Sunday 1st February
Cathy had warned me off red wine the night before. I had no idea what was going on when a limo turned up at the front door. I thought we were going out to get me a trailer (According to Cathy - "Every old man needs a trailer. You spend 50 years collecting stuff, you can spend the next 50 getting rid of it!!!"). No tow ball on the limo. To cut an exciting story short - we ended up at Essendon Airport. Airports are my second favourite places to visit :)
We had a glass of champagne whilst waiting in the terminal. Waiting for Daryl and Vicki to suddenly appear behind me. Then a "piloty" looking man turned up. Tall, stripes on his shoulders, a big smile and "Heli Experiences" on his chest. At last....a clue. Yes a helicopter flight. But to where?? Everyone was enjoying keeping me in the dark.
Double Bonus....the pilot put the dual controls in place....wooohooo. We took off from Essendon, flew over the city and onwards to Lilydale via Mt Waverley.
Melbourne is brown and very dry from the air. I had a chance to take the controls which was a *huge* buzz.
After landing at Lilydale, we met Travis. Travis has a YAK-52. A plane that's used as a trainer in Russia and very good at aerobatics. We took off for a half hour flight which included steep turns, wing overs, barrel rolls and a cuban eight. After experiencing up to 5G my stomach decided enough was enough and we went straight and level back to Lilydale (with sick bag in hand....just in case). Didn't need it :)
Vicki was there to pick us up and we went to Chateau Yering for a lovely lunch and a glass of wine.
All in all, a sensational weekend with family, friends and my sensationally sneaky wife, Cathy.
We had a glass of champagne whilst waiting in the terminal. Waiting for Daryl and Vicki to suddenly appear behind me. Then a "piloty" looking man turned up. Tall, stripes on his shoulders, a big smile and "Heli Experiences" on his chest. At last....a clue. Yes a helicopter flight. But to where?? Everyone was enjoying keeping me in the dark.
Double Bonus....the pilot put the dual controls in place....wooohooo. We took off from Essendon, flew over the city and onwards to Lilydale via Mt Waverley.
Melbourne is brown and very dry from the air. I had a chance to take the controls which was a *huge* buzz.
After landing at Lilydale, we met Travis. Travis has a YAK-52. A plane that's used as a trainer in Russia and very good at aerobatics. We took off for a half hour flight which included steep turns, wing overs, barrel rolls and a cuban eight. After experiencing up to 5G my stomach decided enough was enough and we went straight and level back to Lilydale (with sick bag in hand....just in case). Didn't need it :)
Vicki was there to pick us up and we went to Chateau Yering for a lovely lunch and a glass of wine.
All in all, a sensational weekend with family, friends and my sensationally sneaky wife, Cathy.
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