Flight back from Temora, March 2007

A Guy I know bought a cessna 177 cardinal and asked me if I would help bring it back home, I didn't hesitate, yep! I said, and thought, what! you havn't flown for three months dimwit, well I went out to the aerodrome and did some circuits and thought I'll be alright it'll be just a lesurely fly home, and it was, before I could say anymore Barry rang, "I have the tickets" on Virgin to Sydney and then Qantas to Wagga and the previous aircraft owner picked us up at the Wagga Airport and drove us the hour to Temora and his home, first barry had to go and look at his new toy. Very nice! That afternoon we had a look through the AVIATION MUSEUM AT TEMORA they have heaps of planes Spitfire, SaberJet, Trojan, alsorts, worth having a look, they say that all the exhibits are in flying condition and fly at least once a month. Then I took the cessna up for a check to see if all would be ok for the trip home. had a little bit of trouble I forgot to run up the constant speed and it started to surge on the takeoff roll and I had to abort, but after that it was warmed up enough to continue, did one circuit and all was ok. The first day 5hrs we went by way of Temora just near the Vic Border and Albury, to Walgett for fuel and then to Roma for an overnight stay and more fuel the next day to Emerald for fuel and then to Ayr another 5hrs and the plane went fantasticly.

previous owner Ian and his wife new owner Barry his baby and wife