SAO and IXP were sister ships and when I first knew them had matching Buffalo on the tails (from Ozzie's). I think they were both working for the same bank run operation, owned by ______ Armstrong.
A drilling company bought IXP and had it refurbished (ironically, at Yarrawonga) and Mal bought Soggy SAO - last I spoke to him (last Sept) he was CFI for Brindabella
- I hope he was given a suitable parachute from that gig when the decision was made.
IXP still going strong in TW working for Billy Bryant
I've often wondered how the PA-31 bigots here would feel if they were expected to fly all the Queenairs that were around back in the day.
...The other day I had a 21-year-old genius telling me that the (vv nice) C421 he was flying was "dodgy, just really dodgy" - mostly because it still has (perfectly serviceable) 1977 avionics
Kids these days
