulations and thank you to all who were involved in the
organization and the making of this project such a success.....your time and
hard work has been noticed and is very much appreciated. Look forward to next year.
002, 20, DC-3, 95, Great Rally once again. Thanks to everyone
involved in setting up this event.
151,
20, B-25J Mitchell, 76, Really cool rally. Look
forward to GAAR07!
150,
20, Douglas DC-3, 109, Home at last. Had to restart the computer during this
leg, I left FS paused for about 2 hours, when I came back the screen had gone
bonkers. I managed to read the time so all was not lost. Flew straight in and
had my best landing. No problem with the navigation. (Thanks for the timer Tom,
it helped on this one as I forgot to start my other timers).
158, 20, de Havilland D.H.104
Dove, 85, Many thanks to Bill and all his helpers, who made this rally one of
the best.
013,
20, DC-3, 118, Another great GAAR event. Thanks again Bluegrassairlines! - See ya next
year
008,
20, DC3-Hawk's, 96, Completed my third and most
enjoyable GAAR - thanks and congrats to all responsible - I dedicate this GAAR
to the memory of DV36 Robert Hawk, RIP.
043, 20, DC-3, 98, Thanks for a most enjoyable series of
flights.
Thanks also to Bill Von Sennet for his patience and persistence in
dealing with the various difficulties associated with scoring such an event!!
031, 20, DC-3, 107, Back to Minnipa,
starting point of GAAR-06.
136,
20, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 105, Difficult to find this strip but easier from
the 35 end. Very sincere thanks for letting me fly your rally, very
challenging, somewhat rusty at the start but improved as I went on. Hope you do
the same again next year. Cheers !
130, 20,
DC-3, 94, Great Rally! Thanks Bill.
092,
20, DC3, 105, A Navigation error near Minnipa
resulted in a 360 to get back on the correct course. IT FEELS GOOD TO FINISH
THE GAAR2006. Hope everyone had a nice GAAR this year.
010,
20, Douglas DC-3, 72, Thanks for an outstanding event! I really appreciate all
the hard work you have put into it. I am looking forward to GAAR 2007!
140,
20, F9F-5 Panther, 49, Hate to see it end, most
enjoyment i've had with the simulator. Hope i will be around for the next one. Good Luck Everone,an Keep them FLYING. GAAR
#140
094, 20, DC-3, 103, No problems seeing the runway, and made
a very smooth landing. Well, that was
all jolly good fun - we're off to find a pub and drink to the next rally!
026,
20, dc4, 65, Missed it! Got in at the second attempt.
058, 20, DC-3, 102, great stuff. Thanks toBill Vons and all who
helped in this annual event.
044, , 20, C-45 USAF, 85, Your notes were a great help but I
still had to go around twice before I could figure out the runway.
050,
Larry Barker, 20, DC-3, 120, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
19
173,
19, Spartan Executive 7w, 112, one to go
039, 19, DC-3, 154, Up to 4500. Was
glad to hear CBP. Followed it in and
still had troubles finding that strip.
055,
19, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 119, Still haven't seen
the rock
162,
19, DC-3, 128, Dep rwy 13,
Alt 7,500 ft, Arr Rwy 04
with downwind entry to traffic pattern. Visibility at destination lower than
forecasted, it was about 5 SM.
052, 19, Spartan, 107, Good view of the rock 8 mins out on the starboard side. Slight trouble spotting the field made me a bit late.
061,
19, VEGA 5B, 134, Departed rwy 13 set course 135*
made shallow enroute climb to 7500' reasonable flying
at this altitude. Landed 04 at YCBP and
turned off rwy for parking by 1305. Burnt 73 gallons for the
trip.
003,
19, D.H.104 Dove , 117, A long leg, but it should put us back in the target
bracket after getting the target time wrong on 11.
163,
19, Avro Lancastrian, 85,
New joystick arrived, now it waggles in all the right
axes again.
126,
19, Beech T-34B
040,
19, P-38 Lightning, 67, Whoa there on the tailwind!! Out of YAYE via 13 and up
to 7500' for the cruise. Nice
puffy clouds to bust all the way there.
Arrived into YCBP via 4 and taxied to the parking area. Gonna give the bird and rest for the Grand Finale Final
Leg. Probably will
have a few consumables on board for that one.
160, 19,
dh dove, 111, Got in to r'way
(if it can be called that!) 22 a little early, which makes a change.
032,
19, B-25J, 89, flew at 7500', winds were pretty steady from the SW so having no
navaids for many miles was no problem, vis got bad on approach to rwy 14
but I spotted the field about 3 miles out, landed straight ahead on rwy 14 and taxied to parking.
145,
19, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 102,
049, 19, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter,
131, fuel 656 lbs. 3--7-06 0708 hrs.
