In this chapter I recount a few memorable experiences from my time as a flying instructor. They include nearly being struck down in my prime by a student on his first solo flight, the vigilance required when flying with a student who flies very well until suddenly he doesn't, and how a dirt strip 5,200 … Continue reading Flying Memories – Chapter 6 (of 10)
Dan, a friend of mine, did a 15km ocean swim today in 5 hours and 43 minutes. He has been training at Apollo Bay since winter last year for the Cottosloe to Fremantle 19.7km ocean swimming race (the Rottnest Channel Swim) on 25 February 2023. Many choose to do the swim in team relays. Dan … Continue reading A 15 kilometre training swim in the ocean at Apollo Bay
Flight to Ayers Rock with friends in 1980 This was my second flight to Ayers Rock with friends in 1980. It was a shorter flight than the May trip earlier in the year, lasting only 4 days, and Ayers Rock was our northernmost landing point. My passengers were Liz, Julie Moss (pregnant at the time) … Continue reading Flying Memories – Chapter 5 (of 10)
An extended summer period without any decent swell in the area ended last Friday when waves like these rolled in along the Victorian west coast. The swell on Saturday wasn't too bad either. Little Henty Reef just off Hayley Point at Marengo (near Apollo Bay) Hayley Point last Friday Port Campbell ocean swimming race on … Continue reading Port Campbell SLSC Ocean Swim 2023
Forced down by thunderstorms on the Yorke Peninsula Thunderstorms generally. Thunderstorms are a great force of nature to be treated with absolute respect by all pilots. The strong turbulence associated with a thunderstorm can destroy an aircraft, large or small. Thunderstorms generate powerful updrafts and downdrafts which operate from the lowest levels to the tops … Continue reading Flying Memories – Chapter 4 (of 10)
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