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Mountain Scene
July 29, 2021
By TRACEY ROXBURGH and PHILIP CHANDLER
One of Queenstown’s most experienced aviators is ‘‘dead against’’ a proposal to close Milford’s airstrip, while Queenstown mayor Jim Boult’s promising to work with operators to lobby for its retention.
Milford Opportunities Project governance group boss Keith Turner unveiled plans yesterday the result of four years’ work which include a recommendation to close the Milford
airstrip.
In a statement, Turner says the group knows that’ll be ‘‘controversial’’ and will affect livelihoods.
‘‘But the airstrip is in a poor state of repair, is already beginning to flood at extreme high tides, is very exposed to alpine fault tsunami risk and would be very expensive to rebuild to a modern and sustainable standard.
Ex-high flyer now trucking along
July 13, 2021
After well over 30 years in aviation either paragliding, flying turboprops or pilot training Rog Banks is back on terra firma. He talks to PHILIP CHANDLER about why he’s swapped
planes for trucks, representing New Zealand in paragliding and why he’s happy living back
in the Whakatipu Basin
Arrowtowner Rog Banks admits Covid even did him a favour.
When it hit last year, the 53-year-old was in India training pilots for the national airline.
He used to work eight weeks on, four weeks off, giving him a chance to see his family at least twice a year.