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Given my experience with the marque that's not saying too much ... but don"t tell my sponsor! (respectable ... sure ... speed demons ... nope).

... but a wonderful technique should you encounter the 'jgf experience @ Cairns' along the way.

Nice screen over the water Melo ... and that traditional canopy is just right ...

That may just be the understatement of the entire Gaggle ...

Have to admit that cantilevered high wing is a thing of beauty ... and I have often read that those Centurion's are known as 'go places' machines! A favorite of Richard Collins ...

Well done PP ... Thanks!

So that's why I had such a hard time maintaining altitude ...

What? I'd kill for some of your screens jgf ... mine tend to set a new bar for the lowest common denominator ...

LOL defaid ... and I thought I couldn't follow directions (not that my screens are going to win any awards) ... but just think of the example you're setting for JMSR!

Not sure PP ... scale seems a little large based on your King Air ... feel free to Photoshop to your hearts content ...

Well ... there must be a hundred or so Rupert ... repeat after me ... 'Hey Google ...' (the attached should help get you started) Avocado Toast.pdf

LOL … only in my dreams mate (and FS9) … but I did download a recipe for Anzac Biscuits … as well as Avocado Toast! When in Rome …

Time to leave Adelaide but what a wonderful stay. Spent my time wondering around the parks and city center visiting coffee shops and restaurants morning noon and night. Didn’t go five star crazy but the regular fare and special treats I experienced were over the top ... yum! No need to go hungry when ‘down under’ ... as both Melo and others have discovered. My B&B family even made some homemade Anzac Biscuits, Fairy Bread, and VoVo’s! Each very traditional with quite a bit of history. Those biscuits and VoVo’s sure went down easy with my Cappuccino ... and I was lucky to grab one piece of the Fairy Bread before the kids arrived. With a trip to the market for supplies I headed back to Parafield and packed up the ‘Twinkie’ with ... well ... everything but Twinkies! YPPF> YNRC> YWBL>YMMB looks to be just 400 (+) nm so perhaps just over 2 (+) hours today. All is ready ... the weather forecast is super ... the walk-around complete ... the treats within an arm’s reach and yes ... my Flat White is in the cup holder. The tower directs us to 3L and the Piper and I are on our way ... East of Parafield the landscape turns rural with small towns and settlements dotting the green fields. Past Naracoorte we enter the state of Victoria. Perhaps a few more stands of timber but the view below remains pretty much the same. Almost as soon as Warrnambool passes below the Melbourne airspace is upon us and it is time to give them a shout. Over the bay Moorabbin welcomes the Twin Comanche and with wheels down she settles onto 35L and taxis to parking. An easy and enjoyable day of flying ... and the treats didn’t hurt! ... anyone for a Tim Tam?

Indeed ... it's been a few years but what a wonderful time we had in York ... and the museum was super!

Epic run PP ... Chuck, PT and Helen would be proud of you. Well done!

I've always known that the cats were behind JSMR's operation ...

Finally! I for one was starting to wonder ... and where in the world is Rupert? ... let alone AirBasil ...

The Professor dead? … and Ginger turned into an old hag? I always knew that Mary Ann had an evil streak in her … time to call Miss Fisher!

No worries PP ... Spithill and crew did it in 2013 ... and that crew looked nothing like yours!

The Nullarbor grew on me each day of my stay. The accommodations were exactly as defaid described earlier and the hospitality as advertised. Forrest is really a very special place. Time however to move on and Adelaide/Parafield will be the next stop. YFRT> YCDU> YPAG> YPPF is the flight plan and a perfectly clear sky should bring out the stars tonight. Taking a cue from SMike I’m hoping to identify some of the southern constellations ... especially the ‘Crux’ (Southern Cross) which I hope to see for the very first time. With my camera at the ready the Twin Comanche climbs into the evening sky without complaint, and soon we are on course and at altitude (7,500’) en route to Ceduna. I give control over to Otto ... turn down the cockpit lighting ... pull out the star chart and with my Flat White in hand start to look around. As we enter South Australia little twilight remains as the moon begins to rise. A full moon on this ‘Australia Day’ is not going to help my stargazing but no matter ... I think I may still be able to pick out some of my old friends and find some new. Well ... I was able to find that big moon but I can’t say for certain about anything else. Perhaps a few of the night visitors ... but it may have just been my (FS9) imagination. Below there has been very few signs of life but every so often a ranch or a road appear. More activity emerges as the coast closes in from starboard and soon we are over Ceduna. At Port Augusta we turn to the south for the short run down to Parafield. I take control from Otto at our TOD and there is little traffic in the area. Too late to see the fireworks over Adelaide ... we land on 3L and taxi over to parking. In a few more minutes she is tied down and I’m off to the hotel. Tomorrow it’s time to explore Adelaide ... a city named for a Queen.

Coming in on a wing and a prayer ... potentially a bit costly ... losing the Platypus and Wombat ... priceless!

Well done PP ... a long day. I think you deserve a rest ... maybe even a shower!

Is that Rupert in the Baron ... in Newman of all places? ... wait ... is that him in Meekatharra too?

Happy to find you on the board JSMR ... I was starting to think that as soon as Melo headed south you may have been on your way to Darwin ...

Yup ... you need to ditch the Wombat ...