Originally Posted by
Guselli
As one who was heavily involved in the design, implementation and eventual promulgation of the chopper routes and the Victor One coastal route, I am certain they would not have happened were it not for Dick's persistence. He kept on grinding away with common sense examples until the regulators shared the vision and ultimately relented.
Don't forget that at about the same time, helicopters had to hover-taxy for miles to depart from a designated helipad on the other side of many airports (like Sydney). High power settings at low level through and around parked aircraft were not a good mix. Once again, common sense prevailed and this practice went the way of the dinosaur.
Now there is a name I had forgotten: John Guselli. Thank you for your inputs, John, the chopper world got a lot easier with these changes.
Mind you, sometimes when Dick arrived direct to the hangar at Bankstown, it caused a little consternation.