Kestrel
A lovely bird , indeed.
May it fly free and prosper.
Drift
In 1999 I had the misfortune to loose my job due to a bankruptcy.
Fortunately I was airborne in less then 6 weeks doing Glasgow London City.
Drawback:
Callsign : "Suckling 123"
Roy and Merlin Suckling was proud as they should be.
Later that year it was named Scot Airways and a nice Tartan tail livery added.
The callsign was the same for some years and at one point a Essex Radar controller blurted out, " Oh Dear, how many Sucklings are there?" after checking in nr 4 in his sector.
Strangely I kept my mouth shut even if I had a few oneliners lined up. I reckoned it was a 50 50 chance old Roy S, owner and Ops Manager was proudly commanding one of the incoming Cambridge flights!
Good times.
A Happy and prosperous New Year to You all.
Cpt B