Dealer buys back aircraft - 44 years later!

[ETOPS]

In the summer of 1970, Westair at Blackpool supplied a new Rheims built C150 to the Lancashire Aero club at Barton. It was registered G-AWPU. As a student it was the very first aircraft I flew, I learnt to fly in her and subsequently instructed in her for many years. 30 years later I recreated that first flight and thought she had done well to survive that long....

This aircraft has just left Barton after being sold to....Westair at Blackpool :)
That's 44 years exactly - some kind of record you would think.

Here she is all those years ago..

https://yy2.staticflickr.com/5104/5625511696_125b14b11d_z.jpg

And recently...

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3695/11307918093_3fab2cce6f_z.jpg

[A_Woods]

Had my trial lesson and many hours of PPL training in -PU. Good to see she's still going, shame she's leaving barton

[Genghis the Engineer]

I think that I preferred the original colour scheme.

Not that strange for a C150 to last 44 years, but hellishly impressive that any company in GA did !

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[Heebicka]

how many landings and hours when returned back to Westair? :)

[SWBKCB]

If you going to use my picture, a credit would be nice!

[Cessnafly]

The original photo doesn't do any credit to the aircraft. :p

[spacemonkeys]

As far as I understand it's only back at Blackpool temporarily, filling the void of another aircraft on maintenance. (I could be wrong however)

[ETOPS]

According to the CAA she was registered to Westair on 18/6/2014 so that looks like a sale. Total hours were 21,157 at the end of Dec 2013 - a fair few of which would be down to me :p

[Beethoven]

Fond memories too of AWPU. Not least the hourly rental cost that used to be charged in the mid 90's. Very reasonable for hours building.

[fisbangwollop]

I remember Papa U, the instructor at Westair that flew it back in 70 was a real character and seemed to permanently smoke a pipe! :cool:

[horatio_b]

Was that Phil Stock? I remember he used to cycle home on an old bike after finishing flying for the day.

[Pilot DAR]

I think that I preferred the original colour scheme

Yes, me too!