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.