Globetrotting Piper L4 lost at sea, Maurice Kirk saved.

Willip – I saw his Auster around that time, down at Perranporth – and Maurice or some other wag described it as a Bleriot-Auster.

Not sure if the mod had been documented and endorsed by the CAA.:D

SoG

A wing warping Auster – now that would be a sight! However it would be a brave or foolhardy man who would try to fly such a creature. But I’ll leave others to draw conclusions as to that in the context of this thread!

Willip – I saw his Auster around that time, down at Perranporth – and Maurice or some other wag described it as a Bleriot-Auster.

Not sure if the mod had been documented and endorsed by the CAA.:D

SoG

Wasn’t there an interesting story about him using one of his aircraft to chase someone – probably from the CAA – round the perimeter track at Dunkeswell? I think that another flying vet – Rupert Hibbert – told me the tale. It would have been in the 1970s, I think. Can anyone remember more about it than I can?

This rings a definite bell – I think it was the long-suffering local CFI /airfield manager, who had banned him from his airfield.

The first time I encountered Captain Kirk was actually at Dunkeswell in 1972, when he turned up in an Auster with large holes in the fuselage fabric. He had parked the aircraft in a field overnight but unfortunately it was full of cows – and well you know the rest!

Wicked Willip :diablo:

Hopefully they’ll save the airplane.
But even if they do the fool will probably wreck it again.

If he want’s to kill himself, it would be nice if he’d do it in something other than a historic.

Wasn’t there an interesting story about him using one of his aircraft to chase someone – probably from the CAA – round the perimeter track at Dunkeswell? I think that another flying vet – Rupert Hibbert – told me the tale. It would have been in the 1970s, I think. Can anyone remember more about it than I can?

MK continues to ruffle feathers and generally wind people up, judging from the chatter on various forums ( Cafe Supercub et al ) . The focus seems to have shifted from his heroic, gung-ho exploits to the state of his mental health, though the two may well be related.

As the psycologist in Fawlty Tower once observed of Basil ‘ there’s enough material there for a conference!’.

Did anyone else notice that the indefatigable Maurice Kirk evidently got hold of another Piper Cub to continue on his journey and was recently arrested and placed in a psychiatric ward in Texas for landing near to George Bush’s ranch?

It seems he intended to post a notice on his gate to thank him personally for the efforts of the US Coast Guard in rescuing him from sharks when he had to ditch G-KIRK in the Caribbean:D 😀 .

Wicked Willip :diablo:

All may not be lost!

MK has checked himself out of hospital and is seeking a boat crew to recover the L4, which seemingly may float for up to 36 hours.

good to see that the “scourge of the Guernsey government” is still alive and kicking.

And if you don’t know what we are talking about, read on!:D

http://www.kirkflyingvet.com/

good to see that the “scourge of the Guernsey government” is still alive and kicking.