December 2014

AGOODYEARFORGA

Lookingforwardto2015whilealsoapplaudingsome classicLAAtypesofthepastandpresent

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startseverearlierbheitreatlydoesseeman awfuliylongwayoffas1wrtethiscolumn. However,thiswillbethefinalissueof2014so may1wishyou,yourtelandfriendsavery HappyCinistmasonbehalfofeverybodyat theLAA.

Aswestarttolookforwardto20151thinkwe canregardthepastyearasagoodoneior recreationalaviationnereinjheUK.WhilstitS truethatwemaynothaveseenmuchofan emergencefromtheeffectsofseveralyears ofrecession,therehavebeenclearsignsthat thefirstbuildingblocksofabrighterfuture arebeingla.d.TheRedTapeChallengeand theresultingformationoftheCAAisG,AUnit hasstartedtodeliverthepromisedeasing ofregulationthathasSyrsolongstifled developmentandaddedunnecessarycost. therhetorichasprogressedandwearenow seeingsomerealgame-changingaction11is

THETEAM

Patron:HRHPrinceMichaelofKentKCVO, FRAeS

President:SirJohnAllison

VicePresident:RogerHopeinson

Chairman:BrianDavies

CEO:PhilipItail

ChiefEngineer:FrancisDonaldson, 13TechO.EngFRAeS

perhapsnothappeningasquicklyassome wouldlike,butIwouldliketobeoptimistic thatthenext12monthswillbesigniscantlY moredef

Onthatverysubject.intheJanuaryissue GEOPhilHallwillbeoutliningthemain initiativesthattheAssociationiscurrently progressingwiththeCAA,someofwhich couldoffernewopportunitiestorus

Lorig-timememberStuartMacConnacher hasbeensortingthroughtheLAAareliLves recentlyandcameupontheinterestingtale ofaTurbulentproject,datingbacktoaround 1960.thathasonlyrecentlybeencompleted andflown.BuiltbyaPolishemigre.0-AR1M hasleadquiteanomadicexistencebutis nowbasedonafarmstripinBerkshirehaving beenbroughttoqyingconditionbyitslatest guardians.doneHollandandSamHarper. StayingwithFrenchdesignerRogerDruine, wehavethestoryofthecompleteitestoration

ChiefInspector:KenCraigie

Engineeringemail: erigveennOThauh.com

COMMERCIAL

Email: ett/oekdfaa.uk.eorri

OfficeManager:PennySharpe

HeadOffice:TurwestonAerodrome, NrBrackley,NorthantsNN135YD

Tel:01280846786

ofoneoftheTurbissiblings,thetwo-seat Condo:which,likeanumberofTurhuients, wasbuiltintheUKbyRollasonsatCroydon Aerodromeinthe1960sManymemberswIl know;heCondorwell.asPollasonsleases themajorityofitsproductiontoHyingclubsas trainingaircraftuntilthe1900s.whenthefleet wassoldofftoprivatebuyersPeterGrange boughthisCondorassomethingofabasket caseandspentsevenyearsonitsatisteration. theresultthoughisadelightful classicaeroplanethatshould servehimwellformany yearstocome. Enjoytheseasonand beawareottheadded potentialrisksthatwinter flyingcanbring.

BrianHope EDITOR Rsoder,maihraiknet

LIGHTAVIATION

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Editor:BrianHope. 60OueenboroughRoad, Sheerness.KentME1S387. Tel:01795662508

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6NEWS

BrianDaviesisournewLAA Chairman.GAACairfieldreportand prototypeflighttestconsultation

9LETTERS

Yourideasonhowtoimprovethe LAAAnnualGeneralMeeting

10PROJECTNEWS

IncludinganAuster5.aWhitman TailwindandaCenna120

I6THATCONDORMOMENT

PeterGangereportsontheads andachievementsofrestoringa RollasonCondor

22LICENCETRANSITION

Aquickreferenceguidetolicences andmedicalsandtheprivilegesthat theybestowontheholder

24SINGLEPILOTIFR

LAAPibtCoachingScheme Chairman,JonCooke,offersan AirfnePilot'sGuidetothesingle-pilot InstrumentRating

26TONYPEARCE

AcelebrationoftheflyinglifeofPiper VagabondpilotTonyPearce

28LAASERVICEAWARDS

TheLAAapplaudsthosemembers whogivesomuchbacktothe associationeachyear

30TIGERMOTHTRAINING

CliveDavidsondescribesthe challengesandachievementsofa TigerMothflighttrainingschool

38JACKMILNESPROFILE

JackMlneshasrecentlybeen appointedaTrusteeofthe LAAEducationalTrust

40ANDAIR

BrianHopepaysavisittoaworld tomeinthemanufactureoflight aviationfuelsystemcomponents

44FROMTHEARCHIVES

Ihestartofanewserieslookingat someofthestoriesfromtheLAA archives-thismonthGsDruine 31TurbsilentprojectNaPFA510 C-ABIM,a(very)longtermproject

48SAFETYSPOT

Fromanenginefailureontake-oftto troublesomeexhaustconnections andanunexplainedlossofpower

58MEETTHEMEMBERS

DevonStrutChairmanDavidMiin

60CEOTHOUGHTS

Phil Hallonmoustaches&changes

64WHERETOGO

Flyingeventsinthecomingmonths

66LANDINGVOUCHERS

Here'syourchancetoenjoyfour airfieldsforfree!

NOTHINGISMORECONSTANT THANCHANGE

Chairman'sChatByBrianDavies

Theoldsayingthat'nothingismoreconstant thanchange'hasbeensotrueforour Associationoverthelastfewyears

RogerHopkinsonhasstPvedusthroughsome majorchangestoourstrucAuremovingf-omfhe PFAto:heLAAamemberhassociationouta'so aLimitedLiabillyCompanywanitsmembers asthesnareliolArsNotallchangeshavepeen populartoallmembersbutthatistrionaturcof changeTietransformaronislarge:ycomp:Ate andIthinkwecansaytha;theAssociationisnow •fittrimpArnosetouse:abitofmanagc-mentspeak RogerdeFfervesourvoteofthanksfarworking tAiesslyovermanyyearsioach,evethisresah IamsureRogerwaslookingforwardtotheday whenthingsmightcalmdo\Anahitandhecould ff.arttoeasecAthethfottlebiftthingsrarelyturn cutthewayyAucxpc3ctNohodycouldhave anticipatedthemassiveregulatorychangestnat Life cUrrenIly underwayAsaresulfofmanyyours ef;Jatientlobbyingandnegoriatinn,rhingshave sudden'yburst'ntolifeandRogerhashadtoput 'Hspersonallifea,Imostoriholdin ofilry tocoffe withanendlessround01wArkshcfpsandhigh

love]meetings,bothintneI.JI\andinEurope Inviewofthishedecidndriotfof:,tandfnrrAelecrionaschairmanof0i.trAssnciationsothat necanconcentrateonths\MalroleTheBoard has.apoointedfThgerasVice-PreHdAntwithan externalaffairsportfoliosothatliecancontinueto 'err:resenttheIAAduringrhisexcit ngperiod IhaveboenelectedChairmanandI*illbe focussingnntheimpactofthesechange's On ourAssociationJohnBradyandJamesTannock havehc"ouiei:ctedvicechairmen,andwewilt heworkingcloselyvv:howCEO,PhilHallin developingwayswecanbecomemorereceptive totheneedsofcurmembersandensuringthat thechangesthatmusttakeplaceMIacidvalue (sorry,moremanagementspeak)andreducethe regulatoryburdenwhereverpossinle Ellis:ooaro'cfltheLAAhastodischargesome quiteonerouslegaldutiesbut I sec,itsprimary roleasguidingandsupportingPhilinbringing freshthrnkingandamoreopenandinclasive almosplio:Ato ourAssoclat,On Ilookforwardtoservingyouasyournufo.: chairman

BRIANDAVIESELECTED ASLAACHAIRMAN

AtitsmeetingonFriday14November,the BoardoftheLAAconducted its annual electionofofficers.

RogerHopkinson,Chairmansince2005 andadirectorsince2004,hadpreviously announcedthathewouldstanddown fromtheBoardduring2015anddidnotto seekre-electionasChairman.TheBoard reflectedonthesignificantchangesithad seenunderhisleadership;thePopularFlying Associationbecomingamodernandeffective organisationunderitsnewbannerofthe LightAircraftAssociationandemergingasa significantforceforsportsandrecreational aviationintheUK.

TheBoardthankedRogerforhismany achievementsandaskedhimtoaccept theposifionofVice-Presidentofthe Association,providingaplatformto continuehisexternalworkandtoenablethe Associafiontocontinuetobenefitfromhis expertiseandenergy.

STOWMARIESWINSGRANT

Europe'slargestsurvivingWorldWarI Aerodrome,StowMariesnearMa!donin Essex,issettobenefitfroma2200,000grant towardsrestoringandrepairingfourofits historicbuildings.

Thegrant,awardedbynot-for-profit businessWREN,ispartofanationalHeritage Fundthatsupportstherepair,maintenanceor restorafionofabuildingorstructureofhistoric orarchitecturalimportance.

StowMattesAerodromewasbuiltin1916 asabasefortheRoyalFlyingCorpsandwas instrumentalindefendingLondonfromthe threatofGermanZeppelinairshipsandGotha bombers.In1919itceasedtobeusedbythe

Rogerwaspleasedtoagreeandwasduly electedVice-President.

TheBoardthenelectedBrianDavies tobeitschairmanforthecomingyear. Brian'scareerinaviationbeganwithan apprenticeshipwithBEAandsawhimrise tobecometheChiefEngineerofAircraft MaintenanceatBA.HewasthenDirectorof EngineeringwithBritishCaledonianAirways andOperationsDirectorofAirEuropebefore becomingCEOofKenyaAirways,which hemovedfromastate-ownedcompanyto publiclisting.Nowretiredhewastheexternal examineratCityUniversityLondonforits MastersdegreecoursesinAirTransport Management,AirSafetyManagementand AircraftMaintenanceManagementforthelast fiveyears.HebuiltandfliesaEuropaandhas beenadirectoroftheLAAsince2012.

TheBoardalsoelectedJamesTannockand JohnBradytobevice-chairmen,andJames Tannocktobecompanysecretary,

militaryandforthenextalmost100yearsthe sitereturnedtoagriculturaluse.

Afewyearsagotheaerodromeand tumbledownbuildingsweresavedfrom redevelopmentbylocalpeopleand StowMadesGreatWarAerodromeLtd,a charitabletrust,wassetuptoraisefundsto buythesite,restoreitandopenituptothe public.WREN'sgrant—oneofthelargest everawardedfromtheHeritageFund-will focusonthepriorityrestorationandrepair offourofthekeybuildings,namelythe RoyalEngineers'Workshop,theNightFlying Store,thePilots'ReadyRoomandtheMotor Transportworkshop.

GAACAIRFIELD REPORT

InthesummaryoftheGeneralAviation AwarenessCouncil'sNovember Airfield's PlanningReport, ChairmanSteveSlater commentsthatthetrendofairfieldpressures, bothfromeconomicandhousingthreatsand inappropriatedevelopmentssuchaswind turbinesinlheimmediatevicinityofflying sites,sadlycontinuesAshasbeenreported inthepast,thisisledbygovernmentpolicy inprioritisinglandforhousingaheadofother areasofinfrastructure,includingtransportation. whichhasinturnledtodevelopersanempting to'cashin'onthelandresources.

UnfortunatelytheRedTapeChallengeteam hasnottackledtheairfieldplanningissueand achangeofgovernmentpolicyisrequired. Airfieldslistedasbeingundervariousstages ofthreatincludethealreadyclosed Panshanger.ManstonandBlackpool,plus WellesbourneandWycombeAirPark. Betternewssuggeststheinitiativetoutilise SportEngland'sSignificantAreasforSport (SASP)policy,whichgivesadditional planningprotection,basedonsportflying andcompetitionacrobaticactivities,is makinggoodprogresswithover20sitesnow registeringinterest Onlybysupportingthevariousinitiatives organisationssuchasGAACpromotewillwe haveanyimpactonthecontinuingthreatto airfields,weurgeourmemberstoreadthis report,whichisavailableintheNEWSsection oftheLAAwebsite voivwLAA.uk.com arid committohelpifatallpossible.

PROTOTYPEFLIGHTTESTCONSULTATION

TheCAAhaslaunchedaconsultationaimed atreducingtheredtapeandfinancialburdens associatedwithsecuringairworthinessand operationalapprovalfornewlightaircraftdesigns. TheAuthoritysaysitsproposedchangesto theexistingrulesarepartofitsresponsetothe Government'sRedTapeChallenge.andconsequent commitmenttodeliverarisk-basedandproportionate approachtooverseeingGeneralAviation.

UndertheGAAsproposals.aircraftdesigners willbeabletotryoutanewconcept(uptoa maximumtake-offweightof2.000kg)intheair withoutgoingthroughthecostlyandtimeconsuming proceduresthatcurrentlyexisttogetanewdesign pasttheinitialprototypestage.If.aftertryingouta promisingidea,itisthoughttobeviable.thenafull designapprovalprogrammecanbeplannedand fundedintheusualway.

Therelaxationoftherulesonlightaircraft development,whichisbeingsupportedbythecore GeneralAviationmemberassociations,couldalso benefittheevolutionofmoreenvironmentallyfriendly aerospacetechnologies,andofferaneasierrouteinto theaerospacesectorforyoungskilledengineers.The mainobjective,however,istoreversethedeclinein

LAATRAININGCOURSES

TwoLAAmetalworkcoursesareplannedfor17and 18JanuaryatTurweston.Thehands-oncourseis designedtoteachbasicpreparationandriveting skillsforthoseinterestedinbuildingaircraftsuchas theVan'sseries.Thecostof£140includesaVan's toolboxthatyouwillassemble,plustea/coffee. Twonewdateshavealsobeensetforwooden aircraftstructurescourseswhichteachtheskills requiredtobuildorrepairinwood.Theyare11 March2015and15April2015.Thiscourseis

OXFORDTOSEEKRMZ

Wehavebeenmadeawareofthestartofa consultativeprocessbyLondonOxfordAirport regardingtheapplicationofaradio mandatoryzone(RMZ)forair trafficoperationstothenorthofthe airport.Thisisbasedonitsdesire foraknownairworthiness environmentfortrafficflyingNDB approachestoRunway19from theDaventryNDB.andislikely todirectlyinvolveandpotentially

Greatlysimplifiedregulationforprototypeflight testingwillhopefullyencouragemorenewBritish designsliketheSwift

thenumberofnewaircraftdesignedanddeveloped intheUK.Detailsoftheconsultation,including howtorespond.canbefoundat wwwcaaco.uk/ consultations

Theconsultationwillrunfornineweeksandthe CAAwillpublishitsresponseinduecourse.

heldatLiddington,nearSwindon.Thecostof£95 includeslunch.

ARotax912enginecourse,whichtakesowners throughtheinstallationandmaintenanceofthis popular912seriesengines,isscheduledfor 7FebruaryatTurweston.Price£110includestea/ coffee.Tobookaplaceonanyofthesecourses pleasecalltheofficeon01280846786.Further detailsaboutthecoursescanbefoundontheLAA website: www.laa.uk.com

excludenon-radiotrafficcurrentlyknowntobe operatingfromShennington.Shotteswell,Bicester. HintonandEnstone.aswellas severalprivateairfieldsinthearea. Aircraftwhichcurrentlygetaradar servicefromBensonorBrizewould havetobeontheOxfordfrequency • wherenoradarserviceisavailable, increasingcollisionriskinthe area.See sites.google.com/site/ oxfordairporirmz/home

SERATOBEDELAYED

TheCAAhasconhrmedthattheUK implementationalsignificentelementsofIre EuropeanUnion'sStandardisedEuropean RulesoftheAir(SERA)hasbeendelayedAs msult,changeslotheUKPulesoftheAir scheduledtor4December2011connectedto SERAwillnowbelimitedioareasthe:willhave noimpactonplotsastheyreplicateexisting UKrules.

Thedecistonhasbeenpromptedby concernsoveriheimpactoffnechangeson UKaviationanddelaysinprovidingtheCAA

withtheauthoritytoadmintstertherules.

