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Old 9th Sep 2014, 07:43
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Dealer buys back aircraft - 44 years later!

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..



And recently...

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Old 9th Sep 2014, 09:17
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Had my trial lesson and many hours of PPL training in -PU. Good to see she's still going, shame she's leaving barton
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Old 9th Sep 2014, 10:28
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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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how many landings and hours when returned back to Westair?
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If you going to use my picture, a credit would be nice!
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The original photo doesn't do any credit to the aircraft.
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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)
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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
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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.
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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!
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Was that Phil Stock? I remember he used to cycle home on an old bike after finishing flying for the day.
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I think that I preferred the original colour scheme
Yes, me too!
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