View Full Version : Anyone worked for Cobden Aviation?
Rob_F_86
8th Jun 2006, 12:29
Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone has ever worked for a company called Cobden Aviation in Mildura, Victoria, Australia?
If so...what were they like?
How about Stawell Aviation Services?
Any help appreciated!
tinpis
8th Jun 2006, 22:00
Boy !..Cobden?... thats going back.........:hmm:
About ten years before your birth.
barney01
9th Jun 2006, 11:01
Dont know about the Cobden Aviation people BUT Stawell Aviation Services is run by a bloke called Graham Boatman.
What Graham doesn't know about single engine Cessnas probably isn't worth knowing.
Does plenty of charters and fire spotting ( although you will want plenty of hours before he will let anyone do fire spotting - think 1000+). Does do training (including an excellant advanced handling course on bush operations) but can be a real pain to get bookings.
Think he has 2x172 2x206 1x172RG and has a tecnam(is the vic/tas agent, so very biased).
Great pilot, loads of fun, knows his stuff.
Has had some issues with CASA (suspended AOC for a while, lots of time in courts, lots of money paid to lawyers, Graham back in the air).
Just for the record Graham is a competitor of mine so I am certainly not trying to talk him up for my own benefit.
Pine Tree
9th Jun 2006, 21:56
Not sure what the story is these days with Cobden Aviation. His two sons are in the industry one with Sunstate and the other with Qantas - both Captains.
Its the Pleats
10th Jun 2006, 00:48
Doesn't K. Cobden operate a aerostar? I might be behind the times...