Fantome:
Aurthur Tapp was one of the CSO's on the Perth-based contract that I flew. It tickled my fancy to go cloud-seeding with Mr A Tapp.
I was given a lift from Perth to Jandakot in what I'd swear was REK, maybe in 1969. But there's nothing in my log book of course, I'm relying purely on memory. What I vividly recall though is that the clown flying it switched off the boost pumps with great flourish at 200 ft as we were climbing out, only they were the magneto switches. I filled the ensuing silence with abuse, needless to say...
By George:
I keep hearing my old rego's on the radio but on investigating, they are all on new aeroplanes now
Me too! Droning back from Echuca a few weeks back there was a "CFD" on the radio, thought balloons drifted up of an immaculate maroon/gold/white Queen Air - but it wasn't, of course. Maybe we're showing our age??