The RAAF . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 61: The Great Pilgrimage]]> Most people interested or involved in aviation have a special love for warbirds and antique aircraft and we at PCDU are certainly no exception. This episode features a number of interviews with pilots of Warbirds & antique aircraft that were recorded at Avalon Airshow and at Point Cook when the RAAF Pilgrimage arrived.

The RAAF Pilgrimage was held to celebrate the 90th birthday of the RAAF & comprised a collection of more than 50 aircraft that flew from Temora to Tocumwal to Ballarat and finally to Point Cook. The Pilgrimage aicraft arrived at Point Cook (the birth place of the RAAF) and we were there to greet them.

This episode contains the following interviews from the RAAF Pilgrimage:

• Air Commodore Rodney Luke
• Steve Death
• Doug Hamilton
• Egon Mahr from the Russian Roolettes
• Col Griffin & Warren Canning

We also have some other warbird related discussions, including:

• Kenny Love, CEO of the Temora Aviation Museum
• Ben Morgan from Aviation Advertiser and the Macchi 326H restoration project he is a member of
• Darren “Buster” Crabb
• Gus Lerrard

We then round out the episode with:

• Listener Mail:
  • Ed Stubbs
     
• Shout Outs:
  • Ken & Tim get recognition for their Millions Against Malaria flight
  • Matt from New St Films for the help with our photo shoots
  • Listener Andrew Tsousis for putting us in touch with Ben Merkenhof
  • Iat-Fai Leong for his support of the show
  • Erk for his support & his new book

We also have some additional content that can be found in our Extras section. This time we have a recording of the post-flight debrief by the Yak Attack formation pilots.

Finally, we would like to offer our condolences to our friend Milford Shirley from the Flight Time Radio Show in Florida, USA, who’s wife Barbara passed away recently.

Meanwhile, Ken Evers and Tim Pryse have left Australia . . . → Read More: Two Great Journeys are Under Way]]> Owen Zupp is half way around his There and Back Australian tour, raising funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Flying a Jabiru J230, Owen’s trying to raise $10,000 in donations to the RFDS so go to his site and “give a dollar to the doctor.”

Meanwhile, Ken Evers and Tim Pryse have left Australia and are flying around the world in a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan. Their Millions Against Malaria flight is raising funds towards malaria research so if you can spare a few dollars, go to their site and donate.

Check in regularly with both sites as their routes may take them near you. Owen, Ken & Tim welcome the opportunity to meet people at each stop, so feel free to go and say HI as they pass through.

We then chat with . . . → Read More: PCDU Episode 27: Trans World Adventures]]> The common theme in this episode is about going around the world, first by bringing Saj Ahmad (Fleetbuzz Editorial) in the UK and Ben Sandilands (Plane Talking) in Australia together to talk about financial reports from QANTAS, Virgin & Tiger plus general discussions about airlines in Australia, past, present & future.

We then chat with Ken Evers & Tim Pryse, a couple of local lads who are going to fly a Gippsland Aeronautics GA-8 Airvan around the world to raise funds to help fight against malaria. You can read more about their epic journey at Millions Against Malaria.

We also give a few shout outs & read some mail:

• Tom for listening to all 25 episodes in less than a week – now *that’s* masochism :)
• Steve Cooke in the UK and his Flying Podcast that gives a great perspective on flying in the UK and Europe.
• Christie Walker who we’ll be chatting to soon and is interested in learning more about Australian airline cadet pilot programs
• Grant’s sorry for being behind on all the emails that have come in

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