Bugger , I knew Greg very well.

I hung out with Greg many times at the Parafield Flying Club in the late 80's swapping stories and opinions over dinner on anything and everything. If you wanted a non politically correct opinion on any subject Greg was your man, he was so passionate about certain subjects you'd split your sides laughing trying to get him to calm down.

See you mate and thanks for the memories.

Cant properly find the words to describe the feeling in the old guts, but it aint good! Cheers Buddy, See ya when I get there. You always were quicker than me............:sad::sad::sad:

onetrack... forgive me if I have impugned you wrongly. I misunderstood your post. Greg was a GREAT bloke, a GREAT pilot and, from what I learned over the years, a great motorcyclist.

A little shook over his loss.....

It was months after I first met Greg that I found out he was a racing celebrity as I wasn't into bikes. I casually asked him how he lost his little finger on his right hand and he said he'd clipped a truck on the way home from somewhere on his road bike and somehow that got onto his racing career. Greg was well into flying then and we only touched on his racing career a few times in conversation and he never big noted himself, he was more interested in talking about aviation.

I had to do a bit of my own research to find out how bloody good he was.

I was doing my CPL at the time and Greg was always willing to talk me through a concept or problem (with his full on intensity) until I got it , it was never too much trouble or bother for him to help me out .

I think a great way for us to remember GP is to share some stories or memories that we've had over the years.

Reading some other posts it probably been years since a lot of us last saw Greg or even thought of him but reading this tonight brought back a lot of memories that 2 hours later still has me choked up (and other posters too). We all lose friends and some hit harder than others , I realised tonight what we all lost .

I remember being with him at the Parafield Flying Club when night just after his finger stump had healed from that and he observed that he now had the ability to turn to the bar and order two pints and a schooner just by holding up three (or two and a half) fingers.

Good story Peter ! :ok:





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I had only heard of Greg as a Motorcycle Racer being an ex-one myself I never knew he was into flying.

Can someone give an insight on his flying career, I gather from these posts that he was an Instructor ???

R.I.P

It's unfortunate if you're on the correct side of the road and someone else who is out of control cuts your life short. I'll stand by my comment thanks.

RIP GP...

AYD
 

Greg spent some time as an instructor at Parafield, around the same time he was doing power line inspection in 172's from time to time.
His first break came when he went to work for Air Kangaroo Island.
From there he went to Cairns flying 421's and 404's but I'm not sure who that was for.
Next move was into Kendell Airlines staying there until I guess around 12 months ago.
After a while he was taken on by Rossair on the 441's until being laid off a couple of months ago. Since then I have heard he recently got into National Jet on the BAe 146 and had just been checked to line I guess in the last week or so.
The rest is....well what we all know now.

The assistance given to me and others by Greg was after his days as an instructor , he just had a genuine love for flying and was happy to pass on his knowledge to others if they asked , nothing was too much trouble or bother.

As many will know if GP liked you that was the sort of bloke he was.

Thankyou for that insight Peter, no doubt a man of many talents.

Regards AYD

I know that sometime passion overtakes our fingers while typing but just to give some insight of the other rider involved in Gregs incident.
He was a school teacher who shared a passion for riding. He was very safety minded and a wonderful person.
Everybody that knew him can only think that there was some reason for him to be on the other side of the road.
Sometimes things just happen.

Having Greg as one of my Captains at Kendells in Adelaide made the job that much more enjoyable and fulfilling. What an absolute gentlemen and a great friend. He was so happy with his new appointment and looking forward to his new work path. What a terrible loss. My thoughts are with his family.

Rest in Peace GP, you will be missed

Steve

And yet another aspect of Greg's life where he was a champion ... aeromodelling

Look at the opposite lock in the photo above on No.28 , great photo , thanks for posting that Peter.

Vale GP.
How many a night we had over KAPA & AFAP matters together some many moons ago.
RIP.
Aus'

The Guru
 

G.P's funeral in Adelaide today was attended by a very large group of his mates, the aviation group included ex Kendell/REX/Cobham aircrew, maintenance, traffic and ops as well as agents, the motorcycle racing fraternity arrived in large numbers as well as many reps from his aero/modelling clubs.
Greg didn't just excell in one field, he was admired for his perfection in anything he attempted. The guru's admirers were many but not all were able to make it to the funeral service so to those I would like to say he went off int he fast lane, I couldn't keep up with his hearse, I think he was in control again.
We are going to be opening a couple of reds for you tonight little fella.
stay ahead of the field mate.

Could not get to the funeral today and am rather upset for not being able to do so!

Raising a glass or three for him right now.

:mad::mad::mad: Why is it that it is always the really good blokes who get the chop way before their time?:confused::sad::{

I feel the same way.

One thing about GP, whatever he got interested in he always gave everything he had. Mind you he would also make it quite clear where he stood on things he didn't approve of, such as radio control modeling and Harley Davidson's.

Thanks for the reminiscences and photos PF.

Hard to believe it's 30 yrs since he was pushing those Yammies around.

And harder still the stupid way he was lost while riding safe ...........:(