Great Flying Today!!

[Brian]

Pretty hot first off today, wind out of the north blowing as usual, putting a few cows together and notice GPS groundspeed at 40 kilometers an hour! not nice ....another check a bit later shows GPS 30 kilometers an hour, it got down to 17 kilometers.....really no joke now as turning downwind at 100 ft AGL has to be done on tip toes!!!!! turbulence low level was really bad and getting towards midday saw some great whirly winds raise their ugly head. Its hot as a furnace now and for the first time I see the oil pressure drop a little so I'm now watching that gauge carefully although the water is cool and everything else says all is well behind me !!!!!Dehydration and cool water was a thought after the first hour and at the end of 3 hours 40 minutes I had Sahara desert pictures in my mind but even after refuelling and drinking cool water and splashing plenty of cool stuff over me ,I'm still thirsty by the time I'm airborne....probably helped by the exciting X wind takeoff although I reckon I did okay. The cattle arent travelling too well, the calves are knocking up making more flying necessary and well, down wind turns are now a big no no unless I had 300 feet to play with and even that height was only just. All it needed now was thunderstorms on the horizon but thankfully none have appeared. It was one relieved pilot when the last of the mob was into the bore and back home [slowly] I went to cold water and a cool down.What a fun day !!![]Brian

[birdy]

Swap ya places Brian.I know its not the best time o year to be humbugn cows, but its better n buildn yards.[ that steel gets otter n fire ona 48c day. Sun cookn ya from the top, welder cookn ya from below, beeeeutiful ]Ignorance is bliss............but only till you realise you were.You can always get the answer you want, if you ask enough experts.

[mrford61]

Aaaah ya bloody sooks!!!!! []

[asra]

So, is this where I wine about the noisy air-con in the office and how late the buffet lunch was today at my conferance?I'd rather be back on the farm building the new sheds though.Graeme.

[asra]

I'd just like to have something to wine about !Robert DunnMackay. Qld.Growing old is good while it lasts.

[asra]

Sux here in Bundy to flew to beach & landed from glider strip tue 5-6pm glider strip to Gin Gin & back wed 7-9 am life is hard at the bottomButch

[asra]

Geez it's a very average 22degrees, blue skies and little or no wind here in Bairnsdale. Beatiful scenery with mountains far to the north and ocean just to the south. You guys have all the fun.Pete

[Brian]

Blew from the south today...but I'm not complaining.....least its a bit cooler and its better than building yards !! and a lot better than sitting in a air con office!!!Just wanted to share my experience with you guys that think us muster's have it too easy .I'm surprised no one said anything about the downwind comment that topic must be wearing thin by the looks of it or else everyone understands the topic Brian

[birdy]

"I'm surprised no one said anything about the downwind comment "Woz go'n to Brian, but I knew you was only joke'n.[ if ya gota turn DW at 20', ya turn DW at 20'.]And ya right, i'm not swap'n with anybody.Ignorance is bliss............but only till you realise you were.You can always get the answer you want, if you ask enough experts.

[asra]

Had a bit of weather at Lethbridge, Vic about the time you were frying in the heat Brian...Image Insert: 87.51

[asra]

300 ft to turn ......you need a suzuki

[asra]

Brian, 300 ft to turn with a strong wind blowing? Great airmanship always having a back door availible whenever possible.Aussie Paul. []www.firebirdgyros.com

[birdy]

Sumhow i recon e's pulln ya chains.Ignorance is bliss............but only till you realise you were.You can always get the answer you want, if you ask enough experts.

[Brian]

Dave, when I see that forked stuff spitting out of the clouds, I evacuate quickly !! Thats pretty black cloud there too !!Menzy, you are right on, the lighter the gyro, the less height needed to do anything and the more enjoyable it is to fly !!I was hoping that you were going to be the suzuki test pilot. I reckon those motors have a lot of potential. The extra heat of the turbo and sometimes less reliability is my only concern.I reckon you're right Birdy Brian

[asra]

yes brian the suzuki is a light gyro and out of the gyro's i have owned -503 rotax!!?? carby subaru. worked efi subaruthe suzuki is the best one let. most power by a long wayand it does it to easy flying around at 3800rpm and will go 6000+rpmif it is tied down in the ute i have only had to 5500rpm flyingits to good for meas for heat the intercooler drops air temp to about 15c above amptand is super quitemark