Luvly – can “the public” (we) see this work-in-progress or is she out of bounds until displayed?

Thanks Dave … in my calendar.
ps. Don’t you mean “Guinea Pug Clib” 😉

ahh … the great advantage of living in NZ … when will I get to my first Duxford airshow?

As to regrets, I have a few … but we can only live for the future so let’s get cracking.

and a 60yo aerobatic pilot blew my mind Saturday … now there’s a thought!

Also the report showed yesterdays accident. It was an RAAF video taken from the ground. A wierd manouvre – five aircraft in vic formation upside down at the top of a loop, and the sixth – the one that crashed, comes hurtling up from behind rolling all the way into the formation. It (not surprisingly) touched wingtips with the outside aircraft on the left of the loop.

Do they usually roll an aircraft (solo performer??) into a looping formation in their routine? It looked very dangerous.

Dave – living in Melbourne for 7 seven years I got to see the Roulettes many times and come to respect them highly. They often feature displays with a solo aircraft interacting with the main group and of course they have to practice.
Wasn’t this accident near Sale (say 200/300km east of MEL)? There’s an RAAF base there; I thought I heard they were practicing?

What’s all that about 50 feet?

Last for the time being …. a couple of photos of John Bargh in an Airtractor (ag sprayer). He was doing amazing “spray” runs up and down the flight line at about 3 metres (none of this 50′ business) and as he tuned the dogleg in the middle of the aerodrome I swear his inside wingtip wouldn’t have been more than a metre off. Amazing stuff. In these two shots he’s diving in to his passes.

Next the jets – an L39 and two 2 seat Vampire trainers – they did some 3 ship formation stuff, the the two Vampires did their own thing separate from the L39. Love the sound of those Goblins!

He’s well named that lad :rolleyes: