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This is the story of a quiet dairy farmer who used to take me flying in Tiger Moths and Austers during the mid 1950s. Hugh Baxter has been flying continuously since then and has been a member of the Waikato Aero Club without a break since those far-off times.
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This look at the dear old "Maggie" was fun to write as I really enjoyed flying them in New Zealand some 50 years ago when I was still a spotty teenager. Should bring back some memories for the more 'mature' reader!
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The P-750 XSTOL turboprop utility aircraft was designed, and is built, in my NZ home town of Hamilton. This item outlines Adventist Aviation's flight operations in Papua New Guinea. There are now seven working up there.
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This may interest those with an interest in Sky-dive operations which are quite a tourist attraction in New Zealand. It outlines the process involved in converting a 30 year old agricultural machine into a quality jump-ship.
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I wondered whether to Post this item, but then thought that it does provide a 'snapshot' of our sport and recreational flying activity out here in the South Pacific. We have a population of only 4.2 million but have over 3,000 aircraft on our civil register; most of them light aircraft. And it is still affordable for many of our people!
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This is an item about a chum of mine who has exchanged his life, as a domestic line pilot in New Zealand, for the challenge of flying Twin Otters in PNG; a country where he operated back in the mid 1990s. I have also outlined the current status of Airlines PNG, a company I worked for during its formative period.