.. as the sun rose to a beautiful still morning over Kerribee Park the other day, Biggles Mk1 decided to make its disappearance ..
I love the early morning flights, but this time the glider did not return to the fold .. with about 6 spectators viewing, the plane simply disappeared from sight while it was gliding in circles above the Park here.
Taking advantage of the still conditions, I must admit that I do push the limits and this time I was somewhat higher than usual.
Well .. two hours down the road and still not having recovered it, the fear of withdrawals set in so I set about getting Biggles Mk2 into the air .. I still had the video cam and considered using it, but decided against that as it would require a search covering a radius of probably up to 10 k's at least ..
A few days on now, and there still has been no report by all searchers .. but Biggles Mk2 has simply stepped into the void so nicely. Before too long I'll have the camera etc installed also, but for now I'm enjoying a glider that is still in a pristeen condition .. no crashes or repairs etc ..
Although disappointed for a short while, I can say that the plane owes me nothing .. Heavy 12 months use at many places between Mareeba and Mt Gambier .. the plane had been severely broken about 7 times and carried heaps of repairs using aquadhere and fibreglass tape .. replaced 1 burnt out motor .. it carried a video cam while flying inverted and upright figure 8's ..The wings had become worn and heavily strapped to stay held together and fatigue due to continuous bouts of sunlight on the foam body was also wearing it out ..
For an outlay of $300.00 , I still retain the Transmitter and battery charger that are fully interchangeable with Biggles Mk2 .. so I came out of it ok !
Its been one absolute pleasure and experience .. and its only started .. the passion continues !!
Jon
( to enjoy the moment, one must really push the limits to know here they are)
GaryKelly said
03:39 AM Jun 22, 2013
Well, bugger me dead. And there I was thinking you actually flew in the damn thing! Hehe. I am kinda naive ya know.
jetj said
03:40 AM Jun 22, 2013
Sorry to hear you lost your plane Jon. I know you've had lots of enjoyment from it.
Sheba said
03:44 AM Jun 22, 2013
Maybe a Hawk or an Eagle fancied it Biggles.
Cheers,
Sheba.
biggles said
05:06 AM Jun 22, 2013
That's ok Gary .. but the way I fly it I wouldn't wanna be sittin' in there .. like my feet on terra firma !
Part of the enjoyment was the learning curve Janette .. for me it was good medicine .. and still is ..
and Sheba .. I'd like to think maybe that was the case .. but .. alas .. no .. just flying too high and actually lost sight of it in those early hours of sunrise .. can get lost in a clouds long shadow ..
.. I was flying around with about 30 kites (birds) yesterday .. and as I was the largest "bird" in the group, they would follow behind me .. if I changed direction, they would also change direction ..
Shucks .. I just don't know what I'm gonna do when I grows up ..
Jon
D and D said
05:58 AM Jun 22, 2013
So why grow up ... there's plenty of people in that space already so you won't be missed while you're off enjoying yourself.
MrD
jandas fun said
06:05 AM Jun 22, 2013
Nope. have not seen it down this way, but will keep an eye out for it.
I know how you loved that plane even with all its bandaids and bits of wire. Its been a long time since you stopped at a park somewhere (my memory fails me at the moment) to watch some guys flying their gliders and you said "i'm gunna get one of them one day"
Chin up Jon and keep flying. (and posting the aerial photo's)
Johnw
dazren said
06:33 AM Jun 22, 2013
AH!! CRAP !! BAD LUCK MATE, If i see a '' UFO'' DOWNED IN MY TRAVELS I WILL CHECK IT OUT FOR YOU, I was enjoying some of those aerial photo's you took, very interesting hobby you have there ?
But i must admit, when i seen your Headline/ ?? ''Plane Down'' I thought Hello Wombats finally stacked one of Milo-Airs planes
biggles said
06:47 AM Jun 22, 2013
My sentiments exactly D&D .. love living in the bubble I'm in ..
Yeah John .. think it might have been in WA after we crossed the plains .. I think .. yes .. long while back eh ! ( also .. you're PM came through ok too)
Gee dazren .. didn't mean to scare the pants off with the headlines .. thought milo mighta done some scanning for me too on his fly-byes ..
Funny thing though .. got the PM opening a memorial park just down the road a bit from here today .. Army choppers have been making 'tactical' type landings in parts of Mareeba probably as dress rehearsal yesterday ..
