Day 9 – Caboolture to Airlie Beach
Departed Caboolture Thanks to Chris & Doug from the Rotary Club of Caboolture for picking us up & getting access to the airfield gates. It made our morning very easy.
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Day 8 – Rest Day in Caboolture
Rest Day = Catchup & Fixup Anything Day Like all other rest days for us so far, the rest day has been very busy & it gives us a chance to catch up on emails & all the non-flying stuff that we don’t get a chance to do & fix anything that needs fixing.
Day 6 – Rest day in Wollongong
I woke up today feeling quite lousy & my hunch was right – I had the dreaded urinary tract infection (UTI). This is something people with quadriplegia & paraplegia often get. And when you do, it knocks the crap out of you. I’m glad I’m sick or else I was going soft. Fortunately my doctor […]
Day 5 – Flying from Bairnsdale to Wollongong
Leaving Bairnsdale It was great to spend time with members of the East Gippsland Aero Club who really helped us out. We got down to the Bairnsdale Airfield early & we were ready to leave around 9.30 am. It was great to also meet a talented flyer, Chloe Higgins. At 9 years of age, she […]
Day 4 – Crossing Bass Strait (again)
Time to leave Hobart It was great to have the rest day yesterday. We got up early today & managed to get down to the Cambridge Airfield by 8am and left by 9am (wow, we were on time for a change). It was so cold that my fingers wouldn’t work – oh hang on, they […]
Day 3 – Rest day in Hobart
With all the preparations last week & everything being so hectic, it was great to have a day in which I could sleep in & catch up on much needed sleep. Linda & I have been so exhausted with getting everything ready for the trip.
Come fly with me! (a take off & landing with a quadriplegic pilot)
I’ve had a leaking o-ring on one of the cylinders in the engine for quite awhile so as the On a Wing & a Chair Round Australia flight is approaching, it needed to get fixed. My trusty mechanic Geoff, who built & installed all my aircraft adaptations, fixed it during the week.
Australian Disabled Pilots Associaton Fly-in
The 3rd Australian Disabled Pilots Association fly-in was held at the Temora Airfield in NSW from the 2-4 November. The association was formed by a group of like minded disabled pilots, and each year they get together to chat about developments in adaptations, aircraft and just do some flying. This year the fly-in was held […]
I’ve had better Easter weekends!
It’s been awhile since the Easter long weekend when we went for a flying trip, but as you’ll find out in this blog, I’ve had better ones. p>For the Easter weekend, Linda & I flew to Temora for the annual Natfly. We spent Easter Friday checking out aircrafts of all shapes & sizes, salivating over […]
The Big Summer
Since the last time I wrote a lot has happened! I’ve been beamed around the world by the Federal Police, the planning for the trip is really starting to shape up, and I asked a lovely lady to marry me. But let’s start from the beginning…
