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 ZK-CPT and Argosy ZK-SAE3:23:38 New Air Nelson Saab Operation3:30:21 Straits Air3:36:29 New Origin Pacific Jetstream Operation3:41:15 Jetstream Ferry Flights from England3:51:16 Ferrying ZK-JSX to Pennsylvania3:58:45 Vincent Aviation4:05:40 Flight Examining4:08:14 Final Questions4:15:36 Simon Green4:17:34 Noel Boyd4:21:26 Alan Duncan4:24:14 Bill Black4:29:26 Paul Davidson's Argosy/SAFE Museum

Frank Wright is known for his high quality aircraft rebuilds, however he has had a lifetime of adventures (both in and out of aviation) including barefoot waterskiing, pacific ferry flying, jet boating, venison recovery with Supercub and helicopter, movie star, and many others.PLEASE "LIKE" AND "SUBSCRIBE" IF YOU ENJOYED THIS VIDEO. IT HELPS A LOT. THANKYOU!0:00 Introduction10:34 Early Aviation Memories14:32 Sheet Metal Apprenticeship17:29 Australia24:49 Manapouri Hydro Scheme23:49 Papua New Guinea27:30 Tunisia30:38 California Road Trip32:41 Hawaii38:16 C206 Rebuild40:30 C206 Ferry Flight to NZ54:56 Back in NZ1:01:02 Jet Boating1:05:22 Meeting Kay1:09:33 Coffee Shop/Ice Cream Parlour1:12:16 Supercub ZK-BRO1:21:08 Introduction to Helicopters1:25:27 Dave Saxton1:35:03 Hughes 300 B Model Purchase1:38:49 Venison Recovery from Helicopter1:42:57 Live Capture1:45:58 Ron Connell1:48:06 Wapiti Capture1:51:24 Goats/H300 Accident1:58:34 Race for the Yankee Zephyr2:03:33 Cray Fishing2:12:45 Kaimai Downs2:17:39 Aircraft Restorations2:23:06 Vietnam2:25:26 India2:30:01 Concorde2:33:44 Misc Ventures and Stories2:36:26 Final Questions2:47:10 More Stories

The Nolan family has 150 years of history in South Westland, and still farm the same land they did in the late 1800's.

Patrick has a lifetime of experience in NZ deer shooting, helicopter flying, and live capture, and has flown in 9 countries.

0:00 Nolan Family History

6:35 Paddy Nolan

8:55 Dinny Nolan

13:04 Poem - Deserted Arawhata by Dinny Nolan

16:03 Robbie Nolan

19:31 Des Nolan

24:04 Early Years

24:35 Tony Hawker

32:17 Helicopter Gutting/Shooting

43:09 Incident with Bill Winefield

55:38 Helicopter Flying

1:05:06 Live Capture

1:18:58 Marty Nolan

1:22:44 Flying Overseas

1:30:01 Mountain Lion Scare

1:33:06 Accident

1:40:12 Howard Smith Accidents

1:42:51 Coming Back to NZ

1:43:40 Cancer Diagnosis & Life After Flying

1:45:43 Final Questions