[gbanger]

I will drop by the field on Friday afternoon on the way home from work about 4pm and give a field report Friday evening, fingers crossed.
Gazz

[smuzz]

im thinking im gonna need some lessons in this art you call flying i cant remember ever doing it...

I remember hearing you say something like this before Kev, but within about half-an-hour you were back in the saddle like you'd never been away

[gbanger]

Yeh thats right Steve, and then his PC9 died.
No offence Kev, just pointing out to the other old fart that sometimes its not like riding a bike.
Particularly when you are riding the bike at close to 200 kph.
But with that said Im happy for Kev to fly my Katana
Gazz

[~KevJ~]

Yeh thats right Steve, and then his PC9 died.
No offence Kev, just pointing out to the other old fart that sometimes its not like riding a bike.
Particularly when you are riding the bike at close to 200 kph.
But with that said Im happy for Kev to fly my Katana
Gazz

lol probably right steve, im pretty sure the pc9 incident was me forgetting how long to fly it for.. i was flying good right up to the point i was dead stick on my old crap batteries, i wish i had the cash to try these new nano's man, not long now and ill have some new equipment after over a year of the same stupid planes and batteries. looking forward to a fresh start with equipment to push my learning abit further .. not long

[smuzz]

So Kev - it wasn't that you'd forgotten what to do with the sticks, it was just that you were let down by "old equipment". This should be something that Gazz knows all about

No worries, you'll be right back into it again - looking forward to catching up this weekend!

[Drew]

Oh to be able to fly good enough to have old equipment!!

[gbanger]

I dont think thats the sort of equipment Steve was refering to Drew and incidentally Ive never been let down by my old equipment sonny.

[paulj]

Actually with a little bit of luck kev
may have his PC9 back on Sunday.
It's well under way.

[~KevJ~]

mahahah .. excellent.. the old fella cant let me down eh...

[robair]

Gday Paul

That's a good wicket you are on there, I would find a 3rd Party In House repair service highly useful.
Message to Paul, when you have repaired the Kev J induced carnage can you do him a favour and balance the prop?

Cheers
Rob B

[gbanger]

Big smiley face, the sun shes a shinin.
I will be opening up tomorrow at around 8 am.

[Kedumba]

As much as I'd like to be there today after so long not flying due to work and bad weather, I won't be able to make it down today. I fly out tomorrow morning for 3 weeks in Thailand with my family so today is busy getting ready day. I'll see you all in about a month.
Mick

[~KevJ~]

lol rob, wack another sticker on it ..

[gbanger]

What a fantastic day.
The really great thing is that tomorrow is gunna be even better.
See you lucky bastards that are joining me at the field at 8.30
Gazz

[paulj]

Didn't make it down to the field today as planned.
Grandkids from Brisbane arrived yesterday and was hoping to
bring them down to see the planes.
However I tried to cut my lawn earlier this week seeing Pat is too
busy at work and I've succeeded in hurting my shoulder/neck while pulling
the rope starter. Didn't think I could stand looking up at planes and moving my head so
decided to give it a miss.
Want to be well for Temora next weekend.

[smuzz]

I like to think I've got a sense of humour, but this is testing that out to the max ...

   

[Skidz]

Aww crap

[brotherblonde]

There was an old joke for Sydney weather.....
Q. What do you get after 2 days of rain?
A. Monday!

[gbanger]

Yeh ! Good one funny boy, Keep it up and I'll break the other shoulder!

[Drew]

85% chance on Saturday - I'll take those odds.
I did a dreadful damage to my balsa plane @ Marulan but patched it up so it flies. I've got the fuse for a 1.4M Katana just waiting for the CNC turtle deck parts. Then onto the wings and covering. I need to accellerate my building to cover for my carnage .

[dingy]

I shall NOT be flying over the weekend -

So I will NOT be able to open up the gates.

Regards,

Ingo

[Claudius]

I like to think I've got a sense of humour, but this is testing that out to the max ...

How's that sense of humour holding out Steve?
   

[smuzz]

I've laughed myself hoarse Claudio
Certainly looks like a "Building Weekend"

[brotherblonde]

I refer you to my previous "joke".

