What a blast from the past?
Captain Jack operated GoldCrown Aviation (Turbo Commander) out of a strip just west of Tyabb (Mooroduc) for years along with some 172,s and the aerobatic bulldogs or pups or something. I remember flying one of his 172's once and we had to keep the doors closed with a bungy-cord across the machine inside from one door handle to the other!
Anyone who ever climbed up the strut to check the fuel (without using a ladder) immediately felt the rath of Captain Jack and boy; didn't you know about it!!!!
Captain Jack always reminded me of that other legend; Lesley Morris. Knew his stuff backwards and never took sh*t from no-one! RIP old mates!
