And DeH Support at Duxford who hold the Type Certificate. Which engine does it have? The 100hp would struggle a bit in Oz, it does here but with the extra heat Down Under it would be a bit sluggish.
Good shots Zoomie. The Blackbird presentation looks good. The one at Duxford is looking a bit unkempt and isn’t nearly as dramatic. The silver Ferrari 308GTS is interesting. I thought the Americans only bought the Rosso Corsa (red) versions.
No pictures I’m afraid but my introduction to the Auster breed was at Blackpool around 1952. My father took pity on me and we had a chug round Blackpool Tower for 7/6d (37p) in one of George Pines’ Austers, which I think were G-AGTV and G-AHHO. The normal rate was 6/- but the extra 1/6d was because the “Lights” were on. Anyway I seem to rememeber that my father was up front and I was wedged in the back with a very jolly Lancashire Lass and off we progressed. With 4 up in a J/1 I still recall the achingly slow takeoff run and still pinch myself when I think of 4 pax behind 90 horse power. George Pine was an interesting character as he owned a mink farm but bear in mind that this was well before today’s PC view on animal furs. I wonder what happened to the Austers?
Mrs Thatcher decides to take back the Falklands (hurrah)
Mr Eden decides to take back the Suez Canal (Boo)
Discuss
Personally I think both decisions were correct but for different reasons.
One final point, I think the Egyptian casualties were 600 not 6000 but high enough anyway.
I think I saw on another forum that Air Atlantique were looking at the possibility of bcoming the TC holder for the Auster range. We were in the same situation with the Airtourer in that the CAA were the TC holder but had to find someone else. In our case the New Zealand CAA have taken it on as that’s where the Glos-Airtourers were built. We did try for the PFA Permit but nobody from the PFA turned up to the meeting we’d arranged and it was at Turweston!! As it happens a couple of the Airtourers are used for commercial spin training and therefore cannot fly on a permit. It ain’t easy.
Apparently an ATP (the advanced 748) was offered to Duxford and the answer was a firm “Thank you but no thank you”. I guess keeping the current fleet up to scratch consumes enough effort. The 1-11 is starting to look very scruffy and that’s one of the newer arrivals.
Peter,
I asked the question for a different aircraft and the answer was “that due to our new status as an “accredited” museum, we do not allow access except for curatorial reasons”. Hope that helps.
Pete, I flew in to Boxted on the Saturday afternoon to be met by a very tricky X-wind compounded by the line of trees next to the runway. Apparently they had 75 visitors so perhaps it was the Deuchars, as you should have seen something.
Much as I agree with your sentiments Moggy I fear you are on slightly dodgy ground here. One of the enquiries found that the pilot had insufficient experience to attempt a display of that kind in the Firefly and his execution of the final manoeuvre was supect.
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