Aside from Linguistics and Natural Language Processing=
, my
other interest is aviation. Flying
gliders is a lot of fun and has been my main hobby for a number of years. <=
/span>I’m
also a flight instructor for power aircraft in General Aviation and
Recreational Aviation.
Latest news
I&=
#8217;m
taking part in the Outback Air R=
ace
2022 to raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Please donate =
here. All
funds raised will go to the RFDS.
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span>
My
Jantar 3 VH-HNB, at the Women in Gliding Week, Lake Ke=
epit
NSW (October 2019)
At the
2017 Women in Gliding week in Kingaroy QLD, I was awarded a trophy for the
“Most meritorious flight” (only 169kms, but difficult condition=
s).
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span>
Lisa
Trotter handing me the “Most meritorious flight” trophy cre=
ated
by Jo Wooler<=
/span>,
at the WIG
week in Kingaroy (October 2017).
Flying
power aircraft has allowed me to make a number of trips around Australia (a=
nd
in New Caledonia, see the picture on the main page). Flying in the Outback =
is
both very beautiful and challenging. In 2003, Sandra Mitchell and I flew the
first all-female crew to the Morning
Glory in her motorglider.=
After
getting my Commercial Pilot Licence in 2006, I joined AusCAP, =
the
Australian Civil Air Patrol. =
AusCAP is a volunteer organisation whose members trai=
n for
search and rescue missions and conduct regular Shark Patrols over the Sydney northern beaches (see the Channel=
9 n=
ews). From March 2010 to March 2011, I w=
as the
Sydney Squadron Leader.
In
2009, I gained my Flight Instructor Rating and have been a flight instructo=
r at
Gos=
tner
Aviation at Camden for both General Aviation (GA) and Recreational Avia=
tion
(RA); until recently at Whitworth
Aviation and now at Pegasus at Bankstown.
I am a
member of the Australian Women Pilots’ Association (AWPA) and of the 99s.
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b>
More flying pictures<=
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a>
I enjoyed doing aerobatics in the Citabria
– here a Citabria mid-loop over Camden (Curtis Aviation).
Refuelling in Birdsville when coming back f=
rom
Alice Springs (April 2006).
Near Burketown QLD, on our way to fly the
Morning Glory (November 2003)
Getting end=
orsed
to tow gliders in the Australian Alps (Easter 1996).
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