January 3, 2022
I write this first day of 2022 with heavy heart. Thousands of Australians wake with COVID while many of us wait to see which of our […]
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December 17, 2021
November 27 2021 – the 45 year anniversary of receipt of my pilot certificate. Presented to me in New Zealand by Mr. Laurie Soffe. My first […]
August 29, 2021
Australia is at war. Invaded by an unseen enemy. The widely contagious DELTA virus rages throughout my country. Cities and states are locked down with potential […]
July 18, 2021
DELTA COVID strain jumps from area to area, person to person in Sydney Australia, continuing to spread to other capital cities and country towns. Our elected […]
July 8, 2020
I enjoy writing. Have been promising myself for years I would write my memoir – mainly to capture the early days of Australian ballooning 1970’s and […]
September 17, 2019
Tuesday September 17 News is coming through that the remaining balloons will land in the next few hours. They have been flying their gas balloons for […]
September 15, 2019
Ground support for GB pilots during the race of the year vary differently. The top GB competitors have an established headquarters often in various cities or […]
September 15, 2019
As I write the teams have been airborne approximately 24 hours. They have completed their first night and would be committed to another day in their […]
September 14, 2019
https://live.gordonbennett.aero 20 gas balloons launched into the night sky from Montbeliard airport France last night. Perfect flying conditions will allow the teams long flights to fulfil […]