i'll go first. I absolutely love the strip where I fly from , I use the Bundaberg gliding club. originally I was not impressed with having to move to there, but it was pointed out to me that although further in land it was in the middle of just about everywhere.
it's nearly 2 k/lm long and has a at it's widest place about 100mt wide . it also has a cross strip about 1 k/lm long . the cross stip is as rough as , so it also hardly ever gets used by anyone. the club house is right up at the top end and there has to be a severe tail wind for me to taxi down and take off on what we call "three zero." we call it that but actually it's 20 degrees different
the strip compass readings are exactly the same as the Bundaberg HINKLER AIRPORT three two and one four. so as not to confuse any pilots at the main BUNDY airstrip or the club on any half missed radio calls, we always use Elliott field but use the runway headings of three zero or one two. we are all on 126.9 . the poor fixed wing little darlings would have a melt down if they heard me and a few gliders in circuit if they happened to miss the "Elliott field for Bundy airport " part of the message..
the strip is about 20 minutes from the edge of town
the strip is a short 20 to 30 minute fly to the nearest coast, about 30 to 40 minutes fly to the north coast [ about 20 minutes fly to rob p place. [ there is also power lines at 1 end of his strip if your going there now too . [ ring first as always ]
1 of my favourite flys is to the southern end of woodgate beach [ Burrum river ] and then all the way up the coast to ELLIOTT heads and than back to the glider strip . it's a triangle route and no matter which way the winds blowing it always takes me the same time. it's got every thing. beautiful country and the coast and farm land every where.and of course our beautiful coast. beautiful coast line with families out enjoying themselves , good family fun.
on the way back I always check out tall Jamie 's place [ poor earth bound human ] if he is around then a compulsory buzzing past his house is always done to give a wave to him and his kids. the buzzing is out the back of his house and I have his written permission.
getting closer to the glider strip, there are some thermals [ 45 years ago they choose the right place to have the club] so when I want to start coming down I can find myself going up.
in the afternoons the glider boys radios are getting flat batteries so they aren't always able to make calls so the ruling is they fly left hand and I fly right hand , their base station is always good thou and comunications are ok as they keep an eye out for them and let me know. the strip is that big we could do it side by side anyway.
flying from a glider strip thou if I go early morning they aren't there and I quite often get there in the afternoons when they are packing up and heading home. best times is when they aren't there . and no one else around either and have the strip to my self. carve it and do what I want.
practice take offs and down wind take offs and practice landings spot landings and down wind landings. cross landings any which way. if it's a crappy one go back and do it again . and no one sees it anyway.
in this sort of weather I have been getting up earlier and going to the strip and having a fly for 30 minutes in the morning . beautiful mornings beautiful flying. keeps me sane . get to work by 6:30 and I can be almost normal. almost. !!!! always seems to make me have a better day anyway.
the strip is only 20 minutes from CHILDERS AIRPORT. a real friendly club. they just celebrated their 25 year. I joined earlier this year. they a have a fly in breakfast every month [ B.Y.O. ] and a big one every 3 months for ten bucks. fixed wingers from down near Brisbane even make the trip probably 20 planes and 2 trikes and a Robbie there last time , oh yeah and me .
they were all very confused about the rotars , disappointing really considering that we are all fliers.
I can count at least 6 to 8 airstrips within 30 to 45 minutes from the glider strip. that's pretty good I recon.
the club isn't real financial as members are low so the rent is higher than what I recon is fair but as I have sad there are bonuses with the place.
a small bunch of very friendly blokes and a couple of girls too. there is a new member who is minimum age , struth she is tiny. I have a ten year old grand daughter about the same size as her, but she is as keen as so it seems to be working .
a few years ago the caretaker died in a van fire which also raised the club house , that was a set back , I liked Garry, always had a yarn to tell and would always be waiting for me to return if I told him I was going for a fly and when I would be back.
the only place that I could think of a better strip is if I had my own with a house and not in the flood zone. so I really love the strip I'm at.
it's nearly 2 k/lm long and has a at it's widest place about 100mt wide . it also has a cross strip about 1 k/lm long . the cross stip is as rough as , so it also hardly ever gets used by anyone. the club house is right up at the top end and there has to be a severe tail wind for me to taxi down and take off on what we call "three zero." we call it that but actually it's 20 degrees different
the strip compass readings are exactly the same as the Bundaberg HINKLER AIRPORT three two and one four. so as not to confuse any pilots at the main BUNDY airstrip or the club on any half missed radio calls, we always use Elliott field but use the runway headings of three zero or one two. we are all on 126.9 . the poor fixed wing little darlings would have a melt down if they heard me and a few gliders in circuit if they happened to miss the "Elliott field for Bundy airport " part of the message..
the strip is about 20 minutes from the edge of town
the strip is a short 20 to 30 minute fly to the nearest coast, about 30 to 40 minutes fly to the north coast [ about 20 minutes fly to rob p place. [ there is also power lines at 1 end of his strip if your going there now too . [ ring first as always ]
1 of my favourite flys is to the southern end of woodgate beach [ Burrum river ] and then all the way up the coast to ELLIOTT heads and than back to the glider strip . it's a triangle route and no matter which way the winds blowing it always takes me the same time. it's got every thing. beautiful country and the coast and farm land every where.and of course our beautiful coast. beautiful coast line with families out enjoying themselves , good family fun.
on the way back I always check out tall Jamie 's place [ poor earth bound human ] if he is around then a compulsory buzzing past his house is always done to give a wave to him and his kids. the buzzing is out the back of his house and I have his written permission.
getting closer to the glider strip, there are some thermals [ 45 years ago they choose the right place to have the club] so when I want to start coming down I can find myself going up.
in the afternoons the glider boys radios are getting flat batteries so they aren't always able to make calls so the ruling is they fly left hand and I fly right hand , their base station is always good thou and comunications are ok as they keep an eye out for them and let me know. the strip is that big we could do it side by side anyway.
flying from a glider strip thou if I go early morning they aren't there and I quite often get there in the afternoons when they are packing up and heading home. best times is when they aren't there . and no one else around either and have the strip to my self. carve it and do what I want.
practice take offs and down wind take offs and practice landings spot landings and down wind landings. cross landings any which way. if it's a crappy one go back and do it again . and no one sees it anyway.
in this sort of weather I have been getting up earlier and going to the strip and having a fly for 30 minutes in the morning . beautiful mornings beautiful flying. keeps me sane . get to work by 6:30 and I can be almost normal. almost. !!!! always seems to make me have a better day anyway.
the strip is only 20 minutes from CHILDERS AIRPORT. a real friendly club. they just celebrated their 25 year. I joined earlier this year. they a have a fly in breakfast every month [ B.Y.O. ] and a big one every 3 months for ten bucks. fixed wingers from down near Brisbane even make the trip probably 20 planes and 2 trikes and a Robbie there last time , oh yeah and me .
they were all very confused about the rotars , disappointing really considering that we are all fliers.
I can count at least 6 to 8 airstrips within 30 to 45 minutes from the glider strip. that's pretty good I recon.
the club isn't real financial as members are low so the rent is higher than what I recon is fair but as I have sad there are bonuses with the place.
a small bunch of very friendly blokes and a couple of girls too. there is a new member who is minimum age , struth she is tiny. I have a ten year old grand daughter about the same size as her, but she is as keen as so it seems to be working .
a few years ago the caretaker died in a van fire which also raised the club house , that was a set back , I liked Garry, always had a yarn to tell and would always be waiting for me to return if I told him I was going for a fly and when I would be back.
the only place that I could think of a better strip is if I had my own with a house and not in the flood zone. so I really love the strip I'm at.
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