Return to Australia – The Atlantic, Part 1
It was an early start to the day, as befits the beginning of any big adventure. I was at the airport at around 0530am, pulling Planey out of the hangar and performing pre-flight checks. Over the previous days and weeks Shane and I had been working hard to prepare Planey for the trip; we completed a thorough annual inspection and did our best to eliminate every little squawk on my running list, however minor. A new battery and Emergency Location…