Chasing ex students - Southern Air Services
 

Hi there I am looking for ex students that were at SAS at Moorabbin back when I was flying from there, around 77-79. Was chasing a few names of instructors that escape me in my old age.

Any help appreciated. send me a private message perhaps.

Cant immediately put my hands on log book #1 but a couple of names which spring to mind. Tony Malins, David Blain, Derek Worthington and John Burns. Cheers

David Anderson, R. Carrington, J. Hollingsworth, W. Dunlop, G. Villiers, G. Wheeldon.

Good guys.

Brian Reddish (instructor)?

Sas instructors
 

I did my NVFR in the 70s with SAS. Tony Malins instructed and checked me out ( a great guy who I think ended up as chief pilot for DragonAir out of HongKong). I believe I also aviated with John Burns (my No 1 log book has gone missing to). And wasnt Brian Reddish the guy who owned the Beech Muskateer on line? I can also remember a great social dance night at SAS in the 70s where my partner and I took a beautiful night-time scenic flight over Melbourne in an Aztec with Tony as the pilot. We had a bottle of champagne in the back. The Southern rates were also some of the best on the field and the atmosphere was always friendly.

Marquis 100:
Yep, and I seem to recall the registration of that aircraft was VH-CTQ

SAS STAFF
 

Brian Reddish is still around. I can give you a contact should you wish to leave your name and email

Southern Air
 

I was there at SAS about from 75-78

I can remember David Blain, Don Sowman ( his wife Julie was the receptionist).. Don was killed in accident 11/2/1980 when the DHC Beaver he was flying crashed into a hill at Flowerdale

Also Tony Malins... he went off to the UK and did his air transport licence


A few other names come up in my log book,,, P Smith , C Ferrier, D Gower , Ross Pascoe, Brian Reddish

I still have my log book..,.

And a large print of KHW ..thts was the Bonanza Southern Air had... SAS is written on the tail... I had a bit of time in KHW..hence a print..I reckon print is 3 x 2 foot... and my wife reckoned..throw it out..na na..no way

ok..Pete

( i actually know of David Blain's instructor to.. a guy by the name of Paul McClelland...who ended up with Ansett and was a father son team in the cockpit of a boeing 727...His father was a senior captain at Ansett... a photo appeared in the Sun years ago...)