mutley 4,497 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 I originally posted this in the repaint forum as a thanks to JanKees for some great repaints of this model. Looking at it again I think it belongs here too! Thanks for looking. Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Nice shot VH-JOE! Link to post Share on other sites
Sabre 28 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Excellent shot Joe. Definitely deserves its own showcase. Link to post Share on other sites
ShrewsburyFC 215 Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Excellent shot Mutley! Link to post Share on other sites
VH-MAL 0 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Great shot - takes me back to my Flight Service days when I spoke to that particular aircraft on many occasions. It was used by one of the tuna fisheries in Port Lincoln (South Australia) as a fish spotter. Those guys would go out at first light and head south down over the briney and stay there most of the day, reporting in on 30 minute skeds, giving their positions in code which only we in Civil Aviation bases had access to (so the opposition did not know where they were!). Would have been quite an experience to go on one of those flights, although I think it would also have been very boring - all those hours with nothing but water beneath, trembling at every cough of the engine, as they went hundreds of miles off the mainland on those trips. I last saw that particular aircraft at Parafield a little while back, it was for sale - one careful owner perhaps! Thanks for allowing me to reminisce Joe. Malcolm Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Great image - it's going in my photo frame collection. Mal, engines sense when they are over water and go auto-rough. The manufacturers build that in to help keep the pilots awake. They say you'll hear things in an engine you've never heard before as soon as you cross the beach outbound. The fewer engines on the AC, the more pronounced the effect - 4-engine AC are hardly affected at all - piston singles can turn you gray in a single flight. John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,497 Posted October 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Thanks Mal, The shot does have an usual feel to it and I am glad it brought back some memories, thanks for sharing! Link to post Share on other sites
rob16584 42 Posted October 30, 2011 Report Share Posted October 30, 2011 Good shot Joe, the airfield looks familiar :th_smiles73: Link to post Share on other sites
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