TheproposedchangetoInavetheUKhorn quadrantaltosemi-circularcruisinglevelsis thereforepostponedandwillnotnowhappen inDecemberTherewillbenochangesto rnirfmornheightroles,andbelt)VERand SpecialVERflightrffnightvPcontinuetohe permitted

TheCAAhasalsoaskedIhoEuropean CommissionfortwoderogationsfrauSERA ThefEstwouldallowtheUKSexistingclear ofcloudrule,governingHightInvisual

KAIROSTERMINATESCSALINK

After18monthsofrepresentingthePS-28 CruiserrtormallytheSportCruiser)intheUK. KairosAviationhasdecidednotrenewits contractwithCzechSportAircraftfor2015. KairosAviation'sMD,PeterFoggin, commentsthatalthoughtheybelievethatthe PS-28Cruiserisaverygoodaircraft,

thecompanyhasbecomeveryconcerned withthepoorlevelofcustomerservice. qualityandreliability.Theyare,hegoes on,indiscussionwithanumberof manufacturerswhocanofferthekindof serviceandsupportthattheybelievetheir customersdeserve.

meteorologicalconditions(VMC)incontrolled airspacetobemaintainedThisgivesflexingty topilotsandartrafficcontrollers,andreduces theneed[orSpecialVFRinacotffrolzone Tnesecondderogationseekstoavoidthe orintendedeffectofairtrafficcoiffrolnotbeing abletoissueaSpecialVEFIclearancewhenthe groundvisibilitya:thereportingaerocfromgis belowthespecifiednewcriteriadespiteapilot heogabletoflyinVMC(oralderaSpecial VFRclearance)vuthr)acontrolzoneawayfrom theaffectedaerodrome

FACTORYGYROOVERFLIGHT

TIleCAAhiasannounceditwillwithdrawthe overflightrestrictionfromthePermitOperatIng tionlationsetfactory-built,type-approved gyroplanes.Themovecomesattercarefte considerationoftherisks,whichtheCAAsays has leftitcor4identthattheappropriatelevelsof safetycorildbeachievecl

Endorsingthenewpolicy,PhilIlarwood,the TrainingDotsonOfficerfortheBritishEiotorcraft Assemattonsad,"ThegyroplaneiitdListryhas beengrowingextremelyrapidlyovertheoast ley-,yearssincetheintroductionoffactory-built approvedgyroplanes.Thegyroplanecommunity tsextremelyenthusiasticandithasbeena pleasureforallpartiestoworktogetherand evolve h termsofstandardisatIonoftraining.Itis greatthattheCAArecognisesthisandisworking tohelpusgrowandofferthesameprivilegesas traditionalGeneralAviation."Furtherdetailsat iqww caacoolydrs4n01054

LETTERS

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AO&Asessioniaftereachreport Akeynotespeakerofsufficient stature: RallyandSenketrophies/ awardspresentations. Refreshments. Publishthereportsonthe websiteaftertheevent. HarryHopkins.

Whataboutantennas?

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IVIuchtomypleasure,thevintagesideoftheLAAiswell representedthismonthinProjectNews.Ofparticular interestaretwosurvivorsfromdesignerDesmond Norman,ofBritton-NormanandtheNormanAircraft Companytame.G-NACIandG-NACA,NAC-1andNAC-2 respectively,werebothissuedwiththeirPermitsinOctober. Itwasoncehopedthatthesefascinatingaircraft.ofBritish designandmanufactureanddatingfromthelate1960s(and reworkedinthe1980s),wouldsecuremilitaryandciviliansales, andultimatelylicensedassemblyabroad.Sadlythiswasnottobe andthesetwoaircraftremainastheonlytwoexamplesofthetype. Interestingly,G-NACAisstillunderNormanfamilyownership. LightAviation featuredtheNAC-2FreelanceinDecember2013,itisacapablefourseaterthatreallyshouldhavetakenashareoftheC172marketbutasso oftenhappens,itwasunfortunatelytherightaeroplaneatthewrongtime. ItiscertainlygreattowelcometheseuniqueaircraftontotheLAAfleet. Amongthestoriesfromthemembership,thereisgoodnewsfrom HenstridgewhereRobinHelliar-Symonstooktotheskiesonceagainin

G-AJXC,anAuster5withaCanadianmilitaryhistory,whilst GrahamRobsonexplainsthevariedhistoryofhis'new' Cessna120G-AJJS,intheAmericas.theCaribbeanand finallyhereinBritain.Ihavealsoincludedanextractfrom PeterMather'sblogthatrecordsthebuildingofhisWittman TailwindprojectDatingfrom2008,Petersparesnodetailin hisendeavoursanditisafascinatingread-pleasedocheck itout.Finally.DavidVale,akeenenthusiastofthesleekarid undeniablybeautifulFalco.tellsusabouthisassociationwiththe typeandhisplanstosecureitsfuture.

Asalwaysitisgreattoreceiveyourstories,betheyaboutmajor milestonesinyourworkorthatliterallyupliftingexperienceofthefirst flightofyourcompletedmachine,pleasedokeepthemcomingin.If youraircraftisapproachingthefinalstagespriortoPermit,keepme updatedandI'llmakesureitgetsfeaturedhereatProjectNewsinthe monthIreceivetheClearedtoFlylistfromEngineering.So,whether you'vejuststartedorareaddingthefinishingtouches,indeedwhatever stageyou'reat,pleasegetintouchat projectnews@laa-archiveorguk

ROBINHELLIAR-SYMONS

FORALLSORTSofreasonsIhadbeenwaitingforaboutmonthtofly thefirstpost-restorationflightandnow,atlast,ithasfinallyhappened.At 14.25onSunday9November.X-ray-Charlieliftedofffromtherunwayat Henstridge.Nomajorsnags,justsomeminorriggingadjustmentsneeded (asexpected)andseveralexpensivelyoverhauledinstrumentsnot behavingastheyshouldhave,butasuccessfulfirstpost-restorationflight nonetheless.Thewholefamilywasthere:Sheila(we'regettingmarried inJanuary);daughterKaty;son-in-lawSimon(aneasyJetCaptain); grandkidsBenandElla(whomayonedayinherittheaeroplane);plus MilesMcCallum,whorestoredit.

Miles,whorunsStraight&LevelAircraftEngineeringLtd,hasdonean incrediblygoodandhorrendouslyexpensive(!)restorationonG-AJXC. Externallyshehasbeenrestoredto1944condition(whenshefirstflew):

internally,therehavebeencompromisestomakeheruseableasa familyaeroplane,butretainingcharacterwithtraditionalstyleanalogue instrumentsetc.Although'owned'andmaintainedbytheRAF.army Austerswereflownbyarmypilotsandwereusedmostlyforspottingfor artillerybatteriesandcommunicationswork.TJ343,asshewasthen, wasissuedto665(RCAF)SquadroninFebruary1945andwenttothe NetherlandstofollowtheadvancethroughEurope.InJuly1945,665Sqn wasdisbandedandtheaeroplanepassedto652Squadronbutremained inEurope,followingthetroopstoGermanyuntillate1946.Shewas soldandstruckoffchargeinMay1947,afteronly29months'service.In privatehands,shehashadnumberofowners,mostnotablyDevonair, whooperatedaservicefromChivenortoLundyIslandforseveralyears intheearly1950s.

PETERMATHER

PETERWASRECENTLYintouchwith ProjectNewsregardinghisWittmanTailwind projectandhisaccompanyingblog (vvww.tailwindbuild.blogspotco.uk). His project,whichstartedinMarch2008,is progressingwellandhisblogrecordsingreat detaileachstageofthebuild.Thisisthe secondaircraftPeterhasbuilt,thefirstbeing Van'sRV-9AG-OPVM.TheTailwindproject isacompletelydifferentchallenge,ofcourse, beingbuiltfromplansratherthanakitand withafuselageandtailfromtubularsteel, andawoodenwing.Mostofthematerials havebeenpurchasedfromAircraftSpruce (wwwaircraftsprucacorn) whoarealsonow custodiansoftheTailwinddesign.

EXTRACTFROMBLOG:

23rdOctober2014—Firstenginerun Itwastimetotryandstarttheengine.First jobwastosecuretheaircrafttoensureit couldn'trunaway.Todothisitwaschocked butalsochainedtothebackofmycar!Whilsttheenginewasrunning, myneighbour,Daryl,keptwatchtoensurethatnoonecameclosetothe propeller.Theelevatortrimwasmovedtoholdfullupelevatortoensure thetailwouldn'tfift.

I'vefittedaconventionalprimerpumptotheengine,whichfeedsall fourcylinders;fourstrokeswereused.Thenwiththemasteronandthe leftimpulse-coupledmagnetoon,thestarterbuttonwaspushed.Afew coughsandspluttersensuedbuttheenginedidn'twanttorun.Then Darylsawsomeliquidundertheaircraft.Thisprovedtobewaterand furtherinspectionfoundthattheairboxwasfullofit.Obviouslytherecent rainhadsomehowendedupintheairboxandthepoorenginewastrying tostartonafuel/air/watermixture.Theairboxshouldhavehadasmall holeinitslowestpoint-ithasnow!Tosolvetheproblemtemporarilythe airboxwasdisconnectedandlefthangingdownbelowthecarburettor. Thesparkpiugswereremovedanddried.Theenginewasturnedoveron

thestarterwithouttheplugsintoensure therewasnowaterinthecylinders,andthe plugsrefitted.

Finallyitwastimetotryagainandthis timetheenginestartedperfectly.Itranfora fewsecondsontheprimerbeforestopping butafterre-priming,theenginestartedand withtherightmagnetoalsoon,begantorun smoothly.

Ithentooktheopportunitytocarryout somepreliminarychecks.Thecylinderhead temperaturewasregisteringoffthescalebut theexhaustgastemperaturegaugewasnot moving—itlookedlikethethermocoupleswere wiredthewrongwayround.Thebusvoltage lookedgoodbuttheammeterwasshowing alargedischarge—Ihada50:50chanceof gettingtheCurrentsensorroundthecorrect wayandhadguessedwrong.Theoilpressure wasgoodbuttheoiltemperatureseemed pegged.Eitherthevernathermhadn'topened orthereisafaultinthetemperaturegaugeor sender—anotherthingtocheck.Thefuelgaugehadstoppedworking —presumablyabadconnectionsomewhere.Thevacuumgaugewas readingabitlowbutthegyrosweredefinitelyspinningup.

Withthesebasiccheckscompletedtheenginewasstoppedandan externalinspectioncarriedout.Nooilleaks,nothingcomingloose, highcylinderheadtemperatureconfirmedasawiringerror,good compressionsoncyfinders1,2,and3butnoton4,andcrankcasestill coolsooiltemperaturenotyetconfirmedasanissue.

Giventhattherewasnothinguntoward,theenginewasrestartedand ranagainfortenminutes.Thistimetheenginewasrunupto2,000rpm toallowforpropermagnetochecks,whichwerewellwithinlimits.Avery quickburstatfullpowersawastaticrpmof2,250.Timetostopannoying theneighboursandpackupfortheday.

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BACKWHERESHEBELONGS

CESSNA120G-AJJSreceivedherPermittoFlyrenewalonFriday17 Octoberafteraprotractedrestorationfollowingdamageduringaforced landingatBicesteron9May2010.Ashernewowner,Iwatchedthe rebuildoverthepast12monthswithgrowingexcitement,havingsold myprevious120inAprilinanticipationof'JS'sarrival.Unfortunatelythe prolongedrebuildtooktheentiresummertocomplete,robbingmeofany flyinginwhatwas,formany,thebestflyingsummerforyears.However, Iwasverypleasedtofinallytakedeliveryofherandflyhertohernew homeatSturgate,inLincolnshire.

ThereturnofthisvintageCessnatoflyingconditiongivesthe opportunitytoreviewherinterestingpast,muchofwhichwasconducted intheCaribbean.Firstflownon17March1947,shewasissuedwiththe registrafionNC2786Nanddeliveredon4August1947toMrLEStucky ofMoundridge,Kansas,proprietoroftheSunflowerOilCo.Shewas soldoninMay1949toMiltonHEwy,alsoofMoundridge,Kansasbut lessthantwoyearslaterwassoldyetagain,leavingtheUnitedStatesto beginanewlifeinthesunnyCaribbean.

InFebruary1951,shewasflownsouthtoVenezuela.becoming thepersonalmountofMr0LCrump,owneroftheCreolePetroleum

CorporationofCarpito,Venezuela.Thecompany.formedin1920,was American-ownedandsetuptoexploreandestablishoilfieldsonLake Maracaibo.Venezuela.ItbecamepartofStandardOilin1928andwas, until1951,theworld'snumberoneoilproducer.

On2January1953shereturnedtotheUSregisterasN1106M,in preparationforamovetotheBritishWestIndies,havingbeenacquired bythefamousLightAeroplaneClubofTrinidadandTobago.Therethe aircraftwasoperatedfromPiarcoairport,nearthecityofPortofSpain, whereshewasusedforflightinstructionandlocalhire.ThelittleCessna obviouslylikedlifeinthetropicsasitremainedwiththeClubforafurther 16yearsuntil1969,whenitwasreplacedbymoremodernequipment. ItwassoldtoaMrLiamSharkeyinGuyana,takingupthelocalmarks of8R-GBO,forusebytheGuyanaSugarCorporation.Hereitwasused asaworkingaircraftforliaisonandlocalsupportoperatingbetweenthe company'smanysugarcanefieldsthroughoutthecountry.

Onemustassumetheaircraftcametosomekindofgriefin1971.as itwaswithdrawnfromusehavingamassedagrandtotalof3,135hours 35minutesinthepreceding24years.Itwasthenplacedinlong-term storage,duringwhichtimerecordsshowithavingreceived'intermediate

',OLNAEROCLUB

repairs'intheUSA,sometimein1980.In1986thedismantled airframewasshippedtotheUK,stillintheownershipofLiam Sharkey,whereitcontinuedinstorage.

Anappropriateperiodregistration,G-AJJS,wasallocatedby theCAAon7January1987andsoonafterwardsvintageaircraft restorer,CliffLovell.wascontractedtobringtheforlornCessna backtolife.Therenovationincludedpaintstripping,inspectionand fullre-paint,allinstrumentsoverhauled,andnewwheels,tyresand brakesfitted.The0-200Aenginewaszerotimedandanewcockpit interiorinstalled,afterwhichtestflyingwasconcludedandaPermit toFlyissuedinDecember1987.

TheaircraftthensatidleinahangaratOldSarumforafurther twoyears,beforeflyingrecommencedinthespringof1990when afurther11hourswasaddedtothelogbooksoverthefollowing12 months.AnewbuyerwaseventuallyfoundintheRobhurstFlying Group,whoacquireditinJuly1992andflewittoanewhomein Woodchurch,Kent.Hereitprovidedthethreegroupmemberswith muchenjoymentandafarmoreactivetimeforthenext18years. IttravelledextensivelythroughoutsouthernEnglandaswellas frequentforaysacrosstheChannel.In1999,stillinthegroup's ownership,-..1Sunderwentfurtherrenovationofbothwingsanda re-spraypriortobeingsoldinApril2010.

Sadly,havingclockedupfewerthansixhoursundernew ownership,'JScametogriefatBicesterairfieldon9May,during aprecautionarylandingfollowingpowerlossduetoGarbicing. Duringrollout,theleftmaingearlegfellintoadeeprabbithole, whichcausedextensivedamagetotheforwardfuselage,although mercifullywithoutseriousinjurytothepilotandhispassenger. Thankfully,theengineandpropelleralsoescapedanydamage. MyownconnectionwithG-AJJShappenedfrompure coincidence.Whilstsearchingtheinternetforpossiblesources ofsparepartsformyownCessna120,G-BRPF,Isawapicture of'JS'sdismantledfuselagestoredatBruntingthorpe.Imanaged totrackdownitsownerandenquiredaboutthepartsIneeded. However,whenIvisitedthehangarthefollowingweektopickup theparts,whatconfrontedmequitestoppedmeinmytracks.'JS wasstoodproudlyonitsnewgearinthemiddleofthehangar,well onitswaytofullrestoration.

