A ride in a Tandem Tutor

Yep. there are one or two more in the country.

Actually more:
– Motor Tutor owned by a DUtch man based at Asperden (Germany) just across the border
– Motor Tutor stored in excellent condition at Hilversum
– Tandem Tutor flying at Hilversum
– Tandem Tutor under restoration by a gentleman in the south (used to fly until two years ago)
– Motor Tutor flying at Midden Zeeland and one in storage
– Two Tandem Tutors stored at Midden Zeeland
– A Tandem Tutor owned by a DUtch gentleman based just across the border at Emmerich (Germany)

Yep. there are one or two more in the country.

Based at Deelen, The Netherlands.

Gliderspit,
Where is the Tutor based please?
Andy

Nice to see that these pictures bring back some serious memories. Here’s the nose art. It’s applied to both sides of the aircraft. What do you think?

We are currently working on a Schleicher K6 and have a Slingsby T45 Swallow to follow. We have a Tiger and an Auster “Wiv an ‘ook on t’ back” for the towing. Magic.

Just been helping my father do a C of A on a K6. I must get on doing a bit more on my Slingsby Kite 1’s. My father has put most of the ply on the Prototype’s wings.

Dave

Had my first flight in a T-31 at RAFGSA Clevelands,RAF Leeming 30 Nov 1958 aged five. I was in the front seat with my dad in the back work that out ballast wise. Years later he said the control column was well forward most of the time.

We are currently working on a Schleicher K6 and have a Slingsby T45 Swallow to follow. We have a Tiger and an Auster “Wiv an ‘ook on t’ back” for the towing. Magic.

Yup, ‘nother one here, 633 Gliding School, Cosford 1968.

633…how cool was that!

And another one here, 644 VGS Syerston ’76

‘Soloed’ on one of those, as did many of us ‘old’ Air Cadets.

Yup, ‘nother one here, 633 Gliding School, Cosford 1968.

633…how cool was that!

I was thinking that Pete but figured that we were skinnyish wee things when we flew Mk3’s…perhaps modern pilots are better fed and need a little ‘nose up’ trim 🙂

Lovely pics by the way 🙂

That there glider be XN250, which was at Tangmere in the 1970’s.

If you have fond memories of such devices, prepare to lose a couple of hours on this thread !

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass.html

tail ballast

Interesting that they have a ‘tail weight’ fitted with ‘two up’ !!!

Gorgeous finish, colour scheme and ‘badge’ (what’s the right word?) on the nose – many thanks for posting those up, much enjoyed.

‘Soloed’ on one of those, as did many of us ‘old’ Air Cadets.

Last time I flew in a T31 was in Germany over the Danish border and back at a VGC rally.

Dave

Thanks for the photos. They bring back memories of my introduction to gliding at Hawkinge in 1958.