WONZ 216 – The Forum 5

Guests: Aaron Pearce, Aaron Patchett, and Fletcher McKenzie Host: Dave Homewood Insert: Grant McHerron and Doug Hamilton Recorded: 5th of February 2020 Released:  6th of February 2020 Duration:  1 hour 43 minutes 40 seconds In this episode Dave Homewood is joined by Aaron Pearce, Aaron Patchett, and Fletcher McKenzie in this semi-regular The Forum episode. Aaron Pearce is the Chief Flying Instructor and Manager at South Canterbury Aero Club, Timaru. He has a passion for instructing new pilots, and for aviation in general. He also runs the very popular Kiwi Pilots page on Facebook. He was recently awarded the Grand Master’s Medal by the Honourable Company of Air Pilots in London. Above: Aaron Pearce Aaron Patchett is a pilot based at Omaka, where he enjoys flying some of the classic aeroplanes such as the Boeing-Stearman Kaydet, the Yak 52, the Pitts Special and the de Havilland DH83 Fox Moth. Aaron also works for Classic Aero Machining Services, building all sorts of parts for aeroplanes, all the way up to complete Gnome rotary engines. Above: Aaron Patchett Above: Aaron Patchett in the Pitts Special, the memorable flight that he talks about (Photo Tracy Dixon) Fletcher McKenzie is a former advertising guru who set up Leading Edge Media making aviation themed films and DVD’s. He produced FlightpathTV which has been viewed in over 60 countries around the world. He has written a series of books called Lessons From The Sky, and he enjoys flying as a private pilot. Fletcher also has an aircraft parts business and is a board member of the New Zealand Aeronautical Trust. Above: Fletcher McKenzie Quick Links: •   South Canterbury Aero Club •   South Canterbury Aero Club on Facebook •   Kiwi Pilots •   The Honourable Company of Air Pilots Incorporating Air Navigators •   Classic Aero Machining Services •   PMH Aviation on Facebook •   FlightPathTV •   Fletcher’s Website Including the Books, TV work, etc •   Walsh Awards •   The John Smith Collection •   The 1/6th Scale Curtiss P-40N Warhawk Gloria Lyons •   The First by Terry Moyle •   No Glory Without Effort by Glyn Strange •   Mike Patey’s Youtube Channel •   FlightChops Youtube Channel NB: The music at the end of this episode is Wild Flower by Joakim Karud