Hi,
At RAAF Point Cook the trainees were taught on Winjeels
CAC Winjeel - Wikipedia
With a stiff sea breeze along the strip it was amusing to see them try to hover near the tower.
Brownie points for flying with a negative ground speed.
Cheers
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Hi,
At RAAF Point Cook the trainees were taught on Winjeels
CAC Winjeel - Wikipedia
With a stiff sea breeze along the strip it was amusing to see them try to hover near the tower.
Brownie points for flying with a negative ground speed.
Cheers
I posted this from my phone... Here it is again properly:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
https://youtu.be/56XL0TysIn0
Sounds a bit like the time I flew a C150 from Dubbo to Lilydale (Melbourne) in a brisk SW wind. I had to land twice for fuel!
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Originally Posted by Homestar
CRIPES!
The only way it could have been shorter was to shove the nose into the sand.
The Pilot could probably do it blindfolded.
Thanks for that.
SW wind? Kilmore gap must have been fun... Especially in a little 150.Quote:
Originally Posted by JDNSW
Just saw a vid of someone who found an abandoned one of these VW trailers in 2014. Apparently they sold it soon after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpwH9WeVEfU
This is their second video, where they have a fully restored one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqr2ioQTV5s
The big wings plus the barn door size flaps have a lot to do with it. Notice how quickly he retracts the flaps after landing!Quote:
A good demonstration of ground speed v airspeed
Can't say I blame them. The noise above their heads must have been off-putting.Quote:
Originally Posted by cripesamighty
My usual approach to Lilydale was over the hills north of Lilydale, not through the gap (if the ceiling is low enough that you have to use the gap, then the clouds (and the CTA steps) are uncomfortably close to the hills west of Lilydale). I can't remember the route I used that day, but I usually followed the great circle as closely as possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tins
But yes, in that weather it can get bumpy wherever you cross the ranges, although it will usually be better a little bit further east, partly because you can (if the cloudbase is high enough) be further above ground because the CTA base is higher.
And you are right - the 150 tends to bounce about (I did my basic training in Victa, which has much higher wing loading). My first Cessna flying was in my 180, and most of my other Cessna flying has been in 210s. In general I have only flown a 150 when I could not rent anything else.
