2010 - A new year

Well it is the new year and  so theer is a new BLOG. If you wish to keep following the saga of my travels then this is the new address:
http://waggstravels2010.blogspot.com/
See you there

The year in summary

So that was 2009.  The last journey was to London on 20th December and back  to Vienna again on 27th. The threatened strike by British Airways staff looked like creating a problem but as it was called off  I had no trouble in either direction. Visiting family and friends at Christmas is always fun  and despite the waether  being bit snowy at times all went well.


So what was the summary of the year?

It came to 72 sectors flown on 19 different aircraft types - the Embraer  RJ types and A380 for the first time. I achieved this using  13 carriers including 4 for the first time (Adria, Fly Baboo, Easyjet and Air China). 10 missions including Algeria for the first time and three conferences in Vienna, Liverpool and Darwin. 

And what of 2010? Well already the calendar is filling up with  work and plans include some new horizons as well as old faithfulls.

As they say - watch the blog space..............................

Temora pictures

Here are some of the many pictures I took at the Temora Aviation Museum Flying day in November 2009.

Gloucester Meteor Fighter F.8

T-6 Harvard 2-ship in display mode with smoke trails going

P-51 Mustang

The iconic De Haviland Tiger Moth

David Lowy's Gulfstream V

Low pass from the Spitfire Mk.XVI with the Avon Sabre in the foreground

The Avon Sabre at full bore in the air

The transition 3 ship - from l-r Vampire P-51, Meteor

Grumman Avenger at rest

Grumman Avenger at start-up; radials love to smoke!

Avenger pair in flight

Cessna A37B  Dragonfly all kitted out and David Lowy at the controls

Final farewell pass from the Spitfire Mk XVI

Billie and Michael with the Spitfire on the flight line

Michael and me with the Cessna 310

Farewell to Temora for 2009

Turning into land at Sydney Bankstown: 38 degrees, haze and dust!