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Outback bloke wrote:Where did you do it?

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

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

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.

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

Mike.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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........

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.

im pretty keen for a fly/hire/fly trip if you are dane!!!

My plan has changed somewhat. My brother and his mate have asked me to run across the simpson with them as a backup as they will be on their bikes. So for now, I'll be doing what I did in 2007 and leaving the week before the race and hope to be in Alice for scrutineering at the very least. Then scoot home rather quickly as time will most likely be short....but all this hinges on my new work giving me holidays, or something like that

Dr Rogers and myself (he didn't want to be just a Mr) have booked our flights and our villa is organised.

We are on our way.....

So who is definite?

Me (Driving, so available for overnight refuel etc). Will also be packing my tools + qualified mechanic
Outback Bloke and Subiwidow (fly/hiring)
brumbyrunner + clan (wishes he was flying)


Dangermoot, are you booked in?

I am keen as. holidays are approved. I just need to work out what I am doing.

I dont want to fly all the way out there on my own then have to hire a car myself, accomo myself etc...