Posts Tagged 'Australian'

The Journey Continues

The Journey Continues

While the flight ‘There and Back’ has concluded, the journey is just beginning in many ways.

There are speaking engagements and correspondence to attend to. Later this month I’ll be speaking at the Press Club in Canberra and for the first time making a presentation of the recent trek around Australia.

As words of the manuscript flow into text, it is obvious that a wealth of material also exists in a visual sense; split between still images and ‘High Definition’ footage. With ...

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Australian Aviation Glimpse!

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Hi All,

Here are some teaser pics from Paul Sadler’s Tuesday photo shoot of Strategic Airlines’s A330-200 from an R44 helicopter at the Gold Coast. Look out for the best pics and a detailed feature article on Strategic Airlines in our Australian Aviation’s October edition. Along with my ...

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‘Australian Aviation’ and Satellite Tracking.

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The September edition of ‘Australian Aviation’ is now on the stands.

Features this month include;

PILATUS PC-21 Training for the Nintendo generation.
AIRTEST Tiger in the air – ACA 8KCAB Super Decathlon.
BIRDSTRIKE Combating the threat of birdstrikes.
OSHKOSH A celebration of aviation’s weird and wonderful.
There is also my piece on ‘Satellite Tracking’, the same technology that will permit you to follow ‘There and Back’, step-by-step from the comfort of your own ...

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The Birth of QANTAS

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In the words of McMaster, Winton was `the official birthplace of Qantas’. The first and only meeting of directors in the town was held on 10 February 1921. Qantas operations were then moved 160km south-east to Longreach, which was more central to the operational area.

Qantas’ first office in Longreach was destroyed by fire. A temporary office was provided free in stock and station agent Frank Cory’s plank-fronted store. ...

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