030, 19, DHC-2, 148, Long time in the air in a Beaver.
007, 19, Douglas DC3, 127, One to go. Been a great rally so far, learned a lot. Now all I have to
do is find Minnipa!
124,
19, Douglas DC-3, 118, Departure YAYE rwy 13, flown
at 7500ft with heavy crosswinds, short field landing at YCBP rwy 14
117,
19, Spartan Executive 7W, 103, Piece of cake!
154,
19, C-195, 140, Wow what a beautiful day to start out, then at Coober that old Aussie fog rolled in and made landing a
little more challenging, can't wait for the next one, still having fun
143, 19, DC-3, 114, Coober Pedy airport difficult to spot. Thank the stars for Coober NDB
112,
19, pby catalina, 154, one
to go !!!!!
166, 19, DC3, 114, Long flight with only red dirt to look
at.
I hope the crew at Minnipa can get all this
red dust out of the bird.
004, 19, Cessna 310, 79, No problems with the timer on this
flight. Winds were not too bad at 15kts
and scattered clouds at 8000 to 10000. Encountered some nasty 25kt crosswinds
on approach though but squeaked a centerline landing with a little prayer, lol.
084,
19, Lockheed Vega 5C, 126, Decided to fly at dusk, to
see pretty views of Ayers Rock - thus making landing really hard as visibility
was much worse than advertised.
077, 19,
DHC_3 OTTER, 147, Couldn't resist a fly around Ayers Rock before we got on our
way. Then treated the team to a good look at Oz by flying at
500 ft AGL all the way to Coober. Still arrived early, so had to stooge around before touchdown.
018,
19, Curtiss C46, 108, That
has to be the longest flight Ive been on. Had a severe crosswind on final 22 into Coober
Pedy. Some Caravan hotdogged
it in front of me and beat me on the approach, There was a bit of pucker time
with her in front of me cause I came in faster then
normal. We basically touched down within seconds of each other.
135,
19, Dove, 107, Hi, Silly mistakes at the end, spotted the airport (luckily)
decided to land on 22 and turned too quickly missing the approach, had to find
it again and put it down on 04
033, 19, Aero Commander 500, 100, Nice view of Ayers Rock
during departure. Climbed
to find a good tail wind. Corrected for wind drift and then spent most
of the flight out of range of navaids. Coober Pedy had low visibility. Landed runway 14.
017,
19, GA Monospar ST-10, 188, Not much in the way of
radio navaids, so planned a course using Ernabella (YERN), Indulkana
(YIDK), Marla (YALA), and Cadney Park (YCDH) as VRPs. Marla turned out to be on a high mesa (must sort that
out!). pleasant run with excellent visibility for most
of it.
170, 19, Douglas DC3, 108, Late afternoon departure from
Ayers Rock with the sun beginning to sink. Very nice
flight with well broken cloud.
Got the drift angle right since I arrived into Coober
airspace with the ADF active right in front of me! Great pictures taken enroute.
Discovered that the Pilot Controlled Lighting did not work and just
managed to land visually as it got dark!
Couple of nights here then back to Minnipa and
the end of the Rally in a few days time.
014,
19, dc3, 112, Long flight
105,
19, DH-89a, 160, Stayed low and the wids were stable. Got the drift sorted out and the Coober Pedy NDB came up right on
time and almost on the nose, very satisfying.
054,
19, Globe Swift, 124, slight tail wind
042,
19, Harvard MkIV, 121, Hardest sector yet. Long way and nothing to time by once the DME
goes out... (Oh and by the way, landing
with gear up really, really ruins the paint job on the
underside.)
038,
19, DC-3, 134, Long flight over... nothing?
151,
19, B-25J Mitchell, 101, Nice view of the rock on takeoff!
165, 19, DC3, 115, Compensating for 15 kt
xwind (again).
Got up the nerve to load in VOZ scenery, nice package.
Should have done it earlier
020,
19, DC-3, 131, That was an exiting flight.
023,
19, DC3, 132, Flew in MP mode with 020 and 027....great company to fly with.
150,
19,
013,
19, DC-3, 155, Long sector - nice quiet flight
008,
19, DC3-Hawk's, 125, Brutally long sector
031,
19, DC-3, 138, This flight was one of the longuest of the serie.All OK
092,
19, DC3, 134, Its nice to finally see hills after
flying in the desert. I used up my entire auxillary
fuel tank and a portion of the mains (3 tanks total not 4) for this flight.
010,
19, Douglas DC-3, 89, Got an awesome tailwind for this flight at 8500 feet! I
needed that!
016,
19, DC-3, 126, Flew rt
downwind for Rwy 22.
Low clouds, vis poor,
1/4 mile. Turned 90 degrees for VFR approach to rwy
22 when ADF indicated NDB abeam.
