I know about flying, but i’m not sure that marrying two people together would be regarded as a proper reason for an airline pilot to leave the cockpit. Obviously they can leave the flightdeck for certain reasons (going to the toilet etc) but I dont think marrying people would be one of them.

I’ll have a look in my ATPL Air Law training manual and see if it states any rules or regs regarding to the operation of a commercial flight and circumstances of pilots leaving the cockpit. If not I’ll ask one of the flying instructors at my flying club as he flies airliners too.

Dan,
Good luck with your qualifying cross country! I still remember mine from 2yrs ago. It was during some pretty horrible weather. I nearly diverted at one point but I must addmit i’m glad I didnt in the end as all went well. Once you’ve got more confidence i’d recommend you take a trip down to Cornwall as they have some really nice scenery – be aware though, the weather can be pretty bad down there and sometimes the forcast winds are not necessarily the same as what you come accross.

I agree with your comment regarding GA airfields. They each have their own individuality and you also never know what will turn up!

Longshot,
Thanks very much for the kind comments. I think I do have a relatively poor photo of RAF St Mawgan, but i’ll have to have a look through my CD’s to find it. I’ll have a look tonight though. Sadly though, Predannack is the one I didnt get! Now I fly from Cranfield so its not so easy to photograph the cornish airfields. I will again eventually though!