We all have to be conscious of how and where we fly when near the ground.  The local populace becomes quite concerned about low flying aircraft.  People are more sensitive than usual due to the use of the area as a training area by Gold Coast flying schools.  After writing a series of letters to …

SBS aired a documentary tonight on a woman who must rank among the world’s most extraordinary pilots. Best known as an ardent supporter of Hitler, her contributions to aviation have been overshadowed. Hanna was flew the world’s first helicopter – indoors, before a crowd of thousands. She was the first rocket pilot. She flew a …

In 2009 Tim Exley asked for a new CMS system to be installed on the club’s site, and then used it to write some pages about his trip to Lake Eyre with McPhee. Recently he came around to my place for dinner and showed me how it worked, and I spent the next couple of …