AlhoughIdidn'tneedanother120,thisonehadbeenstripped backtoitsbasiccomponents,itsunfortunateaccidentdamage expertlyrepairedandthewingswerebeingrecovered.Ithadits low-time0-200Aengine,comparedwithmyaircraft'shightime C-85,andwasfinishedoffverynicely.Ihadtohaveit!Itherefore becametheproudownerofG-AJJS,asecondCessna120!

SadlyG-BRPFhadtogo.Shehadbeenarealfriendandtreasure tomeduringthefouryearsIhadownedher.Ihadlearnedand honedmytaildraggingskillsinher,putalmost400hoursintoher logbooks,andlearnedsomuchaboutaircraftenginesandairframe careandmaintenance.Itwashardtoseehergobutsheflewoff inApril2014toagoodhomeandisnowownedbyMarkPotterin northDevon.

This,however,leftmewithaverylongsummerwithnothingto fly,astherestorationtookslightlylongerthanplanned,asmost thingsinaviationdo.Soitwas,havingshamelesslyhounded FrancisandMaxineatTurwestonontheprogressofpaperwork requirements,alltherequisitebitswereeventuallyinplaceand clearanceseemedassuredtowardsmid-October.However.Ihad anotherlongoverseastripscheduledandtheyearwasrapidly turningintowinter,withbadweatherforecast.11almostcamedown tothewireingettingherflownhomebutIbreathedahugesigh ofreliefasthePermitwasfinallyissuedatlunchtimeonFriday 17th,theonlydayavailabletogetherhometoSturgatebeforethe weatherfinallyturnedandbeforeIwasduetoleave,notreturning unfilearlyNovember.Itwasnowornever!Muchhurriedactivity ensuedthatafternoon,includingvisitingthebanktoclearthefunds andarrangingforafriendtoflymedowntoBrunfingthorpe,with astopatLeicestertogetfuel.Wouldwedoitbeforewelostthe light?Wouldtheweatherhold?Intheend,allwaswell.Sheflewso sweetlyand,havinglastpilotedmyold120inlateMarch,itsoon feltsofamiliar.Iwasonceagaininmyelement. Winterwillbespentpersonalising'JStomyownstandardand specificationinside,asthereislittletodoelsewhere.Inowlook forwardtosomecatchingupin2015.

DAVIDVALE

CALL FOR BRITISHFALCOS-LET'SGETYOUNGSTERSBUILDING

IESEQUOIAFALCOisnowa60year-olddesignandismade fromthat'oldfashionedmaterial—wood.ItwasdesignedbyStelio PrattpossiblyEurope'smostrespected.andprobablymostprolific. independentaeronauticaldesigner.TheaircraftwasdescribedbyBob Grimsteadas'sensuoustobehold,delightfultohandle,fast.frisky, frolicsomeandjustthetiniestbitfeisty--aFalcoistheAngelinaJolie ofaeroplanes.Themoderntrendforcompositehasmeantthatthe embarkationonbuildingaFalcohasbeenlehbehindinthe'toolongto build'tray.Despitethis.AlfredScott.oftheSequoiaAircraftCorporation intheUSA.hascontinuedtosupplycomponentsandpart-complete woodenstructuresfordiehardenthusiasts.

ItiswithregretthatthisyearAlfreddecidedtoretire,however hesaysweshouldnotbetooconcernedaboutthefutureoftheFalco. It'satimelessdesignandheisconfidentpeoplewillbebuildingand flyingthemlongafterwehavecheckedout,Toenablethis,thefull Falcoplansarenowpublishedforanyonetofreelydownload,andthey areextremelywelldetailed.Inadditionthereisaveryactivegroupof

individualsinanon-lineusergroupandAlfredisenablingacottage industrytosupportthedesign.

Ishort-circuitedthesystembypurchasingFalcoG-OCAD(anexcellent build),atterhavingcompletedthebuildoftheso-calledlook-alikeAlpi Pioneer300Inrealitythereisnocomparisonwhatsoeverandmy desireisstilltobuildaFalco.At62yearsofage,startingfromscratch maymakethisunattainable.IhavecontactedasmanypeopleasIcan thathaveregisteredFalcobuildprojectsthatareincomplete.Some projectsregrettablyhaveendedupasfirewood,othersareofwhatI considertobeimperfectbuildquality,whileafewareofexcellentquality. Itwouldbeagreatshametoseethesestalledprojectsgonofurther.I amthereforeaskingthatifanyoneknowsofFalcopartsgatheringdust intheUKoranywhereinEuropeplease.contactmeat iaviatettlhclood corn. Wouldn'titbegreattogetsomeyoungbuildersinvolvedwith theseprojects?

Li, lks: www.sehaircorn.uftvwfalcoaircraft.org,andthebuilders'forum http:/pft.no-i.org.

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hy.youmayask(andmany have!),wouldanyonewantto restoreaRollasonCondor?

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ADISTRACTIONCOMESMYWAY!

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(Man) Firstflightfollowingsevenyearsof workandafairdegreeofheartache.The aircraftnowhasaround20hourspost restorationflighttime.

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RESTORATION—ORIGINAL CONDITIONORNEW?

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TheCondorundercarriageisalmostan exactcopyoftheJodel'ssimplerubberin-compressionsystem.Anotheroneof thosemessyclean-upjobsalthoughitwas fundamentallyinsoundcondition.

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adtosaythetransitionfrom nationaltoEASAlicencinghasnot beenblessedwithasmoothpath andthereareundoubtedlypilots outtherewhoarestillsomewhat confused.TherecentdecisionbytheEU Commissiontoextendthetransitionperiodfor

afurtherthreeyears,whichhasbeenmetwith ahugesighofreliefbymany.hasthankfully stabilisedthesituationtothepointwhere WO canpublishourquickreferenceLicence/ Medicalguidewithadegreeofconfidencethat itwillnotallchangeagainnextweek! Theguidequicklyandeasilyshowsyouthe

licenceandmedicalcombinationsthatarenow available.whichaircraftcanbeflownwiththem andwhatprivilegesarebestowedItyouhone artyfurtherqueries,theheadoftheLAAPilot CoachingScheme.JonCooke.willbehappy toanswerthem.Hecanbecontactedbyemail at Ilyirgstuff@hotmad.(1)(71

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AJAR-FCLPPLisdeemedtobeanEASAPPL.YourJAR-FCLPPLhasanexpirydate.Atthatpoint,youwillhave toconverttoanEASAPPLnon-expiringlicence.Thisconversionmayalsobetriggeredbyanychangetothe JAAlicenceitself(eg:anewrating).

NolongeravalidcombinationTheCAAexemptiontoallowthiscombinationexpiredattheendofSept2013 andwillnotberenewed.

UntilApril7th2018,thislicenceonlyprovidesLAPLVERprivilegesinEASAaircraft.Stillvalidasbeforefor non-EASAaircraft.FromApril8th2018itcannotbeusedinEASAaircraft.However,asitisICAOcompliantit willcontinuetobevalidabroadonnon-EASAaircraft.ClassRatingrevalidationmustbecompletedinthe normalwayforaUKPPLwithSEPrating;eventhoughyouarerestrictedtoLAPLprivilegesyoumaynotvalidatetheratinginthesamewayasaLAPLholder.

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UsableforprivatepurposeswithinNPPLSSEAprivilegesuntilApril7th2018.ToflyEASAaircraftfromApril 8th2018,aEASAlicenceandmedicalisrequired.ThiscombinationisvalidatedbyexemptionORS4No.995 until30thSeptember2016;itisexpectedthisexemptionwillbereissuedbeyondthisdate.From08thApril 2018thiscombinationisonlyvalidonnon-EASAaircraft.Forinternationalflight,yourequirethepermission oftheappropriatenationalaviationauthority.

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ICAOLicence

UsableforprivatepurposesuntilApril7th2016,afterthatdatecannotbeusedinEASAaircraft,butcontinuestobevalidforflyingnon-EASAaircraft.ToflyEASAaircraftfromApril8th2016,aone-yearEASAvalidationisavailable.SeeInformationNotice2013/206.

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operationofLAAaircraftunder InstrumentFlightRules(IFR).I thoughtitwouldbeworthwhile providingsomeadditionalinformation aboutthesingle-pilotInstrumentRating.A recentarticlein LightAviation discussedthenew CompetencyBased Instrument RatingforPrivate Pilot'sLicence(PPL)holdersasanaccessible waytoobtainanInstrumentRating(IR).But. sinceasignificantnumberofLAApilotsalsofly heavymetal,whataboutthoseofuswhoholda multi-pilotIR?

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RIPTONYPEARCE

1945 2014

adly,TonyPearce,allroundaviation enthusiastandownerofthe ubiquitousPiperVagabondG-ALEH, diedon10November,justacouple ofmonthsshortofhis70thbirthday. Perhapsitwasinevitablethatlonywould becomeenvelopecittav'ation.Thefamily involvementueganin1919.9theragreatunom acquiredaDH6,whenwasfollowedbythree Avro504s.armihediewascast.Tony'sfather workedforVickersatWeybridge.withthe familyhomeinByfleetbarelyacoupleof niilesaway.

iony'sentireworkingdewasspentinthe OperationsDepartmentofBritishAirways, wherehewasinvolvedinfleetscheduling. Thisallowedampleopportunityforpursuing hisaviationenthus:astinterests,andhetook fulladvantageotBAsextensivenetworkby exploringSouthAmencaandotherfarHung cornersoftheglobe.BA'sFtyingCluboperated fromBooker,andhelearnttoflyonitsHeelof PA-88Tomahawks.

TonyboughttheVagabondG-ALEHinlate 1981afteritwasimportedbyRonSouchearner thatsummer,andflewitcontinuouslytorthe next33years.'EHwasbasedatRedhill,which allowedeasyaccesstoIydd.theChannel andEuropeInthe80sand90sTonywas oneofanearlysrna..grouponOLIF members tostartreguiarlyflyingtoforeignHydris.often alongwithDaveWiseTheVagabondbecame afamiliarsighttrtDenmark.Switzerland. Germany.FranceandBelgiumIn1991,he movedthePA-17toWhiteWaltham.whereit cudentlyrestdes.

AQUIET BUTVERY

ENTHUSIASTIC FLYER.BYBILL TEASDALE ANDNIGEL HITCHMAN

TonyinhisbelovedPiperVagabond, G-ALEH

TonyattendedvirtuallyeveryPrA/tAARally andwasamguLiratVACandvintagePiper fly-ins,andteltthatmaderanynumberofflyinsill :heSouth.Iherewerenotmanyevents whereyoudidnotseeThe,chapwiththe yellowVagabondevenifyouLidnctknowhim personatly.Tonywasaquiet,butalwaysvery enthesiasticflyer

Tonywaspossblytheultmaleavnahen enthusiast,asapartfron- his spotHrig. photographyandtying.hewasalsoamembef oftheLAA,VintagePiperClub.AuBritain,Wes; LondonAeroClubandBrooknandsMuseum. IlewasalsoanirrepressiMe'typeflyer', constantlysearchingfurthatnewanddifterent typetofly ill

HisfinalflightwasfromtheLAASywellRally on31August,backtoWhiteWaltham.Ely-ins intheUKwillnotbethesarnewithoutItenyand theVagabond.FamouslyalPophamposle-9 onceappearedstalingthatThunotaHy-in unlessG-ALLHarrives'.

IhadthepleasureofflyingwithTonyover[Ito past'ouryears.andthoroughlyenjoyedhis extremelymodestantiamusingcompany.Most :muortantatadhewasanexceptionallygood pibt.acompletenaturalutler'yuntlappable andagoodjudgeofweatherconditionsHe wasextremelygenemuslvarlwhoflew9/ith himandhadagenHeandself-deprecating senseofhumourHewilibemuchmissedbyatl whoknewlqm

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T heAssociationhasalwaysrelied onthevoluntaryservicesofits members,withoutwhichmany ofitsactivitiessimplywouldnot Clubs,theyareourInspectors,theyhelpat theRallyandareinvolvedinsomuchofthe 'fun'sideofwhatthisorganisationrepresents. Ihavenodoubttheireffortsarehighlyvalued byLAAmembers.EachyeartheAssociation recognisesthosewhohavesowillinglygiven oftheirexpertiseandgoodwillwithanumber ofServiceAwards,someofwhichdateback totheearlydaysoftheAssociation.Manyof the2014recipientswerepresentedwiththeir awardsattheAGMinNovember. Congratulationstoallthewinners,andon behalfofthemembership,thankyouforthe sterlingworkyoudoonourbehalf.

TheLoisParkeraward fordhstinguished Saila/lab in all adminIstrativefuncticnwentto GordonPrittwhohasbeentheTeasurerci BristolStr.ittorthelast28years

TheChrisPaul (President'sJoystick) award 101 servicestotheLAARallygoeslo lunyYoungTonyiswelIIwinwilthroughIis associationwThPolyFtercove,ingsandhas

AIbeengivingfabriccoveringdemonstrahons andinstructionattneRallyforover20 yearsAllgoodthingscometoanendand sadlyTonyhasannouncedlhatthisyear wasprobablyhisastRallyasanexhibitor. althoughhewillheencouragingthepotential newREagenttocontinue wherehehaslei! oilTonywaspresentedwithhisawardatthe NationalCouncilmeeting 11 mid-November.

ThePeteClarkeaward isforan individualwhohasmadeamajorcontribution toflightsafetyandgoescoMikeBrorrted MikecarriedoutastudyonbenatiofGASCo intcthestall/spinaccidentraLesofCessna 150sand152stotrytodetermine•whythe formerissomuchmoresi_Rceptiblethanthe latter.ThisresultedHiaclearexplanation whichhas:mplicaIionsbeyondthesetypes

TheFaulkner - BryantShield is awardeclothemostactiveStniturperson ..v/thintheStm:sysiemandwaswonby TheHighlands&IslandsStrutDesphe Hi:scatteredrhaush,theHighlandand IslandSuutis El cohesivegroupwhhakill programmeItregularlysendsacontingent totheRailiHidisanexarFplotoallStrutsot what Cali beach,evedWewerepartculany

delightedthatAlIsterSutherlandandBilly Grantcameallthewayfromthenorthot Scotlandto001100theiraward

TheFrankHounslowAward,oi servicetoLAAinengineeringwenttoTim, RaynerwhohasbeenaveryacIveinspemr inScotlandsince.1994.Timalsomadethetrip fromScotlandtoreceivetheawardinperson

TheRoderickTurnerTrophy, abeautifulsilvermodelofaTigerMoth onaplinth.goestHthepersonwhohas conthbotedmosItoHyingforlow.Forthelast TenyearsRowlandCarsonhastaughtscouts technicalsuojectsfo:-theiraviationbadges attheirannualAnCam:estaying on intothe eveningtoorganisechuck-gliderbaiidingand flyingcompetitionsHehasbeenawarded thetrophyforengenderingthetun,enjoyment andopportunitythataviationhastoofferinto thenextgencrahonofenthusiasts.

TheBillWoodhamsTrophy is pfesenedtorafeatofnavigationand:his yearsworthywinnerisTraceyCurtis-laylortor herstunningflightfromCapeTOM. lo Cahr inaBoeingStearn'-anoteatatnavigation, tenacityandporecourage

(Main)Gordon PittwiththeLoisParker. 1-5:MikeBromfieldwiththePeterClark award:AlisterSutherlandandBillyGrant ofTheHighlandsandIslandsStrutandthe Faulkner-BryantShield;RowlandCarson receivestheRoderickTurnerTrophy;Tim RaynerandtheFrankHounslowAward; andTracyCurtis-TayloracceptsTheBill WoodhamsTrophy

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TIGERMOTHTRAINING

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(Rght)The strange crankactionaileron controlrestricts movementtoless thanonewouldthink ideallynecessary

grassrunwayatHenstridge,flyingoverthe unrestrictedairspaceandopencountryside oftheBlackmoreVale,DorsetandSomerset. Weenjoyformationflying,aerobaticsand circuits..,andconsumeprodigiousamounts ofrealcoffee,builder'steaanddark,rich chocolatebiscuitswhilstnatteringTigersand technique.Youmightlikeittoo.

