Re: Query re magazine article on hang gliding on the Great Ocean Road
Dynasoarers
Sure, no problem. I'll spread the word. Actual flying is all weather
dependent of course, but I'm sure there will be people available and
interested. I should be available for the week end.
Cheers,
Jan
0423 139 923
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:04 PM, Matt Kirkegaard
<matthew.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello Jan!
> We spoke earlier in the year in relation to the article we were doing for
> the international Lexus Magazine - we were looking at doing a story
> featuring the Dynasoarers and the Great Ocean Road. You were away when we
> were scheduled to shoot but the article was postponed at the last minute.
> Now the publishers have just resurrected the project - again at the last
> minute! We are now heading down your way again in July 7-10 and I was
> wondering whether you and a few of your colleagues might be interested in
> helping us out as earlier planned - ie heading down to the GOR and - weather
> permitted - letting us take some shots of you in action?
> I appreciate it is all last minute and you have been inconvenienced once
> already, but I would appreciate it if you could let me know whether you're
> interested and available during that period.
> Best regards,
> Matt Kirkegaard
> 0407 968 430
> - Show quoted text -
> On 2 March 2011 17:57, Dynasoarers <dynas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Matt,
>>
>> As I mentioned when we spoke earlier today I'm not going to be here in
>> two weeks. I'm sure you'll find the locals keen to help however. The
>> following people are good contacts to organise this:
>>
>> Rob van der Klooster 0408 335 559 robvande...@hotmail.com
>> Very active pilot, good overall contact
>> James Wynd 0419 346 362 james...@ymca.org.au
>> Peter Hannah 0422 148 545 pha...@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au
>> Keen hang glider pilots, generally available
>> Richard Shelton 0412 237 228 rich...@hicam.com
>> Good powered paragliding contact
>> Leigh Harry and Penny Burke 0409 145 753 leigh...@bigpond.com
>> Keen paraglider pilots, available weekends
>>
>> I've copied them in to this email. We can always announce this on the
>> local flying forums and see what resonance we get.
>>
>> Thought or questions, let me know!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jan
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Matt Kirkegaard
>> <matthew.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> > My name is Matt Kirkegaard and I am a freelance journalist commissioned
>> > by
>> > Lexus Magazine (as in the cars) to do a story about the Great Ocean Road
>> > as
>> > a destination for sports enthusiasts. One of the sports I am very keen
>> > to
>> > cover is paragliding and hang gliding. The magazine is an international
>> > magazine with a distribution of over 1.25 million copies across
>> > Australia,
>> > the US, Asia and Europe.
>> > I would like to make contact with the Dynasaurers to see if I can enlist
>> > the
>> > assistance of your group. I will be travelling to the GOR in two weeks
>> > with
>> > a photographer and wanted to see if it was possible to arrange
>> > some photography of your member engaged in your sport and to interview
>> > some
>> > of your members about it.
>> > It would be greatly appreciated if you could direct me to the
>> > appropriate
>> > person to speak to.
>> > Mnay thanks in advance.
>> > Best regards,
>> > Matt Kirkegaard
>
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