leg 06
there are so many beautiful pics to see so far and wonderful stories!!!
well here's my own one from this leg to Canberra:
as preparing for our startup Urs and I were kidding about problems,..and this might have been bad fate, cause his Aircraft got some problems with the ignition,... ,mine had some electrical problems too, but thats a later story....
bad ignition? sparkplugs? or what else...?!?!?
the mechanics think about pushing back to the hangar to check the engine,...bad for Urs,..hehas to be in patience...
for me its nothing bad evident, so I have to leave and cross my fingers for Urs and his bird!!!
taxi to RWYalong the heliport
a zip of my coffee and ready for take off
takeoff in front of Urs ...farewell! we'll meet again soon ( I hope)
last view back,...let's check weather again and choose cruising alt
rather cloudy
always more,....
but not to bad to be close to the mountains
mountains?
as living in the Austrian Alps these here are just some "hills" ,...sorry, but we usually fly in FL 10-11...would be another GAAR challenge ( A means Austrian...)maybe GASAR Great Austrian Swiss Air Rallye....LOL
anyway,...beautiful landscape,....so which RWY to take?
I decide to take the 11,...either one has some deep clouds hanging around....
just dense and tense short final
and crosswind,...almighty....
aaaaaah that's a real thrill.....
some of the rallye enthusiasts are having fun, although only touch and go over here.....
V1 ....and....rotate
did I hear some clapping hands?!?! lol
friendly people over here..!!!
left turn,...and here we fly....
still having fluffy things all around,...we call them ...ähm "clouds"?!?!
who knows the wonderful scetch with Dean Martin and Foster Brooks??? "the pilot" ?!?!?
still laughing
fluffy things....lol..... lol.... need a glass of Whiskey....lol....
oh no,...I think the clip damaged my electrical systems as some of my clocks play crazy.... "sh*t"
busy with searching the fault......................
crazy things happen up here,...now we are really VFR....
and all around fluffy material.....
ooooh not to bad is this a runway over there to the left?
ähmmmm right?!?!
we love steep turns....lol...esp. after a few glasses of....
a little high coming in,...but
flaring out..... "hickup",....lol.....
and touch down,....( good luck no smashdown...lol....) maybe a little to positive landing....lol
and as we did not really loose speed, V1 is really close,...rotate,....pfffff
just above centre line....what was the brand of this drink?!?! ....lol....we'll have a recommendation for Dean Martin,...lol
this WP seems to be a little generously with us,...but the gear touched down, that's for sure,...they could here it in Canberra...lol
ok,...till Canberra we should be sober....
and over all,...you won't be astonished to hear: the touchdown bump helped to fix the electrical system....good stuff this Whiskey...lol
finding back comfortable
some rivers....
some lakes....
ask Urs,...he knows all the names.... I know all the liquor....lol
this must be Canberra....really?
no doubt?
the radio says yes....friendly voice,...as I am sober again.....(hickup silently)
haaaa underneath the clouds....
all the clocks,....and my brain, are working.....
this runway should be long enough to get sober until the end....lol
eeeeh some crosswind gusts....
its not the first time,...we should hit the centreline,..or even the ground,...
don`t breathe....
go on breathing we did it in quiet remarkable time although we lost a view minutes compared to Urs although he started late, he is first....
think we lost the time at a bar somewhere around,...or maybe the "real" VFR flying without instruments,... let it be,...we are here,...safely landed
holy moly,...this is an airport.....pfff
where are you, my friends,...
of course,...at the end,...to prevent some spectators views fom the BBQ ?!?!lol....
parking position,...deeeeeeeeep breathe,...and
so good to see Urs' bird !!!!!!!!!!!!!
here we are again,....brothers in flightstories....
let's have a drink,..or two?
lol,....cheeeeeeeers!
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