THEDREAM

Kevin'sdreamofTigerMothabinitiotraining startedwhenhefoundthreesuitableprojects andsetaboutdevelopingaproductionline fortheirrenovationAllweretobeinfinisned inanRAF1944[rainingschemeandtothe mostaccurateandhighestmuseumquality. Alongsidethesethreefurtherairframeshave alsobeen,withonefuselagealreadyon trestlesandanotherstraw-coveredexample iswaitinginthewings.Thishascertainly beenquiteanundertaking,withKevin workingsixdaysaweek,from06:00amuntil lunchtime,plushelivesa45minutedrive awayfromhishangars.

"Everydayyouhavetodosomething,no matterhowsmall"hesays."Youhavetokeep themomentumgoing."Simplycollecting allofthepiecestogetherisinitselfatime consumingtask.Manyitemsusedtocome fromtheInternet,butfindingitemslike instrumentsonElsaythesedaysrsallbut finished.Contactsarecertainlyworthwhilefor swapsandexchanges.andreadycashalways helps.Aboveall,knowingexactlywhatyou needisaprerequisite.

MostoftheairframesKevineitherrebuilds orbuildsfromnewhimself,whilstotheraspects heprojectmanages.TheGipsyMajorsfor instance,arezerotimedbyDeltair,andthe paintingiscarriedoutbylocallybasedRicky Able.Arebuildtakesanaverageofabout 18months.

JohnPothecary,whohasavastexperience ofandonTigerMothsfromwayback..,well foreveractually...takesovermasteryofthe riggingandcompletesallofthetestflights. Iaminclined to thinkifJohndoesn'tknow somethingaboutTigerMoths,thenitprobably isn'tofanyrealsignificance.

AsthePiperCubistorhighwing monoplanes,theTigerMothhasenteredthe Britishpsycheandvocabularyforanysmall biplaneAfriendrecentlyvisitedwithher JungmannandafterwardsIwasasked."What wasthatsmallgreyTigerMoth?'Itisnoratall anunusualcommentanditdoesunderlinethe affectionthatexistsforthatromanticbygone ageofbiplanewingsandopencockpits.

ThereusedtobeanynumberofTigersin Britainengagedinthetrainingrole,andby thatImeanpost-war.post-militaryuse,but theyarefewandfarbetweenthesedays.Itis consideredtobeademandingaircrafttofly, andIagreethatitcertainlytakesmorepiloting skillsthanlearningonatricycleundercarriage typeItis,andalwayshasbeen,averygood trainerbuttheonethingthatdefinesthe operationofaTigerMothisthat it isatailskidequippedbiplanethatisnotgenerallysuitedto thegroundtrafficenvironmentoftoday.

TheromanticviewoftheTigerMoth,fuelled bynostalgiaandheightenedbybrightsunny dayswithfairweathercumulus,isanenduring one.Theactofbeingineithercockpitand viewingtheworldthroughlandingandflying wires,framedbetweenlightly-loadedwingsis anaspecttocherish.However,itdoeshave itsdrawbacks,whilstrenewingmyinstructor

"Itisconsideredto beademanding aircrafttofly,and Iagreethatit certainlytakesmore pilotingskillsthan learningonatricycle undercarriagetype"

ratinglasttimeItookoneoftheTigers.G-'EW, alongtoPanshangerand,havinggotmy examinerthoroughlychilledtothemarrow,was toldneverevertocomeforatestinanyTiger again.It'snotforeverybody!

So,whatisitreallyliketoteachinaTiger? Whatareitspleasuresandfoiblesnowthat isislongoutofitsintendedoperational environmentoflarge,openairfieldswhere itcouldalwaystake-offandlandintowind? Confinedtotaxiwaysandrunways,isitfuntilledorfearsome?

ONTHEGROUND

Therearefewwhowoulddisagreethatthe TigerMothneedsflyingallofthetimeandthat itshandlingonthearoundissomethingof anoveltyTheconfigurationofatailskidand twomainundercarriagewheelsusedtobe consideredconventionalbutasthereisnowa talwheelrating,wecansafelyassumeitisnow definitelynotthenorm,indeedtodayitisvery unconventional.Itisanunstablearrangement wheredirectionisapttochangeunlessyou payconstantvigilance.

Thetailskidis,infact,welldesigned,and withinitslimitedparameters,verysuitable foritspurposeongrass.Themainfactors decidingifweshouldtaxiouttoflyarethe strengthanddirectionofwind,andthesurface thatyou'lltotaxioverIdeallythismeansa grassfield.whiletaxyingoverametalled surfaceinallbutverylightwindsisbest avoided.Directionalcontrolisawkwardasthe skidslipsandslidesoverconcreteandlarmac withsufficientfrictiontowearouttheshoe. butwhileremaininginsufficienttogiveany quantil'ableuseinhelpingmaintainorchange direction.Inacalmwindlessworlditwouldbe quitemanageable,butgivenacrosswindoi morethanafewknotsandthedirectional(in) stabilityiscalledintoquestion...alongwiththe pilot'sairmanship.

WhenitcomestoanewpilotI'lloftenask itheorshehaseverdoneanywhitewater canoeing.Whilethatmaysoundratherobtuse, tomaintaincontrolwhengoingdownstreamin acanoethepaddlehastobeusedtoprovide movementofthecanoethroughthewater, andultimatelytoguideandsteer.Thecanoe hastobegoingfasterthanthewateritisinto maintaincontrol.ATigerisnotdissimilarIn ordertohavecontrol,incertaincircumstances, a burstofpowerandresultingslipstream over[hetailfeatherswillhaveaneffect.Used correctlyandattherighttime

0.e.withjudgementandskill)maygive suiticientdirectionalcontrolinwindy conditions.However,dtscretionisthebetter partofvalour,asknowingwhentogoand whennottoflyisextremelypertinent.'When thetopsofthetreesarewaving,theyaretelling younottogo,'wastheadviceIwasgiven.not awindspeed,butavisualeffectofthewind. Theapocryphallowcrosswindlimitof4mph isnotactuallymentionedinthePilots'Notes, butithastoberememberedthatbackin thedayacrosswindlandingwasaseparate exercisetopractiseandnotacommonplace occurrence.Todayveryrarely,onlywhenit maybeyourbirthdayandtheplanetsare alignedfavourablywillthewindbestraight downtherunway.Operationoncrosswind dayshastobeaccepted.andthelimitismore than4mph,butdiscretionalwayshastobethe betterpartofvalour.

Ourgrassrunwayisideallycuttoalength thatisperhaps6-101n/15-25cm,whichallows theskidtohaveoptimumeffect.Weare fortunatethatwehaveourownTigerMoth runwayparalleltothemain25/07andiris preparedjusthowwelikeit,whichcertainly makeslifejustsomucheasier Taxyingitseifissomethingofachallenge. Movingstraightahead.thenosemustbefirsl swungtoonesidetocleartheareaweare abouttotaxiinto,becausethenoseofthe aircraftcompletelyblankstheforwardview. Youthenswingbackintheotherdirection tocontinueyourSturningpath.Weneed constantweavinginordertoclearthepath aheadbeforearrivingtheretobesurprised byperhaps,anotheraircraft(evenworseand moreembarrassingstill,istostrikeastatic object.onethathasalwaysbeentheresuch asawindsock,fuelhawser,controltower... hangars..andsoonSThisentireexercise isexacerbatedbythefactthatthereareno brakes,althoughwithjudicialcare.developed fromexperience,therealeffectofthesteerable skid,temperedbyknowingthelimitations, canbeusedtoverygoodeffect.Wemust usethepropwash,andholdtheslicktobest advantagewithanywind,andutilisethatwind forashortradiusturn.

COMMUNICATING

WhiletheoriginalGosporttubesarefittedin thecockpitsofallthreeschoolTigerMoths, wedon'ttendtousethem,rathertheyarethere tocompletethelook'ofthe1940'scockpits. Irememberaskingmyfather.whoflewhis gradinginTigerMoths, if youcouldactually hearordiscernanythingabovethenoise oftheengineandslipstream.Hisreplywas thatasyouwereexpectingalimitedrangeof commentsandphrases.invariablyyesyou couldNowwehaveanintercomwithapairof Lynxheadsetsunderperiodlookingleatheror cloth'helmets',Mk8gogglesonourforeheads tocompletethepracticalityandimage,and boommicswithwindsocks,whichgive surprisinglygoodclarityofspeech. Withourchosensystem,theintercom batteriesareintheheadbandandwehaveto makesuretheyarechargedforconsistently goodcommunication,particularlyimportant withsomeoftheoldergenerationstudents whocomefortriallessonsItiscertainlygood tokeepourpilotsundertraininginthepicture witharelaxedcommentaryandadvicewhen theyaregivencontrolandexperiencethe tentativepolingofaTigerMoth.As soonastheheadsetispluggedinto

thoughandasliftisgeneratedsoisdragand thisdragpullsthatraisedwingback.yawingthe noseawayfromtheturn.So,youmustuserudder tokeeptheaircraftinbalanceandpointinginthe directionofflight.

Toquantifytheamountofrudderrequired torbalanceispossibleintwoways.Thefirst stepissimpleandrequiresthepilottokeep hisqeadoutofthecockpitlookingalongLhe fuselageand,asaileronisapplied.squeezeon sufficientrudderto(initially)holdthenosestill againstsomealigneddistantcueasitwantsto moveaway.Toomuchrudderwillskidthenose intotheturn,whichtsslightlyuncomfortable andfellin1heseatorthepants,whiletoolittle willgiveaslightslip

Nowlookinside;hecockpit.Beneaththefront cockpitpadding,the1930'sairhagandthe centralReid8.Sigrislturn-and-slipindicatoris yourhelpinghandItisagyroinstrumentwith itsrotorsspunbytheventurismountedclose totherearcabanestruts.Thecentrallypivoted needlelowerindicatesrateofturn:1beinga rateoneturnareverseindirection,180'us oneminute.aratetwoturnbeing180'in30 secondsandsoon.Tobehonest,itisofvery littleinterestnowadayswithlitheinstrument ;lyingbeingconductedinMothsHowever,the upwardpointingneedleconcernsusgreatly asitpointsoutthesideapilotneedstopress therudderbarinordertoremain,orregain, balanceHere,readingthisexplanationin comfort,itseemseasy.andyes,theprinciple is.Buttherequiredpractiseneededtoperform consistentlyandwithaccuracyrequiresafew hours,maybemore.Butrestassured,bythe timethelandingsaresortedout,balancewill nolongerbeanissuetomulloverwiththat postflightbuilder'stea,biscuitsanddebrief Thelandings.asalways,findustryingto setbetoaconsistent!tareheightfromasafe approach.closingthethrottle,remaining straigntandalignedwiththegrassrunwam sinkingwiththestickcomingeverbacksoas theMothideallytouchesdownsoftlyontoall

threepoints.And,it'sthenamatterofkeeping itstraight.Itisdemandingandpractice,with helpfulfeedbackfromtheinstructor,isthekey. Letusreturnbrieflytotheailerons.The outboardhingesarestrangelydoubledThisis anindicationofthetype'spastasthesewere necessaryforthesupportofaileronmass balancesfittedtopreventflutterIwasastounded (nottoostrongaword)whenIread(BritishFlight Testing,TimMason)thatTigerMothsweredived to215mph.ThatVNEhasnowbeenreducedto 160mphwiththemassbalanceremovalaspart oftheprocesstoaidspinrecovery.

SpinstrakesarenowfittedtomostTigerMoths thataretobeaerobaled.ForeightyearsIstarted mydisplaywithamulti-turnspinandafterafair amountofpractice,ataltitude,couldcomeout on,orverycloseto,mydesiredexitheading, WhatIdidfindveryinterestingwasthedelayin exitwithafrontseatoccupiedandathreequarter fullfueltank(19imperialgallonsfull,18for aerobaticsandanaerobaticweightoflessthan 1,770lb).Whenwishingtoexitatthe12o'clock positionwhilstspinningtotheleft,IfoundifI introducedtherightrudderat 11o'clock,30°later,pausedandtheneasedthe stickforwardIwouldexitonlinehavingrotated 330°duringtheexit.IfIwasonmyownwithlittle fuel,IdiscoveredthatIcoulddelaymyexituntil the7o'clockposifionandpressonrightrudder, opposingtheforceagainsttheleftrotation,pause andtheneasethestickforwardandleaveonthe correctheadingafteronly210'ofrotation, ltispossible...no,lelmestartagain..,itused tobepossibletogetdispensationfromthe CAAtestdepartmenttoaerobataTigerMoth afteratestpilotconductedsufficientspinsto confirmthatindividualaircraftwouldrecover, withoutspinstrakes.Iamnotawareofanythat wererefused,howeveritisnowanunusual situationastheCAAnolongerhasaflighttest sectionandnoin-housetestpilots.Istillcannot getananswerastowhetherIcanundertake thespintrialsonourTigerMothstoremove thedoubtfulneedofhavingspinsstrakes,

"Butperhapsthere mightbeanother solution...Please mayIhavesome bombsmister?And alsogospinning?"

whichweredesignedtoimprovedampingand slowingthespinrateandhenceexit,when bombracksandcopperbombswereinuse. Butperhapstheremightbeanothersolution... PleasemayIhavesomebombsmister?And alsogospinning? (FD-TheCAAiscurrently lookingintodroppingthisspecialspintest requirementonstrakelessTigers)

Conversiontrainingtakesupmostofour instructionaltmeandgenerallyitiswith fellowswhohavegainedafairamountof experienceonnosewheelaircraft.Theyhave decidedtheyoughttoexploretheTigerMoth. somethingtheyadmit[heyhavebeenmeaningto doforquitesometime.Othershavebeenflying themthroughouttheircareerandcontinuewith us.Butwealsohavesomepilotsundertraining whoarestartingfromscratch,suchasMartin whoapproachedusdeterminedtolearntofly onTigerMoths.Hehadbeenmaderedundant andnowwashischancetofulfilhisdream,Such enthusiasmissharedbyGrahamwhowishesto gosolotosatisfyhisdesire

AnnabelleiscurrentlyflyingwithWill,who istakinghisconversionafterpartingwithhis Bonanzawhichhehadflownworldwideand waslookingforanewaspectandchallengein hisflying.Heiscertainlygettingthatnow.Each

circuitsessionistakenintwo30minuteblocks. yeswithcupsofhotcoffeeinbetween.Ienjoy circuitingmostwhenwehavetwoTigersin thecircuit,onedownwindandonegetting airborne.Tryingtomaintainthespacingand watchingtheother(thecamouflagereallydoes work)ticklessomepilotspink.

Wealsohavevisitorsfromabroad,most recentlyanAmerican.Mike,onalayoverfrom a767trip.Afterafewemails.hedroppedinto fly.Itwasthestartofourblusteryseasonand thewindexceededourowncrosswindlimits, sojudiciouslywesnackedandcoffee'dagain Wehavehadlocalbookingsandothersfrom Wales,Scotland,Switzerland,Finlandand France.plusenquiriesfromfurtherafield.We havejuststartedformationtrainingandthis uniqueaspectisafurtherstungtoanypilot's skillset.AnnabelleandIhaveenjoyedthis disciplinefor12years,withbothMothsandher Jungmann.Thisisareassuringaspectwhen sheisfront-seatingwithatensetraineewho maybeover-compensatingwhenflyingwith aninitiallyunsteadyandungainlyprogress nearingmywing.Iknowhercalmvoiceand demeanourwillrelaxhim,allowhimtofeelas partoftheaircraftandhavetheconfidenceto movewithsmall,correctiveinputs.

ANDFINALLY

ThelastfewwordshavetopaytributetoKevin forhisbeautifulTigerMothrestorationsandfor havingtheforesighttokeepthreecompleted schoolaircrafttogether,withmoretocome.The nextwillbeinthesame1940strainingscheme andthelastoneinthepost-warsilverand yellowbandedtrainingschemeoftheRoyal Navy.Thereasonforthisdistinctive,contrasting andratherappealingscheme?Thesearethe coloursinwhichthisparticularaircraftoperated atDartmouthwhenKevinflewherduringhis training.So,fullcircle,itwillbebackintheair withhimagainatthehelm.relivinghisyouthand nodoubtcontemplatingtheroaddownwhich thatfirstTigerMothexperiencehasleadhim.

