Cattle Mustering incl Training, Job Prospects (!) etc etc
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From: AUSTRALIA
Does anyone know how or where to get hold of a copy of "Dead Mans Curve" that jonnyg mentions? Is it the doco that was shot up at VRD in 1991?Have contacted DISCOVERY and they don't know anything about it.
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From: queensland australia
advancing blade, i have copies of "the drivers" made by the abc and "empires of dust" both shot around vrd, (victoria river downs).
i have lots of footage, film and digital that i have shot over 25 years. many photo's.
pm me.
"dead mans curve" is a very bad title, the film was shot in the kimberlies, slingsby's, not the territory, i think i have a copy somewhere (a bad one).
all available on dvd soon, (this is not an ad).
any one who is interested i wll deliver for a small charge.
i have lots of footage, film and digital that i have shot over 25 years. many photo's.
pm me.
"dead mans curve" is a very bad title, the film was shot in the kimberlies, slingsby's, not the territory, i think i have a copy somewhere (a bad one).
all available on dvd soon, (this is not an ad).
any one who is interested i wll deliver for a small charge.
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From: UK
I have a copy of Graeme's Empires of Dust.
It's a fascinating insight into heli-mustering in the Northern Territories - superb.
Graeme is a talented movie-maker as well as talented pilot - we're talking professional quality here, not amateur home movie.
The DVD isn't available commercially but Graeme will let Rotorheads have a copy for Aus$20 (plus postage). That's about £7 / US$13 and worth every penny in my view.
Highly recommended.
Heliport
It's a fascinating insight into heli-mustering in the Northern Territories - superb.
Graeme is a talented movie-maker as well as talented pilot - we're talking professional quality here, not amateur home movie.
The DVD isn't available commercially but Graeme will let Rotorheads have a copy for Aus$20 (plus postage). That's about £7 / US$13 and worth every penny in my view.
Highly recommended.
Heliport
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From: Bai, mi go long hap na kisim sampla samting.
Big russ, check ya PMs.
imabell, I'll have dvds of all the stuff ya have........send me a cost and an addy and I'll get the $$$$ to ya. Waiting eagerly.
Heliport, good job merging the threads. Plenty of good info there.
imabell, I'll have dvds of all the stuff ya have........send me a cost and an addy and I'll get the $$$$ to ya. Waiting eagerly.
Heliport, good job merging the threads. Plenty of good info there.
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From: 48 Deg South
Imabell - Send me a copy and we'll do a review in Heli-Ops.
Ned
Ned
You could also review another DVD Graeme's made called Fly Sunshine.
It's an aerial tour of the Sunshine Coast - stunning scenery and with well-chosen background music.
Heliport
Ned
Ned
You could also review another DVD Graeme's made called Fly Sunshine.
It's an aerial tour of the Sunshine Coast - stunning scenery and with well-chosen background music.
Heliport
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From: queensland australia
if you would like a dvd of the mustering film send your address to,
[email protected]
i am doing this at cost so i don't think it constitutes an ad.
graeme
Graeme
I asked if you'd be prepared to let Rotorheads have copies because there's always lots of interest in cattle-mustering, even by people like me who can only pipe-dream about doing it. That doesn't breach the advertising rules. No problem.
Heliport
[email protected]
i am doing this at cost so i don't think it constitutes an ad.
graeme
Graeme
I asked if you'd be prepared to let Rotorheads have copies because there's always lots of interest in cattle-mustering, even by people like me who can only pipe-dream about doing it. That doesn't breach the advertising rules. No problem.
Heliport
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From: The Daylight Saving Free Zone
I can remember meeting Graeme years ago (now that I know who you are). He was talking about filming mustering in action back then but I never got to see any of the 'docos' so now's my chance. 
Another email is on the way, imabell!
Another email is on the way, imabell!
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From: Australia
This Morning on ABC Landline i just caught the last 20 mins of a little doco on Kestrel aviation at their training school at their station in Victoria, quite a good little doco. the students go out into the bush and learn the different facets of flying from navs to sling work, always good to get real life experiences than just in the circuit area, well done Kestrel!
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From: Depends on the day!
Going back to the original topic of this post, though it is a definite and invaluable asset to have stock experience, I think it is a load of bull@#$% to say that you won't make it in the mustering industry without it. Knowing cattle is 85% of the job but there is nothing to say that it cant be learnt in a helicopter. Mustering is a thinking game like anything else and it just takes a bit of nouse to work it out. I have met many mustering pilots and seen many go from scratch to very competent pilots that get the job done as well as anyone else and many of them have been from the suburbs. It is up to the companies management and chief pilots to ensure that the pilots are up to scratch and gain the confidence of the station managers. There is far too little dual training now days and the "culture" of the mustering industry is focused too much on cattle knowledge and not enough on airmanship and it is a very unique but undisciplined industry. The best pilots I know are mustering pilots (from the bush and the big smoke) but ask them how much dual mustering they did before they got a run. I was born and bred on a cattle station but I think that some blokes from the bush have got as much to learn as the city slickers
. Is there any chance that you'll be burning more DVDs in the future; if so, how much??Joined: Mar 2000
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From: UK
The DVD is called Empires of Dust.
It's a fascinating insight into heli-mustering in the Northern Territories - superb.
Graeme is a talented movie-maker as well as talented pilot - we're talking professional quality here, not amateur home movie.
The DVD isn't available commercially but Graeme will let Rotorheads have a copy for Aus$20 (plus postage). That's about £7 / US$13 and worth every penny in my view.
Highly recommended.
Heliport
It's a fascinating insight into heli-mustering in the Northern Territories - superb.
Graeme is a talented movie-maker as well as talented pilot - we're talking professional quality here, not amateur home movie.
The DVD isn't available commercially but Graeme will let Rotorheads have a copy for Aus$20 (plus postage). That's about £7 / US$13 and worth every penny in my view.
Highly recommended.
Heliport
