Category Archives: General Information

Fantastic Plastic: 787 ZA003 DreamTour

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Falcon124

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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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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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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What’s in the Tranquiliser Trolley on Your Flight?

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Falcon124

Do you enjoy a few drinks when you’re flying on the airlines? Do you recall the “good ol’ days” when the drinks were free even in economy? How about when cocktails were mixed for you or when drinks weren’t served … Continue reading →

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VW Car Club at the Moorabbin Air Museum

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Falcon124

On a cold & windy morning at at the end of May, we had cancelled the day’s scheduled balloon flight in the Yarra Valley so on the way home, I figured I’d drop by Moorabbin Airport to pick up a … Continue reading →

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Having fun thanks to PCDU

Posted on June 9, 2010 by Falcon124

For those of you who don’t know it, I’m co-host of the Plane Crazy Down Under podcast, currently Australia’s only aviation podcast although we know of a new one that’s about to start up soon. It’s been going for almost … Continue reading →

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Tanker 10 at Avalon

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Falcon124

While returning from Nykolai’s scout camp I dropped into Avalon airport (YMAV) to check out Tanker 10, a converted DC10 that’s now used as a super-heavy water bomber. It’s parked in the keyhole and not easily viewed without a huge … Continue reading →

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Historically Fun

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Falcon124

I got the word from John that the Victorian chapter of the Aviation Historical Society of Australia was having a Christmas BBQ at Moorabbin airport (YMMB) today. So, I went down to hang out, meet new people and spread the … Continue reading →

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