The view from my window, Sunday morning.

That is just a question of paintjob …

The main issue with a bizjet would have been finding it on the ramp at Cannes during film festival week.

Needle and supremely large haystack springs to mind.

Moggy

Now that is waaaaaay too much information…

Frankly, ermm Frank, you’d be surprised how few clothes I wore on the trip, and indeed Moggy seemed to need no encouragement to shed his either.

It did mean that we handled the heat rather better than some of our fellow Flyers. Having seen it for myself now, rather too closely for comfort, I can confirm that there is nothing worse than the sight of two fat middle-aged men squeezing out of a tired old 152 after a four hour sector in an OAT of 35C.

Quite right about that 😉
And at least it is a tribute to the Colt, being able to take off overloaded ith all those clothes.

That is the reason why Piper came out with larger airplanes.

It is interesting that you should say that Frank, and I’m going to let you in on a girly secret.

When some handsome chap (or even Moggy) offers to let you ride in their aeroplane, I’ve always felt that it was extremely bad form to spend the entire journey telling him about all the other larger and more impressive aeroplanes you’ve ever been in and the exciting places that you’ve gone to in them. Some men may be turned on by it, but most I know simply start to worry and feel inadequate.

So, being the nice girl that I am, I didn’t mention my hundreds of hours with other men, in their Saratogas, Senecas, and Navajos because I hope to be invited back to fly with Moggy again some day.

Didn’t we have a fine time Moggy.

I love to fly down to Italy at least 12 times a year, just to top up on the latest fashion.

It was just unfortunate that the Colt has so little room for new frocks.

That is the reason why Piper came out with larger airplanes. 😀

Moggy, I told you a Bizjet would have been more appropriate!
Other solution, make sure your passenger carries no money or credit card.

Can’t you attach a 200 litre Halfords Top-box to each strut?

(I can see the photos now I am at home…)

I must admit that one of my drivers for getting my PPL back is to do some touring in the Italian direction, nothing beats finding where the locals go for their Calzone and Est Est Est

Indeed we did.

Getting close to thirty hours flying across three countries and I guess I saw a maximum of four other aircraft.

Makes a change from the crowded SE of England. 🙂

We’ll have to fit wingtip frock-tanks for the next one

Moggy

Didn’t we have a fine time Moggy.

I love to fly down to Italy at least 12 times a year, just to top up on the latest fashion.

It was just unfortunate that the Colt has so little room for new frocks.

My work interweb police are preventing me from seeing anything interesting…

Odd you can’t see the picture. It shows up perfectly in your reply :confused:

Try HERE

We only used private strips in Italy so I can’t comment, but France is knee deep in huge, recently modernised and deserted airfields. It seems mostly they are just used for a flight up to Paris in the morning and then back out again in the evening.

Nope.

Just my little PA22, seen here on the ramp at Calais last Saturday morning.

Moggy

Sorry Moggy I can’t see photo…

Do they still have a number of large, overstaffed Airports in Southern Italy as local job creation schemes? I read about this in Pilot Magazine many years ago

Nope.

Just my little PA22, seen here on the ramp at Calais last Saturday morning.

Moggy

Judging by the Strut, you’re not touring in the JP5? (Unless that is part of the roof-rack for your luggage!?)

:p Propstrike 🙂

wondering what not to wear

My top tip is don’t wear the tyres or the engine.

… off course, by the looks.

Probably. Trinny was doing the nav and was almost certainly wondering what not to wear in Albenga. 😉

Moggy

… I remembered that Trinny and I were off …

… off course, by the looks. That’s definitely not what Norfolk looked like a couple of weeks ago. Certainly not as sunny.

Is it still quite underpopulated in Nofolk?