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I was contacted this week by the owners of Hutton Vale Farm, a beautiful 2000 acre property in the north-eastern hills of the Barossa's Eden Valley. Since I've got my work cut out for me trying to fly around and discover all the destinations that Australia has to offer, I love it when a new…

The latest Curtis Aviation mini-safari down to Merimbula on the NSW South Coast scored a major thumbs-up from all the crews. Just one night away over last weekend, with three aircraft and nine crew, we all took so much away from the weekend. Organised by Curtis instructor, Catherine Fitzsimons and myself, we took a mix…

After writing the story of Bert Smithwell’s incredible flying adventure in Australian Flying Magazine (Jan/Feb 2015 issue), I thought there may be some readers who would be interested in some further background on Bert’s life.  He was kind enough to share some of that with me, as we sat in the shade of his little…