JACKMILNES APROFILE

AnintroductiontotherecentlyappointedTrusteeoftheLAAEducationalTrust

Iamveryexcitedandhonouredtobe appointedasaTrusteeoftheLAA EducationalTrust.Ihavehadalifelonglove foraviation,startingwiththeaircadetsand thenservingintheRAFasanelectronics engineer.Ihavebeenrunningalocalcharity, TheSpiritOfGooleBuildaPlaneProject,for overtwoyearsnow,startingthecharitywithtwo simpleaims:tohelplocalyoungpeoplewho haveambitionstoflyyetnoexpectationthatthey willeverachieveit;andtoprovidethemwithreal lifeskillsinengineeringbybuildingaSherwood Rangerandthenusingtheaircrafttoteachthem tofly.In14monthstheaircrafthasgonefroma boxofbitstoacompletedairframe,tourwings, tailandundercarriagefitted.Itsnowreadyfor riggingandthecontrolstobeinstalled.John Cook,our LAP, inspectorfortheproject,said: 'TodayIinspectedthefuselagesection oftheSherwoodHangerbeingbuiltbythe studentsofGooleSchoolandfoundittobe exactlyasdesigned.Thesestudentshave shownanabilityfarbeyondtheiryearsand Iwanttocommendthemontheirhardwork andenthusiasmforthisprojectIlookforward toseeingthefuturestagesotthebuildas theyskillfullychangehundredsofpartsintoa Britishdesignedaircraft.Welldone.'

Mydreamandpassionistoinspireand teachyoungpeople,toprovethattheycan achieveanythingiftheyputtheirminds toit.Thechallengesinlifemaybehard, therewillbetimestheywanttogiveupbut perseverancewillwinthroughintheend, ThomasEdisonsaid."Manyoflife'sfailures arepeoplewhodidnotrealisehowclosethey weretosuccesswhentheygaveup."

Ibelievethatbyencouraging'would-be' aviatorsandengineersintotheLAAwecan furthertheaimsoftheAssociation.with thenextgenerationworkingtoprotectour airfieldsfromdevelopment,protectthefuture ofaffordable,safeflyingandencourage developmentoftheBritishaviationindustry byprovidingmotivated,hardworkingand skilledpeople.

VISIONFORTHELAAET

MyvisionforLAAETintheshorttermis toestablishamanagementteamthatcan effectivelydelivertheaimsandobjectives ofthecharitywhilealsocreatingnewand sustainablefundingstreamsthatwillprovide successfulresultsinouractivities.Wemust engagewiththemyriadofotherorganisations runningyouthprogrammesaroundthe

countryandworkwiththemtoproducea coordinatedapproachtoyouthaviationand theopportunitiesitprovides.

BuildingonthesuccessofTheSpiritOf Goole,wewillestablishTheNationalYouth EngineeringandAviationScheme,available toyouthmembersoftheLAA.Thescheme willrunSTEMoutreachdaystoschoolsand colleges,aviationandengineeringweekends, youthBuildAPlaneprojectsinschools. collegesandacademies.Ultimatelywewilluse thefinishedaircrafttoofferpilotscholarshipsin regionalcentresaroundthecountrythathelp youngpeopletofollowacareerinaviationand engineering.Andyouneverknow,wemight justdiscoverthenextFrankWhittle,Barnes WallisorAmyJohnsonwithinanenthusiastic andactiveyouthmembership.

Iamreallylookingforwardtoworkingwith allthedepartmentsoftheLAAandLAP ETespeciallyRoger,JamesandPhil,and buildingstrategicpartnershipswiththeStruis andcompaniesthatIknowsharemyvision. Thechallengesinfrontofusmaybehuge butIhavenodoubtthatwiththesupportol theboardandmembersoftheLAAwecan overcomethemandthateveryonewillbevery proudoftheendresults.

ANDAIR

BrianHopepaysavisittoaworldforceinthemanufactureoflightaviation fuelsystemcomponents

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decidedtomovedowntothePortsmouth areawhenshewasacceptedasastudent inthelocalcollege.Andycommutedfora whilebutthenworkedlocallyforafewyears ingeneralandmarineengineering.Uptothis timepersonalflyinghadnotreallyentered thepicture,infacthewasanenthusiastic sailoranditwasthedesiretobeabletoafford alargerboatthatledhimtobranchouton hisown.Hestartedhisfirstcompany,Lefay Engineering,in1972andforthenext25years concentratedonsub-contractengineering, producingvariouswidgetsforlarger companies.TodayAndydescribesthosedays withamixtureofpridethatthecompanykept itsheadabovewaterandemployedupto25 people,butregretthatitdidnotenablehimto usehisabilitiesindesignandproblemsolving. It'sverymuchacut-throatbusinesswherethe

"Hestartedhis firstcompany, LefayEngineering in1972andfor thenext25years concentrated onsub-contract engineering"

(Above) Andairhasinvestedheavilyin moderncomputercontrolledequipment whilethefactoryisstateoftheartwith solarpanelsprovidingthethelion'sshare ofelectricalpoweronasunnyday

(left)The ubiquitousAndairfuelvalve, thecompany'sfirstproductwhichnow featuresinfactory-builtandhomebuilt aircraftaroundtheworld

competitionfightstorpenniesandhalfpennies ontheunitprice,andbusinessishardwon. Andyspentmostothistimeontheroad, chasingworktokeeptheshopbusy. Andy'sintroductionintolightaviationcame viaglidinghavingbuiltupexperienceover anumberofyearshecompletedaSilverC conversionatGoodwoodtogainhisPPL. aneconomicroutethatisunfortunatelyno longeravailable.Thenin1991,havinghada particularlygoodyear.hedecidedtogoto theUSandflytheVan'sRV-4withaviewto buyingakit.Hewasalsoabletoflythethen newfactoryRV-6,decidingstraightawaythatit wasabetterbetandorderingakit.Tobemore accurateheendeduporderingnolessthan fivekits,becausewhenothersheardhewas goingtobeshippingakit,heagreedtobring themallintohisHavantfactorytosaveon

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shippingcosts.Helaughswhenherecallsa lorryturningupduringtheChristmas/NewYear shutdownandwhenthesidecurtainswere drawnbackheaskedthedriverwhichones wereforhim:'Allofthemmatecamethereply. 30-ioddcratesRotendedupstackedfromfloor toceilinginhisfactory.

ThatfirstDy,G-GRIN.wascompletedin late1999andAndyenjoyedflyingitfarand wideNotwantingtositaroundofanevening, hethenstartedanRV-7,G-I4VTTwhichhe completedin2009,leadingtothesaleolhis RV-6.Bythistnewehavejumpedaheadin theAndairstory.withAndyusinghisaircraft forbusinesstripsalloverEurope.Wanting an'ultimate'RV.hestartedyetanotherbuild, aciainanRV-7butthisonewitha205hpECI Titan10X-370engine,aprojectthatisstiltin processHedecidedtopayparticularattention tokeepingtheemptyweightdowntoaround 1.000Ibandkeepingdragtoaminimum inordertogainthebestpossiblecruse performanceonlongerjourneys.Havingbeen madeanofferhecouldn'trefuseon'71,Andyis currentlywithoutanaircraft,soit'sallsystems gotogetthenew7flyingasap.

BacktotheAndairstoryanditwasduringthe buildofhisfirstRVthatAndysawanumber ofareaswherethefuelsystemcomponents couidbebetterdesigned,themainfuelvalve beinghisinitialconcernasitwaslittlemore thanabrasstap.TogetherwithAlanLindsay whohasnowworkedwithAndyfor35years, hedesignedavalvethatprovidedlift,turnand positivelocationfortankpositionsandOFF Thefuelinletsandoutletsofferedarangeof maleorfemaletiltings.anditwaspossibleto mountthecontrolpanelofthevalveremotely fromthevalveitself.Constructedfrontthe

bestqualitymaterialsandprotectivefinishes. itwasdesignedtoprovidelongandreliable service.Italsolookedsmartandprofessional, somethingAndyhascarriedforwardinthe designofallhisproducts.

ForsometimeAndyhadbeendeterntined toultimatelymoveawayfromsub-contract workschemadeaconsciousdecisionto build20units,whichhetooktoSun'nFunin 1994andaskedJimIrwin,ofAircraftSpruce andSpecialty,ifhewouldbeprepamd sellthentIrwinagreedbutsadlyitwasn'tan overntightsuccess,andcometheendofthe week-longshow.nonehadbeensold.Andy returnedhomehomebitterlydisappointed,his

"Throughoutthe 1990sthebusiness grewsteadilyas asidelinetothe mainsub-contract work,whichwas payingthebillsand fundingproduct development"

conlidencethathehadmovedlightaviation fuelvalvetechnologyforwardsomewhat dentedThen,twoweekslaterthephonerang. AircraftSprucewanted40morevalves.Andar wasonitsway

Justashehadalwaysdone,Andywenton theroad,thistimetravellingallovertheUS andEuropetosellhisvalvetolightaiicraft manufacturers,Iftheywantedsomething aMiledifferenthewouldmakeitasafree sample.Cirruswasinitsinfancyatthattime andshowedinterest,andafterahoutayear ofdiscussionanddesignchanges,itbecame Andair'sfirstOEMcustomer.Graduallythe businessgrewandgascolatorsandfuelcaps wereaddedtotherange.Aswithallnew Andairproducts,aspecificationwasdrawn uptori4ihattheidealproductwouldprovide, andthatwaswhatwasdesignedandbuilt, alwaystothehighestqualityandalwayswith everythingpossiblebeingmadein-house.Even todayonlyproprietary0-ringsandscrewsare boughtin,Andairmakingeverythingelseso thattheycanmaintaintotalqualitycontrol. Throughoutthe1990sthebusinessgrew steadilyasasidelinetothemainsub-conftact work,whichwaspayingthebillsandfunding productdevelopment,butthatwasallto changewhen,in1998.Andy'ssonOwen completedhisaeronauticalengineeringdegree atBrunelandcameintothebusiness.Thefirst thinghedidwastellAndythatthesub-contract workshouldhewounddowncompletelysothat theAndairsideofthebusinesscouldbecome thepriority.ExpansionofAndairwasbeing compromisedbecausetimeandresources weretakenupwithotherwork.IntruthAndy wasnotsorrytoseethesub-contractinggohut itwasaleapoffaithtocloseitdownbecause

theavistissipreducte.aidesailaseasdgnaw itsassasSLISC.Licthesaislinctstalllevelsend costs.BatfurytnatdaycoitAdleased(Tow. uthmorepritaductsaddedsbahasI.trivillis soadra-it.diisles.LUCyalvasand(-Suck valves,in[actanythingassaciasudwill'theaie: isystsrbiiilightaircraftuptoarieuncla12seials, ThelatestIDITILIUCLIitCyClOplatantaasbeen anelEvornsHAIpump.Ower",vailadto 1",splia..H1,1ysarepactunittosaylacc :hsaulamotivederives.:unibmanaltyrotund eirualtaprarbehrins.auto[Ai:dealers anlinasasahecameaubaseths[DalaiMass motor,-ssea.elessismsdsisandbeganlo sutdSCICCCOIitrollorIc‘CsiaftId'oil,Aidaits aniimrisiennqthhrssuP,ihs;raleanaiples purnbaaisburpsescisisiteTnisragalseerm likeastrangscodHrLed:us havingstartedillyvurkinglifeinmechanical stsJusuingIaporsualsth,wonder-10 siArkrn,i1rislip(schemesasuiraternavhrum; andindead:Lstlayilookaildfeelaabi lavaatiful'ynehedproducts HeciaaaiyAnclurhavneen isiaacetiReLailuumAsys1ernartherise usued912iSCastCO'Ll-paruUDInparbes inalarianciewithAndarSalteahativsand yousillbetIsAvubJvirs7andacIruiratiuifor [IADprod.sit 0..iecatlieabcudvabationa:hcaisvalve lesoSugar-illyispleasattiontoapruiblem sill,:sods'rfuelsyeeervieantheolddaysHet eitherCaarlciItSwayICHICCatCetaLCgras'y Iron'aheihar tanksri.beresiassmsle neclianicalarad/,areiectricpumptbprovide ritcSsatc'riCtTharath,:;HCat inHeeaahshutdueinthiasupptythPfloat

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OUTOFTHEARCHIVES

ntoday'sageofquick-buildkitaircraftit iseasytoforgetthattheconstructionof ahomebuiltaircraft50yearsagowasa considerablymoredifficultundertaking thatinevitablytookalongtimetoreach fruition.Thechoiceofdesignswaslimited,as wastheavailabilityofbuildingmaterials,with woodbeingtheeasiesttosource.Engineswere asrareashen'steeth,whichiswhytheVW Beetleconversionwaswelcomedasmanna fromheaven—itliterallydidenabletheearly homebuildingmovementtoprogress.

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norH•xistPFAsErginee,innConirritte,, atthebeginningrhe19605includedsuch nc,tahloIigurusasEricKinDandBillBarber andlaterRexCoatesandJohnWalke.r.vdth DougBianchibuihorotFonyiofPersonal PlaneSim-vicesbeing trioChief Inclor:cl,T,! ineyallwockecvojunlan;yForthePEA:r1ther sparerime

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withthedihedfalt sts.c.asgo.roamerIC: tipgivingitthebah01abananawhenviewed Thricthehc.IntAdulthadalsofittedaV-twin, 110.00cAnzaienginewh!ch.e.portudivhad about20IioursnoitTheaircrafthadoee.rtnriV.t ontheup.perfloorofanoldmill°Liddingandif ISat[NsVDcali:Dnthatthecinlyphoto(right)wu haveofAdolfandThrbulantwastaken CorremondenceherdinourrecordssiLrws conract6ditiePEAinOctober1960asking ha.o.r.ThearrframcinspectedHentually, afterconsu,tutionwithDougBianchiEicKing *Hole000suggesedta[aMrRockliffeof Yorksh:re1..IghtAircraft....p.Juldciceepkblu cliecktheaircraftaswehacinolocal inshectorsinthe;Harth-eastRocktillt:had alookal;I:eaircraftandwasconcernyd atcci.jltheenweard It5tilOuritOveraS Incfactthatthewingwasnowccmpletc7 inspectHnLitspuuv,asv,rrtial:yimpossible

(Above)Adolf ShirmawithG-ARIMinthemill workshop.ItisfittedwiththeAnzaniV-twin. (PhotoLAAArchiveCollection)

(Leff)Druine 0.36TurbulentG-APOLfittedwitha JAPJ-99in1961.Theaircraft(projectPFA439) wasbuiltbyPJHoustonnearRedhillandisseen hereatBagintonon24April1961.SomecomponentsfromthisaircraftwereusedonG-ARIMinthe 1990s. (Photo.RobthAWalker) distliketodaytheeubsuld,onoltheengirm. yvas,ed,sicleHdamajorriiodiiicnrionand nTOIC1TIT3lentpn'Tri/11::-Tnen[lankanelTOT111 Theengineproblemedaslu kir[atiricoNeedhamniPhooneAirerair whoadvs.e.::thatititwasteemodikedbitor. AnzartitmightY.,esfttablehutLe,OilsHrie HaroldBenUevereuxtheUKrepresentelliv cittlopccivrollsdese.irAvroesDrainehad sla:eeU-dthefeltHaltoecylEnderengines weninutsuitableTheengineitSnCT-'11E'Tcame immDElyirigFleaprolectthatwasstarrea MTTedinFilein1937herewassomedoubt oedhieenginemosntsnceitappeared tebpmadefromelectricalconda4'andit waT1T.1:11,1gestedThTtITaLutonenginemount L.ILTvi.1 ,11101eCTIn,ay196Ailnolelidr, ravailablefeudbc:iutE25IreglPhdeni,i‘ircialll

BygiayesJensIhestoryrIlIdaddsFtlevelof hadides!,receded1.1y1-i:bi-'uary1913'2,..vhei reighrLL.Pie,voylenward confusionJoinwrotelotheEFAtoTT110TITT ine.Pi-nadasedtheArtRttis,:raii/H1Deacsi be.c.-.Rtethc.EictItiEtl'ITele v..ele.grap?:1°1.u-it:F. ITnemthatnehad;ridboughtaparl-ciempleted ..!%.(1,,iileiLlbeen...-wproachedld.Mi.-,,chirina intheIrnnrisetPEAFeginearieg Tutbulert;remaMtSC1111reaofDurhamfor thatwithoutors)Qd(i.,leurnentation',Ind ,:i9.ssureeeesthatitwasbudtothedrawings !hatOHdeeral:coulc:becleareditfiariled with.,:pploved,nodificationsandmaterials,it (ioitsbedfur.111AsceredlirmiereHy teliiriahlatodcarrid?aircraftUnfortunately in:tHalcHBd.die.eieux Iheee.ine,copyotBLVsrep()Etinthefiles l-rericeTuaell,-.:elaidie.1;hetiC. ;isimpossibletufullyunders;andallthe prehlemsVettUrnsaircraft,Nhichbythistime visite°Nwcedle haelbeenaHocate,.:!teregistration0-ARIM firuchliiiMrSohnrnavedc: scigdayLi\merhberOliverSmith. saihisierferall‘tmslithdeHe3sPH\ Ten101111)1ITTLT.goirigtoseeweaircraftinthendll ngLieaboutd.e.T111gTr13111BLiTLTTOI ae111-:(1IusITMn.91111twitnessinganangtne baekiosaytherLegine( aueRre slaeDlNerrecalls;halintheconfinedinterior rrepr..FilIraniMrDeinacited-f-letycesiinAde OleImileasspis-clacularwilh(iudand CkIli':totitIiirtheIlIII druiTingsbencjtpk.)WilOVEVE.'Verything, DCTLT1L1LETHLMTaskeclturdetailr:ofthematerials inducinghimself andtheir-erl,fic.Tion ,eorresponcliniLIIsinMa /1962 Ii weuk:rIPPealtha71-lareldSesiDis.veree rue.trIJuly1965long-timeLAAmemberJohn

6.90.AtPFAHOthiswasassumed tobeG-ARIMbuteventuallya letterfromMrSchemastated thatthiswasasecondTurbulent thathehadbuiltwhichhadto besolddhetotheimpending tossofhismillworkshop. Ascanbeseenfromthe photographs.thisaircraft alsohasthebanana-shaped spar.ThusJohn'sTurbulent waseventuallyallocated PFA1047andbecame GAWBMandisstillflying today,completewithits strangewing.

