As
a result of the Chinese gods of Fung and Shui
I again merged with the Saturday crew of Mick
Moloney, Kevin Rodda, Rod Wilson and Steve
Bowtell. We were joined by Lindsay
Mitchell, Wayne Burgess with his friend Paul
Pradhan, and non-fliers Speedy and Mike
McCluskey.
We
were a bit short of tow-out vehicles as
neither the Magna nor Bert's Barina would
start and the keys for the usual Barina were
nowhere to be seen.
The
blue skies of the morning became more inviting
as the cumulus appeared but then there was too
much cumulus and the first flight of the day,
myself in the Libelle, became the longest
flight of the day at 24 minutes. Perhaps
we should have launched earlier. The
second flight was a check flight for Wayne in
the Twin Astir.
Rod Wilson with Loki
Mitchell
A quick healthy lunch for
Lindsay Mitchell
Next
were Lindsay and Rod familiarising themselves
with that aircraft.
After
lunch another short flight by myself in the
Libelle then Kevin Rodda took a solo in the
Twin.
Steve Bowtell, Mick
Moloney, Paul Pradhan and Wayne Burgess.
Steve,
Mick and Wayne grouped around Paul waiting for
Wayne to take Paul for two short Blanik
flights which closed the flying day.
Speedy
very generously gave me a hand putting the
covers on the Libelle: he was taking a break
while waiting for paint to dry and afterwards
joined us in Kevin's hangar for drinks.
Mike McCluskey and his two boys helped to moor
and cover the Twin but did not stay for
drinks.
Lindsay
had, during the week, repaired the wheel of
the Blanik dolly and has now taken the wheel
of the Libelle dolly for repair. To
prove that bad things come in threes one of
the wheels came off a wheelie bin and there
seemed to be no way of securing it back on.
I suspect that there is a hidden circlip which
has come off and hidden itself in the grass.
Joke:- Where's ya been?; I's bin everywhere;
Yes, but where's ya really been?; I's wheelie
bin in prison. End of joke, it sounds
better in a Strilian accent.
Mick Moloney, Lindsay
Mitchell and John Nestor
Stats
were Libelle, 2 flights, 45 minutes; Astir
Twin, 3 flights, 42 minutes; Blanik, 2
flights, 21 minutes
Our
thanks to Steve Bowtell who departed for
Toowoomba on family business after tugging all
day, and my thanks to Kevin Rodda for the
photos.
Best
regards,
