Such a tragedy. We were talking at length last week about his upcoming plans for travelling frequently to cover stories on new aircraft types and interesting people to write about.
When I spoke to him he had just come back from a visit to Heck Field in Qld where he was test flying and writing about 3 new aircraft to the market and he was busily writing all about it. We had been working together on an article for August that he was most excited about and his passion for aviation was very obvious. He was also telling me about how he works part time as a journalist for the ABC which helped to keep him sane, as aviation can be very consuming. RIP Mark.