Mark Christie was many different things to many different people throughout his life: an officer, a consultant, a business owner, a public servant, an educator, a photographer, a traveller, a pilot and a friend; but in everything he did, he was consistently fun, aspirational, inspirational and respectful.”.
'Inspirational' pilot dies after crashing plane into dam infested with crocodiles A pilot who died when his plane crashed into crocodile-infested waters has been named as his son described him as “fun” and “inspirational”.
Crocodiles inhabit Fogg Dam where the plane crashed with the Northern Territory government’s website urging people to keep away from the area.
Mr Christie had an open cockpit two-seater plane called a Drifter which he used as a hobby and he would share videos and photos from flights on a blog and YouTube channel.
His son Joe has now reportedly told how his dad was “fun, aspirational, inspirational and respectful”.
