The amazing trip of Antonio Alves Michael Coates Pipistrel Matevz Lenarcic: Sinus. Flying Demonstration Sinus Pontedera-Lisbona: Outback Australia Team World Tour The June long weekend in Australia is one of the best you're found. "All stations Birdsville CTAF Sinus Rodolfo Biancorosso, Aviazione Sportiva, 10/04 11 hours times to go flying, we are in the middle of winter, the Motorglider 877 joining crosswind overhead" was a days are generally blue, warm and perfect for flying welcome call for the end of the day. Birdsville is really 2003 saw the introduction of the “Pipistrel “The greatest problems of mine?.. experiences. At the end of the 90s he began in case of difficulties. (the security cones have and this weekend was to be no exception. The annual the "dead end on the road to nowhere", it skirts the Demonstration Team”, a squad Bureaucracy!” to think about the possibility of a lonely Tour a wide opening). Ivo Boscarol, the Pipistrel Could an Ultralight Aircraft fly from Italy to Portugal in situation. I could see Geneva airport at distance and Old Station airshow and fly-in is probably the biggest Simpson and Sturt Stony Deserts and has a fixed comprised of three Virus 912’s which Matevz is smiling quietly; while he is telling Round the World with an Ultralight plane. owner, was very enthusiast about this project one single day? Yes, it could be done easily with a Pipistrelsome ferryboats on the water. Then ahead Savona in Queensland and this was our third pilgrimage to the population of less than 100, today Birdsville is famous look fantastic and elegant in their various us about his adventures among Embassies, He prepared the adventure with a slow plane and he became the most important sponsor Sinus! Portugal's Antonio Manuel Alves flew from Pontederaand Albenga and the comfort of more beaches and event after last years washout with unseasonable rains. as being one of Australia's remotest places with the aerial formations. Walter Faganelj, once Russian courthouses and MIG interceptors who to avoid the busy airports. The Zenair CH 701 and supporter of this adventure. The work to (Toscana, central Italy) to Lisbon, (western capital in seaside places and the clearing sky. Imperia, San The trip was planned for several weeks with 5 aircraft exception of one day in September each year where an instructor of formation flying is the very nearly shoot him down. But now he is was chosen following the idea of a “bush make the Sinus ready for a round the world Remo and Ventimiglia near the French border, all Europe)! Following are Antonio motivations and impressions the population swells to over 20,000 people for the leader of the formation with his Virus S5- flying the last kilometres and everything pilot” World Tour, with low speed and many flight was not only about mechanical from this challenging trip. nice places by the seaside, with lots of mountains, from our club travelling together in loose formation from Jacobs Well to Raglan just short of Rockhampton running of the historic Birdsville horse races. Located PCA. On his left wing flying S5-PCP is appears very simple and relaxed. Just a few landing possibilities. Matevz spent months modifications but the logistic aspects of 2nd August 2002 - Flying from 08:30-19:00 Dreams couldhouses and nearby marinas and boats. Now I have Dejan Kavcic, who has been a flight become reality within this spacious, quiet and comfortable ahead the Monaco and Nice crowded air spaces, and on Australia's east coast. We departed Jacobs Well in beside the Diamantina waterhole Birdsville was named more kilometres and he will arrive in a preparing the adventures in complete detail. bureaucracy had weight as well. For each cabin even after more than 10hours of continuous flying,at left the Alps. The clear skies promised a safe tour perfect flying conditions for the trip North and it wasn't by explorer Charles Sturt because of the prolific bird instructor for many years with great Slovenian town from which he took off three In the August, after having flown just over different leg there was a peculiar contact I still fell great and ready for at least another 10 hours. trough these high mountains and looked an irresistible long before we cleared the busy Brisbane airspace for life in this tiny desert oasis. Today Birdsville is world experience on the ULM. On his right, flying months ago. “Yes, only three months ago. Do 24.000 km and nearing the success of his with the national Authorities of the country. S5-PCP, is Tine Tomazic, test pilot and Many people still look at an Ultralight registered aircraftroute. I flew to the North went