Manky
I can't be the oldest, I hope!
Before Airfast, it was Helicopter Utilities but when bryce bought some turbine helicopters, he changed the name to Airfast as it sounded more upmarket! Before that I was in Rotorwork in 1967. Jim Ferguson, Mike Grey, Keith Angel & Doug ? have all passed on.
Cheers
Nigel
Originally Posted by
peter manktelow
Nice to see that you are still vertical Nigel !
I have only just retired after 50 years and some 16,000 hours , most of it with one or other of the above (orange) transmogrifications.
I hope Dougy Grant has changed some of the names to protect the "not so innocent"
Nigel. You do realise that you are now almost the great grand daddy of the Australian helicopter industry. I don't know of too many people (still alive) who go all the way back to Airfast days. Many of the young guys I flew with here in OZ this last 6 years have barely heard of Airfast. I wish you would put your stories in to print.
Peter