[secant0give]

Look at that prediction for Sunday both wet and windy.
Things could change tho'
A week is a long time in the weather forcasting business

Might have to looking at fitting windscreen wipers to my sun glasses and floats to Edge 540

[chrism]

Hi All,
Who is thinking of flying this W/E?

From the forcasts I have seen there is a small window of opportunity early tomorrow morning with the light winds of between 5-10kms from the east and no rain.
Does anyone know the state of our field? I assume it will be soggy at best, so I am thinking of heading out to Penrith for the morning. Also I am keen to see the improvements that have been made to the field knowing the effort that they have been putting in of late.

Happy Flying
Chris M

[Skidz]

I like the idea of flying tomorrow morning. I took today off (organised a couple of weeks back) thinking 4 days of flying would be great - only to see the weather turn sour. I am going to check out the field after lunch. I will post back on the field condition.

[robair]

Gday All

Weather report for the weekend fits firmly in the category of "Shithouse".

Saturday 1 OctoberSummary Min 11Max 19A few showers.Sydney areaCloudy. Scattered showers. The chance of thunderstorms from the late morning until late afternoon. Winds northwesterly averaging up to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly up to 30 km/h later in the evening.

Sunday 2 OctoberSummary Min 12Max 18A few showers. Windy.Sydney areaCloudy. Scattered showers. Winds southerly averaging 40 to 50 km/h.

Monday 3 OctoberSummary Min 12Max 18Shower or two.Sydney areaPartly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds southerly up to 35 km/h.


IDN42903
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NEW SOUTH WALES

SYDNEY AIRPORT WEATHER BRIEFING
ISSUED AT 2327Z ON THE 29/09/2011 [0927 ON THE 30/09/2011 LOCAL]

SYDNEY TAF: (THIS TAF MAY NOT BE THE LATEST ISSUE)
TAF YSSY 292254Z 3000/0106
27020KT CAVOK
FM300800 30010KT CAVOK
FM010000 05008KT 9999 -SHRA SCT035
FM010400 15015KT 9999 -SHRA SCT025
PROB30 TEMPO 0102/0106 3000 TSRA SCT015 SCT040CB
RMK
FM300000 MOD TURB BLW 5000FT TILL301200
T 18 20 19 17 Q 1005 1003 1003 1004


TAF SUMMARY:
FINE TODAY WITH FRESH AND AT TIMES GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY EASE BY MID AFTERNOON. A LOW SOUTH OF ADELAIDE WILL MOVE
THROUGH VICTORIA TODAY, AND NORTHEAST NSW TOMORROW, BEFORE DEEPENING
OFF THE NSW NORTH COAST TOMORROW NIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN SYDNEY FROM LATE TOMORROW MORNING, AND WITH
COLD AIR ALOFT WILL PROVIDE UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR SHOWERS AND THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL:
CHANCE WITHIN 20NM OF SYDNEY AIRPORT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING.

OTHER POSSIBILITIES:
30% CHANCE OF SUSTAINED +20 KNOTS CROSS-WINDS, 00-05Z TODAY, WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS.

SYDNEY OUTLOOK:
SATURDAY : A FEW SHOWERS. CITY MAX: 19
SUNDAY : A FEW SHOWERS. WINDY. CITY MAX: 18

REGARDS
TAD TILL 7PM THEN LILY.

NOTES:
1. THIS BRIEFING IS NOT AMENDED BETWEEN ROUTINE ISSUES. FOR
OPERATIONAL PLANNING, REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE LATEST TAF OR
TTF.

Cheers
Rob B

[secant0give]

I'm thinking of heading down to the field tomorrow morning, looks like the wind will be calm
and hopefully the showers won't start untill later in the afternoon so I hope to be there for an early start.

With any luck the field won't be too swampy, perhaps the wind today will have dried it out a little.

Looking forward to your report Skids

[Skidz]

Well, despite a distractingly blue sky the cross strip and main strip have lying water in addition to the usual squelch. It'll be a heli and hand-launch session for anyone flying. The drive way, ramp and vehicle path on the field surface are dry (well and truly dry). The grass desperately needs a cut for anything other than planes with the largest of wheels and rolling weight. Not dry enough for cutting yet - not even the light foot print from push mowers.

BTW Kevin, all but the gravel is gone from your repaired hole at the bottom of the ramp (..warranty?)