I have the privilege of having Reg's name in my logbook. Like a lot of Airforce pilots stuck behind a desk in Canberra he was given a government credit card to do whatever flying he wanted to. Reg flew a Duchess of all things doing instrument approaches. I can't recall if he had a civil instrument rating or was trying to get one, although I do remember at the time that Airforce pilots needed to do a civil flight test to get their ME-CIR. I think he chose the flying school I was working for as the CFI had been a fighter pilot in the RNAF and that was good enough for Reg. I do remember him saying that he would not pay out of his own pocket for flying as that would be akin to paying for female companionship!