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Towing the line
I’m at a gliding club at Piper’s Field near Bathurst learning how to be a tuggie! That is a pilot who flies the tow plane that pulls the gliders into the air. It’s going well despite very windy weather. We’re … Continue reading
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Call that old? THIS is old!
Yes, I’m an old-age pensioner. Today was my 65th birthday and I’m getting a (very small) pension from England. Despite my 35 years away from the UK, I qualify for a pension because I paid my (quaintly-named) National Insurance contributions … Continue reading
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Cold steel and hot coffee
I wrote a story about my love for my Rancilio Silvia coffee machine and the Sydney Morning Herald has just published it on the Saturday edition opinion page. The piece was inspired by all the advice on the internet on … Continue reading
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Aloft with a propeller up front
After a three-year gap, I’ve taken to the air again in a power plane. I went up in a Citabria, a two-seat tailwheel aircraft, with an instructor. I needed to have a Flight Review, a two-yearly requirement from the Civil … Continue reading
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All change on the blog front
I’ve just moved my two blogs from my home server to Godaddy hosting ($1 a month special offer!) The home server is a little QNAP NAS box and it has been a bit slow loading the web pages recently, so … Continue reading
