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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Aug 2016, 09:18

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

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Posted By Aussie Bob

Sitting in the old Alliston homestead on Three...

Sitting in the old Alliston homestead on Three Hummock Island as I write this it is hard to not feel the nostalgia for the old days of Smithton and Bill and Frank and the Allistons. There is a lot of...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd Jun 2016, 00:43

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Back in the days when skills were far more valued...

Back in the days when skills were far more valued than qualifications! Another private pilot, the late Dick Richey was also highly valued for his skills in SAR. Dick was another pilot of choice when...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

2nd Jun 2016, 20:28

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

What a lot of people don't realise about Billy...

What a lot of people don't realise about Billy was that for the majority (all perhaps?) of his flying career, he only had a private pilots licence. While this is no reflection on his flying skills,...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

5th May 2016, 21:20

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Keep it up! Thank you for the history both...

Keep it up! Thank you for the history both pithblot and skridlov, it's appreciated. Skridlov, I am sure your correct about Frank and Carl, I only ever met Frank.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd May 2016, 10:33

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Thanks pithbot! I believe the DCA or the CAA ow...

Thanks pithbot! I believe the DCA or the CAA ow whatever they were called at the time also took the trouble to hide and film Billy taking off on the said taxiway because it was all they could get...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

3rd May 2016, 05:52

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Karl Jaeger was always known as Frank and was a...

Karl Jaeger was always known as Frank and was a gentleman. He operated a Cherokee 6 from Smithton in (his) later years. Frank died at the controls with a CAA check pilot alongside him. Heather Innis...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

28th Apr 2016, 20:38

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Heather is actively involved in the Women Pilots...

Heather is actively involved in the Women Pilots Association but only flies as a passenger these days.

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

23rd Apr 2016, 20:12

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Skridlov, pm sent Yes, still flying in...

Skridlov, pm sent

Yes, still flying in his 70's in a Drifter ultralight (If memory serves me) complete with 2 stroke engine, over tiger country and onto the NW Tas islands in weather most...

Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions

21st Apr 2016, 23:19

Replies: 62

Vale Billy Vincent

Views: 15,612

Posted By Aussie Bob

Thanks RW for the post. So sad to hear about...

Thanks RW for the post. So sad to hear about Billy going. I had the pleasure of flying with him several times. a gentleman and a great mentor.

I recall a trip to Trefoil Island where he was a...

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