Kiwi Tales #3: Richard Rayward - From Cameraman to Venison Pilot to Air Safaris CEO

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Kiwi Tales

Craig Anderson

18 episodes

3 days ago

Kiwi Tales podcasts and videos of Kiwis with interesting stories to tell. I really enjoy interacting with people on a one on one basis, and trying to understand what makes them tick, and how they came to be where they are in their life today. I have encountered so many people in my life that have such interesting stories to tell, and have their own unique perspective on the world, and I often find myself thinking what a shame it is we will never know their story. These people are not always those we might imagine them to be. There are people who live their life quietly without a word as to what they’ve done in their past. There are old folks who have done things in younger days that we would think impossible now. Everyone has a story to tell, and that is my goal with this little idea, to try and tell them, and in doing so to encourage, provide hope, and to inspire. Credit NZ Flag Image: vecteezy.com

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Kiwi Tales #3: Richard Rayward - From Cameraman to Venison Pilot to Air Safaris CEO

Kiwi Tales

2 hours 35 minutes 19 seconds

2 years ago

Kiwi Tales #3: Richard Rayward - From Cameraman to Venison Pilot to Air Safaris CEO

Richard Rayward has an incredible 60 years of aviation history that began back in 1966 when he quit his job and moved to live in a remote high altitude area of South Westland to hunt venison. With him he took his new wife, his new Cessna 180, and 70 hours total flight time. Since then he has created and stills runs (with his family) Air Safaris based in Tekapo. NOTE: I do apologise for the very average video quality in this interview. I am investing in new lighting equipment and upskilling myself to do my best to improve in the future. For this reason I have decided to not include the first few minutes of this interview which had some serious focussing issues due poor lighting conditions. 0:00 Introduction 1:26 Previous career 7:56 Mark's Flat/Learning to Fly 26:38 Venison Recovery with C180 34:34 Tony Hawker 41:23 Formation of Air Safaris 1:03:56 Pilatus Porter 1:06:30 Ski Planes 1:08:56 GAF Nomad 1:18:03 Dealing with Civil Aviation 1:22:22 IFR Operations 1:28:08 Franz Josef Operation 1:31:54 1998 Accident 1:42:58 Airvan, Caravan, Helicopters 1:52:33 New Pilots/Training 1:57:48 Personal Involvement in Business 2:00:08 Coast to Coast 2:03:39 Safety Awards 2:09:54 Taking Risks in Life 2:13:38 Ethics & Leadership in Business 2:20:02 Final Questions 2:23:22 Original 1967/68 Footage 2:34:01 Air Safaris Facebook Photos