Special Moments Aloft.

[Nostalgair]

Hi All,

 

Can you recall a special moment aloft? That really still morning, or the first solo? After speaking to a few chaps, I wrote this piece that seems to have struck home with a lot of fellow pilots. It's one I thought I'd share. http://www.owenzupp.com/_blog/Owen_Zupp/post/Moments_An_Aviation_Blog_by_Owen_Zupp/

 

Cheers,

 

Owen

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Great stuff Owen, I'd be happy to contribute when I get time, right now I have to go flying !!........Maj...

 

 

[farri]

" For as our log books fill with hour upon hour, it may well be that it is the moments that truely count "..... Moments. An Aviation Blog by Owen Zupp.

 

Owen, For me, you`ve said it all in the last sentence of you`re blog.

 

Over the years, I`ve created many special moments, for myself and the many people, young and old, who I have taken flying.

 

I have too many special moments to list them all here and even if I did, I wouldn`t be sure where to start or end, so I`ll just keep on creating special moments, for as long as I can, for myself and anyone else who want`s to come and fly with me.

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

 

 

[naremman]

Thats easy. Late 1980's when I had my two kids, then about 6 and 2, strapped in the right hand seat of the Airtourer and we were off on a local jaunt. It was a Spring day in the Central Wheatbelt in WA, with some broken Strato Cu around but heaps of sunshine streaming through the breaks, and there were rainbows everywhere.

 

We spent 20 minutes chasing rainbows. Never caught one though. "There's one" would shout one the kids, stand the Airtourer on a wing and chase it until it proved too elusive.

 

Nearly 25 years later, my now adult kids still laugh with the memory of that flight, and the delight and joy that was evident on their faces is very difficult for a father to ever forget.

 

 

[pudestcon]

" For as our log books fill with hour upon hour, it may well be that it is the moments that truely count "..... Moments. An Aviation Blog by Owen Zupp.Owen, For me, you`ve said it all in the last sentence of you`re blog.

 

Over the years, I`ve created many special moments, for myself and the many people, young and old, who I have taken flying.

 

I have too many special moments to list them all here and even if I did, I wouldn`t be sure where to start or end, so I`ll just keep on creating special moments, for as long as I can, for myself and anyone else who want`s to come and fly with me.

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

Well Frank, I might just have to look you up in August; I'm doing a road trip via Australia's longest short cut, The Outback Way, with friends. We will be visiting Cairns and Townsville during out trip before starting the long trek back west. So you may just have an uninvited guest call in one day - Me!!

Pud

 

 

[farri]

Pud, You are welcome and weather permiting,we`ll create some special moments!

 

Frank.

 

 

[shags_j]

Brilliant as usual Owen.

 

 

[pudestcon]

Pud, You are welcome and weather permiting,we`ll create some special moments!Frank.

Thanks Frank, I'll be sure to be in touch.

Pud

 

 

[Old Koreelah]

One memorable experiences was yonks ago in a Blanik. A large hawk entered "my" thermal and, conforming to good airmanship, was turning in the same direction. He started just forward of and above my RH wing tip and very slowly rode this wave along the length of the wings, just missing my canopy. I felt I could reach out and touch him.

 

 

[Guest davidh10]

A good read, Owen. I also liked your response, Pud.

 

For me it comes down, generically, to three facets in no particular order:-

 

• Sharing the views and experience of flying with others.
   
   
  
• Satisfaction in achieving personal performance goals.
   
   
  
• A welcome break from thinking about work, because you have to put non-flying things out of your mind when you are PIC.
   
   
  

 

 

 

 

[frank marriott]

Well Frank, I might just have to look you up in August; I'm doing a road trip via Australia's longest short cut, The Outback Way, with friends. We will be visiting Cairns and Townsville during out trip before starting the long trek back west. So you may just have an uninvited guest call in one day - Me!!Pud

Pud

 

When in Townsville call into the Aero Club and say g/day. Can give you a look at the local area in my J230. Ross [Maj] may also be in town also?

 

Frank M [not the Deeral Frank]

 

 

[pudestcon]

PudWhen in Townsville call into the Aero Club and say g/day. Can give you a look at the local area in my J230. Ross [Maj] may also be in town also?

Frank M [not the Deeral Frank]

Thanks Frank, I'll be sure to do that.

Seems like I need another week on my trip to catch up with aircraft pilots forum friends eh?

 

Pud

 

 

[Nostalgair]

Hi All,

 

Thanks for the feedback and kind words. Those special moments are definitely something to cherish. And sometimes there is a real joy in sharing them, while at other times the peace of solo flight is priceless.

 

Cheers,

 

Owen

 

P.S. I

 

l'll also post a link to a short video that I made on my solo charity flight around Australia.

 

 

[eastmeg2]

1. My first big solo X-Country flight from Goulburn to Yarrawonga in May 2005 in my 582 powered trike. Unsupported, no Pax, no company. Unfortunately the power cables for my mounted ccd video cameras were a bit flaky and I missed a lot of good footage.

 

2. Flying the XT-912 more than 160Nm from Hawker to Waikerie in about 105 minutes with a smooth 40kt tailwind @4,000ft and landing in near-calm air at ground level at Waikerie.

 

3. A hawk parked itself 0.5m off the starboard wingtip of my XT-912 @60kts for several seconds during a flight from Waikerie to Murrayville the next day.

 

4. Finding the XT-912 still tied down and undamaged at Lightning Ridge airport after a STORMY night.

 

5. Most Sunset flights. (Back on the ground before the end of civil daylight, of course.)