Matt flew the Inverted Downunder Giles 202 in his
first Nationals, and first Advanced competition, at
the Australian Aerobatic Club Nationals at Parkes,
NSW over Easter 2006. Matt achieved his goal of
becoming the Australian Advanced Aerobatic Champion.
He won overall, with a first place in two out of the
three of the scored rounds. See the
AAC website for full competition results.
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Giles 202 |
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The Giles looking in good form for the comps |
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Giles ready to go |
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The Giles pushed out ready for the next flight |
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Family at work |
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Matt and Pedita working together on the plane, while Mitchell looks on |
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Wash day |
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One of many Pitts biplanes at the comps having a wash |
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Richard Wiltshire's One Design |
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Richard was the sole Unlimited competitor, unstoppable in his One Design |
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Advanced Pilots |
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The six advanced pilots watch the unlimited routine with keen interest |
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Preparing for a flight |
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Matt dirt dives the sequence just before a flight |
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Dirt dive 2 |
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Matt practices the sequence before another flight |
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The Yak |
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Hans Litjen getting ready for his flight. Hans came a close second overall in Advanced |
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Tom and John |
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Tom Moon, AAC National President and John Sharpe, NSW President, discuss the comps |
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Taxiing out |
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Matt taxiing out for his first unknown |
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Take off |
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Nice day for a fly |
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Taxiing back |
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With the routine taking only 3-4 minutes, there's almost as much time taxiing on the ground as in the air |
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Shutting down |
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Matt replaying the flight as he shuts down |
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Rohan and Mitchell |
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Mitchell enjoying some Granddad time during the comps |
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Rebecca and Rohan |
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Rebecca Unicomb, the starter, and Rohan, Matt's Dad, discuss the flight |
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Happy Mitchell |
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Mitchell still smiling after long days at the comps |
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Mark and Lara |
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Mark Piper having time out between flights with Lara (Bill) Unicomb |
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Lara and Mark |
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Having a laugh |
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Lara and Mark |
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Lara enjoying a play |
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Rachael and Jett |
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Rugged up for the cold |
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Jett Bennet |
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Jett playing with his Mum Rachael whilst his Daddy goes flying |
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Jett Bennet - 2 |
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Jett as cute as ever. Jett and Mitchell were the youngest children at the comps, and performed admirably themselves! |
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All smiles |
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Mitchell pleased with Daddy's performance so far! |
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Mitchell enjoying the sun |
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The weather held out well, with Mitchell enjoying the time in the sun |
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Blowing rasberries |
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One of Mitchell's favorite ways to pass time at an airfield |
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Mitchell playing with the grass |
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Mitchell enjoyed the grass more than his toys |
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Bubbles |
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Rachael keeping Jett and Mitchell entertained with bubbles |
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Jett enjoying the bubbles |
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Jett loves the bubbles! |
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Advanced trophy presentation |
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Matt is presented the 2006 Nationals Advanced Aerobatics championship trophy by John Sharpe |
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Advanced placegetters |
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Markus Walther, Hans Litjen, Matt Hall, Paul Bennet and John Sharpe (in front)
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The Williamtown scoop |
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Mark Piper, Matt Hall and Grant Piper scooped the trophy pool. |
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Williamtown families |
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Mark's Mum with Mark, Pedita and Mitchell with Matt and Annette with Pipes. Family support goes a long way to success in this demanding sport |
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