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Old 14th Sep 2003, 08:16
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Ascend Charlie
 
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Great South East, tired and retired
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What a huge range of experience and people we have on this forum - outstanding! The pond size is enormous, here is another little fish to add to it.

What type of flying work do you do?

Personal transport for a businessman and his family

What types(s) do you fly?

Bell 47 Soloy, UH-1H, S-76B

Where?

NSW, Australia

Previous jobs?

Chief Pilot and Chief Flying Instructor of a company in Sydney. All the usual charter stuff, powerline inspections, film work and such.

6 years with the state police air wing - as John Eacott said, the flying was great but the politics drove pilots away.

Previous types?

Bell 47 / T, UH-1B,D,H Bell 204/205/206/407/212
BK 117, As 350, EC 120, A 109
R22, Enstrom 28, H500
And a bunch of planks

Military / ex-Military? (Which? What types?)

RAAF for 15 years, mostly Hueys on hash&trash, Bushranger gunships, SAR
Plus about 1000 hrs instructing on Macchi jets

How long have you been flying?

First solo 1969 (plank) 1973 (helo)

How many hours?

Bit over 12000

Great fun to be paid for doing my hobby!
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