I agree it’s certainly different, but if you look at picture No 1 it looks similar. It’s just the camera angle, or yes, it’s still just me 😉

Agree completely, Trumper. I think 99.99% of us are educated enough to see the irony, and I don’t really see any negative comments. My only comment is based upon social media, media and Internet boards not recognising the driver’s death as well just because he wasn’t famous. A sad indictment of our celebrity culture that has crazed the world. Let’s face it, comments I’ve read such as “gutted – devastated – shocking – wrecked etc” is a little bit of an over reaction considering nobody really knew him personally. It’s a shock when someone like this dies but it’s only shocking because he was supposedly famous. To me, having never heard of him, it’s just as bad that the driver was killed too yet he’s not recognised or barely acknowledged because he wasn’t famous enough. He’s still somebody’s son, dad, husband, boyfriend, nephew, uncle etc. Hey ho.

Amazing how everyone mentions Paul Walker (I’ve never heard of him either), but nobody mentions his mate that died as well. Indicative of this celebrity obsessed world I guess. Paul Walker matters, his mate does not is how it seems.

Agreed, Rob. There are exceptions to most/every rule. I think someone who is reasonably competent and in practice can fly in IMC without much trouble. I still do some instructing on the side and I do alot of club check outs and by-yearly SEP flights and the worst pilots who come through the door are “generally” (note: generally) those who have had their licenses for years and years, and airline pilots. The bottom line is that we are, generally speaking a bunch of individuals without the inherent want to want to practice any form of emergency/instrument flights. There could be several factors behind this, one is most certainly the astronomical costs of hiring out club aircraft.

It takes about 6hrs in a simulator to be fully comfortable with swapping from right to left seat and visa versa. It really isn’t a big deal and it really isn’t a big deal whether it’s a conventional yoke or a sidestick. The issue is getting used to the Airbus’ control laws, that’s a different kettle of fish altogether 😉

Not sure you can fly single engined IFR on a UK registered Public Transport C of A over here. That would rule out the Caravan