Plane Crazy Down Under » Aerobatics http://www.planecrazydownunder.com Looking at the world of aviation from an Australia / Pacific point of view Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 2009-2010 planecrazydownunder@gmail.com (Plane Crazy Down Under) planecrazydownunder@gmail.com (Plane Crazy Down Under) Aviation 1440 http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/images/PCDU_RSS_Feed_Logo.jpg Plane Crazy Down Under » Aerobatics http://www.planecrazydownunder.com 144 144 An aviation based podcast with a focus on the Asia/Pacific area aviation, australia, new zealand, asia, pacific Plane Crazy Down Under Plane Crazy Down Under planecrazydownunder@gmail.com no no Episode 24: Misuse of Accents http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/02/04/episode-24-misuse-of-accents/ http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/02/04/episode-24-misuse-of-accents/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:06:19 +0000 Grant (Falcon124) http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/?p=340 Despite the annoying habit of our “day jobs” and families encroaching into our PCDU time, we’ve finally managed to get some time to record an episode. Steve even managed a marathon effort of post production to edit a coherent episode from our opinionated news discussion and an interview with Saj Ahmad. Go Steve! :)

Despite my . . . → Read More: Episode 24: Misuse of Accents]]> Despite the annoying habit of our “day jobs” and families encroaching into our PCDU time, we’ve finally managed to get some time to record an episode. Steve even managed a marathon effort of post production to edit a coherent episode from our opinionated news discussion and an interview with Saj Ahmad. Go Steve! :)

Despite my best efforts to drone on endlessly, Steve’s also managed to keep the episode under 2 hours, but not by much. Hopefully this will give you heaps of fun listening as you travel to & from work, mow the lawns or do your household chores :)

Here’s how the show came together this time:

As usual, our theme music track is “YouNameIt5″ by Brian Simpson (aka t3cat5) and our sound effects come from SoundSnap.com.

]]> http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2010/02/04/episode-24-misuse-of-accents/feed/ 2 108:49 Despite the annoying habit of our "day jobs" and families encroaching into our PCDU time, we've finally managed to get some time to record ... Despite the annoying habit of our "day jobs" and families encroaching into our PCDU time, we've finally managed to get some time to record an episode. Steve even managed a marathon effort of post production to edit a coherent episode from our opinionated news discussion and an interview with Saj Ahmad. Go Steve! :) Despite my best efforts to drone on endlessly, Steve's also managed to keep the episode under 2 hours, but not by much. Hopefully this will give you heaps of fun listening as you travel to & from work, mow the lawns or do your household chores :) Here's how the show came together this time: Robinson R44 crashes on a mountain beside a massive drop Men uninjured after chopper crash (Jeremy Sollars @ Lismore Northern Star via Warwick Daily News) Chopper incident 'not so dramatic' (Damian Bathersby @ Sunshine Coast Daily) Three men dodge death after their helicopter crash lands on the edge of a canyon ridge... two feet from a one mile drop Tiger's IPO closes over subscribed - oh wow! Tiger Air offering overcomes doubts (Kevin Brown @ Financial Times) Blue skies for Tiger? (Stephen Bartholomeusz @ Business Spectator) Backing at home for Tiger Airways (Steve Creedy @ The Australian) Tiger IPO closes fully subscribed (Australian Aviation) Australia's "self-serve" passport gates not working well Self-serve passport gates 'easy to cheat' (Monique Ross @ ABCNews) SmartGate passport hits 1m milestone (Sydney Morning Herald) Lie down all the way to LA: Air NZ (Thanks to Mike for pointing out the article) RNZAF aerobatic team lose a pilot in a training crash DEATH OF AIRMAN - 3RD STATEMENT (Press Release from RNZAF) RNZAF loses pilot in Red Checkers crash (Australian Aviation) Pilot doused burning plane wreck (Michael Forbes @ The Dominion Post) Brother pays tribute to pilot (Manawatu Standard) Dead air force pilot was top trainer (TV NZ) Red Checkers Ground Aircraft (NZ Herald) Death with no regrets, says pilot's family (Iain Hyndman @ Wanganui Chronicle) Scathing report released on the F35 JSF project JSF faces another scathing report (Australian Aviation) Some notes concerning Australia’s exposure to the risk that the Joint Strike Fighter is a failed project (Ben Sandilands @ Plane Talking on Crikey) We review a recent "Traffic Report" from the Australian Aviation magazine (our favourite aviation magazine :) VH-EBK (A330) withdrawn from QF domestic and repainted in JetStar colours in Manilla VH-OGA (a 767-300ER) withdrawn from service JetConnect withdrew it's last 300 series 737 (ZK-JNC) which has gone to storage in Tucson - entered service with Australian Airlines on Dec 31, 1988 as VH-TJB "Fortitude" - transferred to JetConnect on Jul 29th 2004 Some new aircraft with funky names have arrived for Virgin Blue E-190 VH-ZPO = "Portia Macquarie" 737-800 VH-VUT = "Yabba Dabba Blue" 737-800 VH-VUR = "Star City" 737-800 VH-VUS = "Chitty Chitty Broome Broome" VB's 737-800 VUA that was previously used for mile-high karaoke with the Black Eyed Peas as they toured Australia has been returned to normal configuration & colour scheme.  We have a chat with Saj Ahmad about 737/A320 re-engining and lots more  Instead of reading some listener mail, we review a recent discussion on our forum about Podcasting Beer between Turb, Grand Vizier, Scofreyjet and ourselves We have a stack of shout outs for this episode: Ms Dark Sarcasm (aka Jennifer Barry) had her first solo (YAY!). You can follow her flying adventures on her blog: A need for Airspeed David Optimal is now a Grade 3 instructor (YAY!). You can follow his news via his blog at DavidOptimal.com Robert Cigliano has started a new aviation podcast called The New Pilot Podlog Zyola from the Mile High Flyers podcast has been getting lots of her lady pilot friends in Hawaii'i to listen in to PCDU - go go Aussie accent power :) Also big thanks to our anonymous donor from Canberra As usual, our theme music track is "... Podcasts planecrazydownunder@gmail.com no no Episode 18: Tally Ho, it’s the Red Baron! http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/11/26/episode-18-tally-ho-its-the-red-baron/ http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/11/26/episode-18-tally-ho-its-the-red-baron/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:16:23 +0000 Grant (Falcon124) http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/?p=240

