Alan Spears

Indeed Sixties,that American pilot says at the beginning he had been with Ansett since early September....a bit over a week since the dispute started,:eek:

I say,you did good. Although you think they're mundane,that's only because we see those aircraft all the time. However,from a distance of a few more years,that video will be drooled over. Much the same way now if we saw crisp,colourful movie pictures of Ansett DC6s or Qantas Constellation. Also,I have viewed lots of aircraft videos that have stupid music masking the sound of the thumping radial engines.....the experience should be visual and audible. My friends used to laugh at me because on holidays my wife and I used to do 'airport crawls' instead of 'pub crawls'....hmmmm,maybe THAT'S why she kicked me out ;)

I wore desert boots to high school.,we all did because we wanted to be radical. Yep,safari suit.....mulberry jacket,white flares and ox blood platform shoes. Oooh,and the body shirt.

Shops closed at mid day Saturday and reopened Monday morning. Servos didn't serve groceries,but we didn't starve. No credit cards,just a little bank book that had to be presented at the bank to the teller behind a little grill. If families were travelling on holidays,the bank could transfer money to a destination branch. Pay was given to workers on Friday or Thursday in cash in a little pay envelope.

I had bottled milk in Sydney. In primary school we had it at 'play lunch'. Our bags were called 'bags' or 'cases'. One teacher and 44 kids with no teacher aid. Strange that we had to know all the rivers in NSW and the railway gauge (four feet eight and a half inches) We had to know the highest mountain and that Tasmania grew apples and hops.

One third pint bottles of milk given out at school (hopefully before it sat in the sun too long) Toys in the cereal packs Meccano Hornby train set Casey Jones, The Texas Rangers,McCales Navy,Gilligan's Island (*singing '....set off on a three hour cruise...') Collectible matchbox labels Cards given out to kids at service stations Calendars also given out at service stations Sunny Boy ice blocks (in a pyramid shaped package) Wacky placs bubble gum cards.

Go to that facebook page and click on 'message'.

Have a look here http://www.facebook.com/pages/Great-Eastern-Fly-In-Evans-Head-2013/387138744702187 The photographer is Halden Boyd.

I'm back from the Great Eastern Fly In......how was it? FAN-FLAMING-TASTIC. The weather was fine,warm,but cool sea breeze. The aircraft were many and varied,Trojan,Mustang,AN2,Pitts,Yaks,Wirraway,Wingeel,Mallard,plus a bazzilion others. Excellent show for a gold coin donation. In fact many said that it was as good as any show that people pay lots to get into. Matt Hall did stuff that cannot be believed. I displayed my aviation artwork over the three days,met and talked to many wonderful aviators.

Absolutely !! Now Howard watch carefully because I'm only going to do it once.....*** * There,now always look out for fellow 'aircraftpilots'

Just give me the secret 'aircraftpilots' wink. You can have a preview if you scroll to the top of this page,click 'photos'. I have a selection of six there.

Thanks for that Head in the Clouds....sounds positive. I've decided that I will attend,as a display stall holder. I am bringing my aviation art gallery. I will have 54 original aviation paintings on display. So,everyone attending,make sure you look out for the marquee with the 'Aviation Art' banners and drop by for an aeronautical chat. Browsers very welcome.

WOO HOO....guess who's going to The Great Eastern Fly-in at Evans Head?? ME I'm staying for the three days and displaying my aviation art. I am setting up my gazebo art gallery to display 54 pieces of my artwork. So,if please people,seek out the 'Aviation Art' banners and drop by for an aeronautical chat. Browsers always welcome.

Hmmm,checking Civil Aviation Orders.....ah,here it is 'Carriage of animals' 'An animal may be carried on an aircraft as long as it is NOT a vishus killer attack dog' Sorry....no.

KEWL....so possible starters are jrmobile,Dazza38,DWB..... that leaves Kaye. C'mon, $ are not much. SYF would use less fuel than many cars,accommodation is camping,free admission. Food...well,just shove some vegemite semmiches and a bottle of cordial in the back. It's a cheap short holiday amongst aviators :D

Thanks....I was looking for the words 'The Gallery'......I shouldn't be let on the computer unsupervised.

OK,Howard,I've just had a quick jog around the forums,and,call me stoopid,but I can't find 'the gallery'

Thanks for your warm welcome,Howard H. I'll have a wander around the site getting a 'feel' for the place,and will put some up later.:signthankyou:

I am considering going.....has anyone ever been? If so,what's it like? It's only 3 weeks away.

Hello all. I am a former pilot from general aviation and airlines. Now aviation artist. Good idea to have a different group because I can't understand all those recreation type aircraft.

Who's going? I've never been but I am considering attending....admission is FREE.... can that really be??

I guess one could put a 'watch' on ebay for "The Sky Beyond". Also some libraries would still have it. If yours doesn't,just ask them for an Inter Library Loan.....they can trace a copy and get it sent to your local library.

Talk about judging a book by its cover. The cover picture on the paperbook is a painting of the Catalina plowing through huge seas,throwing back spray from the props. In the background is a listing ship.....now I have a passion for aviation art,so naturally I bought the book ($2 secondhand).....I am not a reader,the print is small and there is no pictures,but,WOW I read it and it is now a treasured book. The only other book I couldn't put down was about anti gravity :)

For those interested,P.G.Taylor has written a book called "The Sky Beyond". He writes an excellent history of his aviation life. So much so,that the reader can imagine his exact thoughts and feelings. Being written by the man,there is the facts without the embellishment of rumour.

Acrylic on stretched canvas 20cm x 25cm 'DHC-2 Beaver VH-ZDA' This painting was a commission for a pilot who used to fly the amphibian in North Queensland.