078,
19, Convair 240, 95, Tough to find!
094,
19, DC-3, 131, Circled for separation from a Cessna that was also on approach
to Coober Pedy.
044,
19, C-45 USAF, 124, Only off by 12 degrees this time
050,
19, DC-3, 126, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
18
118,
18, DH-89a Dragon Rapide, 101, Flight delayed due to
personal business. Apologies
160,
18, dh dove, 69, Good landing r'way
13, but just had to take off again to fly around the 'rock' that I could see in
the distance!
162,
18, DC-3, 79, Dep rwy 12,
Alt 6,500 ft, Arr rwy 13 with
downwind entry to traffic pattern.
061,
18, VEGA 5B, 90, Had some hazy foggy sort of WX here
at the Rock intended landing 31 but finished up making that 13, nice landing
with no problems. Burnt
about 43 gallons for the flight.
166,
18, DC3, 70, Due to small following wind, we got to have a closer look at the
"Rock". Not very long though and soon got back for landing rwy 13 on time.
004,
18, Cessna 310, 48, Had to refly this one after
realizing that somewhere along the route the timer had gone haywire and was
counting down from 1400.9, lol. Hate it when that
happens.
154,
18, C-195, 112, Total Fuel Used: 274gal.
024,
18, DC3, 83, Held up with traffic on takeoff.landed
RW31.
143,
18, DC-3, 79, Nice flight but poor vis
for most
032,
18, B-25J, 54, alt 6500', vis was poor until about 20
minutes out of YAYE, then cleared up, made left base to rwy
13
007,
18, Douglas DC3, 80, Weather spot on again, I must be doing something right.
Two more to go, Oh dear...
049,
18, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 79, fuel 320 lbs 3-5-06, 1014
hrs.
055,
18, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 69, Never did see Ayers
Rock - Obsured by low clouds
124,
18, Douglas DC-3, 75, Departed YBAS rwy 12, cruise
altitude 6500 to YAYE rwy 13, straight in approach.
Pushed a little bit on the throttles to fight the winds
145,
18, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 75, the rock revisited!
117,
18, Spartan Executive 7W, 63, This leg made with time to buzz the rock before
taking 13 to land....but I had to push it. Fun for me, tough
on the powerplant.
135, 18,
Dove, 66, Great Flight, very hazy, but, good to see Ayers Rock at the end of it
046,
18, Lockheed Electra L-10A, 91,
077,
18, DHC-3 OTTER, 89, Nice view, but no time for a fly-by of the rock, times - a
-pressing.
155,
18, Cessna O-1G Bird Dog, 105,
018,
18, Curtiss C46, 64, had to circle Ayers Rock just
for the view
033,
18, Aero Commander 500, 63, Climbed to 8,500 but kept descending looking for
target ground speed. Ran the Aero Commander hot and fast.
Made up a few minutes on this leg.
052, 18,
Spartan, 60, Weather was exactly as forecast and once the vis cleared up it was an easy flight.
014,
18, dc3, 82, Certainly was not VFR conditions
084,
18, Lockheed Vega 5C, 92, Surprisingly came in sight
of the runway perfectly lined up on base leg. Sheer luck though.
054,
18, Globe Swift, 79, Mixed x-winds
042,
18, Harvard MkIV, 80, Hang ofa
Big Rock, Hey!
170,
18, Douglas DC3, 80, Low visibility departure, IFR out of
017, 18,
038, 18,
DC-3, 79, Good to see the 'Rock' again!
151,
18, B-25J Mitchell, 65, Almost there!
023,
18, DC3, 70, Flew this one solo.
165,
18, DC3, 75, Still more head wind at 19 kts port qtr.
Seems we've been butting winds ever since Port MacQuarrie
158,
18, de Havilland D.H.104 Dove, 69, Correction, as not
sure if I emailed sector 18 before
150,
18, Douglas DC-3, 92, Turned on to base to land at YAYE a little late, had to
make a 360 to come in and land. Managed to make the strip ok.
Good navigation exercise on this leg.
031,
18, DC-3, 89, Visibility limited,last
minute correction HDG in final for Rwy 14.
008,
18, Deer Valley Flying Club, 76, Rock was awesome, a GAAR tradition
092,
18, DC3, 81, Landed Long at Ayers Rock.
010,
18, Douglas DC-3, 62, These headwinds are gonna put me out of reach of gold! Shouldn't have flown so
fast on the test run!
140,
18, F9F-5 Panther, 40, That fun with the storm goofed up the gyro,s so hope there's no IFR conditions rest of the way. wear & tear showing up need tires,and
breaks..wonder if they would
setup some aressting cables at Coober
Pedy ,if not, NOTAM don't park off end of runway
Panther will use it all.
