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Forums > Windsurfing   Western Australia

What a great idea..Not!

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Created by snides8 > 9 months ago, 9 Aug 2013
snides8
WA, 1731 posts
9 Aug 2013 6:09PM
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God help us if this gets the nod!! ref-'Post' news paper
As if having a shotover boat chucking aimless donuts all through Matilda bay wasnt enough!
Now some fwit wants to use the the Swan as a airport for
his plane!!!!!so he can fly tourists out to the abrolhos to stuff to fish the area!
Now i don't know how much water this needs to take off in but i do recall
hearing ww2 catalinas needed the entire river from south Perth to Pt Walter
to get airborne.
i Hope common sense prevails..



Stuthepirate
SA, 3590 posts
9 Aug 2013 9:14PM
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"Fly over the western suburbs"
King Colin will never have it.

Subsonic
WA, 3212 posts
10 Aug 2013 12:01AM
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Surely they (the swan river trust) will see all the reasons it won't work. There's no such thing as a quiet corner of the river where he can take off/cordone off for a runway.

Issa
355 posts
10 Aug 2013 1:52AM
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I can't imagine an insurance company accepting the risk.

Mark _australia
WA, 22814 posts
10 Aug 2013 10:08AM
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80mins to the Abrolhos?
Wonder how much windsurfing gear we could fit in it..... :)

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
10 Aug 2013 1:52PM
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I can't see the problem or the big deal, there is plenty of room in Perth Water to take-off and land without affecting other water users. Who sails or kites in there anyway? and by the time it gets up and over Kings Park and then onto the Western Suburbs its going to be flying the same altitude as every other small aircraft passing through there.

Whinging for the sake of whinging if you ask me.

Chris6791
WA, 3271 posts
10 Aug 2013 6:48PM
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looks like fun.

Shane
WA, 202 posts
10 Aug 2013 7:20PM
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There's a chemtrail coming off that thing as soon as it's airborne!

Stuthepirate
SA, 3590 posts
10 Aug 2013 8:58PM
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Mark _australia said..

80mins to the Abrolhos?
Wonder how much windsurfing gear we could fit in it..... :)


payload of 6,800kg including Fuel

raggy
VIC, 564 posts
10 Aug 2013 9:38PM
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Shane said..

There's a chemtrail coming off that thing as soon as it's airborne!


Or water from the hull but hay what ever gets you going

Maddog49
WA, 102 posts
11 Aug 2013 12:53PM
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They use to land these things on Mandurah Estuary and I can remember a 4 seater water plane that use to land at Bull Creek many many years ago.
If it takes off early morning around Como it would only knock over a few rowers and crabbers.
Last time I went to the Abrolos Islands for a fish. It was a 5 hour drive followed by a 4 hour boat ride. I then fished for about 6 hours then headed home for the 4 hour boat ride.
Caught lots of fish and the diving was magnificent.
80 minute flight is very appealing and then fish. Bring home your catch and fresh Baldchin gropher for tea.
I wonder how much it would cost????
I do see a problem with closing off sections of the river for landing and take off.

Stuthepirate
SA, 3590 posts
11 Aug 2013 3:08PM
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We should get it to sponsor WWA for interstate raids and Shark bay expeditions

deejay8204
QLD, 557 posts
12 Aug 2013 2:04AM
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raggy said..

Shane said..

There's a chemtrail coming off that thing as soon as it's airborne!


Or water from the hull but hay what ever gets you going


If it was chemtrails it would be from behind the engine nacelles not from the stepped hull. Definitely water.

and if ya have the money and time: http://flightplanet.com/multi-engine-piston-airplane-for-sale/grumman/hu-16-albatrosshu16c__1266.php

tobyhodgso
WA, 300 posts
13 Aug 2013 6:36PM
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its crazy but just as crazy as a bridge from Wally world to Dalkieth proposed by the RAC.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/local/wa/a/-/local/15824247/push-for-another-swan-bridge/

One proposed crossing was from Stock Road, Bicton to Dalkeith ? an idea floated in the 1950s.
It would allow motorists to go north-south without adding congestion to the city centre.


I have also seen a drawing of a bridge (cant find it quick enough) - Canning Hwy to UWA- good bye Peli point.....

slowboat
WA, 560 posts
13 Aug 2013 8:42PM
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Shane said..

There's a chemtrail coming off that thing as soon as it's airborne!




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