Phil Perry Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 There are plenty of planespotters around. Most viewing areas, and nearby roadsides have plenty of people, even on weekdays. Some viewing spots even have donut/icecream vans. There are a number of spotting websites featuring Melbourne, with maps, sample photos, best times, etc. https://www.planespotters.net/Aviation_Photos/search.php?airport=Melbourne+-+Tullamarine+(MEL_YMML) even has a very large photo gallery, with pages and pages of photos. Just Google Melbourne planespotters. Ah yes,. . .the commercial RPT spotters,. . . the ones to whom I refer are a different breed altogether. I allowed one of them into my hangar whilst I was doing some maintenance work on the trike unit, he was very polite, a member of various organisation inlcuding the LAA, BMAA, and some sort of rego spotters society. The bloke took one look at my Reg and said that he was sure he had already got that one, . . he went back to his car and came back with a load of notebooks. He found it after searching for a few minutes whilst I got on with my work. He told me he'd seen the plane at Lands End airfield, in 1988, times, dates etc. I bought it in 1991. He had a file on the aircraft, engine and wing serial numbers, also owner's details at that time, and topped of by three photographs. His information concurred with what I remembered. I asked him if he had the number of the aluminium billet which Bombardier Rotax division had used to make the engine casing and cylinderheads (!) this was meant as a joke but he said he didn't know how to get that info . . ! ! ! He also had a very expensive radio scanner and several books on frequencies. These people research to an almost molecular level . . . possibly a a little more than dad and Son standing at the airport fence. . . I was sort of impressed and nonplussed at the same time, that anyone would want to obtain as much detail as that. So Frank mate, on the off chance that you look at forums, Thank you for the history lesson about my aircraft. Reggie spotting is obviously not an international thing, as a few years ago, a bunch of them were arrested and jailed as spies when they were caught near a Greek Civil / Military shared airfield. At their trial, the judge refused to accept that such a hobby existed and they were banged up for a few months ! !! It took a represtentation from the UK government to get them freed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 In Aussie it's the Roo-rooters and Sheep-shaggers, always after a new connquest. See the jealousy about us having a choice ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 This one is at the side of the northbound lanes of the Hume Highway, just south of a highway service centre. [ATTACH]48393._xfImport[/ATTACH] OME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fly_tornado Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 is this one of phil perry's relatives? pretty funny guy if you ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA. Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I have seen the signs and every time I go around the corner there is never a man opening an umbrella. Looks like there is another one in 100 yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 See the jealousy about us having a choice ..... What do you think happened to the Moa? Wiped out by being "speared" to death, apparently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexrbetter Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 What do you think happened to the Moa? Wiped out by being "speared" to death, apparently... I hear Tasmanian Devils are snarly and shy for good reason .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marty_d Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 I hear Tasmanian Devils are snarly and shy for good reason .... What? Sneaking up on the local wildlife while our sisters are right there at home? What do you think we are, freaks?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev25 Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 [ATTACH]48405._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH]48404._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 [ATTACH]48406._xfImport[/ATTACH] Just a tad confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Eightyknots Only way Is down to the DEVIL ( NO license to go up ) SPACESAILOR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spacesailor Posted October 24, 2015 Share Posted October 24, 2015 O ooh. Rutting Bucks. spacesailor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter008 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 [ATTACH]48411._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 [ATTACH=full]38997[/ATTACH] Well that pretty much excludes me from every profession except gynaecology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 [ATTACH]48412._xfImport[/ATTACH] I hope there will be an undertaker on standby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I bet you to it Red :) Go back a few pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Perry Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 [ATTACH]48414._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]48415._xfImport[/ATTACH] AND FINALLY. . .One for BEX. . . . . [ATTACH]48416._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]48413._xfImport[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_d Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Ah, the old Resist Bacteria hotel. Owned by the same chain that includes the Resist Infection hotel, which rents rooms by the hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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