The latest issue of Airnews Magazine landed in PO Boxes 'round Australia this week. For those of you who don't receive it, here's a jolly ode to the Virtual Nav Challenges that have been replacing the traditional Sunday social event, thought up and executed by one of our Victorian members (Australian Women Pilots' Association).
A musing on not having to share in summer.
I make wonderful mates with German commercial heli pilot and instructor, Sabine Buehmann, for 'A Greater View', my reg column profiling women in all facets of the helicopter industry, all over the world.
Here's a piece I wrote for We Are Explorers. Less than 1.5 hours from Melbourne and surrounded by cosy, tree-laden mountains, Warburton is an all-seasons playground. Featuring the clear running Birrarung (Yarra River), ex-reservoir swimming holes, foraging and wild berry picking to your heart’s content.
A reflective piece for Startup To Shutdown on the trials and tribs of tailwheel tutorial. Love that slid back COG! Just quietly, how amazing is my freaking hairdresser. Image by fatpenguinmedia.myportfolio.com - LOVE YOU, Jay.
Yeah, I wrote a poem about planes and flying 'em.
Facing a firestorm season said to be one of the worst in decades, with scientists forecasting temps to soar above those recorded, ever, Amy Miller set about fulfilling her self-made destiny - pilot, firefighter, and rescuer. She’s one of Australia’s secret weapons, and the best part is, she’s doing exactly what inspired her to fly helicopters from the very beginning.
My job is unique, but not in a sense that it is unusual for small-town, regional Australia. This morning, though, as I drive through the gates, half held closed with a traffic cone to indicate limited operations, down the long, gravel driveway to the office building set by the familiar grass runways, my proverbial second home feels more like a portal to another world than ever.
Scarlett Saunders, 19, has grown up with hot air balloons. During winter 2019 she smashed the Womens' Altitude record in Australia, taking her glorified picnic basket to flight levels ordinarily shared by airliners.
I interview my stunner friend and commercial heli pilot, Erin Martin, for 'A Greater View'. This was my very first commercial writing job - a bi-monthly column for HeliOps Magazine profiling women in the helicopter industry, all over the world. Erin made it easy.
