16 Sep 1971   Born in Scone, NSW, Australia to parents Rohan and Lesleigh and sister Kerri

Dec 1973   First flight with father Rohan

Dec 1986   First solo flight in a L13 Blanik Glider at age 15

Jan 1989    First Solo in a Drifter Ultralight at age 17

Dec 1989   Completed High School at Morisset High School

Apr 1990   Obtained aircraft pilot’s licence aged 18

Jan 1991   Joined the Royal Australian Air Force as an Officer Cadet based in Point Cook, Victoria

Apr 1991   Undertook 159 Pilots course

Jul 1992   Graduated as Dux of 159 Pilots course, posted to Jet Fighters

Dec 1997   RAAF Fighter Pilot of the Year

Jun 1999   Graduates as Dux of 26 Fighter Combat Instructor Course

Jan 2002   Began exchange with US Air Force to fly and instruct on the F-15E Strike Eagle

Mar- Apr 2003   Flew in combat with USAF in the Middle East

Oct 2003   Won the US East Coast Aerobatic Championship at the Sportsman level

Feb 2004    Engaged fellow RAAF Officer, Pedita Rowe, on the hill of the first flight in history, Kittyhawk NC.

Jan 2005   Returned to Australia following USAF exchange

Apr 2005   Married fellow RAAF Officer, Pedita

Aug 2005   Son Mitchell was born

Jun 2006   Awarded a Chief of Air Force commendation for work as the Chief Instructor of the 2006 FCI course

Nov 2006   Travelled to Perth with 3 SQN to watch his first ever Red Bull Air Race

April 2007   Won the Freestyle section of the Unlimited competition at the Australian National Aerobatic Championships, placing second Overall

Sep 2007  Promoted to Wing Commander

Sep 2007  Travelled to USA to compete in US National Aerobatic Competition in Unlimited

Nov 2007   Offered the chance by Red Bull to participate in a series of elite Training Camps under former world champion Patrick Paris

Jun 2008   Finished 8th in the World Aerobatics Cup in Prague

Jul 2008   Finished 23rd in the 2008 European Aerobatic Championships, earning a berth at the Red Bull Air Race Qualification Camp

Sep 2008   Successfully completed the Red Bull Air Race Qualification Camp, becoming the first Australian to be awarded the coveted Red Bull Air Race Super Licence

Nov 2008   Selected to join Red Bull Air Race World Championship circuit for 2009

Apr 2009   Made his Red Bull Air Race World Championship debut in Abu Dhabi

Sep 2009   Became the first Rookie pilot in history to win a place on a Red Bull Air Race podium when he was third in the race in Porto, Portugal

Oct 2009   Made history by ending his Rookie Red Bull Air Race World Championship season in the top three places in the overall standings