{"id":11403,"date":"2023-09-22T21:47:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?p=11403"},"modified":"2023-09-22T21:50:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:50:33","slug":"wonz-284-grace-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/2023\/09\/wonz-284-grace-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"WONZ 284 &#8211; Grace Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5286\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11403-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/?powerpress_pinw=11403-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/wonz\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"WONZ_Ep_284_Grace_Hills_GIAD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/wings-over-new-zealand-show\/id606143097?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fcambridgeairforce.org.nz%2FWONZShow%2F%3Fp%3D11403\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>&nbsp;Grace Hills<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host:<\/strong>&nbsp;Dave Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recorded:<\/strong>&nbsp;5th of September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Published:&nbsp;<\/strong>23rd of September 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration:<\/strong>&nbsp;35 minutes, 26 seconds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dave Homewood talks with\u00a0Grace Hills in this episode to mark the annual international <em>Girls In Aviation Day<\/em>! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace is an aircraft technician in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and she is also a private pilot. She learned to fly at Ardmore and through the Walsh Memorial Scout Flying School at Matamata, and she undertook the RNZAF&#8217;s School To Skies programme that led to her current career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst working on modern helicopters in her day job, she has also enthusiastically become involved in historic aviation. She flies Tiger Moths and a Nanchang, and she has turned her hand to helping with the restorations of the John Smith Mosquito and John smith&#8217;s Tiger Moth at Omaka, and Brendon Deere&#8217;s North American P-51D Mustang at Ohakea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grace is also the secretary of the New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quick Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzdf.mil.nz\/air-force\/\">The Royal New Zealand Air Force<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nzdf.mil.nz\/programmes-and-resources\/school-to-skies\/\">RNZAF School To Skies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wai.org\/events\/girls-in-aviation-day-2023##\">Girls In Aviation Day<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wai.org\/events\/girls-in-aviation-day-2023##\">Girls In Aviation Day on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nzawa.org.nz\/\">New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2022<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/NZAWA\">New Zealand Association of Women in Aviation on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"11406\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Johns-tiger-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace in the John Smith Tiger Moth, which runs and taxis but does not fly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"11405\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Harvard-Omaka.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace in a Harvard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Nanchang-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace preparing the Nanchang for a flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Anson-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Grace working on Bill Reid&#8217;s Avro Anson. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"11409\" src=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cambridgeairforce.org.nz\/WONZShow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mossie-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, 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