Admin Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 With the RAAus having around 10,000 members, I am sure that just by the law of averages that there must be at least one famous person, a person that is in the limelight, that is an RAAus member. Do you know of anyone that fits this bill? Please, no thread drift, no smart alec comments...it is something that I need to know for an idea that I have...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne T Mathews Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Is Dick Smith a member? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 There is that Trumpet dude... James Morrison... If I recall a few years ago at least he used to fly a Drifter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Thanks Wayne/Winsor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 There is that Trumpet dude... James Morrison... If I recall a few years ago at least he used to fly a Drifter. Certainly is or was a year or two ago.He got checked out in Paul Turners Savage Cub at Boonah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.I watch Top gear Australia a year or so ago and Ian landed at the Airport to do the "Star in a resonably priced car " in a SportStar RAA Registered.He was Solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Im guess Mat Hall is/ was.He used to fly drifters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazda Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Wayne, Dick Smith has both a two stroke and four stroke Airborne Edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenchhidu Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Craig Lowndes is doing flight training at Cabouture. The article didn't say if it was RAA but it would be great if it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drifterdriver Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I can't think of any others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Wayne, Dick Smith has both a two stroke and four stroke Airborne Edge. I believe he has a Scout tucked away in his hanger somewhere too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ozzie Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Dick had Ron Wheeler build him a brand new Scout a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Evan. Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm friends with James Morrison on FaceBook, so I decided to ask him. Yep, he's still a member of RAAus, but doesn't get to fly the Drifter as often as he'd like! (Too busy flying his beautiful Cirrus, I guess!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shags_j Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I'll keep my opinion of James Morrison to myself (and in saying so haven't ;) ) There has to be more than that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrism Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.I watch Top gear Australia a year or so ago and Ian landed at the Airport to do the "Star in a resonably priced car " in a SportStar RAA Registered.He was Solo. Yes, Ian Moss trained at a combined RA/GA school and I believe he migrated to a PPL from a Pilot Cert. So at least he has been a member and may still be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 There has to be more than that though. The bar is not high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Perhaps the RAA could do a celebrity drive the same way the scientologists target hollywood A list? Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit12 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 How about Derryn Hinch - he doesn't mind going to jail if he thinks that information is being kept private that he believes should be public....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_tornado Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Hinchy looks like a crasher... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Koreelah Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 "Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport?" Good grief FT, I hope you speak in jest! If he's in I'm out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deskpilot Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 "Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport?"Good grief FT, I hope you speak in jest! If he's in I'm out! Depends on which Alan Jones you're talking about. Imagine an F1 driver in a Drifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suitman Posted August 25, 2011 Share Posted August 25, 2011 [media=vimeo]1087951[/media] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Gnu Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 I wonder if Glenn Stevens is Raaus.... hmm perhaps someone could start an alternate 'infamous' thread and see who surfaces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 What's that CFI... Did you say maybe pigs fly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsor68 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I put a post up on Facebook about a Russian Mig Ultralight... Ozzie from this sight commented that he knew of at least one in Australia in the 1980's... Part of the Kerry Packer collection... it got me thinking and I remember seeing a Quicksilver GT500 advertised somewhere with very low hours... ex Kerry Packer... and Ozzie pointed out that he put a Lazair together for him back then too... I am hoping that Ozzie will start a thread on Packer and his Ultralights because this is fascinating... I can imagine a shed somewhere full of pristine ultralights just waiting to be discovered!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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