There and Back dedicated to Aviation, Airmanship and the Craft of Flying - by Owen Zupp & Robert Brus

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Owen Zupp flies the Qantas A380 Simulator

On this day of departure, a special thank you must go to the folks of Bundaberg. Everyone has been so helpful and interested; from cabbies to Councillors. Bundaberg was the ideal location to depart givenits historical ties to Bert Hinkler and the home of Jabiru aircraft.On that note, the Hinkler Hall of Aviation is a [...]

Today’s the day! It’s dark here, but I can see stars out my window. My fingers are crossed that the weather will play the game so that ‘There and Back’ will make a a scheduled departure at 10am. One last ‘Thank You’ to everyone for their messages of support and donations thus far. Also, to [...]

So after all of the planning, the day of departure finally comes tomorrow. And I can’t wait! Today was spent attending to all manner of details. There was practice at changing a wheel and ensuring that the cowlings held no mysteries about what lay beneath. Then there was the media. The phone started at 7am [...]

With ‘two sleeps’ to go until departure, sleep is a treasured item. Today was spent at Jabiru’s facility and my first meeting with the ‘There and Back’ Jabiru J230 in its new scheme. The day was spent familiarising myself with the various small details relating to the aircraft that, if overlooked, could lead to inconvenience [...]

Even a fog-bound Sydney Airport couldn’t prevent the first steps on the ‘There and Back’ journey as the trip to Bundaberg kicked off. Centrepoint Tower peeked its head above the low lying mist, while the suburbs of the northern shores were bathed I early morning sunlight. It was impossible not to consider what will have [...]

Over the last few days I have received lots of support and good wishes from folks as far afield as Africa. However, I received a very special wish from a little 6 year old girl from Bowral NSW named Ava. It came in the form of a card made with a lot of thought and [...]

The media attention for ‘There and Back’ seems to almost be reaching fever pitch. The website has been bombarded at previously uneseen levels, but the major breaking news is upcoming coverage with the Ten Network. They are keen to see the ‘There and Back’ Jabiru in all its new glory and I suspect grab a [...]

Yesterday was quite a day! So much so that the first spare minute to blog about ‘There and Back’ this morning came today! Firstly, through a combination of cheques and online donations, a further $1,000 has been contributed to the Royal Flying Doctor’s cause. This amazing degree of generosity sees the total donations pass $3,000 [...]