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Tag Archives: Jonesy
Episode 335: Ben’s Flying but Grant’s Grounded
Grant’s broken yet another vehicle and is stuck in Albury, NSW while the vehicle is repaired so Steve brings Ben Jones on to join the fun from Perth in West Australia. Ben & his brother recently purchased a Cessna 172 … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged Bacchus Marsh, Cessna 172, cross country, defects, Jonesy, long flight, Melbourne, NoGrant, Perth, SIDs, West Australia
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Episode 324: Retro Roo
Grant’s birthday has aligned with Qantas releasing a retro livery that dates back to when he was born. He and Steve think it looks great on their latest brand new 737! Meanwhile, Grant’s been off flying hot air balloons and … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 737, biennial flight review, birthday, Cessna 172, day job, hot air balloon, Jonesy, livery, Qantas, railway, Retro Roo
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Episode 292: Aircraft flocking to Perth for MH370 Search
Grant’s out sick but Steve gets Jonesy in to help out and it’s a good thing too ‘cos he’s in Perth, Western Australia and that seems to be where almost everyone with a long range maritime surveillance aircraft is too. … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged A319, aerobatics, Antarctica, AP3C, China, crash, DH82, Il76, Jonesy, MH370, NoGrant, Orion, P3K2, P8A, Perth, Poseidon, RAAF, RAAF Pearce, RNZAF, Skytraders, tie rods, Tigermoth, USN, WA, Western Australia, wreckage
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Episode 284: The new Brisbane West Wellcamp airport
ATC Ben, Damien, and Jonesy join Grant to talk about the new Brisbane West Wellcamp airport being built near Toowoomba. Damien has some fantastic analysis & raises a few points about its location, its impact on the military bases nearby … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged airspace, ATC Ben, Brisbane West Wellcamp, Damien, Jonesy, NoSteve, Toowoomba
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Episode 266: Earth Rounders with Dick Smith and Ryan Campbell
At the recent AusFly event, Grant and Ben Jones caught up with Dick Smith (an Australian entrepreneur, pilot and adventurer) and Ryan Campbell (the youngest person to fly around the world) to record a quick chat about their trips around the world … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged AusFly, Dick Smith, Earth Rounders, Jonesy, NoSteve, Ryan Campbell
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Episode 244: Virgin acquires Skywest while an F-111C takes a road trip
With Grant off this week due to illness, PCDU team member Ben Jones steps in to help bring us this report. In the news, Virgin Australia issues a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange announcing it’s acquisition of Skywest is … Continue reading
Posted in Australia Desk
Tagged 77SQN, A8-109, Airbus, ASX, AU-1, AU-2, F-35, F/A-18, F111, F111C, Fokker 100, HARS, Hornet, Jonesy, JSF, KC30, Lockheed Martin, MRTT, New South Wales, NoGrant, PCDU, Perth, Queensland, RAAF, SkyWest, Victoria, Virgin Australia, Wollongong
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