Last take off from Cooranbong

(Pr Len Barnard, me, John Strong & Kevin Strong, just before take off)!

Since the closure of the Cooranbong Airstrip Dec 05, we have been flying from private property under CASA guidelines of an ALA (Aircraft Landing Area). A developer in our area has told us that he doesn't want aircraft flying over his new development. The local council tells us the he has put a complaint in and the council has said that an airport has been built and operations must cease immediately or face a $110,000 fine. Now you know why we had our last flight from Cooranbong!

We have moved the plane to Cessnock which is a good home for our plane, but it takes about 40 minutes to get thre!

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New Corolla

We have bought a 2004 Corolla. We bought it damaged and it has now been repaired. Our nephew Daz Scale organised it and meticulously watched over the repairs to make sure it was done well. You can't even see any sign of damage. I went down to Melbourne a couple of weekends ago and picked it up. It uses less than half of the fuel our Prado 4WD does! No wonder they are the most popular car in the world.

It was great to catch up with family. It's something that we don't do enough. I think I might sell this one and buy another one so that I can catch up with family again!

I saw our niece Delwyn as well and it seems that with God's help, she has gained the victory in her battle with breast cancer. Praise the Lord and may she remain clear in the future.
Our former neighbour Heather was down there (coincidentally) the same weekend. It was her first meeting of Daz and Neda's son, Jalen. We miss not having them next door!

NatFly at Narromine 2007

This is Narromine Airfield with about 550 light aircraft from all over Australia. It's the annual fly in. Robyn and I drove out. (Can't fit everything in to our little Drifter). It was nice to meet with the local church members at Narromine on Sabbath.
My old mate Jon Johanson was there, and when he offered to take me up for some formation flying, I couldn't resist (nor did I even try!). It's pretty intense, Jon doesn't take his eyes off the other plane at all - right from take off!
Robyn and Jon. We don't get to see Jon very often, so it was a great opportunity to catch up!