Avalon Update

I managed to have 2 fantastic days down at the Avalon Airshow.  Thursday (when the above photo was taken) had me busy with Air Force commitments but on the Friday I was able to get more of a look around.  

The photo shows the Allianz Aviation Team.  They are 4 of the friendliest and most professional people I've ever met.  I'm proud to be associated with Allianz!  Pictured from left to right are Linda, Chris, myself, Mike and Tarin.

Friday night was fantastic, low cloud, loud jets, F111 "dump and burns" through the cloud, old and new friends and great hospitality from Raytheon!  What more could you ask for!

Avalon 2009

Avalon is on this week.  I'll be attending with the Air Force and also spending time with my sponsors Allianz and Exxon Mobil.  Hope to see you at the Allianz stand!

Wings Over Illawarra - Wollongong

This past weekend saw us attend Wings Over Illawarra at Wollongong Airport.  The event has grown over the years and this years crowd was estimated at 30,000!  I was planning on flying a display at the event but things got a little complicated and the display didn't eventuate.  My thanks go to organizer, Arthur Webster, for his efforts in trying to get our display included.  We have things well organised now, and I'm confident we can make it work next year.

I took the somewhat unusual step of parking the Rebel out in the public access area.  This meant that everyone who entered the event walked past the aircraft and could actually get up close and touch it.  When you around a plane like this all the time you take it for granted but the fascination it generated with visitors was incredible!

On the way home, I went in formation with Stu Hutchison who was flying a Cirrus from the Richmond Flying Club.  We stopped on the way to visit Richard Wiltshire at Wedderburn, who was test flying his latest ride, a Sabre unlimited aerobatic aircraft.

It was a good day out but it is time to get back into the training for the upcoming competitions!

There are some more pictures in our album:

http://picasaweb.google.com/blairclan/WingsOverIllawarra2009#