Finke 2009

subiwidow · Post by **subiwidow** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 4:57 pm

Make sure you get some photos to show us.

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:01 pm

PURPLE is your color bur, its matches your eyes, lol good luck!!

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:32 am

So I managed not to crash the chopper, although mr instructor had to save us a couple of times after he decided he would let me try and hover about 5 foot of the ground. Who'd have though if you twitch at the wrong moment your off in another direction bwwwahahahahaa. I'm hooked. Just need to make some money to pay for it. In the mean time I think I will start my theory.
Sorry to all the pic requests, my hands were a little full. This is the bird, but not me in the pic

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:06 pm

Where did you do it?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:31 pm

awesome mate! thats a cool looking chopper

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 4:02 pm

Outback bloke wrote:Where did you do it?

Becker Helicopters at Maroochydore. Plenty of cheaper places if you wanted to just have a go.

fredsub · Post by **fredsub** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:52 am

oh so jealous:mrgreen:, never been in a chopper, so instructor let you at the collective on introductory lesson, so cool!
On my cessna intro flight the instructor let me land it,and I was hooked, so cool, i think he only did some minor trim adjustment over mine - I must be a natural eh! FlightSim does indeed help with the basics and knowledge, but the real world perspective is just fabulous:p

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:07 am

Yep got all the controls after a demo and feal of what each does. I'd reccomend doing it, even if you have no desire to pursue it any further.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:28 pm

I so want to make this trip to meet up again with you lot and those that I havnt met before

Mike.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:58 pm

It is worth the drive Mike just to see the cars not to mention the bikes. You'd go crazy with all those 2 wheelers around.

Suba · Post by **Suba** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:08 pm

MMMMMMM well it has been a couple of years since we did a big trip , might put in for hollidays for then , think it is in or near School hols as well,

Mike.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:44 pm

I am pretty confident I will be there if the Brumbyrunner crew is. Might fly out this time though.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:08 pm

I have just been talking to Stuart about that. We are going to fly/hire/fly this year as we will be limited for time for other things otherwise.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 9:11 am

Sounds like a plan to me. Will be in a new job (once I sign some stuff) so don't think I'll have much leave owing by then.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:25 pm

New job again? For real this time?

So if you want to fly we're going to have to decide on a different plan for the overnight stop at Apatula.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:29 pm

Hire vehicles are excellent for fast offroading. Wilbur would love to through Jim's tools in the back of a troopie and head off down the dirt.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:39 pm

brumbyrunner wrote:New job again? For real this time?

So if you want to fly we're going to have to decide on a different plan for the overnight stop at Apatula.

Yep. Full on letter....initial this, sign that, dot here, cross there. Start date isn't until late Jan...want a worker for a month/christmas

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:44 pm

Outback bloke wrote:Hire vehicles are excellent for fast offroading. Wilbur would love to through Jim's tools in the back of a troopie and head off down the dirt.

Bugger that. We'll just take the 'ZW' work hack

Promise to be nice and not break it aka go back the way we did this year

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:02 pm

White_Lightning_Rex wrote:Yep. Full on letter....initial this, sign that, dot here, cross there. Start date isn't until late Jan...want a worker for a month/christmas

Sounds like you're going into business?
I could do with some fencing repairs after the wet but it would be more like April or May.
I think it would really suit you Wilbur, bring your own car with all your gear, camp out every night, all the fishing, shooting and 4WDing you could handle. Struth, that sounds good, I might have to do it myself!

White_Lightning_Rex wrote:Bugger that. We'll just take the 'ZW' work hack Promise to be nice and not break it aka go back the way we did this year

ZW work hack, I like that.
It may not be there next year if we get our gooseneck finished.
It's not that we don't trust you wilbur........

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:45 am

Damn, looks like I'll get my HR license in my time off then

Not going into business, just going to work for a rather large company doing procurement.