The Planespotting/General AV Geek Thread

[FlyboyAl]

Getting close to the end now!

 

[FlyboyAl]

Nearly there

 

[FlyboyAl]

All done. Hope you enjoyed the show.
Alan Logue.

 

[JohnM]

Sensational pics .

 

[wooley]

Awesome

 

[JohnM]

Awesome

Try some of those moves in the John Deere, wooley :mrgreen:.

 

[wooley]

Try some of those moves in the John Deere, wooley :mrgreen:.

Might need some more appropriately shaped wings first...

 

[JohnM]

Might need some more appropriately shaped wings first...

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Ha ha - love it, mate!

 

[ozbeachbabe]

FB Al were the aircraft doing pylon racing like they do at the Reno Air Races?

I must dig out my Reno pics from 1994. Can't believe that was over twenty years ago now. I also went to Skyrace Tasmania in LST plus the launch of the Boeing 777 in SEA so 'twas a great year for aviation.

Might need some more appropriately shaped wings first...

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Keep sending him up.

 

[wooley]

Ha ha - love it, mate!

Something else for you, John.

As far as I know the AT 802 is the largest single engine aircraft in production (MTOW 7257kg), with a payload of 3000L or just over 4000kg.

Used as an aerial spray rig (crop duster) or for water bombing during bushfires. The blokes that fly these all have a few screws loose, I've had a couple of the pilots tell me that you're not a real AirTractor pilot unless you've put at least a couple down in a paddock... very reassuring.

 

[JohnM]

Something else for you, John.

As far as I know the AT 802 is the largest single engine aircraft in production (MTOW 7257kg), with a payload of 3000L or just over 4000kg.

Used as an aerial spray rig (crop duster) or for water bombing during bushfires. The blokes that fly these all have a few screws loose, I've had a couple of the pilots tell me that you're not a real AirTractor pilot unless you've put at least a couple down in a paddock... very reassuring.


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I always do love the name 'Air tractor' . Beats a Toorak tractor any day :mrgreen:.

 

[lastrow]

Never mind about a flying tractor, here is a flying lawn mower.
Check this out, just type A_lawnmower into you tube and off you go!

 

[FlyboyAl]

Hi Oz.
No pylon flying other than the red Oracle aerobatic jobby who cut 3 ribbons on the runway. The first with his left wing, the second with his right wing, then upside down with his rudder!!!!! The ribbons would have been 40 to 50 feet about the runway. All the warbirds were flying varying circuits with up to 18 in the air at any one time.

FB Al were the aircraft doing pylon racing like they do at the Reno Air Races?

I must dig out my Reno pics from 1994. Can't believe that was over twenty years ago now. I also went to Skyrace Tasmania in LST plus the launch of the Boeing 777 in SEA so 'twas a great year for aviation.



Keep sending him up.

 

[Scarlett]

So I count 57 pics there. Ok, you spotters, who is going to be the first to name all of the aircraft in all 57 of the pics?

 

[JohnM]

Something else for you, John.

As far as I know the AT 802 is the largest single engine aircraft in production (MTOW 7257kg), with a payload of 3000L or just over 4000kg.

Used as an aerial spray rig (crop duster) or for water bombing during bushfires. The blokes that fly these all have a few screws loose, I've had a couple of the pilots tell me that you're not a real AirTractor pilot unless you've put at least a couple down in a paddock... very reassuring.


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IIRC, from my only time gliding (now that is something different ), they make a great glider tug. Maybe that's where the tractor label came from?

 

[Jimmy124]

I took this photo, from my iPhone, a couple of weeks ago from a perimeter fence at Victorville. Former OGL (still has GL on the tail), now registered as N326BC.

 

[NFF]

CPA138 has turned around.

 

[docjames]

CPA138 has turned around.

Had a quick stop in DRW.....

 

[Captain Halliday]

The best way to find a car park at the Darwin Convention Centre is from above:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9h6dHD5guU8ektwUWU3bXRNb00&authuser

 

[leadman]

This really broke up the monotony of recent plane spotting; in BKK last night a Rossiya Il96-300, which was most likely a chartered flight. Really like the different style, but picked it up because the tail was the way the tail was more inclined than an Airbus or Boeing