Hi Rick !
I'd be delighted to hear about the "Australian Rebel Ramble"
- in fact, I'd LOVE to fly on one with you !!!!! :-)
One of these years !! We're active glider pilots, too, so
a trip 'down under' has been on The Wish List for years, as has that
Goas (?) Flying tour of OZ ......
We really hope that others will organize "Rebel Builders of
WHEREVER" builders groups, too ! Wherever there are 4 or 5 builders
within driving distance ...
The Rebel Builders of Ontario group has certainly been an
enjoyable social experience, as well as a big technical aid and
moral support for many builders for over 10 years -
Anna and I would be VERY pleased to see it duplicated in other areas
and countries. The sharing of experiences helped everyone !
.....bobp
PS
I don't know about the rest of the group, but we'd sure
like to hear all about your trip(s) - if folks don't want them
here, you could post to
rebel-ramble@dcsol.com ....
---------------------------------orig.---------------------------------
At 11:40 PM 5/16/02 +1000, you wrote:
G'day Ian,
Boy, you're up late ! ( I just got home from work :-(
OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover most Canadians and
Americans alike) ....
Australia is virtually exactly the same / land mass size as the US (minus
Alaska & Canada) .....YES IT REALLY IS GUYS !!!
And there is a LOT of " NOTHING " in the vast majority of it !
Sydney (our eastern most capital ) to Perth (our western most capital) is
the SAME distance as the U.S. east coast to west coast.
Ayers rock is a HUGE monolith / rock situated about 1300 miles due west
(and a bit north) from Sydney . It is a sacred area to our indigenous people
(the Aboriginies), and is several miles around at its base and about 1100
feet high ....and it sticks out like dog balls (a common Ozzie slang here
guys) on an otherwise FLAT / desert landscape.
Our up & coming trip will cover about 3,000 to 3,500 NM by the time we
stop off at many interesting places on the way TO and FROM Ayers Rock (which
is about the same as flying coast to coast across the U.S. and half way back
again)....should be a HOOT !!! :-)
I'm already planning the next trip in the back of the old bean (head) .....
and thinking of making an annual or bi-annual trip to different places each
time for all the interested aviators (much the same as Bob's "Rebel Ramble"
....(might even use the same name ....if it's OK with Bob :-)
I'm off to bed guys ...
Ian ! ...you had better start planning your first big trip to Hoxton Park
Airport for our next breakfast "do" ...last Sunday in June !!! (come up the
day before ...we'll put you up for the night !)
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Donaldson
To:
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: First Flight
G'day Rick
Thanks for your encouragement.
I don't necessarily believe the stall speed, but when I get a chance I
will check it with the GPS.
It really is a nice plane to fly. Well worth the trouble!
What about explaining to the group just where and what is Ayers Rock. It
might give people just some idea of just how big OZ is and the attractions
that we have.
Enjoy the trip!
Regards
Ian Donaldson
WAY TO GO Ian !!! :-)
(not quite sure about the "10k stall speed" ....but what the heck,...it
FLIES ! :-)
Ours stalls at about 38 clean and 34 with flap pretty much as stated...
Isn't it just a delight to fly !?! .....We're off to Ayers Rock in
541R in about three weeks ....let you know how it went when we get back :-)
Rick & Wendy
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>G'day Ian, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boy, you're up late ! ( I just got home from work
:-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK,.... for the uninitiated (and this would cover
most Canadians and Americans alike) ....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Australia is virtually exactly the same /
land mass size as the US (minus Alaska & Canada) .....YES IT REALLY
IS
GUYS !!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And there is a LOT of " NOTHING " in the vast
majority of it !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sydney (our eastern most capital ) to Perth (our
western most capital) is the SAME distance as the U.S. east coast to west
coast.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ayers rock is a HUGE monolith / rock situated
about
1300 miles due west (and a bit north) from Sydney . It is a sacred area to our
indigenous people (the Aboriginies), and is several miles around at its
base and
about 1100 feet high ....and it sticks out like dog balls (a common Ozzie
slang
here guys) on an otherwise FLAT / desert landscape.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Our up & coming trip will cover about
3,000 to
3,500 NM by the time we stop off at many interesting places on the
way TO
and FROM Ayers Rock (which is about the same as flying coast to coast
across the
U.S. and half way back again)....should be a HOOT !!! :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm already planning the next trip in the back of
the old bean (head) ..... and thinking of making an annual or bi-annual
trip to
different places each time for all the interested aviators (much the same as
Bob's "Rebel Ramble" ....(might even use the same name ....if it's OK with Bob
:-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm off to bed guys ...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ian ! ...you had better start planning your first
big trip to Hoxton Park Airport for our next breakfast "do" ...last Sunday in
June !!! (come up the day before ...we'll put you up for the night
!)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Rick</FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:
allsure@iprimus.com.au" title=
allsure@iprimus.com.au>Ian
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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murphy-rebel@dcsol.com"
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murphy-rebel@dcsol.com>
murphy-rebel@dcsol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:21
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: First Flight </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>G'day Rick</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks for your encouragement.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I don't necessarily believe the stall speed, but when I
get
a chance I will check it with the GPS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It really is a nice plane to fly. Well worth the
trouble!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>What about explaining to the group just where and what is
Ayers Rock. It might give people just some idea of just how big OZ is and
the
attractions that we have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Enjoy the trip!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Ian Donaldson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=6>WAY TO GO Ian !!! :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>(not quite sure about the "10k stall speed"
....but what the heck,...it FLIES ! :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Ours stalls at about 38 clean and 34 with
flap
pretty much as stated...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Isn't it just a delight to fly !?! .....We're
off to Ayers Rock in 541R in about three weeks ....let you know
how it
went when we get back :-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Rick &
Wendy</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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