Great shots, Skippy! Looks like a blast, but boy that plane sure looks tiny for 2!!!! Good thing you're short! The 10-22 took some sharp pics. Look forward to more.
Ahahaha yep it looks small, my cousin Michael is over 6ft tall too
Lucky I am a shorty, I don't know how comfortable it would be for a really tall person in the back, cause your really jammed in there.
Very cool! Love your narration and love the photos-- never been to Australia and I want to go. The coastal water is quite clear. Thanks for posting this
Very cool! Love your narration and love the photos-- never been to Australia and I want to go. The coastal water is quite clear. Thanks for posting this
Well it doesn't look that good all the time
Our weather here can really churn that water up, its very calm in these images but trust me many a ship has come to grief in those waters.
We do have great beaches though, good Surfing along there too
The waters are pretty dang cold, most surfers use wetsuites down our way.
Hopefully someday you will get to visit Australia.
..... Skippy
Great shots Skip! Looks like you had a fun day. Who doesn't want to be up in the air, shooting photos?
We were just so lucky to get fairly good conditions, wish it had of been a clearer sky though.
We could smell smoke up there, when we saw the colour of the sky on the way back, we thought we might run into some bad weather.
Turns out it was a blanket of smoke from around the King Island area.
A big fire has been burning there and the smoke has travelled far enough across the sea to the mainland, just smelt like burnt wood.
Hopefully the next time I go up the sky is clearer
Thanks for looking Ivar .... Skippy
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Nup...i did one in a glider a few years back but it does not count 'cause i was shit scared & had my eyes shut.
Hey skip this is fantastic Not a snowflakes chance in hell i would do it so im glad you did it for me & showed me what it looks like.
It's not everyones cup of tea, especially Pinky Pointers
Being airsick bothers me more, I try so hard not get ill, this time I lasted almost a full hour, we were up for 56 minutes and 25 seconds so I thought I did pretty darn good it never puts me off flying, same as boats, I usually get seasick too, but it doesn't stop me from going, unpleasant when it happens, but danged if it's gonna hold me back
Hope I can get some better shots next time to show you Gus..... Skippy
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It's not everyones cup of tea, especially Pinky Pointers
Being airsick bothers me more, I try so hard not get ill, this time I lasted almost a full hour, we were up for 56 minutes and 25 seconds so I thought I did pretty darn good it never puts me off flying, same as boats, I usually get seasick too, but it doesn't stop me from going, unpleasant when it happens, but danged if it's gonna hold me back
Hope I can get some better shots next time to show you Gus..... Skippy
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Very nice little trip you have presented us with Skippy...really enjoyed it. Always wanted an Ultra light...there have been some really cool ones here, everything from what your cousin has....to minature sopwith camels to some really exotic you wonder how they fly crafts.....Haven't seen or heard to many in the last couple of yrs......could be the Ks winds blew them all away.
Very nice little trip you have presented us with Skippy...really enjoyed it. Always wanted an Ultra light...there have been some really cool ones here, everything from what your cousin has....to minature sopwith camels to some really exotic you wonder how they fly crafts.....Haven't seen or heard to many in the last couple of yrs......could be the Ks winds blew them all away.
Great Seriesthumbbow
Thanks Art, my brother has one similar to my cousins and another one that is totally different, which I have never been up in.
That one is fully enclosed.
Hope you get a chance to go up in one some day
Thanks for looking ........ Skippy
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Ahahaha yep it looks small, my cousin Michael is over 6ft tall too
Lucky I am a shorty, I don't know how comfortable it would be for a really tall person in the back, cause your really jammed in there.
Glad you enjoyed it
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Well it doesn't look that good all the time
Our weather here can really churn that water up, its very calm in these images but trust me many a ship has come to grief in those waters.
We do have great beaches though, good Surfing along there too
The waters are pretty dang cold, most surfers use wetsuites down our way.
Hopefully someday you will get to visit Australia.
..... Skippy
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We were just so lucky to get fairly good conditions, wish it had of been a clearer sky though.
We could smell smoke up there, when we saw the colour of the sky on the way back, we thought we might run into some bad weather.
Turns out it was a blanket of smoke from around the King Island area.
A big fire has been burning there and the smoke has travelled far enough across the sea to the mainland, just smelt like burnt wood.
Hopefully the next time I go up the sky is clearer
Thanks for looking Ivar
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Hey skip this is fantastic
It's not everyones cup of tea, especially Pinky Pointers
Being airsick bothers me more, I try so hard not get ill, this time I lasted almost a full hour, we were up for 56 minutes and 25 seconds so I thought I did pretty darn good
Hope I can get some better shots next time to show you Gus..... Skippy
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Michael
Ahhhhhhhhahaha ya were ya goose your the pilot remember
Only you got the better view cause you were in the front
Thanks for the flight
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It'd take more than a couple of beers to get me up in one of those, especially since I don't drink beer. hahaha.
Anyway, great shots, Skippy. Really made me feel as though I was up there, too.
It'd take more than a couple of beers to get me up in one of those, especially since I don't drink beer. hahaha.
Anyway, great shots, Skippy. Really made me feel as though I was up there, too.
Sorry no drunks allowed on board
Ya just gotta get over the fear factor, and you'll be right
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Thank you, it was good fun, I'd like to go up when there is a group of them going up ....... thanks for looking ..... Skippy
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Great Series
That one is fully enclosed.
Hope you get a chance to go up in one some day
Thanks for looking ........ Skippy
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