Food for Inquiry thought?
Angel Flight shows Australia (again) the true spirit of this nation, despite the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune. But where is the $700,000 Little Wings in this current water logged muddy hell? It's been suggested that they don't want any mud on the new toys, or rain on their flash uniforms.
Bravo Angel Flight - well done Marj and we all hope Peter can find a dry pair of socks soon.
But I have thus far arranged:
5 aircraft ex Bankstown to Lismore departing 0900 tomorrow ( Lismore airport scheduled to reopen tomorrow), with about 3 tonne of donated food and supplies. I put the call out on FB ( Ri helped here on Friday). Campsie RSL donated $5,000 so pilot Darrell Campbell currently arranging food drop from IGA Bankstown to Nick’s hangar, on pallets. We had separately collected about 0.5 tonne.
Campsie RSL also donating $40K slide-on camper for a temp home. I will liaise with our Lismore pilot Peter Martin as to a deserving family and Darrell will arrange pantec transport.
Also have about 1.5 tonne ready to go Ex YBAF to Lismore, to arrive at same time as the SY convoy. 6 aircraft including Bell 417 ($M5 beautiful machine - payload about 0.7 tonne) who is joining AF after I put out a call for helis in case airports stay closed.
So should be about a dozen of us arriving Lismore at 1100 NSW time. I have rallied our great pilot Peter Martin, to organise a fleet of utes to meet us and take the goods to the Lismore Showgrounds where they are today setting up the distribution centre. I have arranged this delivery through Lismore councillors.
As a back story, we have also focused on Peter. He lost his hangar and two aircraft at Lismore, then got his boat and took SES to do rooftop rescues, but then boat got caught in submerged power line and threw them out. Peter was washed 1 km downstream before being able to grab the exposed rafter of a warehouse roof, and was rescued shortly afterwards. So now he is coordinating the ground transport fleet for us!
Will keep you posted with developments.
Cheers M
'M' for magnificent - perhaps? That $400,000 in costs would come in handy about now - SHAME on CASA.
Angel Flight shows Australia (again) the true spirit of this nation, despite the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortune. But where is the $700,000 Little Wings in this current water logged muddy hell? It's been suggested that they don't want any mud on the new toys, or rain on their flash uniforms.
Bravo Angel Flight - well done Marj and we all hope Peter can find a dry pair of socks soon.
But I have thus far arranged:
5 aircraft ex Bankstown to Lismore departing 0900 tomorrow ( Lismore airport scheduled to reopen tomorrow), with about 3 tonne of donated food and supplies. I put the call out on FB ( Ri helped here on Friday). Campsie RSL donated $5,000 so pilot Darrell Campbell currently arranging food drop from IGA Bankstown to Nick’s hangar, on pallets. We had separately collected about 0.5 tonne.
Campsie RSL also donating $40K slide-on camper for a temp home. I will liaise with our Lismore pilot Peter Martin as to a deserving family and Darrell will arrange pantec transport.
Also have about 1.5 tonne ready to go Ex YBAF to Lismore, to arrive at same time as the SY convoy. 6 aircraft including Bell 417 ($M5 beautiful machine - payload about 0.7 tonne) who is joining AF after I put out a call for helis in case airports stay closed.
So should be about a dozen of us arriving Lismore at 1100 NSW time. I have rallied our great pilot Peter Martin, to organise a fleet of utes to meet us and take the goods to the Lismore Showgrounds where they are today setting up the distribution centre. I have arranged this delivery through Lismore councillors.
As a back story, we have also focused on Peter. He lost his hangar and two aircraft at Lismore, then got his boat and took SES to do rooftop rescues, but then boat got caught in submerged power line and threw them out. Peter was washed 1 km downstream before being able to grab the exposed rafter of a warehouse roof, and was rescued shortly afterwards. So now he is coordinating the ground transport fleet for us!
Will keep you posted with developments.
Cheers M
'M' for magnificent - perhaps? That $400,000 in costs would come in handy about now - SHAME on CASA.