Peter Ritter - Eyes on the sky

A young Peter Ritter stood in the paddock of his family farm in Moree, and watched as a gigantic Hercules aircraft roared overhead. It was locked in war training exercises — oblivious to the kid standing underneath in awe - a kid whose obsession with aircraft had begun. It took a stint in a Territory stock camp for Peter's fixation to take shape: by then he knew he wanted to become a helicopter mustering pilot, but the road to get there wouldn’t be straight forward. In this episode Peter shares his story, from coming off second-best against a bull to spending several years working away from helicopters - all while never taking his eyes off the sky. He reveals exactly what it took to get behind the controls of a chopper, land his career as a mustering pilot, and all the lessons and adventures that have come with it ever since.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.