Originally Posted by
Torres
Dick Smith sold his Cessna Citation CJ3 in the USA, due mostly to the Australian requirement to install a FDR and ADS-B at a cost around $450,000.
The Dick and Pip Smith Foundation has decided to donate the proceeds of the sale to worthy charities. I believe the details will be revealed tomorrow but the list includes:
Amazing charity from an amazing Aussie couple. I suspect this may be the largest private aviation focused gift in Australian history?
A donation to the upkeep of The Oaks Airstrip (YOAS) at The Oaks would go down well. The Oaks has history dating back to WW2 and is the only readily accessible airstrip outside controlled airspace in the Sydney Basin.