Worried that he was working too hard on the farm, John’s wife got him a trial flight at the local aero club. And hey presto, John Lissington was hooked on aviation.
Sitting outside the Te Kuiti clubhouse having a yarn about his flying years to date, John has a genuine and obvious love of flying. He describes flying as “therapeutic” and a way to get away from everyday stress.
He says he’s seen so much of New Zealand from the air, and reckons he’s been into over 270 strips around the country. He’s clear about which strip is his favourite, and which plane is the best.
This Pilots’ Talk episode is part of series of candid interviews with AOPA NZ members. Pilots, engineers, aviation experts and others who are passionate about General Aviation, have great experience, and have a yarn or two to share. To see all Pilots’ Talk videos published to date, including short clips, click this link. You can also head over to our YouTube channel. If you have suggestions for future interviews, please email comms@aopa.nz with the member’s details and your thoughts on why they’d make a great interviewee for this series. Interviews were conducted, produced and edited by Mark Sinclair of yBC.