This Drifter was added to the RAAus Register on 2 August 1996. In the model name, the 'SB' stands for 'Strut-Braced' (as opposed to wire-braced wings) and the '582' indicates it is powered by a 64 hp Rotax 582 two cylinder, liquid cooled, two stroke engine. As you can see, even in the height of summer it is often necessary to wear warm clothes!

My old mate 'Prong' in the flare aboard 'Wally' after a sunny, Sunday-morning jolly. My logbook shows that I first flew 'Wally' on 20 Dec 1997 when it was just about brand new, and pretty regularly for the next four years. There is little more pleasant in aviation than swanning about on a warm summer's evening in a Drifter!

My old mate Tony Curzon departing in 'Struts' after the Houdini-Centenary airshow. This aircraft was the third strut-braced Drifter built. It was registered on 7 February 1994 and my logbook shows that I first flew it on 27 March, almost brand new!

'Struts' was the third strut-braced Drifter built. My logbook shows that I first flew it on 27 March 1994, and it would have been almost brand-new at the time. This photo also demonstrates the rule whereby leading zeros in the individual aircraft registration number need not be displayed.

My logbook shows that I first flew 'Wally' on 20 Dec 1997 when it was just about brand new, and pretty regularly for the next four years. With a 73 hp Rotax 618 in a fairly lightweight airframe, climb performance was pretty good!

Ray Hill at the Avalon Airshow, about to make what is thought to have been the first public truck-top takeoff and landing in Australia. As far as I can make out, this aircraft is also possibly the first, if not only, A618 model built.

Here's my old mate Alan out in 'Brutus' on a beautiful sunny morning! My logbook shows that I first flew Brutus on 26 July 1990, back when it was almost new.

My logbook shows that I first flew 'Wally' on 20 Dec 1997 when it was just about brand new, and pretty regularly for the next four years. There is little more pleasant in aviation than swanning about on a warm summer's evening in a Drifter!