rtfm
Well-Known Member
Hi,
The Heck Airfield is a great little airfield at the top of the Gold Coast about 40 min drive from Brisbane. I have visited the airfield a number of times since moving to Brisbane, and have always found the locals very friendly and approachable. Imagine my surprise when I arrived on Sat morning for a mosey around to find about two dozen aircraft neatly parked on the grass. I'd stumbled on their annual "Rag & Tube" Flyin.
It was great to see the planes, but I couldn't help noticing the general lack of novelty. There were Cessnas, RV's, a bunch of Jabiroos, a Kitfox or two - all rather bland fare, to be honest. I did see a little original plan-s build KR2 (gosh, they're tiny), a neat little thing on floats, and what could only be described as a cross between a stick insect and a kite. (See photos). Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the little float plane.
I met an chatted to the designer of the Bolly Prop's Constant Speed Unit - and got a chance to inspect the all-carbon version of the CS unit. Quite impressive.
And, of course, while there were a number of builders in attendance, there were no airplane designers. But that is to be expected, I guess. But I had a good time checking over a home-built Sonerai and a half completed Sonex. It was good to talk aspect ratios, cooling drag, engines, airfoils. My wife glases over if I start that sort of thing at home...
It turns out that there is NO hangarage. Not for love or money. Which is a bummer. But one could always get space to tie down an aircraft out on the field. Which got me thinking...
If I built a dedicated cigar-box trailer for the little Razorback, I could both trailor it to/from the airfield, and (probably more realistically) park the trailer on the field and house the plane in it on a permanent basis. Pretty easy to build, and if designed right, it could act as a small workshop also. Maybe a side which opens up like a tent flap so I could sit in the shade and watch the world go by. And a great marketing tool should I ever wish to sell kits.
Mmmmm
Finally, I have started looking for a local workshop (double lock-up garage?) in the suburbs somewhere where I can start building the Razorback. Since there is no chance of doing to at any of the airfields round here, I will have to settle for a workshop in the suburbs, or in a farmer's barn, or wherever...
Regards,
Duncan
The Heck Airfield is a great little airfield at the top of the Gold Coast about 40 min drive from Brisbane. I have visited the airfield a number of times since moving to Brisbane, and have always found the locals very friendly and approachable. Imagine my surprise when I arrived on Sat morning for a mosey around to find about two dozen aircraft neatly parked on the grass. I'd stumbled on their annual "Rag & Tube" Flyin.
It was great to see the planes, but I couldn't help noticing the general lack of novelty. There were Cessnas, RV's, a bunch of Jabiroos, a Kitfox or two - all rather bland fare, to be honest. I did see a little original plan-s build KR2 (gosh, they're tiny), a neat little thing on floats, and what could only be described as a cross between a stick insect and a kite. (See photos). Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the little float plane.
I met an chatted to the designer of the Bolly Prop's Constant Speed Unit - and got a chance to inspect the all-carbon version of the CS unit. Quite impressive.
And, of course, while there were a number of builders in attendance, there were no airplane designers. But that is to be expected, I guess. But I had a good time checking over a home-built Sonerai and a half completed Sonex. It was good to talk aspect ratios, cooling drag, engines, airfoils. My wife glases over if I start that sort of thing at home...
It turns out that there is NO hangarage. Not for love or money. Which is a bummer. But one could always get space to tie down an aircraft out on the field. Which got me thinking...
If I built a dedicated cigar-box trailer for the little Razorback, I could both trailor it to/from the airfield, and (probably more realistically) park the trailer on the field and house the plane in it on a permanent basis. Pretty easy to build, and if designed right, it could act as a small workshop also. Maybe a side which opens up like a tent flap so I could sit in the shade and watch the world go by. And a great marketing tool should I ever wish to sell kits.
Mmmmm
Finally, I have started looking for a local workshop (double lock-up garage?) in the suburbs somewhere where I can start building the Razorback. Since there is no chance of doing to at any of the airfields round here, I will have to settle for a workshop in the suburbs, or in a farmer's barn, or wherever...
Regards,
Duncan
