Great pics of interesting aircraft!! Thanks Galdri!

Consider postponing the flight if conditions are too bumpy.

As an overall rule, at all times explain what you are doing or what is happening, and why. In my experience, explaining the significance of the checks before flying and the pre-take-off check has a significant calming effect on the passenger.

Show the passenger how to release the seatbelt and open the door.

Explain the process of leaning the engine and the associated splutter well before the flight and again during that process.

Tell the passenger to expect more movement than in an airliner, to avoid resisting the movement of the aircraft (i.e. not to try and sit upright during a turn) and to let you known of any other aircraft they might see (distracts him/her in a positive manner).

If the passenger wants to take photographs during the flight, tell him/her not to look through the viewfinder for long periods, as it may cause nausea (own experience…!).

There’s a picture of it in this month’s Aeroplane Monthly with the wings having been attached to the fuselage. Looks as if there is still some way to go before it flies.

Not too far off your track is a museum in Hannover-Laatzen (http://www.luftfahrtmuseum-hannover.de). They have a Spitfire, a Bf109G-2 and the conly complete Fw 190 in Germany. The two latter are based on recovered and new-built parts, but look excellent. There is an airfield in Oldenburg-Hatten, which I believe is quite active vintage-aircraft-wise; but don’t expect any heavy-metal warbirds on any airfield in this area. You may want to try the forum in my signature; some of the members are active pilots in that area….

More, please 😉

Hvor fa’en skal batteriet sidde! (“Where the h*** does the battery go”)

Got anymore pics from this event, Palle?

…Piper Colt….preserved??? museum???

awfully sorry, come to think of it it was only about 10 years old back then, so take that one off the list (although I’m sure Moggy would say that they always count… 🙂 )