BigFatDave Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Thanks for that, Dave. Lot of interesting stuff on that site. Interesting to read that he had a street in Canberra named after him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbit Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Scott used to pilot helicopters to check the cattle on a rather large ranch in California after leaving these shores Cheers - that rings a bell now you mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Butler Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Cheers - that rings a bell now you mention it. A cow bell, Bunny? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterh7 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Frank Shuter also took up flying when he was living in California. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATigerman Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Doug Wyer. Well they did used to call him Doug 'Flyer' Wyer............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star ghost Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Jock Sweet, ex Norwich 37 to 39 was a pilot during the War Malcolm Craven ex Norwich, Birmingham, Wembley pre-war then West Ham after the war went to Canada when he packed in Speedway to fly a crop-duster aircraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Blanchard Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Doug Wyer. Well they did used to call him Doug 'Flyer' Wyer............ Well, he could have 'flown in' to Scarborough on his Suzuki Hayabusa Superbike, when he visited us earlier this summer. Interesting guy to talk to though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Very informative Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Blanchard Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Very informative Jim Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALEWAY69 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 Thanks Johnnie Jones ex Long Eaton rider, emigrated to Australia in 1958 after being harshly banned for 2 years by the SCB for riding at an unlicenced meeting. After a serious accident in Melbourne he took up the safer pastime of flying. he clocked up 3000 hours visiting all australian states including Tasmania and a further 1200 hours of co flying. TONY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 (edited) Didn't Andre Compton take out a helicopter flying licence in 2007/8. I am sure it was in the Speedway Star. Edited November 24, 2008 by Tsunami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Warren Posted November 24, 2008 Report Share Posted November 24, 2008 I understand that the great Graham Warren held a pilots licence at some time, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Ex-World Finalist Josef "Wack"Hofmeister went into competetive flying after his speedway career and was 3 times German Champ German Championship Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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