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Post by yak2 on Aug 10, 2006 15:31:55 GMT 12
Nope, that's Yak1 (Wicko). Nice pic Peter. I am probably the next aircraft following (#62)...looks like a 'Red Sparrows' practice session before the the airshow. Do you have any of Wicko's Yak 9 and 'Big Pussy' taken at the time?
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Post by yak2 on Aug 10, 2006 15:37:04 GMT 12
Some little pixie has been modifying my post! 'Big Pussy' has nothing to do with Wicko's wife or any other female for that matter. It is the nick-name for Yak on the Prowl. If Peter doesn't have a shot of it, I can provide. Rob
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Post by phil82 on Aug 10, 2006 20:08:39 GMT 12
Just as a matter of interest, I stayed in A new Jury's Inn at Hatton Cross near Heathrow in May, and it's amazing how close landing aircraft get to the built-up area. I took this shot from the front doorstep of the hotel! That building immediately beneath the aircraft is Hatton Cross tube station!
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Post by phil82 on Aug 10, 2006 20:11:08 GMT 12
....and, for those who may recall the approach to the old Hong Kong Airport, you could, literally. look into high -rise flats as you went between them!
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Post by planeimages on Aug 10, 2006 20:58:37 GMT 12
Hi yak2. Is this you? Not one of my better shots. Not quite up on "big girl thingy" and the numbers are not always identifiable. They are all on the discs you obtained from the Irishman.
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Post by planeimages on Aug 10, 2006 21:09:27 GMT 12
Just another small point about distractions on approach. The Tyabb-Mornington Road runs past the approach to the runway at the northern end. Vehicles are drivenalong the road at all times other than during airshows. Very sensibly the road was closed on the Sunday of the event. My point is that pilots have to deal with all sorts of sensory inputs.
One of the worst visual distractions I ever experienced was the stroboscopic and potentially hypnotic effect of a low-RPM single -engined a/c prop while on short finals landing into the setting sun at Bankstown. It all started to go very flickery so I had to refocus and shout to myself." You're not going to get me, you b.........."
Dick Smith tells of his spatial disorientation while landing his helio on his 'round-the-world-flight in VH-DIK. His vision was affected by flying snow and he started th get the "leans." Stoically and correctly he kept his eyes on the instruments.
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Post by planeimages on Aug 10, 2006 21:33:33 GMT 12
Another piece of fine noseart at Tyabb 2006. Who is this please yak2?
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Post by xr6turbo1 on Aug 10, 2006 21:42:02 GMT 12
Now that is brillaint, what a great name indeed
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2006 21:49:56 GMT 12
Hmmm, I think the automatic censor has kicked in on your word there - but looking ath the censored words I am not sure what you actually said to envoke this reaction. Was it sometimg to do with a cat, starting with 'p' and ending with 'ussy'?
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Post by yak2 on Aug 10, 2006 22:20:13 GMT 12
You may think I am kidding, but that is Yak 3! I will give you one more try Peter, but the answer is staring at you. And yes Dave, that was the P word. Are there any other words with a double meaning I should be aware of? BTW. Our club has owned the the airfield at Tyabb for over 40 years, and we hope to displace the threshhold for obvious reasons. However we are battling with a local residents group most of whom appear new to the area, and who just see this as airport expansion.
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Post by yak2 on Aug 10, 2006 22:58:01 GMT 12
Here's that big cat starting with a P.......
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2006 23:04:12 GMT 12
Regarding the censored words, there are a number which you cannot use, for obvious reasons, some of which do have double meanings. When you set these forums up they come with a preset list and you're able to go though and change them if you wish. i just readjusted the list of naughty words to change them to more aeronautical words for a laugh.
So for example one rather rude expression becomes Fokker. Another part of male enatomy becomes a bit more cryptic and you'd have to know of a certain airline one of our RNZAF DC-6's went to... You can guess what the inserted word Mig 15 means!
Some lighter swearwords I removed from the list so we can say them, as sometimes you just have to... and we're all pretty mature here. Even the younger members.
Robbo (a member here) has an excellent UK-based forum and all his swearwords become types of cheese, like stilton and brie... I thought an aeronautical flavour would be good. Any suggestions welcome.
Onto your other issue on the residents complaining, this happens everywhere now and it bugs me rotten. I wonder, have you guys thought about going to the ring leaders and offering them flights? Maybe you can entice them to join you rather than beat you? Just a thought. I mean who'd turn down a flight in an interesting aircraft?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 10, 2006 23:06:51 GMT 12
HOLY Cow, that is an amazing paint job! Beautiful. Any more photos?
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Post by yak2 on Aug 10, 2006 23:24:27 GMT 12
Judy Pay and her 'new' T6 (ex RNZAF).....she'll kill me if she knows I have posted this. Re residents. Have taken some, and offered rides to others. But a vocal minority are anti- warbird, and won't be happy until the airfield is closed. These drongo's are not elected, but just choose to speak on behalf of the community to further their own political cause. Trouble is the local council listens to them. Our club has donated over $100K to local charities and service organisations since 2001 from air show proceeds, but they are out to stop this too it seems. Grrrrrrrr!!
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 11, 2006 10:07:38 GMT 12
Rob, maybe threats of violence are the order of the day for the vocal anti-Tyabb minority??? ;D It's typical though - they move next to an airport, then start whinging about the noise. Bastards - every one of them! Judy's Harvard looks wonderful in that training scheme she's done it up in now: I can't wait to see it in the flesh.
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Post by yak2 on Aug 12, 2006 19:23:20 GMT 12
The anti-airport campaign has coincided with a series of dumb acts of urban terrorism...vandalism, disconnecting windsock lights, cutting boundary fences and herding cattle onto the airfield, leaving snakes under the kids playground equipment etc. We have a pretty good idea who the offenders are, and so do the Police. Jude's T6 is something special Craig......on a sunny day you need your RayBans on to look at it! Must go and check what I've stuffed up in Photobucket re my avatar, or Peter will never figure out who I am!
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Post by yak2 on Aug 12, 2006 19:46:14 GMT 12
Another shot of that T6
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Post by flyjoe180 on Aug 13, 2006 13:53:33 GMT 12
Beautiful machine.
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Post by corsair67 on Aug 14, 2006 10:16:58 GMT 12
My God, what is wrong with some people? Don't they realise that they could kill someone with all these stupid antics? I hope the Police catch these jerks in action on day. Rob, thanks for posting that second picture of Judy's T6, and I can certainly see what you mean about wearing sunnies when viewing it. Pity the poor devil who gets to polish the thing! ;D
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Post by planeimages on Aug 14, 2006 19:59:54 GMT 12
Ok, so Peter is thick and needs better glasses. I was under the impression that the a/c in your Avatar was yours.
I can just see Judy's T-6 in the air as the sun comes over the horizon. Mellow rays tinting the bare aluminium, sunlight shimmering off the propeller. Paul Bowen, eat your heart out.
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