AdolfSchirmacorrespondedwithRexCoates ataboutthesametimeenquiringaboutgetting someprogressor,G-ARIMandinformed PEAthathehadnowbuiltandfittedaChris FalconerVWconversiontotheaircraftVarious letterspassedbackandforthtryingtoarrange aninspector,andthenthefilestops Movingforward30years,in1996Alberto Gregori'sTurbulentG-APOLhadanaccident andhepurchasedAdolfShirma'sG-ARIM. AlthoughsomepartsofthecrashedG-APOL wereincorporatedintotheaircraft.thefuselage wasn'tsohewasnotallowedtoretainthe registrationG-APOLforthecombinedproject. TheresultwasthatG-ARIM.whichhadbeen cancelledbytheCAAin1986,wasreinstated. InviewofTurbulentG-ARIMbeingoriginally fittedwithatwo-cylinderAnzarkengine.it issomethingofacoincidencethatG-APOL featuresinthisstorysinceitwastheonly TurbulenttohaveflownwithotherthanaVW

intheUK.G-APOLwasbuiltbyPeter Houston(VintageAircraftAssociation)near RedhillasaD.36TurbulentwithaJAPJ-99 twinandinthisguiseflewinabout1961. However.in1962itwasconvertedtoVW powerandD31status,andsold.

G-ARIMthenpassedthroughseveralhands andultimatelyintothecareofJonathon ',fano'HollandaridSankHarper.Jonoand Samhavebeenworkingontheaircraftfor threeyearsyearsandhavewrittenabout itsprogressinregular'FromtheCowshed' postsonthe FLYER forumTheaircraftwas takenbacktoitsbarewoodenairframeand allcomponentsinspected,replacedwhere necessaryandthenrecovered.Interestingly JonaandSamhaveusedacoveringand paintingtechniquepioneeredintheUS

AdolfShirma's secondTurbulent t-airframewas Icompletedas G-AWBMby JohnBygraves. Itisseenhere shortlyafterits firstflightat Honeydonnorth ofBedford. aLv-ii (PhotoStuart "MacConnacher)

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Thewingof G-AWBMjust aftercollection fromAdolf Shirmashowing thebanana-like _gradualchangein idihedral (PhotoLAA "fr.,ArchiveCollection)

i ,ultralightcommunity, k -featuringnormal ceconiteheat-shrink fabricpaintedwitha commerciallyavailablehouseholdpaintapplied withasmallpaintroller.The inishisacceptable,saves onsiderablecostinmaterials ,8ndisexpectedtobeperfectly suitableandhardwearing. Jonocomments.'Weboughttheproject exactly50yearsfromwhenitwasfirst registeredsoitis53yearsfromregistration toflying,whichcouldwellbearecord!Our totalcosthasbeenaround25,250.Itsurvived Iwofarmburolariesandafarmfloodingwhile beingrebuiltbutI'msurethathasonlyadded loitssomewhatadventurousexistenceover thepasthalfcentury.

"Thepaintsystemworkedouteleventimes cheaperthanthestandardaviationoption,and atestpanelthathasbeenupontheoutside wallofmyhouseforninemonthsisshowingno signsofanydegradation

"SamandIwouldliketothanktheLAAfor theirinputtotherebuild,especiallyFrancis." .It'sbeenalongtimecoming.wellover50 years,butG-ARIMflewforthefirsttimeon SundayNovember9withCharlieHukeat thehelmJonoreportsthatCharliewasvery impressedwiththeaircraft,sayingitisthe nicestVW-poweredaircrafthehaseverflown.

G-ARIMandLAAfleetsotherearly homebuilts.manyofwhichhavegiven longandexcellentservicetotheirowners, standastestamenttothedeterminationand resourcefulnessofthememberswhobuilt themalatimewhenminimalsupportwas available.CurAssociabonhasprogressed considerablyintheinterimbutourhistory belongstomemberslikeAdolfShirmawho, despitetheobstacles,builtaeroplanesand contributedgreatlytoafutureforaffordable recreationalaviation.

REFERENCES:

LAAEngineerugFilesonProjectsPEA510and PFA1647

BritishHomobedAircraftbyKenEllispublished byMerseysideAviattonSociety G-INFO

Ifartymemberscanaddtothisbriefhistory olanearlyhomebuiltprojectpleasecontact steartgeorsper-aircralsco.us

Aless-than-perfectscreen-grabfrom thefirstflightvideobutG-ARIMhasair beneathherwheelsafterwhatmaywellbe thelongestgestationperiodinPFA/LAA history (Photo:JonathanHolland)

SAFETYSPOT

With MalcolmMcBride

THERESRARELYJUST

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AirworthinessEngineer •••

Fromanenginefailureontake-offtotroublesomeexhaustconnections, adamagedtail-springandanunexplainedlossofpower...

Well,Ho,Ho,Ho,toyou.It'snearly

Christmasafterall;goodness knowswheretheyearhas gone...Iknow,Iknow,same placeasalltherest,intohistory. Anyway,HappyChristmastoyoufromallofus hereatLAAEngineering.Thankyouforyour participationinourattempttoimprovesafety throughknowledgebysupplyinguswithanearly constantstreamofsafety-relatedstories,quitea box-loadwhenIlookbackthrough2014.Ihope thatyou'reOKandnotsufferingtoomuchofa wintergloom.Injustafewdays'itwillbeanew year,seemsstrangethoughasI'veonlyjustgot usedtowriting2014!

Onthewhole. Ithinkthatthisyearhasbeen aprettysafeonefortheaverageLAAflyer, certainly,asyou'dexpect.we'vehadour mishapsbutouractualfatalityrate,whilst notthebestofmeasures,islowerthanithas beenforoveradecadeAlso,it'sdearthat whilsttechnical failuresdoformpartofthe account,it'shumanfactors-relatedissues

Idon'tthinkthatIwouldbeexaggerating whenIsaythatLAA'erBrianBellwasvery fortunatetogetawaywithjustafewcuts andbruisesafterthisaccident.Youcan seethatthedirectionoftraveljustbefore theimpactwaspredominantlyvertical ratherthanthemoreusualhorizontal;this wasbecauseheelectedtoturnbackafter sufferinganenginefailureaftertake-offin hisMinimaxmicrolightaircraft.Alesson re-learntandalessonshared.NEVER TURNBACK. (Photo:PhilipJackson)

thatsitatthecentreofmostincidentsand accidents.Asusual,loss-of-controlduring thetake-offandlandingphasesfeatureshigh onourscoreboardbut,whenyoulookatthe incidentsclosely,thereareoftentechnical factorsthat,whenhighlighted,mightprevent anotherincidentoraccident.SoIdon'tthink itsnecessarilyagoodideatogettoohung-up

onwhichcategoryanyparticularincident isfiledunder-weknow,fromexperience (don'twe).thatifsarareaccidentthatonly hasonecause.

Taketheexampleofarecentaccident featuringthreeaircraft,twoLAAtypesanda RMAAmicrolightThishasbeenlogged,for statisticalpurposes,asa'lossofcontrolon landing'incident.Manstechnicallanguage forscrewing-upthelanding.asweallknow. Thenaturalwaywehumanswouldthinkabout thiswouldbetoputtheincidentintothe 'pilotincompetence'bracket,inotherwords humanerror,andthinknomoreaboutit.We, ifithadbeenourincident,wouldpickupthe pieces(perhapsliterally)andmoveon.Asan investigator,atfirstsighttherewouldbelittle tolearnas'weallmakemistakes,landingan aircraftrequiresspecialskillsafterall'.

Inactualfact,Ionlyfoundoutaboutthis particularincidentbychance.Wereceived aPermitrenewalapplicationfromoneof ourmembersand,ontheapplicationform.

therepairerhadlistedthattherewassome damagetotheairframewhichhadbeen 'repairedbyreplacement'Inotherwords,the sortofminorrepairsthatanLAAinspectoris perfectlyentitledtosign-off.Wewentthrough ourusualchecks,whichasmanyofyouwill knowareprettycomprehensive,andcouldn't findanyreportofdamagetotheairframe, whichstruckmeasabitodd.

Therepairer.averyexperiencedLAA Inspector,hadn'tsuggestedthatthedamage wastooextensive,whateverhadcausedit, andIwasabouttorecommendtheissueof theCertificateofValidity.But,penpoised.I decidedtogivetheinspectoracallbefore committingmyself-asitturnedoutIwas gladthatIdid.

Iwasquitesurprisedthatthecostofthe quiteextensiverepairstotheairframe.and afullengineshockload,amountedtomany thousandsofpounds.NaturallyIaskedfor fullworksheetsand.afterstudyingthem,was happylofindthat.Indeed,therewerenoreal repairs,justcomponentreplacements.Inother words,therepairerwasintheclear,although thinkwewouldhavepreferreditifhehad spokentousbeforebeginningthejob!He thought,incidentally,thatthe'authorities'had beeninformedthatthisaircrafthadcrashed intotwoothersafteralossofcontrolonlanding andthatwewouldknowallabouttheaffair. Naturally,aswedidn't.1didabitofdigging. 11turnedoutthattheincidentwasquitea catastropheforthreeindividualaircraftowners andagoodexampleofassumingsomebody elsehastakenchargeoftheformalities surroundingsuchanevent.AsIexplained, twooftheaircraftwereoursandonewasa microlightoperatingundertheBMAAflag.Ilet theIBMAAengineeringteamknow!about'its' microlightandfocussedmyaftentiononour twomachines

Ofcourse,weknewaboutoneofthese,this wastheapplicantaircraft,andbynowhad thefullrepairworksheetsandhadassessed therepairs.Whatoftheother?Well,aftera fewphonecallswediscoveredthismachine's registration.Then,bycheckingourdatabase, wefoundthatwedidknowthattherehadbeen somedamagereportedearlierintheyear,with theaircrafthavingbeenissuedwithanewCV justamonthortwoearlier.Infact,thetailplane hadbeenreplacedandpermissionsought fromtheLAA'sDesignOfficetouseamore modern,shorterchordversionThedamage wasrecordedinthedatabaseasbeing causedbyaminorgroundincidentinvolvinga microlight.

This,whilstbeingtrue(ourmanhadfirst crashedintothemicrolightandithadbeenthis aircraftthathadcrashedintothetailplaneand. asitturnedout,theaileronsandtheflaps), itdidn'tconveythegravityofthesituation. Thereforetherehadbeennofollow-upand everythinglookedfine...onpaper.

Anyway,what'sthepointofthisstoryapart from,thatis,remindingallownersthatthey mustreportallaccidentsthatcauseinjuryor aircraftdamagetotheAAIBiftheaircraftis involvedinflightoperations(and,bytheway, thefactthatthe'wheelswereontheground' duringtheincidentdoesn'tcountasanexcuse nottodothis!)?Thepointhastobethat,inthe LAAsystem,weallneedtobeinvolvedwhen thingsgowrong.Aclear,uncomplicatedand openrelationshipbetweentheowners,theLAA inspectorsandLAAEngineeringiscriticalto ourcontinuedsuccess.

Anotherpointmaybethat.whenwelook moreclosely,weoftenseemore.WhenI eventuallygotallthefacts,Idiscoveredthat thepilotoftheincidentaircraft,averysensible chap,wentflyinginpoorlyselected.rathertoo bigfootwearwhichmeantthathisrightfoot crossedovertheleftduringthelandingandhe lostruddercontrolNow,ifthat'snottechnical content,Idon'tknowwhatis!

Youmayhavestudiedthepictureofafairly wellbashed-upMinimaxbeforereading thistext-Iwouldhavedone.Here'swhat happened.

TEAMMINIMAX91—ENGINE FAILUREONTAKE-OFF

BeforeIbeginthisexploration,mayIthank thepilot,LAA'erPaulParry,forallowingme todiscussthisincidentquiteopenlyInmy view,Paulisasuperstar:hefreelyadmitsthat thereasonhe'stheownerofaverybroken aeroplane.insteadofaniceairworthyone,is merebecauseofacoupleofpoordecisionshe maderatherthanthe'headline'cause.None ofusliketalkingaboutourmistakesandthe aviationcommunityatlargeshiesawayfrom exploringindividualpiloterroreventsforthis reason.IfyouarearegularreaderorSafety SpotyouwillknowthatI'vebeenbashing

"Suddenly,and veryquickly,the aircraftwasfacing theotherwaythentheaircrafthit theground"

theflytheAircraftFirst'(whensomething goeswrong)drumratheralotrecently;that's becauseofafewrecenteventsthatcouldhave beenavoided,oratleasttheoutcomescould havebeenalotlesstragic,ifthepilotsinvolved haddonethissimplething.

Thisparticularincident.involvingahomebuiltMinimax,hasbeenfiledasa'technical' failurebecausetheprimarycausewasthatthe enginefailedbut,asyouread.you'lldiscover thatthereasontheaircraftwasdestroyedhas rathermoretodowithhumanfactorsissues bothonthegroundand in theair.Ithinkthat therecordoftheeventshouldberelaxingin the'operational'filingcabinet,ratherthanthe 'technical'one.

Let'sstartfromthebeginning.Paulisa microlighterthroughandthrough:hestarted flyingflexwingsin2010andsoondecidedthat hewantedtobuildhisownaircraftSelecting thefantasticMinimaxallwoodsingle-seater, hesetabouttheaircrafesconstruction.He obviouslyputhisheartandhissoulintothe buildbecausethefirstPermitforhismachine wasissuedinMarch2011,doublequicktimeif youaskme.Pauldidhisconversionflyingonan Ikarus042andassoonashewasconfident,he convertedontohisownmachine;hesoongot usedtoflyingitandtheaircraftbecameafirm friend.ThisMinimaxaircraftispoweredbythe

ubiquitousRatak447two-strokeenginewhich, initssinglecarburettorversion,produces about40bhpat6,600rpm.Normally,these enginesare'propped'sothattheyareableto achieveabout6,300rpmonthegroundwhich. bearinginmindthefairlyflatnatureofthe rpm/poweroutputgraphinthisrpmzone,is sufficientandveryclosetofullpower. Afterabout100hoursofflightoperation. Paulnoticedthattheenginewas'struggling' toreachthenormal6,200/6,300rpmandhad inmindthattheenginewasdueafullservice. Then.duringclimb-out,henotedthatthe aircraftwasnotclimbingwellandthattherpm intheclimbwasonlyjust6,000rpm.Timefor aservice?Paulthoughtso,andremovedthe engine,sendingitofftoanenginespecialist heknewfromthemicrolightcommunityfor afullcheck.Notwishingtocriticisethis.I'm surprisedthathefeltthatafteronly100hours inservicetheengineneededafulloverhaul. I'veoperated447enginesinallsortsof machinesovertheyears.theyareafantastic powerplantforverylightinstallationsandare particularlyresilient.

