How many members of EO are pilot's?

Maybe you could show us some pic's

Hey Aussiedingo!

After missing out on the airforce and a commercial flying career due to colour deficiencies I eventually learnt to fly and bought an aircraft, a Piper Arrow, to travel Australia in.

Mrs Landy and I flew VH-FTH extensively over a number of years, racking up some 1,500 hours flying into many places we now enjoy visiting via four-wheel drive.

It was a wonderful aircraft to fly…and scrubbed up well after I refurbished and painted it. These days it spends its time around Cessnock with a training college.



Mind you, I was jumping out of planes long before I was flying them, joined by Mrs Landy!

Been a while since we have done either…but still travelling this great country of ours; one way or the other.

Cheers, Baz – The Landy

This is a pic of my Piper Colt I purchased in 1974 & kept it for 13 years! I learnt to fly in it & other Colts at Jack Brabham Aviation Bankstown in the late 60's. In1976 I flew it from Sydney to Perth for the "Benson & Hedges Australian Air Race". This aircraft did not have any navigational instruments at all only a basic compass, other competing aircraft had their instruments covered in "santa snow" to make them all equal - great trip!!

This is my second aircraft I purchased in 1977 & kept it for 7 years at the same time as the Piper Colt. It had twin 6 cylinder mechanically supercharged engines in it - what a rocket!! In 1982 I repainted it in a bit more modern colours. The original owner was the gent that started Avis Rent a Car in Australia.

Started flying in 1978; light aircraft ppl - worked for Aviation/CAA for 9 years 7 of those as the inaugural manager of the safety promotion unit. Took a packaged in 1992 but kept flying until about 1998 - eventually in light twins. Never owned an aircraft always hired.

This is me landing a Robin at a small property strip on the banks of Lake George where now the wind farm is. The Canberra Aero Club used to use it from time-to-time for flying comps.

Yep. Learned to fly in 1981. Started out professionally as a flying instructor, then regional airline pilot, flying Dash 8's.

Changed teams a few years back (best thing I ever did) and flew the Embraer 190 for about 4 years, and now Boeing 737 pilot.

It's the most fun you can have with your pants on.

G'day again, this is a pic of the Colt landing at lightening ridge in 1976 - still with the sponsors signage still on board, norm

Started flying at Tamworth Aero Club in 1956, then took a break for a few years and resumed at Royal Newcastle Aero Club in Maitland in the early 60's.

Purchased a 182 and flew if for a few years. Joined 2 other friends in setting up a Cessna dealership and started selling Cessna aircraft in NW NSW. Flew almost daily covering a large part of NSW and accumulated about 5,000 hours.

In 1969 I started working for Rex Aviation the Cessna Distributor. In April 1970 they transferred me to Singapore as Manager of the Cessna Distributor in SE Asia.

Today I am still in SE Asia and still selling aircraft.

This post reminds me of a joke.

There is a room full of people, one of them is a pilot, how do you pick which one is the pilot ?


Don't stress he/she will tell you.

Flew sailplanes competitively for 20 years from the mid 70s.
Part owned this ASW17 VH-GWN (pic is over the Chase Range in the Flinders Ranges) for 12 years. Flew a 1,000km FAI triangle in it.

Also flew many other different and interesting types including this Rhone Ranger Primary glider replica.
TT, 1,000 hours.

Cheers,
Peter
OKA196 Motorhome

I started my flying career in Temora around56/57. Was secretary of the aeroclub and flew tigers cross hired from Wagga . Got married and that was the end of flying before moving to Gladstone Qld. and got back into it late seventies, bought I.E.T a 172 and cross hired it to Sunbird and learnt to fly in in. Went on to buy U.N.M. (a 78 model 206) and had it for 25 years, great aeroplane, clocked up 2500hrs. and at age 70 I sold it, very sad day. I believe it still lives in Griffith.
Both Pat and I enjoyed flying very much and covered quite a lot of Australia, now doing it the slow way in caravan.
Cheers, Nev.

Been fixing them for nearly 50 years and held a PPL for many years in NZ. Have worked and flown in aircraft in many places in the world. A few of those places are no go areas now sadly as they were spectacular places with history.
Favourite aircraft Twin Otter, Pilatus Porter and now Cessna Caravan. To fly was the Piper Cub and Cessna 180.