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Author Archives: Falcon124
Podcasts I Enjoy (Starting with Plane Crazy Down Under)
As most of you will know, my friend Steve Visscher & I are the producers & hosts of the Plane Crazy Down Under aviation show. We’ve been putting out episodes on a mostly regular basis since July in 2009. Given … Continue reading →
Posted in General Information, Podcasts
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Tagged aviation, listening, PCDU, podcasts, Steve Visscher
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Montgolfier Day, 2013
Happy Montgolfier Day! On this day in 1783, the first free flight by humans in a hot air balloon was recorded in Paris, France as Pilatre de Rozier & Francois d’Arlandes flew a Montgolfier balloon to an altitude of 3,000′ … Continue reading →
Posted in balloons, Commentary, flying, General Information
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Tagged 1783, balloon, fire, france, Francois d'Arlandes, heat, Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, Joseph-Michel Montgolfier, Montgolfier Day, paper, Paris, phlogiston, Pilatre de Rozier, pilot, rises, smoke
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Interview with a Balloonatic
Back in June 2013 I took Kathy Mexted for her first ever balloon flight. It was also my first flight over the Bacchus Marsh area and the first time I’ve ever done circuits (complete with a touch-n-go) in a balloon … Continue reading →
The Lake 2012: Day 2: Brisk n Windy
Once again another “oh-dark-thirty” wake up and prepare for whatever the day could provide us. I grabbed my muesli bar & piece of fruit “first breakfast” before we all headed over to the briefing room to see what the weather … Continue reading →
Posted in balloons, Flight Notes, flying, Learning to Fly
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Tagged "drag landing", Angus, balloons, cancel, farmer, field, flight, Lake Cullulleraine, Mildura, TheLake12, wind
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The Lake 2012: Day 1: Back to the Burners
It’s just before 6am and everyone’s staggering into the briefing room for the first welcome & weather briefing. Morning briefing on Day 1 always starts a bit earlier & runs a bit longer so we can get the overview & … Continue reading →
Posted in balloons, Flight Notes, flying, Learning to Fly
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Tagged "drag landing", balloons, camp, flight, Lake Cullulleraine, Mildura, paddock, TheLake12, tree
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The Lake 2012: Day 0: It’s a Bloody Long Drive!
They say that every journey starts with a single step & my first step to get to Mildura was getting to the Picture This Ballooning shed before 6am to pick up the Toyota Troopy 4WD & balloon I was taking … Continue reading →
Posted in balloons, flying, Learning to Fly
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Tagged balloons, Bendigo, drive, Lake Cullulleraine, Melbourne, Mildura, The Lake 2012, The Mallee
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Going to “The Lake”
The Australian Ballooning Federation are working with the Mildura International Balloon Fiesta to host “The Lake” event at Lake Cullulleraine near Mildura in the “Mallee” region of north-west Victoria. If you’re wondering just where that might be, check out the … Continue reading →
Posted in balloons, flying, Learning to Fly
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Tagged ABF, balloons, bunk house, camping, hours, Lake Cullulleraine, Mallee, MIBF, Mildura, tent, The Lake, training
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Flying Shirts – Escape Slide
I caught this shirt on Threadless and it was a no-brainer. After all, if you’re going to exit a burning aircraft, you may as well have some fun in the process :) I’ve not yet worn it on a commercial … Continue reading →
Posted in Clothing, General Information, Humour
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Tagged airliner, clown, crash, escape slide, Landing, water
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Fantastic Plastic: 787 ZA003 DreamTour
Today I attended the 787 DreamTour event at Melbourne airport thanks to an invitation from Qantas & Jetstar. What a fantastic time I had, especially as I was able to bring a few of the Plane Crazy Down Under team … Continue reading →
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Tagged 787, BAe Systems, cockpit, DreamTour, Jetstar, Melbourne, PCDU, Qantas, Steve Visscher, Steven Pam, ymml, ZA003
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ALAANZ Seminar with Minister Gordon Rich-Phillips
I was invited to attend an Aviation Law Association of Australia & New Zealand (ALAANZ) Victorian Branch seminar featuring the Honorable Gordon Rich-Phillips, Victoria’s State Minister for the Aviation Industry as guest speaker. The seminar was held on the 21st … Continue reading →