Designman visits downunder!

[Warren Leadbeatter]

Today I was lucky enough to meet the Designman (Larry Renger). I took him flying to my club at St Ives in SYDNEY!   Larry met about a dozen local fliers from our club, had lunch with us and got to see what it's like flying upside down on the other side of the world!

Here's a couple of pics.

1st Pic: Larry flying my fullsize Electric Pathfinder
2nd Pic: L to R Larry, Steve Rothwell, Andy Kerr, Geoff Goodworth, John Goodwin
3rd Pic: Larry signing our Cox engines
4th Pic: Myself and Larry.

[ray copeland]

Wow Warren!!  Looks like it was a great day for everyone in your group. I would love to visit your country (i have an old golfing buddy that lives on the Gold Coast), and i would like to meet Larry. Very cool!!

[Larry Renger]

G'day, mates! Had a fair dinkum good time with the blokes in OZ!  No, they don't reverse their handles, I checked first. (the adjusting knob was on the bottom, so I am not absolutely sure)

Good turnout, about a dozen fliers.  Diesel racing and classic diesel combat are big here.

Thanks Warren for a great time! 

Off to New Zealand tomorrow.

[Paul Taylor]

I heard on facebook that Larry was in the area. Thanks Warren for posting the photos.
Nice to see guys flying C/L in short sleeve shirts.
I hope to make it out today but will be bundled up.

[john e. holliday]

Hey Larry looks like you are having way too much fun.   Wouldn't blame you  if you didn't come back. 

New Zealand,  another place I would love to see.  First team I met at the Worlds in 04.   All great guys as well as the Designman.

[Bill Little]

Hi Warren,

Thanks for taking care of Ol' Larry for us!

I would dearly love to visit "down under" and meet Herb (Dallas) Hanna, Peter White, Ken Taylor, Wynn, And YOU!  Maybe one day..............

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

[Warren Leadbeatter]

I would dearly love to visit "down under" and meet Herb (Dallas) Hanna, Peter White, Ken Taylor, Wynn, And YOU!  Maybe one day..............

The feeling is mutual.  I would love to come to the USA someday too and fly with you guys.

It was a pleasure taking Larry out for the day and all the guys at the field were very pleased to meet him also.

Cheers

[PJ Rowland]

Bill - To visit those guys would yeld QUITE a round trip, only Warren and Herb live kind of close to eachother - the rest are scattered across this big brown land.

[Wynn Robins]

Larry,
If you are still in NZ this coming weekend we have a stunt meet you are welcome to attend. PM me if you can make it.

[Dallas Hanna]

Hi Warren,

Thanks for taking care of Ol' Larry for us!

I would dearly love to visit "down under" and meet Herb (Dallas) Hanna, Peter White, Ken Taylor, Wynn, And YOU!  Maybe one day..............

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

As PJ said Bill, all welcome Downunder!   Pete White lives on the other side of the country so just a cool 2500 mile trip which isn't too far short of LA to NY.  The difference is that from Adelaide there's bugger all in between!  Wish I could take notice of Googfle Maps.  It gives about 1 day 18 hours drive time!  I wish!

HH

[Andrew Borgogna]

First a great big thank to Warren for taking good care of by best buddy Larry.  Having been to the Land Downunder I can tell these people are as good as it gets, and they know how to party.    Larry I look forward to seeing you when you get home flying just isn't the same without you.
Andy

[Bill Little]

Bill - To visit those guys would yeld QUITE a round trip, only Warren and Herb live kind of close to eachother - the rest are scattered across this big brown land.

Hi PJ,(and Herb!),

I would just have to set it up to be able to get around to all of you guys I have met thanks to the internet. 

Bill

[charlie]

As PJ said Bill, all welcome Downunder!   Pete White lives on the other side of the country so just a cool 2500 mile trip which isn't too far short of LA to NY.  The difference is that from Adelaide there's bugger all in between!  Wish I could take notice of Googfle Maps.  It gives about 1 day 18 hours drive time!  I wish!

HH

Dallas,  That 1 day 18 hours might be closer to correct if it wasn't for the damned speed limits.  The last time I drove over from the West it took about that time to get to the South Australian border.  And before you tell me that you had a horse like that once too - I wasn't trying all that hard.  I once did it in 32 hours from Adelaide to Perth and that was with 900 miles of dirt road in the middle, but it was when I was much younger, with 2 drivers taking turns at the wheel and we were both completely knackered by the time we got home.
Charlie