Pilot Don Brown, who successfully landed a helicopter near his Lance Creek home when its engine lost power (left), has listed the property for sale. Pictures: Supplied.
A South Gippsland property boasting “the world’s best shed” which doubles as an aircraft hanger for its pilot owner has landed on the market.
Owners Don Brown and wife Alisa are selling their leafy 4ha Lance Creek acreage with a $2.095m price tag.
Mr Brown has some hair-raising tales from his days flying planes and helicopters to and from the 15 Kongwak Rd site including a forced landing he made in a paddock nearby, 13 years ago.
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Luckily, his skills as a pilot meant that he walked away from the incident which occurred due to a loss of engine power and left the helicopter “not in a good state”.
Mr Brown later sold the “probably repairable” chopper to focus on other projects, such as his 15-year mission to build a turboprop plane from scratch in the shed-come-hangar.
The building, which measures 24m by 15m, has a door which lifts up hydraulically and a bitumen area out the front which serves as a helipad.
“It’s the world’s best shed,” Mr Brown said.
“It’s beautiful, insulated building with a lot of very special stuff.”
In addition to the plane he is building, he is putting together a helicopter in the shed.
Mr Brown fulfilled his lifelong dream of learning to fly at the age of 30 and has flown to locations such as Brisbane and Lake Eyre, South Australia, from Lance Creek.
The aircraft hangar where one of the property’s owners, Don Brown, builds planes and helicopters.
The house features underfloor heating, ducted reverse cycle airconditioning and a wood heater.
Pilot Don Brown and the Hughes 500 helicopter he formerly owned. Picture: Supplied.
The helicopter pictured after the forced landing, which Mr Brown luckily walked away from 13 years ago. Picture: Supplied.
It was about 25 years ago that Mr Brown and his wife built their three-bedroom house after buying a sprawling vacant block.
In addition to being near his childhood home and farm, the property’s greenery and views across the surrounding hills won them over.
“We have a lot of different varieties of trees, they’re just amazing and lots of birds visit,” Mr Brown said.
The outdoor area is planted with raised vegetable beds and a fruit orchard, and features a dam and fenced paddocks.
Homeowner and pilot Don Brown is building a plane from scratch, as well as a helicopter.
The kitchen is fitted with Neff and Gaggenau appliances.
Lane Creek is a small town about 11km from Wonthaggi.
The house offers a kitchen fitted with Neff and Gaggenau appliances, four living spaces and two dedicated home offices.
One of the open-plan living areas is framed by a 3.35m-high coffered ceiling, while each bedroom has its own ensuite.
The large garage contains two storage rooms, cabinetry, a basin and clothes line.
Mr Brown said he and his wife were selling with plans to build a new home.
And the first thing to be constructed at their next property will be a new shed where Mr Brown can complete building his 400-mile-per-hour (approximately 644km per hour) turboprop plane that’s close to being finished.
Don Brown says his aircraft hangar is “the world’s best shed”.
The garage has two storage rooms, a basin and clothes line.
The aircraft hangar could also be used as a work from home space, artist’s studio or to showcase a car collection.
Stockdale & Leggo Inverloch director Adam Leys said the Lance Creek property’s shed could be used for several different purposes.
“I appreciate that not every buyer will require an aircraft hangar for their property, as cool as it is to say you have one,” Mr Leys said.
“However, this amazing shed space will be equally well suited to a car enthusiast and collector, a business owner wanting to work from home or someone needing ample space for their artistic or engineering pursuits.”
Mr Leys added that the house was complimented by gorgeous vistas of the rolling South Gippsland hills and magnificently landscaped gardens.
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