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Old 2nd Feb 2019, 13:43
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JSF-TC
 
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I flew in T21 WB932 and T31 XA286 and XA311 at Kenley in 1983. Went solo on XA311. Went on to fly at Lasham 1987 - 1992 before giving up when I bought a house.

Resumed flying when I moved to California in 1999 and ended up owning 2 gliders (DG300 and Discus CS) in CA and then in Texas. Last flight was in 2010 due to a growing family. I didn't feel safe not flying regularly, plus 2 friends were killed in quick succession in gliding accidents (probably medical causes on both).

Strange co-incidence. Drove my DG300 up to Minden for a weeks flying in 2000 and ran into one of my original Kenley instructors on a flying vacation. Ended up sharing a house for the week. Small world.

We had a T21 at our Texas club for a while - didn't get a flight in in though, but it brought back memories.


Paul
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