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  • He Got There

    Hello M set off am on 08/11 and flew directly to Coolangatta. I don't have many details despite his telephoning me at approx 8.15 our time on 8/11 to say that he had arrived. This was approx. 2 hours later than I had calculated/guesstimated and had I spent a not unfamiliar hour pondering at which...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 11-07-2004

  • Pictures in from Norfolk Island

    Hello Received photos from M of the Cub on Norfolk Island. It looks wonderful - I'm sure that we will hear more in due course (and at length). M has just telephoned me. He is going to bed now and is leaving at 6 am intending to fly delta charlie tango for Brisbane (800 nautical miles). He will decide...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 11-07-2004

  • First Report

    Hello, Phone call this morning from M to tell me that he had landed one hour earlier. Flight sounded as though it went well though there was some hitch with fuel (I think), something to do with having trouble reaching across the cabin. M said that he's getting old and is not as supple as he used...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 11-06-2004

  • The Coat-hanger Bridge

    The advertisement in the aviation magazines, before the race, went somethiing like this...... "Maurice Kirk seeks sponsorship for single non return ticket to penal colony. CAA may apply." They didn't. London to Sydney...I had made it and landed first..just one last manoevre....HHASELL CHECKS...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 12-16-2001

  • The end and a pair of boots

    M arrived at Bankstown for the second time. He had flown in early before returning to Sydney Harbour for the fly past. Genevieve and I were at the Opera House to watch him complete the final part of the route, but we waited and waited..... we saw the Campbell team land the Albatros and some of the subsequent...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-14-2001

  • Boot conspiracy

    Having stopped short of Coolangatta at a cattle station at Goolawindi (apologies that I can't get this name right) M telephoned on Friday morning and left a message of my instructions for that day! I was to purchase 6 AA batteries (for his radio), 1 pair of size 11 RJ Williams boots, get his video...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-11-2001

  • Last Leg of the Journey

    I was sad to leave Alice Springs after a very short stay - such a beautiful place. An unusually high rainfall this season has caused it to be green and lush. I'm definitely coming back (soon). We watched G-KIRK and M fly out of Alice at approx. 08.00hrs. Remarkably, G-KIRK (the other one) who is...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-10-2001

  • Headwinds

    After another early start M and G-KIRK battled against headwinds to Tenneant Creek for refuelling after which they set off again towards Alice Springs but were brought down by darkness. This time, as a variation, they landed on a small road at Attack Creek, near a campsite where they spent the night...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-10-2001

  • G'day from Coolangatta

    Since my last message G-KIRK (the other one) and I did indeed pack our bags and set out for Darwin via Heathrow, Los Angeles, Sydney and Alice Springs. To those of you who warned me that I was insane to attempt this in one hop with a two year-old - you were right - but we made it. I am not so sure that...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-01-2001

  • Search & Rescue

    M is better - his gut difficulties have resolved. Today has involved a further 9 (or 10?) hours of flying. When we spoke he was fascinated by the geography and formation of Sumatra. "It's just one huge bog with 2ft deep water and trees scattered about - a pilot's absolute nightmare where...

    Posted to Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 03-30-2001
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