We saw Pete at Brimpton a few years ago, making him 87 or 88 years of age.
When we offered him a flight in the 108 he literally jumped at the chance and was up the wing and in the seat before we even had a chance to say “do you need a hand?”
However when handed the controls shortly after take off his flying was observed to be a little, shall we say, erratic. Left a bit then right a bit, his head rolling looking out over the left wing and then the right obviously having a bit of trouble with straight and level. Of course a gentleman of his age is well allowed a slight wobble between hand and eye.
Not minding one bit his wandering but looking at the map it was appropriate to suggest that he “comes about 30 degrees right if he could”, to which he replied “Yes yes I know the zone is there, I’m just looking for my daughters house..”
🙂
As bright as a button and a twinkle in his eye. One of the few that made Britain Great.
R.I.P.
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