The following has absolutely nothing to do with the actual subject of the thread, but some fellow ppruners may find it interesting;
As I type this there is a glass of a good Barossa Shiraz in front of me..
oh yes, and my late Father's RAAF log book.
On the first page it notes that he flew his first solo at No 1 EFTS Parafield, in DH 82 AM-624 on August 9th 1943, having previously logged 10hrs 50 minutes Flying Instruction time. His Instructor was for the most part a F/O Craven.
I remember Dad telling me that he sang out loud to himself for the entire circuit!
I also remember one of his favourite sayings which related across to being a Glider Instructor many years later was,
I saw him crash, I saw him burn.
He held off bank in a Gliding turn.
His relation of the story of the Yankee Marauder Pilot who crashed his aircraft off the end of one runway is a story for another thread.