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Posted by Rob Knox | Nov 02, 2014 @ 06:51 AM | 11,288 Views
Today, The Caboolture War Planes Museum held their annual Wings and Wheels day.
My Dad is involved with the museum, and they now have a retired Army Huey that I had crewed on a few occasions. Dad volunteered me to stand at the Huey telling people about it.
I had heard that Tim Berry, the owner of the Full Size T28A which I had customised my FMS model after, would have his aircraft there. With that news, I loaded my model into the car, and headed off.
Long story short, I took the model to Tim at the show, where he finally got a chance to inspect the model first hand. He was absolutely chuffed.

A second T28 was due to fly in to display at the show, so Tim asked me to join him, and go and meet it in the air, plan being to do some fly overs in formation.

Once we got established in our loiter area Tim handed over to me so I could fly the orbits while we waited. Wow, what a hoot, I got to fly a Trojan.

After the other Trojan formed off us, Tim lead us in a couple of fly passes, prior to a very nice initial and pitch over the runway prior to landing.

Just fantastic.
I'm one very happy fellow right now.

My sincere thanks to Tim for taking me flying and giving me the opportunity to fly in this fantastic aeroplane....Continue Reading