Phil Perry Posted October 18, 2015 Author Posted October 18, 2015 There are plenty of planespotters around. Most viewing areas, and nearby roadsides have plenty of people, even on weekdays. Some viewing spots even have donut/icecream vans. There are a number of spotting websites featuring Melbourne, with maps, sample photos, best times, etc. https://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?airport=Melbourne+-+Tullamarine+(MEL_YMML) even has a very large photo gallery, with pages and pages of photos. Just Google Melbourne planespotters. Ah yes,. . .the commercial RPT spotters,. . . the ones to whom I refer are a different breed altogether. I allowed one of them into my hangar whilst I was doing some maintenance work on the trike unit, he was very polite, a member of various organisation inlcuding the LAA, BMAA, and some sort of rego spotters society. The bloke took one look at my Reg and said that he was sure he had already got that one, . . he went back to his car and came back with a load of notebooks. He found it after searching for a few minutes whilst I got on with my work. He told me he'd seen the plane at Lands End airfield, in 1988, times, dates etc. I bought it in 1991. He had a file on the aircraft, engine and wing serial numbers, also owner's details at that time, and topped of by three photographs. His information concurred with what I remembered. I asked him if he had the number of the aluminium billet which Bombardier Rotax division had used to make the engine casing and cylinderheads (!) this was meant as a joke but he said he didn't know how to get that info . . ! ! ! He also had a very expensive radio scanner and several books on frequencies. These people research to an almost molecular level . . . possibly a a little more than dad and Son standing at the airport fence. . . I was sort of impressed and nonplussed at the same time, that anyone would want to obtain as much detail as that. So Frank mate, on the off chance that you look at forums, Thank you for the history lesson about my aircraft. Reggie spotting is obviously not an international thing, as a few years ago, a bunch of them were arrested and jailed as spies when they were caught near a Greek Civil / Military shared airfield. At their trial, the judge refused to accept that such a hobby existed and they were banged up for a few months ! !! It took a represtentation from the UK government to get them freed.
bexrbetter Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 In Aussie it's the Roo-rooters and Sheep-shaggers, always after a new connquest. See the jealousy about us having a choice .....
old man emu Posted October 18, 2015 Posted October 18, 2015 This one is at the side of the northbound lanes of the Hume Highway, just south of a highway service centre. [ATTACH]48393._xfImport[/ATTACH] OME
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fly_tornado Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 is this one of phil perry's relatives? pretty funny guy if you ask me
PA. Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I have seen the signs and every time I go around the corner there is never a man opening an umbrella. Looks like there is another one in 100 yards.
Marty_d Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 See the jealousy about us having a choice ..... What do you think happened to the Moa? Wiped out by being "speared" to death, apparently...
bexrbetter Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 What do you think happened to the Moa? Wiped out by being "speared" to death, apparently... I hear Tasmanian Devils are snarly and shy for good reason ....
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Marty_d Posted October 19, 2015 Posted October 19, 2015 I hear Tasmanian Devils are snarly and shy for good reason .... What? Sneaking up on the local wildlife while our sisters are right there at home? What do you think we are, freaks??
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eightyknots Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 [ATTACH]48406._xfImport[/ATTACH] Just a tad confusing.
spacesailor Posted October 20, 2015 Posted October 20, 2015 Eightyknots Only way Is down to the DEVIL ( NO license to go up ) SPACESAILOR
Marty_d Posted October 27, 2015 Posted October 27, 2015 [ATTACH=full]38997[/ATTACH] Well that pretty much excludes me from every profession except gynaecology.
eightyknots Posted October 28, 2015 Posted October 28, 2015 [ATTACH]48412._xfImport[/ATTACH] I hope there will be an undertaker on standby.
Phil Perry Posted October 29, 2015 Author Posted October 29, 2015 [ATTACH]48414._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]48415._xfImport[/ATTACH] AND FINALLY. . .One for BEX. . . . . [ATTACH]48416._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]48413._xfImport[/ATTACH]
Marty_d Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 Ah, the old Resist Bacteria hotel. Owned by the same chain that includes the Resist Infection hotel, which rents rooms by the hour.
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