Aeronauts & Aviators

Whether it's hot air ballooning or fixed-wing antique aircraft, whether they're fifth generation 'wing walkers' or pilots making international history, some people are just born to take on the… Read more Audio

There’s been much coverage lately regarding last year’s Carterton ballooning tragedy and the Civil Aviation Authority bringing about stricter safety regulations to monitor aviation operators within… Read more Audio

Commercial balloonists are now required to meet stricter safety regulations with the Civil Aviation Authority but test-flights still need to take place for pilots to meet aviation standards in the… Read more Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle gets into the cockpit with Pam Collings and Susan Scott, two of our country's top female aviators. Pam Collings made history as the first woman to represent our country in the… Read more Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle has never flown in an open-cockpit aircraft like the tiger moth before. So she gets rugged up and joins aviators Jan and Gerry Chisum as they fly her across glorious Hawkes Bay at… Read more Audio