Hi
Please indulge me here guys
My Daughter turned 18 at the weekend and is in the middle of her final exams at High School – I paid for her flying lessons and she also soloed on Saturday – very proud old Setter here.
I started Claire off very early in Aircraft – At 3 she was sitting in Oscar ducks B25 at Nowra and the same year had her first Tiger Moth flight – She has been to Hendon , Ottowa and many many museums as well as inspecting Col Pays spit whilst it was being constructed – there isn’t much she can’t tell you about Aussie warbirds. For some Fun and to embarrass her here are her earlier exploits as a Warbirder !!
By the way her instructor rates her as well above average as a pilot – Go Girl!!
Kindest regards
John P
By: Feather #3 - 8th November 2005 at 10:18
Claire, it’s a day you’ll remember for the rest of your life!
We were working on the Tiger today and I was recounting aspects of mine 40+yrs later!!
G’day 🙂
By: ollieholmes - 7th November 2005 at 22:26
Tell her to keep trying with that mig. It may go sometime.
By: setter - 7th November 2005 at 21:42
Adrian
She will start studying the pilots notes as soon as her school exams are over and the test pilot gives her the OK – I will have to get some more money to pay for her multi engine Rate but all should be well for a 25 Dec ferry flight if that fails the next date available is April 1
Regards
John P
By: setter - 7th November 2005 at 21:35
Tigers were early on her list and she seemed to want to get this MiG 17 cranked up too and was a little upset when I wouldn’t take her up in it – something about wanting to use the Gun to get even with her Pre School teacher ……..
John P
By: D. Bergstrom - 7th November 2005 at 20:44
Congratulations Claire…and proud father Setter! A major accomplishment.
Dennis
By: adrian_gray - 7th November 2005 at 16:07
Will she be flying the Stirling out of China anytime soon? :diablo:
Adrian
(congrats, by the way, young lady, and I’m dead jealous!)
By: DazDaMan - 7th November 2005 at 15:39
Congrats 🙂
By: GASML - 7th November 2005 at 10:02
Many congratulations Claire. Now all you need is to twist dad’s arm (and wallet) to get solo on a Tiger Moth too!
By: ollieholmes - 7th November 2005 at 09:44
Well done to her.
By: wessex boy - 7th November 2005 at 09:15
Congratulations Claire, well done!
I am hoping my 5 year old Girl will follow in a similar vein, as well as airliners she flew in a Squirrel from Nice-Monaco aged 2, and an Air Atlantique Dragon Rapide at 3!
Must do something next year, my son will be 3 so will have to start getting some interesting entries in his log book…
BTW if you want a nice Passenger Log Book, with the owner’s name in Gold Leaf on the front, Aviation World in Toronto, Canada do a nice one that was delivered to the UK within a week for $12.95Cdn, my Wife and Kids each have one!
http://www.aviationworld.net/search.asp?s=flight+log+book&sm=&sc=&spl=&spu=&Submit=Search
By: Dave Homewood - 7th November 2005 at 04:47
Congratulations Claire. A great achievement.
By: nzmike - 7th November 2005 at 04:32
Congratulations – there is no feeling quite like that first solo, knowing that you have flown an aeroplane yourself. I found that day more satisfying than getting my PPL. Keep going…!!! 😉
By: oscar duck - 7th November 2005 at 03:17
JP well done and congratulations to your treasure..
By: Rocketeer - 7th November 2005 at 02:43
Fantastic!! Well done!
By: barrythemod - 7th November 2005 at 02:40
Well done Claire,fly free :cool:What a honey 🙂 Hope your legs are a bit longer when you fly me from the U.K. to the USA :rolleyes:
By: A225HVY - 7th November 2005 at 00:59
Let me be the first to congratulate her on the the first step in aviation!!
Go Claire!!
A225HVY
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