Read all about it! John Myers flew for Connellan Airways for ten years between 1965 to 1975 starting at 20 as a Trainee Pilot living in the staff “Mess “at the old Townsite Aerodrome in Alice Springs. John, a city boy who had never lived away from home before, grabbed the opportunity and was soon flying to the various stations and settlements throughout the NT. His story is about the people and the times, those people who helped shape his career as a pilot and taught him the many skills about survival, including Cyclone Tracey, and life in the outback.