Tag Archives: Melbourne

Cracker flight in a Cirrus SR22 G3 from Moorabbin Airport

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Falcon124

A couple of weeks ago, I went for a flight with my friend Evan in a Cirrus SR22 G3, which is a four seat general aviation (GA) aircraft. This particular aircraft is registered VH-KJN and amusingly referred to as “Cajun” … Continue reading →

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Delivering Christmas Cheer to Melbourne

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Falcon124

For many, Christmas is a time of family and gift giving/receiving. While that is important, my favourite thing about Christmas is that I get to go & distribute some “Christmas Cheer” to various aviation related groups in Melbourne :) My … Continue reading →

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The Lake 2012: Day 0: It’s a Bloody Long Drive!

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Falcon124

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 →

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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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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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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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To Oblivion and Beyond

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Falcon124

I recently finished reading Macarthur (“Mac”) Job’s book Into Oblivion: The Southern Cloud enigma, yet another of his amazing air crash investigation books. An avid pilot, Macarthur was also responsible for the Department of Civil Aviation’s Aviation Safety Digest for … Continue reading →

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