From Apollo to Artemis.
From Apollo to Artemis. (Image from video. NASA) It’s 1969 and it’s a grainy memory. In fact, the strongest memory is that my brother was allowed to stay home from school. Like millions around the world, I was watching a grainy image on our black …
Living and Learning.
Living and Learning. I am often contacted by the parents of children with a passion for aviation and seek to pursue a career among the clouds. Without attempting to dampen that passion, I remind them that it is a vocation in which you never stop …
Small Wins.
Small Wins. I have just run my first road race since my major cardiac surgery late in 2022. I’ve been a regular at the gym since then but stepping out with other runners where hills have replaced the treadmill’s constant and subtle incline is a …
Credit Where Credit’s Due.
(Left Image Credit: Aussiepom) Credit Where Credit’s Due. My wife, Kirrily, recently passed 30 years service with the airline for which she flies. She was presented with a pin and some words printed on paper but they hardly captured what she had achieved in that …
Risk.
Risk. I recently took a ride in a “Waymo” in San Francisco. What’s a Waymo? Well, a Waymo is like an Uber…..but without a driver. I was keen to see the new technology at work, particularly as it navigated the busy streets of the bay …
It’s Not About Me.
It’s Not About Me. I’ve been very fortunate over the years. Sure, there have been airline collapses, pandemics and major cardiac surgery but even in the face of these hurdles, I have lived in a country where a path forward was always at hand. I …
Three Years On.
Three Years On. The light rain on the roof and the half light of this Saturday morning made it very tempting to roll over and go back to sleep. However, it was like 5am on any other morning and the motivation remained strong. This morning …
Flight Safety…and other Childhood Memories.
Post Sortie. Wal Bowles (Far Left) and Phil Zupp (Far Right) Flight Safety…and other Childhood Memories. The conversations around my home as a boy greatly influenced my outlook on aviation, although I wasn’t aware of that fact at the time. My Godfather, Wal Bowles, …
RAAF Reserve. The Privilege of Service.
RAAF Reserve. The Privilege of Service. The pandemic of 2020 brought with it many challenges. However, personally, it brought one of the most positive experiences of my life. Having met with the major drivers behind the project at the Avalon Air Show in 2019, I …
Two Years On.
Two Years On. Two years ago to the day, I was beginning to stir in the dark surrounds of the Intensive Care Unit. I could hear the nurses debating whether to remove the breathing tube that had kept me ventilated through the hours of surgery. …
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