Having a look in the logbook, used to hire a Cessna 172 VH-HJY off Skybird in the mid 80's. Pretty little red one, cause they always go faster.
Very humble experience going to Skybird with all those ace pilots wearing more gold bars than one could poke a stick at.
Remeber the Cheyenne they operated for corporate charter?
Anyone remember the Expo at the airport in 1984 or 1985?
What happened to the Cessna C207 that did survey work out of Essendon?