My father had flown over 200 combat missions as a fighter pilot with the Royal Australian Air Force over Korea and subsequently had an extensive career in civil aviation. If I wasn't jumping a ride with Dad, I was sitting in all and sundry cockpits at the local aerodrome.
Inevitably I found my way into my own cockpits and have now been a commercial pilot for twenty years, accumulating around 13,000 hours of fairly diverse experience. Aviation has taken me all around the world, from Tiger Moths to 747s. I am also an aircraft owner and absolute enthusiast.
My writings have featured in journals in both Australia and abroad. Amongst these, locally, I contribute regularly to Australian Aviation magazine and Flightpath, whilst I have had a number of features published in FlyPast in the UK. I have also consulted on technical manuals, both military and civil. Along the way I have been fortunate enough to pick up an Aviation Press Club Award and have my first book, 'Down to Earth' published in the United Kingdom.
Today I find myself working on another book and again aviation history is at the core. All in all, it has been tremendous.
A keen cricketer and dreadful golfer, I reside in beautiful Australia..... with an airfield just around the corner.
