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Yes, we picked the right time to leave, it started to rain just as we left camp and continued quite heavily till back at Queenstown then on and off all the way home.
As for scratches, there were some very minor marks but nothing a quick polish with Nu Finish didn’t fix.
One of the advantages of purchasing cars second hand is that generally they come pre scratched so you tend to not worry quite as much.
As I remarked in one of the videos, Craig’s LDV ute was brand new, only purchased a week before the trip. He got a few marks from bush bashing in a couple of spots but I’m sure they are all polished out by now.
Tug, unfortunately where I got stuck was in a narrow cutting, too narrow to open the doors, could have climbed out the window at a pinch but!!
I figured the Outback would get stuck there because of the depth of the holes but I wanted to see what the drive train diagnostics display showed.
It had been green all the way and didn’t ever look like losing traction but once I got stuck all wheels lit up orange.
5 minutes with a shovel to move the track centre mound into the holes & she would have walked through it with no problems.
We did actually leave the tow eye in place till we got back to the blacktop, Craig was just making sure it was tight & wouldn’t fall out.
I’ve just about finished the rest of the Part 2 video so will replace this half one with the full track within the next hour or so.
Part 2 of the Subaru footage has now been uploaded. I think this time I have fixed the DashCam resolution.
Thank you Mr Moose, no doubt it would have been me that stepped in it and broke an ankle if it was not fixed.
G’day Neil, the Bix 3 is easier to access the inside of the fuse by removing the wings, the Bix 2 needs an access panel cut into the fuse below the mid mounted wing.
More stuffing around to install auto pilots etc in the 2 but personally I still think the 2 flies better. No wheels though so you need to hand launch
Well almost Moose, we had a roaring, hot Northerly come through on Saturday night (well early Sunday morning actually) from just after midnight till around 3:00am, luckily no damage to the tent though, and it started to rain just as we left on Monday morning. Other than that all good.
Yes Tug, for the first trip in a long time it was dry when we got there & still dry when we left (but only just as the rain started a few hundred metres down the track).
Well, what can I say !!
The poor little Eyas does look a bit worse for wear doesn’t it, but I’m sure a bit of Hot Glue will have it airborne again soon to give the resident eagle a bit more fun.
Yes Ron, the cows came a visiting almost as soon as we got there, they eventually wandered off but returned at lunch time, no doubt could smell the cooking.
Is that still the same old AXN you used to fly @ Elderslie?, it just looks a lot less beat up than I remember. Certainly flies nice with the clipped wings.
