yep scared the crap out of us, My wife stepped on or near it, and it snapped at her toes, then disappeared into the sand again. so we stopped moving, and i used my thong to find it, it bit my thongs, then hid again, this time we knew where it was so could get the camera ready.
oh yeah, doing the trip now would be a whole lot easier, especially across the west of SA toward the Nullarbor. i don't thin even Port Augusta has DC yet, but it will have soon, so it will be fast chargers all the way to Ceduna. and the only non fast charger area will be the 600 km across the Nullarbor to Norseman. On our trip to Perth we had a 3 hr chare at Esperance, which now has DC fast chargers active..
OMG.. the second viewing was so much better. Was going to ask why you uploaded it in potato quality.. 360dpi … this morning it’s much better. Can enjoy those views much more. Great work btw!! Thanks for the rundown at the end on cables and plugs.
So much work you've put into this. Really informative and well made. Thanks so much. We just did a 3700km trip from Tamworth to Adelaide return. Easy and comfortable in the Model.3 LR. We also camped in caravan parks in a double inflatable Dometic swag. Quick setup (5 mins) and highly recommended.
Thank you, it took me quite a while to edit. i tried to make it a bit more of a touristy trip compared to the trip over. Sadly i'm studying again full time, no semester break anymore, so wont get to do the next big trip i had planned. but thank you for watching and i'm glad you enjoyed it, but yes, long distance travel in a Tesla is just so easy now. and caravan parks are such an overlooked charging and accommodation option... unless it really windy, raining, stormy with sheds that have roofs falling off.
Sadly the ATSB refused to investigate, as it was a Jabiru LSA model. The aircraft looked like it had been sitting outside unused for some time, ( had moss on engine components) and the pilot was flying it from Perth area to QLD as a ferry flight, he stopped at Caiguna as the propellor had an issue with delamination, so needed changing. they were changing it when we arrived. the aircraft didn't look in good shape, and with a engine vibration event from a damaged propellor, i wouldn't fly it. the pilot was a tall guy as well, and was physically uncomfortable in the aircraft, I was thinking i would not fly it, and was thinking of telling him to gt it put onto a truck and road transport it to QLD. The pilot told my wife that he decided to fly it back to Perth "as he didn't want to die in it and leave his kids" that was the last thing he said to Sally before we departed. so hearing the news was a shock, and also, very annoyed at myself for not speaking up and saying anything about not flying it. I still regret not saying anything about it. We rang the police investigating after we heard the news, and they didn't want a statement or interview or anything.
@SydneyEV gee, that's sad. It's tough to know when to speak up though. Must still be pretty raw for you both. I'm more than happy knowing we have 4 engineers looking after our Agusta AW139 (aeromedical)
it is still sad to think about, and i keep think the what if questions, but what happened has happened and nothing can change it. I have a lot of experience with the AW Sea King, did a lot of work developing the crashworthiness seating after the Nias crash after the Indonesian tsunami. and spent my last 11 yrs on the Blackhawk platform. even though i have sat through training autorotations in the S70 they still make me nervous even with 2 turbines over your head. Unfortunately Jabiru engines dont have a good reputation, especially after a long time sitting and after a prop delam, i would not use that engine again. All my aircraft are Rotax powered, and they seem indestructible. but still have to be maintained well, which reminds me, i have to order parts for ours. @@Rabs73
yep, testing extreme range, we did pass 2 other charge locations, so we could have easily done the posted limit and still be fine. we are in no hurry, with Autopilot doing the driving. more time to enjoy the remoteness and scenery of it all.
