Derek McAllan Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 G'day all, Set two for today, it's great to be back in the skies and having some fun flying around. After my long flight in the PC-12 last night I thought I'd go for something a bit more sedate... a nice leisurely flight through some mountainous Tasmanian scenery with the lovely Heidi in the Cub. Time was around midday and the weather was real, and as always provided by REX. Setting out for a scenic flight from Strahan heading East to do a tour of the mountains surrounding Lake Burbury, the weather was looking OK. Things didn't go to plan, however... On the Tarmac at Strahan, just before startup. We're off without a hitch, Heidi seemed to be enjoying herself immensely. Cruising down past Macquarie Harbour, hmm these clouds are getting a bit low. Passing between Mt Strahan and Mt Sorell, things began to look a bit dicey ahead. Truth be told, they looked even worse behind. Sure enough, the rain started up and cloudbase began to drop. Heidi began to question my judgement at this point... "Are you sure we should be flying in this?" No faith whatsoever. Time for a bit of a re-evaluation of our plans. Picking a gap in the weather we head north towards Queenstown. Ahh, safe. Flying a pattern over Queenstown before a safe landing. Thanks for watching! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Fly Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 And what a grand set this is, Derek! Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockliffe Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Hey, great pics and story Derek. Pleased you made it safely down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo32 Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 great set there derek,loved all of these shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 Top notch set of shots indeed there Derek. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Dog Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Postcard perfect shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanTenner Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Great set of pictures. I agree to Dexter Dog, some of them look like photos, and by the way, great photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derxtreme Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 great set of shots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemCookie Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Awesome set! Cheers, Clem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek McAllan Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Thanks folks! Cheers, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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