Historic Aircraft and their Restoration. Currently working on a Hawker Seafury, also continuing work on Grumman Tracker 851 and the awesome Super Constellation ‘Connie’.
When I am not working on aircraft, love to venture out on day and multi day kayaking trips. If i am not kayaking i will be out in the Aussie bush hiking.
Nice spot. Would be interesting to metal detect the water there, I reckon there would have been plenty of swimming and water activities over the years. Alvin and the chipmunks sounded a bit cranky at times on the drive down there though...
Its a beautiful location, years gone by you used to be able to park close to the water, since the bad bush fires went through there are many widow makers now, to many for national parks to remove. Yes ive thought about taking the equinox, no good in the water as it drops off deep tho.
Looks like a beautiful place. Funny listening to the two little smurfs driving in. Recognise those voices anywhere. 😜👍. A shame you have to carry your gear so far. We’ve never been there. Will have to put it on our list. 😃👍
We are the chipmunks lol. Its a nice spot only the slow 5klm drive in was the PIA, would not attempt in bad weather and a 2WD. Location is bang in the middle of the Kangaroo River, great launch spot. Portage a bit of a pain.
Thanks for showing Deb I dont think we will be launching our kayaks there unless we have no other choice . Good to know its up and running again thanks
It is a nice location for a day paddle, but if your out for a few days overnight, the portage of canoe/kayak AND camp gear would be a bit taxing IMHO but i am older than dirt and getting a bit over a crappy long portage now, young things be a breeze 😉😉 for the next few months, other than Bendeela its the closest to the Shoalhaven till they open the Tallowa damn road 😬
@@DebOxy oh ok so is the Tallowa damn road still closed ? bugga . might have to launch from beehive if we head that way .. hopefully the Tallowa damn road will be open by spring
@@BushKayakersCampingAustralia Still closed. It was scheduled for three months from early April but with the horrendous rain the extensive excavations has been held up, Drop Nat Parks an email for confirmation. By spring it will defiantly be open. There are three Kayak Tour Companies in the Valley that need it open ASAP.
Funny, under your reply of "affirmative ", YT marked translation. 😂 And, do y'all call them 'Roos' in AU, or is that like calling San Francisco "Frisco"? Like it's a shot to the heart to a true San Franciscan... (I be one, but you couldn't couldn't get me back there for all the money in the world. Well, maybe the USA. I am a through and through Southerner now). 🤣👍
@@DoctoreE644 Australians or aussies abbreviate a lot of our words ... Kangaroos get called roos, skippy, boomers, young kangaroos are joeys. on the Qantas aircraft tails there is a red roo :-)
@@DebOxythanks for answering my query, now I can speak with authority if the subject ever comes up! Better prepared than not... sometimes my conversations can go sideways really quickly!! 🤣😁
Hello Nice view of the Reservoir. Just wondering about flying drones there is it permitted,Obviously is,I am just curious as there is a HC LZ in your footage.Regards.
Hi Darren, we had no notification on our app at the time, this was filmed quiet a few years ago, so restrictions may be ramped up now. It was in our footage that we then spotted the LZ.
Hi Deb - Convair 880? I'm not real up on Convair ID, if it's even a Convair! At the very end of the video, was that a heli flying in? It almost looks like an original Piasecki twin rotor "flying banana" from the '40's. If it is, my Dad was an engineer at Piasecki and designed some of those birds. It's really distant, so I'm probably wrong...
A3-42, an IIIO(F) interceptor, was delivered on 1st August 1966 and served with 75 Sqn at Butterworth, Malaysia until late 1969. The aircraft then went to 76 Sqn at Williamtown for a few years and then allocated to 2OCU (Fighter Operational Conversion Unit) and converted to a ground attack variant. After serving time with 77 Sqn it was retired from service in October 1987 with 4,015 hr on the airframe (initial expected design life was 1500 hrs) and used as an apprentice training aid to RAAF Base Wagga Wagga. All Mirages were retired in 1988 and replaced by the F/A-18 Hornet. HARS acquired the aircraft in March 2015
@@DebOxy yeah I thought it might have been one of the ones from Wagga considering it’s original yet good condition. They were flown to wagga in 89. Mirages were still flying at that stage in limited numbers and places like ARDU. They still had them at the 88 air show at Richmond
@@obiemichaels9675 TBH i didnt know its history, you did 👍 i cheated and copied its info from our web site for you 🥴🤪 Its paintwork was a bit poorly , its had a refurb, looks very nice now.
It’s quite a long fuselage and without the triple tail it would have required a lager vertical stabiliser which would have been unattractive and harder for maintenance . There could also be something to do with the propeller wash affect worked better with this design. I know when Lockheed went from the Electra to the Orion they had to fit the force link tab to the elevator to combat porpoising.
