ABOUT THE WEB MASTER_____________

Hi, my name is Neville and I am the Webmaster and the person behind this site and the RC Twin Comanche build.

I grew up around aircraft. My father was one of the first helicopter pilots in Australia. We moved house in a Bell47, chased buffalo and emu at 50 feet and I was the kid in the helicopter with Santa at the school fete. A lazy eye stopped me from becoming a commercial pilot but it didn't crush my love of flight. I've flown GA, LSA and own a Pegasus Trike. Over the years my father owned a Tiger Moth, an Auster and built and flew a Rotorway Talon. (He passed away in 2014 - Thanks Dad for instilling that love of flying in me.)

My career was in television as a cameraman, journalist and producer, a career that offered me plenty of air time in choppers and GA aircraft. At the moment I don't fly, Unfortunately, at 52, seven years ago I was diagnosed with renal cancer. That was a real game changer... It led to several major surgeries and put me on the medical treadmill, scans, test, biopsies, countless hours in waiting rooms, that is the nature of the beast. I am not complaining because it has kept me alive. I do what the doctors tell me and it has held me in good stead so far. Last year (2015), I was fortunate enough to be selected to be part of a new drug study which is keeping me reasonably healthy but the side effects slow me down. The disease is considered terminal but the new treatments are slowing it down and the latest developments give some reasonable hope of survival.

I still work doing online marketing, web development and so on for small to medium businesses but I don't stress about my work and don't need to make excuses when I need time out in the workshop. What I did need however was a new project.

I am really impressed with the new era in radio control equipment. It's so much cheaper and the advancements in electric motors... I couldn't believe the power when I recently bought and used a brush-less motor. So, if I'm going to build an RC aircraft, what should I build? Needs to be a multi, smart looking, I want retracts... Has to be a Twin Comanche, the best looking twin out there.

So, it began. There is a great deal of satisfaction in projects such as this one... take an idea... plan it... develop it and communicate it and hopefully, get some feedback.

I do not pretend for one minute to be a guru when it comes to building RC aircraft however I enjoy the mental challenges and developing my skills and... simply... I need aviation in my life.

 

A few photos from a life around aviation -

 

My Father's Tiger 1954	Mum and I over 50 years ago. This 47 was used for mapping parts of Antarctica, Northern Australia and New Guinea in the 50s and 60s and now hangs in the Antarctic museum in Hobart, Tasmania.
Our Auster, VH-KSB.	Dad living the dream. Heli-fishing in the Talon he Built
We walked away from this unfortunate accident. There's nothing more horrific than the sound of those rotor blades when they first start hitting the ground.	My Pegasus Trike. Best looking trike around.

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(Due to privacy concerns, I have elected to withhold my full name)

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