WATTS is ALL NEW

The Watts Bridge airfield north west of Archerfield and base airport for the Queensland Vintage Aeroplane Group held a "Breakfast Fly-in" on Sunday 4th June
 
About 30 vintage aeroplanes turned up including 2 classic Beech Staggerwings plus a number of "ordinary" types including the AirCentre Grumman Cheetah
 
Of particular interest - once the airfield was sighted from the air - was the amount of progress the airfield had undergone since the previous visit only 12 months ago

A number of "Air Chalets" were under construction with "NO SITES LEFT" signs denoting that all the 37 previously available Chalet lots had been sold
 
One almost completed Air Chalet will consist of two buildings - a cottage and a hangar for the aircraft

How would you invest your hard earned funds?
 
With the increasing vintage and classic aircraft market - or with the heavier corporate jet type?
 
Refer May Issue Week Four News for the story line on airport management

Back in 1997 Saturday March 22 to be precise - Oswald Watt Medal recipient and Van’s RV-4 owner and builder Jon Johanson called into Archerfield on his way up north for an airshow
 
Read on to find out about Jon's latest feat in his light aircraft...
 
And you thought it may have been a little cold at home lately..!

From the ABC News Online
Sat 10 Jun 2000 11:23 AEST
 
Adelaide adventurer makes it to Denmark in homemade plane
 
Adelaide pilot Jon Johanson arrived in Denmark after successfully navigating the North Pole as part of his latest around-the-world attempt
 
Temperatures plummeted to an icy -28 degrees causing cracks in the perspex canopy as the single engine homemade aircraft crossed the pole
 
He was so cold he was just able to do the navigation and fly bit and was unable do the photography he would have liked to have done!