All seem plausible. Hangers definitely is the frontrunner, because of its high stance and not being a tail dragger. Having to redesign and retrofit hangers all over the world would have been a bit pricey... 🤣🤯
Hi Deb - I am sure I don't know why. Any clues? It certainly makes it that much more exotic. Just like the music you picked for this short!! I almost can't imagine it without the triple tail, however. Part of it's mystique, I suppose... 😜🙄
Neptune.The nose looks so much like a stirling or halifax and the tail is like the bucaneer and this other craft i forget pretty cool looks like a missile with wings and two big radials
Sort of like the old Stearman bipes, probably the loudest single engine plane ever made. We lived up in Sonoma, CA wine country for a number of years, and the local airport had 5 or 6 Stearman's, and often flew together on weekends. Sure would wake up even the soundest of sleepers!
I never realized that the vertical stab was so enormous on the Caribou! I suppose the color may accentuate the size, but we flew in these when I was in Vietnam. Also saw the Orions at the Navy base dirigible hangar in Santa Clara, CA, USA. There was a bunch of them down there. Sure with I could make the trip to your museum. Lots of impressive birds down there!!
Not hard to miss a Caribou flying past in the distance, their tail is so distinctive. We do have a lot of comments and surprises from visitors when they see the aircraft we have and even more surprised that some of these warbirds are regular flyers. Our fleet is always expanding, some surprises to come.
Hi Deb, have you flown in the tri-motor yet? You laughed at the low and slow comment, but from up there, you get the FULL brunt of "low and slow"! You'll wonder why it is even flying at all!! It's quite an experience. Also, loved the Connie reels, particularly of the take off. Have you flown in her, yet? I can't believe how elegant she looks. I can't think of a better descriptive for that winged angel. Keep me positive on all the goings on down there. I look forward to everything you send. I'd love to see the museum in person.
No not been up in the Southern Cross yet, there is a line up. I had the laugh as i know exactly about low and slow, i have had several rides in our PBY Catalina, it is a slow……your right, you do wonder how they stay aloft, there is a youtube on my channel for the cat. Aircraft i have flown in so far…..the Catalina, Neptune, Caribou, Dc3, Drover, P51 Mustang and several trips in beautiful Connie…one day the Southern Cross maybe.
Deb - if you ever have the chance, get a ride in that thing. You won't be disappointed!! It looks slow as it flies overhead, but looking at the ground from inside, you have to wonder why you aren't falling out of the sky! It doesn't seem possible that it can stay in the air going that slow... it's an amazing sensation!! I wouldn't have missed that flight for anything. Just as awesome as our flight in a B-17, for as many reasons. I never got my promised flight in a P-51, but the time has expired on that one years ago. 😢
Is that an original Junkers Trimotor or is it a Ford? Or neither? I rode in a Ford at an airshow in Santa Maria, CA, many years ago. This looks like another stunning restoration by your group! ❤😮
Morning Donald, Jacobs R-755 A2, Jacobs Aircraft Engine Company, had to look this up for you 😉 This is very much a ‘stunning’ restoration that has taken many years due to an unfortunate low level mishap. More information on our museum site hars.org.au/fokker-fviib-southern-cross-replica/. Have to say the Southern Cross VH-USU is music to the ears, i am very partial to the sound of radials. 😁
Sorry, Fokker was the name I was looking for, not a Junkers. The one I flew in was a restorative Ford tri-motor. Definitely a low and slow flight, and it lasted for about 45 minutes. Love the sound of the radials, myself. The whole operating concept of the radial engine just blows me away. Hey, it works, which is what counts!! Keep up the good work down-under! Of course, for y'all, we are the ones down under, aren't we?? 🤣
@@DoctoreE644 Had to smile at your comment of ‘low and slow’ …..that is defiantly an apt observation of our Southern Cross, you can add graceful as well. It is a thing of beauty to ears and sight when it flies overhead. 🇦🇺
If you’re ever in our eastern NSW location, visit the museum, we are open 7 days a week. The Neppy is one of our warbirds that flies on a reasonably regular basis…. Minus its armament of course 😉
Took me a while to realise that your at the exhibit in Wollongong! I was there just after Anzac Day and one of the guides told us about how they were brought out for Anzac Day. Forgot his name, all I remember is that he used to fly F111's in the Air Force.
YES its HARS. Our Warbirds fly for special events, airshows etc. …were you there on the friday? Phil Mcdonald was doing tours. He is ex RAAF F-111. Would say it was him. I was there working on the Seafury wing in Hanger 1. Hope you enjoyed your tour.
@@DebOxy Yes it must be Phil! Wonderful tour and I loved every moment of it. If I could come back I would! Keep making these videos and I hope they get more popular.
Thanks for the comment. Ive always watched other town drone vids and wondered about main roads, points of interest and compass direction, think it adds more to the perspective to get land bearings. Cheers Deb
