Ifeeltheneed

Whilst doing circuits with my instructor on board and turning base at Coolangatta I had to change direction rather suddenly to avoid colliding with a pelican, certainly woke my instructor up as he inquired what the hell I was doing and leaving fingerprints in the dash coaming!!!! He hadn't seen it as he had his head down doing instructor stuff. Still gives me a chuckle even years down the track.

G day Yenn I lived in Geelong and used to ride my bike up to Lovely Banks as a young fella to watch the aircraft, I saved up a bit of cash and approached a chap , whose name escapes me , who had a silver Auster in the hanger and asked if he could take me for a fly. He agreed and that was my first experience of controlling a flying machine, I will never forget the smell and sound of that wonderful aircraft !!! This would have been in the early seventies, a little after you were flying the chippie up there but was wondering if you could shed any light on who the chap was, or the aircraft. Cheers Glenn