Whentheenginecameback,theprobable reasonforthepowerlosswasrecordedby theoverhaulerasa'stuckpistonring'.Paul. satisfiedwiththis,dulyrefittedtheengine andbegantheRotaxrecommendedground runftnperiod.Henoted,however,thatthe enginewasn'tperformingwell,infact,itwas stillstrugglingtoreach6.000rpmand,inPaul's words,"TheenginefeltflatwhenIopenedthe throttleatthetopend...itfeltlikeacarthat wasintoohighagear."

Iunderstandexactlywhatthatfeelslikeand, tosomeextent,thesimileisagoodone.Twostrokeengines,toreachfullpower.relyheavily onthetuningoftheexhaustpipe.Anormal two-strokepowercurve,whilstfairlyflatatthe topoftherpmrange.isverysteepindeedat lowergems.Anover-pitchedpropelleroran under-poweredenginecanpreventtheengine fromreachingitspowerband.Iftheengineis downonpowerforanyreason.thepropeller holdstheenginejustbehindthepowerband soitfeels'sluggish'tothepilot,justlikeamotor caroperatingintoohighagear

Clearly,whatevertheengineservicehad done,ithadn'treturnedtheenginetofull power.HereiswherePaulmadehisfirsterror ofjudgement:insteadofgettinghisengine specialisttocomeandhavealooktoseewhy theenginewasn'tperforming.hedecidedtofly themachine in thehopethataflightmightclear theproblem.Fromexperience.I'veneverknown thistohethecase.

Well,aswenowknow,timeintheairdidn't cleartheproblemand,eventhoughthe departureusedupmostofhisprivatestripin theprocess.Pauleventuallygotairbourneand begantheslowclimbawayHewasn'tsureat whatheighttheenginepowerdiedofftozero, 'everything'sabitofablur'.Heremembers, thinkingthatheshouldbegintoturnbackto theairfieldand,probablybeganthisturn.The nextthingherecalledwaslosingcontrolof theaircraftcompletely-"Suddenly.andvery quickly,theaircraftwasfacingtheotherway" thentheaircrafthittheground.

ThankgoodnessPaul'sguardianangelwas ondutythatafternoonandhewasn'thurtinthe impactbut,asyoucansee,hislabouroflove hasbeencompletelydestroyed.

So,Paul'ssecondmistake,nearlyhislast. wasthathetriedtoturnbacktotheairfield afteranenginefailureontheclimb-out.

LAAInspectorandRotaxengineexpert,KevinDilks,sentusthispictureofaRotax912 cylinderhead;I'lladmitthatwhenwefirstsawthepicturewecouldn'tworkoutwhat waswrong.Whenwelookedatapictureofanundamagedheadallbecameclear...the CKTexhausthas,forsomeunexplainedreason,wornitselfintothestructureofthe head.ThisheadcameoffaEuropaaircraftthatwasfitted,fromnew,withaCKTexhaust system.Theenginehadcompleted475hoursandhadbeenoperatingintheaircraftwell since1999.Ourfirstthoughtwasthatthisconnectionmusthavebeenlooseforsome timebeforetheproblemwasseen.Kevinfeelsthattheconnectionbetweenthehead andtheexhaustitself,whichisdifferenttotheRotaxdesign,maynotbesuitablein someinstallations.

(Photo:KevinDilks)

Thispictureservestwopurposes;firstly,youcanseewhatthefaceoftheconnection point(betweentheexhaustandthehead)shouldlooklike,whileitalsoshowshow theconnectionismadeintheRotaxexhaustsystem.Notethatthetubepushesinto theheadwhichservesbothtopreventanyside-to-sidemovementandtoprotectthe materialofthehead.

(Photo:KevinDilks)

Here'sapictureshowingtheconnection methodemployedintheCKTexhaust system;thissystemhasworkedvery wellformanyyearswithover2,500 exhaustsystemssoldbytheDevon-based manufacturer.Certainlytheconnection betweentheexhaustandtheengineisa complicatedone,withthecomponents havingtocopewithaverydifficult chemicalandtemperatureenvironment. Thisisthefirstcasewherewe'veseen connectionweartothisdegreeandit's clearthatthisdidn'thappenovernight. Makesurethatyouincludeathorough checkoftheexhaustsystembeforeevery flight—youknowitmakessense! (Photo:ChrisAper)

Apilotshouldnevereverdothis:don'tget beguiledbysupposedexperts,iftheydiditand gotawaywithit,they'vebeenvery,verylucky Thisiswhatreallyhappenswhenanengine failsshortlyafterlake-offorintheearlystages ofaclimbaway.

Becauseyournoseiswellalgovethehorizon andyourspeedisfairlylow,iftheenginefails yourairspeedwilldisappearveryquicklyand youwillfallbehindthedragcurve.Bearin mind,tomakemattersworse.youprobably weren'texpectinganenginefailureso,initially youwon'tdoanythingatallandafewvaluable secondsandanaccompanyingfewknotsof airspeedwillbelost.Whenyouwakeuptothe problemit'sverylikelythattheaircraftwillbe flyingataverylowairspeedindeed,probably atahighangle-of-abackjustbelowthestall angleandthemachinewillfeelprettyweird, bothbecauseofthisverylowairspeedand thetactthatyou'renotusedtoclimbingaway withouttheenginerunning.Often,theresulting reducdoninairflowoverthecontrolsurfaces. particularlytheelevatorandtherudder,will meanthattheaircrabwiltkeelsloppyand unresponsive.Whenflyinginstructorsshout. 'Getthenosedown."theymeanill

Aileronsarenotacontrol,asyouknow,you shouldbeusingathighangles-of-attack,not unlessyouwanttoperformsomeunplanned aerobatics.Rememberwhatwillhavebeen demonstratedtoyouduringyourtraining:when flyingclosetothestallduringlow-speedflying exercises,attemptingtoenterasharpturn ustngaileronwillalmostcertainlycausethe aircrafttodropawingsharplyandthismay forceitintoaspinThisiswhygivingintothe almostoverpoweringtemptationtoturnand landbackontheairfieldisalmostalwaysfatal. Thefirstjob,inanyemergency,istoKeepThe AircraftFlying.

Always,inthehorrible,butfortunatelyquite raresituationofanenginefailureaftertake-off lowerthenoseasquicklyaspossibleandgelthe aircraftuptoareasonableflyingspeedbefore youdoanythingelse:iftheaircraft,isclosetoits stallingspeedthiswillcosiyoualotofheight initself.Keepinmindthattheeffectofwind gradient,somethingyounormallythinkabouta! !heotherendoftheairfield,willstealmuchoftiffs airspeedinanyevent,especiallywhenyou getverylowtotheground.

Thispictureshows whatanEscapade tail-springshould looklike..,allvery tidy.Remember, tailspringsdoan awfullotofworkin normaloperation, letalonethe punishmentthey aregivenduringa lessthanperfect landing!Ifyou dosufferaheavy landing,takea goodlookatthe tail-wheelassembly asawhole.If youdiscoverany crackinginthetail spring,replaceit beforefurtherflight.

(Photo:BrianBell)

TheremovedEscapadetailspringcan beseentohavefailedatthepointof maximumbendingstressinthetop picture;thebottomshotshowsthatthis failurehasbeendevelopingprogressively overquitesometime.Notethe'beach' linesacrossthelower(tension)sideof thisbeam(Ithinkyoucanignoretherusty face,thisfaileditemlayaboutforawhile beforebeingsenttous. (Photos:MalcolmMcBride)

LAAFlyerandSportCruiserownerStephenWinterhasrecentlybeendoing abitof'aviation'acrosstheChannelandhadinin-flightproblemwhich couldhaveendedupfarworsethanitdid.Here'sStephen'sstoryinhis ownwords.

Iwasflyingafactory-builtBreezerinGermanyTheflightitselfwas intendedtotakethreehoursbutaftertwo-and-three-quarterhoursmy passengerwasdesperateforacomfortbreak.Weselectedagrassairfield opentogeneraltrafficwithan800mrunwaysetamongstthehillsofthe BlackForest,whichwewereflyingover.

Thelandingwasfinealthoughthefieldwas,asweexpected,quite weLFiveminuteslaterwewerereadytotake-off,soIbacktrackedtothe extremeendofthefield.Thepowercheckandmagnetocheckswerefine. Iappliedfullthrottle,aquickglanceattherpmshowedwehad5,500soI washappy.Thegroundrollwaslongerthannormal,whichIhadexpected (duetotheamountofwaterontheground)andassoonaspossibleI gottheaircraftoffthegroundandacceleratedingroundeffect.Justas wereachedtheendoftherunway,therpmgraduallydeclinedtoabout 4,400rpmandtheclimbratedroppedtoabout200fpm.Infrontwereelectricitypylonsandatownwithnowheretolandandtotheleft weremanylayersofelectricitypylonsandasteephiltIturnedrightparallelwiththelinesuntilwehadenoughheighttocrossthem. Graduallyweinchedourwayup,allthetimeIwasexpectingtheenginetoquit,butfortunatelyitdidn'tWithinafewminuteswehad fieldswecouldusebutastheaircraftstillworkedwecontinuedtheclimb.Nothingwasobviouslywrong,exceptforthelackofpower. Weeventuallyreachedasafecruisingheightandcontinuedtoourdestination. Thisallsoundsabitscarytome.Takealookatthepictureaboveandseeifyoucanseewhatmighthavehappenedtocausethis suddenpowerreduction.

(Photo:StephenWinter)

Stephenandhispalreachedtheirdestinationsafelyandthefollowingdaytheylifted thecowlstoseeiftheycouldseeanythingobviouslywrong.Theycouldn'tsothey employedalocalRotaxenginespecialisttofullyinspecttheengine.Stephensent metheveryextensivelistofchecksconductedandeverythingseemedtobeworking fine.So,ratherthanflytheaircrafthimself,heemployedalocaltestpilottoseeifhe couldreplicatethesymptoms;sameresult,powerreductionaftertake-off.Here'swhat happenedaftertheaircraftlandedfromthequicklyabortedtestflight.

AssoonasweliftedtheenginecowlInoticedasmallmarkonthefiresleevearound thefuelpipegoingtotherighthandcarb.Iaskedeveryoneiftheyhadmadethemarkas theyweredismantlingcarbsetc.Theysaidno.WhenIlookedatthemarkmorecloselyI realisedthat,ifthecarbwasatfullthrottleandthispipewasbentback,themarkaligned withthethrottlecableend.Couldtheproblembethattheunrestrainedpipewasblowing backandclosingthethrottle?Afterallthosehoursofchecks,surelynot!

Wefixedanadditionaltietorestrainthatpipe,eventhoughitfeltprettyrigidtous, andrepeatedthetestEverythingwasfineandfull-powerclimbswererestored.The conclusionwasthatfromacoldstarteverythingworkedfine,thefuelpipewascold andstiff.Whenwelandedforthecomfortbreakandthentooktotheairafteronlyfive minutes,theenginehadcookedalittleandthepipehadsoftenedwithheat.Whenwetook-offthesecondtime,theairflowthrough thecowlwasenoughtodeflectthe(nowsofter)pipeandpartiallycloseonethrottle,althoughtheenginestillranamazinglysmoothly Sincethentheaircrafthasbehavedperfectly. ThanksStephenforpassingthisstoryon.It'scertainlyworthrememberingtheenvironmentthatacomponentorpartisworking within;theairflowthroughacowlcanbefairly fierceand willeasilymoveanunrestraineditem,likethispipe. (Photo:StephenWinter)

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OverthelastyearI'vediscussedtheneed fortailoringamaintenancescheduleto suittheindividualaircraft'smaintenance needsThispicture,sentinbyour newChairman,BrianDavies,who'sin themiddleofbuildingaPioneer300, demonstrateswhythisisverynecessary. Briancomments,'Wehavehadacouple ofdiscussionsregardingthelackof lubricationonpre-assembledpartsonthe AlpiPioneer300.Ihavejustcomeacross anotherpotentialgotcha.Theelevatorbell crankismountedinthetailoftheaircraft andisdeliveredinanassembledstate. Therearenoinstructionstodismantleit andlubricatethebearingpriortofitting. Thepivotconsistsoftwounsealedroller bearingsthatarecompletelyunlubricated, apartfromanystorageprotectionthatthe bearingmanufacturermayhaveapplied. Thetwobellcrankplatesarepre-riveted inplacesoitisnoteasytoinspector lubricateonceinsitu.'

Ihavecheckedthesuppliedmaintenance scheduleandthereisnoreferenceto checkingorlubricatingthebearingatany stageinitslife.AstheAlpiisknownto sufferfromhighcontrolrunfrictioninthe elevatorcircuititwouldseemanobvious candidateforperiodiclubricationand inspection. (Photo.BrianDavies)

Thankyouverymuchtoallofyouwhoare continuingtosendusinformationabout theongoingJabiru2200rotorarmissue; thepicturesaboveshowwhatLANer GordonRodmellfoundwhenheinspected theignitionsystemonhisMenestrel2 recently.Asyoucansee,ifyou'vebeen followingthisstory,thetypeappears tobeofanacceptabledesign(SeeLAA AlertAWA1410onourwebsite)butyou canalsoseewhat'shappened.Gordon explains,'IhavejustcarriedoutLAA/MOD/ ENG/JAB/001onmyengineandreplaced bothrotorarmswithBoschJabiru approvedrotorarms.Iwasveryalarmed atthestateoftherotorarmswhichI removedastheyhadbothcrackedatthe base,andtheyhadonlycompleted30 hourssincebeingfittedatmylastannual service.UpuntilremovalIhadnothadany problemwiththeenginerunningandhad nomisfiringbutitisclearfromthephotos thatitwouldnothavebeentoolongbefore Iwouldhavehadanenginefailure.Both rotorarmshadcrackedinthesameplace; neitherhadcomeoffthedrivespindle buttheyfeltalittleloosebeforeremoval. WhenIfittedthemIrecalltheywereavery tightfitandrequiredaslighttapwitha hammertogetthemfullyon.'Therotors armshadbeensuppliedbyBluePrint,a Japaneseautomotiveafter-marketparts supplier.' (Photo:GordonRodmeh

Again,don'tmessaboutifyourenginefails duringtheclimbout:getthenosedownand land,asfaraspossible,straightahead. Asitturnedout,Paul,whenhethoughtabout hiserrorsaftertheevent,acceptedthatthere wereanumberoffieldshecouldhaveeasily pulledoffagoodengine-offlandinginto,more orlessstraightahead.Instead,andI'vefelt thetemptation,get-home-itistookoverand,as hebegantheturnbackmanoeuvre,onewing undoubtedlystalledandtheaircraftenteredan incipientspin.

BecausetheMinimaxhasaverylight wingloading,itmorethanlikelycameout ofthespinonitsown,strikogtheground ashorttimeafterwards,withatleastsome forwardmomentum.Hadthisnothave happened(andspinninginwindgradientis, byitsverynature,anunpredictableno-go zone)-itmaynothavedone-theaircraft wouldhavecrashedvertically.Ifthishad happenedtheendresultwouldn'thavebeen quitesogood.Asitturnedout,however,Paul islookingaroundtorhisnextbuildproject.He explainedthathehasflyinginhisbloodnow andhe'snotgoingtogiveupbecauseofa simplemistake...mykindaguy!!

