Lord Howe Island visitors

[Dave Homewood]

Yes, go and catch up. David Wilkinson is a forum member. I know him, say hello from me. He'll be in the yellow and white RV8, ZK-WLK.

[planecrazy]

May 24, 2016 12:23:34 GMT 12 AussieBob said:

Planecrazy, I believe you are due for a couple of microlight visitors today/tomorrow. Three flew KeriKeri to Norfolk yesterday and scheduled for Norfolk to Lord Howe today.
Would be keen to see if you can catch them.
Cheers

Thanks for the heads up fellas, will keep my ears and eyes up, blowing a gale though 25kts from
the SW so strong head wind from Norfolk to Lord Howe and nasty cross wind landing as well!

[Dave Homewood]

Yikes, I hope they play it safe and stay a little longer in Norfolk till the weather improves.

[Dave Homewood]

David and his father Don Wilkinson both appear in Episode 88 of the WONZ Show, "Black Sands 2015". Great guys. David took me for an awesome ride in his RV8 too around Raglan, such a rocket ship!

[Bruce]

BTW they aren't microlights... They are amateur-builts. The hop to Lord Howe will probably be Thursday.

[planecrazy]

The time of the year when the SWer's fire up, I'm a kiteboarder we love this time of the year!
Looks like they will get a short break Thursday, I'd say the southern Alps will get some decent
snow over the next week or so!

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Lord Howe Island Forecast

Issued at 3:10 pm EST Tuesday on 24 May 2016


Weather Situation
A front associated with a deep low pressure system has crossed the Lord Howe
Island today, bringing a fresh southwesterly air stream for today and tomorrow.
Mostly stable weather conditions are expected on Thursday as a ridge of high
pressure extends over the region from the north. Another deep low pressure
system will move into the Tasman Sea on Friday, bringing showers and fresh to
strong winds to the Island.

Forecast for the rest of Tuesday
Partly cloud.Slight (30%) chance of a shower.
W/SW winds 15/20 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate to heavy S/SW long
period swell.

Forecast for Wednesday
Partly cloudy.Moderate (40%) chance of a shower. SW winds 15/25 knots in the
morning, easing to 10/15 knots in late evening. Moderate to heavy S/SW long
period swell.


Forecast for Thursday
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers from the afternoon. W/NW winds
10/15 knots increasing to 15/25 knots in the afternoon.
Precis: Shower or two. Min: 18 Max: 24


Forecast for Friday
Mostly cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain. NW winds 15/25 knots, turning W/SW
during the day.
Precis: Rain. Windy. Min: 18 Max: 23


Forecast for Saturday
Partly cloudy. Medium (40%) chance of showers. W/SW winds 15/25 knots.
Precis: Possible showers. Min: 18 Max: 22

[AussieBob]

You can catch their whereabouts and track at
go.spidertracks.com/public/acrosstheditch#/flying

[planecrazy]

Thanks Bob, don't think it will be today, currently 28 to 33kts from the SW at the northern end of the airstrip,
this wind direction is around 90 degress off the runway. Tricky for a light aeroplane, if it stays there I don't even
think the Qantas dash 8 will operate today, will be kite boarding though, yipee!

[planecrazy]

Nailed it RPT Qantas Dash 8 did not get in yesterday, weather/wind delay till this morning, three
RV's also got in and out quickly, sent them on there way as that wind is coming back tomorrow!

Lord Howe Island Forecast

Issued at 5:00 am EST Thursday on 26 May 2016

Forecast for Friday
Mostly cloudy. High (80%) chance of rain, easing in the afternoon.NW winds 20/30
knots, turning W/SW during the day.
Precis: Rain. Windy. Min: 18 Max: 23

Sorry folks took pic's but internet very poor at the moment pic's later I hope.

[planecrazy]

Lucky the RVs got away, gusting over 40 knots out of the SW this morning, thunder and lightning about as well.

[planecrazy]

So bit of a catch up with some recent visitors, the regular XL750 that brings freight from Port Macquarie.

[planecrazy]

A couple of Americans, demo model Caravan, these chaps told me they where off to New Zealand, anyone spotted her?


Eclipse 500LX USA jet

[planecrazy]

Yesterday’s visitors three little RVs in and out on there way to the land of Oz.










Plan is to head back to New Zealand in around 10 days.

[planecrazy]

ZK-WLK just disturbed my morning cuppa, went over my house at
about 700ft, heading east, not sure if she was landing or heading
to Norfolk, haven't heard the others yet!

Had some wild weather over the weekend 50 knot gusts out of the
NE, bit of damage, trees down and sea erosion.

[AussieBob]

Planecrazy, They are parked up at Lord Howe tonight - 2hr 20min flying time thereabouts from Pt Macquarie to you

[planecrazy]

Left for Norfolk today at around 12pm local time, should be parked up on Norfolk Island now.

[Dave Homewood]

I just got an email from David Wilkinson. He says:

"Can you put a post on the forum to say we are safe at Norfolk and planning to head to Kerikeri Friday as weather no good today.

Spent a fantastic day with Peter Phillips on Lord Howe... He knows everything about the aviation history on the island."

[planecrazy]

Yeah we had a good day checking out the aviation highlights of the island, nice
fellas always admire people who take on such adventures, flying their home made
machines long distances over water, great stuff!

[planecrazy]

182 with a stinger in her tail. Don't know much about these jobs, is the lack of struts unusual?


Bird and a plane, I’ve always thought those dangly 182 rears look strange when they retract.

[Bruce]

Its a Cessna T210 (Retracts, no struts) rather than a 182RG. (although early 210s also has struts....)