Originally Posted by
Pinky the pilot
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 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.
I remember that rhyme!
Slightly different wording: "watch him spin, watch him burn, held off bank in a gliding turn". I still tell some of my students it, so it lives on.
It was told to me by my father, when I was learning to fly.
Reading your post and that long remembered rhyme made me hunt up his log book.
He did his first solo in A17-451 after being sent by F/O Stevens. Most of his training was by Sgt Irvine.
(10 EFTS Temora, Nov 1942.)
It took him 5 minutes longer than yours though. Dad needed 10:55 dual
