Sir Geoffy of Moomba takes flight. Official photo: Moomba Committee and used on their social media posts.
The iconic Melbourne Moomba festival is run over 3 days and is the largest free Festival in the Southern Hemisphere . The major event for the festival is the iconic Birdman Rally.
Birdman Rally participants must create a flying air craft. The craft has be hand built with a lot of size, weight and material limitations.
On the top of Geoff Constable’s shaky aircraft was a hand built replica of the Flux Capacitor from the Back to the Future movie franchise starring Michael J. Fox. That shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who knows this Naval Architect turned Parkinson’s Advocate.
15 years into his journey with Parkinson’s, Sir Geoffy of Moomba was raising awareness of the disease. His entry and his team featured the PD Avengers and Fight Parkinson’s Victoria.
Awareness Mission Accomplished thanks to The Age and countless videos on YouTube.
And now, let the Birdman Rally countdown begin; 3-2-1…
When it was show time, Geoff, 65, didn’t disappoint. Donning a new BLUE hairdo and a custom fit, skin tight PD Avengers superhero costume, this Aussie came to compete. His flight was a raucous 4.5 meters.
The PD Avengers flew into a 2nd place finish in our first time in the event.
PD Avenger’s Aussie chapter leader Geoff Constable and his TEAM PD AVENGERS raised $15,000 in 2 weeks plus $5,000 prize money which will go to Fight Parkinson’s in Victoria, Australia.
