Author Archives: Falcon124

Nice Hangar! :)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Falcon124

Our Yarra Valley operation has started making use of some space in a hangar at Lilydale (YLIL) to store our equipment and a few of us dropped by yesterday to check it out before the separating walls go up. This … Continue reading →

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Getting on the Dreamliner

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Falcon124

I’ve just been invited by Qantas & Jetstar to come and view the 787 Dreamliner when it’s in Melbourne on Sunday. Neat! This won’t be my first encounter with Boeing’s latest airliner as I got up close & personal with … Continue reading →

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Flying Shirts – Japanese Skywriter :)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Falcon124

A number of my t-shirts have flying related themes. Funny that. This one is my favourite and was a gift from Kitt that she picked up from the Chicken Wings collection. If you’re into flying and you’re not following this … Continue reading →

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The San Joaquin Siren: Another Great Pilot Story

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Falcon124

I really enjoy reading aviation books (funny that) and especially (auto)biographies that give me an insight into the experiences of the times, from growing up to learning to fly and then on to surviving various aviation adventures. With that in … Continue reading →

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Oshkosh 2011 – Day 3 – Arrival en Mass

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Falcon124

Saturday morning opened with thunderstorms and rain covering us at Rockford, the radar showing rain, rain & more rain plus the TAFs agreeing that the weather wasn’t getting better soon. Convective activity was dominating this area of the USA and … Continue reading →

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Oshkosh 2011 – Day 2 – Rockford Bonanza

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Falcon124

After doing some essential shopping for local equipment (mobile phone & data access, cables, batteries & so on) it was time for team PCDU to split up and take different paths to Oshkosh. Steve was staying in Chicago to continue … Continue reading →

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Oshkosh 2011 – Day 1 – Getting there isn’t always the best part

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Falcon124

As usual, it seems that there’s never enough time to get everything done before commencing a long journey but, despite an ever increasing “to do” list, we managed to arrive at the airport with just enough time to grab a … Continue reading →

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Grant’s “Oshkosh Experience” Checklist

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Falcon124

I’m over here at Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the EAA Airventure 2011 event (aka Oshkosh aka “Aviation Mecca” :) and am trying to soak it all in, which I acknowledge is an impossible thing. Given the amount of experiences I’d already … Continue reading →

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Chicken Wings Comics – They Light Up My Day :)

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Falcon124

Those of you who know me in the real, meat-space world (as opposed to just online) will be aware of the funky t-shirts I like to collect. You may have seen me wearing a number of aviation related ones, the … Continue reading →

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2010-07-04 – Halo on the Clouds – Mildura – VH-BLQ (77)

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Falcon124

This was my first flight with Pete Wright (my other instructor) and included a climb to 4,000′ AGL where we found ourselves above a thin layer of stratus, seeing our shadow on the cloud with a rainbow halo around the … Continue reading →

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