050,
18, DC-3, 96, Weather w/ATC
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Sector
17
032,
17, B-25J, 41, no rain but vis
was terrible, good thing I was able to make an instrument approach on rwy 12.
040,
17, P-38 Lightning, 32, Bit late on the filing here boss. Sorry about that. I owe you a drink at the lounge.
032,
17, B-25J, 41, Sure thankful for the navaids here, landed ILS rwy 12,
no rain but the vis was terrible.
176,
17, DC3, 65, Will some please pick up my landing gear off the runway. Too fast
an approach and did not see the runway till too late. Rain
and fog. Redone sector.
112,
17, pby catalina, 140, bad
weather bad viz but managed
004,
17, Cessna 310, 39, Just three more to go. The
154,
17, C-195, 90, Fuel Used: 228gal.
166, 17, DC3, 54, Great navigation exercise in DC3 (No DME
gauge). Needed to use the NDB's WAY, SPG, TPB and AS to track into RWY12.
007,
17, Douglas DC3, 65, Only three more to go. Damn!!
160,
17, dh dove, 55, Rain?
049,
17, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter, 57, Fuel 255 lbs.
03-03-06 1147 hrs.
162,
17, DC-3, 63, Dep rwy 32,
Alt 6,500 ft, Arr rwy 12
with crosswind entry to traffic pattern.
030,
17, DHC-276, 76, Rev
ILS to stay out of the mountains
124,
17, Douglas DC-3, 60, Departure YJVS rwy 14, cruising
at 6500ft, and heading to TPB to catch YBAS ILS rwy
12
061,
17, VEGA 5B, 67, Low visibility destination made this flight stressful while
waiting for the runway lights to appear in the last five miles,especially so when my only navaid
is my aircraft's compass.
145,
17, de Havilland DH-104 Dove, 61, uneventfull
flight, some showers enroute
126, 17, Beech T-34B
143,
17, DC-3, 64, Misty on descent and approach
052, 17, Spartan, 45, Great to see some tarmac again.
001,
17, DC-3, 60, 112 gal
018,
17, Curtiss C46, 50, Gorgeous night flight and
landing at
135,
17, DOVE, 50, Left Jervois with a bumpy take off roll
and found Alice Springs without a problem.
061,
17, VEGA 5B, 111, Very difficult strip to eyeball,over flew,did a 180 and
still overran the end of RWY 14. Hope
the next remaining sector runways are better defined.
039,
17, DC-3, 68, Up to 2000 and headed toward YBAS. Thank goodness, a real AP w/NAVAIDS. Had to climb higher on the
way because of high-ground.
077,
17, DHC-3 OTTER, 67, Rain mist, ILS landing, could have stayed at home for
weather like that.
015,
17, DC3, 66, landed rwy 12 in blinding rain,good fun
084,
17, Lockheed Vega 5C, 71, Unpleasantly low visibility
on this leg.
170,
17, Douglas DC3, 70, Nice sunshine takeoff from YJVS but a bit of a bumpy
surface! Weather got worse as we neared
038, 17, DC-3, 75, Great flight ending with a 'rare' ILS
approach with back-course localizer at
161, 17,
DC-3, 65, Made it, but it wasn't pretty.
014,
16, dc3, 62, YJVS-YBAS worst weather of the Rally made worst by running out of
Daylight, landed at YBAS using ILS to locate the runway due to poor
conditions.
048,
17, DC3, 87, Really needed the ILS on this one
033,
17, Aero Commander 500, 66, Made an evening flight. Arrived
at
042,
17, Harvard MkIV, 62, Think I blew the timing on this
sector...
090,
17, C-47B, 60, Some minor problems with weather and
traffic, the airport a little bigger than Jervois!
151,
17, B-25J Mitchell, 49, Foggy day at
023,
17, DC3, 59, Civilization at last....
017,
17, GA Monospar ST-10, 90, Les is going to have to
work late tonight as the throttles took rather a lot of hammer on this leg to
get near the target time. Lots of cloud, and we never saw the hills around
YBAS, so the STAR from the VOR out to Simpsons Gap
and back down the ILS to rwy was needed. It wasn't
raining at the
013,
17, DC-3, 71, Moving soon - trying to keep ahead
008,
17, DC3-Hawk's, 57, hope the vis
improves
092,
17, DC3, 65, I think my weather was a little more worse
than the foreast. I attempted to fly the ILS by hand.
I made it down safely
051,
17, Twin Bonanza, 54, Strong headwind Rain and poor viz
on landing. What more could you ask for?
140,
17, F9F-5 Panther, 32, might have loaded the weather a little tough on this
one, my wife is laugjng at me as i'm
leaning in my chair muttering"time to due some
Blue Angle STUFF" as a thunderstoem spit me out
the bottom inverted.
050, Larry
Barker, 17, DC-3, 72, Weather w/ATC