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Category Archives: Flying
Chasing the wave
I’ve come to Bunyan in the Snowy Mountains for a week of gliding fun. Bunyan is the home of Canberra Gliding Club and is famous for the Wave. The Wave is a standing wave created in the atmosphere when a … Continue reading →
Splendid soaring
Wednesday brought a fine spring day and some good thermals. I couldn’t get the best glider – DG303 – too many people there. But I flew the Astir, which is OK. The DG is not allowed to do aerobatics, but … Continue reading →
I pass the test – again
I’m a legal pilot for another two years having passed my Biennial Flight Review yesterday. I had a fine time with famous crusty old flying instructor Jim Drinnan at Camden. We did many, many circuits in a two-seat high-wing Citabria … Continue reading →
Soaring with the eagles
I’ve just returned from a lovely few days up at Lake Keepit gliding centre. Jan was away in Fiji for a week so I decided to take the 6-hour trip north-west to attempt some cross-country trips. It’s getting a bit late … Continue reading →
Golf, gliding – and work!
Back to work, but not a lot. AAP have given me a book to edit together in their series of Australian War Stories. I have to write the war history of a particular Flying Officer who served in the Middle East … Continue reading →
