Category Archives: Life

The lure of the Pitts Special

Posted on June 25, 2016 by John

I’ve been back in the air in an aerobatic aircraft. I managed to persuade a fellow glider pilot and tug pilot Fred Best, to take me for a ride in a Pitts S2c. This is  a bigger two-seat version of … Continue reading →

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Digging for victory

Posted on June 8, 2016 by John

We survived the great Sydney storms caused by the infamous East Coast Low at the weekend with only a little problem. We had 118mm (4 1/2 inches) of rain on Sunday the 5th. The house stayed dry but some water … Continue reading →

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Taking the medicine

Posted on April 7, 2016 by John

I went gliding yesterday after a gap of two months. Sydney’s hottest April day on record – 35 degrees in the city and about 38 at Camden. The lift was marginal, but Julian and I managed a 1hr 12 min … Continue reading →

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Heavy petting at the Easter Show

Posted on March 28, 2016 by John

We had a lovely Sunday out at the Easter Show, one of Sydney’s huge annual events. The show boasts that it brings the “Country to the City” and it’s hard to argue with that. We saw (and petted some of) … Continue reading →

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Catching up with colleagues

Posted on March 28, 2016 by John

I bumped into a former Sydney Morning Herald colleague, Freddie Cheah, at the Epping club a couple of weeks ago and Freddie invited me along to a lunch with some other Herald refugees. We dined at a budget Indian restaurant near Central … Continue reading →

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