Originally Posted by
ShyTorque
“Jacko” did my R/T licence exam many years ago, after he left the RAF and first took over as CFI at Sherburn.
I recall his dry sense of humour. During a discussion about standards of local flying his answer was “Probably have another one through the far hedge any day now…”
He wasn’t disappointed.
"Jacko" sent me solo from Sherburn. A truly formidable character.....and so was his wife, Betty! It was always "snug" in a C150 with "Jacko" along for the ride!! They don't make 'em like that anymore. His two volume autobiography is an astounding read. By incredible coincidence, I finished reading it the day he died. There was another WW2 veteran instructing there at the time....."Dinger" Bell??? Apologies for slight thread drift. Ah well.