.. bet it got taken out as too close to the function area ..
I wonder .. I could always send up Biggles Mk2 to do a 'flypast' today .. hmmmm .. milo would be proud of me .. but I don't want it blown away just yet ..
Jon
-- Edited by biggles on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 06:50:48 AM
Duh said
03:19 PM Jun 22, 2013
Be interesting to know where it landed Jon, or on what ? I remember you saying you were watching the "planes" being flown in our local park when you were over this way, seems to be a very popular pastime now.
Sorry to hear about your "mishap", is it possible it got caught up in an updraught and air current? Did your camera show anything or wasn't it on???
-- Edited by Duh on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 03:19:52 PM
kandagal said
05:06 PM Jun 22, 2013
Well the good news is that no passengers got hurt in this exercise
biggles said
09:56 PM Jun 22, 2013
You're so right Alice ..
biggles said
10:42 PM Jun 22, 2013
.. what can I say ! ..
Apparently I'm not the first .. so .. maybe a "black hole" or a "Devils Triangle" exists ..
-- Edited by biggles on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 10:53:21 PM
No Vic .. fortunately camera wasn't attached .. but the long shadows cast from clouds in the early morning will make things difficult ..
It blocks out the plane from direct sunlight and the sky (background) is still darkish .. So .. just pushing the limits a bit too much.
Haven't really got an answer for you Jim .. but they never got back to me .. heh !
Jon
jimricho said
02:12 AM Jun 23, 2013
$300 for a toy aeroplane!!!! haven't you got better things to spend your money on..... like beer, wine, long boozy lunches?
Duh said
02:52 AM Jun 23, 2013
jimricho wrote:
$300 for a toy aeroplane!!!! haven't you got better things to spend your money on..... like beer, wine, long boozy lunches?
What ? No Women, Wine and Song combined ???
Hope the other plane doesn't desert you too Jon !
jimricho said
03:21 AM Jun 23, 2013
Duh wrote: What ? No Women, Wine and Song combined ???
You'll need a bloody lot more than $300
(The two most expensive things in the world are fast women and slow horses!)
Happywanderer said
05:05 AM Jun 23, 2013
dazren wrote:But i must admit, when i seen your Headline/ ?? ''Plane Down'' I thought Hello Wombats finally stacked one of Milo-Airs planes
That was my thoughts too.
Loki said
05:12 AM Jun 23, 2013
The Red Baron strikes again!
Duh said
10:51 AM Jun 23, 2013
jimricho wrote:
Duh wrote: What ? No Women, Wine and Song combined ???
You'll need a bloody lot more than $300
(The two most expensive things in the world are fast women and slow horses!)
Women are like a credit card.....buy now and pay later....
(Wombat told me !!) PS: Sorry for the OT Jon! Now back to the subject, great picture of the graveyard, good to see the "pilots" have a sense of humour in their losses....
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 23rd of June 2013 10:53:05 AM
biggles said
05:55 PM Jun 23, 2013
what happened to .. " try before you buy .. " I'm outa here fast now .. hehe !
Cruising Cruze said
05:57 PM Jun 23, 2013
I can advice you to do some training by our mate Milo :))
.. as the sun rose to a beautiful still morning over Kerribee Park the other day, Biggles Mk1 decided to make its disappearance ..
I love the early morning flights, but this time the glider did not return to the fold .. with about 6 spectators viewing, the plane simply disappeared from sight while it was gliding in circles above the Park here.
Taking advantage of the still conditions, I must admit that I do push the limits and this time I was somewhat higher than usual.
Well .. two hours down the road and still not having recovered it, the fear of withdrawals set in so I set about getting Biggles Mk2 into the air .. I still had the video cam and considered using it, but decided against that as it would require a search covering a radius of probably up to 10 k's at least ..
A few days on now, and there still has been no report by all searchers .. but Biggles Mk2 has simply stepped into the void so nicely. Before too long I'll have the camera etc installed also, but for now I'm enjoying a glider that is still in a pristeen condition .. no crashes or repairs etc ..
Although disappointed for a short while, I can say that the plane owes me nothing .. Heavy 12 months use at many places between Mareeba and Mt Gambier .. the plane had been severely broken about 7 times and carried heaps of repairs using aquadhere and fibreglass tape .. replaced 1 burnt out motor .. it carried a video cam while flying inverted and upright figure 8's ..The wings had become worn and heavily strapped to stay held together and fatigue due to continuous bouts of sunlight on the foam body was also wearing it out ..
