Today I attended the funeral of Murray Foster at Dargaville. It was sad but also a great celebration of Murray's interesting life - we said on the way home that you don't really know that much about a person until you attend their funeral!
Murray was my first instructor at Dargaville Aero Club, and was the backbone of the club, having been at the aerodrome pretty much 7 days a week for many years. I really enjoyed driving up to Dargaville and just hanging out with Murray as a parade of visiting aircraft and pilots came and went, plus he was a great instructor and a huge help in passing my microlight exams.
Murray was my first instructor at Dargaville Aero Club, and was the backbone of the club, having been at the aerodrome pretty much 7 days a week for many years. I really enjoyed driving up to Dargaville and just hanging out with Murray as a parade of visiting aircraft and pilots came and went, plus he was a great instructor and a huge help in passing my microlight exams.
Murray cutting the Dargaville Aero Club's 40th birthday cake, April 2016.
Murray really liked instructing in the Storch because it was easy to get into and out of!
After a celebratory lunch at the club today, club members put up a 5 aircraft/4 gyrocopter fly-by in honour of Murray.
RIP Murray, you will be missed.
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