Evening all

Fat Albert · Jan 27, 2011

Nice one Andy, I used to fly BOZI from Conington when I revalidatedafter a long break, say hello to Gavin & Julie, they are also stockists of my little Aviation business; Aero-ist Clothing Limited

Nice aircraft, I recall all the emails flying around when that group was setup, much more modern than our steam driven old French things (built in '82 & '78, but the design is 52 years old!)

If you join the Flyer Forum, you can be the third 944 owner (with myself and Lowtimer) to belong to the Sky God Sports car Club, we meet up twice a year for a gawp at each other's metal, but just don't mention the MX5, it is auto non-grata!

I am Wessex Boy on that forum.

Good luck with your Solo Cross Country, you will probably find it the first time you feel like a 'proper' pilot and in many ways more satisfying than your first solo. I am struggling to get my final check-out on the Rallye due to weather and diaries not synching up, but hope to get it sorted within the next month.

Hairyarse · Jan 27, 2011

Thanks for the kind words on our aircraft - yours certainly doesn't look its age! I think I may have won one of your T-shirts in our 3-in-1 competition last year, great fund flour bombing from a plane!!

I will take a look at the forum at some point, still need to get a 944 though to be the third

- hopefully it wont be long though.

I am looking forward to the solo QXC. Furthest I've been solo before is Sywell and landed. I really enjoyed that - and the two hairs running in front of me as I touched down!!! - but I think this one will all feel much more 'real'

Fat Albert · Jan 27, 2011

Yes we donated the T shirts as prizes, well done on winning one!
You will find that the 944 is a Pilot's car, I am at least the third Pilot to have owned mine! (The first two owners were commercial pilots)

Hairyarse · Jan 27, 2011

At least I wont have to take lots of exams to pilot the 944!

simkin911 · Jan 27, 2011

ORIGINAL: Fat Albert

Yes we donated the T shirts as prizes, well done on winning one!
You will find that the 944 is a Pilot's car, I am at least the third Pilot to have owned mine! (The first two owners were commercial pilots)

Crikey - I bought mine off a pilot too. In fact, it was the Luton/Prestwick journeys that was responsible for chucking a good few miles on my s2 by the previous owner.