Thread: Photo Competition #19 -ends 9th May.

Didn't say anywhere how recent the pix had to be, so yep, that's me flying ... a "while" ago


Me (using a self-timer)


Don't try this with passengers on board! (just kidding, was sitting in the right-hand seat)

And yep, that was film lol

Bonus points for anyone who knows where this is (same place for both, somewhere in Oz) ...

Both Scanned from 35mm negatives...

This is one of the Iroquois we gave to PNG. The door numbers had to be painted over.



Taken will flying low level in an Iroquois during K89 in Western Australia.

I'm Flying (NOT).



I was the front seat passenger in this Beechcraft Musketeer which unfortunately ran out of oomph! on take off. Flinders Island Kilecrankie landing strip early '70's.

Deano

Deano. that was enough for an urgent underwear change
Nice photo to restore, this is the best that you have or the original it is better?

Originally Posted by Chucaro

Deano. that was enough for an urgent underwear change
Nice photo to restore, this is the best that you have or the original it is better?

Strangely enough there was no time to be scared, it all hapened so quickly. But afterwards I had the shakes for a while. The funny thing was that a farmer came up on his tractor, said he'd heard the 'bang' from where he was ploughing several Km's away. I had no sensation of loud noises at all.
The quality of the original I have is quite poor and it is printed on very light weight paper. Could probably fix the tear mark but overall the information isn't there. The same (I think) picture appears in the book 'Islands of Bass Strait'. Copying that would probably be the way to get a better result.
Was involved in another 'incident' several years later in a Cessna (VH-AJF) that was far more frightening although less damage to the aeroplane, VH-TYS was a write off. The difference was that it was more protracted time wise; gave you much more time to be scared.

Deano

Take us home


Welcome to Firebird 225



Martyn

Errrr, excuse my English, fly qualify for the flying compo

The cokpit

Riddle VIC circa 1975. Me standing next to the Tigermoth (in second photo), younger brother John, ground crew (Dad, then Ansett Flight Engineer). Pilot and owner was then Ansett Cpt Bob De Lissa