The Red Baron's Pitts Special

If you’ve ever looked skyward in Sydney, there’s a high chance you’ve seen a bright red aircraft with old-style German crosses on the wings. Originally flying an old Tiger Moth, the Red Baron flew out of Bankstown and gave joy flights to members of the public, flying over Sydney’s beaches and . . . → Read More: Episode 18: Tally Ho, it’s the Red Baron!]]>
The Red Barons Pitts Special

The Red Baron's Pitts Special

If you’ve ever looked skyward in Sydney, there’s a high chance you’ve seen a bright red aircraft with old-style German crosses on the wings. Originally flying an old Tiger Moth, the Red Baron flew out of Bankstown and gave joy flights to members of the public, flying over Sydney’s beaches and occasionally doing aerobatics.

Roll forward to today and Red Baron scenic & aerobatic flights is now owned by Joel Haski (RedBaronSydney on Twitter) with a number of aircraft, including Pitts Specials, Robins/Alphas, an Extra and a new Airvan. Some are painted in Red Baron colours while others fly under the Red Bull logos.

Extra over Sydney

We were fortunate enough to get some of Joel’s time for a chat about his flying history, running the Red Baron operation, being involved with Red Bull and the recent New South Wales Aerobatic competition.

The new Airvan
Pitts Specials in Formation

]]> http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/11/26/episode-18-tally-ho-its-the-red-baron/feed/ 7 68:50 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="The Red Baron's Pitts Special"][/caption]If you've ever looked skyward in Sydney, there's a high chance you've seen a bright red aircraft ... [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="The Red Baron's Pitts Special"][/caption]If you've ever looked skyward in Sydney, there's a high chance you've seen a bright red aircraft with old-style German crosses on the wings. Originally flying an old Tiger Moth, the Red Baron flew out of Bankstown and gave joy flights to members of the public, flying over Sydney's beaches and occasionally doing aerobatics. Roll forward to today and Red Baron scenic & aerobatic flights is now owned by Joel Haski (RedBaronSydney on Twitter) with a number of aircraft, including Pitts Specials, Robins/Alphas, an Extra and a new Airvan. Some are painted in Red Baron colours while others fly under the Red Bull logos. We were fortunate enough to get some of Joel's time for a chat about his flying history, running the Red Baron operation, being involved with Red Bull and the recent New South Wales Aerobatic competition. Podcasts planecrazydownunder@gmail.com no no Episode 10: On the Podium with Matt Hall http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/09/27/episode-10-on-the-podium-with-matt-hall/ http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/09/27/episode-10-on-the-podium-with-matt-hall/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 21:45:14 +0000 Grant (Falcon124) http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/?p=151

Matt Hall

Once again we get to interview Matt Hall, Australia’s Top Gun RAAF pilot who’s making a big hit in the RedBull AirRace as the first rookie to ever score a podium. We talk with Matt about his performance at Porto, his preparations for Barcelona, how visualisation plays a major role in his flying . . . → Read More: Episode 10: On the Podium with Matt Hall]]>
Matt Hall

Matt Hall

Once again we get to interview Matt Hall, Australia’s Top Gun RAAF pilot who’s making a big hit in the RedBull AirRace as the first rookie to ever score a podium. We talk with Matt about his performance at Porto, his preparations for Barcelona, how visualisation plays a major role in his flying and flying his P51 Mustang.

As with our previous interview session with Matt, time blurs and we have a great time chatting and listening to his fascinating comments. We’re looking forward to seeing how he goes in the final race at Barcelona and hopefully will get a chance to chat with him again afterwards.

You can find Matt on his home page, Wikipedia, FaceBook, Flickr and Twitter. Be sure to join up to follow his progress in the races and show your support.

]]> http://www.planecrazydownunder.com/2009/09/27/episode-10-on-the-podium-with-matt-hall/feed/ 2 68:59 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Matt Hall"][/caption] Once again we get to interview Matt Hall, Australia's Top Gun RAAF pilot who's making a big hit in ... [caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Matt Hall"][/caption] Once again we get to interview Matt Hall, Australia's Top Gun RAAF pilot who's making a big hit in the RedBull AirRace as the first rookie to ever score a podium. We talk with Matt about his performance at Porto, his preparations for Barcelona, how visualisation plays a major role in his flying and flying his P51 Mustang. As with our previous interview session with Matt, time blurs and we have a great time chatting and listening to his fascinating comments. We're looking forward to seeing how he goes in the final race at Barcelona and hopefully will get a chance to chat with him again afterwards. You can find Matt on his home page, Wikipedia, FaceBook, Flickr and Twitter. Be sure to join up to follow his progress in the races and show your support. Podcasts planecrazydownunder@gmail.com no no