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[? September 1956] obvious that Lake Corangamite was a 
likely spot for rookeries but it is huge + 
an efficient reconnaissance could only be 
done by plane. So, through the help of 
Graham Woods I contacted a crop - 
spraying pilot and machine to do it. 
On Monday afternoon (I was 'off sick' 
convalescing from glandular fever) Graham 
Woods, the pilot Keith Hill and myself set 
off for Wool Wool at 1:30. We saw a 
flock of about 20 BLUE-WINGED PARROTS at 
Wool Wool. Arrived at the paddock we had 
a little difficulty with a defective spark-plug. 
We were off at 3:30. 1 sat in 
the front cockpit which was the tank for 
the spray - no seating and, worse still 
no windscreen. The wind pressure was 
terrific. Our airspeed was around 70 MPH 
but 6 ft behind the propeller, it was 
moving past me at a much greater 
rate. It took me quite a time to get 
used to it and to decide that head only 
outside was preferable to shoulders and all 
