The forecast is for scattered showers, but sounds like coastal. I will be there 8.30ish unless showers are more imposing upon our field. Watch this space 7.30 - 8.00am for a further report.

I will be opening about 8.30 again tomorrow for a few hours flight.

Thanks Chris, these posts are often unnecessary but are appreciated on occasions. I remember many occasions only too well, sitting in my car at the gate for what seemed an eternity, waiting for somebo...

Another great day for flying. I am not flying tomorrow so it would be appreciated if somebody else will post on here when the gates will be open for visitors & new members without gate codes.

Today was a cracker of a day to brush the cobwebs of the planes. The usable part of the strip was somewhat narrowed and shortened with the surface gradually firming up after a month's worth of regular...

Looks like a good day for flying, from PeterH's report the strip may be a bit restricted but continuing good weather will maybe allow for extending mowing. I should be there to open up 8.30ish unles...

I normally post daily on a weekend but I thought yesterday's post would have said it all. I was heading out to Penrith for my birthday dinner about 5.15 and passed throught some heavy rain which I tho...

Am at the field & news is not good. 100% of field has surface water again. Any amount of rain will make it unflyable again tomorrow

I fly for pleasure, flying on a saturated field in winds increasing from over 20kph by 9.00am & dodging showers does not fall into my pleasure category. Looks like a sim & build day for me.

Build em crash 'em Wrote: (09-04-2014, 08:47 PM) -- Hi Wayne and all the rest !... lol My apologies for not being around for a while... Have been budy with an ensuite reno. Been missing all of you ...

Am sorry your last fly at McCoy was such a damp one. Hope you had plenty of cleaning rags, that strip was more than damp. Indeed your electronics knowledge, flight wisdom and your assistance with ne...

I live within a few minutes drive of the field & I like to provide this service. We are a social club that consists largely of members who go the extra yard for the benefit of all.

Am at the field and as suspected the entire strip has surface water. Bottom of driveway ramp pooled. Save your fuel & give today a miss.

Looks like only a minimal chance of flying today. My field condition post yesterday reported an already soft runway & was followed by an hour or more of rain that would not heve been able to be absorb...

Took a wander to the field about 2ish this afternoon. Whilst no surface water except at McCoy pond (yet to be filled) there was definitely no firmness underfoot and heavy landings with a plane of over...

Just another reminder guys, it doesn't rain indoors. If you look at the forecast on my enemy Willy's website you will see a high % of rain predicted for the next 5 days to stuff up another weekend at ...

Craig got stung by one of them during the last bushcare day and stated the next day that the pain had increased rather than subside. I imagine in Europe there are more than 1 species of wasp and which...

I have opened the field for fliers

Much of the surface water has disappeared but the ground is still soggy where it laid yesterday. Still best for belly landers. Forecast is for more showers today. Driving in is OK.

A few pitots dared the dampened field today, but landings were very trecherous in avoiding the foot squelching areas of the strip. I went to the field to give a heads up to those who had not read my e...

Sorry guys but the news is not good. Strip is largely unusable with surface water on most of it. Would suggest walk in only with belly landers or hovercraft and lots of cleaning rags.

Not sure what to say about tomorrow, given the storm we had this afternoon & the already soggy condition of our field. More showers are predicted for tomorrow. I think I will make an early recognisanc...

I was at the field for a few hours mowing this afternoon and the field has suffered a bit from the recent rain. The first 20-30m of the strip from the inramp end is quite soggy & grass is getting a li...

Regardless of the timeframe, it is still a reminder of our safety needs. We have had quite a few new members since the last similar story hit our forum. Whilst we try to impress upon our newbies the n...

This is not the first report of a fatality from remote planes and they have been reported in a lot of countries. A similar post last year gave rise to a tirade of examples of accidents causing deaths ...

OMG slept in till well after 7am I cant remember the last time that happened. Although not raining at the moment, Stratocumulus clouds are present & likely to produce Willy's 100% chance of rain. Ye...

Your not wrong there John, Willyweather is painting a grim picture. As per usual I will post early tomorrow using a combination of Willyweather and the more reliable view out my window. From these I w...

Sorry I cant give you an affirmative to that question Frank, I am heading south to see Marg's mum for the day. The forecast is good for tomorrow, so I imagine we will have a reasonable roll up. Enjoy ...

Bloody weather, rain clouds looking less ominous now, rain radar not showing much in the way of water dripping from the black fluffy things. Gunna take the punt, pack my stuff & head down to the field

I dont think I will be flying today, have been watching the rain radar for the last hour and areas of medium rain have reached Cabramatta heading north. Out of my southern window I have been watching ...

Am starting to feel like a Friday pessimist giving the habitual "watch this space". The field is partly usable (thanks Smuzz) but any more rain will ruin it for the weekend. Willy weather says morni...

Has anybody had a chance to look at the field today or know if the hefty rain on Wednesday restored Lake McCoy

If you are looking for a bunch of friendly social minded fellows willing to pass on some flying experience, then you have come to the right place. As Steve said in response to your "hello" we have had...

Well done Jason, you certainly put a lot of work into the Willow's Cup. Beer taps or not, your efforts match your enthusiasm. But with beer taps it would need to be a lot bigger for all the volunteers

Anyone know where we can get a supersoaker used at the cricket ?

I would rather have been wrong with the weather. With the forecast for much of the same for the next few days, might be a while for McCoy to be flyable again

Didn't have a look at the field today, but I imagine it will be pooled again. Willy says rain until Wednesday so my first Thursday off & ready to do a mow, that might not even be possible. Gazz has ha...

Whilst not raining at the moment the rain radar shows plenty coming from the West. Turning up at the field would be very shortlived in my opinion & I will give it a miss again today.

Visited the field for a looksee about 3pm today, rain since yesterday has filled my birdbath at home but has made no impact on our field. Not even our usual sopts have any pooling & the strip is solid...

Not sure if it means I have won or lost that lottery, but it is sprinkling with no signs of letting up. So I will have to find another means of filling the day. Maybe stop procrastinating with the bui...

The weather is looking decidedly cruddy for the weekend. There was supposed to be 100% chance of 10-15 mm showers today and I haven't seen enough to dampen a tissue. A 95% chance 0f 5-10 mm morning r...

We now have another Bronze Wing flier amongst us. I had suggested to Chris McCarthy that he was at a level where he could get tested for his Bronze but he was not sure of his ability and was too ner...

Morning guys, looks like another great day for flying. Minimal wind but heating up to 33 deg. I intend opening up shortly after 8 to prep the field for flying.

Welcome Thomas, I concur with the ouch comment, it is never a happy beginning to our hobby. Many advancements have arrived since some of our similarly experienced veterans learnt to fly, foremostly th...

Car packed, off to get ice & heading to the field to open up

My thanks go out to Pete & ChrisM, they have been regulars in the mowing regime. I know others also assist (with thanks) but these 2 guys are legends. Although not strictly every 2 weeks, I will comm...

Yesterdays flyday was reasonably attended & the field's recovery was not too bad although still a bit soggy at the Grace end of the field. Should be a good flying day again today. Not sure if I will b...

Having been told that a few PMAC people turned up, I went to the field to ensure visitors book signed & new pilots to our field were aware of no fly zones etc. Although we still have some pooling, the...

My posting was to discourage flying today, not forbidden but preferred to be a no-fly day. The strip is very restricted for landings, both in width & length. Walking on soggy areas may add to the dama...

As predicted there are multiple pools of water on the runway in the usual areas. Far cross strip is unusable and barely half of the main runway width without pooling. Runway cut short just past the cr...