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Started by "Darryl Gibbs"
Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:58
Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: "Darryl Gibbs"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:58
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:58
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From Sydney Morning Herald: 'Icon' crashes into lake Arjun Ramachandran December 7, 2007 - 11:44AM An "icon" crop-dusting pilot is believed to have died after his plane crashed into a lake in NSW today. The yellow plane had been scooping water from Lake Liddel near the New England Highway near Muswellbrook about 9.30am when it crashed into the lake, said Harley McKillop from Pay's Air Service. "What can I tell you - we've crashed into Lake Liddel ... the pilot's in the wreckage and they haven't retrieved the pilot or the wreckage [from the lake],'' Mr McKillop said. "This is a huge loss for us - it's our livelihood.'' Despite earlier reports that there had been up to three people in the plane, Mr McKillop said only the pilot had been aboard the plane when it crashed. The plane, an Airtractor AT-802, can only fit one person, he said. The company, which operates a fire-bombing service, had been testing new equipment when the crash occurred, Mr McKillop said. However, it was not yet clear whether the equipment being tested had contributed to the crash, he said. Staff from the company had been at ground-level at the lake when the plane crashed, Mr McKillop said. They rang triple-000 as soon as the crash occurred, he said. Scone Aero Club president Neville Partridge said the pilot of the doomed plane was Col Pay, an experienced pilot and crop-duster from Scone. "He's an absolute icon in the crop-dusting industry,'' he said. "He's got a squillion hours up - he's been doing it for so long. "We're all pretty shattered.'' Mr Pay was also one of the country's best known collectors of warbirds, he said. He had once owned the only flying Spitfire in Australia, as well as a Mustang, Tiger Moth and a Kittyhawk. He was well-known for flying the warbirds at airshows, including his home-town's Scone Airshow. A Westpac rescue helicopter has flown to the crash site from Newcastle, and police and ambulance crews were already in attendance. -- Darryl Gibbs Aircraft of Australia Aviation Photography. www.aircraftofaustralia.com Vintage and Warbirds. http://www.vintageandwarbirds.com http://www.cnapg.org Information on all aspects of aviation, particularly vintage and warbirds. Home of the CNAPG aircraft recognition quiz's, and the Vintage and Warbird mailing list.
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: brad
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:13
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:13
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On Dec 7, 2:47 pm, zb <zac.baden...@pantsgmail.com> wrote: > Darryl Gibbs wrote: > > From Sydney Morning Herald: > > 'Icon' crashes into lake > > December 7, 2007 - 11:44AM > > RIP Col Pay > > Bugger! > > __ > zb Hopefully Ross Pay will keep things running. We worked with Col a lot and have flown with him a few times. This has been shock to us all. Brad.
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: Craig Welch
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:14
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:14
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"Darryl Gibbs" <djgibbs@bigpond.net.au> said: >He had once owned the only flying Spitfire in Australia, as well as a >Mustang, Tiger Moth and a Kittyhawk. I've been to some airshows solely to see him flying his Spitfire. He's a great loss. -- Craig http://www.wazu.jp/ 1,239 Unicode fonts for 82 written language groups: Price your own web plan: http://www.wazu.jp/hosting/
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: "TacAN"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:46
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:46
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God Bless you Col. You have brought more joy to more people than you will ever know. We bless you and your family for helping to make this world a better place. It won't be the same without you. We wish you a safe journey home. Graham A Pilot's Prayer When this life I'm in is done, And at the gates I stand. My hope is that I answer all the questions on command. I doubt I'll be asked of my fame, or all the things I knew. Instead, did I witness the rainbows on rainy days I flew. The hours logged, the status reached, the ratings will not matter. Did I notice the sun's rays on the lakes that scattered. Or what about the droplets clear, that spread across my screen? And the twinkling eyes of student pilots keen? How fast, how far, how much, how high? I won't be asked these things. But did I take the time to watch the moonbeams wash my wings? And did I see the patchwork fields the mirrored lakes below? Or the mountains high and velvet hills? Of these did I behold? And when the goals are reached at last. When all the flying's done. I'll answer with no regret- Indeed! I had some fun. So when these things are asked of me, And I can reach no higher. My prayer this day with hands extended, please welcome home this Flyer.
