bogdantheturnipboy
6th Mar 2013, 04:17
In early May Tim Howes plans to set a new Australian record! This record will be for the most number of aeroplane take offs and landings completed in one single day.
The previous record set on 7 May 2011 of 102 take off and landings was set by Ron Watts on behalf of the Mission Aviation Fellowship. This record was set in a vintage Beechcraft Musketeer Aircraft.
Tim’s goal is to achieve 120 take offs and landings and, to add to the challenge, he will be flying a much smaller aircraft – an open cockpit ultralight called a Drifter. Flying for this category of aircraft must be undertaken in daylight hours which means Tim must perform the record number of take offs and landings between sunrise and sunset.
This event will be used as a fundraiser to help the group Friends of the Hound.
Friends of the Hound help find homes for greyhounds discarded by the greyhound racing industry. Less than 5% of the 20 000 greyhounds breed in Australia become domestic pets, most of the rest are killed. They are considered "wastage".
I have adopted 2 greyhounds and they make the most wonderful pets.
They are gentle, sensitive dogs that require little exercise (they are sprinters with no endurance). A study in the USA found greyhounds to be the most docile and least aggressive breed towards humans and other dogs.
Please help support this fun raiser.
If you know of any businesses that would be interested in sponsoring this event please contact Tim
For more information about this world record attempt and to help greyhounds click this link
Friends in Flight | Taking awareness of Greyhounds as pets to new heights (http://fly.friendsofthehound.org.au/)
The previous record set on 7 May 2011 of 102 take off and landings was set by Ron Watts on behalf of the Mission Aviation Fellowship. This record was set in a vintage Beechcraft Musketeer Aircraft.
Tim’s goal is to achieve 120 take offs and landings and, to add to the challenge, he will be flying a much smaller aircraft – an open cockpit ultralight called a Drifter. Flying for this category of aircraft must be undertaken in daylight hours which means Tim must perform the record number of take offs and landings between sunrise and sunset.
This event will be used as a fundraiser to help the group Friends of the Hound.
Friends of the Hound help find homes for greyhounds discarded by the greyhound racing industry. Less than 5% of the 20 000 greyhounds breed in Australia become domestic pets, most of the rest are killed. They are considered "wastage".
I have adopted 2 greyhounds and they make the most wonderful pets.
They are gentle, sensitive dogs that require little exercise (they are sprinters with no endurance). A study in the USA found greyhounds to be the most docile and least aggressive breed towards humans and other dogs.
Please help support this fun raiser.
If you know of any businesses that would be interested in sponsoring this event please contact Tim
For more information about this world record attempt and to help greyhounds click this link
Friends in Flight | Taking awareness of Greyhounds as pets to new heights (http://fly.friendsofthehound.org.au/)