G'day Aussie A - thought characters might still exist in the Antipodes - not so stifled by the bureaucrats and all the 21st century correctness.
Couldn't agree more SS Driver!
Now Aussie, my ancient father is an Antipodean and I had the good fortune to attend a reunion with him in 1993 with a fabulous entourage of aviating characters.
An old friend of my fathers came up to him and my father ended up handing over his prized hat (one that you bushmen wear - forget name) I asked this chap why my father had had to hand it over.
He then related that my father had shot him down in about 1942 and he had been a POW for three years and on returning to the airfield that same day, my old man had helped himself to his prize jumper and kept it.
I scratched my head for many an hour over those two days (couldn't believe the old man could have done this)
anyway they finally put me right.........nobody was endangered by this and although some are no longer with us, there are few to replace them.
I even came to the conclusion the other day that pilot training will NOT - in the not too distant future require light singles and twins - just go into a room and play on a computer and you will master the art of flying. That will be a sad day!
