Tuesday 20 September 2011

End of days...

5 months, 19 days... Or 379.0 hours PinC :-)

And so the big UK adventure comes to a close... A "brief" summary follows ;-)

I've visited Wales, Scotland and most parts of middle & southern England... sadly, no (single engine) light aircraft allowed over London :-(

Dealt with ATC (civilian, military AND US military!), UK immigration and the UK insurance industry...

Worked around gliders, moto-gliders, micro-lights and what passes for "summer" here in ol' Blighty :-P

Had fuel leaks, gearbox leaks and radio failures...

I've PPR'd ("Prior Permission Required"), penetrated a MATZ, transited a zone and operated in an AIAA (Area of Intense Aerial Activity)...

I've had basic service, radar service and "no service" (Tatenhill, I'm looking at you!)

"Coasted out" and (thankfully) "Coasted in"...

Seen Tornados, Apaches, a Tucano and a Red Arrow...

Got to report "Visual with the Fokker"...

And most of all... I've had FUN! :-)

I now fully appreciate why, despite the bad rap that GA (General Aviation) has, that it really is true that it is the most "fun" you'll have in your aviation career...

Time for a bit of a holiday I think ;-)