Hi Yes I flew for TAA 60 to 63, the first Cessna was SBP a C182, I did a flight in it Aug 62, log book says LA/FN/LA. Next was a C185 SBU, I got a conversion on it in Dec 62. First flights were in Jan 63 Mainly FN and MYY, and later to WSU and KBM in March onwards. My main Flights were in the S/E Otter in and around E/S/W highlands five days a week, shifted to TAA Bne in mid 63 an F/O on F27, after PNG not happy Fred but necessary. Retired in 88 Capt on 727.
Perhaps there is some interest in TAL which I joined in 58. Only one A/c on arrival GKA a battered old 170, round tail model. A second hand 180 arrived in a box from USA , Father Joe came up from Madang and put it together. GKB a silver with green stripe on it. Gerd Franks flew it and I got the 170. 69Nov a second box arrived in Bankstown and was assembled there, Junior Bucannan and myself went south to pick it up, GKC,180 it was an unusual one, originally was a float plane, was reassembled as land plane and painted all over in USA, mainly brown all over with black stripes, did the trip SYD /GKA without any drama. Neville Hargraves got GKC and loved it. Mid 60 I went to TAA.
Just after I left TAL GKD a 180 arrived again in a box All the 170 and 180s
had carburetors with the usual three doorknobs. The 185 had fuel injection
but again with three doorknobs, the fuel control knob screwed in and out
and the dash had a very accurate fuel flow gauge.
Hope this helps E99.