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The view: A pyrocumulus cloud in Northwestern Victoria, Australia.
The pilot: Neil Sidwell
The airplane: ICP Savannah S
The mission: A flight over Lake Tyrrell, northwestern Victoria, Australia
The memory: Capturing a farmer’s field burn-off producing a cumulus cloud of its own on reaching the cloud base a thousand feet below me.
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Born in England, Neil's love of flying started after reading Biggles books while bed-bound with tonsillitis at age 10. Later he cadged flights in Cessnas or Pipers with his former Scout patrol leader, now a pilot. After moving to Australia years later he started flying lessons with Recreational Aviation Australia, and gained a Pilot Certificate at age 54. His first purchase was a half share in a Gazelle. Now retired from a career in IT, he owns a Savannah LSA, and is building a full-size replica Sopwith Pup in his garage/under his pergola. He is hoping that will be finished in the next year... or two... or...
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