EUROPA/ROTAX912-OLT EXHAUSTSYSTEM/CYLINDER HEADDAMAGE

Anybodyinvolvedinthecareandmaintenance oflightaircraftengineswilltellyouthatone ofthemosttroublesomemarriageswithin theenginecompartmentistherelationship betweenMrExhaustPipeandMissCylinder Head.Naturally,thesetwocomponentscome togetherthroughneedand,bearinginmind theirdifferences,probablywouldn'tfeaturein either'sidealdatinglist.

Thesafetyofthewholeaircraftreliesheavily onthisrelationshipbeingacloseoneandgreat careisgiventoensuringthatit'sgivenevery chanceofsuccessBothMissHeadandMr Pipehaveatoughjobtodo,andtheyhaveto doitinoneofthemostdifficultenvironments possible;it'snotsurprisingthereforethat, justoccasionally.thingscangowrong.Pilots andaircraftengineers,ofcourse,arewell awarethatthisoddcouplingneedstobe constantlywatchedandanyhintoftrouble dealtwithquickly:that'swhyavisualcheckof theexhaustsystemfeaturesineverypre-flight checklistI'veeverseen.

Justlikeinanyrelationship.thePipe's problemscanshowthemselvesfirstaslittle annoyances-asmallinappropriateescape ofgashereorthere.Orperhaps,andthis particularproblemmorenormallyappliesto MrPipe,itbeingthat'littlebitloose'in company.Whateverthecircumstance,the pilotandengineerwouldbeverywisenot toletthesemisdemeanourspasswithout reproach.

I'veattachedacoupleofpicturessentby LAAInspectorandRotaxenginespecialist. KevinDilks.He'shavinotodealwiththe completebreakdownintherelationship betweenaCKTExhaustsystemandthe cylinderheadonaRotax912enginethat normallypowersaEuropaaircraft,butnow sitsinhisworkshop.Kevinexplainedthathe's neverseenanythinglikethiskindofdamage toacylinderheadandisworriedthatthe designoftheconnectionusedontheCKT exhaustmaynotbeuptothejobHe explainedthatRotax'sexhaustsusea completelydifferentdesign.

It'sabsolutelyessentialthatevery componentonanaircraftisthoroughly inspectedbeforefitment;thisisespecially truewhenbuildingassemblingan aeroplanefromakit.Thepicturesabove ofaZenairCH701mainundercarriage axleshowclearlythatafailureofthe connectionbetweentheaxleandthe attachmentplatehasoccurredbecause ofapoorweldduringthecomponent's manufacture.Notethatthere'salmostno weldpenetrationintheaxleitself,note alsothoughthecleverlydesignedjoint whichservestoreducetheloadsinthe welditself.Thiscomponentlasted200 hoursbeforefinallygivingway.

(Photo.MalcolmMcBode)

Lookingatthepictures,it'sclearthatthis typeofwearhasn'thappenedovernight andaftermakingcontactwiththeaircraft's owner.I'mnotconvincedthatthere'sbeen muchongoinginspectiontnisarea.Ashe explained,thedesignoftheengineinstallation ontheEuropadoesn'tmakethisaneasytask Ialsohadtheopportunitytochatwiththe founderofCKT.ChrisPiper.ne.likeKevinand

Thispicture,sentinbyLAAInspectorDavidHunter,shows that,worryingly,theremaybesomesub-standardrotor armsstilloperatinginservice.Davidremovedthisfrom a2200fittedtoaJ450microlightaircraft,theengineitself wasbeingstrippedsothathecouldcarryoutafullshockloadinspectionafterabang.Inthis151hourexample theconductor,unusually,hasnotfailed;thedustyousee comesfromtheareawheretherotorarmfitsoverthe distributordriveshaft(thefithadbecomeveryloose).David hasreplacedtheserotorarmsnaturallywithBoschparts, whicharenowavailablefromtheUKagent,Skycraft.

(Photo.DavidHunter)

mehadn'tseenanyfhinglikethisamountof wearinthisjointinanyofthe2.500installations he'ssuppliedineitherthemicrolight,UAVor sport-planemarketplace, Sometimesrelationshipsbreakdown becauseofproblemsinthedistantpast:the ownerexplainedthat,whenhewasconverting tothetypenearly500flyinghoursage,he(and hisinstructor)spentatotoftimepracticing

ground-basedhandlingHeacknowledged thattheenginebecame'veryhot'morethan onceduringthisperiod(allEuropaowners knowthatDsveryeasytooverheattheengine whilstrunningtheengineontheground)Ds possible.butIgrantyouabitofalongshof. thattheheadsbecamelocallyannealed(and thereforebecomesorterthannormal)inthe areaettheexhaustoutlet...Itwouldn'tbe

(Photo:MalcolmMcBride)

Icertainlyagreewithweldingtechnicianswhentheyexplainthatweldingisbothanart andascience:fortheperfectweldeveryaspectofthejobhastobecorrect.Thispicture showsanengineerweldingupanaluminiumexhaustheatercoverusingTIG(Tungsten, InertGas)...Isuspecthewouldn'tthankyouifyoulentovertoofferhimacupofteaat thisverymoment! (Photo.EmmaNichols)

thefirsttimethishashappened. Inanyevent,pleaseremembertokeep acloseeyeonyourexhaustsystemand,if youseeanysignsoftrouble,fixitbeforeyou haveanylastingmaritalissuesinyourengine compartment.Also,thisisthefirsttimewe've hadanyproblemswiththeCKTexhaustsystem reportedtous.That'sprobably(hopefully) becausethey'reworkingfineinservicebut,if youthinkthatthisisn'tthecaseandhavehad problems,pleaseletLAAEngineeringknow aboutthem.

REALITYESCAPADE— TAIL-SPRINGFAILURE

It'saverywetSundaymorninghereat TurwestonAerodromeasIwritethis:even theresidentswansarehunkered-downinthe cornerofthepondso,withthissortofweather, Iwouldn'tnormallybeinthatmuchofarush tofinish.Today,however,it'sthelastraceof thisseason'sFormulaOnechampionshipand I'mitchingtowatchitonthetelevision.You will,naturally.knowwhathappenedasyou readthisinDecember,andwho,afterareally closebattle,finallytooktheWorldChampion's crown.Idon'tofcourse,but,beingaBrit,my hopesrestwithLewisandtheMercedesteam (remember,itsfactoryisinBrackley.soit'sa localteamtous).

Inanyevent,you'veprobablyhadenough ofmymusingsforoneyear.Again,thankyou foryoursupportoverthelastfewyearsand please,please,keepsendingyour'failure' experiencesin.SafetySpotcouldbewritten withoutyourparticipationbutitwouldn'tbea tenthasgood!

OnbehalfofallthestaffhereatLAAHQ, mostespeciallytheengineeringteam.mayI wishyou,andthoseclosetoyou,awonderful Christmasand,ofcourse,aprosperousand safeNewYear

Oh,Imustbegettingcarriedawaywith allthisend-of-yearexcitement:whatofthe Escapadetail-spring?Well,it'stheendofa termandthere'sprobablylittleIcantellyou aboutthistypeofmaterialsfailure!Thepictures attachedshowclearlywhathashappened-a parthasfailedbecause'thefactthatithad beenfailingforsometimebeforeiteventually gaveway'hadn'tbeenSafetySpotted.It happens,keepyoureyesopenandtrynotto letithappentoyou.

FairWinds.

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TheNorfolk-basedkitaircraftmanufacturer, TheLightAircraftCompanyLtd,has becomethefirstUKcompanytogainthe CAA'smorepragmaticandproportionate microlightdesignandproductionapproval. TheA8-21approvalwillenableTLACto supplyitsmicrolightcategorySherwood Rangerbiplaneandthehigh-wingScout(an improvedversionoftheRealityEscapade —picturedleft)ascomplete,factory-built, ready-to-flyaircraft.

TLACowner,PaulHendry-Smith, commentingatTheFlyingShow,said,"We weredelightedwiththeentireCAAapproval process,itwascompletedinjustfour months.Wecertainlyplantocontinueto producebothmodelsinkitformbutbelieve thereisamarketforready-to-flyaircraftand wearedelightedtonowbeinapositionto meetthatdemand." www,g-tlac.com

OnFriday21NovembertheLAAEngineering departmentwasabletoissuethefirstever clearanceforanLAAPermittoFlyaircraftto flyinotherthandayVFR.ScottishAviation BulldogG-ASAL,operatedbyThePioneer FlyingCompanyLtd,hasbeenauthorisedto operateinIMC,underIFRandatnightaspart oftheLAA'sevaluationphaseofthePermit IFRproject.ItisanticipatedthatthefirstLAA kitbuiltaircraftwillbeclearedtojointhe evaluationtrialsinthenearfuture.

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Ihavenoideaofthepsychologicalcause,if IdidIcouldmoreeasilyindoctrinateothers! WhatIdorememberasaverysmallchildwas lookingattheAirfixaircraftkitsinWoolworths. Ieventuallyhadagoatoneandusedalmost allofthecontentsofthetubeofplasticcement. ItwasabitofamessbutIsoonbecameadept andmycollectionrapidlyexpanded.Ialso recallmyfatherwakingmeup,seeminglyin themiddleofthenight(itwasprobablyonly eighto'clock)andgettingmeuptowatcha filmaboutSpitfiresshootingdown'IheHun' Somyinterestinaviationburgeoned.

MyfirstflightwasmanyyearsagoinaCessna 172,orsomethingsimilar,fromanairfieldin CornwallbutitwassolongagothatIdonot rememberanydetailsotherthanthatIfound thewholethingquiteinteresting.Myfirst commercialflightwasin1986inaLockheed TristarfromHeathrowtoKuwait.However, thefirstflightwhereIhadtheopportunityto havehands-onwasinRockwellCommander G-BOLT,outofExeter.Thisfiredmyinterest butitwasnotuntilyearslaterthatIhad acoupleofflightsinaCanadianBeaver microlightandtheninaPulsar(chalkand cheese)withSheikHussainAlMowalain UmnlAlCuwain,UAETheseflightswerethe germinationofmyflyingcareer.

, Itseemslikeforeverbutithasonlybeenabout sevenyearsaboutthesameamountoftimeI havebeenintheDevonStrut.

Istartedflyingin1994buthadalay-offfor aboutfiveyearsafterreturningtotheUKin 1998.DuringthistimeIhaveaccumulated about360hoursandI'vehadthepleasureoi experiencingover40typesIhavenottaken offandlandedallofthetabutatleastenjoyed afeeltorthemintheair.

Ofparticularnote,onholidaysinFlorida. I'veenjoyedanacrobaticlessoninan SNJ(Harvard/TexanlatKissimmeeand experimentedacoupleoftimeswithwater take-offandlandingsinPiperCubsatJack Brown'sSeaplaneBase.Otherdelightful

experienceswerebeingletcompletelyloose withaBoeingStearmanatFantasyofFlight andthemagicofaGrobtwo-seat103glider flightatSeminoleLakeGliderport,Central Florida.

Therearesomanywonderfulaircraftandso manydifferentsorts,itisimpossibleformeto choosejustone.IsupposeIwouldhaveto jointhemanyandsaytheSpitfireisupthere andonacompletelydifferentlevelandwithout wishingtoappearblinkered.Iwouldhaveto saythatIenjoyflyingmy1957JodelD117 enormously.Idon'treallyhaveworsttype.

Icouldaskifyouwantalistastherehave been so manyamazingexperiences,such aslandingaSkywalkermicrolightonaroad somewhereintheEmirates,taxyingintothecar parkandbeingsalutedbythesoldierguarding thefrontdooroftheestablishmentIwas visiting:orhurriedlytakingofffromabeach overtheheadofaninquisitivepolicepatrolcar thatwascomingtocheckmeoutIevenhad aemergencylandingduetoafaultypropeller inthesameaircraft.PriortotheJodelIhada RensS6inwhichIenjoyedsomanylessons asIbecameusedtoUKflyingTheJodelhas helpedmetospreadmywingsfartherand therehavebeenmanyrewardingflightsasI continuetolearnanddevelop.

Myknee-jerkreactiontothiswasanyone whofliesisaherobutthenIconsidered someofpeopleIknowandthoughtperhaps not'Seriously,chapssuchasStanfordTuck andGeoffreyWelhamcometomindbut therearesomanywhohavepushedthrough unbelievablyadversesituationsandthen consistentlycomebackformoreIrecently stoodinsilentawewithsomeotherfortunate Strutmemberslisteningtooneofthefew. Herecountedhisexperiencesinaquietand veryunderstatedmannerSthoseguysarethe realheroes

Ienjoyreadingaboutmostaspectsofaviation

(factorfiction)andIamcurrentlygettingto gripswith Wind.SandandStars byAntoinede SaintExupery.However,Isharethegoodold favouritewith many, SagittariusRisingby CecilLewis.

Therehavebeenplentyofinterestingmoments inthepastandIdonotdoubttherewillbe moretocome-youneverstoplearning.The mostmind-focusingexperiencehoweverwas runningintolowvisibilityandlosingsightofthe groundwhileexecutingalate180"turnina RensS6.Moreonthatanotherday!

Onceagainwearespoiledforchoiceasthere areplentyofseductiveoptionsofaircraftto flyorown.AsIsaid.theJodelisagoodallrounderandfulfilsmostofmyneeds.However, onedayIwouldliketomoveontosomething fasterandmorecomplicated(butIamnotin anyhurrytodoso).Iwouldliketoownatype withsomesortofinterestinghistoryandone thathasacrobaticcapabilities.Perhapsa Chipmunkwouldsatisfyme?Iamupfortrying anyaircraft.

Withregardtowheretofly.Ihavenotyet beentonlanyaerodromesoutsideoftheWest Countryyet,soIhavealottoexplorebut I wouldcertainlyliketoflytoFrance.

JodelD117G-AXCG.Itsimplyticklotsof boxesandistheultimatevalue tor money.

Yes,don'tbiffin!Ihavebeenupsidedownon thegroundinaRotecRally28(whichwasan earlyAmericanmicrolight)withbitsofpropeller scatteredtangentiallyfor200yards.Avoidthat sortofthingifyoucan.Useyourintuitionand gutfeelingaboutthingsListenandlearnfrom othersanddon'tmindbeingonthereceiving endof'mybrother'skeeper.'Ifindoubt,don't doit.Onalessseverenote,Iwouldadvise,or rather,remindLAAmembersthattheLAAisa hugeresourceofassistanceandinformation. Makeuseofthisresourceandcultivatethe synergywhichcomesfrom it.

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Havingspentquiteabitof timeoutandaboutduring November,Icanatleast takesomeconsolationin that,evenifmanyofyou thoughtIlookedridiculous. youwerealltoopoliteto sayso!

liwasveryencouraging toreceiveagoodnumber ofproxyvotesthroughthe postintimeforthisyear's AGM,infactforthefirst timeevenwereceived moreproxyvotesthanwe hadmembersphysically presentintheroomWe willberunningasimilar systemforthenextAGM somakesureyoudon't missyourchanceto haveyourvole.During myrecentStruttalks, manymembershave mentionedtheideaof havingtheAGMatthe Rallyforgreaterease ofaccess,withother membersexpressingthe viewthattheAGMshould includemoretopical discussionratherthan simplyfocusontechnical mattersofagovernance nature.Ipersonallythink thattheAGMshouldbe

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Unlessyouhavebeenlivingabroadforthe past12months,ithasbeenverydifficultnot tonoticethetremendouschangeinregulatory approachtoGeneralAviationtakenbyboth theCAAandLASAasaresultoftherecent governmentRedTapeChallenge.Thereare someexcitingnewinitiatives,andothers thatarelongoverdue.butprogressisbeing madeonmanykeypolicyareasandour AssociationhasLeenverymuchatthehean ottheseculturalchanges foranumberofyears. Weshouldallrecognise thesignificantpersonal contributionmadebyRoger Hopkinson,onourbehalf,to drivemuchofourexternal engagement,bothhereat homeandacrossEASA land.Iamextremelypleased that,havingsteppeddown asAssociationChairman, Rogerremainscommitted tobangingtheLAAdrum asourVicePresidentfor ExternalAffairs. Whilstthefestiveseason isalmostuponus,itis nottoolatetobuyan appealinggiftsuchasyouth membershipsubscriptionfor ayoungfamilymembexan interestingtitlefromourbook collectionorsimplykeep yourselfwarmthroughthose longwintereveningswithan LAAfleece.

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