around Cime du diable, the trip along the coast, in our fleet were 2 Zephyrs, renowned as a tourist destination. The two main buildings you know?” he says “Without the bureaucracy adventure – the Civil Air Authorities stopped The planning was very long and Matevz had as a very primitive low performance, simplistic, fragile or through Alps Maritimes, Mt. Mounier, Mt. Pelat at demonstrator of the Pipistrel factory. a month could be enough for the whole tour”. him in Canada. They did not issue him the to take off one year later than planned, on a Sova and the Foxbat with the Sinus flown by myself in Birdsville are the roadhouse and the pub which was Tine is very young but with a lifetime of We are walking now along the runway of the take off licence even when pressured by the June the 6th 2004.The Pipistrel Sinus, even dangerous aircraft, therefore it seems important to 11,000Ft. I then passed nearby Barcelonnette and and my 14 year old son Matthew. There are just so built in 1884. It wasn't long before the tourists turned me to prove the Sinus performance and reliability and go Hautes - Alps (4103m - 13,450Ft) I recognized 50 experience provided with natural ability Aero Club of Pisa - the Pipistrel Italia seat - Slovenian Embassy and many Canadian pilots equipped with a Rotax 912 80 hp engine is a complete this trip in a single day, demonstrating what is miles away the Mont Blanche at (4810m 15,770Ft) many pretty and unspoiled areas in Australia to go flying up to ask lots of questions about our strange little plane, and a wonderful “touch”. Tine performs chosen by Matevz Lenarcic as the last landing who all rallied to support the adventure. In standard production model. It has a baggage my idea of the evolution and the performance capabilities and that was enough heading North, now it will be and the Queensland coast is no exception, several of some even had us posing for photographs with them his formation also as “soloist”. The point before completing the final leg. In the the end it would be possible to obtain the sac and the passenger-seat equipped with H of a modern Ultralight Aircraft. I also wanted the opportunity West to my destination. Heading West through the us were treated to the unforgettable sights of whales which really made us feel like modern day adventurers. Pipistrel Demonstration Team which is morning Matevz had taken off from Madrid, licence, but late in August and at those harness. For the long flights over water there to fly around Europe and learn more about this area so I interior of France and avoiding the crowded, restricted heading up the coast from Antarctica to the warmer Departing Birdsville we followed the famous Birdsville booked solidly during the years, presents the weather reports underlined doubts about latitudes the weather has usually started are four wing tanks fitted with a total capacity made arrangements to spend at least a week flying around and controlled air spaces was a challenge but it proved areas of Harvey Bay where they give birth in our warmer track at 200 feet for the full 480 odd kilometers to a varied flight program, both in formation the situation on the Pyrenean Mountains for snowing and bad light conditions for flights of 200 litres, 190 of which to be used for an Tuscany with incursions to South Italy and North into theto be one of the most tranquil parts of the entire winter waters. Landing at Hervey Bay airport the others Maree, crossing each sand hill was fun, each time we and in aerobatics, in certain flights some clouds and fog in the last hours of the morning. on long distance. Matevz decided sadly to endurance of 20 hours and up to 3000 km flight Alps mountains, this provided a great training program flight. Still some mountains, but nothing comparable in our fleet took on fuel but the economy from the Sinus came to a sand hill it was pull back on the stick, up- sections are even done even with the So he had stopped in Barcelona. Matevz’s break off this adventure so close to the final without landing, according with the possibility and a made for a comfortable adaptation to the aircraftto Alps, the air is calm and my speed is high. The engine off! The Pipistrel Demonstration meant we could comfortably make it all the way to Old and-over and down into the next valley... The Dingo Sinus is a production model with the only leg. But once the idea was planted of a Tour to fly with extremely reduced MAP values. from the lower performance aircraft I had owned before. peaceful time came quickly to an end when I realized Team takes part in all of the Slovenian addition being the long-range tanks.