Andy, youre most welcome for the pat on the back, its well deserved. In ’88 I was 14 and thought all Id see in the future would be static lifeless Lightnings or chopped up cockpits, teams like yours have proved that classic Ladies can be kept alive safely.

As for 1 outta 2 aint bad I was originally under the impression that a return to flight was the aim of the LPG, hence wings clipped and still stretch her legs just a bit of a brain f@rt on my part, sorry for that.

Thanks for explaing the Radar “Boot” and well Im amazed that such a system was used in such a super fast aircraft, as if the pilots didnt have enough to do keeping themselves alive, no wonder the Frightning Drivers were Top Notch Pilots.

Bex

Hi Bex, no worries, its just been my ‘hobby’ for 20 years, I was only 20 in 88 when the LPG was formed by a few die hard ‘crash gate 3er’s’ so Ive kind of grown up with it.

We have never been in the ‘game’ of a return to flight for either of our two aircraft, the aim was to preserve an airframe, the engine running and fast taxying came along the way, this will ultimately end one day soon and we will retire them both to the QRA hanger and stand back and say, ‘that was fun’ 😀
It was and is always going to be a Saturday aftenoon hobby for all of us.

Yes the Lightning pilots were always the cream of the crop.
The lightning cockpit has a very high work load, even when its stationary with one engine running 😀

Cheers