VH-KDK Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 A change of pace from flying airliners and a different era too. Took the Miles Hawk Speed 6 for a journey out of Albany. Took off from the active runway and very nearly didn't get too far. 1. Met this bloke coming the other way, lucky I took evasive action. 2. Heading for the coast and then going to turn west. 3. Wilson Inlet at Denmark. 4. Ocean Beach. 5. Parry Beach. 6. Eagle Nest. Oh I nearly forgot, Denmark Western Australia, a very picturesque flight. G-ADOD was the Speed 6 flown by Arthur Clouston in the Schlesinger Air Race from Portsmouth to Johannesburg in 1936. He got close to Salisbury, Rhodesia when he crash landed due to engine failure. His book Dangerous Skies is a captivating read, one of those books I never get tired of reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Great story with a near miss and with great shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Great shots! Nice! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 35 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Met this bloke coming the other way, lucky I took evasive action. Oh I nearly forgot, Denmark Western Australia, a very picturesque flight. Always these amateurs flying across our pathways with their tiny aircrafts... good that you managed to avoid him, Martyn! I have never seen Denmark so lovely, but thanks for revealing the precise location at the end of your post... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thanks for this bit of history mate, I was born and bread in Salisbury Rhodesia. Came to Oz when I was 17 in '83, just realised I'm 50 this year!!!! Fantastic shots mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Beautiful bird and shots Martyn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 When I saw the title and the shots , I thought maybe there is something about this global warming that we have to worry about . Denmark W.A. - new one on me . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Great set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 A well-rounded landscape in your shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Nice looking bird in these lovely shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonvs Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Nice shots and a good, fun story. Thanks Martyn. Cheers Anton. (via Tapatalk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Now that is familiar territory. Got family in Albany was there 12mnths ago and have also been to the township of Denmark. Very nice area for superb scenery. Great little plane to get around in. cheers Gumby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airwolf Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I need to travel in this area. A Great set this is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 On 10/01/2016 at 10:45 PM, RJ said: Great story with a near miss and with great shots! Cheers RJ, quite a shock seeing that plane coming straight at me! On 10/01/2016 at 11:08 PM, Voyager said: Great shots! Nice! Voyager Thanks Voyager On 10/01/2016 at 11:10 PM, Stillwater said: Always these amateurs flying across our pathways with their tiny aircrafts... good that you managed to avoid him, Martyn! I have never seen Denmark so lovely, but thanks for revealing the precise location at the end of your post... Well it was lucky that at least I saw him. Denmark, apparently, is beautiful this time of year. I was going to drop in, I am sure there is an Ozx airport there, but then I realised I was not using FSX which has all the OZx airports installed. On 10/01/2016 at 11:39 PM, boetie said: Thanks for this bit of history mate, I was born and bread in Salisbury Rhodesia. Came to Oz when I was 17 in '83, just realised I'm 50 this year!!!! Fantastic shots mate. No worries Graeme, A.E.Clouston's book Dangerous Skies is well worth a read if you can pick up a copy. On 10/01/2016 at 0:35 AM, Kasi31 said: Beautiful bird and shots Martyn! Thanks Karsten. On 10/01/2016 at 3:15 AM, BradB said: When I saw the title and the shots , I thought maybe there is something about this global warming that we have to worry about . Denmark W.A. - new one on me . Cheers John Thanks John, I think I am too old now to worry about climate change. It is meant to be a very nice part of the world, but I doubt if I will ever get there. On 11/01/2016 at 6:26 PM, Iain Emms said: Great set of shots. cheers Iain Thank you Iain. On 11/01/2016 at 9:34 PM, Bermuda425 said: A well-rounded landscape in your shots! Cheers Bermuda. On 11/01/2016 at 0:36 AM, dolf8857 said: Nice looking bird in these lovely shots! Thanks Dolf, a very nice plane to fly. On 13/01/2016 at 10:56 PM, antonvs said: Nice shots and a good, fun story. Thanks Martyn. Cheers Anton. (via Tapatalk) Thanks Anton. On 13/01/2016 at 11:06 PM, gumbypickett said: Now that is familiar territory. Got family in Albany was there 12mnths ago and have also been to the township of Denmark. Very nice area for superb scenery. Great little plane to get around in. cheers Gumby Cheers Gumby, looks a very interesting coastal area. On 13/01/2016 at 4:47 AM, Airwolf said: I need to travel in this area. A Great set this is Thanks Airwolf. It is a wonderful area in which to fly. Many thanks to you all for your great comments. Happy you enjoyed the shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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