https://www.pprune.org/ The place for students, instructors and charter guys in Oz, NZ and the rest of Oceania. en Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:47:38 GMT vBulletin 60 https://www.pprune.org/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.pprune.org/ https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/672230-geoffrey-thomas-gravely-ill.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 01:30:29 GMT Hello everyone, I have just heard a report that aviation editor Geoffrey Thomas is commencing palliative care treatment. I am confident that he... Hello everyone,

I have just heard a report that aviation editor Geoffrey Thomas is commencing palliative care treatment. I am confident that he follows PPRUNE & while I didn't always agree with some of his material, I would like to wish him & his family all the best for the future...

VH-MLE ]]> VH-MLE https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/672230-geoffrey-thomas-gravely-ill.html https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/672229-terminal-nancy-bird-walton-airport.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:54:51 GMT I, and two of my flying friends, were given a tour of the new Western Sydney Airport terminal yesterday. To put it in one word, “fantastic”. ... I, and two of my flying friends, were given a tour of the new Western Sydney Airport terminal yesterday.

To put it in one word, “fantastic”. The design by the architects is incredible, with views from the plate glass windows to the west across Cotswolds-like green farming country, with the Blue Mountains in the background. The ceiling is timber slats, with natural light coming through. It gives a feeling as if you could be in the Sydney Opera House.

I can only say it is very impressive. I must have been to over 100 different terminals around the world, and this is easily the best I’ve ever seen. ]]> Dick Smith https://www.pprune.org/pacific-general-aviation-questions/672229-terminal-nancy-bird-walton-airport.html