Hamish Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 mixing it up a bit Craig. Well done. Did the peddle clips work ok ? Ahh surrey hills. Had a cousin living there in the 1980/90’s when I visited. it was one of the posh bits then. but then everywhere has moved on. Even coburg just off Bell st (?) where my great aunt lived is now million dollar property I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 Hills…… yeah. The bicycle is a very sensitive gradient detector…. Especially uphill. The house cyclist is currently living in the English Riviera (aka Torbaydos) and is finding the topography challenging. It’s not so much the height as the gradient….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 Clips are great Hamish, it’s a different world out of the saddle and going up hills. New muscle groups getting hammered though, and I’m still building the muscle memory to get them hooked in, and having to think well in advance when they have to come out. Surrey Hills is still pretty posh. Melbourne house prices are insane, the median house price in Surrey Hills is currently a hair over 2.5 mill in $Aus (about 1.5 Mill Gbp). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 51 minutes ago, GT6MK3 said: New muscle groups getting hammered though Oh yeah….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 11 Author Share Posted June 11 Prolly shouldn’t have followed it up with an hour at the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 3 hours ago, GT6MK3 said: Prolly shouldn’t have followed it up with an hour at the gym. How much do you hurt…..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Surprisingly little hurt the day after. Day 162 Instructor exams mean waaay too much paperwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 13 Author Share Posted June 13 Day 163 Last jump of the weekend. Home time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 2 hours ago, GT6MK3 said: Surprisingly little hurt the day after That’s good…… 2 hours ago, GT6MK3 said: Last jump of the weekend Abandons a working aircraft….. again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 48 minutes ago, Nick Jones said: That’s good…… Abandons a working aircraft….. again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 14 Author Share Posted June 14 Day164. Rode to work the long way, with extra hills and more pain. Only to discover that a home bake morning tea was in progress… May have undone all my good work on the bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Starving Labrador mode…. Engaged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escadrille Ecosse Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Sorry, but I have to draw the line at cake with ketchup. Some cultural differences are obviously too great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 18 minutes ago, Escadrille Ecosse said: I have to draw the line at cake with ketchup Yeah, tend to agree….. but possibly the plates already emptied by the starving Labrador had contained something suitable for ketchup…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Having followed your exploits I am convinced you will still be in credit and you are owed more lollies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 15 Author Share Posted June 15 I genuinely haven’t stopped to think “a that’s what today was about”, and grab a photo today. Woken up by texts from a lawyer who needed tech support, one of those shitty work days when nothing wants to work easily, took out my frustrations at the gym for a couple of hours. Then, as I sat quietly at 10:30pm SM decided this would be the opportune moment to announce that her email hadn’t been working for 3 days, and she needs it fixed before morning. So, day 165. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 1 hour ago, GT6MK3 said: Then, as I sat quietly at 10:30pm SM decided this would be the opportune moment to announce that her email hadn’t been working for 3 days, and she needs it fixed before morning. Something bad has happened….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Day 166 Ready for a late night indoor flight. Back again tomorrow… $$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamish Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 I can see Craig making his own skydive fan think powered by a local v8 and a ‘borrowed’ propeller just make sure it’s on blow and not suck or it’ll become a people blender - not nice- seen the outcome of Some one going through a macerator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 19 hours ago, Hamish said: I can see Craig making his own skydive fan think powered by a local v8 and a ‘borrowed’ propeller just make sure it’s on blow and not suck or it’ll become a people blender - not nice- seen the outcome of Some one going through a macerator. Hahaha. I wish. I spent 60 minutes in the Tunnel within the last 24 hours. (Which cost about the same as a changeover GT6 diff at Reamers). Day 167 An hour in the airflow within 24 hours is the equivalent of 60 freefalls from 12-14000'. At the end of it I'm getting some payoff by finally starting to fly in some sort of form in the sitfly position. Progress. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Day 168 A quick check of the altimeter while causing a little havoc on an instructor exam jump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 minutes ago, GT6MK3 said: while causing a little havoc on an instructor exam jump A little adrenaline generation being very much part of the job description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 20 Author Share Posted June 20 Day169 Hanging out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT6MK3 Posted June 21 Author Share Posted June 21 Day 170 Things don't always go as planned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 21 Share Posted June 21 2 hours ago, GT6MK3 said: Things don't always go as planned. looks sub-optimal to me, though the canopy has at least filled….. presumably you have to untangle that if you want to steer…..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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