Admin Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 With the RAAus having around 10,000 members, I am sure that just by the law of averages that there must be at least one famous person, a person that is in the limelight, that is an RAAus member. Do you know of anyone that fits this bill? Please, no thread drift, no smart alec comments...it is something that I need to know for an idea that I have...thanks
winsor68 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 There is that Trumpet dude... James Morrison... If I recall a few years ago at least he used to fly a Drifter.
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 There is that Trumpet dude... James Morrison... If I recall a few years ago at least he used to fly a Drifter. Certainly is or was a year or two ago.He got checked out in Paul Turners Savage Cub at Boonah.
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.I watch Top gear Australia a year or so ago and Ian landed at the Airport to do the "Star in a resonably priced car " in a SportStar RAA Registered.He was Solo.
dazza 38 Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Im guess Mat Hall is/ was.He used to fly drifters.
Mazda Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Wayne, Dick Smith has both a two stroke and four stroke Airborne Edge.
Kenchhidu Posted August 7, 2011 Posted August 7, 2011 Craig Lowndes is doing flight training at Cabouture. The article didn't say if it was RAA but it would be great if it was.
Tomo Posted August 12, 2011 Posted August 12, 2011 Wayne, Dick Smith has both a two stroke and four stroke Airborne Edge. I believe he has a Scout tucked away in his hanger somewhere too?
Guest ozzie Posted August 13, 2011 Posted August 13, 2011 Dick had Ron Wheeler build him a brand new Scout a few years ago.
.Evan. Posted August 16, 2011 Posted August 16, 2011 I'm friends with James Morrison on FaceBook, so I decided to ask him. Yep, he's still a member of RAAus, but doesn't get to fly the Drifter as often as he'd like! (Too busy flying his beautiful Cirrus, I guess!)
shags_j Posted August 22, 2011 Posted August 22, 2011 I'll keep my opinion of James Morrison to myself (and in saying so haven't ;) ) There has to be more than that though.
Chrism Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Ian Moss from Cold Chisel.I watch Top gear Australia a year or so ago and Ian landed at the Airport to do the "Star in a resonably priced car " in a SportStar RAA Registered.He was Solo. Yes, Ian Moss trained at a combined RA/GA school and I believe he migrated to a PPL from a Pilot Cert. So at least he has been a member and may still be.
Gnarly Gnu Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 There has to be more than that though. The bar is not high!
fly_tornado Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 Perhaps the RAA could do a celebrity drive the same way the scientologists target hollywood A list? Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport?
Bandit12 Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 How about Derryn Hinch - he doesn't mind going to jail if he thinks that information is being kept private that he believes should be public....... 1
Old Koreelah Posted August 24, 2011 Posted August 24, 2011 "Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport?" Good grief FT, I hope you speak in jest! If he's in I'm out! 1
Deskpilot Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 "Wouldn't Alan jones be a great ambassador for the sport?"Good grief FT, I hope you speak in jest! If he's in I'm out! Depends on which Alan Jones you're talking about. Imagine an F1 driver in a Drifter
Gnarly Gnu Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 I wonder if Glenn Stevens is Raaus.... hmm perhaps someone could start an alternate 'infamous' thread and see who surfaces?
winsor68 Posted August 28, 2011 Posted August 28, 2011 What's that CFI... Did you say maybe pigs fly?
winsor68 Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 I put a post up on Facebook about a Russian Mig Ultralight... Ozzie from this sight commented that he knew of at least one in Australia in the 1980's... Part of the Kerry Packer collection... it got me thinking and I remember seeing a Quicksilver GT500 advertised somewhere with very low hours... ex Kerry Packer... and Ozzie pointed out that he put a Lazair together for him back then too... I am hoping that Ozzie will start a thread on Packer and his Ultralights because this is fascinating... I can imagine a shed somewhere full of pristine ultralights just waiting to be discovered!!!
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