As our April speaker was unable to make it, the session became a presentation by the group's members of their experiences of building and flying various aeroplanes. Both Graeme Greed and Brent Bailey had built and flown their own aircraft, with Graeme in particular undertaking long flights to Western Australia and north Queensland.
Some memorable flights were recalled with David saying he was required to research and write a number of Tasmanian farm stories for his newspaper employer and chose to fly a Cessna 172 in one hop from Benalla to a farm in north eastern Tasmania.
But about halfway he started to feel extreme pressure on his bladder. That led to poor judgement because he ended up landing in a paddock next to the farm airstrip. No damage was sustained.
Our speaker on May 7 will be Helen Price, a private pilot and former air hostess in South Australia. We will also show a 45-minute segment of a TV show called Come Fly With Me which highlights the role played by flight attendants.
David Palmer
Some memorable flights were recalled with David saying he was required to research and write a number of Tasmanian farm stories for his newspaper employer and chose to fly a Cessna 172 in one hop from Benalla to a farm in north eastern Tasmania.
But about halfway he started to feel extreme pressure on his bladder. That led to poor judgement because he ended up landing in a paddock next to the farm airstrip. No damage was sustained.
Our speaker on May 7 will be Helen Price, a private pilot and former air hostess in South Australia. We will also show a 45-minute segment of a TV show called Come Fly With Me which highlights the role played by flight attendants.
David Palmer
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