About this episode

Allan Graham shares his extensive experiences in aviation and business over a 60-year career.

Allan Graham has had an action packed life, including over 60 years of flying, boat building, running business, building motels, plus much much more.He flew for SAFE AIR for 21 years, and has many thousands of hours on the Bristol Freighter and Argosy aircraft, so has many stories to tell.PLEASE "LIKE" AND "SUBSCRIBE" IF YOU ENJOYED THIS VIDEO. IT HELPS A LOT. THANKYOU!0:00 Introduction8:54 Early Life17:07 Learning to Fly22:52 Getting Commercial Pilot Licence28:31 Near Tragedy in Piper Seneca30:40 Tri-Pacer ZK-BLC Accident36:55 Working for Canterbury Aero Club41:24 Bryan Antill Accident44:57 Marlborough Aero Club CFI Role53:25 Venison Recovery in Cub ZK-BPG1:01:21 More MAC Stories1:13:57 New Job with SAFE AIR1:16:24 Flying the Bristol Freighter1:23:39 Flying to the Chatham Islands1:36:00 Bristol Freighter ZK-CPT Walkaround at Omaka2:20:12 SAFE Argosy UFO Incident2:22:22 Flying the Argosy2:24:11 Boat Building/Sailing2:29:35 Tragedy in the Tasman2:35:44 Basil Brush Incident2:46:38 Mussel Farming2:54:22 Fruit Orchard2:58:22 Beginnings of Straits Air3:01:24 Closing of SAFE AIR3:06:14 Final Bristol Formation3:11:25 Final Argosy Flight3:17:58 The Future of Bristol…

People in this episode

Host: Craig Anderson

Guest: Allan Graham

Topics covered

• aviation
• personal stories
• flying experiences
• business ventures
• accidents
• New Zealand

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SAFE AIR, Canterbury Aero Club, Marlborough Aero Club, Straits Air, Air Nelson, Vincent Aviation

Products: Bristol Freighter, Argosy, Piper Seneca, Tri-Pacer ZK-BLC, Cub ZK-BPG, ZK-CPT, ZK-SAE, Jetstream, Saab, Fruit Orchard

Places: Chatham Islands, Tasman, Pennsylvania, England

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