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Sun, sand, sea, swim, fish, flake out

Posted on February 15, 2014 by John

We’re coming to the end of our 10 days in a holiday house at Hawks Nest, two and a half hours north of Sydney. We’ve been to this spot lots of times, but still love it. Jimmy’s beach is wonderful … Continue reading →

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Going home, the slow way

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John

Day 11: Monday Time to go home. We derigged the Junior and cleared out all our stuff from the Forbes clubhouse, then I set off about 11am for Sydney towing the Astir in its trailer. Being my first time towing a … Continue reading →

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A bit of fun and a few loops

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John

Day 10: Sunday It was another pleasant day but with difficult soaring conditions. I decided to leave the good aircraft for the other guys and take the baby of the fleet -the Junior – for a local flight to do some … Continue reading →

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A scary incident with a happy ending

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John

Day 9: Saturday. I declared another 300k flight, but the conditions did not look good. I launched into blue skies with broken, choppy lift and managed to climb a thousand feet or so. Then there was a plaintive voice on the … Continue reading →

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More flying fun, but a sting in the tail

Posted on January 24, 2014 by John

Day 7: Thursday. The flying forecast was not brilliant, so we were expecting a short soaring day. However, by 11am the cumulus were popping up and it looked like good thermal weather so we rushed to get ready. We all … Continue reading →

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