For an outlay of $300.00 , I still retain the Transmitter and battery charger that are fully interchangeable with Biggles Mk2 .. so I came out of it ok !
Its been one absolute pleasure and experience .. and its only started .. the passion continues !!
Jon
( to enjoy the moment, one must really push the limits to know here they are)
Sorry to hear you lost your plane Jon. I know you've had lots of enjoyment from it.
Maybe a Hawk or an Eagle fancied it Biggles.
Cheers,
Sheba.
That's ok Gary .. but the way I fly it I wouldn't wanna be sittin' in there .. like my feet on terra firma !
Part of the enjoyment was the learning curve Janette .. for me it was good medicine .. and still is ..
and Sheba .. I'd like to think maybe that was the case .. but .. alas .. no .. just flying too high and actually lost sight of it in those early hours of sunrise .. can get lost in a clouds long shadow ..
.. I was flying around with about 30 kites (birds) yesterday .. and as I was the largest "bird" in the group, they would follow behind me .. if I changed direction, they would also change direction ..
Shucks .. I just don't know what I'm gonna do when I grows up ..
Jon
MrD
I know how you loved that plane even with all its bandaids and bits of wire. Its been a long time since you stopped at a park somewhere (my memory fails me at the moment) to watch some guys flying their gliders and you said "i'm gunna get one of them one day"
Chin up Jon and keep flying. (and posting the aerial photo's)
Johnw
But i must admit, when i seen your Headline/ ?? ''Plane Down'' I thought Hello Wombats finally stacked one of Milo-Airs planes
My sentiments exactly D&D .. love living in the bubble I'm in ..
Yeah John .. think it might have been in WA after we crossed the plains .. I think .. yes .. long while back eh ! ( also .. you're PM came through ok too)
Gee dazren .. didn't mean to scare the pants off with the headlines .. thought milo mighta done some scanning for me too on his fly-byes ..
Funny thing though .. got the PM opening a memorial park just down the road a bit from here today .. Army choppers have been making 'tactical' type landings in parts of Mareeba probably as dress rehearsal yesterday ..
.. bet it got taken out as too close to the function area ..
I wonder .. I could always send up Biggles Mk2 to do a 'flypast' today .. hmmmm .. milo would be proud of me .. but I don't want it blown away just yet ..
Jon
-- Edited by biggles on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 06:50:48 AM
Be interesting to know where it landed Jon, or on what ? I remember you saying you were watching the "planes" being flown in our local park when you were over this way, seems to be a very popular pastime now.
Sorry to hear about your "mishap", is it possible it got caught up in an updraught and air current? Did your camera show anything or wasn't it on???
-- Edited by Duh on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 03:19:52 PM
You're so right Alice ..
.. what can I say ! ..
Apparently I'm not the first .. so .. maybe a "black hole" or a "Devils Triangle" exists ..
-- Edited by biggles on Saturday 22nd of June 2013 10:53:21 PM
HOUSTON ! WE HAVE A PROBLEM;
No Vic .. fortunately camera wasn't attached .. but the long shadows cast from clouds in the early morning will make things difficult ..
It blocks out the plane from direct sunlight and the sky (background) is still darkish .. So .. just pushing the limits a bit too much.
Haven't really got an answer for you Jim .. but they never got back to me .. heh !
Jon
$300 for a toy aeroplane!!!! haven't you got better things to spend your money on..... like beer, wine, long boozy lunches?
What ? No Women, Wine and Song combined ???
Hope the other plane doesn't desert you too Jon !
You'll need a bloody lot more than $300
(The two most expensive things in the world are fast women and slow horses!)
That was my thoughts too.
Women are like a credit card.....buy now and pay later....
(Wombat told me !!)
PS: Sorry for the OT Jon! Now back to the subject, great picture of the graveyard, good to see the "pilots" have a sense of humour in their losses...
.
-- Edited by Duh on Sunday 23rd of June 2013 10:53:05 AM
what happened to .. " try before you buy .. " I'm outa here fast now .. hehe !
Cheers John
Think of this lost plane another way.
It has ESCAPED and is now in airplane heaven.