Hunters over Buttermere eh? That dates you somewhat ... Hunters were
still flying on 2 squadrons at Honington in the late 70s - apart from
the training ones from Valley and Brawdy (which I flew, but only
south to Cornwall and Devon as well as Wales).
Well, my navigator used to use Bilsdale to update his nav kit, but we
never got close, honest.
Meanwhile, here are some pics of me in a Tutor (Grob 115E) on a
training flight with fellow, albeit much younger, instructor. I took
the camera because I would not be flying much, just offering tips for
instructing.
www.threeshoes.co.uk/tutor
By the way, I'm not as fat as the helmet makes me look ... honest!
Chris
~~ >-)-
C M I Barker
Cambridgeshire, Great Britain.
+44 (0)7092 251126
www.threeshoes.co.uk
homepage.mac.com/zuiko
On 24 Nov 2005, at 17:31, savvo wrote:
> I love the idea -- two Tornados went over a few minutes after I
> took the
> shot. I've always wanted to be up there with them, ever since the days
> when they were Hunters over Buttermere.
>
> A friend of mine used to fly gliders from the club near Stokesley.
> Apparently the sky suddenly becomes a very small place when you're
> sharing it with a pair of fast jets lining up on Bilsdale
> transmitter. I
> will always fondly remember the bowel-loosening experience of
> Buccaneers
> appearing from the dunes at Girvan and heading off to Arran just above
> wave height.
>
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