Phoned a mate in DRW, talk on the airport Kerry is retiring from AirNorth but moving over to fly for an operator on the East coast that operate some very nice equipment. Hope Bridgey put some money on the bar for a few drinks.
Anyone remember when Bridgey was a boy down at the rock for Roger?
Wazza must be a captain in Qantas by now?
Flick chemicals employed pilots to doing pest spraying out in the remote communities.
The lucrative trade of back charters.
Ringing up KFC in Darwin and giving them a standard order a day or so in advance, very good markup in the old KFC.
No one has mentioned the mob out of Darwin that had the Baron with Duke engines for high altitude aerial photography, they had an office in Knuckey St in the city.
A couple of other things about Darwin in the 80's
1. Palmerston was no more than a few houses down the track from Darwin,
2. Darwin still had a Drive-in movies,
3. Long soxers from CB
4. Flying for an operator, and on your days off working in town for somebody else under a different name. Just saved hassles for all concerned.
5. Being allowed to drink over at the RAAF base.
Last edited by Stationair8; 26th Jan 2008 at 07:30.