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: nospam@usenet.fa
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:21
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:21
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brad wrote: > Hopefully Ross Pay will keep things running. We worked with Col a lot > and have flown with him a few times. This has been shock to us all. I knew Col well, and worked with his daughter Helen for a number of years. He was an innovator in aviation, a true gentleman, and somebody that deserves legendary status in our trade. He will be sadly missed by all that knew him, and all those that knew of him :( RIP Col. -- Posted at www.Usenet.com.au
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: Don Harvie
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:15
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:15
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Darryl Gibbs wrote: > From Sydney Morning Herald: > > 'Icon' crashes into lake Sad news indeed. I wonder if this is what he was doing? It's about the only thing I can think of with an Air Tractor, a lake & fire bombing. <http://www.maxair2air.com/07AIR/FIREBOSS/O01.html> Don H
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: "TacAN"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:48
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:48
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Thankyou Graeme We have all lost someone special. But most especially Col's family have lost their loving husband, father & grandfather, If someone in this group could personally give our condolences & our deepest respects to his family, it would be much appreciated. Graham "Graeme Hogan" <ghogan01@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:4758fdc2$0$6070$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au... > > "TacAN" <zzz@xxx.xxx> wrote in message > news:zT66j.21240$CN4.17927@news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> God Bless you Col. >> You have brought more joy to more people than you will ever know. >> We bless you and your family for helping to make this world a better >> place. >> It won't be the same without you. >> >> We wish you a safe journey home. >> >> Graham >> >> >> >> A Pilot's Prayer >> >> When this life I'm in is done, >> And at the gates I stand. >> My hope is that I answer all >> the questions on command. >> >> I doubt I'll be asked of my fame, >> or all the things I knew. >> Instead, did I witness the rainbows >> on rainy days I flew. >> >> The hours logged, the status reached, >> the ratings will not matter. >> Did I notice the sun's rays >> on the lakes that scattered. >> >> Or what about the droplets clear, >> that spread across my screen? >> And the twinkling eyes of student pilots keen? >> >> How fast, how far, how much, how high? >> I won't be asked these things. >> But did I take the time to watch >> the moonbeams wash my wings? >> >> And did I see the patchwork fields >> the mirrored lakes below? >> Or the mountains high and velvet hills? >> Of these did I behold? >> >> And when the goals are reached at last. >> When all the flying's done. >> I'll answer with no regret- >> Indeed! I had some fun. >> >> So when these things are asked of me, >> And I can reach no higher. >> My prayer this day with hands extended, >> please welcome home this Flyer. >> > > Tacan, you are a beautiful person, and that's a fine tribute. > Sir, Col is really now with the angels, where he always was, and now > (tradically for us) always will be. > I'm a very emotional person at times like this, tears in my eyes, I > remember a gentleman who performed at the Mangalore Airshow all those > years ago, in his then Spitfire. > Bloody gun bloke. > God bless him, and all his mates. > >
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: zb
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:47
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:47
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Darryl Gibbs wrote: > From Sydney Morning Herald: > 'Icon' crashes into lake > December 7, 2007 - 11:44AM RIP Col Pay Bugger! __ zb
Re: Very sad news - Col Pay.
Author: "Graeme Hogan"
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:01
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:01
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"TacAN" <zzz@xxx.xxx> wrote in message news:zT66j.21240$CN4.17927@news-server.bigpond.net.au... > God Bless you Col. > You have brought more joy to more people than you will ever know. > We bless you and your family for helping to make this world a better > place. > It won't be the same without you. > > We wish you a safe journey home. > > Graham > > > > A Pilot's Prayer > > When this life I'm in is done, > And at the gates I stand. > My hope is that I answer all > the questions on command. > > I doubt I'll be asked of my fame, > or all the things I knew. > Instead, did I witness the rainbows > on rainy days I flew. > > The hours logged, the status reached, > the ratings will not matter. > Did I notice the sun's rays > on the lakes that scattered. > > Or what about the droplets clear, > that spread across my screen? > And the twinkling eyes of student pilots keen? > > How fast, how far, how much, how high? > I won't be asked these things. > But did I take the time to watch > the moonbeams wash my wings? > > And did I see the patchwork fields > the mirrored lakes below? > Or the mountains high and velvet hills? > Of these did I behold? > > And when the goals are reached at last. > When all the flying's done. > I'll answer with no regret- > Indeed! I had some fun. > > So when these things are asked of me, > And I can reach no higher. > My prayer this day with hands extended, > please welcome home this Flyer. > Tacan, you are a beautiful person, and that's a fine tribute. Sir, Col is really now with the angels, where he always was, and now (tradically for us) always will be. I'm a very emotional person at times like this, tears in my eyes, I remember a gentleman who performed at the Mangalore Airshow all those years ago, in his then Spitfire. Bloody gun bloke. God bless him, and all his mates.
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